Tattoo ideas

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

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Two people show matching black FRIENDS lettering in a blocky sans-serif font across their inner wrists and forearms.
Matching FRIENDS lettering on two wrists
Two small black paw print tattoos sit one above the other on a forearm, each with a heart-shaped pad and round toe beans.
Two paw prints on a forearm
Black tattoo of snow-capped mountains under a crescent moon and stars, with horizontal water lines beneath, shaded with dotwork on the forearm.
Mountains, crescent moon and stars on a forearm
Black silhouette tattoo on a forearm of a grinning face balloon with stitched mouth, tied to a fine red string that a small black figure holds.
Skull balloon and silhouette on a forearm
Colour tattoo of lavender sprigs with purple flowers and green stems running along the inner forearm.
Lavender sprigs on a forearm
Geometric tattoo of stacked triangles and a lotus-like shape in black and grey shading on a forearm, being worked on with a tattoo machine.
Geometric triangles and lotus on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line script word tattooed along the forearm of a person, with a softly blurred background.
Fine script lettering on a forearm
Black fine-line tattoo of stacked, undulating wave lines wrapping around the inside of a forearm.
Stacked wave lines on a forearm
Two matching forearm tattoos of split hearts filled with pink leopard spots, reading Big Sister and Little Sister in black script.
Matching big and little sister split hearts
Fine line black pine tree tattoo on the forearm beside a black and grey mountain range tattoo on the ribs.
Pine tree and mountain range tattoos
Simple black outline tattoo of three arrows, one with a heart-shaped head, on the forearm.
Three arrows on an arm
Fine line black geometric lotus flower tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand held in a loose fist.
Geometric lotus on an inner wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hand making a split-finger gesture, framed by flowers and leaves, on the inner forearm.
Split-finger hand with flowers on a forearm
Black and white photo of a person in a leather harness showing a rose tattoo and an ornate framed cameo on the thigh, with a snake and star sleeve on the upper arm and forearm.
Rose and ornate cameo tattoos on thigh and arm
Watercolour and sketch style wolf head tattoo on a forearm, with grey shaded fur on one side, colour splashes of teal, green, pink and orange on the other, and a small crescent moon below.
Wolf and crescent moon on a forearm
Two black antler tattoos in a fine line style, one on each inner forearm, with the wearer's hands held out in front of red trainers on a cobbled street.
Matching antler tattoos on both forearms
Model with a gold metallic lace-patterned gun temporary tattoo on her hip and a geometric hexagon design on her forearm, beside a sheet of matching designs.
Gold lace gun temporary tattoo on hip
Black ink tattoo on a forearm of a gramophone horn releasing dotted filigree swirls, with a small record player at the end, in dotwork style.
Gramophone and swirls on a forearm
Traditional style tattoos of roses, a top-hat skull and a red heart on the arms and thigh of a person wearing a gingham shirt and black skirt.
Traditional arm and thigh tattoos on a woman
Fine line black tattoo of a plump cartoon cat on a forearm, with a real tabby cat resting its paw beside the arm.
Cartoon cat tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey geometric tattoo of overlapping circles with dotted lines on a forearm, photographed beside a dark t-shirt.
Overlapping circles on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoos of a small flower and a key on the inner wrist and forearm, with a hand raised near the mouth and silver rings on the fingers.
Small flower and key tattoos on a wrist
Close-up of a black and white race pace chart tattoo with a small red runner logo on the inner wrist and forearm, with a paper timing strip in the right corner.
Race pace chart temporary tattoo on wrist
Pink botanical coral-style tattoo on a woman's forearm near the wrist, with a white lace top and gold ring visible.
Pink coral design on the wrist
Black script lettering reading Family is my Strength across the inner wrist of a light-skinned arm.
Family is my strength script on the wrist
Small black line tattoo of a bicycle on the inner forearm, with a hand gripping the handlebar of a white bicycle behind it.
Bicycle tattoo on a forearm
Black script tattoo reading Life flows on within you and without you, running diagonally along the forearm.
Script quote along a forearm
Fine line script reading redemption on the inner forearm, with three yellow dots decreasing in size towards the wrist.
Redemption script and yellow dots on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a striped caterpillar crawling along a black branch with red, yellow and pink flowers and green leaves, on the forearm.
Caterpillar on a flowering branch on a forearm
Black and white photo of a hand with red nails, showing a fine line mandala and lotus tattoo across the wrist and a small symbol tattoo on a finger.
Fine line mandala wrist tattoo
Black and grey cartoon owl tattoo with green irises on the inner forearm, drawn in Traditional style with bold outlines.
Cartoon owl with green eyes on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a heron in flight with dotwork shading, placed on the inner forearm.
Flying heron on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a rabbit sitting on a crescent moon, placed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Rabbit on a crescent moon on a wrist
Black fine line tattoo of orbiting circles, a dial and a crescent on the inner forearm, in a geometric style.
Orbital astrolabe design on forearm
Five small black swallow silhouettes in flight, arranged in a rising line across the inner forearm.
Five swallows in flight on a forearm
Black fine line floral sleeve tattoo with a large rose at the shoulder, running down the upper arm and forearm of a woman in a black vest top.
Floral sleeve with roses on an arm
Fine line script tattoo of the word serendipity on a woman's upper arm near the shoulder, with more thin script running along her inner forearm.
Script word tattoos on shoulder and forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an eye inside a radiating sunburst on the forearm, with a hand curled at the top of the frame.
Eye within a dotwork sunburst on a forearm
Black and grey botanical leaf tattoos wrap both forearms of a person in a grey dress with hands held open.
Leafy fern sleeves on both forearms
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of two red roses, a rosebud and a faceted diamond with green leaves, on a forearm.
Red roses and diamond on a forearm
Close-up of the words Thick as Thieves in fine black script on the inner forearm near the elbow, with blurred bottles in the background.
Thick as thieves script on forearm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a skull with a daisy on the upper arm, an eye on the forearm and a cube pattern near the wrist.
Skull and daisy full sleeve with eye and cube pattern
Close photograph of a fine line black outline tattoo of a globe with continents, on the inner forearm of a person lying on white bedding.
Outline globe on a forearm
A small black vertical line tattoo on the inner forearm of a person wearing a denim jacket and a turquoise ring.
Small vertical line tattoo on a forearm
Neo-traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a black heart pierced by green leaves, with a red form with black crosses and dark smoke-like wisps above.
Black heart with green leaves on a forearm
Close view of a small black fine lettering tattoo reading VENI VIDI VICI in capitals across the inner forearm.
Veni vidi vici lettering on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork rose with a bud and layered leaves running up a forearm, shaded with stippled dots and fine lines.
Rose and leaves on a forearm
Close crop of a bearded man with a traditional-style diamond tattoo on his neck, a rose on the back of one hand and a female design on the other, with finger tattoos.
Neck diamond and hand tattoos on a bearded man

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