Tattoo ideas

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

What will it cost? Try the tattoo cost calculator
Black ink drawing of a giraffe with a very long neck and spotted body on a plain white background, a design with no body placement shown.
Tall black ink giraffe design
A hand uses a black marker pen to draw an intricate ornamental design of figures and swirling foliage on white paper.
Hand inking an ornate black linework design
Black linework design of the letters G, a greater-than sign, a caret and a V above a horizontal rule, with the words God is greater than the highs and lows in italic script beneath.
God is greater than the highs and lows lettering
Drawn tattoo design of a skeletal ribcage and pelvis with a pink rose and a blue insect wing, in a realistic style on white paper.
Ribcage, pelvis and rose with blue insect wing
Pen drawing of a layered mandala flower design in blue and teal ink in a spiral sketchbook, with two pens resting beside it.
Blue and teal mandala flower design
Coloured drawing of a dragonfly with patterned wings perched on a pink flower with a green stem, drawn as a botanical tattoo design on white paper.
Dragonfly and pink flower design
Black line drawing of three hands rising from a dotted ellipse with a teardrop beneath, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Three hands rising from a dotted circle
Line drawing of a songbird perched on a blossom branch with dotted stippling on its wing, drawn as a tattoo design on paper with no body placement shown.
Songbird and blossom branch design
Black ink drawing of a lotus flower with hatched petals, hanging from a thin vertical line with small diamond ornaments at each end, on a white background.
Lotus flower design with vertical line
Pencil drawing of a woman wearing an ornate filigree mask, framed by roses, lilies, leaves and orchids, in a botanical realism style.
Masked woman with roses and orchids
Black ink line drawing of four tall pine trees on a ground line, with a small campfire, a tent and a hammock, drawn on white paper.
Pine trees with campfire, tent and hammock
Two black lace-style butterfly tattoo designs on a white background, one with dotted wing panels and one with mesh wing panels, both with dangling dotted chains.
Two lace-winged butterfly designs
Black ink hand-lettered design reading Wild hearts can't be tamed, with looping flourishes, shown as a drawn tattoo design without a body placement.
Wild hearts can't be tamed lettering
Pencil sketch design of a tiger head with ink swirls and splatter dots, drawn as a possible tattoo flash without placement on the body.
Sketched tiger head with ornamental swirls
Bold black line drawing of a stylised fish in profile, facing right, on a plain white background.
Stylised fish line drawing
Fanned sheets of metallic gold, silver and black temporary tattoo designs with chevrons, diamonds, arrows and triangles, shown on white paper.
Metallic gold and black temporary tattoo sheets
Ten numbered black silhouette hibiscus flower designs on a white background, some solid and some outlined, shown as possible tattoo stencils.
Ten hibiscus flower designs
Pencil drawing of two skulls meeting within an ornate heart-shaped frame with scrollwork, shaded in black and grey on a sepia background.
Two skulls within an ornate heart
Pencil drawing of an ornate tribal-style cross tattoo design with spiked points and scrollwork, shown without a body placement.
Tribal-style cross design in pencil
Black and grey line drawing of an eye with radiating rays above, sprigs of leaves on each side and teardrops below, with the word Cancer beneath.
Eye with leaves and tears, Cancer design
Black outline drawing of a lotus flower with leaves and spiral swirls, a botanical tattoo design on a plain white background.
Lotus flower with swirls line design
Black tribal-style dragon design with a flared head and sweeping tail wrapping around an open circle, drawn in bold solid linework on a white background.
Tribal dragon coiling around a circle
Black ink flash drawing of a tiger head with hanging feathers, crystals, beads and a heart beneath, a tattoo design on paper.
Tiger head with dreamcatcher design
Flash sheet of six black line infinity symbol tattoo designs, several with handwritten or block lettering such as family, sister and always, and some with bird silhouettes.
