Tattoo ideas

49,007 photos and flash · 24% Fine line, 17% Lettering · Forearm most common

What will it cost? Try the tattoo cost calculator
Line drawing sheet of nine Celtic knot designs in black outline, including triquetra-style knots and square interlaced knots, shown as tattoo flash.
Celtic knot flash designs
Black and grey ink drawing of four feathers arranged in a loose curve on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Four grey feathers in ink wash
A hand draws a bold black tribal gorilla design with a marker pen on white paper, a design suited to a blackwork tattoo.
Tribal gorilla design being drawn
Black line drawing of a crescent moon with mandala patterns, dangling beads and an arrow, shown as a fine line tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Crescent moon and arrow line design
Black ink drawing of a treble clef and solid note head, with the handwritten words whisper and words of wisdom, let it be forming the curves, as a lettering design.
Treble clef made from handwritten lettering
Red and black marker drawing on lined notebook paper of a masked figure with crossed swords behind its head, with splatter and drips, shown as a possible tattoo design.
Masked figure with crossed swords in red and black
Black tribal flash design of a wolf head at the base with flame-like swirls rising above it, shown on a plain white background.
Tribal wolf head with flame design
Loose sketch of a red cardinal bird in flight with outstretched wings and tail feathers, drawn in black ink with a pink and red watercolour wash.
Cardinal bird in flight sketch
Blue ink drawing of a shark in profile on a white background, filled with overlapping circle and bubble patterns.
Blue patterned shark illustration
Tattoo flash drawing of a tall Halloween sleeve design with a full moon, bats, jack-o'-lanterns, ghosts, a skull and crossbones and a green figure, shown on a white background rather than on skin.
Halloween sleeve design with pumpkins and ghosts
Black line drawing of four roses stacked vertically with serrated leaves, shown as a botanical tattoo design on white paper with no body part visible.
Four stacked roses with leaves
Black tribal-style dragon flash design with a coiled S-shaped body and spiked head, drawn in solid black on a white background.
Tribal dragon design in black
Black and grey pencil sketch of a daisy-style flower with shaded petals, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Daisy flower pencil sketch
Black ink drawing of a vintage compass rose with a fleur-de-lis above and an N, on an aged parchment background, shown as a tattoo design.
Compass rose with fleur-de-lis design
Flash sheet of four cartoon fox designs in neo-traditional style, each with a banner and flowers, the banners reading Be Quiet, Don't Talk To Me, Gross and Please Leave.
Four fox flash designs with banners
Black ink castle silhouette above a geometric circle and arrow linework design, drawn on paper and held against a forearm.
Castle and compass linework design on paper
Black silhouette design of five sea turtles swimming diagonally, decreasing in size from top left to bottom right, with scale-patterned shells and outlined flippers.
Five sea turtles swimming in a diagonal line
Black silhouette flash design of six birds in flight beside the words let it go in thin handwritten script.
Flock of birds in flight with let it go script
Pencil sketch of a howling wolf head with tribal-style swirls and flowing bands beneath it, drawn as a tattoo design.
Howling wolf with tribal swirls sketch
Black brush-script lettering reading in the waves of change we find our direction, framed by an arrow at the top and bottom, shown as a flash design.
Quote lettering with arrows flash design
Tattoo flash design of a red lotus above vertical Tibetan script in black with red accents on a white background.
Lotus above vertical Tibetan script
Botanical stencil design of coral honeysuckle flowers, green leaves and blue berries trailing along a curved vine on a white background.
Honeysuckle vine stencil design
Colour flash design of a burning pirate ship above an octopus wrapped around an anchor, with skeleton arms and a skull and crossed swords at the top.
Pirate ship, octopus and anchor sleeve design
Black and grey realism drawing of a feather with the script words Someday I'll fly away running across it, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Feather with 'Someday I'll fly away' script
Black and grey engraved flash of barbershop tools, including a straight razor, scissors, a barber chair and a shaving brush, on a distressed wall background.
Barbershop tools flash sheet
