Tattoo ideas

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

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Two photographs of forearm tattoos: a blue bird among green leaves on the left, and an orange seahorse with a blue wash and dotted bubbles near the elbow on the right.
Bird and seahorse tattoos on forearms
Bold black stylised musical symbol with a red lotus flower and green vine swirls on a forearm.
Lotus and vine with black musical symbol
Close-up of a small black fine line arrow tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, with a hand resting above it and a plaid sleeve below.
Fine line arrow on the inner wrist
A tiny solid black heart tattoo sits just below the collarbone on the upper chest, shown in soft natural light against pale skin.
Small black heart on the upper chest
Pencil sketch of a goldfish with long flowing fins inside a circle, a fine line tattoo design shown in three stacked views.
Goldfish with flowing fins in a circle
Colour tattoo of a grinning Cheshire Cat with teal eyes and teeth peering through torn skin on the side of the ribs.
Cheshire Cat grin through torn skin on ribs
Fine line botanical design of symmetrical roses, leaves and beaded chains drawn in cream on a dark grey background.
Symmetrical floral design with roses and hanging chains
Colour tattoo on a calf of the Vitruvian Man figure in black linework inside a circle, with pink, purple, blue and orange watercolour washes and script lines above and below.
Vitruvian figure with watercolour splashes on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses with fine line swirls and a butterfly, running down the calf towards the ankle.
Three roses and a butterfly on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of two chibi video game characters, Link and Zelda, above a musical staff on the side of the torso.
Chibi Link and Zelda with musical staff
Traditional style flash sheet of repeating tattoo designs, including daggers through skulls, swallows, pin-up women, hearts, roses and a scorpion, on a tan background.
Traditional flash sheet with skulls, hearts and pin-ups
Black lace pattern with shaded red poppies covering a person's shoulder and upper arm, in a botanical style.
Lace and poppy shoulder tattoo
Black and white flash sheet of Joker-themed tattoo designs, including a jester skull, playing cards, HAHA lettering, a grinning mouth and the word JOKER.
Joker-themed tattoo flash sheet in black ink
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses with water droplets, placed on a calf.
Black and grey roses on a calf
Two side-by-side photos: a black fine-line mandala tattoo on a shoulder, and black silhouettes of flying figures tattooed behind an ear.
Mandala on shoulder and silhouettes behind ear
Hand-drawn colour pencil design for a full arm sleeve showing a compass rose, clouds, swallows, a sailing ship, waves, jellyfish, manta rays, an anchor and a treasure chest.
Nautical sleeve design with compass and ship
Flash sheet of flowing script lettering designs in dark brown ink on white, including the words Thanks, Respeto, Skate, Ardon, La Raza, Madre and Vegas.
Script lettering flash sheet
Black and grey sketchy tattoo of a thin, wide-eyed cat with a long tail, on the lower leg.
Sketchy cat with pale eyes on a lower leg
Two navy ink line drawings of peacocks on white, one with a fanned tail of eye motifs and one with a paisley body, in a henna-inspired style.
Two peacock designs in henna style
Colourful owl tattoo on an upper arm in a watercolour style, with green, blue, purple and orange ink perched on a branch.
Watercolour owl on an upper arm
Three forearms show cross-stitch style tattoos: a pink rose, a Stormtrooper helmet and a small floral motif, with a colourful elephant on a second arm and a red heart on a wrist.
Cross-stitch tattoos on forearms
White line drawing on a dark grey background of a sun with spiky rays above a crescent moon, linked by dotted strings with small star shapes.
Sun and crescent moon design with stars
Black and white flash sheet of rows of geometric symbols, including diamonds, triangles, checkerboard lattices and crosses, shown as tattoo design drawings with no body placement.
Geometric symbol flash sheet in black
Black and red split heart tattoo on an upper thigh, with devil horns, a halo, angel wings and handwritten script reading devil and heaven.
Split heart with devil and angel script on thigh
Soft, painterly red and pink cherry blossom branch tattoo with grey stems across the upper back, seen from behind.
Cherry blossom branch across a back
Pencil and teal colour sketch of a woman in profile with flowing hair, waves and a ship, drawn as a tattoo design with the words my love n the sea.
Woman in profile with waves and ship
Black bare-branched tree tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, drawn in a fine line botanical style, with a beaded bracelet beside it.
Bare branch tree on a wrist
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an orange pill bottle with a grey lid and a banner reading STILL ILL, on the upper arm.
Pill bottle with STILL ILL banner
Fine line tattoo of a hand making a finger heart gesture beside a solid black heart, on a limb.
Finger heart gesture with a solid heart
Fine line cursive script reading beautiful chaos in black ink along the side of a person's ribs, with a navy sports bra above.
Beautiful chaos script on the ribs
Black and grey shaded wing tattoo with layered feathers on the lower leg, above the ankle, in a realistic style.
Shaded wing tattoo on a lower leg
Painterly tattoo of a woman with long dark hair in a black dress, with red splashes and black ink drips, on the calf.
Woman portrait with red splashes on a calf
Black linework flower tattoo being applied to a person's upper back by a tattooist wearing blue gloves and holding a tattoo machine.
Floral linework tattoo on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a small bow with trailing ribbon ends on the inner wrist.
Small bow on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of a green retro spaceship with a red trim and round portholes, set against a starry purple and blue galaxy on a forearm.
Green retro spaceship in a galaxy on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo on a lower leg showing a flaming skull, a Harley-Davidson Motor Cycles shield and two pistons.
Flaming skull with Harley-Davidson logo on calf
Small black pine tree tattoo with a ground line on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a waterfall behind.
Pine tree on the inner wrist
Black lettering tattoo reading pura in a clean sans serif, set vertically down the back of a person's neck.
Vertical word tattoo on the back of the neck
Colourful watercolour-style balloons lifting a black and grey house tattoo on the calf.
Balloon-lifted house on a calf
Colour tattoo of a blue cartoon creature with a wide toothy grin inside a glass bottle with a cork stopper, placed on the calf in a neo-traditional style.
Cartoon creature in a bottle on a calf
Two matching black puzzle piece tattoos with pixelated hearts on the wrists, one outlined and one solid black.
Matching puzzle piece tattoos on wrists
Pen and ink drawing of a compass rose with an arrow, trailing ribbons and feathers, labelled N, E, S and W, in black and grey.
Compass rose and arrow design
Colour realism tattoo of a swan with a red and black beak, its wing raised over blue water, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a blue top.
Realistic swan on a forearm
Black lettering in a typewriter-style font reading find what you love and let it kill you, tattooed along a forearm.
Quote tattoo on a forearm
Full arm sleeve in a Japanese-influenced brushstroke style, with a black enso-style circle and red ring on the upper arm and black strokes running down the forearm.
Brushstroke circle sleeve on upper arm
Painted flash design of an interlaced Celtic knotwork serpent with a pale skull-like head, in blue-grey, ochre and rust on a parchment background.
Celtic knotwork serpent with skull head
Colour realism tattoo of a snarling green character with blue flame-like hair and clenched fist, placed on the calf.
Green comic-style character tattoo on a calf
Three black hummingbird silhouettes with soft rainbow-coloured wing tips tattooed on skin.
Three hummingbirds with rainbow wing tips

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