Tattoo ideas

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

What will it cost? Try the tattoo cost calculator
Colourful botanical tattoo of a curled cat formed from red, orange, blue and white flowers, spanning the upper back.
Cat made of flowers across a back
Two black and grey floral tattoos, one on each forearm, in a traditional style with solid black leaves and detailed flower outlines.
Black floral tattoos on both forearms
Black and grey shaded rose with leaves tattooed on the back of a hand and wrist, with a pink polka dot sleeve behind it.
Shaded rose on the back of a hand
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart overgrown with flowers and leaves, across an upper arm.
Anatomical heart with flowers on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a macrame hanging planter with succulents, a snake plant and trailing string of hearts, in bold black outlines, on the outer thigh.
Hanging succulent planter on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork botanical tattoo of two wild roses, a bud and leaves on the side of the ribs, with grey lace underwear visible at the top of the frame.
Wild rose sprig on the ribs
Black ink drawing of an infinity symbol entwined with dotted five-petal flowers, leaves and curled tendrils on a pale background, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Infinity symbol with flowers and vines
Black and white linework tattoo design of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha with multiple arms, set within a mandala and resting on a lotus flower.
Ganesha with mandala and lotus design
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a peony and leafy stem running down the inside of a forearm, with fine hatched linework.
Peony on a stem down the forearm
Colour realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a purple crocus with bulb and roots, grass, a caterpillar, beetle, bumblebee, moth and jumping spider.
Crocus and insects on upper arm and shoulder
Black pen drawing of a dotwork lotus mandala with an Om symbol at its centre, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lotus mandala with Om symbol design
Black and grey flash design of dandelion seeds drifting up from an ornate silhouette with butterflies and flowing script lettering, on a white background.
Dandelion seeds and script design
Close-up of a shaded black and grey realism rose tattoo on the side of a man's neck, above a denim shirt collar.
Black and grey rose on a neck
Traditional-style tattoo on a forearm of a green octopus with yellow suckers wrapped around a grey anchor, with pink roses and blue flowers below.
Octopus wrapped around an anchor with roses
Neo-traditional tattoo of a perched songbird surrounded by orange flowers and green leaves, covering the back of a hand.
Songbird and orange flowers on the hand
Black fine line willow tree tattoo with drooping branches and roots on the back of a neck, in Botanical style.
Willow tree tattoo on the back of the neck
Black and grey bare tree tattoo with a thick trunk and spreading branches covering the upper back and shoulder blade.
Bare tree across a back
Small colour tattoo of a pink peony with green leaves on a stem, placed on a woman's upper chest near the collarbone, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Pink peony and leaves on the chest
Black ink linework drawing of a tree whose branches form the spread wings and tail of a bird, on white paper beside a pen and notebook.
Tree drawn as a spread-winged bird
Black line drawing of the initials E and M joined by a plus sign, with a fine-line botanical sprig on each side, shown on a white background as a tattoo design.
E and M initials with leafy sprigs
Black and grey dotwork and fine line gardenia flower tattoo on the inner forearm, with shaded leaves and a thin stem.
Gardenia flower on a forearm
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a pocket compass surrounded by magnolia flowers and green leaves, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Compass and magnolia flowers on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies and leaves on the inner forearm of a person in a striped top.
Black and grey peony bouquet on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a leaping hare above a small rose and sprigs of leaves on pale skin.
Leaping hare with botanical sprigs
Black ornamental floral tattoo across the back of a hand and fingers, in a botanical style, with dark painted nails and silver rings.