Flash sheet of black wing designs in silhouette, tribal and feathered styles, arranged in rows on a white background.
Wing designs flash sheet
Watercolour and ink flash design of a pink rose bud whose stem loops into an infinity shape, in a botanical style, with no body placement shown.
Rose bud with infinity stem
Black and grey flash design of a bearded figure in a crown of thorns, with cherubs, a skull, an armoured angel with a sword, an apple and praying hands with a rosary.
Religious allegory flash with skull and angel
Flash sheet of eleven black cat silhouette designs on a white background, in sitting and standing poses with curled tails.
Sheet of black cat silhouette designs
Three stacked panels of ornate hand-lettered design: a pen-and-ink sketch of the words Black Magic on paper, a blurred close-up of white and red outlined letters on black, and a close-up of
Black Magic ornate lettering design
Black ink line drawing of an abstract swirling design with curled ends and small dots, drawn on white paper as a tattoo design.
Swirling line design with curls and dots
Traditional flash design pairing an umbrella with rain drops over a rose, and an anatomical heart, each with a banner scroll reading a line of text.
Umbrella, rose and heart flash sheet
Black and grey pencil sketch of a tiger stalking downward with its tail curling above it, drawn as a tattoo design on a plain pale background.
Pencil sketch of a tiger with curling tail
Black ink flash sheet of tribal-style sea turtle designs with spirals, geometric patterns and a hibiscus, with bubble outlines, drawn on white.
Tribal sea turtle flash sheet
Black ink script lettering flash sheet with ornate words including Ginger, Beautifully and Fish Stories, plus a lowercase alphabet, with no body part shown.
Script lettering flash sheet
Black marker sketch on white paper of open books rising and changing into a flock of birds, a tattoo design drawing.
Open books turning into flying birds
Black ink drawing of a tribal-style gecko built from bold swirls and teardrop shapes, shown on plain white paper.
Tribal gecko tattoo design
Pencil sketch flash design of a skull with crossed bones, spiderweb lines and roses, drawn in a bold neo-traditional style.
Skull, roses and spiderweb sketch
Black and white line drawing of a symmetrical owl with large eyes and decorative patterned feathers, drawn as a tattoo design.
Ornate owl design, front view
Line drawing of a stylised heron in blue and grey on a cream background, with ovoid and formline patterning in the body, shown as a tattoo design.
Stylised heron in blue and grey
Five white stencil-style circular designs on a black background showing a tree, scales, clasped hands, an eye and flames, with no body placement shown.
Five circular symbol designs on black
Black and grey hand-drawn Polynesian-style tattoo design of spirals and triangular blades with fine hatching, shown as a flash sheet.
Polynesian-style spiral and triangle design
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a curved heart outline with the words Beautifully Wonderfully Made in handwritten script and Psalm 139:14 beside it, with no body placement shown.
Pencil sketch of a heart with scripture lettering
Black line drawing of a stylised cat in profile with whiskers and an arched back, shown as a tattoo design without any body placement visible.
Bold black cat outline design
Five black brush lettering designs on a white background, reading Visualize and Believe, Faith, Different, Can you sense and Take action, in a lettering style.
Five lettering designs on a white background
Flash sheet of gold and silver metallic temporary designs, including a mandala, paisley motifs, bracelet bands and ornate bar designs.
Gold and silver metallic flash sheet
Two-panel pencil drawing of a geisha holding a fan, surrounded by frangipani and hibiscus flowers, shown as an outline and as a shaded design for a tattoo.
Geisha with fan and frangipani flowers design
Hand-drawn rainbow feather with zentangle-style patterns in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple on white paper.
Rainbow feather design

Ideas by style

Fine line Traditional Blackwork Japanese Dotwork Neo-trad Realism Lettering Botanical Geometric

Ideas by placement

Forearm Upper arm Shoulder Back Chest Ribs Thigh Calf Ankle Hand Neck

Popular subjects

Flower 8,605 Script 6,821 Leaves 6,438 Rose 4,399 Heart 4,105 Lettering 3,720 Bird 3,605 Feather 3,392 Quote 3,385 Swirl 3,253 Star 3,037 Dot 3,012 Text 2,685 Mandala 2,563 Wing 2,537 Word 2,200 Circle 2,163 Hand 1,970 Skull 1,900 Cat 1,806 Petal 1,805 Stem 1,695 Triangle 1,678 Outline 1,574 Arrow 1,573 Ornament 1,552 Banner 1,537 Eye 1,508 Woman 1,494 Moon 1,451