Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a shaded skull with a dotted triangle on its forehead and a geometric mandala below, on an upper arm.
Skull and dotwork mandala on an upper arm
Black and grey line drawing of an Aquarius crystal ball held by skeletal hands, with a sunburst above and flowers and leaves below, shown as a tattoo design.
Aquarius crystal ball design with skeletal hands
Black ink flash sheet of ornate calligraphic lettering designs on a beige background, including the words Joy, Love, Peace and Love One Another, with no body placement shown.
Calligraphic lettering flash sheet
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat with a red sunburst, cherry blossoms and lotus on the thigh.
Maneki-neko cat on a thigh
Fine line black outline of a wolf head in profile on the inner wrist and forearm.
Wolf head outline on wrist
Fine line tattoo of a black cat outline with a tail curling beside a red heart, on the lower leg.
Cat outline and red heart on a leg
Colourful botanical sleeve tattoo of flowers and leaves on a forearm and upper arm, with two people lying on a bed.
Floral sleeve tattoo on an arm in bed
Fine line black script tattoo reading Spirit lead me with an arrow beneath it, on the ankle and foot of a person.
Spirit lead me script and arrow on an ankle
Black fine line script reading alis volat propriis with a small bird silhouette in flight, shown on a pale grey background.
Alis volat propriis script with bird
Pencil drawing of a design with a star of life, a snake, ECG trace and paramedic equipment on a stretcher, shown without any body placement.
Star of Life with snake and paramedic kit
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an eye with long lashes and an intricate iris pattern, with 'Never Give Up' in script above it, on the upper arm.
Realistic eye with Never Give Up script
Two side-by-side photographs of seahorse and compass rose tattoos on the upper thighs, one in purple and one in grey shading with blue waves.
Matching seahorse and compass tattoos on thighs
Close photo of a small, thin black outline circle tattooed on the inner forearm, with a grey top and dark trousers visible at the side.
Small fine line circle on a forearm
Collage of three photos of a shoulder tattoo of coloured paw prints in blue, green, purple and orange above the script 'I'll meet you at the bridge'.
Colourful paw prints with script on a shoulder
Fine line black botanical tattoo of two mirrored peony sprigs on the side of a ribcage.
Twin peony sprigs on the ribs
Red, orange and yellow phoenix tattoo with spread wings and long flowing tail feathers on the outer thigh, in a loose watercolour-like style.
Phoenix tattoo on the thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a man with voluminous spiked hair and dark blue shading, covering the upper arm of a person in a white vest.
Realistic portrait of a man on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of an ornate crab with a mandala patterned shell, placed on the calf.
Ornate crab on a leg
Fine line tattoo of a heartbeat trace with a heart containing a small animal face on the ankle, shown in a photo on a dark red patterned background.
Heartbeat line and heart on an ankle
Black and grey swallow tattoo with ornamental patterned wings sitting on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Swallow tattoo near the collarbone
Fine line black tattoo of the Roman numerals VII and VIII with outlined triangles on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Roman numerals VII and VIII with triangles
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo of a Buddha, lotus flowers and a tiger across the upper arm and forearm.
Buddha, lotus and tiger sleeve
Black ornamental linework drawing of a hamsa hand with floral motifs and a red and blue circle holding a white lightning bolt at its centre.
Hamsa hand with lightning bolt emblem
Pink and red flower tattoo with bold black outlines, long stems and loose pink splashes, running down a forearm.
Pink flowers and stems on a forearm
Black and grey flash design of a rolling pin with script banners reading "They see me rollin'" and "They hatin'", drawn for use as a tattoo with no body placement shown.
Rolling pin with "They see me rollin'" banners
Black ink fine line tattoo of a hummingbird filled with swirling flourishes, placed on the upper back.
Swirl-filled hummingbird on upper back
Small colour tattoo of a yellow flower with a grey centre and green leaves on a stem, on the ankle, in a soft shaded botanical style.
Yellow flower with leaves on an ankle
Fine line drawing of two hands interlocking, with black filled nails, on a plain cream background.
Interlocking hands line drawing
Green-toned flash design of a large eye whose iris becomes a scaled wave, with a hummingbird, a sailing ship and pale pink blossom on a beige background.
Eye with waves, hummingbird and blossom flash
Colour tattoo of a decayed zombie cat character with a pink bow and two bats on the upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Zombie cat with bats on upper arm
Red and black nautical star tattoo with bold black outlines on the upper arm, with a blue sleeve at the top of the frame.
Red and black nautical star on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a soaring eagle with spread wings across the side of a ribcage.
Soaring eagle on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an outlined heart joined with a stylised script letter, placed on the back of a neck.
Outlined heart and script letter on the neck
Black and grey drawing of two crossed ornate skeleton keys with detailed scrolled bows and engraved shafts, shown on a plain white background.
Crossed ornate skeleton keys
Small black Venus symbol tattoo on a person's lower stomach, just above the waistband of a black and white striped top.
Venus symbol on the lower stomach
Small fine line tattoo of a Hello Kitty face outline with a red bow and a peace symbol in place of the mouth, on the lower back.
Hello Kitty with peace sign on lower back
Flash sheet of seven black silhouette emblems on a tan background, including a lion head, boar, ram, serpent, fox, a creature with a spiral tail and a ring of eyes, with Japanese title text.
Seven Deadly Sins emblem flash sheet
Traditional style tattoo of a teal eye under grey clouds with orange lightning bolts and black raindrops, on the inner forearm.
Eye with clouds and rain on a forearm
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with shaded petals and a stippled centre on the wrist and lower forearm, with a hand clenched in front.
Sunflower tattoo on the wrist
Sketch-style black and grey horse head tattoo across the back of a hand, with a green braided bracelet on the wrist.
Horse head tattoo on the back of a hand
Two simple red linework tattoos, a king with a heart and a queen with a heart, on the fingers of two intertwined hands, one hand with black nail polish.
King and queen playing card tattoos on fingers
Black and grey realism tattoo of a spine, ribcage and shoulder blade across a person's upper back, photographed in a bath.
Spine and ribcage tattoo across the back
Two forearms with blue watercolour-style flower tattoos, a larger cluster on the left arm and a single small flower on the right, both on the forearm.
Blue watercolour flowers on two forearms
Black script lettering reading Hello Sweetie across the index finger of a hand held in a V shape, with red painted nails.
Script 'Hello Sweetie' on a finger
A man in a grey t-shirt with a black silhouette print of a profile and hands, showing black and grey traditional tattoos of a lighthouse, moths and a hot air balloon on his forearms and upper arms.
Man in grey tee with silhouette print and arm tattoos
Close-up of a woman with long blonde hair showing two thin black bands tattooed around her forearm near the wrist.
Two thin bands on a forearm
Pencil sketch of two unicorn heads with monarch-style butterflies, drawn as a tattoo design on plain paper with no body part shown.
Two unicorns with butterflies pencil design
Black lettering reading I run for those who can't sits above two black footprints and a dotted red trail, all tattooed on skin.
Running quote with footprints on skin

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