Tattoo ideas

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

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Two matching traditional swallow tattoos with red breasts and teal flowers sit on the backs of a pair of hands against a polka dot fabric.
Matching swallows with flowers on the hands
Close photograph of a thin black fine line outline of a state-shaped map tattooed on the palm of a hand.
Fine line state outline on the hand
Black ink gothic lettering across four fingers spells NICE on a hand, with the C drawn as an outline shape.
NICE lettering across four fingers
White ink mandala tattoo across the back of a hand and up the wrist, with a floral centre and lace-like ornamental border on dark background.
White ink mandala on hand and wrist
Fine line black mountain peak tattoo on a finger, held up against a snowy mountain range.
Mountain peak tattoo on a finger
Black and grey lettering tattoos on two wrists, shown in a monochrome photo of clasped hands with a ring on one finger.
Matching wrist lettering on clasped hands
Two small heart-shaped key outline tattoos on fingers of a hand, glowing orange and white under ultraviolet light.
Heart-shaped key tattoos on fingers under UV light
Fine line black crescent moon and dot tattoos on fingers, shown beside a gold crescent moon ring with an opal-style stone.
Crescent moon finger tattoos with opal ring
Close view of a small fine line cross tattoo in black ink on the back of a hand, raised near the chest of a person wearing a green floral top.
Small cross tattoo on the hand
Black ink compass rose with feathers and a watercolour wash of pink and green across the back of a hand, a fine line and watercolour style tattoo.
Compass rose with feathers on the back of a hand
Black fine line botanical tattoo on a wrist with a rose bud, leaves, tendrils and a dotted line, plus a small mark on the hand.
Fine line botanical tattoo on wrist
Black henna-style lotus flower and lace mandala designs across the back of a hand and onto three fingers.
Henna lotus and mandala on the back of a hand
Two hands held together showing black and grey line tattoos of Jack Skellington and Sally on the fingers.
Jack and Sally finger tattoos
Black and grey photograph of a small traditional anchor tattoo on the side of a finger, resting on a wooden surface.
Small anchor tattoo on a finger
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoos on an upper arm, forearm and side of the ribs, with a person in a bikini standing in clear shallow water.
Ornamental mandala tattoos on arm and ribs
Fine line black tattoos on a man's forearms showing a stack of book spines, quotation marks, lettering and small flying silhouettes.
Book stack, quotes and birds on forearms
Two side-by-side photos of solid black band tattoos encircling the ring finger, one thick and one fine, in a blackwork and fine line style.
Black band rings on the ring finger
Two hands with black gothic-style letters tattooed one per finger, spelling out a word across the fingers, with a small symbol on the back of the right hand.
Black letters tattooed across the fingers
Close photo of two hands with fingers hooked together, each showing a fine line red tattoo wrapped around a finger on the hand.
Thin red line tattoos around two fingers
Close photo of a hand resting on a stone ledge, with a small metallic gold chevron tattoo on the side of the index finger, beside rings and a beaded bracelet.
Metallic chevron tattoo on a finger
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a geometric flower across the back of a hand, with a tessellated cube pattern running up the forearm.
Geometric flower and tessellation on hand and forearm
Two people clasp hands, showing matching small fine line tattoos of a red stick with black sparks on their inner forearms, beside a large coloured rose sleeve on one arm.
Matching small spark tattoos on forearms
Small black swallow and star tattoos on two people's hands and wrists as they hold hands outdoors, with a dark tattoo visible on a forearm.
Swallow and star tattoos on joined hands
Close up of fine script lettering reading "it can't rain all the time" tattooed across two fingers of a hand with pink nails.
Script quote across two fingers
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with numerals, hands and visible gears on the back of a hand.
Pocket watch tattoo on the back of a hand
Black ink stag head with antlers above a fine-lined triangle design on the back of a hand, in a geometric blackwork style.
Stag and triangles on the back of a hand
Close photograph of the phrase avada kedavra in purple lettering tattooed along the side of a finger, which is pointing against a white fabric background.
Avada Kedavra lettering on a finger
Two hands held together, each with a black outlined half-heart tattoo, one reading BEST and the other FRIENDS, in a simple lettering style on the hand.
Matching best friends half-heart tattoos on hands
Small black cross tattoo in simple linework on the side of a finger, with silver nail polish, shown against a pale background.
Small black cross on a finger
Black linework leafy branch tattoo running across the back of both hands, with small dot tattoos and a heart on the fingers, in botanical style.
Leafy branch across the knuckles of both hands
Black and grey braided band tattoo wrapped around a finger of a hand resting on a black printed shirt.
Braided band tattoo on a ring finger
Black and grey botanical tattoo of fern fronds running from the collarbone over the shoulder, with a hand resting on the chest.
Black fern leaves across a shoulder
Black and grey ram skull tattoo with curled horns on the middle finger of a clenched hand, shown against a dark background.
Ram skull tattoo on a finger
Black and grey script lettering spelling a word across the back of a hand, with a shaded bow and diamond above it and a crown at the wrist.
Script lettering and bow on the back of a hand
Two hands pressed together showing matching small black fine line sprig tattoos on the ring fingers.
Matching small sprig tattoos on ring fingers
Fine line black tattoos of a heart, crescent moon, cross and dots on the fingers and hand, with a larger floral design on the forearm.
Fine line finger tattoos with white marble nails
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with shaded bony shapes across the back of a hand, with small lettering on the fingers.
Realistic skull on the back of a hand
Small fine line outline heart tattoo in black ink on the hand between two interlaced fingers, placed on the hand.
Small outline heart on a hand
Four small red, orange and black koi fish tattoos on the back of a hand, which pinches a brass lantern charm.
Four koi fish tattoos on the back of a hand
Close-up of a fine line black bow tattoo wrapped around the base of a middle finger on the hand.
Fine line bow tattoo on a finger
Two hands with traditional style tattoos on the backs and fingers, showing a crowned Jesus figure on one hand and a SERVANT HEART banner on the other, with letters across the fingers.
Traditional hand tattoos with Jesus and lettering
Black and grey script lettering reading big sis and lil sis, tattooed across two fingers on the hand.
Big sis and lil sis script on two fingers
Small black Pisces zodiac symbol tattooed on the side of a finger, shown on a hand with gold painted nails against a pale background.
Pisces symbol on a finger
Three photographs of a black and grey wing tattoo with shaded feathers on the inside of a forearm, shown against a black background.
Wing tattoos on three forearms
Black and grey cartoon tattoos of a smiley face and a balaclava-style masked face on two fingers of a hand, held up in front of an orange wall.
Smiley and masked face tattoos on fingers
Close-up of two small colour cartoon tattoos on fingers, a pink frosted cupcake with a red cherry and a pink and blue cartoon animal above it.
Cupcake and cartoon animal tattoos on fingers
Gold script lettering reading Bride Tribe with a small arrow on the back of a hand, in a fine line style against a plain white background.
Bride Tribe lettering in gold on a hand
Two raised hands, each with the word Promise tattooed in black script along the middle finger.
Promise lettering on two middle fingers

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