Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo of a wolf's head on the upper arm, with trees fading into the forearm.
Realistic wolf sleeve with forest backdrop
Traditional style tattoo of a nurse with a cap bearing a red cross and rolled curls, in grey shading with red accents, on a forearm.
Nurse portrait on a forearm
Black ink script lettering reading "Fuck the Systsem" in three lines across a forearm, in a lettering style.
Handwritten slogan tattoo on a forearm
Two matching black and grey forearm tattoos show an infinity symbol with the script 'I love you to the moon and back', crescent moons and stars.
Matching moon and infinity quote tattoos
Collage of four small fine line tattoos: a black equals sign on a finger, interlocking rainbow hearts with symbols on the hip, a rainbow arc on the ear and a row of rainbow dots on the forearm.
Small rainbow tattoos on finger, hip, ear and forearm
Close view of a woman's hand and forearm with intricate brown henna-style ornamental patterns, with gold rings and bracelets and red nail polish.
Henna-style ornamental design on a hand and forearm
Colour realism tattoo of four planets stacked along a forearm against a blue and red nebula with scattered stars.
Planets and nebula on a forearm
Colour world map tattoo on the outer forearm of an outstretched arm, with red, pink, teal and yellow continents on pale skin.
World map tattoo on a forearm
Two matching fine line black outline tattoos of a landmass on forearms, each with a small heart, one red and one dark.
Matching fine line landmass outlines with hearts
Black ink tattoo of a Cheshire Cat grin above the words We're All Mad Here in lettering style, on the wrist.
Cheshire Cat grin and We're All Mad Here lettering
Realistic tattoo of a small blue and brown wren with a long tail on the inner wrist and forearm.
Blue wren on the inner wrist
Seated man seen from behind with a large black tribal design across his back and coloured sleeves on both upper arms and forearms.
Tribal back piece with arm sleeves
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a flowering branch with a cluster of blossoms and leaves running up the forearm.
Flowering branch tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of a small fine line arrow tattoo with a heart-shaped arrowhead on the inner wrist.
Small arrow tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey dotwork armband tattoo on a forearm, with stippled shading fading into a dark treeline-like edge and a small dot above it.
Dotwork band with treeline on forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a numbered exposure scale, reading -2 to 2 with tick marks, on a forearm while the hand holds a toy camera.
Exposure scale tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on a wrist, with diamond and dot linework running down the back of the hand and fingers.
Mandala wrist and hand tattoo
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a minimal anchor with a ring at the top, on the forearm.
Fine line anchor on a forearm
Small realistic colour tattoo of a firefly with amber-lit wings and a dark red head on the inner wrist.
Firefly on the inner wrist
Traditional style colour tattoo of orange sunflowers, small red blooms and green leaves above a striped vase on the forearm.
Sunflower bouquet in a vase on a forearm
Two wrists with fine line black tattoos: a passport-style stamp and triangle stamp on one wrist, and the word wanderlust with a compass on the other.
Passport stamps and compass on wrists
Two forearms, one with a red, green and blue overlapping circle tattoo and the other with a red, blue and yellow version, both on the inner forearm.
Matching three-circle colour diagrams on forearms
Black and grey fine line arrow tattoo with a geometric spearhead and feathered fletching on the inner forearm.
Arrow tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a pixel art piranha plant with a red and white head and green leaves, on the inner forearm.
Pixel art piranha plant on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on a forearm showing a grey tabby cat head, a white mouse, blue flowers, green leaves and a red rose, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Cat, mouse and rose on a forearm
Black linework tattoo on a forearm showing a brain above a computer monitor and keyboard, with partial designs at the edges and a small green accent.
Brain, computer and keyboard on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of an eye inside a dotwork geometric star mandala on the forearm.
Eye in a geometric mandala on a forearm
Small black and grey hourglass tattoo on the inner wrist, shown against a dark patterned fabric in a black and white photo.
Hourglass tattoo on the inner wrist
Lettering tattoo on a forearm of the state of Wisconsin outlined in black, with a handwritten quote inside and a small red heart near the bottom.
Wisconsin state outline with handwritten quote
Fine line black lettering reading hope with a puzzle piece outline beside it, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Hope script and puzzle piece on a wrist
Two wrists held together, each with a small yin yang tattoo on the inner wrist, one drawn in black outline and the other solid black, in a fine line style.
Matching yin yang wrist tattoos
Black script lettering reading Be the change on the inner wrist, in a lettering style with a flowing, hand-drawn look.
Be the change script on a wrist
Black and grey script lettering reading For her I'd risk it all on a forearm, with a second line, Because of her I will not fall, on the other arm.
Script quotes on two forearms
Fine line black outline heart with a looping tail and a flat purple puzzle piece tattoo on the wrist.
Heart and puzzle piece on a wrist
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a Hufflepuff crest with a badger, gold scrollwork, a blue gem and a HUFFLEPUFF banner, on the forearm.
Hufflepuff crest with badger on a forearm
Fine line black Arabic script lettering tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand against a black background.
Small Arabic script on inner wrist
Black and grey forest tattoo with pine trees, a bare tree and small birds across a raised forearm, fading to dotwork at the base.
Forest and birds across forearms
Two forearms with black hexagonal blackwork tattoos filled with lace-like floral and web patterns, one sitting on each forearm.
Hexagon lace tattoos on two forearms
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty wearing a red bow, with a pair of red cherries and a green leaf below, on a forearm above a black studded wristband.
Hello Kitty and cherries on a forearm
Small solid black blackwork tattoo of a row of moon phases in a gentle arc on the inner forearm.
Moon phases arc on a forearm
Realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a galaxy, a ringed planet and a dark forest of bare trees, in colour.
Galaxy and forest full sleeve
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a brass diving helmet surrounded by pink and green coral, bubbles and palm fronds on a forearm.
Diving helmet and coral on an arm
Black and grey cartoon penguin with big eyes and a pointed beak standing on a disc-shaped hovering platform, tattooed on a forearm.
Cartoon penguin on a hovering platform
Script lettering reading Believe in Yourself on the inner wrist and forearm, with Be and You in pink and the rest in dark blue-black ink.
Believe in Yourself script on the wrist
Black ink conifer tree with stippled roots running down a forearm, set against grey pavement and green ferns.
Conifer tree on a forearm
Black fine line fern frond tattoo with dotwork accents running along the forearm.
Fern frond on a forearm
Colourful galaxy-filled cat silhouette tattoo on the inner forearm, with blue, purple and teal shading and small white star sparkles.
Galaxy cat silhouette on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a wolf head with striped purple and red eyes and a black drip line running down the inner forearm.
Wolf head with drip line on a forearm

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