Tattoo ideas

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

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Black lettering tattoo reading Not all those who wander are lost, set in a calligraphic script along the side of the ribs.
Quote lettering along the ribs
Traditional colour tattoo of a woman's portrait with pink jacket, pink flowers and a blue banner reading Ain't No Such Thing, on the upper arm.
Portrait with flowers and banner on upper arm
Hand-lettered black ink design reading You Are Enough inside a double circle on white paper, in a script lettering style.
You Are Enough lettering in a circle
Small black serif letter Y tattoo on a woman's side below the arm, shown in a lettering style, with her hand resting on her arm.
Small serif letter Y on the side
Close-up of a woman's bare back with fine black cursive lettering tattooed on the lower back, below the shoulder blade.
Cursive script lettering on upper back
Black lettering tattoo running vertically down a woman's spine, her bare back visible in a white backless dress.
Vertical script quote along the spine
Two photos of black ink tattoos: a small cross on the ankle and the words Proverbs 31:25 in script on the top of the foot.
Cross on ankle and script on foot
Fine line script lettering design reading ..and in time, this too shall pass. in black ink on a plain white background.
Script quote lettering design
Black linework infinity symbol with swirls, the word Sisters in script and two small bees with soft yellow shading, tattooed on the upper chest.
Infinity symbol with bees and Sisters script
Fine line flash design of a small crescent moon above the words good night in delicate cursive script, shown on a plain white background.
Crescent moon and good night script
Two raised fists show black and grey tattoos on the wrists: a sun on the left and a tribal crescent moon on the right, with the words 'This too shall pass' beneath them.
Sun and moon wrist tattoos with script
Black line drawing of a fleur-de-lis with the words New Orleans written in script across its centre, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
New Orleans fleur-de-lis line design
Black ink Traditional-style tattoo of a scalloped heart reading BE NICE with small ornaments above and below, on an upper arm.
Be Nice heart on upper arm
Fine line script tattoo reading Carpe Diem on the side of a person's ribs, in warm evening light.
Carpe Diem script on the ribs
Two inner wrists, each with a black handwritten script tattoo reading I love you, shown with the palms pressed together.
Matching I love you wrist tattoos
Two hands resting on denim, each with a small black lettering ampersand tattooed on a finger, a simple Lettering design on the Hand.
Ampersand tattoos on two fingers
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading Run you clever boy and remember, in a fine script style, shown in a black and white photograph.
Quote tattoo in black script across two areas
Black script lettering reading Hope with a purple accent and a black outline butterfly on the inner wrist.
Hope script and butterfly on a wrist
Close-up of a black serif lettering tattoo reading I'm the hero of this story, running along the side of the ribs above grey fabric.
Serif quote tattoo along the side ribs
Woman in a white graphic t-shirt showing fine line lettering reading KEEP GRL PWR and Carpe Diem on her left forearm, and a coloured lotus tattoo on her right forearm.
Lettering and lotus tattoos on forearms
Black script lettering reading Buckeyes overlaps a red outline of the state of Ohio on the side of the ribs.
Buckeyes script with Ohio state outline
Black and grey fine line script tattoo on the upper back reading no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Handwritten quote across upper back
Black lettering tattoo on the inner wrist reading Macbeth above I.iv.50-51, in a clean serif-style font.
Macbeth and line reference on a wrist
Close view of a thigh with a black line tattoo of a seated woman in front of a city skyline, with WILDSTYLE arched above and GIRL POWER lettering on the legs.
Girl Power and Wildstyle thigh tattoos
Lettering on the inner wrist reading I belong with Emme's Bachelorette party, if found please buy me a drink, with small purple and red lips, on a temporary tattoo style transfer.
Bachelorette party quote on wrist
Black fine line lotus with dotted accents and the word Namaste in script on the back of a lower leg above the ankle.
Lotus and Namaste script on an ankle
Close photo of a fine line cursive script tattoo in black ink running along the side of a middle finger, resting on a grey countertop.
Cursive word tattoo on middle finger
Two people stand side by side showing black fine line script tattoos on their ribs, reading To infinity and and beyond.
Two script quote tattoos on the ribs
Mixed-ink tattoo of the cartoon snowman Olaf from Frozen with the words Some people are worth melting for above him, on the outer thigh.
Olaf snowman with quote on thigh
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading Believe on a finger held to the lips, with a thin line leading to a small black bird near the knuckle.
Believe script and bird on finger
Black lettering tattoos on a forearm, including KEEP GRL PWR with a small arrow, and a script line near the wrist, shown beside a woman in a white printed t-shirt.
Lettering tattoos on a forearm and upper arm
Black fine line script reading God is still working on me on a forearm, with the hand resting on a teal leather car seat.
Script quote on forearm
Fine black handwritten lettering reading love you forever, xoxo Dad and much love, mom with a small heart, on the side of the torso.
Handwritten message with heart on skin
Black cursive lettering tattoo reading little things on skin, with the top edge partly covered by white paper towel.
Little things script on skin
Close-up of the word Promise in thin black script lettering tattooed along a finger, with a gold ring on the next finger and red nail polish.
Promise script on a finger
Fine line black tattoo of an open mouth with dripping lower lip and the words What's love got to do with it? inside, on the upper arm.
Open mouth with text on upper arm
Black hand-drawn lettering reading BAD WOLF, with the W and O linked together, tattooed on the upper back in a fine, loose lettering style.
Bad Wolf lettering on upper back
Black ink tattoo on the upper back reading books are proof humans can do magic, with a silhouetted broom rider, flying birds, a triangle with a circle and a trident symbol.
Quote with broom, birds and symbols on upper back
Black Arabic calligraphy lettering design on a white background, drawn as a flowing script with a dot and a small diamond mark, shown without any body placement.
Arabic calligraphy lettering design
Close photograph of a small fine black serif word, rêveur, tattooed on the upper arm, with the framed collage showing a book spine and an old printed page.
Rêveur lettering on upper arm
Fine line black script tattoo reading fearless across the inner wrist, with coral nail polish visible above it.
Fearless script on a wrist
Pen sketch of the words Who I am today is worse than other times in mixed lettering styles, with no body part visible.
Hand-drawn lettering sketch of a quote
Purple awareness ribbon tattoo with the name Andrew in black script on the forearm, beside a silver charm bracelet.
Purple awareness ribbon and name on forearm
Black fine line script reading Angels never leave, They're always at your side, beside an outlined angel wing tattoo on skin, placed on the ribs.
Angel wing and script quote on the side
Black Hebrew lettering tattoo in a clean sans-serif style on the side of the ribs, with a black top lifted at the edge of the frame.
Hebrew lettering on the ribs
Black ink lettering reading Once Upon A Time with vine and leaf flourishes across the forearm, in a lettering and botanical style.
Once Upon A Time lettering with vines on forearm
Fine line black script tattoo on an upper arm, repeating the word Miami along a jagged heartbeat-style line.
Repeated script word in a wave line on arm
Black fine line and dotwork tattoo on the upper arm reading LOVE, GRATITUDE, MERCY, framed by ornamental lace-like motifs and a dotted mandala panel.
Love, gratitude and mercy lettering on an upper arm

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