Tattoo ideas

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

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Close view of a woman's upper arm with a black fine line tattoo of a thin stem and small loop, styled in single line work.
Fine line stem tattoo on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other, with dotted lines hanging planets, a sun and moon phases, on the upper arm.
Two hands with planets on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a black palm tree above a red setting sun and horizon lines, on the inner upper arm.
Palm tree and red sun on upper arm
Black and grey photo of a fine line tattoo of a small pointed hat with a wide brim on the back of a person's upper arm.
Small pointed hat on upper arm
Black and grey linework sleeve on an upper arm showing a sun with a face, a crescent moon, clouds, mountains, a volcano inside a circle and a river.
Sun, moon and landscape sleeve on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a slender botanical sprig with small open flowers and buds on the inner upper arm.
Fine line flower sprig on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two small daisies on a stem with a leaf, on the outer upper arm.
Two small daisies on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a honeybee with shaded body and transparent wings on the upper arm, shown in a black and white photo.
Bee tattoo on an upper arm
Woman seen from behind with a fine line botanical vine tattoo of leaves and flowers across her back, shoulder and upper arm.
Botanical vine tattoo across a woman's back
Black and grey feather tattoo on the upper arm beside a small solid black arrow tattoo on the back, with a white dress visible.
Feather and arrow tattoos on arm and back
Close photo of a fine line black sound wave tattoo running horizontally across the upper arm, with dark fabric visible at the top edge.
Sound wave line tattoo on upper arm
Watercolour style tattoo of a woman in profile with blue wash and pink flowers on the upper arm and shoulder.
Watercolour woman and flowers on upper arm
Two matching black script tattoos sit one above the other on a pale arm, in a fine line lettering style.
Matching script tattoos on two arms
Black and grey fine line poppies with curling leaves and a bud tattooed across an upper arm and forearm.
Poppies and foliage across the arm
Black fine line script reading I will make better mistakes tomorrow, tattooed on an upper arm beneath a rolled red plaid sleeve.
Script quote on an upper arm
Black fine line tattoos of a mandala-filled heart on the side of the ribs and an ornate yin yang on the upper arm.
Mandala heart and yin yang tattoos
Fine line botanical tattoo of a curved sprig with small leaves on the inner upper arm, in black ink.
Small sprig tattoo on the upper arm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing Winnie the Pooh and Piglet walking along a path beneath a bare tree.
Winnie the Pooh and Piglet walking on upper arm
Person in a wide-brim hat sitting by a pool with a fine line black bicycle tattoo on the calf and a fine line tower and stars tattoo on the upper arm.
Bicycle on calf and tower on upper arm
Back view of a woman with fine line script tattooed down her spine and a black and grey rose tattoo on her arm.
Script down the spine and rose on the arm
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion-like seed head with a long thin stem running down the upper arm and shoulder.
Dandelion-like tattoo with stem on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of an elephant inside a long snake-like outline on the upper arm, with a grey t-shirt sleeve above.
Fine line elephant in a snake outline on upper arm
Two geometric tattoos on skin: a blue and purple panda with faceted outlines on the shoulder, and a black line-work origami-style elephant on the upper arm.
Geometric panda and elephant tattoos on the upper arm
Woman lying on sand with a black hat over her face, showing a small geometric tattoo on her shoulder and the words this too shall pass in fine script on her upper arm.
Geometric shoulder tattoo and script quote
Fine line black script reading Spirit, lead me, with a small arrow above it, on the inner upper arm of a person with the arm raised.
Arrow and script quote on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of five arrows, one with a feathered fletching, on the upper arm below a checked shirt sleeve.
Five arrows on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a diagonal arrow crossing overlapping circles, one dotted, on the upper arm.
Fine line arrow and circles on the upper arm
Black and grey fine line leaf tattoo with stippled shading and detailed veins, placed on the upper arm against a plain white background.
Leaf tattoo on the upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of angular symbols resembling a G, a greater-than sign, a caret and a V, placed on the upper arm.
Angular symbols on an upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a sitting dog with a red collar holding two red heart balloons, on the inner upper arm.
Sitting dog with heart balloons on upper arm
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a moon, an outlined moth and a small sprig on the upper arm, with a coloured flower tattoo partly visible above.
Moon, moth and sprig on the arm
Black fine line botanical tattoo of a flowering stem with a butterfly on an upper arm, photographed beside a shop window.
Black line wildflower stem on upper arm
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of a compass rose over a shaded globe with continents, on the inner upper arm.
Compass rose over a globe on an upper arm
Fine line black script reading smile, with a thin trailing line, across the upper arm of a person wearing a dark t-shirt.
Smile script on an upper arm
Watercolour-style feather tattoo in blue, purple and pink with black linework, on the inner upper arm near the elbow.
Watercolour feather on upper arm
Close-up of a small fine line botanical tattoo of purple statice sprigs with green stems on the upper arm, shown in two side by side photos.
Purple statice sprigs on an upper arm
Fine line black and grey geometric wolf tattoo walking across the upper arm, built from overlapping circles and straight construction lines.
Geometric wolf on upper arm
Black linework tattoo of a fox head framed by flowers and leaves on the upper arm, in a botanical fine line style.
Fox and flowers on an upper arm
Fine line tattoos of script, arrow lines and a small ship on a woman's forearm, upper arm and thigh, as she holds dried grass on a concrete floor.
Fine line script and ship tattoos on arm
Small black fine line tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other on the upper arm, worn by a person in a grey t-shirt.
Two hands in fine line on upper arm
Woman seen from behind with a small black fine line script tattoo running vertically along her upper arm, near the shoulder.
Small script tattoo on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a cat's face on the inner upper arm, with whiskers, ears and shaded fur detail.
Cat face tattoo on an upper arm
Fine line tattoo of two crossed arrows with rainbow-striped feathers and dotwork arrowheads on the upper arm.
Crossed arrows with feathers on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sun with radiating rays above rocky mesas and a path, with agave plants at the base, on an upper arm.
Sun over mesas on an upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a Pantone-style colour swatch reading TATTONE 5K1 N on the upper arm, with a grey shirt sleeve over the shoulder.
Pantone-style colour swatch tattoo on upper arm
Close view of a fine line botanical tattoo of trailing green leaves and small buds on the upper arm of a woman in a striped top.
Trailing leaves and buds on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a thread spool with a needle on the inner upper arm.
Thread spool and needle on upper arm
Small black and grey fine line skull and crossbones tattoo on the upper arm, with a floral-patterned top visible beside it.
Skull and crossbones on upper arm

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