Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black arrow tattoo on the middle finger of a clenched fist, with a wide silver ring on the finger beside it.
Small arrow tattoo on a finger
Three-panel collage of a traditional style moth tattoo in black, grey, orange and pink on a forearm, with feather details at the top and bottom.
Traditional moth on a forearm
Realistic coloured tattoo of a purple iris with orange centre and green leaves and stem, placed on the centre of the upper chest.
Purple iris on the chest
Realistic colour tattoo of a hovering hummingbird with green, teal and orange plumage and spread wings on the inner forearm.
Hummingbird in flight on a forearm
Black and white tribal design of two dragons forming a yin yang circle, drawn as a tattoo flash style illustration with no body part shown.
Yin yang dragons in black and white
Black and grey stegosaurus tattoo on the upper arm, drawn with fine hatched linework and stippled shading in a vintage engraving style.
Stegosaurus tattoo on the upper arm
Black cursive script reading Love me for who i am across the upper chest, with a small butterfly between the words and a shaded butterfly on the shoulder.
Script quote and butterflies on the shoulder
Collage of four tattoos: outline giraffes on forearms, watercolour hearts on wrists, a fine line clover on a wrist, and script reading I am because you are on shoulder blades.
Giraffes, hearts, clover and script tattoos
Black ink tattoo on a lower leg showing the numbers 13.1 and 26.2 with tally marks, plus 50, 100 and Tri in a handwritten lettering style.
Race distance tally on a lower leg
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a light bulb with a brain and filament inside, on the upper arm.
Light bulb with a brain inside
Black ink pocket watch with Roman numerals, a flower and a banner reading TIME IS ON MY SIDE, tattooed on a forearm.
Pocket watch and banner on a forearm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a spark plug, piston and engine parts with molecule diagrams and lightning, across an upper arm, shoulder and chest.
Spark plug and piston engine tattoo on shoulder and chest
Small fine line black tattoo of three birds in flight on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Three birds in flight on upper back
Black script tattoo of the quote Si vis pacem, para bellum on the inner upper arm, with the arm flexed and a hand with red nails pointing at it.
Latin and English quote on upper arm
Black script lettering quoting a line about carrying things inside, with a rope and anchor below it, on a lower back above white shorts.
Script quote and anchor on lower back
Black blackletter lettering arranged in a diamond shape, appearing to spell earth, air, fire and water, shown as a flat design drawing with no body placement.
Earth, air, fire and water blackletter design
Back view of a woman with purple hair in a braided crown, showing a black dreamcatcher tattoo with hanging feathers on her upper back.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on a shoulder blade
Black lettering tattoo on the top of a foot, with a Mickey Mouse head outline beside the words Where Dreams Come True in lettering style.
Mickey Mouse outline and quote on the foot
Pencil sketch of Jack and Sally dancing across two curling banners, with the words We can live like Jack and Sally if we want, as a tattoo design.
Jack and Sally design with banners
Close-up of a fine line tattoo of five small black bird silhouettes flying in a diagonal row across the inner forearm near the wrist.
Five small birds in flight on a wrist
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a figure in a polka dot dress with a bouquet of dahlia-like flowers for a head, on the upper arm.
Flower-headed dancer on an upper arm
Close-up of a black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a lion's head framed by feathers and leaves on skin.
Lion head with feathers in dotwork blackwork
Japanese style tattoo of a samurai oni mask in a helmet, with cherry blossoms and a golden dragon, across an upper arm and shoulder.
Samurai oni and dragon on upper arm
Black and grey bear head tattoo with ornamental geometric shading on the side of the ribs, with an arrow tattoo partly visible beside it.
Bear head tattoo on the ribs
Pencilled tattoo flash design of a dagger wrapped in grey scrollwork, with three pink roses and a red drip on the blade.
Dagger, roses and scrollwork design
Colour botanical tattoo of pink flowers, green leaves and a fern across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, shown in two photos.
Pink flowers and fern on a shoulder
Close view of a hand with pink nails showing a small black script tattoo on the wrist and a tiny design between the thumb and forefinger, beside black platform heels.
Small script tattoos on wrist and hand
Black fine line tattoo of a vertical column of stick figure yoga poses running along the forearm.
Vertical stick figure yoga poses on forearm
Black and grey botanical sunflower tattoo with a dotted centre and outlined petals, placed on the back of a neck.
Sunflower tattoo on the back of the neck
Colour traditional dagger tattoo on a forearm, with a banner reading DEAD MEN DON'T CATCALL and small pin and anchor motifs below.
Dagger and banner on a forearm
Vibrant watercolour-style tattoo of a hummingbird in flight above purple flowers, placed on the upper arm.
Watercolour hummingbird and flowers on an arm
Colour tattoo of seven Adventure Time characters in a row across the inner forearm, including BMO, Princess Bubblegum, Ice King, Marceline, Jake, Finn and Lemongrab.
Adventure Time characters along a forearm
Black ink flash drawing of a king of hearts and queen of spades playing card with ribbon banners reading You're the King, baby I'm your Queen, in a lettering and dotwork style.
King and queen playing cards with banner lettering
Two matching fine line tattoos of a pair of giraffes with a small red heart, one on each arm near the elbow.
Matching giraffe pair tattoos with red heart
Colour tattoo of a suited figure with folded arms standing on a plinth beside a large dollar sign, on a man's upper arm.
Suited figure and dollar sign on upper arm
Black and white photo of a forearm with three thin parallel fine line tattoos wrapping around it, with damp hair falling across the background.
Three fine lines around a forearm
Traditional forearm tattoo of a red and white lighthouse, a black-sailed ship, banners and flowers on a red sunburst, shown in four angled views.
Lighthouse and ship on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a profile head filled with roses and flowers, with a striped tie beneath, on the inner forearm.
Floral profile on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a rose with a bud and black leaves, shaded in yellow ochre, on the forearm.
Traditional rose with bud on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a barn owl within overlapping geometric shapes and dots on the upper arm, with a paper stencil of the same design held beside it.
Barn owl in geometric frame on upper arm
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a small bunny with long ears and a shaded round body, with trailing dots, placed behind a person's ear on the neck.
Small bunny tattoo behind the ear
Black line drawing of a circular Gallifreyan inscription in a round frame, with the caption "We are all stories in the end" written beneath it.
Circular Gallifreyan quote design
Back view of a woman with a small black flock of bird silhouettes tattooed on her upper back, running from the neck towards the shoulder blade.
Flock of birds on upper back
Flash design of a yin and yang symbol with red and white floral centres, ringed by rainbow spirals on a black background.
Yin yang mandala with rainbow ring
Line drawing of a circular yantra-style design in gold, with radiating motifs and rings of script, shown alongside silver and gold variants.
Gold radial yantra design with script
Back tattoo of pink cherry blossoms with black shading running down the spine, interspersed with black characters, in a Japanese style on the upper and mid back.
Cherry blossom and characters down the back
Pencil sketch of an ornate cross with feathered angel wings on either side, shaded in grey, drawn as a tattoo design.
Ornate winged cross pencil design
Fine line black wave tattoo on the inner forearm of a raised hand, with the sea and beach blurred behind at dusk.
Small wave tattoo on a forearm

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