Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of a giraffe head rising from a pink sun in a cream-edged badge reading GIRAFFIC PARK, a parody of the Jurassic Park logo.
Giraffic Park logo tattoo
Colourful hummingbird tattoo on an ankle, with painterly orange, red and teal wings and a long purple tail curling down the leg.
Colourful hummingbird with swirling tail on ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a barn owl perched on a branch, running along the outer forearm.
Barn owl portrait on a forearm
Close-up of a small black lettering tattoo on the inner forearm reading 'The sky is not the limit. Your imagination is.' in a typewriter-style font.
Typewriter quote on forearm
Black fine line sun on one foot and crescent moon on the other, each with script lettering running along the side of the foot.
Sun and moon with script on both feet
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo centred between the shoulder blades on the upper back of a woman tying her hair into a bun.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Black ink line drawing of an ornate stylised bird with swirling filigree detailing, paired with flower shapes, on a plain white background.
Ornate bird with swirls and flowers
Two colour tattoos on arms, one with a teal rose and one with a pink lily, each paired with a black swirl motif on the forearm and inner wrist.
Rose and lily tattoos on two arms
Black and grey tattoo of a scallop shell with a solid black pilgrim silhouette holding a staff, with Camino de Santiago lettering and the year 2013, on a calf.
Camino de Santiago scallop shell on calf
Black and grey tattoo of an elephant head merged with octopus tentacles on the forearm, drawn in blackwork and stippled dotwork shading.
Elephant and octopus on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a triangle enclosing a circle and vertical line, framed by ornate scrollwork, on the inner wrist.
Triangle and circle scrollwork on wrist
Black linework flash design of an ornate flower with paisley swirls, dotted leaves and a mandala centre, on a white background.
Ornate paisley and mandala flower design
Colour tattoo of a mermaid with flame-like red and orange hair and a blue-green tail, sitting on the upper arm.
Mermaid with flowing hair on upper arm
Two small geometric triangle tattoos on the inner wrists of two raised hands, one an outline and one solid black, in fine line style.
Small triangles on both wrists
Pastel pink and lilac drawing of a faceted crystal lotus in front of a crescent moon, a botanical design with no body placement shown.
Crystal lotus with crescent moon
Small black serif lettering reading 'be here now.' on the inner forearm near the wrist, beside a grey knit sleeve.
Be here now lettering on the inner wrist
Black ink flash sheet of small hand-drawn designs including a leaf sprig, yin yang, candle, umbrella, lotus, sailboat, crown, smiley face and the words MOM, YES and love.
Hand-drawn small tattoo flash sheet
Close-up of a small fine line 9¾ tattoo in dark ink on the inner wrist and forearm of a person wearing dark clothing.
Small 9¾ symbol on the inner wrist
Black typewriter-style lettering reading "i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart)" across a forearm against a dark background.
Typewriter-style quote on a forearm
Close-up of a script lettering tattoo on skin reading In all this chaos we found safety, framed by red and grey heartbeat lines.
Script quote with red heartbeat lines
Black script lettering reading Never let your fear decide your fate, tattooed on the inner forearm in a lettering style.
Script quote on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo of a three-line quote about winning and refusing to lose, set across the side of a thigh in a serif typeface.
Quote tattoo on the side of a thigh
Black compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters and a fleur-de-lis on the upper back of a woman wearing a striped top.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral pocket watch with a bird in flight above it, on the lower leg above a black sock.
Pocket watch and bird on a lower leg
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading Strength on the back of a neck, with dark hair above it.
Strength script on the nape of the neck
Black ink dragon tattoo in a Japanese style, coiling from the side of the abdomen across the hip and down onto the thigh.
Dragon tattoo wrapping hip and thigh
Black and grey fine line rose tattoo with the words Beauty lies within in script beside its stem, on the side of a torso in the Ribs area.
Rose with script on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of wood grain with knots and stippled dotwork shading across a forearm, resting on a white paper-covered surface.
Wood grain tattoo on a forearm
A small black cross tattoo in fine line style sits on the side of a woman's back, below her shoulder, while her long hair covers her face.
Small black cross on a woman's back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a figure hanging upside down from a chain and hook, with two vertical lines running alongside it, on a calf.
Figure hanging upside down on a calf
Black fine line script tattoo reading come as you are along the inner upper arm, with the arm raised.
Come as you are script on upper arm
Black and grey blackletter alphabet flash sheet with A to Z in ornate gothic capitals and swirling flourishes, shown as drawn designs rather than on skin.
Blackletter alphabet flash sheet
Black fine line tattoo of an anchor with a cross and a spiral motif on the inner forearm of a person wearing a grey shirt with rolled sleeves.
Fine line anchor and spiral on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a green and orange globe on a gold stand, flanked by red flowers and green leaves, on the lower leg.
Globe and red flowers on a lower leg
Fine line black tattoo on a thigh with small planets, a sun, a star and the words VIVRE LIBRE in tiny capitals.
Tiny planets and words on the thigh
Colourful geometric brain tattoo with bold black outlines and blue, green, yellow and pink watercolour-style shading on a person's upper limb.
Geometric brain with watercolour fill
Colour traditional style tattoo of an older woman with round glasses and grey curled hair holding a round fruit object, above a banner reading IT WAS A RUN BY FRUITING.
Older woman portrait with banner quote
Colour realism tattoo of pink and yellow roses, an orange flower and a blue hibiscus with green leaves, on an upper arm.
Roses and hibiscus on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a red heart padlock, a key with a pink ribbon bow and blue flowers on the inner upper arm.
Heart padlock, key and flowers on upper arm
Black and grey engraved-style anatomical heart tattoo with arteries on the upper arm.
Anatomical heart on an arm
Black and grey US Navy anchor tattoo with USN lettering, the words U.S. NAVY above and RETIRED below, on an upper arm.
US Navy anchor retired tattoo on upper arm
Close photo of a small fine line swallow tattoo in grey ink on the upper chest near the collarbone, beside a blue top strap held by a finger with red nail varnish.
Small swallow tattoo on the upper chest
Close photo of a black infinity symbol tattoo with two script initials and a small red heart in the centre, on skin.
Infinity symbol with script initials and heart
Black and grey botanical tattoos of flowers and leaves on a woman's upper arm and forearm, photographed from behind in a black backless dress.
Black and grey floral tattoos on arm and forearm
Full colour Neo-trad style sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a Maleficent figure with green and purple tones and a princess figure above, with partial lettering at the wrist.
Disney character sleeve on an arm
Black cursive lettering reading Diabetic with a blue ring outline beneath it, tattooed on skin in a close-up photo.
Diabetic script with blue circle
Two hands with small grey skeleton tattoos on the fingers, one wearing a blue bow tie and the other a pink flower, shown in a fine shaded style.
Matching skeleton tattoos on two fingers
Close photo of a small black fine line tattoo of two crossed sprigs with feathery tips on the upper arm near the elbow.
Fine line crossed sprigs on upper arm

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