Tattoo ideas

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

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Dreamcatcher tattoo with shaded brown and grey feathers and teal beads running down the outer thigh.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a thigh
Pencil drawing of an owl with scaled feathers and an olive branch with leaves and fruit, shown in black and grey shading.
Owl among olive leaves in pencil
Black dotwork mandala and flowing spiral linework tattooed down a bare lower back, with dotted lines continuing onto both forearms and upper arms.
Dotwork mandala and spiral down the lower back
Shaded tattoo of corset lacing running down the spine with a bow at the base, placed on the lower back.
Corset lacing and bow across the lower back
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull style cat face with green eyes, surrounded by flowers and paw prints, on the outer thigh.
Sugar skull cat with flowers on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a howling wolf head inside overlapping geometric star lines, on the inside of a forearm.
Howling wolf in a geometric frame on a forearm
Black line drawing of a tattoo design showing an AT-AT walker, a stormtrooper, an Empire emblem, roses and a rifle, with no placement shown on the body.
AT-AT, stormtrooper and roses flash design
Close-up of a black script tattoo reading This is not for you on the inner wrist, with the word you in red.
Script quote on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of a branching forget-me-not sprig with blue flowers and green leaves, outlined in black, on the thigh.
Forget-me-not sprig on the leg
Close photo of a dark blue botanical vine with leaves and scrolls across the back of a hand, wrist and onto the middle finger, with dark nail polish.
Leafy vine design across back of hand
Fine line drawing of a hand with black painted nails, with the words SNAP OUT OF IT wrapped across the fingers as a hand tattoo design.
Hand with SNAP OUT OF IT lettering
Close-up of a woman's inner forearm with a small black fine-line script tattoo of a few words, placed near the wrist.
Small script tattoo on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the shoulder blade showing a Dalek, a red rose with a blue crystal, and a banner reading BADWOLF.
Dalek, rose and BADWOLF banner on a shoulder
Black fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a heartbeat trace that runs into the script words l'amour fou.
Heartbeat line and script phrase on a forearm
Black fine line script reading breathe in, breathe out, move on on the inner wrist, set against a hessian background.
Script quote on the inner wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a pineapple on the inner forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Small pineapple on a forearm
Close crop of a person in a navy swimsuit showing small cherry tattoos in red and green and black NO BIG lettering on the upper arm.
Cherries and NO BIG lettering on an upper arm
Black ink geometric tattoo of a triangle, circle and vertical line framed by ornate scrollwork on the inner forearm.
Triangle and circle tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a winged cherub on the upper arm and a classical sculpted face with flowing curls on the forearm.
Cherub and classical sculpture sleeve
Black and grey geometric bison head tattoo with faceted shading on a man's upper arm.
Geometric bison head on an upper arm
Small black script lettering reading Love with a tail swash, tattooed on the side of a finger in a Lettering style.
Script love lettering on a finger
Close-up of a woman's torso showing a small black fine line lotus flower tattoo on the side of the ribs, above a light blue skirt.
Lotus outline tattoo on the side ribs
Coloured drawing of a green man face formed from leaves in green and blue tones, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Green man face made of leaves
Two photographs of a black line tattoo of an ornamental cat filled with swirls and a crescent, with a dotted mandala behind it.
Ornamental cat with dotwork mandala
Blue and green awareness ribbon tattoo with Celiac Disease, No Grain and No Pain lettering on a lower leg.
Celiac awareness ribbon with No Grain, No Pain lettering
Black and grey gerbera daisy tattoo with shaded petals and a dotted centre, placed on the upper thigh.
Gerbera daisy on the upper thigh
Fine line black tattoo of a city skyline with a tall spire running across the top of a foot.
Fine line city skyline on a foot
Colour tattoo of a cartoon girl with pink pigtails and bows beside a fuzzy pink creature, with stars and ice cream, on the calf.
Pink pigtailed cartoon girl and fuzzy friend on a calf
Matching geometric sigil tattoo with tiny lettering on both forearms, shown with the arms pressed together.
Geometric sigil tattoo on both forearms
Black and grey tattoo of two abstract hook-like marks on the ankle of a person wearing grey and yellow trainers.
Two abstract marks on an ankle
Small black heart tattoo with a curled tail on the ankle, drawn in a fine line style.
Swirled heart on an ankle
Small solid black silhouette of a soaring bird on the inner wrist of an open palm, with a plain pale background.
Soaring bird silhouette on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of a deer head with antlers, pink flowers and a green leaf wreath in a fine line style on the lower leg.
Deer head with flower crown and leaf wreath on a calf
Traditional colour tattoo of a green tree with red fruit and two banners reading and she loved and little boy, on a calf.
Tree with banner script on a calf
Black Gemini zodiac symbol tattoo with a yellow halo, an outlined star and a red arrow, shown on a forearm.
Gemini zodiac symbol with star and arrow
Black and white photo of a thin line arrow tattoo on a forearm, pointing left with a small feathered fletching at the other end.
Arrow tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork wolf head above an animal skull, framed by geometric diamond outlines, on the outer thigh.
Wolf head and skull on a thigh
Black fine line tattoo of an infinity loop with silhouetted figures and the script words Forever young, on a person's ribs.
Infinity loop with silhouettes and Forever young
Black ink drawing of the Starfleet insignia filled with zentangle-style doodles, flowers and a white star, with the words To Boldly Go across the lower part.
Starfleet insignia with doodle fill
Black ink botanical tattoo of poppies and leaves on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade, in a fine line style.
Poppy bouquet on a upper back
Black treble clef intertwined with an outlined heart tattoo, shaded in red on pale skin.
Treble clef and heart tattoo
Green shamrock and black vine tattoo with curling swirls running down the side of the ribs.
Shamrock vine with swirls on the ribs
Black script lettering reading Fai brillare la tua luce across the lower back, above a white lace waistband.
Italian script phrase across the lower back
Forearm tattoo of stacked grey cats in playful poses, with small coloured stars, bows and hearts scattered between them.
Grey cats and stars along a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo on the side of a ribcage, with the lettering partly legible as the word love.
Fine line script wording on the ribs
Colour tattoo on a forearm reading Diabetes Type 1 in typewriter-style lettering, set over a blue ring with blue, purple and pink watercolour splashes and drips.
Diabetes Type 1 watercolour tattoo on forearm
Small black tattoo of a jagged mountain range in fine line with solid black fill, sitting on the upper arm.
Mountain range silhouette on an upper arm
Black and grey ornate floral tattoo with stippled shading covering a person's upper back, from the nape of the neck to between the shoulder blades.
Ornate floral tattoo across upper back

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