Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo of a trout with a small fly lure above it on the inner forearm, drawn in traditional linework with dotted spots.
Trout and fly lure on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a large eye with dripping tears and skulls across a shoulder and upper back.
Realistic eye and skulls across back and shoulder
Black line drawing of a circular seal made of arcs, overlapping circles and dotted accents, shown as a standalone design with no skin visible.
Circular line-art seal design
Fine line black tattoo on the inner wrist showing an infinity symbol with a cross on the left loop and the word faith in script, with a small heart above the i.
Faith script with infinity symbol and cross on wrist
Three bare feet with matching black swirl heart tattoos containing the word Sisters, placed on the top of each foot near the ankle.
Matching sisters heart tattoos on three feet
Black fine line script tattoo reading most ardently across the inside of an ankle and foot.
Most ardently script on an ankle
Small black and grey fine line rose tattoo with a leaf on the inner upper arm.
Small rose on the inner upper arm
Colour tattoo of two koi fish swimming through teal water beneath pink cherry blossom, across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Koi fish and cherry blossom across a back
Traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing an owl above a woman holding a book labelled WISDOM, set against a red circle.
Owl and woman traditional tattoo on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of red high-top sneakers, a pencil and 3D glasses on a leg.
Red high-top sneakers with a pencil
Black lettering tattoo on an upper arm spelling the word Always, with the letters replaced by symbols including a triangle with a circle, a wand, a lightning bolt and a snake.
Always lettering with symbols on upper arm
Two grey pencil tattoo design drawings on tracing paper showing ornamental scrollwork, beaded chains and diamond pendant drops, styled as fine line ornament.
Ornamental scroll and diamond tattoo designs
Realism colour tattoo of a wrinkled elderly man with blue eyes holding a glowing orb, on a lower limb.
Elderly man holding an orb
Black ink tattoo of two stylised letter Ms joined by a vertical stroke with two short crossbars, on the forearm of a pale-skinned person.
Stylised double M on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a blue inhaler wrapped in a grey banner reading Ain't easy bein' wheezy, on a limb.
Blue inhaler with banner reading Ain't easy bein' wheezy
Black ink flash sheet of sixteen paisley and floral motifs in a henna-style pattern on a white background.
Sheet of paisley and floral tattoo flash designs
Colour tattoo of a grey-blue heron with pink shading, standing among reeds on water, on the lower leg.
Heron standing in reeds on a leg
Close-up of black script-style numerals reading 13.1 in fine, slightly bold linework on the inner wrist.
Numerals 13.1 on a wrist
Two fingers with small tattoos, a black line-work anchor on one finger and a colour shark fin above blue water on the next, with black lettering across the knuckles and fingers.
Anchor and shark finger tattoos
Black line drawing of a sleepy cloud with closed eyes and a small smile, with solid hearts falling beneath it like rain.
Sleepy cloud with falling hearts
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a carnation and leafy stem held by a dotwork hand on the upper arm.
Carnation and hand in dotwork
Realistic purple rose with grey skulls tattooed on a forearm, with smooth shading and highlights on the petals and bone.
Purple rose and skulls on a forearm
Realism tattoo of a blue rose on the shoulder merging into a grey pocket watch mechanism across the chest.
Blue rose and pocket watch on shoulder and chest
Black outline tattoo of a red ball of yarn with a knitting needle and a thread trailing down to a heart, on the side of a finger.
Yarn ball and heart on a finger
Coloured drawing of an ornate elephant head with a jewelled headdress, hanging chains and curved tusks, in neo-traditional style flash.
Ornate elephant head design
Black and grey tattoo of a wide-eyed face wearing a pearl necklace, with a tall feathered shape rising above it, on a calf.
Grey face with pearl necklace on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of a dove with wings spread in flight, shaded in a realistic style on bare skin.
Flying dove tattoo in black and grey
Black and grey tribal band tattoo on a forearm, with bold solid triangles and patterned linework above a black wrist strap.
Tribal band tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged figure with its head bowed and knees drawn up, above a skull, on the side of a ribcage.
Winged figure over a skull on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of ornate scissors with scrolled handles on the inside of a forearm, worn beneath a wrap bracelet.
Ornate scissors on a forearm
Small solid black tattoo of a stylised glyph with a circle at the top, a curl to the left and a downward arrow, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small black glyph on the inner forearm
Black lettering tattoo running vertically down the forearm of a person in a plaid blanket, with the small text set in a serif typeface.
Lettering quote on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue and purple butterfly and an orange butterfly with small purple flowers on a person's upper back.
Blue and orange butterflies on upper back
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing an arrow with the script words follow your arrow, a shaded feather at one end and an arrowhead at the other.
Follow your arrow script and feather on forearm
Colourful neo-trad tattoo of a cat silhouette filled with a sunset, green leaves, a yellow flower and a waterfall, on the forearm.
Cat silhouette with sunset and waterfall
Black and grey fine-line geometric wave tattoo running from the upper back over the shoulder and down the outstretched upper arm.
Wave linework across back and arm
Black line drawing of two pairs of long-nailed hands framing a pair of eyes, one with a teardrop, in a fine line style on a pale background.
Hands framing two eyes with a single tear
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Tigger in an orange and black striped bouncing pose on a forearm, with a small pink arrow above him.
Tigger cartoon tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a small daisy bouquet tied with a bow, placed on the ribs of a person wearing a white top.
Daisy bouquet tied with a bow on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two thin wavy bands with a small diamond charm, sitting across the inner wrist.
Fine line bracelet tattoo on a wrist
Close photo of a lower leg with a fine blue-black script tattoo reading 'It's called Vitiligo', with pale vitiligo patches on the skin.
Script quote 'It's called Vitiligo' on a shin
Traditional style tattoo of a red rose, a pocket watch, a rosebud and a string of pearls on the upper arm, outlined in bold black lines.
Traditional rose, clock and pearls on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a mermaid with flowing multicoloured hair holding a pink flower, with a script quote beneath, on a person's side ribs.
Mermaid with wild flower quote on ribs
Fine line black outline of a small elephant tattooed on the inner wrist, with a hand raised in the background.
Small elephant outline on the inner wrist
Realism style tattoo of a dove with outstretched wings on the upper back, shaded in black and grey with soft clouds behind it.
Realistic dove in flight on upper back
Two crossed hands showing small fine line black finger tattoos of a semicolon, a comma, dots and chevron arrows, placed on the fingers.
Small minimal finger tattoos on crossed hands
Four small tattoos in a vertical line on the lower back, showing a red diamond, a black spade, a red heart and a black club, each with ornamental swirl detail.
Four playing card suit motifs on lower back
Pencil drawing of a woman with birds in her flowing hair, stitched lips and shaded eyes, offered as a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Woman with birds in flowing hair

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