Tattoo ideas

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

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Two black line smiley faces with linked arms tattooed on adjacent fingers, one hand wearing a thin silver ring.
Smiley faces on two fingers
Close-up of a small, fine line semicolon tattoo in dark blue ink on the side of a finger, held against a red wall.
Small semicolon tattoo on a finger
Four small colour flower tattoos in a vertical line on the back of a wrist and hand, in fine line botanical style.
Four small flower tattoos on the wrist
Hands and forearms with bold traditional tattoos, including a red winged design and a green snake, resting on a mustard tartan blanket.
Traditional hand and forearm tattoos
Hand with long pointed black-tipped nails, each finger bearing a small black outline tattoo of interlocking loops on the finger.
Small interlocking loop tattoos on fingers
Small black ornamental tattoo on the middle finger of a hand with dark nails and a cigarette held between the fingers.
Small ornamental tattoo on a finger
Two palms turned upward showing black symbol tattoos across each finger and a black and grey wolf head tattooed on each palm.
Symbol fingers and wolf heads on hands
Close-up of a fine line black arrow tattoo on the back of a hand, with a fingertip resting against a white top and black waistband.
Fine line arrow tattoo on a finger
Anchor tattoo filled with pink and red flowers and leaves on the back of a hand, resting on kraft paper.
Floral anchor on the back of a hand
Black and white photo of a script lettering tattoo across a man's chest and an ornamental tattoo on the back of his hand, with a tabby kitten resting against him.
Script chest tattoo and hand tattoo with a kitten
Small blue fine line anchor tattoo on the side of a finger, with a rope-like loop at the top of the shank.
Small blue anchor tattoo on a finger
Black and grey realistic rose tattoo on the back of a hand, with dark leaves and soft shading running up towards the wrist.
Realistic rose tattoo on the back of a hand
Close photo of a small black ornamental swirl tattoo with two dots on the side of a finger, in a fine line style.
Small swirl tattoo on a finger
Black ink line drawing of a hand in a hang loose gesture, filled with geometric spirals, triangles and dots in a tattoo flash style.
Patterned hang loose hand design
Colour botanical tattoo of sunflowers with green leaves on the back of a hand and finger.
Sunflowers across the back of a hand
Two small black traditional-style tattoos on fingers: a ship's wheel on one finger and a compass star on another, shown on hands resting on dark leather.
Ship's wheel and compass star on fingers
Close-up of a hand with black stiletto nails and black skull rings, over a forearm covered in black blackletter lettering tattoos and an ornamental design.
Blackletter lettering on a forearm beside skull rings
Small solid black elephant silhouette tattoo on the side of a finger, with silver painted nails on a hand.
Elephant silhouette on a finger
Two small traditional-style tattoos on fingers in a black and white photo, a red bow with a heart on one finger and a red bow on a torn paper design on another.
Red bow and heart tattoos on fingers
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a violin on a finger, with a straight line on the neighbouring finger and a small sprig on the back of the hand.
Violin and line tattoos on two fingers
Collage of four small fine line tattoos: a pizza slice on each foot, an avocado on the wrist, a pineapple on a finger and a coffee cup on the wrist.
Pizza, avocado, pineapple and coffee cup tattoos
Close-up of two hands with small black fine line om and crescent moon tattoos on the fingers, worn with silver and turquoise rings.
Small om and crescent finger tattoos
Small black hand-lettered Bad Wolf tattoo in two lines on the inner wrist, with a pale hand and a denim sleeve.
Bad Wolf lettering on a wrist
Two small black crown tattoos on the backs of hands, one drawn in outline and one shaded, with navy painted nails visible.
Matching small crown tattoos on two hands
Black script tattoo reading Meow across the back of a hand, with the word love on a finger, beside stacked gold rings.
Meow and love script on the hand
Black and grey realism rose tattoo with a thorned stem and two leaves on the back of a hand, with a coin resting on the skin above it.
Black and grey rose on the back of a hand
Black and grey photograph of the words never give up in handwritten script tattooed along a finger, held by another hand.
Never give up lettering on a finger
Metallic gold and silver temporary chevron bands on a forearm and a small silver star cluster on the back of a wrist.
Metallic chevron bands and star tattoos on wrist
Small black fine line crescent moon tattoo on the side of a finger, with a signet ring and two German Shepherd dogs in the background.
Small crescent moon on a finger
Black and grey shark head tattoo with open jaws and visible teeth on a finger of a hand, in a realistic style.
Shark head on a finger
Fine line black script reading Believe with a small bird silhouette on the side of a finger, joined by a thin trailing line.
Believe script with bird on finger
Fine line tattoo of two short slanted lines on the side of a finger, shown on a hand in a car interior.
Two short slanted lines on a finger
Black and grey linework finger bands on two hands held together: a heart within scrolling waves on one finger and a trident above waves on the other.
Matching heart and trident finger bands
Black and grey ornamental tattoo of a symmetrical scrolled motif across the backs of both hands.
Symmetrical ornamental design across both hands
Black and grey traditional style tattoos on the fingers and back of a hand, including a wolf head on one finger and a compass and square on another.
Wolf and symbol finger tattoos on a hand
Two hands held together, each with a realistic black and grey lion head tattoo on a finger.
Lion head tattoos on two fingers
Fine line black lotus flower tattoo with a curled stem on the side of a finger on the hand, with silver rings and a bracelet nearby.
Small lotus tattoo on a finger
Two hands resting palm down on a pale fabric, each with small black dot tattoos on the fingers and rings worn on several fingers, in a dotwork style on the hand.
Small dot tattoos on fingers
Fine line outline of a small elephant tattooed on the side of a finger, shown against a dark background.
Small elephant on a finger
Close-up of a hand holding a pale blue fur phone case, showing small black line tattoos on the fingers, one an outlined shape and one a shaded form, placed on the finger joints.
Small black finger tattoos beside pastel nails
Palm of a hand with a single black Chinese character tattooed on each of four fingers, shown in a sepia photograph.
Chinese characters tattooed on four fingers
Close-up of a hand with stacked gold rings and a gold wristwatch, with black linework tattoos visible on the forearm and upper thigh.
Hand with gold rings and linework tattoos
Small greyscale realistic wolf head tattoo on a finger of a hand with blue painted nails.
Small realistic wolf head on a finger
Small solid black paw print tattoo on the side of a finger, shown in a black and white photo.
Small paw print tattoo on a finger
Fine line black ink finger tattoos on a hand, showing a pentagram in a circle, a sword and a small mallet, with a gold ring on the middle finger.
Fine line finger tattoos of a pentagram and blades
Two hands rest on a floral quilt, each with a small solid black anchor tattoo on a finger.
Matching small anchor tattoos on fingers
Small solid black heart tattoo on the side of a finger, with hands held together to form a heart shape.
Small black heart on a finger
Small colour maple leaf tattoo in orange and red shading on the back of a hand, in a botanical style.
Maple leaf on the back of a hand

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