Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey fine line tattoo of a dreamcatcher with two feathers beside the word Dreamer in blackletter-style script on the inner wrist.
Dreamer lettering with dreamcatcher on wrist
Black line drawing of a geometric tattoo design, stacked circles, triangles and dots on a plain grey background, with no body part visible.
Vertical geometric design of circles and triangles
Black linework mandala with a pink watercolour triangle and rainbow splashes, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Mandala and watercolour triangle on a thigh
Black moustache temporary tattoo on a finger, shown above a product card listing moustache designs for the Fingerstache set.
Moustache temporary tattoo on a finger
Black and grey tattoo on a thigh showing a seated figure in a sombrero beneath saguaro cacti and a rayed sun, drawn in dotwork within a diamond frame.
Desert scene with saguaro and sun on a thigh
Solid black tribal swirl tattoo with curved spikes and spirals on the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a white vest top.
Black tribal swirl tattoo on upper arm
Black blackwork-style tattoo on an upper arm showing a blue police box, with a swirling dragon-like shape and dotted spatter around it.
TARDIS within a black tribal swirl on upper arm
Black and grey flash design of a hooded skeleton pushing a cart of skulls, with a hammer and sickle on the cart side and Cyrillic lettering above and below.
Hooded skeleton pushing a cart of skulls
Black and grey tattoo of a woman's face inside a solid black circle, with the words STRANGE and I MYSELF AM and AND UNUSUAL, on the outer thigh of a person wearing denim shorts.
Strange and unusual portrait on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a cartoon boy in a grey raccoon costume, set against a watercolour splash background, on a forearm.
Cartoon boy in raccoon suit on a forearm
Painted tattoo design of two red roses and two grey lilies with dark leaves and black swirling stems on a cream background, with no body placement shown.
Red roses and grey lilies with swirling vines
Fine silver line drawing of a geometric eye with stacked moon phases, chevrons and diamonds on a black background, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Geometric eye with moon phases design
Colour realism tattoo of a smiling dog's face with an open mouth and tongue on a lower leg, with purple and blue fading out below the chin.
Realistic dog portrait on a calf
Colour tattoo of a Mickey Mouse head outline holding a dreamcatcher with a castle silhouette and hanging charms, on the thigh.
Mickey dreamcatcher with castle and charms
Small black silhouette figures in a descending row across the ankle, shown in a simple outline style.
Four silhouette figures on an ankle
Black and white line drawing of a boxy vintage car with an open door and Russian lettering reading не уверен and не обгоняй, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Car with Russian lettering flash
Fine line tattoo of small birds in flight trailing down the neck behind the ear, shown in black ink on a woman with her hair up in a ponytail.
Small birds in flight on the neck
Black arrow design with the words GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN ME set either side of the shaft in block capitals, with the reference 1 John 4:4 at the base.
Arrow with 'Greater is he that is in me' lettering
Black ornamental floral tattoo with paisley and dotwork detail and hanging drops on the outer thigh, with a hand resting beside it on purple fabric.
Ornamental floral thigh tattoo with dotted drops
Black and white photo of an open hand and forearm with a black tribal tattoo running along the forearm.
Tribal tattoo on a forearm
A woman in a dark graphic t-shirt and maroon cardigan, with a colourful floral botanical tattoo partly visible on her upper arm below the sleeve.
Floral tattoo on upper arm beneath a sleeve
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies and leaves on the outer thigh of a person sitting in a car.
Black and grey peony cluster on a thigh
Pen drawing of a neo-traditional design with two skulls, layered roses, leaves and ornate scrollwork inside a curved frame, shown on paper beside a black fineliner.
Skull and roses neo-traditional design sketch
Close-up of a small black fine line arrow tattoo with a diamond head and a dot at the tail, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Fine line arrow on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a person with tousled hair, one hand raised to the face holding a cigarette, on the calf.
Realist black and grey portrait on a calf
Thin black outline tattoo of a bird with a long curved neck and outstretched wing on the inner forearm, in a fine line style.
Single-line bird on a forearm
Flash sheet of solid black cat silhouettes in varied poses, shown as tattoo designs with no body placement visible.
Black cat silhouette flash sheet
Colour tattoo of red poppies with green leaves and a closed bud on a person's upper back, in a bold traditional style.
Red poppies on upper back
Traditional flash drawing of a skull and crossbones on a poison bottle, flanked by red flowers and a DRINK ME tag, shown on paper.
Skull and crossbones poison bottle flash
Colour botanical tattoo of a pale pink flower with green leaves wrapping around a forearm, shown in a main photo and two close-ups.
Pale flower and leaves on a forearm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a blue and purple whale with splash strokes on the upper arm of a woman in a grey vest top.
Blue and purple whale on upper arm
Black and white photo of a hand resting on a striped top, with thin black fine line bands tattooed around the middle finger.
Thin black bands on a finger
Small solid black bare tree tattoo on the back of a person's neck, with hair tied up and a grey knitted top at the shoulders.
Bare tree tattoo on the nape of the neck
Fine line tattoo of two interlocking red outline hearts crossed by a black ribbon-like line shape, on the inner wrist.
Two red hearts and a black ribbon on wrist
Colour tattoo of three pink hibiscus flowers with green leaves and black swirling linework on the outer thigh.
Pink hibiscus flowers with swirls on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose merging into a skull with leaves, on the forearm.
Skull and rose blend on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of Pikachu in profile with a solid lightning bolt tail, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Pikachu outline on a wrist
Black and grey crescent moon and sun tattoos with faces, placed on the thighs, with dotted line rays.
Crescent moon and sun on thighs
Black and grey ink drawing of a crab gripping a spool of thread and needle, framed by sunburst rays and a looping thread, with the word Cancer beneath.
Crab with spool and needle, Cancer design
Black and grey circular tattoo of a curling wave with dotwork shading, on a forearm.
Hokusai-style wave in a circle on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of an arrow with a red heart in the arrowhead and a red bow shape, on an upper arm, beside part of a woman's profile tattoo.
Arrow with heart tip and woman profile
Black and white photo of a clenched fist showing a small fine line anchor tattoo on the inner wrist.
Small anchor tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing an anatomical heart with poppies growing from it and two curled animals resting inside.
Anatomical heart with poppies on a forearm
Black and grey stippled drawing of a raven perched before iron bars, with a rose and curling vine above, designed as a tattoo flash.
Raven and rose in a stippled oval
Black and grey photograph of a handwritten script quote tattooed on the inner wrist, reading sanity and happiness are an impossible combination.
Mark Twain quote on the inner wrist
Fine black script tattoo on a forearm reading 'i spent my life folded between the pages of books', with an open book behind it.
Book quote script on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a rose and a Roman numeral pocket watch with a dotted chain on the calf, with a small molecular diagram below.
Rose and pocket watch on a calf
Full-colour sunflower tattoo with bold black outlines and green leaves on the side of a torso, in a neo-traditional style.
Sunflower tattoo on the side of the ribs

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