Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of mountain peaks and a tall pine tree across the outer forearm, shown against a dark background.
Mountain range and pine tree on a forearm
Two matching black and grey tattoos of the ILY sign language hand gesture with a white heart in the palm, placed on the inner wrists.
Matching ILY hand sign tattoos on wrists
Bold black lettering on a forearm, with the letters forming an elephant shape beneath the word.
Lettering with elephant shape on forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of lavender sprigs with a soft lilac wash behind, on the inner forearm.
Lavender sprigs on a forearm
Close-up of a black line tattoo on an arm showing a teal awareness ribbon inside a circle with the words DEFY THE HAND and YOU'RE DEALT.
Awareness ribbon in a circular text badge
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch and two roses with scrollwork on the forearm, with cursive script visible above.
Pocket watch and roses on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a maple leaf on the forearm near the elbow, with a realistic autumn forest and deer silhouettes filling the leaf in yellow, brown and red.
Maple leaf with forest scene on forearm
Three wrists with matching black fine line angel wing tattoos, with hands held together above them.
Matching angel wing wrist tattoos
Black and grey blackwork band tattoo on the inner forearm, with a large spiral and chevron and zigzag patterns.
Polynesian-style band with spiral on a forearm
Two shaded black and grey feather tattoos on the forearms of two people resting on a wooden floor, one small and one larger, in a realistic style.
Two feather tattoos on forearms
Colour realism tattoo of a black and tan dog with large ears, orange maple leaves and a green wash background on the forearm.
Realistic black and tan dog with maple leaves
Black and grey dotwork mandala and geometric lattice sleeve covering an upper arm and forearm, with a triangular motif near the elbow.
Mandala and geometric arm sleeve
Grey and red tattoo of the Tin Man holding a red axe on the inner forearm, with a small red heart beside him.
Tin Man character on inner forearm
Black typewriter-style lettering reading rise up followed by a large semicolon, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Rise up semicolon on the wrist
Black and grey dotwork rose tattoo framed by geometric diamonds and dotted lines, sitting on the inner forearm.
Dotwork rose within diamond frames on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork peony with geometric flower motifs across the forearm, photographed against a brick wall.
Peony and geometric florals on a forearm
Close photo of a small black lettering tattoo reading EVERY DROP COUNTS with a tiny blue water drop, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Every drop counts lettering on a wrist
Black outline tattoo of two overlapping triangles on the inner wrist and forearm, worn beside silver bangles against a floral background.
Two overlapping triangles on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a circle above a looping swirl, sitting on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small circle and swirl tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with gears and Roman numerals on a forearm, with the name Greyson on the dial and 2015 below.
Pocket watch with gears on a forearm
Black and grey realism style tattoo sleeve on an upper arm showing Alice holding a DRINK ME bottle above a black and white checkerboard, with more tattoo work on the forearm of the other arm.
Alice and checkerboard sleeve on upper arm
Black and white photo of a fine-line anchor tattoo with a circular ring, running down the inside of a forearm.
Thin-line anchor on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a mountain and lake inside a circular border of pine branches, on the forearm of a person sitting outdoors in a wooded area.
Mountain lake in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with a crescent moon, two feathers, scattered birds and script reading Dream on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and the word Dream
Three views of a forearm with a colour nebula tattoo in blues, purples and pinks, with small white star accents and faint outline lines above it.
Nebula and stars on a forearm
Black and white photo of a small black line tattoo of a crown above an open trapezoid on the back of a hand, with scrollwork tattoo visible on the wrist.
Crown above a trapezoid on the hand
Two clasped hands rest on sand, each wrist bearing a matching black script tattoo reading S'il plaît à Dieu.
Matching French script wrist tattoos
Black and grey geometric feather tattoo on the inner forearm, with an outlined faceted top fading into solid black dotwork at the base.
Geometric feather on a forearm
Metallic gold Team Bride lettering temporary tattoo on the inner wrist, beside a pink paper flower.
Gold Team Bride temporary tattoo on wrist
Black and grey dotwork rose with leaves on the inner forearm, sitting above a fine-line geometric diamond and triangle design.
Black and grey rose with geometric diamond on forearm
Black and grey bull head tattoo with patterned markings and dotted horn details, shown on the forearm in a traditional style.
Bull head tattoo on a forearm
Black ink floral lace band tattoo wrapping around the wrist and lower forearm of a person wearing a ring.
Floral lace band on wrist
Full sleeve tattoo of a red and black geometric lattice pattern running from the upper arm down to the wrist of a man in a dark shirt.
Red and black lattice sleeve on an arm
Colour tattoo of two blue and purple roses with black leaves on a forearm, in a botanical style.
Blue and purple roses on a forearm
Close photo of a red heart in an ornate blue-and-gold frame on the forearm, traditional style, with a shaved scalloped design on the back of a head beside it.
Red heart in ornate frame on a forearm
Three-view photo of a full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a shaded grey dragon head at the shoulder with red blossom branches and smoke down the arm, in a Japanese style.
Dragon and cherry blossom full sleeve
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tied bouquet of leaves and five-petal flowers on a forearm, shown in a sepia photograph.
Flower bouquet on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a leafy branch with a round fruit on the inner forearm, drawn with fine stippled shading.
Leafy branch with fruit on a forearm
Black geometric diamond tattoo with dotwork shading and a sunburst arc on a forearm, close to the wrist.
Geometric diamond and dotwork band on forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies with fine line outlines and soft shading on the outer forearm of a woman in a blue denim dress.
Peony tattoo on a forearm
Full arm sleeve of a blue Japanese-style dragon with red flames, its head on the shoulder and body wrapping down the upper arm and forearm.
Blue Japanese dragon sleeve on an arm
Fine line black tattoo of a wine glass with a curled rim on the inner forearm, shown against a dark sleeve.
Wine glass on inner forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a pine forest with birds and a bare branch running along the inner forearm.
Pine forest tattoo on a forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of a gold cross wrapped in flowers, leaves and a ribbon on the forearm, shown beside its black line drawing.
Floral cross and ribbon on a forearm
Watercolour-style tattoo of a songbird with black linework, outlined stars and a small heart on the inner forearm.
Watercolour bird and stars on a forearm
Two colour tattoos of Sailor Moon cats on a pair of forearms, a dark navy Luna holding a gold and pink compact on the left and a grey and white Artemis with a compact on the right.
Sailor Moon cats on two forearms
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading We're all stories in the end on a forearm, with a plaid sleeve above.
Script quote on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo on the inner forearm of a person with dark hair, reading the Serenity Prayer in serif capitals and italic script.
Serenity Prayer lettering on a forearm

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