Tattoo ideas

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

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Two realistic black and grey full moon tattoos on the inner wrists of raised hands against a plain white background.
Twin moon tattoos on the wrists
Four views of a black and grey arm sleeve tattoo showing a cat figure with a headdress, birds in flight and ornamental scrollwork, across the upper arm and forearm.
Cat goddess and birds arm sleeve in black and grey
Abstract spiral tattoo in purple, pink and blue with black brushstrokes spanning two forearms, resting on a wooden table.
Watercolour spiral tattoo across two forearms
Colour traditional tattoo of a green wand topped by a gold star with a number 4, with pink roses, a bud and a small heart, on the forearm.
Rose wand with star on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a large-eyed owl perched on a shaded branch, on the inner wrist.
Owl on a branch on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of a pink smiling yarn ball with a green bow and a blue yarn ball with knitting needles on the inner wrist, in a cartoon style.
Smiling yarn balls and knitting needles on a wrist
Black ink treble clef tattoo with ink splatter behind it on the inside of a forearm, in a blackwork style.
Treble clef in ink splatter on a forearm
Fine line botanical tattoo of two thin sprigs with small flowers and leaves on a forearm, with a few pink accents on the buds.
Fine line botanical sprigs on a forearm
Colour and black dotwork tattoo of a yin yang design with a lotus motif and the word Balance, on the inner forearm.
Yin yang with watercolour and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of mandalas, swirls and lotus flowers covering a forearm.
Mandala and lotus sleeve on a forearm
Two matching pixel-art tattoos on the forearms, each with a split red and dark blue heart above a small game character in green, white and brown.
Matching pixel heart and game characters on forearms
Two black and grey script lettering tattoos on a forearm, reading For her I'd risk it all and Because of her I will not fall.
Script quotes on two forearms
Black fine line tattoo of a sun, crescent moon and dotted chains on the inner wrist, with the words Psalms and 148:3 beside them.
Sun and moon wrist tattoo with Psalms text
Black and grey tattoo of an ornate elephant head inside a circular mandala on the forearm, in a fine line and dotwork style.
Ornate elephant head with mandala on forearm
Three people hold hands with matching fine line symbol tattoos on their wrists.
Matching symbol tattoos on three wrists
Two solid black blackwork bands wrap around a forearm, one above the other and slightly angled, against a dark background.
Two solid black bands on a forearm
Nine-panel collage of realistic coloured rose tattoos on arms, including red, pink and purple roses, an ornate framed rose and a faceted red gem.
Realistic rose tattoos collage
Fine line black tattoo of a city skyline with a tall spired tower on the inner wrist, above a woven bracelet.
City skyline on the inner wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a horseshoe with a heart of delicate geometric lines inside it, on the forearm.
Horseshoe and geometric heart on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of Eeyore, Winnie the Pooh, Piglet and Tigger in a row across the forearm.
Winnie the Pooh characters in a row on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a crescent moon with spider webs and two spiders hanging on threads down the forearm, in a traditional style.
Crescent moon and spiders on a forearm
Two inner wrists side by side, each with a small black soundwave tattoo on the forearm near the wrist.
Matching soundwave tattoos on two wrists
Black and grey lettering tattoo of a quote set in a typewriter-style font, running down the forearm.
Typewriter quote on a forearm
Six-panel black and white collage of tattoos: a shaded rose, the word Hope on an arm, beautiful in script, a lotus on a back, be kind to yourself on a forearm, and a fine stem on the upper back.
Collage of rose, lettering and botanical tattoos
Woman in a white strapless dress holding a bouquet of orange and yellow flowers, with a realistic portrait tattoo on her upper arm and a colourful floral sleeve on her forearm.
Bride with tattooed arms holding a bouquet
Traditional style colour tattoo of a striped lighthouse with rays of light and a banner reading BUT ALWAYS A GUIDING LIGHT, on a forearm.
Traditional lighthouse banner on a forearm
Black ink geometric tattoo of diamonds, squares, dots and exclamation marks running down a forearm, in a casual indoor photo.
Vertical row of geometric symbols on a forearm
Realistic tattoo of an ornate magnifying glass on the inner forearm, with a black cross visible through the lens.
Magnifying glass with cross on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of torn skin revealing Latin text across an upper arm and down towards the elbow.
Torn skin revealing Latin text on an arm
Black linework tattoo on the inner wrist of a forearm showing an outlined heart with a cross, two birds above and an anchor hanging below.
Heart, cross and anchor on a wrist
Small green fine line awareness ribbon tattoo with a dot above it on the inner forearm near the wrist, beside a green rubber band bracelet.
Green ribbon and dot tattoo on a wrist
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a soaring bird silhouette on the inner wrist, with the open palm raised towards the camera.
Small bird silhouette on the wrist
Full arm sleeve of colourful cartoon Disney characters, including Pinocchio, Snow White and Ariel, shown in two side-by-side photographs of the upper arm and forearm.
Disney character sleeve on an arm
Arm sleeve tattoo of a black and grey compass rose over a vintage map backdrop, with blue watercolour splashes and a small anchor, on the forearm.
Compass rose sleeve with blue watercolour splashes
Colour tattoo of Spider-Man in a leaping pose with grey city buildings behind him, across the forearm of a person sitting in a car.
Spider-Man tattoo on forearm
Shaded black and grey rose tattoo on a forearm while a person ties the laces of grey knit sneakers.
Rose tattoo on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo of two flying saucers, stars and pine trees inside a diamond outline on the forearm.
UFOs and pine trees in a diamond outline
Solid black mermaid silhouette tattoo on the inner wrist, with the tail curving downwards towards the hand.
Mermaid silhouette on the inner wrist
Two matching realistic avocado half tattoos on the wrists of two people, one showing a pale green flesh and the other a red-brown pit.
Matching avocado halves on two wrists
Purple galaxy-style whale tattoo with white stars and a white-outlined mouth on the inner forearm, shown in a close-up and a wider view.
Galaxy whale on a forearm
Two raised forearms side by side: the left has a pink rose and birdcage tattoo with teal leaves, and the right has a grey geometric triangle and key design on the forearm.
Rose, birdcage and geometric key on forearms
Blackwork tattoo on a raised forearm and upper arm, with solid black bands broken by two thin unpigmented stripes, and a fine ornamental tattoo visible on the shoulder.
Solid black arm bands with two thin stripes
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a rose branch with open flowers, buds and leaves wrapping across a forearm, with a small bird above, against a brick wall.
Rose branch tattoo on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo in a vintage label design on the inside of a wrist, reading property of Alice's hen party, if found buy me a drink.
Hen party label on wrist
Black and grey photo of the inner forearm with the words Here I stand. in a typewriter style font, set against a pale, soft-focus background.
Here I stand lettering on a forearm
Black and grey fine line anchor tattoos on the wrists of two people, placed side by side on wooden floorboards.
Matching anchor tattoos on two wrists
Black linework tattoo of interlocking concentric circles running down the outer forearm, in a geometric style.
Interlocking circles down a forearm
Black script tattoo reading Love, Mom on the inner forearm, shown beside a yellow card with handwritten writing.
Love, Mom in script on a forearm

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