Black floral swirl design across hand and fingers
Colour tattoo of a peacock with magenta eye-spot feathers and pink peonies wrapping around an upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Peacock and peonies on an upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of pink carnations and green foliage tied with a jewelled bow, on the upper thigh.
Carnation bouquet with bow on thigh
Drawn tattoo design of an infinity symbol made of rope and vines, with an anchor, pink roses and the script words I refuse to sink.
Infinity anchor with roses and rope
Pale white-ink floral tattoo with leaves and scrolling vines across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Pale floral design across upper back
Close-up of a small fine line botanical tattoo of purple statice sprigs with green stems on the upper arm, shown in two side by side photos.
Purple statice sprigs on an upper arm
Black botanical vine design with leaves, flowers and scrolls wrapping around an ankle, shown with a white flip-flop and a toe ring.
Floral vine design on an ankle
Small black and grey cannabis leaf tattoo on the side of a hand near the ring finger, with a rolled cigarette held between the fingers.
Cannabis leaf tattoo on a hand
Green pencil sketch of a geisha with cherry blossom branches, a large moon, hair pins and a kimono patterned with clouds, with waves at the sides, as a Japanese style flash design.
Geisha with cherry blossom and waves sketch
Black and grey botanical tattoo of leaves on the neck, with script and rose tattoos on the shoulders and full arm sleeves on a woman wearing a dark bustier.
Leaf neck tattoo and tattooed arm sleeves
Grey shaded bat with spread wings above pink blossoms, white berries and green leaves, tattooed on the outer thigh in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Bat and blossom on a thigh
Black and grey realism style tattoo of two roses with leaves and trailing vines on a person's hip and thigh.
Black and grey roses with vines on a hip
Black and grey peony tattoo with leaves on the upper arm of a person in a black vest top, shown in a black and white photo.
Peony and leaves on the upper arm
Black fine line drawing of a large dahlia-style bloom inside a dotted circle, with buds and leaves, above the word VIRGO and the lines i worry, repeated three times.
Virgo flower line drawing with quote
Colour tattoo of orange hibiscus and plumeria flowers with green leaves and black turtles on the top of a foot near the ankle.
Hibiscus, plumeria and turtles on a foot
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a shaded flower with a leaf and long stem on the forearm.
Shaded flower and stem on a forearm
Black and grey realistic-style tattoo of roses, leaves and a moth on the inner forearm of a person wearing a green top and jeans.
Black and grey roses and moth on a forearm
Colour tattoo of an open book reading We're all stories in the end, with blue flowers and vines, on a limb in a close-up photo.
Open book with a quote and blue flowers
Realistic colour tattoo of a grey anchor wrapped in rope and pink roses with blue flowers, on the outer thigh.
Anchor and roses on a thigh
Realistic colour tattoo of a pink peony, blue forget-me-nots and dark green leaves on the ankle and lower leg.
Peony and forget-me-not bouquet on an ankle
A sheet of black mandala and lotus tattoo designs on white paper, with ornamental chains and drops, shown on a pink floral background.
Mandala and lotus tattoo design sheet
Green botanical succulent tattoo design in traditional style with bold black outlines, hatching and yellow highlights, shown on a white background.
Green succulent flower design
Realism style colour tattoo of a owl perched on a branch in front of a pale moon, with green leaves, across the side of a person's torso.
Owl on a branch before a moon
Realistic red rose with green leaves and shading tattooed on an upper arm, in full colour.
Realistic red rose on an upper arm

Ideas by style

Fine line Traditional Blackwork Japanese Dotwork Neo-trad Realism Lettering Botanical Geometric

Ideas by placement

Forearm Upper arm Shoulder Back Chest Ribs Thigh Calf Ankle Hand Neck

Popular subjects

Flower 8,605 Script 6,821 Leaves 6,438 Rose 4,399 Heart 4,105 Lettering 3,720 Bird 3,605 Feather 3,392 Quote 3,385 Swirl 3,253 Star 3,037 Dot 3,012 Text 2,685 Mandala 2,563 Wing 2,537 Word 2,200 Circle 2,163 Hand 1,970 Skull 1,900 Cat 1,806 Petal 1,805 Stem 1,695 Triangle 1,678 Outline 1,574 Arrow 1,573 Ornament 1,552 Banner 1,537 Eye 1,508 Woman 1,494 Moon 1,451