Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Aug. 09, 2019
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Inuvo, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000829323
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2019
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		48,500,689
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes