Tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink Polynesian-style tattoo of a bird and circular patterns covering the shoulder and upper arm of a woman seen from behind.
Polynesian-style bird tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Black line drawing of the words GET AWAY FROM ME, with each letter set on a thin stem with small leaves, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Get away from me lettering on stems
Black script lettering tattoo running across the outer thigh, photographed in a bedroom with a red garment over the hip.
Script lettering across a thigh
Gold metallic anchor wrapped in rope, shown as a small temporary tattoo on a thigh and as two transfer sheets on grass.
Gold anchor and rope design
Black and grey traditional hamsa hand tattoo with an eye and mandala flowers across the ribs of a torso, with a white top lifted above it.
Hamsa hand tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo in dotwork and fine line style on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Two matching puzzle piece tattoos in black ink on the upper shoulders of two people, one with a swirling ornamental motif and one with a heart-shaped key.
Matching puzzle piece key tattoos on shoulders
Digital floral design with magenta flowers, black and grey swirling tendrils and open circles on a white background, shown as a tattoo flash drawing.
Magenta flowers with black and grey tendrils
Small black serif numeral 11 tattoo on the upper back, beside a thin bra strap, shown in a close-up photograph.
Small 11 numerals on the upper back
Pencil sketch of a snarling wolf head over a skull, drawn on paper as a tattoo design with the note Right Arm written at the top.
Wolf and skull pencil design
Fine black fine-line tattoo on the inner wrist reading "we're alright though" in typewriter lettering, with a safety pin and five tally marks beneath it.
Quote and safety pin on the inner wrist
Black and grey dotwork mandala and floral tattoo covering the upper arm, with a rose at the shoulder and lace-like linework below the elbow.
Mandala and floral upper arm sleeve
Black ink line drawing of a lion's head in profile, with a dense, ornamental mane and patterned face, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornate lion in profile line drawing
Colour tattoo on a leg of two cartoon lion cubs nuzzling inside a pink outlined heart tied with a red bow, placed on the calf.
Two cartoon lions in a heart with a bow
Black ink brushstroke raven perched on a branch across a man's upper back, with a small symbol tattoo on his neck.
Brushstroke raven on a branch across the back
Colour tattoo on the inner forearm of a woman's face with hands covering her eyes, its hair and hands filled with blue and purple galaxy shading and stars, with a green shape below the chin.
Woman with hands over eyes, starry forearm tattoo
Fine line black tattoo of two crossed arrows with small dots around them, on the inside of an ankle beside a white and green sneaker.
Crossed arrows on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a red daruma doll with a scowling face and gold characters, framed by grey Japanese-style waves on the skin.
Daruma doll with grey waves
Fine line black script tattoo reading focus across the wrist of a hand held against a plain grey background.
Focus script on a wrist
Black and grey semicolon tattoo shaded to look three-dimensional, set within a cracked stone effect on a bare arm.
Semicolon in a cracked stone effect
Black line drawing of a fleur-de-lis with hatched shading on a white background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Fleur-de-lis line drawing
Blue lettering tattoo on the inner forearm reading "It's a sin to kill a mockingbird." in a lettering style.
Mockingbird quote on a forearm
Two clasped hands show small red fine line tattoos of a K and a Q, each paired with a heart, on the fingers.
Red K and Q heart tattoos on fingers
Black fine line tattoo of a mountain range with jagged peaks on an ankle, set against snowy mountains and dry shrubland.
Mountain range tattoo on the ankle
Close view of a woman's forearm with fine black cursive script reading live love laugh, underlined by a single thin stroke, on the forearm.
Live love laugh script on a forearm
Small red heart outline enclosing two black silhouette shapes, one smaller than the other, tattooed on an ankle.
Red heart and black silhouettes on an ankle
Colour tattoo of Captain America in a realistic style on a forearm, showing his blue cowl, white star and part of his red and white shield.
Captain America portrait on a forearm
Black fine line compass rose tattoo centred on the upper back, just below the nape of the neck.
Compass rose on upper back
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an ornate key with a cross-shaped bow on an upper arm, set against shaded smoke-like clouds.
Realistic key tattoo on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoos on the tops of two feet, showing a swallow over a birdcage and a ring with a diamond, with banner lettering and small flowers.
Swallow, birdcage and banners on two feet
Black and grey dreamcatcher and feather tattoo on the side of a person's ribs, with a navel piercing and jeans visible.
Dreamcatcher and feather on the ribs
Two small black outline puzzle piece tattoos, one on each wrist, in a fine line style.
Matching puzzle piece wrist tattoos
Painted flash design of a pink seahorse among green seaweed, blue waves and bubbles, in a neo-traditional style with no body placement shown.
Pink seahorse with seaweed and waves
Small black fine line Scorpio zodiac symbol tattooed on the side of a woman's middle finger, with black painted nails.
Scorpio symbol on a middle finger
Colour tattoo of a Stormtrooper helmet filled with red roses, green leaves and pink flowers, in a neo-traditional style on a limb.
Stormtrooper helmet filled with roses
Reddish-brown mandala and dotted line design on the outer thigh of a tanned leg, in a geometric style, with a beach behind.
Mandala design on a thigh
Three flat cloud shapes in white, blue and grey on the upper arm of a person wearing a checked shirt.
Three cloud shapes on an upper arm
Black flat design of three arrows side by side on a white background, two pointing up and one pointing down, with feathered fletching at the tails.
Three arrows in a row
Several arms rest side by side, each with gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos of geometric motifs on the forearms and wrists, worn with gold bangles.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on arms
Close view of a forearm with a botanical tattoo of burgundy and mauve blooms and buds on slender stems, held beside white chrysanthemums.
Burgundy flower sprig on a forearm
Small black and grey fine line tattoos on several fingers of a hand resting on a wooden table, including a pistol, a crown, outlined hearts and a letter M.
Small finger tattoos including hearts and a crown
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant head with a lotus mandala above and sunflowers at the sides, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Elephant and lotus mandala on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the thigh showing Belle and the Beast dancing inside an ornate gold frame, with leaves and a banner reading tale as old as time.
Beauty and the Beast scene in a stained glass frame
Black script tattoo of the word faith inside an outlined fish, sitting on the lower back above the waistband of blue jeans.
Faith script inside a fish on the lower back
Realistic colour tattoo of a lion's head in profile on a person's upper back, with a soft red wash behind it and a flowered tattoo at the left edge.
Realistic lion head on a shoulder blade
Black and grey line drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope, with headphones, a microphone and audio cables hanging from it, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Anchor with headphones and microphone
Two feet on a tiled floor, each with black script lettering reading "Always in my heart" along the top of the foot.
Matching "Always in my heart" foot tattoos
Black outline tattoo of an open hand making the British Sign Language I love you sign, on the lower leg, with no shading or colour.
Sign language I love you hand on lower leg

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