String tattoo ideas

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

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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 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
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
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
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 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
Fine line dreamcatcher tattoo with two hoops and three feathers, shaded in purple and grey, on a forearm.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a forearm
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
Small black and grey balloon tattoo with a fine trailing string on the inner forearm, softly shaded.
Balloon on a forearm
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
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
Colour tattoo on the inner forearm of a black silhouette figure lifted by a cluster of red, orange, pink, green and blue balloons.
Silhouette floating from colourful balloons on forearm
Colour tattoo on a forearm of three mouse-ear shaped balloons in pink, teal and purple, with red hearts, sparkles and dots, in a neo-traditional style.
Mouse-ear balloons and hearts on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a girl in a billowing dress holding a kite string, with the kite high above, on the inner forearm.
Girl flying a kite on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of an acoustic guitar with strings and fretboard on the inner forearm of a man wearing a grey t-shirt.
Acoustic guitar on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tied bouquet of leaves and five-petal flowers on a forearm, shown in a sepia photograph.
Flower bouquet on a forearm
Two forearms, each with a matching fine line tattoo of a stick figure girl holding a string, in black ink on the forearm.
Matching stick figure girls on forearms
Colour neo-trad style tattoo on a forearm showing a dark whale with a galaxy body and gold constellations, surrounded by orange and green planets, clouds and a paper boat.
Whale, constellations and paper boat on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo on the inner forearm of a figure in a flowing dress hanging from strings held by flying birds.
Figure swinging from birds on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the inner forearm showing a guitar neck and strings appearing through torn skin, with a script logo on the headstock.
Guitar emerging from torn forearm skin
Colour botanical tattoo of a tied bundle of lavender stems with green leaves, placed on the forearm.
Lavender bundle on a forearm
Two forearms show a solid black silhouette of a girl reaching out on the left arm and a red heart-shaped balloon with a black string on the right arm.
Silhouette girl and heart balloon on forearms
Colour tattoo of a cartoon hedgehog holding a red heart balloon on the forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Hedgehog holding a heart balloon on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of two hands holding taut crossing string, placed on the forearm.
Two hands and string on a forearm
Two matching fine line tattoos of stick figures joined by a long straight line, one on each inner wrist.
Matching stick figure wrist tattoos
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a tea bag hanging from a string with a small dotted square above, on the forearm.
Tea bag with dotwork shading on a forearm
Small grey elephant holding a pink heart balloon on a string, in fine line style, on the wrist.
Elephant holding a heart balloon on a wrist
Black and grey anchor tattoo with rope detail on the forearm, with a red balloon tied to it by a thin string, in traditional style.
Anchor and red balloon on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a Mickey Mouse head shape with a balloon string curling down, on the inner wrist.
Mickey Mouse balloon on a wrist
Fine line tattoo of a red heart-shaped balloon with a thin black looping string, on the inner wrist and forearm, beside a silver bangle.
Red heart balloon on the inner wrist
Two matching fine line tattoos of an elephant holding a watercolour balloon, one on each of two inner forearms, with the balloons in pink and blue.
Matching elephant and balloon tattoos on forearms
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small balloon with a thin trailing string on the inner forearm.
Small balloon on a forearm
Small fine line tattoo of Hello Kitty holding a red heart balloon on the inside of a wrist.
Hello Kitty with heart balloon on wrist
Colour tattoo of a cartoon house with a red chimney lifted by a bunch of lobed, multicoloured balloons on the forearm.
Cartoon house lifted by colourful balloons
Fine-line tattoo of a hummingbird with a soft watercolour wash in orange, pink, yellow and green, with a small blue and brown anchor hanging from a thin string on the calf.
Watercolour hummingbird and anchor on a calf
Fine line tattoo of a cartoon figure in a striped top sitting on a box and holding a red balloon, on the forearm.
Figure on a box with red balloon
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Gibson guitar headstock with tuning pegs and strings, running down the inside of a forearm.
Gibson guitar headstock on a forearm