Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey sunflower tattoo on a forearm with the script words You are my sunshine, my only sunshine running up beside it.
Sunflower and script quote on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo reading We're all mad here runs diagonally along a forearm, set in a simple, even sans serif style.
We're all mad here lettering on a forearm
Two bare feet showing black script lettering reading Heels on the left heel and Down on the right heel, in a lettering style placed on the back of the heels.
Heels and Down script on two heels
Black script lettering reading Never don't give up across the inner upper arm, in a lettering style.
Script lettering reading Never don't give up
Black ink cross and Roman numerals tattooed on a forearm, with a watch and beaded bracelet on the wrist.
Black cross and Roman numerals on forearm
Two photographs of fine line black tattoos: thin cursive script along the ribs on the left, and an outlined city skyline with a line of text on the back of the neck on the right.
Script on ribs and skyline outline on neck
Black ink infinity symbol tattoo on the inner forearm, with script lettering reading mother, daughter and love set within the loops and swirls.
Infinity symbol with script words on forearm
Black script lettering reading I Love You to the moon and back on the side of the body, with a small green crescent moon, stars and a fish outline.
I love you to the moon and back lettering
Two-panel photo of black script lettering tattoos: the upper panel reads 'You either die a hero or you live long enough' on the side of the torso, and the lower panel reads 'To see yourself become the
Two script quote tattoos on the side and neck
Colour tattoo of a blue police box with scrolled black lettering reading Bad Wolf and a quotation, on the outer thigh.
TARDIS and Bad Wolf lettering on a thigh
Two photographs of black script tattoos on a foot, one reading friends and the other sisters, each with a small heart detail.
Friends and sisters script tattoos on a foot
Black and grey tattoo of a looped star emblem above the words 'never give in' in script, on the forearm.
Looped star emblem with 'never give in' script
A hand holding black cat-eye sunglasses, showing a small black script tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with partly visible lettering.
Black script wrist tattoo with cat-eye sunglasses
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cowboy hat and boots above the script line "Life's a dance you learn as you go", on a person's upper back.
Cowboy hat and boots with a script quote
Black script lettering reading No Pain No Gain with decorative flourishes, drawn as a tattoo design on a white background.
No pain no gain script lettering
Black cursive script lettering on a plain white background, reading "I didn't give you the gift of life, life gave me the gift of you."
Script quote design, gift of life
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading Not all those who wander are lost, with swirling flourishes, across the top of a foot.
Quote lettering with swirls across a foot
Black ink tattoo of a treble clef and bass clef over a wavy music staff, with script lettering reading music is the sound of life, on the upper back.
Treble and bass clefs with script quote on back
Collage of three black and grey forearm tattoos: a lettered Carl Sagan quote, an engraved travel scene with landmarks, and the word travel in fine line script with a heartbeat line.
Travel tattoos: quote, city landmarks and script
Black ink lettering tattoo of an ornate capital letter with curled terminals, outlined in a crescent moon and small star outlines, on a limb.
Decorative capital letter with crescent moon and stars
Matching black and grey tattoos of a compass and a clock with flowers and a script banner, placed across two forearms.
Compass and clock pair on forearms
Close-up of dark ink stylised lettering on the inner wrist, beside a woven friendship bracelet and a silver peace sign pendant.
Stylised lettering on inner wrist
Colour tattoo on the ribs of torn lined notebook paper with handwritten script reading I like watching the puddles gather rain, with purple, green, red and orange paint drips.
Torn notebook paper with script and paint drips
Black and grey dotwork heart with a world map, ribbon banners reading friendship and loyalty, and dotted chains across the sternum and upper abdomen.
Heart and world map chest tattoo with banners
Black and white photo of the word faith in a serif typewriter style lettering tattoo on the inner forearm of a person in a leather jacket.
Faith lettering on a forearm
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading We're all stories in the end, Just make it a good one, across the back, partly under a lace bra.
Quote tattoo across the lower back
Tattoo of the words Not all who wander are lost in script above a mountain range, on the upper back near the shoulder.
Mountain range with quote on shoulder
Close-up of a fine black lettering tattoo on the inner forearm showing latitude and longitude coordinates in a clean sans-serif typeface.
Latitude and longitude coordinates on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine script tattoo reading For whoever finds Me finds Life, Proverbs 8:35, on the upper shoulder near the collarbone.
Proverbs 8:35 script on a shoulder
Fine line black script lettering running along the upper arm, with a small outlined crescent moon on the side of the torso.
Script quote along an upper arm
Close view of a thin black script lettering tattoo on the upper arm, partly cut off at the edge of the frame, with a person in a black and white striped top.
Fine line script on the upper arm
Black script lettering reading Still Breathing followed by a semicolon, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Still Breathing script on the ribs
Close-up of a fine black script tattoo reading Rock 'n' Roll on the inner forearm near the wrist, in a lettering style.
Rock 'n' Roll script on a forearm
Close-up of the word Promise in black typewriter-style lettering along the side of a finger, with a silver ring on the hand below.
Promise lettering on a finger
Black fine line script reading Walk by faith tattooed on the top of a woman's ankle, with a metallic chain sandal strap across the foot.
Walk by faith script on ankle
Close photo of a hand resting on a car steering wheel, showing small black script lettering tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Small script lettering on a wrist
Black and grey shaded Chevrolet script lettering over an outlined bowtie emblem, tattooed on an upper arm.
Chevrolet script and bowtie logo on upper arm
Fine line black script reading Jer 29:11, with a small purple semicolon, across the inner wrist.
Jer 29:11 script on the wrist
Three wrists show matching outlined script tattoos that read friends, each with small red and green accents.
Matching friends script wrist tattoos
Black and white photo of a simple outlined heart tattoo containing the words NOT YOU in block lettering on bare skin.
Outlined heart with NOT YOU inside
Black line tattoo on a forearm reading 'You were meant for amazing things' above an adult elephant with a semicolon on its body and a small calf walking beside it.
Quote and elephants on a forearm
Two matching black and grey tattoos of a compass and pocket watch with flowers and a lettered banner, shown on a pair of forearms.
Compass and pocket watch forearm pair
Fine line script quote tattoo with an outlined heart and a small red ladybird, placed on the ribs, shown in two side by side photos.
Script quote and heart on the ribs
Close-up of a black script tattoo reading Once upon a time with a small red heart above it on the inner forearm.
Once upon a time script with red heart
White textured hand lettering reading IF NOT NOW WHEN, stacked over several lines on a black background, in a lettering design style.
If not now, when hand lettering
Fine-line black script tattoo reading Can I keep you? on skin, with fingers with red nail polish resting beside it.
Script tattoo reading Can I keep you?
Black and grey tattoo on the ribs of a Deathly Hallows triangle, circle and line over a shaded cloud, with a quote in capitals below.
Deathly Hallows symbol and quote on the ribs
Close-up of a shaved head beside an ear, with the lettering tattoo Leave a Coment Below in black ink across the scalp above the ear.
Text tattoo reading Leave a Coment Below on a shaved head

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