Tattoo ideas

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

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Small black ink botanical tattoo of a flower bud on stem on a woman's forearm, photographed from behind beside a grey t-shirt.
Small botanical tattoo on a forearm
Black ornamental sugar skull tattoo with swirling filigree detail on the inner wrist, shown against a misty river scene.
Ornate sugar skull on the inner wrist
Colour realism tattoo of a bald eagle head in front of an American flag, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Bald eagle and American flag on upper arm
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty wearing a red bow, set against a blurred rainbow wash with small multicoloured stars, on an upper arm.
Hello Kitty with stars on an arm
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a sugar skull with pink flowers and green leaves on the upper thigh.
Colourful sugar skull with pink flowers on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a flying saucer beaming light down onto a lit house, with stars and a bare tree, on the calf.
UFO beam over a house on a calf
Two matching cartoon birds perched on a branch, one green and one purple, tattooed in colour on the inside of two wrists.
Matching cartoon birds on two wrists
Traditional colour tattoo on a forearm of a yellow and purple typewriter over crossed fountain pens, with a red banner reading WRITE BRAVELY.
Typewriter and crossed pens on a forearm
Black and grey photo of a shirtless man with black tribal and spiral tattoos on his chest and shoulders and a sleeve on his arm, wearing a cap pulled low.
Tribal and sleeve tattoos on a muscular torso
Botanical tattoo of pink roses, rosebuds, green leaves and orange sprigs on a woman's upper arm, below the shoulder.
Pink rose spray on an upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm of a faceted pink gem heart topped by a crown, framed by grey scrolling filigree and shading.
Pink gem heart with crown on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a looping banner reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good, surrounded by footprints, in a traditional style.
Footprints and quote banner
Black line drawing of a geometric circular mandala with two eyes, a spiral shell motif and a teardrop, in a Geometric style, with the words DUNE ARRAKIS beneath it.
Geometric eye and spiral mandala
White ink ornamental mandala and dot patterns across the back of a hand and fingers, in a geometric style.
White ink mandala across a hand
Black and white photo of a floral and geometric tattoo design drawn in a sketchbook, beside a dotwork mandala tattoo on a forearm.
Floral and geometric sketch with forearm mandala
Colourful realism tattoo of an eye and butterflies set within honeycomb hexagons on a forearm.
Eye and butterflies in a colourful honeycomb
Woman lying on white bedding with a small fine line black tattoo of three upright strokes on her inner forearm and a small script tattoo on her side near the ribs.
Small fine line tattoos on forearm and ribs
A person in a patterned dress holds a Ricoh film camera, showing a black and grey rose on the forearm, a sleeve on the upper arm, and lettering and a botanical design on the legs.
Rose, lettering and botanical tattoos on a person holding a
Close view of a pale, multicoloured tattoo covering an upper arm and the side of the torso, showing sea anemone and coral style forms.
Marine life sleeve on arm and side
Black script lettering on skin reading Roses are red, My name's Dave, This poem makes no sense, Microwave, placed on the upper back.
Rhyming poem lettering on upper back
Black ink brush-style character tattoo on a woman's left ribs, photographed from the side with a black crop top and blonde hair visible.
Brush-style character on the ribs
Fine line lettering tattoo in purple ink reading H.o.p.e; on the inner wrist, with a keyboard in the background.
Hope in fine line script on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a whale, paper boats and a moon inside a circle on the inner forearm.
Whale and paper boats in a circle on forearm
Black and pink orchids with swirling black linework tattooed on the side of the ribs, in a botanical realism style.
Black orchids with swirling linework on the ribs
Small colour tattoo of a red and orange maple leaf with a thin stem on the back of a hand, in a botanical realism style.
Maple leaf tattoo on the hand
Black linework tattoo of interlocking hearts with spiral centres and a central cross on the inner wrist, in a fine line style.
Interlocking hearts and cross on the wrist
Black and grey realism calf sleeve on a lower leg, showing a woman's face with banknotes, a grim reaper and a skull with a top hat, with script lettering.
Realism calf sleeve with portrait, reaper and skull
Dark brown ornate paisley and mandala design running down the length of a person's spine on their back, placed on the upper back.
Ornate paisley and mandala design down the spine
Black and grey realism rose tattoo with leaves and cursive script on a person's lower abdomen, with a faint red flower partly visible above.
Shaded rose with script on the abdomen
Fine line black and grey tattoo of two crossed lavender sprigs on the inner upper arm, with stippled flower heads.
Crossed lavender sprigs on the inner upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a diamond kite with an eye at its centre and a trailing string of red and black bows on the forearm.
Eye kite with bow ribbon on forearm
Black script tattoo reading Cellar Door with swirling flourishes on the inner upper arm, against a black and white damask towel.
Cellar Door script on upper arm
Teal cat eyes with dark linework tattooed on the thigh, with a faint feline face outlined around them.
Cat eyes tattoo on a thigh
Small black treble clef tattoo on the ankle of a leg, beside a white canvas trainer on a wooden floor.
Treble clef tattoo on an ankle
Black linework flash design, drawn on paper, of a bearded man in profile with a pipe, roses and rope around him.
Bearded man profile with roses and rope
Black ink geometric tattoo of diamonds, crosses and lattice outlines on an upper arm near the elbow, shown in black and white.
Geometric cross-stitch elbow tattoo
Pink bow tattoo with black outlines and soft shading on a person's lower back, above the waistband of dark jeans.
Pink bow on the lower back
Two black script lettering tattoos on ankles reading To infinity on one foot and and beyond on the other, with denim jeans and a patterned sock visible.
To infinity and beyond script on two ankles
Black and grey fine line crown with a heart gem, shaded in detail, on a finger, with a small cross tattoo below it on the same hand.
Small crown and cross on fingers
Two forearms with black script lettering reading Pain is Inevitable and Suffering is Optional, framed by fine flourishes.
Pain is inevitable quote on forearms
Three small black fine line pine trees tattooed on the inside of an ankle, with the foot resting on a wooden table.
Three pine trees on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a grey tabby cat's face framed by an ornate orange, red and blue mandala on the outer thigh.
Cat portrait in an ornate mandala on a thigh
A shaded realism style tattoo of a double helix DNA strand on skin, with red, orange, yellow, green and blue coloured rungs.
Double helix DNA strand tattoo
Black and grey realistic fish scale tattoo with small bubble details on the hip, shown in a close-up photo.
Fish scale pattern on a hip
Black and grey realism tattoo of lilies on the top of a foot, with a tribal ankle tattoo visible above.
Realistic lily tattoo on the top of a foot
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a cat's head framed by poppies, leaves and blossoms, covering the outer thigh.
Cat and botanical wreath on a thigh
Black fine line tattoo of a row of old books on a shelf with a small bear leaning against them, on the ribs of a person in a white patterned top.
Row of books with a bear on a ribs tattoo
Traditional colour tattoo of a red heart with a MOM banner, a blue swallow and green leaves on the upper arm.
Swallow and heart with MOM banner on upper arm

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