Tattoo ideas

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

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Small black fine line seahorse tattoo on the ankle, shown in profile with a curled tail and hatched shading.
Small seahorse on an ankle
Soft pink hibiscus flowers with fine line botanical detail and light watercolour shading, on the outer upper arm and shoulder.
Pink hibiscus sprig on an upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing helicopters, a portrait style face, lightning and a red cross mark.
Realistic sleeve with helicopters and portrait
Black marker drawing of the state of Texas with the words Hey Y'all set inside it as stacked block lettering, shown as a design on cream paper.
Hey Y'all lettering within a Texas outline
Four people's forearms show matching fine line black script tattoos reading No 1/4, No 2/4, No 3/4 and No 4/4 on the inner wrist, with the third also featuring a small key.
Four matching numbered monogram forearm tattoos
Colour tattoo of a stylised woman's face in red and orange watercolour washes with white dot splatter, on the upper arm.
Watercolour woman portrait on upper arm
Solid black stylised tree design with curling branches, roots and seven eight-pointed stars above, a blackwork-style flash drawing with no body placement shown.
Stylised tree with seven stars
Small fine line triangle with soft dotwork shading on the forearm, shown against a plain white background.
Small shaded triangle on a forearm
Three solid black six-pointed stars of different sizes arranged in a loose triangle on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Three six-pointed stars design
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a mountain range with shaded peaks across the side of the ribs, with a hand resting on the torso above it.
Mountain range tattoo on the ribs
Fine line outline of a lotus flower with small dots beneath it, tattooed on the outer ankle of a woman's foot resting on a cushioned chair.
Small lotus flower on an ankle
Small black fine line airplane tattoo on an ankle, with a yellow wall and stone paving behind and a cork sandal on the foot.
Small airplane tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stylised face with spiky hair and a lightning bolt across one eye, on the upper arm near the elbow.
Lightning bolt face portrait on upper arm
Black ink ornamental elephant with a lotus flower on a woman's ribs, with script tattooed on her upper arm.
Ornamental elephant with lotus on ribs
Black and grey traditional flash sheet of Star Wars tattoo designs, including stormtroopers, Darth Vader, Yoda, Boba Fett and pin-up figures, with no body placement shown.
Star Wars traditional flash sheet
Black ink drawing of a heart outline with the word love in flowing cursive script, shown as a tattoo design on a plain background.
Love script inside a heart outline
Colour tattoo of an outlined heart with teal, purple and magenta watercolour washes and splatter marks on the inner wrist and lower forearm.
Watercolour heart on the wrist
Black linework and dotwork tattoo of an elephant head wearing a crown of pink flowers, with small leaves, on the outer thigh.
Elephant with flowers on the thigh
Small black triforce tattoo on the wrist of a pale arm, raised with the fingers curled loosely above it.
Small triforce on a wrist
Black dotwork bee tattoo with patterned wings and a striped abdomen, placed on the forearm.
Patterned bee tattoo on an arm
Close view of a man's neck with black and grey script and a winged design, and his hands with traditional-style tattoos including a red-ribbed tiger and a rose, and knuckle lettering.
Neck script, wing and hand tattoos
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with a realistic eye and ornamental dotwork detailing, placed on the side of the ribs.
Hamsa hand with an eye on the ribs
Small black fine line arrow tattoo with the years 1966-1998 and a script word beneath it, placed on the side of a person's ribs.
Arrow with dates and script on the ribs
Realism colour tattoo of two pink roses with green leaves and a strand of pearls, on the side of a torso.
Two pink roses with pearl strands
Handwritten fine-line script reading friendship: one mind, two bodies, written diagonally on cream paper as a lettering design with no body placement shown.
Friendship quote in handwritten script
Black linework drawing of a stylised treble clef with bold, flowing curves on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Tribal-style treble clef design
Black and grey peony tattoo with leaves and stem on the upper back near the shoulder blade, shaded with fine stippling.
Peony and leaves on a shoulder blade
Black hand-lettered script reading 'Fuck the Systsem' tattooed across an upper arm.
Script slogan tattoo on an arm
Flash sheet of black cat silhouette designs on a white background, including two cats with tails forming a heart and the words Cat love.
Black cat silhouette flash sheet
Black dotwork and blackwork mandala tattoo with radiating spikes and a solid central circle, placed on the calf.
Dotwork mandala on a calf
Two matching fine line black swirl symbol tattoos on the tops of a pair of bare feet, resting on grey carpet.
Matching swirl symbol tattoos on feet
Three-panel view of a colour floral tattoo with rose, pansy, marigold, daisy and violet blooms among blue-grey scrollwork, on the calf.
Floral scrollwork on a calf
Black and grey fine line and dotwork geometric tattoo of a sun, circles, arrow and crescent moon on the upper back.
Geometric sun and crescent moon on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a small swallow in flight above the script word free, on the upper back beside a grey top.
Swallow and script word free on upper back
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design: two stylised animal heads face each other to form a heart, with Celtic knotwork braids and scroll ornament below.
Knotwork heart with two animal heads
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a geometric glass terrarium with succulents, ferns and aloe on the outer thigh.
Geometric terrarium with succulents on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of overlapping circles, dotted rings, arrows and dots on the side of the body.
Overlapping circles and arrows in fine line
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and exposed gears on the upper arm, with a cracked glass effect.
Pocket watch on the upper arm
Realism style tattoo on an upper arm showing a vintage woman with teased hair and a smiling face divided by a band of coloured geometric triangles.
Vintage portrait with geometric band on upper arm
Blue shaded flash design of two dolphins curving head to tail into a circle, with one tail at the top and one at the bottom.
Two dolphins forming a circle
Large back tattoo of Where the Wild Things Are creatures in trees beneath a yellow moon, shaded in grey with blue and yellow colour, across the upper back.
Wild Things scene across a back
Traditional style colour tattoo of a snail with a skull-shaped shell and the words Death Comes Ripping around it, on a limb.
Skull-shell snail with Death Comes Ripping
Black script lettering reading I will make better mistakes tomorrow, in a fine line style, across the outer forearm of a person in a red plaid shirt.
Script quote tattoo on a forearm
Small colour tattoo of a grey tabby cat peeking out of a teal mug with a red heart, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Cat peeking from a teal mug with a heart
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo across the upper arm and forearm, showing an angel with wings, candles, a pocket watch, a skull and an eye.
Black and grey realism sleeve with angel and pocket watch
Four-petalled lavender flower with a blue centre and purple vine swirls with teal dots, tattooed on the palm of a hand near the thumb in a botanical style.
Blue flower and vine on a palm
Black ink sun and moon mandala tattoo with a face and radiating rays on a woman's shoulder, shown in a close photo with blonde hair and a white top.
Sun and moon mandala on a shoulder
Minimal fine line tattoo on the inner forearm of four small solid squares in blue, pink, yellow and dark purple, with two thin dark tick marks nearby.
Four colour squares and small ticks on a forearm

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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