Tattoo ideas

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

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Black tattoo of a Tinker Bell silhouette with a looping wand trail and outlined stars on the inner forearm.
Tinker Bell silhouette with stars on wrist
Black fine line mandala tattoo on the ribs beside a small crescent moon and star, with a colour rose tattoo on the upper arm above.
Black linework mandala and moon on ribs
Brown ink sketch of two dandelion seed heads with drifting seeds and a looping stem with leaves, drawn as a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Dandelions with drifting seeds
Black line drawing of a seated Egyptian-style cat with a collar and pendant, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Egyptian-style seated cat line drawing
Black and grey pencil flash drawing of a bomb with fins, a smoke cloud and a ribbon banner with lettering, in a traditional style.
Bomb with banner and smoke flash
Flash design of a cream ribbon banner with black script reading a quote about stars and returning, set on a purple background with black stars, drawn in a neo-traditional style.
Ribbon banner with a star-scattered quote
Blue gradient jellyfish design with ornate swirling patterns on the bell and long flowing tentacles, shown as a standalone drawing with no body part visible.
Ornate blue jellyfish design
Small black fine line lightning bolt tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, with the hand raised against a dark background.
Small lightning bolt on the wrist
Black ink drawing of a treble clef with a horizontal line crossing through it, sketched on white paper.
Hand-drawn treble clef in black ink
Woman in a grey checked halter dress with a black ornamental tattoo on her upper left arm, shown in a close crop with her face out of frame.
Dark ornamental tattoo on upper arm
Black hand-lettered tattoo reading DO NOT RESUSCITATE on the upper chest, with a striped shirt being held open around it.
Do Not Resuscitate lettering on a chest
Colour realism floral sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a red rose, daisies, pansies, a hibiscus, a hummingbird and a blue butterfly.
Realistic floral sleeve with rose and butterfly
Colour tattoo of a pink blossom branch with green leaves running down the side of the ribs, with shaded brown branches.
Pink blossom branch down the side ribs
Blue, teal, purple and pink watercolour-style splash tattoo on a person's lower leg just above the ankle.
Watercolour splash tattoo on the ankle
Small black ornamental scroll tattoo wrapped around the base of a finger, shown on a hand with dark tipped nails.
Small scroll band tattoo on a finger
Colour photo of a black and red tattoo on the inner forearm, showing a pentagram inside a ring with black rays and red drips and splatter.
Pentagram in a black rayed ring with red splatter
Colour Japanese-style wave tattoo in shades of blue with white foam on the inner forearm.
Blue wave on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of a crowned, robed religious figure with scrolled sides and a small cross below, on the forearm.
Robed religious figure outline on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a row of birds in flight on a forearm, with a silver bracelet on the wrist and water behind.
Row of small birds on a forearm
Full colour tattoo of an Alice in Wonderland scene across the side of the ribs, showing Alice, the Cheshire Cat, pumpkins and a castle under a full moon.
Alice in Wonderland scene on the ribs
Small black and grey tattoo of three butterflies on the inner wrist and forearm, shown in a close phone photo.
Three butterflies on the wrist
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Smile on the side of a person's ribs, below the arm.
Smile script on the side ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a rose with geometric arrows, triangles and circles running vertically along the ribs.
Geometric rose and arrow down the ribs
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a radiating star centre on the outer forearm, with the hand raised and a thin bracelet on the wrist.
Mandala tattoo on the forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of pink, purple and black flowers with green vines on an upper arm, with a white top visible beside it.
Floral tattoo on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of an infinity symbol with two paw prints and a heart outline on skin.
Infinity symbol with paw prints and heart
Black script lettering reading Soul Sister on the lower back, shown on two people side by side in a black and white photo.
Matching Soul Sister script tattoos
Black line drawing of a solid heart entwined with looping ribbon lines and small dots, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Heart and swirling ribbon design
Cherry blossom branch tattoo with pink petals, yellow centres and black branches running across the side of the ribs.
Cherry blossom branch tattoo on the side ribs
Pen drawing flash sheet of tattoo designs in a neo-traditional style, showing a steampunk gas mask with a top hat above a Legacy banner, a Photo Factory banner, and a Union banner over a compass and
Steampunk mask and banner flash sheet
Black and grey realism tattoo of a clockwork pocket watch with gears and filigree scrollwork on the upper arm.
Ornate clockwork watch on upper arm
Black and white photo of a small fine line heart outline tattooed on the inner lower lip, with the lip pulled down by a hand.
Small heart outline on inner lower lip
Realistic black and grey feather tattoo running down the inner forearm of a person whose arm is raised and bent at the elbow.
Shaded feather on a forearm
Close photograph of a purple butterfly tattoo with black outlined wings and a purple ribbon running through its body, on the lower back.
Purple butterfly and ribbon on the back
Close-up of a black typewriter-style tattoo reading don't blink on the upper chest near the collarbone, with blonde hair and a grey top visible.
Don't blink lettering on the upper chest
Watercolour-style lavender sprig tattoo on the forearm, with a black Celtic knot band near the wrist.
Lavender sprig on forearm
Back view of a woman with a long blonde braid, showing a small black tattoo of three birds on her upper back near the shoulder blade.
Three birds tattoo on upper back
Small black fine line tattoo of an elephant with a curled trunk on the inner wrist, with a raised fist above it.
Fine line elephant on a wrist
Watercolour-style flash drawing of three poppies on a single black-inked stem, with red and orange petals and angular black linework.
Three poppies on a stem
Black ink line drawing of a faceless mermaid with long wavy hair, scaled tail and fine hatched fins, shown as a tattoo design without any body placement.
Mermaid line drawing with flowing hair
Traditional style tattoo of a red heart with a green crack through it, set in a black flame burst with the words The World, Will Never and Take My Heart, on a thigh.
Cracked red heart with flames and lettering
Black handwritten script tattoo reading What We Do In Life and Echoes In Eternity across the side of the ribs.
Two-line quote in script on the side ribs
Solid black tribal-style design of a dragon whose serpentine body loops into an infinity symbol, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Dragon forming an infinity symbol
Collage of four photos of black script lettering tattoos on ankles and feet, including the word wanderlust and the phrase maybe in distance, but never in heart.
Script lettering tattoos on ankles and feet
Black and grey realism tattoo on the upper arm showing a man's portrait above two armed warriors in a forest scene.
Male portrait with warriors on upper arm
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Stitch with the word Ohana in black lettering, on the ankle.
Stitch and Ohana lettering on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a blue and green hummingbird with outlined stars and swirls on the upper back.
Hummingbird with stars on upper back
Black silhouette design of a girl holding a parasol while balancing on a tightrope above a crocodile rising from ripples in water.
Girl with parasol on a tightrope over a crocodile

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