Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of a pink and blue lotus flower with a gold Om symbol at its centre, on a limb with smooth skin.
Lotus flower with Om symbol on a limb
Close photo of a black mandala-style tattoo on the inner forearm near the elbow, with a gold watch on the wrist and a white top and ripped white jeans.
Black mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black ink flower with swirling vines on the hip of a person in a pink bikini, photographed outdoors on a sandy beach.
Flower and swirls on a hip
Realism tattoo of a bearded man with long wavy hair and a chain necklace, shown in colour on the arm.
Realistic portrait of a bearded man on an arm
Two fists showing eight small colour tattoos on the fingers in a fine line cartoon style, including an ice cream cone, lollipop, pumpkin, pizza slice, cupcake, skull, doughnut and crescent moon.
Sweet and spooky finger tattoos
Black script lettering on the upper back reads God shook his head the day he built her, oh but I bet he smiled.
Script quote across the upper back
Black and grey dotwork drawing of an anatomical heart with a carousel and horses on a platform above it, with vessels rising from the top.
Carousel on an anatomical heart in dotwork
Black and grey tattoo of an ornately decorated elephant with its trunk raised, shown on a person's lower abdomen above a belt.
Ornate elephant on the lower abdomen
Pencil sketch of a woman wearing a wolf head headdress, with a triangle on her forehead and braided hair, drawn as a tattoo design.
Wolf headdress woman pencil sketch
Colour traditional tattoo of a black cat with yellow eyes, a crown and a third eye on the back of a hand, with LADY lettered across the fingers.
Black cat with third eye on hand
Black and grey pencil and dotwork sketch of two peonies, a bud and leaves, drawn as a tattoo design on white paper.
Peony cluster tattoo design sketch
Fine line red lotus flower tattoo with a curling spiral below it, on the ankle.
Lotus and spiral tattoo on an ankle
Tiny black semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist in fine line style, shown on a raised hand in front of a brick wall and metal mailboxes.
Small semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist
Close photo of a black and pink dinosaur tattoo with small birds around it, placed on the side of the torso near the navel.
Pink dinosaur tattoo with scattered birds on torso
Black and grey swallow silhouettes tattooed on two inner wrists, with two birds perched on a wire on the left and flying birds on both sides.
Swallow silhouettes on both wrists
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a mandala, lotus and stylised birds across a person's torso and thigh, photographed in low light.
Blackwork mandala and lotus across torso and thigh
Hand-drawn black ink mandala design on white paper, with radiating petal shapes and dotwork shading, beside a pen and ruler.
Black ink mandala design with dotwork
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three stacked vertebrae inside dotted circles and guide lines on the inner forearm.
Three vertebrae with geometric lines on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an antelope skull with curved horns on the middle finger, with a small solid heart on the index finger, both on the hand.
Antelope skull and small heart on fingers
Black ink tattoo of the word CREATE in bold letters over brush strokes and ink splatter on the upper arm.
Bold CREATE lettering with brush strokes
Black and grey tattoo of a house lifted into the sky by a bunch of balloons above clouds, drawn in bold outline with grey shading on a lower leg.
House lifted by balloons on a leg
Fine line black tattoo of interlocking heart-shaped loops on the ankle, shown against a dark leather surface.
Interlocking heart knot on an ankle
Two people hold hands, showing matching black and grey crown tattoos with script lettering reading One Life and One Love on the inner wrists.
Matching crown tattoos with 'One Life' and 'One Love' on
Two hands held together with gold metallic geometric temporary tattoos of triangles, a bird and a crescent moon on the fingers and palms, with gold rings.
Gold geometric temporary tattoos on hands
Close photo of a small black fine line laurel wreath tattoo on the back of a clenched hand, with a steel and gold wristwatch on the wrist.
Laurel wreath on the back of a fist
Two-panel image of a lower leg: red outline stencil on the left and a finished black tribal pattern tattoo covering the calf on the right.
Tribal calf tattoo, stencil and finished
Black ink tattoos on a hand: the word DOOMED across the index finger, an eye inside a triangle on the middle finger and a hammer on the ring finger.
DOOMED lettering and symbols on fingers
Two small solid black paw print tattoos on a woman's ankle, with a red peep-toe heel in the foreground against a black and white background.
Two paw prints on an ankle
Black and grey tattoo of a stylised older man with glasses, a bow tie and a goatee, with script lettering below, on the thigh.
Bold portrait with script lettering on thigh
Full back tattoo of a biomechanical figure with a mechanical spine, ribs, gears and an organic form in a glass sphere, rendered in realistic brown and grey shading.
Biomechanical spine and ribcage across the back
Colour tattoo of a key whose bow is red and white polka dot Minnie Mouse ears, with a dark castle silhouette at the bit, on a lower leg.
Minnie Mouse key on the calf
Black and white photo of a small fine line script tattoo reading love on the side of a finger, with a small paw-like mark beside it.
Small love script on a finger
Pencil sketch of a pair of antlers framing the handwritten line 'Am I more than you bargained for yet' on plain paper, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Pencil antlers with handwritten quote
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a single flower on a stem with dark leaves, placed on the upper back below the neck.
Small flower on upper back
Black and grey script lettering reading Everything has beauty on the ribs, with a faded second line of lettering beneath it.
Script quote along the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm of a cartoon gentleman in a top hat holding a cane, with a banknote and a roulette-style wheel behind him.
Cartoon gentleman with money on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of four outlined squares in a row across the forearm, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Four outlined squares on a forearm
Black and white photo of a small shaded grey skull tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, in a realistic style.
Small shaded skull on a forearm
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of a coffee mug with curling steam, reading Death Before Decaf, on an arm.
Coffee mug reading Death Before Decaf
Black and grey realism tattoo of two cat heads stacked vertically on the inner forearm, with the wearer's hand and blue nail varnish visible below.
Two cat heads stacked on a forearm
Black swirling butterfly wings framing a teal awareness ribbon tattoo on a person's upper back.
Butterfly with teal awareness ribbon on back
Pencil drawing of a peacock with a blossom branch and tail feathers with eye markings, shown as a design for a tattoo.
Peacock and blossom branch drawing
Two solid black pine tree silhouette tattoos on the backs of a person's calves, shown from behind with tan ankle boots and a grassy park behind.
Twin pine tree silhouettes on the calves
Black ink tattoo of the world map, each continent filled with ornate mandala-style patterns, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
World map filled with mandala patterns on upper back
Colour tattoo on a calf combining a realistic black and grey gorilla head with a bold outlined line drawing of a bald man in glasses, set against red, blue and grey geometric shapes.
Gorilla and line-drawn face on a calf
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a house lifted by bunches of balloons, with the script 'Adventure is out there' below, on a calf.
Balloon house and script on a calf
Colour traditional-style tattoo of Homer Simpson crouching in green leaves above a blue ribbon banner reading Praise Jebus, on the upper leg.
Homer Simpson with Praise Jebus banner
Black and grey pen drawing of a human skull with octopus tentacles wrapping around and below it, on a textured pale background.
Skull and octopus tentacle design

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