Tattoo ideas

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

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Two people seen from behind with matching shoulder tattoos: a knotwork crescent moon in grey and blue on the left, and a pink-shaded celtic knot medallion on the right, each with lettering around it.
Crescent moon and celtic knot tattoos on shoulders
Black ink ornamental scrollwork with acanthus-style leaves and curls on the side of a hip and upper thigh.
Black scrollwork ornament on the hip and thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a barn and vintage tractor on a limb, shown in two overlapping views of the same arm.
Barn and tractor in black and grey
Small red rose with green leaves and a thin stem tattooed behind a woman's ear, shaded in a soft painterly botanical style.
Red rose behind the ear
Black smiley face with crossed-out eyes tattooed on the ankle of a bare foot in a white flip-flop, with light blue jeans rolled at the leg.
Smiley face tattoo on an ankle
Fine line black script quote tattoos on the tops of two feet, reading for them I'd risk it all and because of her I will not fall.
Script quote tattoos on two feet
Traditional style tattoo of a grey stovetop espresso maker with a yellow flower and dark leaves on the forearm.
Moka pot and flower on a forearm
Colour and grey tattoo of a Stormtrooper helmet with galaxy-filled visor and shards, on the lower leg.
Stormtrooper helmet with galaxy visor on a calf
Black tribal-style eight-pointed star with a spiral centre, drawn as a solid design on a white background.
Black tribal star design with spiral centre
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a small songbird with spread wings on the upper arm.
Songbird in flight on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cat's face on the inner thigh of a leg, with a real orange cat resting beside it on a floral duvet.
Grey cat portrait tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mountain range under a starry night sky, framed in a rectangle on the upper arm.
Mountain night sky in a framed box on the upper arm
Colour tattoo of pink lotus flowers, a bud, two blue dragonflies and a green frog among reeds and lily pads, in a botanical style on a leg.
Lotus, dragonflies and frog on a leg
Black ink pen drawing of a feathered arrow crossing a circular compass motif, with flowing feather-like swirls, a small star and ornamental flourishes, drawn on lined paper.
Arrow, compass and feather design drawing
Symmetrical black tribal design of a phoenix with flaming wings and a curved head crest, drawn on a plain white background.
Symmetrical tribal phoenix design
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a 1920s flapper in profile wearing a jewelled headband and feather, with geometric beaded necklace, on a forearm.
Art deco flapper profile on a forearm
Two wrists held together, each with black script reading Always beside a Deathly Hallows symbol on the inner wrist.
Always script with Deathly Hallows symbol on wrists
Back view of a fine line black script tattoo reading everything in my life happens for a reason, placed across the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Script quote across the upper back
Colourful stylised drawing of a songbird with blue swirl patterns on its head and a patterned, feathered tail, on a white background.
Stylised bird illustration
A woman with long blonde hair and a dark tattoo sleeve on her upper arm and forearm sits on rocks in a forest stream, holding a glass pipe.
Woman with tattoo sleeve by a forest stream
Close-up of a black script lettering tattoo on pale skin reading Find what you love and Let it kill you, with an ampersand between the lines.
Script quote tattoo, Find what you love
Black and grey tattoo of two intertwined fish in bold solid linework, placed on the calf.
Two intertwined fish on a lower leg
Colour tattoo in a circular frame re-creating Van Gogh's Starry Night, with swirling blue sky, a crescent moon and a village with a church spire, on skin.
Starry Night swirl sky in a circle
Four pen drawings on paper of a fox with an umbrella, a fox in a teacup, a dog with a bird, and a patterned bird, with dotwork shading and red and blue accents.
Four whimsical animal line drawings with dotwork shading
Three black geometric chevron arrows tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist, beside a gold watch.
Three chevrons on a wrist
Two people seen from behind, each with a black and grey puzzle piece tattoo on the shoulder blade, one holding a swirling filigree motif and the other a key with a heart-shaped bow.
Matching puzzle piece tattoos on shoulders
Small black fine line anchor tattoo with a heart-shaped ring on the ankle, above a grey canvas shoe.
Small anchor with heart ring on ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded anchor wrapped in rope, with the script words Refuse to sink across it, on a lower leg.
Anchor with Refuse to sink script on a calf
Two red fish tattoo on the ankle, drawn in fine dark outlines with red shading.
Two red fish on an ankle
Pen and grey ink drawing of a lion head in profile with a flowing mane, a lioness head below it, and purple blossom sprigs, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lion and lioness with purple flowers
Small black outline heart tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, shown in a fine line style beside a pearl bracelet.
Small outline heart tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a sun over mountains and a lake, with handwritten lettering arranged around the design.
Mountain and sun quote on forearm
Graphite pencil drawing of a large-eyed cartoon skull on a cloaked body holding a scythe, shown on paper beside a pen, for use as a tattoo design.
Pencil sketch of a cartoon skull and scythe
Black and white photo of a bare foot with a verse from Psalm 23:6 in black script lettering across the top of the foot.
Psalm 23:6 script on the top of a foot
Fine line black script reading free with a small bird in flight on the inner forearm, shown against a pale background.
Free script with a bird on a forearm
Woman in a black camisole with a black-line bouquet of roses tattoo on her upper arm and a green rose tattoo on her forearm.
Rose bouquet and green rose on arms
Pencil drawing of a fox turned to look over its shoulder, with shaded fur, a bushy tail and a raised foot, on a plain white background.
Fox sketch looking over its shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a starship with a circular saucer section and two nacelles, placed on the inner forearm.
Starship outline on a forearm
Fine line black mandala tattoo with small ornamental sprigs above and below it on a forearm.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realistic eye tattoo with stippled shading and long lashes on the inside of a palm, fingers spread.
Eye tattoo on the palm
Traditional style flash design of a blue and yellow swallow above a red heart with a LOVE banner and orange flowers, on a blue background.
Swallow and LOVE heart flash design
Black block lettering on the inner wrist reads 'Destroy what destroys you', a lettering tattoo on the forearm beside a grey knit sleeve.
Destroy what destroys you lettering on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper thigh, showing a curved lion cub outline with two lion silhouettes on a tree branch inside it.
Lion cub arc with lion silhouettes on a thigh
Black fine line tattoo of a face in profile on the inner wrist and forearm, with a gold digital watch worn beside it.
Single line face in profile on a wrist
Black and grey traditional bat head tattoo with open fanged mouth and white eyes, placed on the thigh.
Bat head on the thigh
Small solid black silhouette tattoo of two sitting cats with curling tails, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two cats silhouette on the upper back
Black typewriter-style lettering on the inner upper arm reads Don't lose yourself in your fear.
Quote in typewriter lettering on upper arm
Black ink key tattoo with scrollwork and a small flower on one ankle, beside a heart tattoo with a keyhole and scrollwork on another ankle, in a greyscale photo.
Key and heart tattoos on two ankles

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