Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey mandala lotus tattoo with dotted lines above and below, placed centrally on the chest.
Mandala lotus with dots on the chest
Realism tattoo of a tall lighthouse under stormy clouds with lightning, shaded in greys and brown tones across the back of a calf.
Lighthouse in a storm on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of an armoured samurai with a raised sword and skulls with smoke swirls, covering a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Samurai warrior full sleeve
Fine line tattoo of a palm tree on a small island with a red sun above the water, on the inner forearm of a person wearing rings.
Palm tree island and red sun on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with a trailing orange ribbon and red boxing gloves, on the outer calf.
Monarch butterfly and boxing gloves on a calf
Before and after photo of a colour tattoo of a blue bird and pink lotus flowers covering a raised scar on the abdomen.
Lotus and bird cover-up over an abdominal scar
Black and grey realistic flash design of two roses, two crossed revolvers, playing cards and banknotes, with no body placement shown.
Roses, revolvers and banknotes design
Full-colour painted drawing of a winged dragon with horns, glowing orange eyes and a scaled, coiled tail on a white background, offered as a tattoo design.
Winged dragon with coiled serpent tail
Black and grey pencil-style drawing of a feather with the script words alis volat propriis beneath it, shown as a tattoo design on a plain background.
Feather with Latin script design
Black pixel-style lettering reading HM04 on the inner upper arm of a flexed arm, against a dark blind backdrop.
Pixel lettering HM04 on upper arm
Full sleeve tattoo of realistic autumn maple leaves in orange, red and yellow shades, running from the shoulder down the upper arm and forearm.
Autumn maple leaves full sleeve
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with fine linework across the calf, above a black sock.
Lotus mandala on a calf
Black and grey Japanese-style dragon design surrounded by swirling clouds and cherry blossoms, drawn as a tattoo flash sheet.
Japanese dragon with clouds and blossom
Black outlined swallow in flight with soft grey shading on pale skin, in a traditional style.
Swallow in flight, black outline
Small black fine line tattoo of a sound wave on the inner wrist, shown with the palm facing up and black nail polish.
Sound wave tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and white photo of a fine line unicorn head tattoo with the words HOW EMBARRASSING TO BE HUMAN beside it, on the inner forearm.
Unicorn and quote on a forearm
Black and grey outline tattoo of scissors, a tattoo machine and ink pots across the upper arm and shoulder.
Tattoo supplies on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings across the upper back, with trailing feathers and peacock-style eye feathers running down the spine.
Phoenix wings and feathers across a back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of large dahlia-style and poppy-style flowers with scrolling leaves on a forearm, shown in four side-by-side views.
Floral botanical tattoo on a forearm
Japanese style forearm tattoo showing a koi fish, a pink lotus, Tokyo Tower and Mount Fuji beneath a red rising sun with blue waves.
Koi, lotus and Tokyo Tower on a forearm
Colourful watercolour-style anchor tattoo with a rope detail and paint splashes on the top of a foot.
Watercolour anchor on a foot
Black line flash sheet of thirteen stylised animals, including a giraffe, lion, tiger and zebra, drawn as simple designs with no body placement shown.
Animal flash sheet in bold black line
Black and red sketch-style tattoo on the inside of a forearm showing a boombox, a cassette tape, a perched bird, a cable and script lettering.
Boombox and cassette tape on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a howling wolf head with ornamental patterned fur, shown as an unplaced tattoo design on paper.
Howling wolf head ink design
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird above orange and red hibiscus flowers with green leaves, running down a lower leg on the calf above red trainers.
Hummingbird and hibiscus flowers on a lower leg
Small black silhouette of a fairy with wings tattooed on the outer ankle, photographed against a blurred purple background.
Fairy silhouette on an ankle
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading 'my story isn't over' with semicolons, placed on the inner wrist of a raised fist.
Semicolon quote on the inner wrist
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a red teacup, orange pitcher and blue teapot framed by clouds and stars on a calf.
Teacup, pitcher and teapot on a calf
Purple line-drawn outline of a plane seen from the front, inside a dashed circle, on the inside of a forearm.
Aeroplane outline on a forearm
Colour tattoo on the forearm reading Let's go exploring in black script, with a blue bobble hat and a yellow and black striped scarf, plus a small black band near the wrist.
Let's go exploring lettering on a forearm
Black and grey ornamental half sleeve tattoo with paisley and mandala motifs, shaded with dotwork, covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Ornamental half sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Watercolour-style tattoo on the inner wrist showing a black semicolon, pink and purple strokes and blue ink splashes.
Watercolour semicolon and splashes on a wrist
Black line drawing of a dreamcatcher with an ornate looping web and three patterned feathers hanging below, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Dreamcatcher with three feathers
Colour tattoo of overlapping teal and green scales with orange highlights on a pale thigh, with a lace band across the top edge.
Teal scale tattoo on a thigh
Black ink and pencil sketch of an ornate key with filigree scrollwork and a foliage vine, drawn as a tattoo design on white paper.
Ornate key with scrollwork design
Black and grey photo of a small tally mark tattoo of four vertical lines and a diagonal strike on the inside of an ankle, above a laced canvas shoe.
Tally mark tattoo on an ankle
Black ink flash design of a syringe and a pair of headphones, with the cable forming the word addict in handwritten lettering.
Syringe and headphones joined by an addict cable
Botanical tattoo of a pink lily with grey-shaded leaves and black swirling tendrils across the upper back.
Pink lily with swirls on upper back
Black and grey flash sheet of vintage Halloween designs including witches, bats, a skeleton, a black cat, apothecary bottles and a haunted house.
Vintage Halloween flash sheet
Single-colour brown feather design with a curled tip and dotted detail on skin, drawn in bold outline and filled shading, with the body part not visible.
Brown feather design on skin
Fine line script lettering reading if only in cream ink on a taupe background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Fine line script reading if only
Fine black linework symbol with spirals, loops and dots down the centre of a person's upper back, surrounded by green and teal watercolour splashes.
Linework symbol with green watercolour on back
Black and white drawing of a Polynesian tribal sleeve design with a face motif at the top, surrounded by spirals, waves and geometric bands.
Polynesian tribal sleeve design
Traditional-style colour tattoo covering a man's chest and stomach, with a sailing ship, a skull in a cap, a lighthouse, a parrot and a shark.
Sailing ship and skull torso piece
Flash sheet of white line-art geometric designs on black, including circles, triangles, hexagons and diamonds, with a mountain photograph across the top.
Geometric line art flash sheet
Black linework lotus mandala tattoo with dotted lines, a star and crescent moon, and pink, purple and blue watercolour splashes on the inner forearm.
Lotus mandala with star and moon on forearm
Black line drawing chart numbering ten traditional Samoan tattoo designs, each labelled with its Samoan name and meaning, such as fetu for star and gogo for seagull.
Samoan tattoo designs reference chart
Black and grey realistic roses with fine vines and leaves running from the upper arm down the forearm of a person in a white vest top.
Black and grey roses on an upper arm and forearm

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