Tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink silhouette of a raven with spread wings and talons tucked below, drawn with ragged brushed edges on a pale grey background.
Raven in flight silhouette
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a shaded deity face framed by an om symbol and angular diamond shapes.
Deity face with om symbol on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two wolf-like creatures locked together in a circular frame on the upper arm.
Two wolf-like creatures entwined on upper arm
Realistic peacock feather tattoo in teal, orange and pink with grey shaded fronds, placed on the lower leg.
Peacock feather tattoo on the lower leg
Black ink geometric mandala design in a fan shape with dotted swags and teardrop motifs, drawn on white paper with no body part shown.
Geometric mandala fan with dotted drops
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate pocket watch with Roman numerals and a rose below it, on a forearm.
Pocket watch and rose on a forearm
Black script lettering reading Family is forever, with a looping infinity-style swash, on the side of the torso, in a Lettering style.
Family is forever script on the side of the torso
Two side-by-side photos of a full-colour cartoon tattoo on an upper arm, showing a yellow character with a guitar and a silver robot-like character on a green background.
Colourful cartoon characters on an upper arm
Coloured pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a black top hat, pocket watch, playing card, Drink Me tag and a purple and pink striped tail, with no body part visible.
Top hat, pocket watch and Drink Me tag design
Black and grey cameo tattoo on the forearm showing a skeletal woman with a pink rose in her hair, set in an ornate scrolled frame.
Skeleton cameo with rose on a forearm
Fine line infinity symbol with a small heart and two blue paw prints tattooed on a forearm.
Infinity symbol with paw prints and heart
Black and white photo of a small fine line key-shaped tattoo on the upper back of a person lying face down on a striped pillow.
Small key tattoo on upper back
Fine line black tattoo on a forearm showing a wave, pine tree and mountain above an arrow marked 49 degrees and an anchor.
Wave, tree, mountain, arrow and anchor on forearm
Black and grey mermaid tattoo with a scaled fish tail running along a forearm, with small paw print marks near the wrist.
Mermaid tattoo on a forearm
Black script lettering quote and a colour sugar skull tattoo with red roses on a bare thigh.
Text quote and sugar skull on a thigh
Two forearms: a fine line black arrow with leaf-shaped fletching on the left forearm, and a dotwork mandala on the right forearm, both in black ink.
Arrow and mandala on forearms
Fine line black tattoo of a poppy flower with a crescent moon and star above, set within an arch and flanked by leafy sprigs, on the upper arm.
Poppy, moon and star on upper arm
Fine line black ink tattoo of a world map inside a circle on a forearm, resting on white bedding beside blue denim.
World map globe on a forearm
Small solid black anchor tattoo behind a person's ear, shown in a black and white photograph.
Small anchor behind the ear
Neo-trad style tattoo of a cartoon cat with a grumpy expression and pink cheeks, outlined in black with grey shading, on the calf, beside green leaves and a pink scalloped design.
Grumpy-faced cartoon cat on a calf
Full back tattoo of a purple electric guitar framed by grey skulls, pink roses and wings, with banners reading Where words fail and music speaks, in Traditional and Neo-trad style.
Guitar, skulls and roses across a back
Black and grey dotwork rose tattoo with leaves on a person's shoulder and upper chest.
Dotwork rose on a shoulder
Two matching black infinity symbol tattoos made of small lettering, one on each inner wrist.
Matching infinity wrist tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of four moths stacked vertically down the centre of a person's back, linked by dotted lines, with a small semicolon above.
Four moths stacked down a spine
Watercolour sketch tattoo of Belle and the Beast dancing, with yellow, blue and orange washes, on a limb.
Belle and the Beast watercolour sketch
Black script lettering on a white background reading "Put God first and you'll never be last." in flowing, brushed strokes.
Script lettering quote: Put God first
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a bass drum pedal on the ankle and top of a foot, shown beside a real pedal.
Bass drum pedal tattoo on a foot
Colour botanical tattoo of red hibiscus flowers with green leaves and buds on the outer thigh, shown in a realistic style.
Red hibiscus cluster on a thigh
Black ink botanical tattoo of a small bird perched on a stem with a poppy and a rose-like bloom, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading, on the side of the torso.
Bird and poppy on a side body
Black silhouette flash design of flying figures, stars and dots within an infinity symbol, with the words Never Grow Up.
Never Grow Up infinity design with flying silhouettes
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a lavender sprig tied with string, sitting on the upper arm.
Lavender sprig on upper arm
Hand reaching up towards hanging vintage keys, with a small black keyhole tattoo on the inner wrist.
Hand reaching for hanging keys
Black and grey flash sheet of multiple skulls wreathed in swirling smoke, drawn with soft airbrushed shading.
Smoke-wreathed skulls flash sheet
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, featuring a grinning Joker face, a bat symbol and other dark figures.
Joker and Batman full sleeve tattoo
Black and grey script tattoo reading breathe with a semicolon on the inner wrist, shown in two black and white photos from the palm side and the back of the wrist.
Breathe semicolon script on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a city skyline with a tall spire, sitting on the inner wrist, with a braided bracelet worn above it.
City skyline on the wrist
Colour swallow tattoo with a red throat and blue-black wings, set inside a thin black circle on a person's upper back.
Swallow in a circle on a upper back
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a blue TARDIS police box with a quote printed on its side, surrounded by black Gallifreyan circle glyphs.
TARDIS and Gallifreyan circles on upper arm
Realistic eye tattoo with a dark brow, red watercolour splashes and dripping blood-red streaks, on the upper arm.
Realistic eye with red watercolour splash
Traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing a campfire, tent, pine trees and mountains under a moon, with the words WE COULD BE ANYWHERE arched above.
Campfire and tent camping scene on forearm
Black and grey fine line dragonfly tattoo on the upper back of a woman with her hair pulled up.
Dragonfly tattoo on the upper back
Black lettering in a typewriter-style font reads wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure, running across the top and side of a foot.
Quote tattoo across the top of a foot
Black line drawing of a curling wave flowing into the script words 'into the sea', a fine line lettering tattoo design on a white background.
Wave swirl with 'into the sea' script
Black botanical tattoo of two perched birds, a flying swallow and curling vines with leaves on a person's torso.
Birds and vines tattoo on the torso
Black and grey realism style tattoo of praying hands with a small number 6 above them, on a forearm.
Praying hands with the number 6 on a forearm
Fine line black and grey geometric tattoo of a curling wave, mountain peaks and overlapping circles on a forearm.
Wave and mountains geometric forearm tattoo
Black line drawing of an ornamental butterfly design with swirling filigree wings and dotted detailing, shown on a white background.
Ornamental butterfly tattoo design
Watercolour-style unicorn tattoo in blue and purple washes with black linework on the side of the ribs.
Watercolour unicorn on the ribs

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