String tattoo ideas

121 photos and flash · 50% Fine line, 11% Botanical · Forearm most common

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Black silhouette of a dachshund with a teal collar, held aloft by a teal balloon on a thin line, tattooed on the lower leg.
Dachshund silhouette holding a teal balloon
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a moon, a faceted shape and a cat resting on an outlined hand, with a small teal wash, on a forearm.
Moon, cat and geometric shape on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a teal balloon with a handwritten lettering line reading Sometimes you need to let things go, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Balloon and quote on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a small bird pulling a string that holds a hanging chandelier, on the inner forearm of a person in a dark top and jeans.
Bird pulling a hanging chandelier on a forearm
Colour tattoo of Winnie the Pooh holding a heart-shaped balloon made of puzzle pieces, on skin.
Winnie the Pooh holding a puzzle-piece heart balloon
Black and grey tattoo of an arrow with hanging shaded feathers and beads across the side ribs, above the navel.
Arrow and hanging feathers on the side ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a tea bag with a string and tag on the lower abdomen, partly under a lifted shirt.
Tea bag tattoo on the lower abdomen
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tied bunch of carrots with leafy tops on the lower leg, drawn in engraved-style linework with dotted shading.
Bunch of carrots on a calf
Two matching fine line colour tattoos of stick figure girls holding a tin can phone on the inner forearms.
Matching stick figure tin can phone tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of an anatomical heart hanging from strings held by a hand, on the forearm, in a detailed sketched style.
Marionette hand and heart on a forearm
Black and grey linework tattoo of a startled cat with a yarn ball on the upper arm, shown in a close black and white photo.
Cat with wide eyes and yarn ball on upper arm
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a lavender sprig tied with string, sitting on the upper arm.
Lavender sprig on upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of two orange California poppies and a sprig of lavender tied with green leaves in a bouquet on the thigh, with a partial moth below.
Poppies and lavender bouquet on a thigh
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of five origami cranes hanging on dotted strings across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Origami cranes on dotted strings across a shoulder blade
Sketch-style grey elephant tattoo with red and orange balloons, spanning the shoulder and upper arm.
Elephant with balloons on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a marionette hanging from strings with a small bow, placed on the upper back below the shoulder blade.
Marionette on strings across the upper back
Black and white geometric panda with a red and white faceted balloon on a string, drawn as a tattoo design in a geometric style.
Geometric panda holding a red balloon
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a kite with a trailing tail on the upper arm, just below a dark t-shirt sleeve.
Kite tattoo on an upper arm
Small outline tattoo of two mouse-ear head balloons on the inner wrist, one filled with yellow and one with black.
Two mouse-ear balloons on a wrist
Small colour tattoo of a brown tea bag with a string and a tag reading TEA, on the side of the ribs.
Tea bag with a TEA tag on the ribs
Colourful forearm tattoo of an electric guitar body and neck with strings and pickups, set against red sun rays and black ink splatter.
Electric guitar and red sunburst on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of an engraved hand releasing strings from which dotwork planets, including a ringed Saturn, hang across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Hand holding planets on the upper back
Realism style tattoo of a black acoustic guitar with a red rose and leaves on the upper arm.
Acoustic guitar and red rose on upper arm
Fine line black ink tattoo of two hands holding a cat's cradle string, with the words NO DAMN CAT above and NO DAMN CRADLE below, on the outer thigh.
Cat's cradle hands with lettering on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small elephant holding a heart-shaped balloon on a string with cross, peace sign and anchor charms, on a forearm.
Elephant with heart balloon on forearm
Black ink fine line tattoo of a hatched balloon with a wavy string and the words Let it go in script on a forearm.
Balloon and 'Let it go' on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a guitar neck and body appearing to tear through skin on the forearm.
Guitar neck tearing through a forearm
Colour tattoo of a tied bundle of lavender with bold black outlines and green stems, on the calf in a botanical style.
Tied lavender bundle on a calf
Two matching colour tattoos on the tops of bare feet, each showing a child holding a tin can telephone joined by a fine black line.
Paired child and tin can telephone tattoos on feet
Fine line matching tattoos of stick figure girls holding a connecting string across three pairs of lower legs, one with a small red balloon.
Matching stick figures on three calves
Black and grey sketch tattoo across a man's upper back showing two hands holding a wooden cross above an anatomical heart with thin wire-like lines.
Hands holding a cross above a heart on back
Fine line black ink tattoo of a girl in a long dress flying a kite, placed on the side of the ribs.
Girl flying a kite on the ribs
Fine line dreamcatcher tattoo with two hoops and three feathers, shaded in purple and grey, on a forearm.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a single balloon on a long thin string, with the words let it go beneath it, suited to a fine line tattoo design.
Balloon with the words let it go
Black and grey lettering tattoo of a shaded balloon and the words Sometimes you need to let things go, running diagonally across a person's upper back.
Balloon and quote on upper back
Two matching fine line stick figure tattoos of girls holding a string telephone, one on each forearm, with red accents on the cheeks.
Matching stick figure phone tattoos on forearms
Black and grey pencil drawing of an electric bass guitar flanked by three shaded roses and a ribbon, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Bass guitar with roses and ribbon design
Fine line tattoo of rabbits holding balloons on the upper arm, drawn in thin reddish-brown ink.
Balloons and rabbits on an upper arm
Small black and grey balloon tattoo with a fine trailing string on the inner forearm, softly shaded.
Balloon on a forearm
Two matching black fine line tattoos of stick figure girls holding a connected string, one on each ankle, with white canvas trainers visible.
Matching stick figure ankle tattoos
Fine line tattoo of small animals holding blue, purple and red balloons across the upper arm.
Animals holding balloons on upper arm
Fine line tattoo on the back of a hand showing a woman's face with red lips, hands holding strings above two black silhouette figures on the fingers, with an eight ball at the wrist.
Woman's face and marionette hands on the back of a hand
Small black-outlined elephant with grey shading reaching up to a pink heart balloon, tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Elephant holding a pink heart balloon
Fine line violin outline with purple and black hexagons tattooed on a forearm, shown in two photographs from different angles.
Violin outline with hexagons on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of lily of the valley stems in a small glass jar on the inner upper arm.
Lily of the valley in a jar on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of flowers, leaves and a tied bundle of herbs across an upper arm.
Botanical flowers and herb bundle on upper arm
Small outlined tattoo of two Mickey Mouse head balloons, one yellow and one navy blue, tied with black strings on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Mickey Mouse balloons on a wrist
Colourful hot air balloon tattoo with mandala patterns and the word freedom in black script on the thigh.
Hot air balloon and freedom script on a thigh