Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey fine line hummingbird above the elbow with a botanical vine of flowers and berries running down the forearm.
Hummingbird and blossom vine on a forearm
Realism tattoo of an elephant head in grey shading, framed by colourful mandala and paisley patterns on the thigh.
Realistic elephant with mandala on thigh
Traditional style flash drawing of a magenta coffin wrapped in three yellow banners that read LEAVE A PRETTY CORPSE, with bold black outlines.
Coffin with banner reading Leave a Pretty Corpse
A gloved hand holds a tattoo machine needle tip against skin, working on flowing black and red swirling linework on a fresh tattoo.
Red and black swirl linework being tattooed
Black fine line compass rose tattoo with a swirl and arrow detail on the side of a torso, above denim shorts.
Compass rose on the ribs
Black and grey finger tattoos showing a heart with swirling scrollwork on one finger and a trident with a swirled band on another finger.
Heart and trident finger tattoos
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman's face in a mask above a closed-eyed mask, framed by roses and leaves.
Mask faces and roses on upper arm
Black and white photo of a vertical line of runic-style lettering tattooed along the side of a person's torso, in a fine line lettering style.
Vertical runic lettering along the side of the torso
Black linework design of a stylised phoenix with spread wings and a long swirling tail, drawn on a white background.
Tribal phoenix flash design
Black and grey drawing of a Polynesian-style tattoo design of interlocking spirals and tribal bands, shown as a flash sketch with no placement on the body.
Polynesian-style spiral tattoo design
Black and grey mermaid tattoo design with pink flowers and two anglerfish, drawn in a flash-style illustration with no body part shown.
Mermaid with anglerfish and pink flowers
Realistic grey and red tattoo of a skull wearing a horned samurai helmet and mask, set against a red rising sun, on the upper arm.
Samurai skull with rising sun on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of a pig marked with numbered butcher's cut lines in a vintage engraving style, on the inner forearm.
Pig butcher's cut diagram on a forearm
White linework lettering reading Allons-y on black, with a sonic screwdriver drawn diagonally and scattered stars and swirls, in a lettering style.
Allons-y lettering with sonic screwdriver
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a dagger wrapped in Celtic knotwork with a bird-head pommel and crossguard, shaded in black and grey.
Celtic knotwork dagger with bird pommel design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling leopard on a man's upper arm, with his hand raised to his face beside it.
Snarling leopard on an upper arm
Traditional-style flash sheet showing four oval Star Wars scenes with X-wing, AT-AT walkers, TIE fighters and a Millennium Falcon, each framed by roses, on a white sheet.
Star Wars flash sheet with four oval scenes
Thin black line tattoo of three interlocking triangles on the back of a hand, in a fine line geometric style.
Interlocking triangles on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass rose with a ribbon banner and an open pocket watch on chain, on the inner forearm.
Compass and pocket watch on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a teal maneki-neko lucky cat holding a coin, with pink cherry blossoms, in a Japanese-influenced style on skin.
Maneki-neko lucky cat with cherry blossom
Black and grey realism tattoo of an adult elephant walking with a small calf, placed on the nape of the neck below a hair bun.
Elephant and calf on the nape of the neck
Fine line tattoo on the ankle showing a hatched black and grey wing shape beside a purple semicolon.
Semicolon and wing on the ankle
Black ink drawing on white paper of a serene Buddha face framed by a mandala, a lotus and five moon phases, in a flash design style.
Buddha with lotus and moon phases drawing
Black line drawing of two chrysanthemum blooms and leaves in a Japanese-style tattoo design, shown on plain paper with no body placement visible.
Chrysanthemum line drawing with leaves
Black and grey flash design of four stacked skulls with roses and ribbon banners, drawn in a traditional style and suited to a long vertical placement.
Stacked skulls with roses and ribbon banners
Colour tattoo of a skeleton mermaid with flowing red hair and a green scaled tail, in a traditional style, on a lower leg.
Skeleton mermaid on a lower leg
Blue ink drawing of a raven carrying a key on a chain above an open birdcage with a feather, a flash design for a tattoo.
Raven with key and birdcage design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with a clock face and pocket watch across a person's upper back.
Skull and pocket watch across a back
Realism-style colour tattoo of a largebass leaping from water with a hooked lure, with a grey fisherman in a boat, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Leaping bass and fisherman on upper arm
Small solid black paw print tattoo with four toe pads and a main pad on the ankle of a foot, in a close-up photo.
Small black paw print on ankle
Black line drawing of a botanical tattoo design with five-petal flowers, leaves and a curling vine on a white background, shown without a body placement.
Floral vine line drawing
Black and grey script and lotus flower tattoo on the lower back, with white and grey Calvin Klein waistbands visible.
Script and lotus tattoo on lower back
Black line and solid fill drawing of a dreamcatcher with three feathers, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Dreamcatcher with three feathers
Small fine line black tattoo of a semicolon and three paw prints on the wrist, with a blue thread bracelet below it.
Semicolon and paw prints on a wrist
Realistic blue ribbon and black cross with beads on the side ribs, with the script Genesis 50:20 running along the ribbon.
Blue ribbon and beaded cross on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with an updo, earrings and a necklace, holding a cigarette holder to her lips, on the upper arm.
Black and grey portrait of a woman on upper arm
Pencil sketch of a double helix built from bicycle chain links, with the word DNA written in rough capitals beneath it.
DNA double helix made from bicycle chain
Black and grey castle tattoo with a ribbon banner reading a dream is a wish your heart makes, placed on a calf.
Castle and quote banner on a calf
Colour flash drawing of a serpentine dragon with a long horned head, filled with pastel teal, pink and purple and decorated with black scrollwork, in a neo-traditional style.
Pastel serpentine dragon flash design
Sketch-style fine line tattoo of three pink lilies, buds and curling vines across the upper back and shoulder blade, with black linework and pink wash.
Pink lilies and vines across a back
Realistic colour tattoo of a lion's head with a chain and padlock across the upper arm, in the realism style.
Realistic lion and chain on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of the word Hope in black script above a purple outlined heart with a small ribbon motif, on the inner wrist.
Hope script and purple heart on a wrist
Close-up of a fine black script tattoo reading Amicizia on the back of the neck, partly covered by reddish-brown hair.
Amicizia script on the nape of the neck
Two side-by-side photos of red and blue line tattoos on a lower leg, showing a UFO and pyramid with an eye on the left and a cactus with a crescent moon on the right.
UFO, pyramid and cactus leg tattoos
Black and grey pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing two skulls wrapped in dollar bills, with banners reading EVIL PAYS FOR and EVIL WAY, shown without a body placement.
Skulls and dollar bills with banner design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with roses on the forearm, with a hand with blue nail polish visible at the wrist.
Skull and roses on a forearm
Black and blue city skyline with a large moon above it, tattooed across a man's upper arm and shoulder.
City skyline and moon on upper arm
Small solid black penguin tattoo with a spiral inside its body, shown in black and white on the inner wrist.
Small penguin tattoo on the inner wrist

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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