Tattoo ideas

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

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A woman lying face down on a beach towel in a black bikini, with a small fine line script tattoo on her lower back.
Small script tattoo on a lower back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, poppies and leaves across the upper arm, shown in colour above and greyscale below.
Black and grey rose and poppy floral arm piece
Fine line black tattoo of a sun with a yin yang centre and small stars on the top of a foot, with an ankle bracelet visible.
Sun and yin yang tattoo on a foot
Neo-traditional forearm tattoo of Belle and the Beast dancing inside a stained glass style oval, topped by a red rose, with a hand and red leaves below.
Beauty and the Beast stained glass forearm tattoo
Cartoon tattoo of two bears, one large and one small, shaded in browns and tan on the inner forearm of a person with dark hair.
Two cartoon bears on a forearm
Black blackwork tattoo of a tree within a circle, with branches dissolving into flying birds, on a person's upper back.
Tree in a circle with birds on upper back
Black ink drawing of a bird with spread wings, filled with mandala and zentangle-style patterns, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Patterned bird in flight
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon filled with mandala patterns, a lotus flower and a vertical ornamental line, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Crescent moon with mandala and lotus design
Two black tribal symbol tattoos on the inner forearms of two people, held together by a gloved hand.
Matching tribal symbols on forearms
Fine line black script tattoo reading Faith over on the side of a torso, placed on the ribs below a red lace bra, with the end of the word cropped by the frame.
Faith over script on the ribs
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a sprig of leaves and two flowers running along a forearm, with a watch and bracelet worn on the wrist.
Flowers and leaves on a forearm
Traditional style tattoos covering both lower legs, including roses, a heart and a bird, shown with white canvas shoes and a daisy-print skirt.
Traditional tattoos on both legs
Flash design of green shamrocks with a glowing outline, black vine linework, small black stars and sparkle shapes arranged along a curving diagonal.
Shamrock vine with stars flash
Small colour tattoos of a grey gem, blue droplet, yellow sun and rainbow flower, one on each of four fingers of a hand.
Gem, drop, sun and flower finger tattoos
Black ink tattoo of sailing ships, clouds and a rising sun with engraved-style sea lines, covering the thighs and calves of both legs.
Sailing ships and sunrise across both legs
Side-by-side photos of a forearm: on the left a faded grey bird with script lettering, on the right a colour peony with green leaves in a bold neo-traditional style.
Faded bird beside a red peony on a forearm
Tribal-style tattoo design of a gothic cross with a cyan-highlighted centre and dark tribal flame motifs on each side, shown on a white background.
Gothic cross with tribal flames design
Realism tattoo on a forearm showing a shaded nose and glossy red lips beside a red rose, with a cracked-skin effect and black linework below.
Realistic nose, red lips and rose on a forearm
Black fine line spiderweb tattoo on the top of a shoulder, with long brown hair and a white off-shoulder top.
Spiderweb tattoo on a shoulder
Small solid black semicolon tattoo on the side of a finger, with pale pink nail polish and a blue patterned background.
Small semicolon tattoo on a finger
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman with a partly skull-like face, pearl headband and bones, on the inner forearm, with cracked branch lines near the wrist.
Skull-faced woman with bones on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a flock of birds, a dandelion and cursive script on the side of a torso, above the hip.
Bird flock and script on the side torso
Purple faceted heart tattoo with black linework and soft watercolour shading on the upper arm.
Purple faceted heart on an arm
Rear view of a shirtless man in black underwear with dark ornamental tattoos on his upper arm and shoulder, standing beside a steel cooker.
Man with arm tattoos in a kitchen
Black ink fine line and dotwork tattoo of a cat head with a rose over one ear and lightning bolts below, centred on a person's upper back.
Cat head with rose and lightning bolts on upper back
Colour tattoo of round gold-framed glasses with detailed eyes in the lenses, in teal and blue painterly shading, on a forearm.
Round glasses with eyes on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a woman with a hair bun, red flowers and a blue banner reading Stay True, on an upper arm.
Traditional pin-up portrait with banner on upper arm
Two people seen from behind with matching black and grey heart tattoos reading Mother Daughter across the upper back.
Matching mother and daughter heart tattoos on backs
Fine line black outline of the world map tattooed across the upper thigh, photographed in a sepia tone with hands resting on the hip.
World map outline on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a hooded grim reaper with a scythe in front of a gothic church and a gravestone.
Grim reaper and church on upper arm
Flash design of four playing card suits, clubs, hearts, diamonds and spades, filled with ornate floral linework in black, white and red.
Four playing card suits in ornate linework
Black and white photo of a solid black tree of life tattoo with roots inside a circle, centred on a person's upper back.
Tree of life on upper back
Traditional colour tattoo of three banners reading home is wherever I'm with you, wrapped around orange and teal feathers on an upper arm.
Feather banners with quote on upper arm
Black bold paw print above the words BROTHER BEAR in blocky hand-drawn lettering on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Bear paw print with Brother Bear lettering
Dark linework feather tattoo with red tips on the side of a woman's neck, behind her ear, beside a crystal cluster earring.
Feather tattoo on the neck
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a simple camera outline on the side of the body, shown in a black and white photo.
Camera outline tattoo on the side
Black line tattoo of a crucifixion scene with an INRI plaque, two robed mourners, angels, a dove and dotted stars, on the upper arm.
Crucifixion scene with mourners on upper arm
Black silhouette tattoo of two birds perched on a bare branch that runs across the forearm.
Two birds perched on a branch
Abstract brushstroke tattoo in black, grey, blue and teal sweeping across a man's lower leg, with ink-splash marks.
Abstract brushstroke on a lower leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tabby cat's face on a forearm, held up beside a real tabby cat being carried by the body.
Realism cat portrait tattoo on a forearm
Black Polynesian-style tribal tattoo with swirling bands wrapping around an ankle and up onto the top of the foot, in a black and grey photograph.
Polynesian-style tribal band on an ankle
Black script lettering reading Believe to Achieve across the lower body, in a lettering style, on skin with a fabric edge visible at the lower left.
Believe to Achieve script tattoo
Black and white photo of a small black music note tattoo on the upper ear, beside a stud piercing and hoop earrings in the lobe.
Music note tattoo on the ear
Black and grey line drawing of a skull-faced queen in a crown on a playing card, with a broken heart balloon, a spider and swords, shown as a flash design rather than on skin.
Queen of hearts skull playing card design
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a wolf head in profile on the forearm, with loose hatched linework and shaded fur.
Sketched wolf head on a forearm
Two fingers each carry a dark blue script tattoo of the word Promise, with a large decorative P, in a lettering style on the hand.
Promise script tattoos on two fingers
Small solid black silhouette of a woman holding an umbrella, tattooed on the upper arm and shoulder area of a person wearing a blue sleeveless top.
Umbrella silhouette on upper arm
Two forearms show matching lotus tattoos with swirling linework, the upper one in blue and teal and the lower one in teal and black, in a botanical fine line style.
Matching lotus tattoos on two forearms

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Popular subjects

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