Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black palm tree tattoo on the inner forearm of a person raising their arm against a white cloth and pale wall.
Palm tree on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of an owl with bright green eyes and a blue-grey beak on a forearm.
Realistic owl tattoo with green eyes
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Predator head with a red eye and a xenomorph alien, sitting on a forearm.
Predator and xenomorph on a forearm
Two side-by-side photos of forearm tattoos: EVE from the film WALL-E in grey shading on the left, and a sketchy black ink WALL-E on the right.
EVE and WALL-E robots on forearms
Fine line black outline tattoo of a mother elephant and calf with trunks linked, on the inner wrist.
Mother and calf elephants on a wrist
Small black dragonfly tattoo on the wrist and forearm, worn alongside several gold chain and beaded bracelets.
Small dragonfly tattoo on the wrist
Close-up of two black and grey realistic feather tattoos on a forearm, one larger and one smaller, with a mustard suede bracelet of letter beads across the wrist.
Two feathers on the inner wrist
Close photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Wanderlust with a looping underline, on the inner wrist of a hand held in a loose fist.
Wanderlust script on the inner wrist
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of Jack and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas inside an ornate oval frame on the forearm.
Jack and Sally in an ornate frame
Forearm tattoo of a figure with spiky dark hair, drawn in sketchy black linework with pink, purple and red watercolour splashes.
Watercolour portrait with sketched linework on forearm
Small blue TARDIS police box tattoo on the inner wrist in a fine line style, with teal glitter nail polish on the hand above.
Small TARDIS tattoo on a wrist
Close-up of the inner wrist with thin dark script tattoo reading All my love, Dad, in a handwriting style lettering.
All my love, Dad script on a wrist
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading passion across the inside of a wrist.
Passion script on a wrist
Two matching black and grey forearm tattoos of a sun and a crescent moon, each with a drawn face and dotted chain detail, in a Dotwork and fine line style on the forearms.
Sun and moon forearm tattoos with dotted chains
Watercolour-style forearm tattoo with black script reading carpe diem and an abstract double helix in green, red and orange washes.
Carpe diem script and DNA helix on a forearm
Black script reading Bad Kitty with a paw print and pink watercolour splashes on a forearm, with a tabby cat resting beside it.
Bad Kitty script and paw print on a forearm
Bold black ink tattoo of a crown above a triangle containing the letters FOB, on a forearm near the elbow.
Crown and FOB triangle on forearm
Two matching small botanical tattoos of a rose sprig with leaves in dark ink on the inner forearms near the wrists.
Matching rose sprig tattoos on two wrists
Black tribal tattoo covering the chest, shoulder and arm of a shirtless man, with a sun-like face at the centre of the chest piece.
Tribal sun chest and arm sleeve
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo running along a person's forearm, with denim shorts and a white top in the background.
Fine line script on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of crossed arrows with the letters M and R and two small dots on a forearm, covered with cling film and tape.
Crossed arrows with M and R on a forearm
Two hands with a fine black and silver geometric arrow design across the back of each hand, with a black band pattern on the wrist and stacked silver rings.
Arrow designs on two hands and wrists
Close photo of a line of black cursive script tattoo running up a man's forearm, with a dark wristwatch and green top visible.
Script quote on a forearm
Fine line and dotwork geometric tattoo of nested triangles forming a star on the inner wrist, shown in black and grey.
Nested triangle star on a wrist
Before and after photos of a forearm lettering cover-up: black script lyrics on the left, and on the right a coloured tattoo of lined notebook paper showing the corrected wording.
Lettering cover-up and fix-up on a forearm
Fine line black lettering tattoo reading Namaste with a small ornate symbol at the end, placed on the forearm.
Namaste script on the forearm
Blue and black tattoo of Hokusai's Great Wave inside a golden ratio spiral grid, on the inner forearm.
Great Wave with golden ratio grid on forearm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon cat in an orange and black tiger-stripe costume with a red bow, on the forearm.
Cartoon cat in tiger costume on forearm
Two muddy hands cupped together around a pale object, showing green banded tattoos with dot details on both wrists.
Green banded wrist tattoos on muddy hands
Fine line botanical tattoo of wildflowers and leaves running along the inner forearm near the wrist, shown in three stacked photographs.
Fine line wildflower sprig on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of stems, leaves and flower heads running up the inner forearm, in fine line with dotted shading.
Botanical stems and flowers on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a heart-shaped key with a small letter k on the inner wrist, beside a pink polka dot bracelet.
Heart-topped key tattoo on the wrist
Small black dots arranged like a star constellation in fine dotwork on the inside of a forearm, with two thin bracelets worn below it.
Dot constellation on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of peonies and a mandala across a woman's forearm, with a partly visible second tattoo at the lower right.
Floral mandala forearm tattoo
Small red hearts with black outlines on the inner wrist, one plain and one enclosed in black parentheses.
Two red hearts on inner wrist
Black script lettering runs along a woman's forearm as she holds a camera up to take a photo of herself.
Script tattoo on forearm in a selfie
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose formed from rolled and torn dollar bills, shown on a forearm.
Rose made from torn banknotes
Black silhouette of walking figures and an animal in a line along a fine outlined mountain range, tattooed on the forearm in black ink.
Silhouette procession across mountains on arm
Two matching solid black bicycle tattoos with heart-shaped wheels sit on the inner forearms of two people, resting side by side on burlap.
Matching bicycle tattoos on two forearms
Red and gold crown tattoo on the inner wrist, with a small black script letter below it.
Crown and script letter on a wrist
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading letitbe across the forearm.
Fine line script word on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a winged scarab beetle with an eye motif above and a sun disc below, in dotwork and blackwork style on the forearm.
Winged scarab beetle with eye and sun on forearm
Four small black and grey trees in a row tattooed on the inner forearm, shown in two photographs of the same arm on a wooden surface.
Four small trees on an inner forearm
Black and grey Mad Hatter illustration in a top hat, above a scrolled banner reading We're all Mad here, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Mad Hatter and banner on a wrist
Several hands meet in the centre of the frame, showing black ink sun, yin yang, spiral and cross designs on the hands, wrists and forearms.
Hands with sun and yin yang designs
Black and grey tattoo of a heart formed by feathered angel wings on the lower forearm, with a silver coin placed above it for scale.
Feathered wings forming a heart on the forearm
Black dotwork tattoo on the inner forearm of a person holding a phone, made of a circular geometric motif above a paisley shape, together forming a semicolon.
Semicolon tattoo of circle and paisley on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rolled bundle of hundred dollar bills with a portrait and a large 100 on the forearm.
Rolled hundred dollar bills on a forearm

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