Tattoo ideas

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

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Two clasped hands with matching fine-line black Roman numeral lettering reading XIV II MMXII on the fingers, styled as lettering on the hand.
Roman numeral date tattoos on two fingers
Black and grey photo of a small fine line infinity symbol tattooed on the side of a finger, with the hand resting on a bare leg.
Small infinity symbol on a finger
Black and grey fine line outline of a sitting cat on the side of a finger, with a silver ring on the neighbouring finger.
Small cat outline on a finger
Close photo of a small fine line script word love tattooed on the side of a finger, in a fine line lettering style, on a hand against a blurred night background.
Script love tattoo on a finger
Fine line black swallow tattoo on the back of a hand, with more tattoo work visible on the forearm against a dark background.
Swallow on the back of a hand
Small black cross tattoo in fine line style on the side of a finger with glitter nail polish, against a plain background.
Small cross tattoo on a finger
Black fine line cross tattoo on the side of a finger, with a dark ornamental tattoo visible at the wrist.
Small cross tattoo on a hand
Fine line black cross with thin cursive script lettering on the inner wrist and forearm of a raised hand.
Cross and script on the inner wrist
Small fine line hamsa tattoo in black ink on the back of a hand, near the base of the fingers.
Small hamsa tattoo on the hand
Small outlined heart tattoo in dark ink on the side of a finger, with the hand raised against a dark background.
Small heart tattoo on a finger
Close view of two hands with a tiny fine line tattoo of a circle with a curved stroke on the side of one finger, in black ink.
Small fine line circle on a finger
Simple black fine line cat face tattoo with whiskers and a small nose on the side of a finger, with long wavy hair behind.
Cat whiskers tattoo on a finger
Two hands with crossed fingers show small black fine line arrow tattoos on the fingers, photographed in a car.
Arrow tattoos on crossed fingers
Two stacked photos show a fine line lowercase letter a on a man's middle finger knuckle and a fine line lowercase letter j on a woman's inner wrist.
Small letter tattoos on a finger and wrist
Close photo of black script lettering reading Never Settle along the side of a finger, with the hand resting on a car steering wheel.
Never Settle script on a finger
Fine line black tattoo of an airplane, two vertical bars and an up arrow on the side of a finger, beneath a textured gold ring.
Airplane, bars and arrow on a finger
Pale hand with thin black fine line tattoos tracing the contours of the fingers and back of the hand, placed on the hand.
Fine black contour lines across fingers
Black and white photo of a hand holding a cigarette, with a small outlined square tattoo on the side of one finger in a fine line geometric style.
Small outlined square on a finger
Two hands with matching black Roman numeral lettering tattooed along the fingers, one hand wearing a silver ring and bracelets.
Matching Roman numeral finger tattoos
Small black and grey rose tattoo with leaves on the side of a finger, in a fine line botanical style.
Small rose tattoo on a finger
Two small crown tattoos on fingers of a pair of hands, one solid black and one outlined in fine line, in front of a white brick wall.
Small crown tattoos on fingers
Small black fine line tattoo of a cat face on the side of a finger, shown in a peace sign against a blurred snowy background.
Small cat tattoo on a finger
Small black fine line chi-rho style tattoo on the back of a hand gripping a steering wheel, with a road visible through the windscreen.
Small chi-rho tattoo on the hand
Several hands with fingers meeting in the centre of a wooden table, each finger bearing a thin black dotted line tattoo in a fine line style, placed on the finger.
Dotted line tattoos on fingers meeting at the centre
Fine script lettering reading Love tattooed along a finger, shown on the hand with red nail polish.
Love script tattoo on a finger
Black and white photo of hands in beaded lace sleeves, with a small fine line script tattoo on one finger.
Small script tattoo on a finger
Two hands overlapping on a green marbled surface, with fine line script on one ring finger and a small interlocking heart on the other ring finger, both in black ink.
Matching script and heart finger tattoos
Fine line outline of a world map tattooed on the inside of a wrist, with the Americas and Africa visible.
Outline world map on a wrist
Close-up of a hand with small fine line black tattoos on the fingers, including a crescent moon, a star and dotted bands, held near the lips.
Crescent moon, star and dotted bands on fingers
Fine line black tattoo of an origami paper boat with a thin line running down to a small anchor on the middle finger of a hand.
Origami paper boat and anchor on a finger
Fine line black tattoo of a small curved stroke on the side of a finger, shown in a close-up photo.
Small curved line on a finger
Fine line black cat face with whiskers tattooed along the side of a finger, held up in front of long blonde hair.
Cat whiskers tattoo on a finger
Black and white photo of a small fine line coffee cup tattoo with rising steam on the side of a finger, with a ring on the same hand and a cup and saucer beside it.
Tiny coffee cup tattoo on a finger
Small black outline heart tattoo on the side of a finger, shown on a hand palm-facing the camera, in a fine line style.
Small outline heart on a finger
Fine line black tattoo of an open heart with a curling tail beside a small bird shape on the back of a hand.
Small heart and bird line tattoo on a hand
Black and white photo of two hands clasped together, showing a small fine line K with a heart on one finger and a Q with a heart on the other, with script-style tattoos across the back of the hand.
King and queen card tattoos on fingers
Two black feather tattoos, one fine line with a curled stem on the wrist and one realistic shaded feather on the foot, with lilac painted toenails.
Matching feather tattoos on wrist and foot
Black and white photo of three small dot tattoos in a row on a man's upper chest, with tiny dotwork on one finger and a small X on the back of the hand.
Three dots on the upper chest
Fine line black outline of an alien head tattooed on the side of a finger, with a small blue and red mark on the finger below.
Alien head tattoo on a finger
Two hands clasped together, each showing a pair of tiny black fine line bird silhouettes tattooed on the back of the hand.
Two small birds on clasped hands
Close photo of a small black fine line arrow tattoo on the back of a hand, with a floral quilted bedspread behind.
Small arrow tattoo on the hand
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an elephant head with an ornate headdress on the middle finger of a hand.
Ornate elephant head on a finger
Two small black crown tattoos in fine line style, one on the back of a hand and a smaller one on a second hand wearing a pearl bracelet.
Small crown tattoos on the backs of two hands
Close-up of the word hope in thin, lilac-toned script tattooed along a finger, a fine line lettering piece on the hand.
Hope lettering on a finger
Black and white photo of a raised hand with three thin black bands tattooed around the ring finger, in a fine line style.
Three fine lines around a ring finger
Collage of four couple tattoos in fine black and blue linework, including script reading to and beyond on wrists, Mickey and Minnie on hands, MRS and MR on forearms, and a kissing silhouette on a
Matching couple tattoos in a four-photo collage
Small black script lettering reading yolo on the side of a finger, in a fine line lettering style, photographed on a hand resting over dark jeans.
Small yolo script on a finger
Fine line black script reading Believe along the side of a finger, with a thin line trailing down to a small leaf near the knuckle.
Believe script and leaf on a finger

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