Tattoo ideas

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

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Black linework tattoo of a bandaged hand with a crescent moon hanging from a ribbon, in blackwork style on the inner forearm.
Wrapped hand and crescent moon on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an animal skull with flowers and leaves on the outer thigh.
Animal skull and flowers on a thigh
Two hands with matching black interlaced knot band tattoos wrapped around the ring fingers, shown in close-up on a light surface.
Matching knot bands on two ring fingers
Black and grey dotwork mandala leg sleeve with a butterfly on each thigh, covering both legs from thigh to ankle.
Mandala leg sleeve with butterflies
Pencil sketch flash of a hair dryer blowing a puff of air, with sparkles and a looping cord ending in a small heart.
Hair dryer design with heart cord
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two small outline hearts with curved accent lines on the inner wrist.
Two outline hearts on the inner wrist
Black and grey drawing of a compass rose with N, E, S and W markings, a vertical arrow and two hanging feathers, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Compass rose with arrow and feathers
Red pencil sketch of a pocket watch with two roses, beads and leaves, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Pocket watch and roses design sketch
Hand-drawn black ink script lettering reading "be you", shown as a tattoo design on plain white paper with no body placement visible.
Be you script lettering design
Two side-by-side photos of a realistic colour chrysanthemum tattoo with green leaves covering a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic chrysanthemum on an upper arm and shoulder
Black line drawing of the word love in script, with a small heart beside the l and a solid anchor in place of the v, on a white background.
Love script with heart and anchor design
Black fine line script reading Only if I want to with a small paper aeroplane, on the outer forearm against a wooden shingle wall.
Script quote and paper aeroplane on a forearm
Close-up of a black lettering tattoo on the inner forearm reading "it's a beautiful day to save lives" in a plain sans-serif font.
Quote tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of paisley swirls and flowers across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Paisley and floral design across a upper back
Forearm covered in botanical designs, including a black line-drawn rose, the words Smell the Roses, and pastel and gold floral clusters on the arm.
Floral sleeve with rose and script on a forearm
Small black fine line mountain range tattoo on the neck just behind a person's ear, photographed from the side.
Small mountain range behind the ear
Colour tattoo of a purple lotus bloom with two buds and green curling vines on the upper arm and shoulder.
Purple lotus and green vine on an upper arm
Fine line black compass rose with the script words Keep a weather eye on the horizon, tattooed on the side of a torso beside a striped bikini.
Compass rose with script on the side of the torso
Traditional style tattoo of a grey arrowhead with a red tip, wrapped in teal and orange bands, on a forearm.
Arrowhead with coloured binding on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo on the ribs reading 'And though she be but little, she is fierce', set in serif type with an italic word.
Quote tattoo on the ribs
Black and white photo of a raised hand showing small lowercase "i am." lettering tattooed on the inner wrist, in a fine-line style.
Small "i am." lettering on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of an arrow piercing two pink and teal crescent moons with black outlines and dot details, placed on the lower leg.
Arrow through two crescent moons on a lower leg
Colour realism tattoo of a palm tree sunset over the sea, with a starry night sky and pale moons above, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Palm tree sunset and starry sky on upper arm
Sepia photograph of a black ink anchor tattoo with rope and script reading 'My Hope is the anchor of my soul' on the side of the body, above a lace top.
Anchor and script tattoo on the side
Fine line black tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle on the inner forearm, with stippled dots in the spray.
Wave inside a circle on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line heart with a curling swirl tattooed on the nape of a person's neck, with hair pulled up.
Small heart with swirl on the nape
Watercolour-style botanical tattoo of red poppies, buds and grey-green leaves on a thin stem across the upper chest near the collarbone.
Red poppy sprig across the upper chest
Realistic tattoo of a paw print with a wolf face in the central pad and smaller faces in the toe pads, shaded in grey with blue eyes, on skin.
Wolf face paw print tattoo
Fine line black tattoo of a heartbeat trace that turns into a wave, sitting across the upper chest below the collarbone.
Heartbeat line with wave on upper chest
Black ink tattoo of a profile head wearing a bowler hat, with a cog over the eye, on the forearm.
Bowler hat head with cog eye on forearm
Two matching black script tattoos reading Always sit on the ankles of two people, photographed side by side over a plastic-covered surface.
Matching Always ankle tattoos
Black and grey ornamental sleeve tattoo running down the upper arm and forearm of a person wearing a studded leather harness and layered beaded necklaces.
Black and grey sleeve beside leather harness
Black fine line cartoon cat with a bow and two small heart outlines on the foot and ankle, shown on a pink slipper.
Cartoon cat and hearts on a foot
Black linework lotus mandala with pink, purple and blue watercolour splashes, tattooed on the inside of a forearm.
Lotus mandala with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading 'always' on the inner wrist.
Always script on the wrist
Gold metallic temporary tattoo of a lace ornament running across the back of a hand, with chevrons and a band on the wrist.
Gold metallic lace hand tattoo
Two printed arm sleeves laid diagonally, covered in traditional-style tattoo designs including an octopus, a pin-up, a skull, a rose and a nautical star.
Printed tattoo-style arm sleeves
Two matching black and grey shoulder tattoos of three birds on a branch, with script reading Where you go, I'll go and Where you stay, I'll stay.
Matching bird and script shoulder tattoos
Traditional flash drawing of three blue roses with dark brown leaves tipped in teal, on a parchment-coloured background.
Blue roses and dark leaves flash
Black and grey photo of a fine line script tattoo on the inner forearm, reading what appears to be as it goes, with a small dot above the letters.
Fine line script lettering on a forearm
Blue ink drawing of a traditional sailing ship in heavy waves, with a curling banner on the left reading LOVE IS LIKE A TIDE BRINGING YOU HOME, intended as a tattoo design.
Sailing ship and banner design
Close photo of a small black fine line city skyline tattoo with a tall spire on the inner wrist, next to a tattoo machine on a wooden table.
City skyline tattoo on the inner wrist
Colour realism tattoo of a peacock with a blue head and green eye-patterned tail feathers across the top of a bare foot, on grass.
Peacock tattoo on the top of a foot
Hand-drawn black ink alphabet sheet showing capital letters A to Z, each with diamond shading inside the letterforms, on a white background.
Hand-drawn alphabet lettering sheet
Colour tattoo of a black outlined anchor wrapped in rope, set over pink, purple, blue and green watercolour splashes on the lower leg.
Watercolour anchor with rope on a calf
Four small colour guinea pig tattoos in a row on the inner forearm, with a photo of four real guinea pigs on a red towel below.
Four guinea pig tattoos in a row on a forearm
Black mandala tattoo on the upper arm of a person in a white bralette and denim shorts, with a dark tattoo partly visible on the thigh.
Black mandala on upper arm
Pen drawing of a shaded skull wrapped in roses and leaves, with a snake coiled at its base, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Skull, roses and snake design drawing

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