Tattoo ideas

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

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Painted phoenix design in warm yellow, orange and red feathers, with wings spread upward and a long flowing tail, on pale textured paper.
Painted phoenix in red and gold feathers
Fine line black tattoo of a mathematical equation in a serif font on the upper arm.
Mathematical equation on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a purple and gold unicorn inside a dark circle dotted with stars, on the side of a hip and upper thigh.
Unicorn in a starry circle on a hip
Realistic colour tattoo of two swallows in flight on the left side of a torso, one above the other across the ribs.
Two swallows on the ribs
Black script lettering reading not all those who wander are lost, with a feather and a small bird, tattooed on the ankle of a foot on a beach.
Feather, bird and quote on the ankle
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the planets in a vertical row along a forearm, with Saturn and a banded Jupiter among the smaller spheres.
Planets in a row on a forearm
Colourful neo-traditional full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, featuring a large-eyed girl in aviator goggles, red roses and a star.
Anime girl in goggles and roses on a full sleeve
Black and white photo of a fine line feather tattoo in pale ink running along a forearm.
Feather tattoo on a forearm
Small black ink tattoos of an alien head, a cross, a yin yang and a crescent moon on the fingers of a hand raised in a V sign, with more marks on the wrist.
Alien, cross, yin yang and moon finger tattoos
Traditional style flash design of a tarot card with three swords, a watchful eye, a heart and roses, with no body placement shown.
Three of Swords tarot flash design
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with shaded feathers, small flying birds and the word Dream in script on the forearm near the wrist.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and birds on a wrist
Black line-art design of a stylised bass guitar with musical notes along the neck and flowing swirls around the body, on a white background.
Stylised bass guitar with musical notes
Fine line sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, with a line drawn face, flowers, a hand and an eye in colour.
Line-art sleeve with face and flowers
Black Blackwork tattoo of a rearing horse above the word Ferrari on the upper arm, shown against a blue sleeve.
Ferrari prancing horse on upper arm
Black flowing script lettering reading Allons-y, drawn as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Allons-y script lettering design
Silver metallic chevron and triangle temporary tattoos with turquoise accents run across a wrist and fingers, worn with crystal and silver rings.
Metallic silver chevron temporary tattoos on hand
Two matching black sun designs with yin yang centres sit on the upper thighs of a person in denim and white shorts.
Matching sun and yin yang designs on two thighs
Realism colour portrait tattoo of a man with swept brown hair in a pinstriped shirt, holding a metal handheld device, on the calf.
Realistic portrait on a calf
Solid black tribal-style silhouette of two facing deer with antlers, with a heart shape formed by the lower outlines, on a white background.
Two facing deer and heart silhouette
Black and grey tattoo of ornate scissors with scrolled filigree handles on the forearm.
Ornate scissors tattoo on forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of scales of justice on the inner wrist, photographed against the pages of an open book.
Scales of justice tattoo on the inner wrist
Black script lettering reading How we survive is what makes us who we are, tattooed across the ribs with some redness around it.
Script quote tattoo on the ribs
Black ink tattoo on a upper back showing the script words 'When words fail' above a heart made from treble and bass clefs, with 'Music speaks' below.
Clef heart with 'When words fail' quote on back
Colourful abstract tattoo running down the length of a person's forearm, with red, orange, yellow and blue flame-like shapes and a thin stem.
Watercolour style tattoo down a forearm
Black typewriter-style lettering reading I'll be one tough act to follow runs along the inner forearm.
Quote lettering along a forearm
Small fine line tattoo of a tan bear resembling Winnie the Pooh with a tiny pink butterfly, on the inner wrist.
Small bear and butterfly on a wrist
Full colour realism floral sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a red rose, daisies, pansies, a hibiscus and a blue butterfly.
Realistic floral sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey pencil sketch of a mermaid with her arms raised above her head, long flowing hair and a scaled fish tail, shown as a tattoo design.
Mermaid with raised arms pencil sketch
Black script quote reading I will fly, chase the wind and touch the sky, beside an arrow and feather tattoo on the side of a ribcage.
Arrow and feather with script quote on ribs
Black and teal dotwork mandala tattoo with a blank centre, sitting on the inner forearm.
Dotwork mandala on a forearm
Black and grey pen drawing of a seahorse whose body is formed from segmented vertebrae, shown in profile on a white background.
Seahorse drawing with vertebrae body
Colour botanical tattoo of pink lotus flowers, buds and green lily pads climbing vertically along the centre of a woman's back.
Lotus and lily pad vine down the spine
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a red and orange dragon head with grey horns across the upper arm and shoulder.
Red and orange dragon on upper arm
Black and grey drawing of a geometric owl design with faceted feathers, wide staring eyes and ear tufts, suitable as tattoo flash.
Geometric owl in black and grey
Black and grey dotwork conch shell tattoo with a red sun and two palm trees above a horizon line, on the upper arm.
Conch shell above a horizon with palm trees and red sun
Traditional style tattoo of a swooping eagle in grey and orange with a red sun and star shapes on a forearm.
Eagle with red sun on a forearm
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a long, flowing tail running down a forearm.
Phoenix with spread wings on a forearm
Realism black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a compass, pocket watch, handwritten map script and an old banknote.
Compass, pocket watch and map sleeve
Two side-by-side photos of leopard print tattoos: a black and grey rosette pattern on an upper arm, and a coloured blue and black rosette pattern on a shoulder and upper back.
Leopard print tattoos on arm and shoulder
Back view of a woman with raised arms showing a small fine line crescent moon tattoo at the nape with a dotted line running down the upper back.
Crescent moon and dotted line on upper back
Black script lettering reading Stay Alive on the inner forearm, just above a black leather strap worn at the wrist.
Stay Alive script on the wrist
Two mandala-style designs side by side, one in red with a Rebel Alliance style emblem and one in blue with a Galactic Empire style emblem, drawn in a geometric linework style.
Mandala designs with Rebel and Empire emblems
Colour tattoo of a bird with outstretched wings in loose black linework and orange, green, blue and pink washes, on the upper thigh.
Sketchy colour bird on thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an antlered hare wearing a monocle and moustache, set in a jewelled rope frame on the upper thigh.
Antlered hare with monocle on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of the word Riddikulus in script with a feather beneath it, on the inside of a wrist.
Riddikulus script and feather on a wrist
Black fine line script reading Allons-y across the upper chest, above the neckline of a black V-neck top.
Allons-y script on the upper chest
Small black pine tree silhouette tattoo with trailing vertical strokes on a woman's ribs, in a blackwork style.
Pine tree silhouette on the ribs
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with shaded leaves and a dotted vine on a forearm.
Lotus and vine on a forearm

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