Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour realism tattoo of a blue and orange bluebird perched on a branch, on the inner wrist.
Bluebird perched on a branch on the wrist
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on a forearm, showing two solid black bands above a fine-line geometric pattern of interlocking triangles near the wrist.
Black band cuff with geometric lines on a wrist
Back view of a woman in a black dress with black and grey wing tattoos on her shoulder blades, an ouroboros on the mid-back and bands on her upper arm.
Wings and ouroboros on a back
Fine line black tattoo of an open book above the word wanderer in script, on the inner wrist of a light-skinned arm.
Open book and wanderer on a wrist
Two forearms show botanical tattoos of a purple rose and an orange rose with black swirls and white dots, with a small banner reading FOREVER below.
Purple and orange roses with swirls on forearms
Black and grey acorn tattoo with fine hatched shading and scale-like cup detail, on the outer forearm.
Acorn tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other across the forearm.
Two hands reaching across a forearm
Close-up of a woman's forearm with black script lettering reading confía en tu corazón, with her smiling mouth and a pendant necklace visible.
Spanish script lettering on a forearm
Forearm with a full cross-stitch style geometric tattoo in grey, red, pink and yellow diamonds and crosses, against a black background.
Cross-stitch style geometric sleeve on a forearm
Fine line black hummingbird tattoo in flight on the inner wrist and forearm of a person's arm.
Hummingbird in flight on a wrist
Black linework tattoo of a smiling sloth hanging from a twig with a leaf, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Sloth hanging from a branch on a forearm
Black typewriter-style lettering reading FIGHT OFF YOUR DEMONS. across the inner forearm, in a lettering style.
Fight off your demons quote on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of an anatomical heart on a forearm, with stormy waves, clouds and a small house drawn inside the heart.
Anatomical heart with waves and a house
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a row of planets, including a banded planet and Saturn with rings, running down the inside of a forearm.
Solar system planets on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a serene Buddha-like face with a topknot, set in a symmetrical design on the forearm.
Dotwork Buddha face on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the calf showing a figure in a sombrero, a bullet bandolier, a skull and a sugar skull style woman with a skull face.
Skulls and a sombrero figure on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of two blue birds on a branch with yellow, red and orange flowers and the words every little thing will be alright, in script on the inner forearm.
Blue birds, flowers and script quote on a forearm
Three black letters N, Q and R, each set in a yellow circle, run down the outer forearm of a person wearing a green patterned dress and tan leather bracelets.
Letters N, Q and R on a forearm
Close-up of a small fine line crescent moon with a blue star and faint radiating lines, tattooed on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Small crescent moon and star on wrist
Black and white photo of a small fine line script tattoo on the inner forearm, near the wrist, with bracelets and a striped skirt visible.
Small script tattoo on a forearm
Two inner wrists side by side, each with a black script quote tattoo: the left reads What God has joined together and the right reads Let no man separate.
Matching script quote tattoos on inner wrists
Two forearms with watercolour-style heart tattoos in blue, green, red and yellow, one heart outlined and one filled, shown on the forearms.
Watercolour hearts on two forearms
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Beloved on the inner forearm, with a hand resting across the arm and a dark buttoned coat behind.
Beloved script on a forearm
Fine line dotwork tattoo of a small geometric arrow shape on the inner wrist of a hand raised against a plain white wall.
Dotted geometric arrow on a wrist
Black fine line tattoos of a small triangle and tiny lettering on a forearm, with a dark shaded shape on the upper arm, in black ink.
Fine line triangle and script on forearm
Black fine line butterfly tattoo with a curling script letter beneath it, placed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Butterfly and script letter on wrist
Black outline tattoo of a hand with crossed fingers on the inner forearm.
Crossed fingers outline on a forearm
Black serif lettering tattoo on a forearm reading "We are a part of you, invisible to anyone else".
Serif quote tattoo on the forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a palm tree, red setting sun and hibiscus-like flowers on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Palm tree and sunset on a forearm
Black silhouette tattoo of a mermaid with a small fish and a crab on the inner forearm.
Mermaid with fish and crab on forearm
Colour tattoo of a red Dalek with lightning bolts, red rays, wheat and a pink blossom, with a banner reading EXTERMINATE, on the forearm.
Dalek and lightning forearm tattoo
Close-up of a woman's forearms and hand with gold and silver metallic geometric temporary tattoos, including scales, chevrons, braids and pineapples.
Metallic geometric temporary tattoos on wrists
Black lettering tattoo of two lines of Roman numerals on the inner forearm near the wrist, in a serif lettering style.
Roman numerals on the inner wrist
Full arm sleeve tattoo in dotwork and geometric patterns, with black and grey shading on the shoulder and upper arm fading to red and orange dots on the forearm.
Geometric dotwork sleeve with a pale sun
Three views of a full colour sleeve tattoo in a biomechanical style with organic, sinuous forms, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Biomechanical colour sleeve on an arm
Black hand-drawn block lettering reading BREATHE across the inner wrist and forearm, in a lettering style.
BREATHE lettering on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and sub-dials on the forearm.
Realistic pocket watch on forearm
Small fine line black rose tattoo on the inner forearm, shown close up against a grey wall.
Small rose on an inner forearm
Two wrists side by side, each with a fine line black tattoo of a hand beneath three radiating lines, on a blue painted surface.
Matching hand and rays tattoos on wrists
Close-up of a woman's forearm and wrist with gold metallic temporary tattoos of scrolling paisley-style patterns, worn with a coin necklace.
Gold metallic temporary tattoos on a forearm
Black ink compass design with rune-like marks on the outer forearm of a person standing with their back to the camera, wearing dark jeans.
Compass design on a forearm
Black and grey linework tattoo of a skeletal spine, ribcage and antlers running along the forearm, with part of another bird tattoo visible at the top edge.
Skeletal spine and antlers on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a hand with a lace cuff, a strawberry on the back of the hand and small flowers and leaves below, on a forearm.
Hand holding a strawberry on a forearm
Colour illustration of a botanical sleeve design with a golden skull, pink roses, green vines and blue butterflies, shown beside a character with a tattooed upper arm and forearm.
Skull, roses and butterflies sleeve design
Black and grey Japanese full back tattoo of a lion dog, tiger, clouds and lotus flowers, with a cicada on the upper arm.
Full back Japanese lion dog and tiger piece
Fine line script tattoo of the word faith on the inner wrist, shown in a Fine line lettering style.
Script word faith on the inner wrist
Black and grey script tattoo spelling the word Strength on the inner wrist and forearm, in a black and white photo.
Strength script on a wrist
Black and grey fox head tattoo on the inner forearm, its left side merging into leaves, berries and sprigs in fine line and dotwork shading.
Fox head with botanical foliage on a forearm

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