Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Stitch, with blue body, pink ears and bold black outlines, on a lower leg.
Stitch cartoon character on a lower leg
Black silhouette flash design of a butterfly resting beside a five-petalled flower and leaves, with swirling stems, shown on a white background.
Butterfly and flower design
Small blue geometric tattoo of a pentagram inside a circle with sun-like rays, placed on the back of a woman's neck.
Star and sun tattoo on the back of the neck
Two people show matching green and red mermaid tattoos with a small red star on the side of the thigh.
Matching mermaid tattoos on two thighs
Red poppy tattoo in a neo-traditional style with bold black outlines and a yellow centre, on the outer arm.
Red poppy on an arm
Black and grey crowned lion head tattoo centred on the upper back of a woman lying on white bedding.
Crowned lion head on the upper back
Small black script lettering tattooed along the ribs of a seated woman in a grey sleeveless top, with brass cuff bracelets on her wrists.
Fine script lettering along the ribs
Fine line tattoo of a half sun above three wavy horizontal lines on the upper arm, shown against a black sleeve.
Small sunset line tattoo on an upper arm
Close-up of a small black fine-line tattoo of an upward arrow and two vertical strokes on a finger, worn beside a gold ring, placed on the hand.
Small arrow and stroke tattoo on a finger
Black and grey traditional rose tattoo inside a hatched diamond shape on an upper arm.
Traditional rose within a hatched diamond
Hand-drawn tattoo design of a blue shaded rose with leaves and dotted chain drapes beneath it, drawn on paper beside pens and a pencil.
Blue rose with dotted drape design
Colour tattoo of a blue butterfly with splashes of purple and pink ink across the centre of the back.
Blue butterfly tattoo on the back
Realistic colour tattoo of a crocodile with open jaws emerging from water and reeds across the upper arm.
Crocodile emerging from reeds on an arm
Fine line tattoo of paw prints, two small hearts and the script words Mischief Managed on the side of a ribcage.
Paw print trail and script on ribs
Black dotwork and blackwork tattoo of planets, a ringed planet and scattered stars running down the inner forearm.
Planets and stars down a forearm
Colour tattoo of an open book with loose watercolour-style splashes of teal, pink, purple and yellow on the upper arm.
Open book with watercolour splashes
Colour realism sleeve on an upper arm showing a glowing keyhole opening onto a spiral galaxy, with comets, floating rocks and gears.
Keyhole galaxy sleeve on upper arm
Watercolour-style green and blue world map with a fine line compass rose and circle tattooed on the outer ankle.
World map and compass on an ankle
Soft pink and grey cherry blossom flowers and branches tattooed across the outer thigh of a woman in a black bra sitting on a bed.
Cherry blossom tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey drawing of a ram's head with curled horns on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no placement visible.
Ram head with curled horns design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bat peeking out from its wing, placed on a forearm against a textured white wall.
Realistic bat wrapped in its wing on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lioness with three lion cubs across a person's upper back.
Lioness and three cubs on a back
Solid black geometric stag head tattoo with angular antlers on the inner wrist and forearm, set against a blurred grey background.
Geometric stag head on a wrist
Neo-traditional forearm tattoo of a hairless cat head above a red spiral sun and a beetle, with red, grey and black ink.
Cat and beetle neo-traditional forearm tattoo
Small solid black dinosaur silhouette tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand raised palm-out, with blue denim jeans at the left edge of the frame.
Small dinosaur silhouette on a wrist
Three views of a forearm tattoo of a pocket watch in black and grey with turquoise accents and loose brushstroke splashes, placed on the inner forearm.
Pocket watch forearm tattoo in three views
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dog's face on a forearm, with the words my heart my soul in script beside it.
Realistic dog portrait with script on forearm
Realism tattoo of the Joker on a forearm, shown in black and grey with green accents on his grin and hand.
Joker portrait on a forearm
Three small black dot tattoos in a vertical line on the side of a finger, in dotwork style, with glitter nails on the hand.
Three dots tattooed on a finger
Sketch-style tattoo of a woman's face framed by poppies and two songbirds, with peach and teal accents, on a calf.
Woman portrait with birds and flowers on a calf
Fine-line black tattoo of a chemical structure with HO and NH2 labels on the inner wrist, above beaded bracelets.
Chemical structure tattoo on the wrist
Black script lettering reading Every saint has a past, Every sinner has a future, tattooed along the ribs in a lettering style.
Script quote on the ribs
Bold black stick figure tattoo with wavy hair and two rotated numerals on the top of a foot, shown on a blue paper surface.
Stick figure and numerals on a foot
Black and grey Celtic cross tattoo with interlaced knotwork covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Celtic cross with knotwork on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a butterfly with eyespots on the outer lower leg below the knee, with a hand holding a cigarette above.
Black and grey butterfly on a lower leg
Close-up photo of a pink outlined caduceus tattoo with wings and two entwined snakes on a forearm.
Caduceus tattoo on a forearm
Black script tattoo reading A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor, with small birds beneath, on a person's ribs.
Quote and small birds on the ribs
Close-up of a small realistic red rose tattoo with green leaves and stem on the neck, just behind a person's ear.
Red rose behind the ear
Small black heart tattoo made of fingerprint ridge patterns on the inner forearm or wrist.
Fingerprint heart tattoo on skin
Neo-traditional flash design of a green pin-up bride of Frankenstein wrapped in bandages, with a skull, roses and a heart, drawn for a tattoo.
Bride of Frankenstein pin-up flash
Small fine line tattoo of an arrow with a geometric diamond pattern on the shaft, sitting on the upper back near the neck.
Fine line geometric arrow on upper back
Brown henna design of a stylised bird with swirling feathers and dotwork detail on the inner forearm.
Stylised bird henna on forearm
Black and grey realistic wing tattoo on the upper back with script reading A brother's love will forever protect you, beside a grey Chinese character.
Wing and script tattoo on upper back
Realistic black and grey wolf head tattoo on the side of a finger, with shaded fur and a direct gaze.
Realistic wolf head tattoo on a finger
Geometric beetle drawing with crystal shapes and dotwork shading, inked on a tan leather panel.
Geometric beetle design on leather
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an animal skull with red, yellow and blue roses and a ribbon banner, on the outer thigh.
Animal skull and roses on a thigh
Close-up of a blue botanical tattoo of five-petal blossoms and scattered petals on the side of a neck, behind the ear.
Blue blossom flowers on the side of the neck
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a peacock inside overlapping geometric circles and lines, on the forearm.
Peacock within geometric circles on a forearm

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