Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of a sea turtle with pink flowers across the top of a foot.
Sea turtle and pink flowers on a foot
Black and grey pin-up style illustration of a crowned mermaid with white curled hair, a pearl necklace and a seahorse tail, on a grey-blue background with bubbles.
Mermaid with crown and seahorse tail
Black fine line script tattoo reading "Wild hearts can't be tamed" with decorative swirls, placed on the calf.
Wild hearts can't be tamed lettering on a leg
Black ink pen drawing of a realistic human skull seen from the front, built from cross-hatched shading on a dark background.
Pen and ink skull drawing
Black outline drawing of two sitting cats facing left, a simple line design on a white background with no body placement shown.
Two cats sitting side by side
Black blackwork tattoo of a white anchor knocked out of a dark ink splash with drips, on the forearm of a person in jeans.
Anchor in black ink splatter on forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a skeletal chemical structure, appearing to be caffeine, on the inner forearm.
Chemical structure diagram on forearm
Small black solid tattoo of a speaker with sound waves on the inner wrist, with white earphones resting on the hand above it.
Speaker volume icon on the inner wrist
Colourful watercolour-style dreamcatcher tattoo with flowers, feathers and the word Dreamer on the side of a thigh.
Watercolour dreamcatcher on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mask with ornate script lettering above and a revolver below, on a limb.
Mask, script lettering and revolver tattoo
Black and grey tribal band tattoo with a flower on a woman's shoulder and upper chest, wearing a grey top.
Tribal band and flower on a shoulder
Black blackwork tattoo of three arrows crossed over dotted geometric triangles on the inner forearm.
Three arrows with geometric lines on forearm
Black ink line drawing of a bare-branched tree with leaves whose trunk forms a double helix and whose roots spread at the base, shown as a tattoo design.
Tree growing as a DNA double helix
Colour realism tattoo of a fox with feathered wings among green leaves and branches, running across a person's back and ribs.
Winged fox among branches across back
Black and grey skull-handled key tattoo with small teal accents in the eye sockets, shaded in a realistic style and placed on the upper chest.
Skull key tattoo on the chest
Black ink drawing of a woman with a third eye, surrounded by dripping candles, with teal rose and ornament shading on her arms, torso and thigh.
Woman surrounded by dripping candles design
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses with dangling pearl strands and dark leaves across the outer thigh.
Black and grey roses with pearls on a thigh
Black outline flash sheet of dachshunds, a hot dog, a fire hydrant, hearts and a woman walking a dog, drawn in clean fine line style.
Dachshund flash sheet with hot dog and hydrant
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small elephant outline on the side of a finger, photographed against a dark background.
Small elephant outline tattoo on a finger
Traditional-style black anchor with rope and pink and blue flowers on the inner wrist and forearm of a person with their hand raised.
Anchor and flowers on a wrist
Black fine line tattoo of an infinity symbol with an arrow passing through it, placed on the back of the neck.
Infinity symbol with arrow on the nape
Black and grey dotwork tattoos of The Chariot and Strength tarot cards, one on each calf.
Chariot and Strength tarot tattoos on legs
Back view of a woman with a long fishtail braid showing a black fine script lettering tattoo running vertically down the spine, placed on the upper back.
Vertical script tattoo along the spine
Traditional style tattoo of a cactus in a striped pot with red triangles, shaded in black and grey on the lower leg.
Cactus in a patterned pot on a calf
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a multi-armed goddess in a jewelled crown, holding objects including a crescent, a dagger and a skull, across the chest.
Multi-armed goddess across the chest
Traditional flash sheet of a swallow, an alphabet, a red rose, two hearts with banners, flowers and nautical stars, drawn in red, green, yellow and black ink.
Traditional flash sheet with swallow and roses
Colour traditional tattoo of cartoon character Milhouse standing on a red heart with a banner of lettering above, on the upper arm.
Milhouse on a heart with banner on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a faceted crystal glass slipper beside a clock face with Roman numerals on the thigh, shaded in blue and teal.
Crystal slipper and clock on thigh
Small black fine line hummingbird tattoo with a trailing tail on the inner wrist, against a pale cream fabric background.
Fine line hummingbird on the inner wrist
Black linework outline tattoo on both thighs showing a mermaid, Alice, the Cheshire Cat, a pocket watch and a Drink Me bottle, with shells and flowers.
Disney character outlines on both thighs
Solid black silhouette of a crested Spartan-style helmet on a white background, a flash design in blackwork style with no body placement shown.
Spartan helmet silhouette
Black linework dreamcatcher with feathers and beads over pink, teal and yellow watercolour washes, shown as a design drawing.
Dreamcatcher with watercolour wash
Small black fine line snowflake tattoo on the side of a person's neck, near the hairline.
Small snowflake tattoo on the neck
Fine line black script tattoo reading still i rise, with a shaded flower and leaves at the end of a thin stem, on a patch of skin.
Still I rise script with a flower
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage compass emerging through cracked skin on the forearm.
Compass breaking through cracked skin
Black line drawing of an infinity symbol with three flying birds above its left loop and the word Always in script along its right loop, shown as a flash design on a white background.
Infinity symbol with three birds and Always
Black and grey geometric forearm tattoo of a drafting compass framed by triangles and mandala-style dotwork patterns.
Compass and mandala forearm tattoo
Black tribal-style shark design drawn in solid black linework and swirl patterns on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Tribal shark tattoo design
Fine red linework spirals, a flower outline and solid green and orange circles form a geometric tattoo across both forearms.
Geometric circles and spirals across forearms
Fine line black tattoo of the Deathly Hallows triangle symbol on the inner forearm, with cursive script partly hidden by a striped sleeve.
Deathly Hallows symbol on a forearm
Pen sketch of a skull set between moth wings, drawn on paper as a tattoo design with loose linework and rays around it.
Skull and moth tattoo sketch
Colour tattoo of a blue police box surrounded by a starry purple and pink galaxy on the upper arm.
Blue police box with galaxy background
Colour tattoo of pink and yellow flowers with a small red bud and black linework on the forearm, in a loose watercolour style.
Watercolour flowers and bud on a forearm
Black and white photo of three small fine line trees, a conifer, a leafy tree and a bare branched tree, tattooed in a row on a forearm.
Three small trees on a forearm
Purple roses with black lace and hanging dotted detail tattooed on a person's shoulder, shown across three photos.
Purple rose and lace shoulder tattoo
Black ink interlaced knot tattoo with square-looped geometric lines on the side of the ribs.
Interlaced knot on the ribs
Colour traditional tattoo on a calf of a red-haired pin-up woman in a wide-brimmed hat, with a star-spangled saltire flag, orange flowers and a swirl.
Pin-up woman with flag and flowers on a calf
Two people seen from behind with matching fine line black script tattoos on their shoulders, one reading You Are My Sunshine and the other My Only Sunshine, each beside a small sun with rays.
Matching sunshine quote tattoos on shoulders

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