Infinity symbol tattoo designs with words
Black ink flash design of a butterfly with ornamental swirling wings and long curled antennae, shown without any body placement.
Ornamental swirl butterfly design
Black line drawing flash sheet of sun and crescent moon designs with faces, ornamental rays and dangling drop details, shown without any body placement.
Sun and crescent moon flash sheet
Black line lettering design reading God is greater than the highs and lows, with the letters G, a chevron and V above a horizontal rule, shown on a plain white background.
God is greater than the highs and lows lettering
Black ink design of a swallow in flight, with its wings and body filled with Japanese-style waves, flowers and a koi-like fish, drawn on a white background.
Swallow in flight with wave and koi patterns
Black ink drawing on white paper of a semicolon with three swallows flying from its top, shown as a tattoo design on a lined notebook page.
Semicolon and swallows design drawing
Black and grey dotwork drawing of wildflower sprigs including daisies, lavender and foxglove-style bells, suited to a botanical tattoo design.
Wildflower sprigs in black dotwork
Flash drawing of three coral lilies and green swirling vines beside a solid black silhouette shape on a white background.
Lily and vine flash design
Line drawing of a tattoo design with a woman's face, flowing hair, an owl, two roses and scrolling waves, shaded in blue, in a neo-traditional style.
Woman, owl and roses tattoo design
Black and grey flash design of four arrows wrapped in a ribbon reading A MAN MUST MAKE HIS OWN ARROWS, with feathered shafts and radiating lines.
Four arrows with ribbon banner quote
Coloured drawing of a purple iris with yellow markings and green leaves, outlined in black on white paper, in a traditional botanical flash style.
Purple iris flower design
Several sheets of cartoon cat temporary tattoo designs in watercolour style, with cat portraits, paw prints, fish, mice and words such as Meow and Purr.
Cat temporary tattoo design sheets
Japanese style colour design of a red oni with thunder drums, blue dragons and swirling clouds, shown as a full drawing with no body placement.
Red oni with dragons and thunder clouds
Black tribal-style line drawing of an eagle head in profile, with bold sweeping strokes forming the feathers and a sharp, angled beak, on a white background.
Tribal eagle head design
Flash sheet of fine line heartbeat and ECG designs in black, with small red heart and red spray accents, plus script wording.
Heartbeat line tattoo flash sheet
Black ornamental drawing of a seated dog filled with tribal-style linework and dotwork patterns on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design.
Tribal-patterned seated dog design
Black ink fine line drawing of an infinity symbol on white paper, with a small script word along the lower stroke and the numerals 1.23 inside the right loop.
Infinity symbol with script word and numerals
Black linework tattoo design on paper of a symmetrical moth flanked by two beetles, with ornate scrollwork and leaves, suited to a large back or chest piece.
Central moth with beetles and scrollwork
Black ink drawing of a mandala with lotus-style petals framing a crescent moon with hanging bead strands, shown on white paper.
Mandala with crescent moon and hanging beads
Traditional-style flash sheet of cartoon characters, a dagger wrapped in a rainbow snake, flowers, a heart and a lemon, drawn in bold outlines and bright colour.
Cartoon character flash sheet with dagger and snake
Small watercolour design of a circular sunset landscape with a pale moon, lilac mountains and dark pine trees, with a handwritten date below, on textured paper.
Circular sunset landscape watercolour
Black and grey drawing of a shaded rose with leaves, an ornate scrolled key and a chain, designed as a tattoo.
Rose and ornate key with chain
Black line drawing of a cat's head in profile with three whiskers and a long sweeping tail on a white background.
Cat in profile line design
Pen and watercolour style design of a dreamcatcher with peacock feathers, blue dots and flowers on the hoop, drawn on paper in a fine line botanical style.
Dreamcatcher with peacock feathers and flowers
Black and grey pencil drawing of a shaded rose with leaves above a lace-like ornament and dangling beaded chains, drawn on paper beside rulers.
Rose with lace and beaded chains 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