Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo of planets and dots running down the inner forearm, with a ringed planet like Saturn in the middle.
Solar system planets down a forearm
Colour tattoo of a butterfly with blue and pink swirled wings and black outline, on the forearm.
Swirl butterfly on the forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a looping letter j with a semicolon beside it, above the word always in typewriter-style lettering on the inner wrist.
Semicolon and always on a wrist
Black ink blackwork sleeve with paisley, floral and mandala-style motifs covering the upper arm and forearm of a person lying on a white sheet.
Full blackwork ornamental sleeve on an arm
Black ink tattoo of a bare tree with spreading branches and roots on a forearm, shown against a dark blurred background.
Bare tree with roots on a forearm
Black ink lion head with the words courage and DEAR HEART above it, tattooed on a forearm in a fine line style.
Lion and courage lettering on a forearm
Black and grey shaded compass rose tattoo on the inner forearm, with the script quote Not all those who wander are above it and the word Lost below.
Compass rose and quote on forearm
Two wrists with black serif lettering tattoos, one reading LUMOS and the other NOX, set against a blurred dark green background.
LUMOS and NOX wrist lettering
Small geometric tattoo of a black outlined triangle on the inner forearm, with a grey sleeve and bare winter trees behind.
Outlined triangle on a forearm
Abstract tattoo of black lines, grey dots and red and teal brush strokes running down a forearm.
Abstract brush strokes on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of mountains and pine trees inside a diamond shape on the inner forearm.
Mountain and pine forest in a geometric frame on a forearm
Two matching black and grey realism tattoos of a winged sphinx within a large circular wing motif, one on each forearm, shown with clenched fists.
Winged sphinx tattoos on both forearms
Traditional style tattoo of a bearded man with a quiff and moustache on the back of a hand, with small finger tattoos and a Believe script on the wrist.
Bearded man portrait on the back of a hand
Three small black anchor tattoos on the inner forearms of three people, each wearing a woven friendship bracelet, in a fine line style.
Three matching anchor tattoos on forearms
Black fine line tattoo of a paw print above an infinity symbol with the word love written in script, on the inner wrist.
Infinity and paw print wrist tattoo
Woman's arm with a full sleeve tattoo of blue flowers, swirling black linework and small hearts, in botanical style across the upper arm and forearm.
Blue flower sleeve with swirling linework
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a stippled crescent moon with an outlined star and the words enjoy life in script above it.
Crescent moon and star with enjoy life script
Small black fine-line tattoo of an abstract curved mark on a wrist, beside a green beaded bracelet.
Small curved line mark on the wrist
Two traditional style swallow tattoos in teal and red with black outlines, placed side by side on a forearm.
Matching swallow tattoos on forearms
Full arm sleeve in traditional style with a sailing ship, shark, swallow, pin-up and roses scattered with small stars, shown in three photographs on the upper arm and forearm.
Traditional nautical full arm sleeve
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a teal forest scene inside a black triangle, with a dark figure silhouetted under a glowing ring, above a script quote attributed to Albus Dumbledore.
Deathly Hallows triangle and quote on forearm
Tattoo of a sketched eye with loose blue watercolour-style wash and black ink splatter on the forearm.
Sketched eye with blue wash on a forearm
Colourful traditional arm sleeve on the upper arm and forearm, with a woman's face in grey and pink, a red rose, a dagger and a butterfly.
Traditional arm sleeve with woman, rose and butterfly
Black and grey tattoo of a full moon above a dark tree line, shaded in soft greys, on the forearm of a person wearing a rolled light blue sleeve.
Full moon over a forest on a forearm
Small black Chinese character tattoo in fine line on the inner forearm near the wrist, photographed against window blinds.
Small Chinese character on the forearm
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the inner forearm, showing a radiating flower and a faceted star.
Geometric mandala on a forearm
Forearm and wrist wearing stacked metallic gold and black geometric band tattoos with dots, leaf, quatrefoil and diamond patterns.
Stacked gold and black armband tattoos
Two small blue Tetris block tattoos, one on the base of a palm and one on the inner wrist, in a flat geometric style.
Tetris block tattoos on wrist and palm
Black ink tattoo of two koi fish swimming in a circle on the inner wrist, in a Japanese style with soft brushed shading.
Two koi fish in a circle on a wrist
Neo-traditional teal rose with ochre leaves and grey foliage sprigs on the inner forearm, outlined in bold black.
Teal rose with leaves on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a guitar wrapped in leafy vines on the inner wrist and forearm.
Guitar and vine wrist tattoo
Traditional style tattoo of a woman's face framed by a leafy headdress on the forearm, shaded in black and grey with touches of red.
Traditional woman portrait with leaf headdress
Black and grey traditional butterfly and moth tattoos on the inner forearms and elbows of a person with raised arms.
Butterflies and moths on both forearms
Two-panel photo of a fine line constellation tattoo of connected dots and thin lines in black ink on the inner forearm.
Constellation tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a cat face with whiskers and pointed ears on the inner wrist.
Minimalist cat face on a wrist
Two people hold their arms together, each with a matching black fine-line tattoo of heart-shaped sunglasses on the forearm.
Matching heart sunglasses tattoos on two forearms
Black and white photo of a shirtless man with black and grey script lettering on his chest, neck and hand tattoos, and realism-style sleeve tattoos on both arms.
Script lettering on chest with sleeve tattoos
Fine line black script reading hope with a shaded black and grey bird beside it, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Hope script and bird on a wrist
Five forearms side by side show a jellyfish tattoo in orange, yellow and purple, with the bell on the left arm and trailing tentacles across the others.
Jellyfish forearm design across five arms
Four photos of small black Roman numeral tattoos, IIII and III, on inner wrists in a fine line style.
Roman numeral tattoos on wrists
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a pocket watch on a chain above an ornate key on the forearm, with a small green detail beside the watch.
Pocket watch and key on a forearm
Small black and grey footprint tattoos in a diagonal trail on the inner forearm, near the wrist, in fine line style.
Footprint trail on a forearm
Colour world map tattoo with black outlines and soft pink, purple, blue and teal washes on the inner forearm, with small teal hearts and scattered dots.
Watercolour world map on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rosary cross with beads and shaded roses on a forearm.
Rosary cross and roses on a forearm
Small leaf tattoo on a forearm with fine black vein linework and a soft green and yellow wash, in a botanical fine line style.
Watercolour leaf on forearm
Black and grey botanical laurel wreath tattoo tied with a ribbon on the inner forearm, above a relaxed hand wearing rings.
Laurel wreath on the forearm
Two black tattoos, each an ornate anchor with script lettering: love is patient on a forearm, and love is kind on the lower back.
Matching anchor tattoos with love is patient and love is
Close view of a small black fine line feather tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, against a terracotta tiled background.
Small feather tattoo on the inner wrist

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