Tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink drawing of a swallow in flight with wings spread and a forked tail, drawn in fine line on cream paper, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Swallow in flight, ink design
Black and grey brushstroke tattoo of a wolf head on the forearm, with loose ink splashes fading around the design.
Brushstroke wolf head on a lower arm
Black traditional swallow tattoo in flight on an ankle, with a grey shoe and stone wall in the background.
Swallow in flight on an ankle
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading "I am with you" across the upper arm.
"I am with you" script on an upper arm
Close photo of a dark typewriter-style lettering tattoo reading breathe with a full stop, sitting on the inner wrist of a hand held palm up.
Breathe lettering on an inner wrist
Close view of a red pentagram inside a circle with a spiked sunburst border, tattooed on the back of a hand, shown in three photographs.
Pentagram in a spiked ring on the hand
Close photo of a fine line script tattoo reading I was not built to break, placed across the upper chest above a blue and white striped top.
Script quote tattoo across the upper chest
Black ink splatter drawing of a snarling wolf's face with bared teeth and narrowed eyes on a white background.
Snarling wolf head in ink splatter
Close view of a woman's forearm, wrist and hand with gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos of a mandala, feathers, an arrow and bands, with a feather necklace at the chest.
Metallic temporary tattoos on forearm and hand
Dark ink mandala and lotus design on the top of a bare foot resting on rocks, with a silver ring on one toe.
Mandala and lotus design on the top of a foot
Two hands with pale blue nails on a white wooden surface, showing red script lettering on the inner left wrist and dark grey script on the back of the right hand.
Pale blue nails with script tattoos on hands
A tattooist in gloves works on a small design on a person's forearm with a tattoo machine.
Tattooist inking a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a small blossom branch with five flowers across the collarbone area of the chest.
Small blossom branch on a collarbone
Legs submerged in blue water showing a traditional leg sleeve with an eagle wing, peony, clock and nutcracker tattoos on the thigh and calf.
Traditional leg sleeve with clock and nutcracker
Black script lettering reading 'Those who fly solo Have the strongest wings' across the upper back of a person with short blonde hair.
Script quote tattoo across upper back
Black and grey tribal swirl tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with a hand resting on the chest against a dark background.
Swirling tribal sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Full-colour tattoo of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha, seated with a halo of shell motifs, in a neo-traditional style on the outer thigh.
Ganesha seated with a halo of shells on thigh
Black Hylian crest tattoo with blue and purple watercolour splashes on a forearm.
Hylian crest with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Small black fine line anchor tattoo with a circle and cross motif on the inner forearm.
Small anchor with circle on a forearm
Two photographs of a large feathered wing tattoo across a person's back, with grey shading and purple, teal and yellow colour streaks.
Feathered wings across the back
Small colour tattoo of two dark tribal-style figures forming a heart with pink flowers and swirling vines, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Heart of two figures with pink flowers on upper back
Black and white photo of two pairs of clasped hands showing matching fine-line Roman numeral lettering VIII IV XII on the inner wrists, with a beach and sea behind.
Roman numeral wrist tattoos on a beach
Black line drawing of a mountain peak with zigzag snow lines above bold block lettering reading DRD4-7R, in a simple monoline design.
Mountain peak above DRD4-7R lettering
Black and grey snarling tiger with pink blossoms and green leaves in a Japanese style, covering a forearm.
Tiger and blossom on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a cat stretched upwards with its paws raised, shown on a forearm beside a white lace sleeve.
Cat tattoo on a forearm
Two black ink face designs on the tops of bare feet, one with a moustache and one with long hair, on a dark red carpet.
Two face drawings on bare feet
Black and grey design of a compass rose with overlapping riveted metal rings and a single Chinese character at its centre.
Riveted compass rose with kanji centre
Fine line dreamcatcher tattoo in single-tone ink on the ankle, above black boots on a bed of pebbles.
Small dreamcatcher tattoo on an ankle
Fine line tattoo of a daisy bouquet in yellow and black ink on a woman's forearm, with her hand resting on an open book.
Daisy bouquet on a forearm
Black and grey fine line flash sheet of music designs, including a microphone, headphones, winged music note, stave ribbons, treble clef column and the word Music in script.
Music-themed flash sheet with notes, microphone and
Black and grey script lettering reading Family is where life begins and love never ends on a forearm, in a fine line lettering style.
Family quote script on an arm
Small black Botanical tattoo of a five-petal flower with curling vine lines wrapping up the ankle.
Flower and vine on an ankle
Colour fine line tattoo of three cats seated within a wreath of coral flowers and dark leaves, on the inner upper arm.
Three cats in a floral wreath
Black ink scrollwork cross tattoo on the side of the ribs, with curled ends on each arm and the base of the cross.
Scrollwork cross on the ribs
Two matching black and red robot tattoos with small red hearts sit on the inner forearms of two people holding hands.
Matching robot tattoos on two forearms
Black geometric line tattoo of stacked triangles running from the shoulder down the outer arm, shown on a man in a black sleeveless top.
Geometric triangle line tattoo on upper arm
Two colour tattoos of animated boys holding balloons, one in an aviator helmet on a thigh and one in overalls on an upper arm.
Matching cartoon characters with balloons
Traditional style flash drawing of a clawed glove hand with a banner reading Never Sleep, in red, teal and brown.
Clawed hand with Never Sleep banner
Small colour tattoo of a hot air balloon with a zigzag and dot pattern on the ankle, drawn in fine black linework.
Hot air balloon on an ankle
A woman in a standing forward fold shows geometric linework across her upper back and gold-toned geometric markings on her forearm and hand.
Forward fold with geometric markings on back and arm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a fox with a spiralling, swirl-patterned tail, offered as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Swirl-tailed fox design
Colour tattoo of a grey wolf head with green leaves, two small white forest spirits and a banner quote, on the outer thigh.
Wolf head with forest spirits and banner on thigh
Woman seen from behind at a pool edge, with a large black cross and vertical script lettering tattooed across her back, plus a small red cross above.
Cross and script on a back
Black script lettering on the inner upper arm reads Sky above me, Earth below me, Fire within me.
Three-line script quote on inner upper arm
Black ink script lettering reading A Dream is A Wish Your Heart Makes, framed by dotted stars and a small Mickey Mouse silhouette, on skin.
Script lettering with dotted stars and Mickey silhouette
Black and white photo of a full arm sleeve tattoo in blackwork and dotwork, with spirals and triangular geometric bands running from the shoulder to the forearm.
Full arm tribal sleeve in blackwork
Black ink drawing of a smiling matryoshka doll with a rose and leaves on its body, shown in dotwork and botanical linework, with two black ink pens beside it.
Matryoshka doll with rose, black ink drawing
Black blackwork armband tattoo of geometric lines and solid bands wrapped around a forearm near the wrist, shown against a dark background.
Black geometric armband tattoo on a forearm

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