Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a woman's face with flowing hair and swirling feathers, with vertical kanji beside her, on the upper arm.
Woman portrait with kanji on upper arm
Black smiley face with X eyes and dark star shapes on a shoulder, set against teal and pink watercolour splashes.
Smiley face shoulder tattoo with watercolour splashes
Two hands pressed together, each showing a matching black script tattoo that reads bff, placed on the side of the hand near the fingers.
Matching bff script tattoos on two hands
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of stripes wrapping around a forearm in an optical illusion, with a dotwork spiral pattern on the arm above.
Striped optical wrap on forearm
Black and grey flash design of two crossed revolvers above a cluster of flowers and swirling tribal-style lines, with no body placement shown.
Crossed revolvers with flowers
Flash sheet of black line-drawn geometric animals, including a fox, a horse, a deer and a dinosaur, alongside diamonds and faceted hearts on a white background.
Geometric animal and gem flash sheet
Black and grey realism tattoo of misty pine trees fading into fog across the upper arm.
Misty pine forest on upper arm
Close side view of a black mandala tattoo with scalloped lace-like detail on the upper thigh, worn beneath black underwear on a sunny beach.
Black mandala tattoo on upper thigh
Black ink drawing of the words Come Forth in flowing script, with stippled dotwork shading around the letters, on white paper.
Come Forth lettering with dotwork flourishes
Realistic blue and purple butterfly tattoo with yellow dots on the top of a foot, with a black pointed shoe beside it.
Blue and purple butterfly on a foot
Black ink drawing of a skull built from electric guitars, violins, a microphone, headphones and tangled cables, shown as a standalone design with no body placement.
Skull made of guitars and a microphone
Close side view of a hip with a fine black cursive script tattoo reading part of a phrase, partly covered by a dark lace thong.
Cursive script quote on hip
Fine line tattoo of a woman's face wearing a leaf crown with soft coloured wash, on the upper arm.
Line drawn woman in a leaf crown
Watercolour-style fine line tattoo of green leaves and red berries with script along a branch, running down a woman's spine on her back.
Leafy branch and script down the spine
Black and grey shaded lotus flower tattoo on a forearm, with layered petals and a textured seed pod at the centre.
Shaded lotus flower on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of two crossed revolvers above a ribbon banner reading Don't Tread On Me, on the lower back.
Crossed revolvers with Don't Tread On Me banner
Black and grey geometric cube tattoo with a lotus inside on the left upper arm, beside a black and grey rose sleeve on the right upper arm and forearm.
Lotus in a cube and rose sleeve on arms
Small black fine line dragonfly tattoo with dotwork shading on the inner forearm, with a white sleeve at the top edge of the photo.
Dragonfly on a forearm
Close-up of a botanical peony tattoo in black outline with soft pink-grey shading on the inner wrist and forearm.
Peony tattoo on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of a butterfly with purple, orange and yellow wings, dotted detailing and hanging dotwork chains, on the forearm.
Jewel-toned butterfly on forearm
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a smiling sloth hanging on the inner forearm.
Small sloth tattoo on a forearm
Small black ink tattoo of a crescent moon with a palm tree and scattered cross marks on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Crescent moon and palm on inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a woman's face with closed eyes and blunt fringe, with a large clock face and gears behind her.
Realistic woman's face and clock on forearm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon jester holding a pistol, in red, black and purple with a harlequin diamond pattern, on a calf.
Jester with pistol on a calf
Black linework tattoo of a geometric petal mandala on the inside of a forearm, with a checked shirt sleeve above it.
Black linework petal mandala on a forearm
Realistic shaded bumblebee tattoo in black, brown and amber with translucent wings, placed on a limb.
Realistic bumblebee on a limb
Black ink tattoo of the word Always in cursive script beside a Deathly Hallows triangle symbol on the wrist.
Always script with Deathly Hallows symbol on wrist
Black and grey photo of a fine line script word tattoo on a person's ribs, with a dark top lifted to the side.
Script word tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey geometric design of an eagle head and flowing feathers, drawn with hatched triangular linework on a textured background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Geometric eagle head in black and grey
Colour tattoo of a gold Roman centurion helmet with a red crest and the numeral XI, with the words THE LAST CENTURION arched above it, on an upper arm.
Roman centurion helmet with lettering on upper arm
Black and grey shaded wing tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand with dark painted nails.
Small wing tattoo on the wrist
Close photo of a black fine line script tattoo reading grateful on the upper arm, with a rolled navy shirt sleeve above it.
Script word "grateful" on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage microphone with swirling lines on the upper arm.
Vintage microphone with swirls on upper arm
Black fine line swirls with dotwork accents and a small flower across a person's upper back, shown in a sepia photograph.
Swirling linework and flower on upper back
Coloured pencil flash design of a pocket watch with a blue face, red flowers, green leaves and a Home Sweet Home banner, with no body placement shown.
Pocket watch and Home Sweet Home banner
Fine line black script tattoo reading good vibes on the side of a torso, just below the ribs.
Good vibes script on the side ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo on an arm of a butterfly above an ornate filigree heart locket, with a bead chain running down the left side.
Butterfly and filigree heart locket on arm
Fine line black tattoo of a script letter B with a rose, small leaves and tiny sparkles, shown on smooth skin.
Script letter B with rose and sparkles
Black and grey flash sheet of seven numbered swan designs, ranging from sketchy brushwork to clean single-line outlines.
Seven swan designs on a flash sheet
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a dollar sign over a banknote portrait, surrounded by red and orange flames, on the upper arm.
Dollar sign and banknote in flames
Fine line black script lettering reading tomorrow we will run faster, tattooed along the side of the ribs.
Script quote along the side ribs
Black and grey shaded lotus flower tattoo with a long stem on the upper back, seen from behind.
Shaded lotus flower on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of a seated cat in profile on the upper arm.
Outlined cat on upper arm
Pencil drawing of two feathers above a circle, with curving swoosh lines and scrolled foliage below, drawn as a possible tattoo design.
Pencil sketch of feathers, a ring and scrolls
Neo-traditional thigh tattoo of an ornate black frame holding handwritten script, with swallows and red roses below.
Script frame with birds and roses on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a cartoon mermaid with flowing red hair and a teal tail on the side of a person's ribs, in a neo-traditional style.
Cartoon mermaid with flowing red hair on ribs
Black and grey Volkswagen emblem tattoo on the inner forearm, shown in a casual indoor photo of a person in a white t-shirt.
Volkswagen logo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a stylised buck symbol filled with green and brown camouflage pattern and outlined in red, on the lower back above jeans.
Camouflage buck symbol on the lower back

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