Tattoo ideas

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

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Black abstract calligraphic tattoo on the side of an ankle, with a black canvas sneaker and white laces beside it.
Abstract calligraphic mark on an ankle
Fine black line tattoo of the word Love in looping script inside a heart outline, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Looped Love script in a heart on upper back
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Princess Peach with a golden crown and pink dress, sitting on the abdomen above a black waistband.
Princess Peach tattoo on the abdomen
Close-up of a galaxy-filled triangle above a curved arc tattooed on a pale forearm, with a striped sleeve visible on the left.
Galaxy triangle and arc on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of the word Promise in a typewriter-style font tattooed along the side of a finger, with a heart-shaped ring on the neighbouring finger.
Promise lettering along a finger
Three ankles on grass show matching black script "Sisters" tattoos inside open heart outlines, with small coloured butterflies, placed on the ankle.
Matching sisters tattoos on three ankles
Small black fine line sun tattoo with radiating rays on a forearm, with a grey fluffy top and a green metal chair in the background.
Sun tattoo on a forearm
A woman in a white tank top printed with The High Priestess tarot card, showing a black and grey botanical tattoo of flowers and leaves on her upper arm.
Botanical tattoo on upper arm, tarot print top
Small black hexagon tattoo on the shoulder and fine script reading 'this too shall pass' on the upper arm of a woman lying on sand, her face hidden by a hat.
Hexagon shoulder and quote tattoo on upper arm
Black ornamental scrollwork framing a red oval gem on a finger, with a dotted line running down below it.
Gemstone and scrollwork on a finger
Black ink step-by-step drawing of a flower with swirling petal and scroll details, built up in stages across two columns, shown as a flash design rather than on skin.
Step by step floral swirl design drawing
Black and grey tattoo of a simple curled monkey with a long looping tail on the skin of a lower leg.
Curled monkey tattoo on a lower leg
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a flower with dragonfly-like teal wings, a black swirling stem, pink and teal stars and a red ladybird.
Dragonfly flower and ladybird on a forearm
Close-up of a small solid black cat tattoo on the outer rim of an ear, shown in a simple blackwork silhouette style.
Black cat tattoo on the ear
Two hands held together, each showing a colour traditional dagger tattoo with an eye on the handle, placed on the back of the hand near the wrist.
Traditional dagger tattoos on both hands
Teal scallop shell tattoo with a black outline and white highlights on the inner forearm.
Teal scallop shell on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a black witch hat with an orange buckle band and a yellow broomstick, surrounded by teal sparkles, on a lower leg.
Witch hat and broomstick on a leg
Four panels show black script lettering on a foot reading Together forever, Never apart, Maybe in distance, but never in heart, with a small red heart at the end.
Script quote across the foot
Three small triangle tattoos stacked vertically on three forearms, mixing outlined and filled shapes in black ink.
Three stacked triangles on forearms
Close-up of a blue and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a shaded cross, an equals sign and a shaded heart, with the script 1 John 3:16 beneath.
Cross, equals sign and heart on a forearm
Blue handwritten lettering tattoo across the upper back reading how your body still remembers things you told it to forget.
Handwritten quote across upper back
Black and grey Japanese style sleeve tattoo on a forearm, showing a foo dog, an oni mask, a skull, a pagoda and swirling clouds.
Japanese sleeve with lion, oni and pagoda
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a pocket watch, lotus flowers and a banner reading Timeless.
Pocket watch and lotus flowers on upper arm
Bride in a lace strapless gown and flower crown, with a black and grey peony tattoo across her shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey peony tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo in a radial design of petals and berry clusters, wrapped around the elbow of a bare arm.
Radial botanical tattoo around the elbow
Back view of a man with a large black tribal tattoo of swirls and spikes across his upper back, shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal swirl tattoo across a man's back and shoulder
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an outlined heart with the word MUM inside and an arrow piercing it, on a shoulder.
Heart with MUM and arrow on a shoulder
Fine white ink script reading Still I Rise across the wrist, shown as a lettering piece on pale skin.
Still I Rise script on a wrist
Black ink sailing ship tattoo on the upper back of a woman with her hair pinned up, in a traditional style.
Sailing ship tattoo on upper back
Forearm tattoo of a black cat silhouetted on a bare branch beneath a glowing moon and starry sky, in soft teal, green and orange washes.
Cat on a branch under a moon
Black ink tattoo of a castle silhouette beside a round Mickey-style head, with stripes and a circular arc, on the top of a foot.
Castle and Mickey-style head in a circle on a foot
Black ink design of a shark fin rising above two wavy lines, with a stippled fill, shown on a plain white background.
Shark fin above waves
Black line drawing of a compass rose with N, E, S and W letters above an anchor, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Compass rose and anchor design
Black leopard rosette tattoo across the side of a person's ribs and waist, photographed from behind.
Leopard spot tattoo on the side ribs
Traditional-style flash design of a heart with a rose, two swallows, a banner reading All of Time and Space and Allonsy, and a pocket watch, on a tan background.
Traditional heart, swallows and banner design
Botanical tattoo of an open magnolia bloom with dark leaves and a stem on a forearm, shaded in black, grey and muted pink.
Magnolia flower on a forearm
Fine black lettering reading la vie est belle on the upper arm of a person wearing a pineapple print top.
La vie est belle lettering on the upper arm
Black and grey shaded feather quill with a pen nib and a line of small text beneath it, tattooed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Feather quill and quote on upper back
Two interlocked hands show small black script lettering tattooed along the side of a finger on each hand, with silver rings worn on the same fingers.
Small script finger tattoos on interlocked hands
Black and grey tattoo of three shaded feathers across a person's shoulder blade and upper back, in a black and white photo.
Three feathers on a shoulder
Black fine line tattoo of a heart made of fingerprint swirls, with script reading est. and 9·11·10 on an arm.
Fingerprint heart with est. and date
Small fine line tattoo of a curved wave on the inner wrist, partly covered by stacked beaded bracelets and a cowrie shell cuff.
Fine line wave tattoo on a wrist
Two photos of a fine line script tattoo reading Perfectly Imperfect, one with a small red balloon and one with a shaded feather and birds, on skin.
Perfectly Imperfect script with balloon or feather
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a pocket watch, a cassette tape, white blossoms and a clock face with Roman numerals.
Pocket watch, cassette and blossoms on an arm
White ink lace-style ornamental tattoo with scrolls and a small flower across the centre of the chest, with hands with dark nail polish at the top edges of the frame.
White ink lace design across the sternum
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mountain and moon inside a diamond frame, placed on the centre of the chest below the sternum.
Mountain and moon in a diamond frame
Close-up of a small circular tattoo in brown tones showing a textured design of trees, placed on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Circular forest tattoo on upper chest
Black and grey line drawing of an ornate sugar skull framed by three roses and feathered leaves, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Sugar skull with roses tattoo design

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