Tattoo ideas

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

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A hand presses transfer paper onto a forearm, leaving a black spiky leaf stencil design on the skin.
Black spiky leaf stencil on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red heart with a banner reading MOM, red flowers and green leaves on a forearm.
Traditional heart with MOM banner and flowers
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses framing a skull on a forearm, shaded against a dark background.
Stacked roses and skull on a forearm
Fine line black pine tree tattoo running down the inner forearm of a person with dark nail polish, with a small script word near the wrist.
Fine line pine tree on a forearm
Fine black dotwork tattoo of two crossed botanical sprigs on the inner forearm.
Crossed botanical sprigs on a forearm
Three raised wrists with gold foil Team bride lettering tattoos on the forearms, against a sunlit beach.
Gold foil Team bride temporary tattoos on wrists
Small solid black orca tattoo with a white patch on the inner forearm, shown against a blurred background.
Orca on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a circular wreath of pink roses, a blue flower and green leaves around blue-grey lettering, on the inner forearm.
Floral wreath with monogram on a forearm
Black ink Om symbol tattoo on the inner forearm of a person wearing a white short-sleeved top and a dark wristband.
Om symbol on a forearm
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a heartbeat trace that forms a heart shape, on a forearm against a blurred circuit board background.
Heartbeat line tattoo on a forearm
Close-up photograph of a small teal awareness ribbon tattoo with black outline, shaped into a heart-like curl, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Teal awareness ribbon on a wrist
Small black fine line lettering reading BE HAPPY in capitals on a person's forearm, against grey striped fabric.
Be Happy lettering on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a lion wearing a red and gold crown, with green grass in the foreground, on a forearm.
Lion wearing a crown on a forearm
Two black and grey matching skeleton key tattoos with crown bows on forearms, one labelled His Only and the other Her Only in script.
Matching key tattoos with His Only and Her Only
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the inner forearm showing a woman's profile with a hand raised to her face and a black cat sitting in a round hand mirror.
Woman and black cat in a mirror on forearm
Black fern frond tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a green cloth and a transfer sheet of the same design on a wooden table.
Black fern tattoo on a wrist
Traditional style tattoo of a yellow rose with teal leaves and buds on a solid black shape, on the inner forearm.
Yellow rose with teal leaves on a forearm
Forearm tattoo sleeve in black ink with a row of knives, a pig butchery diagram, a pig cut chart, peas and a line of script, placed on the inner forearm.
Butcher-themed forearm sleeve
Black dotwork tattoo of a sitting dog looking up at a spider hanging on a thread, on the inner forearm of a person wearing dark clothing.
Dotwork dog and spider on forearm
Close-up of a small black fine line semicolon tattoo on the inside of a wrist, beside a gold chain bracelet.
Small semicolon tattoo on a wrist
Colour neo-traditional style tattoo on an arm showing a blue cartoon character similar to Stitch holding a small frog, with pink flowers and a glass jar of fireflies.
Cartoon character sleeve with flowers and a jar
Black fine line script lettering reading valar morghulis on the inner wrist of a raised arm, against a blurred tree background.
Small script lettering on the inner wrist
Two forearms resting palm up on a white sheet, with fine line black script tattoos and a small heart outline on the forearm.
Fine line script and a heart on two forearms
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded rose above fine-line ornamental linework with a heart motif and dots, on the inner forearm.
Shaded rose and ornament on forearm
Black and grey Japanese style koi fish, flowers, clouds and waves covering a full sleeve from shoulder to forearm, shown from two angles.
Koi and waves full sleeve
Full colour sleeve tattoo of roses, daisies and hearts on an arm resting on a wooden table, in a traditional style.
Colourful floral sleeve on an arm
Three views of a full arm sleeve in abstract black ink splatter and drips across the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, with a faint red wash near the shoulder.
Abstract black full sleeve on arm
Colour tattoo of the cartoon fish Dory above the words Just Keep Swimming in black lettering, on a forearm.
Dory with Just Keep Swimming lettering on a forearm
Realistic red and black lace ribbon bow tattoo wrapped around the inner wrist of a light-skinned arm.
Red lace ribbon bow on wrist
Botanical tattoo of a green evergreen sprig with dark berries on a person's forearm, shown against a pale grey wall.
Evergreen sprig with dark berries on a forearm
Close photo of a small black fine line tattoo of an abstract squiggle with a dot on the inner wrist of a hand held palm up.
Small fine line squiggle on the inner wrist
Watercolour-style feather tattoo on a forearm, with fine black linework and blue, purple and magenta washes.
Watercolour feather on a forearm
Woman seen from behind with a large black dotwork mandala tattoo across her back and mandala tattoos on both forearms.
Mandala back piece with forearm mandalas
Fine line black world map tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand clasped with another, with gold and silver bracelets worn alongside it.
Fine line world map on a wrist
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat head in profile with pink-tinted ears and dark leaves, on the forearm.
Black cat and leaves on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of the script quote 'the rhythm of life is a powerful beat' with a red heartbeat line running through the middle of the phrase.
Heartbeat line and quote on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with patterned face markings, a floral headdress and a beaded collar on the forearm.
Portrait with floral headdress on forearm
Two forearms side by side showing matching colour tattoos: a single pizza slice on the left arm and two pizza slices forming a heart on the right arm, in a traditional style.
Matching pizza slice tattoos on forearms
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a swallow, a red and black nautical star, two dice and red-starred cylinders on a teal background.
Swallow, dice and nautical star on a forearm
Black and grey arrow tattoo with feathered fletching running along a man's forearm, with a tank top and a cassette tape print visible behind.
Arrow tattoo on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a red rose with green leaves and black outlines on a forearm, surrounded by stars, dots and a dagger.
Red rose tattoo on a forearm
Close view of a white t-shirt printed with black line drawings of hands holding cigarettes, beside a forearm with small black script lettering and a tiny hand tattoo.
Hand-print tee with script forearm tattoos
Forearm tattoo of the words Diabetic Type 2 Blood B+ in black script, surrounded by soft purple and blue swirls and small red sparkles.
Diabetic Type 2 lettering with swirls on forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey cat face with yellow eyes, a golden crown and a fleur-de-lis on the forearm.
Cat face with crown and fleur-de-lis on forearm
Watercolour-style geometric origami crane tattoo in rainbow colours with black linework on the inner forearm, beside white paper cranes.
Geometric origami crane on a forearm
Black and white photo of a solid black tree tattoo with leaves and trailing roots on the inner wrist, resting on a laptop keyboard.
Tree with roots on a wrist
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading ART MUSIC LOVE with scroll flourishes on the inside of a wrist.
Art, music and love lettering on a wrist
Colour cartoon frog tattoo with large eyes, black outlines and a red and white striped top, on a forearm.
Cartoon frog tattoo on forearm

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