Tattoo ideas

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

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Two matching fine line tattoos reading soulsister with an arrow, one on a forearm and one on a wrist, shown as two hands are held together.
Matching soulsister arrow tattoos on two wrists
Fine line script lettering in dark blue ink on the inner wrist of a woman wearing stacked bracelets.
Small script lettering on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS with yellow windows and a small red light on top, with the word geronimo in black script below, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a grey patterned skirt.
Blue TARDIS and script on a forearm
Two matching yin yang tattoos on forearms, one a dotwork outline with a mandala and the other a blackwork mandala and paisley fill, in black ink.
Matching yin yang mandala forearm tattoos
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a headstone-shaped plaque reading BE KIND, framed by two daffodil-style flowers and leaves, on a forearm.
Be kind headstone with daffodils on an arm
Fine line tattoo of a smiling sloth face with the words LIVE SLOW above and DIE WHENEVER below, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Sloth face and quote on inner forearm
Full forearm and hand tattoo sleeve of Adventure Time characters including Finn, Jake, BMO and Ice King, shown from four angles in colour on a forearm and hand.
Adventure Time sleeve on forearm and hand
Black lettering tattoo on a forearm reading Not all those who wander are lost, with a mountain silhouette and two arrows between the lines.
Wander quote with mountains on a forearm
A woman with long wavy blonde hair sits on a wooden jetty with a dark black and grey tattoo covering her arm from the upper arm to the wrist.
Dark tattoo on a bare arm on a dock
Two matching black linework tattoos of mountains, a pine forest and a lake wrap around a pair of wrists, with dark toenail polish visible at the bottom of the frame.
Matching mountain and pine forest wrist tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals, birds and a rose, covering a forearm.
Pocket watch and rose on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a dragonfly with a semicolon as its body, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Dragonfly with semicolon body on a wrist
Traditional style tattoo of a hand forming an OK sign, wrapped in a grey cuff with red peonies and leaves, on the inner forearm.
Hand making an OK sign with red flowers on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's face with whiskers and striped fur on the inner forearm.
Tiger face tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, small wildflowers and leaves covering the inner forearm.
Black and grey roses and wildflowers on a forearm
Fine line heartbeat tattoo on the inner wrist ending in a small red heart and a semicolon.
Heartbeat line ending in a red heart and semicolon
Black line drawing of an arrow with the word Rise in script between a diamond arrowhead and chevron fletching, with a photo of the same arrow on a man's forearm.
Arrow with Rise lettering design
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate heart-shaped padlock with a keyhole, a ribbon and a key on a forearm.
Ornate heart padlock and key tattoo
Fine line tattoo of a small cluster of stars with a faint dotted haze on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small star cluster on inner forearm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a fishing reel with coiled line on the forearm.
Fishing reel on a forearm
Black ink lettering tattoo on a forearm reading THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS FREEDOM inside a thin square frame, against a mountain photograph backdrop.
Framed quote on a forearm
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with a geometric triangle and dotwork accents on a forearm.
Butterfly and triangle on a forearm
Two small pixel-art tattoos of a red-capped trainer and Pikachu in yellow and black, sitting side by side on the inner forearm.
Pixel Pikachu and trainer on a forearm
Purple watercolour-style rose with black linework and green leaves, beside a small arrow reading faith, tattooed on a forearm.
Purple watercolour rose and faith arrow on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a dreamcatcher with feathers beside the word Dreamer in script on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Dreamer lettering and dreamcatcher on wrist
Black script reading Joie de Vivre above a small colour rose bouquet on the inner forearm, in a lettering and botanical style.
Joie de vivre script and rose bouquet on wrist
Colourful watercolour-style forearm tattoo of a black heartbeat trace running down to a red and yellow syringe, with blue, green, yellow and red splashes behind it.
Heartbeat line and syringe on a forearm
Close photo of a small black arrow tattoo with script beside it on a forearm, next to a gold bracelet and a black and white patterned dress.
Arrow and script on a forearm
Realism tattoo of three kitten heads stacked vertically on a forearm, the top two in grey shading and the bottom one in colour.
Three kitten heads stacked on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a dagger wrapped in a banner reading IT HURTS UNTIL IT DOESN'T, with orange flowers and black leaves, on a forearm.
Dagger and banner on a forearm
Black and grey realism sunflower tattoo with shaded petals and two leaves on the inner forearm.
Sunflower on the inner forearm
Fine-line black tattoo of a heartbeat trace with a heart shape in the centre, on the inside of a wrist, in a fine line style.
Heartbeat line with a heart on a wrist
Two matching black dragon tattoos on the inner wrists and forearms, mirrored so the dragons face each other.
Matching mirrored dragons on two wrists
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a waving flag with stars and stripes on a forearm, shaded to show folds in the fabric.
Waving flag on a forearm in black and grey
Black ink barcode tattoo with small numerals beneath it on the inner wrist, shown in a Blackwork-style linework design.
Barcode tattoo on the inner wrist
Several arms linked together wearing gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos of scales, lattice bands and quatrefoils on the upper arm and forearm.
Metallic temporary tattoos on linked arms
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a whisk on the inner forearm near the wrist, shown in a black and white photo.
Whisk tattoo on the forearm
Traditional tattoo of orange flowers with green leaves and red dots on a forearm, with a blue flower at left and a snake head at lower right.
Traditional flowers and snake on a forearm
Two matching fine line geometric tattoos of circles and vertical lines sit on the inner forearms of two people holding hands.
Matching geometric line tattoos on forearms
Fine line black tattoo of a single unbroken wave crossing the forearm.
Single line wave on a forearm
Lettering tattoo on the inner forearm in black and purple, with a party message and two purple martini glasses.
Party message and martini glasses on a forearm
Fine line cartoon cat with closed happy eyes, red and grey shading, a script name and a red heart above it, tattooed on a forearm.
Cartoon cat with script name on forearm
Black script lettering on an inner forearm reads Give me your heart and your hand and we can run, in a Lettering style.
Script quote on an inner forearm
Black and grey geometric tattoo of fanned triangular lines on the forearm, finished with a solid black band at the wrist end.
Geometric line fan band on a forearm
Colour tattoo of Marvin the Martian holding a red rose on the forearm, drawn in a bold cartoon style with dark outlines.
Marvin the Martian holding a rose on forearm
Two black script tattoos on the inside of the wrists, one reading El-Shaddai and the other Adonai, with two hands clasped together above them.
Matching wrist script tattoos reading El-Shaddai and Adonai
Two small triangle tattoos on forearms: a thin outlined triangle on a light skin arm and a solid black triangle on a darker skin arm, in a minimal geometric style.
Outlined and solid triangles on two forearms
Black fine line tattoo of a heart outline whose line continues into a small anchor, on the inner wrist.
Heart and anchor on the inner wrist

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