Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black script reading "this too shall pass" across the outer forearm, shown on light skin against a blurred background.
"This too shall pass" script on a forearm
Fine black lettering reading BE PRESENT, BE PATIENT and BE THE LIGHT across the inner forearm, beside a gold chain bracelet.
Three short phrases on an inner forearm
Two forearms show fine black script lettering: upper arm reads You are my sunshine and the lower forearm reads My only sunshine, both on the forearm.
Script quote tattoos on two forearms
Fine line black script tattoo of four linked hearts with names on a person's upper back, placed down the centre of the spine.
Four linked hearts with script names on upper back
Close photo of a black blackletter lettering tattoo on the inner wrist of a forearm, with the hand resting on a laptop keyboard.
Blackletter lettering on the wrist
Black silhouette of a raven in flight with a distressed texture, above the script word Nevermore on a pale grey background.
Raven in flight above the word Nevermore
Fine line black script reading alis volat propriis across the inner forearm, with a cream knit sleeve and denim in the background.
Latin script phrase on a forearm
Black sans-serif lettering on a thigh reading 'We need never be hopeless because we can never be irreparably broken' across four lines.
Quote tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey lettering reading "i feel infinite" in a typewriter-style font across the inner wrist and forearm.
"i feel infinite" lettering on a wrist
Black line drawing of an open heart above the word Always in loose handwritten script, a lettering design on a plain white background.
Heart above the word Always
Black and grey photograph of two wrists, each with a lettering tattoo: Life's too SHORT to worry on the left and Life's too LONG to wait on the right.
Matching quote tattoos on two wrists
Two black script tattoos on the wrists, reading 'Everyday for the' on the left wrist and '...rest of our lives' on the right.
Script wrist tattoos with 'Everyday for the...' phrase
Close-up of a fine black script tattoo reading Yahweh on the inner forearm, in a Lettering style.
Yahweh script on a forearm
Fine black cursive script reading one day at a time tattooed across the inner wrist, with light blue painted nails visible at the top of the frame.
Script quote tattoo on an inner wrist
Black brush-style lettering reading I'm fine on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
I'm fine lettering design
Black and grey handprint and footprint tattoo with script name and Roman numerals on an upper arm.
Handprint and footprint with name on upper arm
Black script lettering reading Wild Child on a white background, with a leafy sprig beneath the words, in a design suited to a tattoo.
Wild Child script lettering with leafy sprig
Black typewriter-style lettering on an inner forearm reads Every song ends, but is that any reason not to enjoy the music, with a small red heart at the end.
Typewriter quote on a forearm
Close-up of a small black fine line Roman numeral tattoo on the upper chest, partly visible above a white collar and black leather jacket.
Roman numerals on the upper chest
Black and grey script lettering reading Est. 1986 on the outer upper arm.
Est. 1986 lettering on upper arm
Black hand-lettered script reading breathe, shown as a large design on white, a temporary transfer on grass, and a small fine line version on the chest.
Breathe script word tattoo
Fine-line French script tattoo running along the upper arm of a person lying on a bed, with a blue-grey feather tattoo near the elbow.
French script and feather tattoos on an arm
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading immeasurably more across the inner forearm, on a light skin tone.
Immeasurably more script on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a purple ribbon behind torn skin, with the words Seize the day in black script, on a lower leg.
Seize the day ribbon on a calf
Pen drawing of a fine line tattoo design with the script words Do you suppose she is a wildflower, surrounded by dandelion, poppy, daisy and cornflower sketches.
Wildflower script and flower sketch design
Hand-drawn black ink sun with wavy rays surrounding the words radiate love in script, on a tan kraft paper background.
Sun with radiate love lettering
Black and grey traditional flash sheet showing an anchor, clasped hands, crossed arrows, a rope, flowers, an envelope and banners with lettering.
Traditional flash sheet with anchor, hands and banners
Black typewriter-style lettering reading All of time and space across the shoulder and upper arm, shown in a lettering style.
All of time and space lettering on a shoulder
Black lettering tattoo of the Roman numerals XIII centred on the nape of a person's neck, with dark hair and earrings visible above.
Roman numeral XIII on the nape of the neck
Black and grey script lettering reading sisters with a shaded key beneath it, tattooed on the lower leg.
Sisters script lettering with a key
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo on the forearm showing a small stick-like figure with a trailing line that runs into cursive script.
Small figure with trailing script on a forearm
Black and grey realism feather tattoo with flying birds and Beautiful Disaster script lettering on the side of the ribs.
Feather and birds with lettering on ribs
Black script lettering in Turkish over pink and blue watercolour splashes on the side of a ribcage, with a teal strap visible above.
Script lettering over watercolour splashes on ribs
Black and white photo pair showing the script words Endless love tattooed in fine black lettering on a forearm.
Endless love script on forearms
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye with long lashes and a large letter N, with the words Never Look Back running down the side, on a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Realistic eye and compass on upper back
Small purple tulip tattoo with a yellow-green leaf and fine line script running beside the stem, on the side of the ribs.
Purple tulip with script on the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol beside the word always in script on the inner wrist.
Deathly Hallows symbol and script word on wrist
Colour tattoo of an orange lily with black swirling stems and black RIP script lettering on the top of a foot, with a second swirl tattoo partly visible at the top of the frame.
Orange lily and RIP script on a foot
Small black fine-line script reading free, with a bird in flight at its end, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Script word free with a flying bird on upper back
Small black lettering reading sick as frick with a short mark beneath it, on the side of a ribcage.
Small lettering tattoo on the ribs
Fine line black script word Real with an arrow on the upper back, sitting near the shoulder blade.
Script word "Real" with arrow on upper back
Two wrists with gold and iridescent foil temporary lettering reading Brides bitches, with a sandy beach and sea behind the hands.
Gold foil wrist lettering on a beach
Close-up of black script lettering reading Fearless with a small solid heart on the top of a bare foot resting in sand, shown in a lettering style on the upper foot.
Fearless script and heart on a foot
Black line drawing flash design of a rose and a stitched heart wrapped in a thorned vine, with the words Please stay forever with me.
Rose and stitched heart with lettering design
Black script lettering reading Enough on a area of skin, with fine linework and a soft, slightly blurred background.
Enough in black script lettering
Black fine line infinity symbol with the word family in cursive script, tattooed on a shoulder.
Infinity symbol with family script on shoulder
Black blackletter tattoo of the numerals 1989 on an ankle, with an ornamental tattoo visible on the hand above, beside white sneakers.
1989 in blackletter on an ankle
Two clenched fists show the word SELFMADE tattooed in dark letters across the knuckles, in a lettering style with teal shading on the hands.
SELFMADE lettering across knuckles

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