Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a geometric sunflower with green, orange and red petals and a brick-patterned centre, on the upper arm.
Geometric sunflower on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of torn skin peeling back to reveal printed text pages across the upper arm and elbow.
Torn skin revealing text pages on arm
Black and grey botanical mandala tattoo on an upper arm, with fine line stars and script on the thigh and hip, photographed from above on a wooden floor.
Mandala, floral and star tattoos on thigh and arm
Traditional black and grey tattoo of a woman holding a parasol on a tightrope above an alligator, inked on an upper arm.
Tightrope walker and alligator on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a swallow in flight with a touch of rust on its throat, on the upper arm.
Swallow in flight on the upper arm
Colour neo-trad style tattoo of a cat beside a grey moon and green crystals on a galaxy background, on the upper arm.
Cat, moon and galaxy on an upper arm
Black and grey realism rose tattoos covering the shoulder and upper arm, with a vine sleeve continuing down the forearm.
Black and grey roses on a shoulder and arm
Black and grey blackwork octopus tattoo with curling tentacles wrapping around the upper arm.
Octopus tattoo wrapping upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of the word JOY in a serif font on the upper arm, with a light grey t-shirt sleeve visible.
JOY lettering on an upper arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm of a crouching winged Superman figure in front of a grey Superman shield, with the letters DC in script below.
Winged Superman and shield on upper arm
Watercolour-style tattoo of two blue birds perched on dark branches across the upper arm and shoulder.
Two blue birds on a branch on the upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a cat face with blue eyes set against a galaxy of stars and planets, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Galaxy cat portrait on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a wolf head and interlaced knotwork covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, in a Norse-style design.
Wolf and knotwork shoulder and arm tattoo
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of the Jurassic Park logo with a dinosaur silhouette on the upper arm, with a red and green rose tattoo above it.
Jurassic Park logo tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of an anatomical heart with loose, overlapping linework and vessels, on an arm.
Sketched anatomical heart on an arm
Black ink compass rose with an anchor below it, Traditional style, on the upper arm of a person wearing a denim jacket.
Compass rose and anchor on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of two peonies with leaves on the upper arm, photographed against a floral bedsheet.
Two peonies on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo on the upper arm showing a crowned crane with a fan-shaped crest, surrounded by ferns, poppies and wildflowers.
Crowned crane and botanicals on upper arm
Neo-trad style butterfly tattoo in teal, blue and purple with black outlines, sitting on the upper arm.
Teal and purple butterfly on upper arm
Woman in a blue-grey dress holding a white and green bouquet, with tattoos on her upper arm and forearm, beside the sea.
Bouquet held over tattooed arms
Colour tattoo of a Deadpool mask in bold black outlines, red and grey shading and red splatter, on the upper arm.
Deadpool mask on the upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a peony, lily of the valley and large leaves across a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Peony and lily of the valley on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of mountains, a river and pine trees inside a diamond frame on the inner upper arm.
Mountain and river landscape in a diamond
Colour traditional-style tattoos on an upper arm and forearm, showing a rocket, snowflakes, stars, a mandala and a dark grey animal.
Rocket, snowflakes and mandala on an arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala flowers with leaves covering the inner forearm and elbow, with a smaller mandala on the upper arm.
Mandala flowers across an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pine forest, lake and misty mountains inside a circle on the upper arm.
Pine trees and lake in a circle on an arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a tiger's head with a dark stare and whiskers, covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a white vest.
Realistic tiger head on upper arm
Colour tattoo of the state of Texas filled with the Texas flag, showing a blue panel with a white star and white and red stripes, on the upper arm.
Texas flag filled state outline on upper arm
Grid of twelve colourful watercolour-style tattoos, including a wolf, fox, owl, parrots, hummingbirds and a leopard, shown on upper arms, shoulders and a back.
Watercolour animal tattoos collection
Gold metallic temporary tattoos of a mandala on a bare back, with lace-style ornaments on the upper arm, forearm and hand, as a woman with curly hair turns away.
Gold metallic mandala and lace tattoos on back
Black and grey steampunk owl wearing a top hat and goggle-style eyepiece, with gears and smoke, tattooed on an upper arm.
Steampunk owl in a top hat on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two narwhals, a Roman numeral clock face, clouds and stars across an upper arm, shown from two angles.
Narwhals, clock and clouds on upper arm
Black script lettering on an arm reads 'Our world is no more permanent than a wave rising on the ocean', in a lettering style.
Wave quote lettering on an arm
Black and grey tattoo of a gnarled tree with twisting roots on an upper arm, shown in a sepia-toned close-up photograph.
Gnarled tree with roots on an arm
Small fine line tattoo of a dotted arrow with a chevron head, in black ink on the side of the upper arm.
Dotted arrow tattoo on the upper arm
Black and grey compass rose and small anchor on an arm sleeve, with blue ink splashes over a map-style background.
Compass and anchor sleeve with blue splashes
A woman in an inverted yoga pose on a purple mat shows colourful traditional-style tattoos of roses and fruit on her thigh and calves, with leaf designs on her upper arm.
Inverted woman with rose and fruit leg tattoos
Black and grey botanical tattoo of leaves and flowers on a person's left forearm and upper arm, with a white short-sleeved top.
Botanical tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey Japanese style full sleeve tattoo of peonies, waves and clouds across a man's upper arm and forearm.
Japanese peony and wave full sleeve
Close crop of a woman in a red dress holding a white cat skeleton, with dark tattoos on her forearms and a flower design on the back of her hand.
Tattooed forearms holding a cat skeleton
Neo-traditional sleeve tattoo of red roses, green leaves and grey acanthus scrollwork covering the upper arm and shoulder of a shirtless man.
Acanthus and rose sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass in a pocket watch case with a chain and leaves on the upper arm.
Compass and leaves on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a peacock with a turquoise, blue and orange body on an upper arm, with a dark grey shape tattooed above it.
Peacock tattoo on upper arm
Abstract geometric tattoo in grey and red ink with dotwork shading, covering the upper arm and forearm of a person in a dark top.
Abstract geometric sleeve on upper arm and forearm
Japanese style koi fish with red and black scales swimming among waves and clouds, tattooed on an upper arm and shoulder.
Koi fish and waves on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bare tree with spreading branches and roots across a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Bare tree with roots on shoulder and upper arm
Colour and black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a large bird with red flames and maple leaves across a shoulder and upper arm.
Japanese bird and maple leaves on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a barn owl perched on branches inside an ornate oval frame, placed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Barn owl in an ornate frame on the upper arm

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Popular subjects

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