Tattoo ideas

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

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Black dotwork and linework tattoo of a mountain range with pine trees and a row of dotted triangles across the inner forearm.
Mountain range and dotted triangles on a forearm
Two matching tabby cats seen from behind, tattooed in grey, black and orange ink on two forearms.
Matching cats on a pair of forearms
Collage of four photos: two matching traditional-style forearm tattoos of linked hands in front of an orange sun, a tiny eye tattoo on the upper back, lettering reading LOVE, HOPE and DREAM on the
Four small matching tattoos on arms and back
Small fine line black tattoo of a circular geometric design with inner circles and straight lines on the inside of a wrist.
Fine line circular design on a wrist
Neo-traditional peony and bud tattoo with green leaves and black outlines, placed on the forearm.
Peony and bud on a forearm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a bat emblem on a forearm, appearing to tear through the skin around it.
Bat emblem torn through skin on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of two small birds in flight on the inner forearm, with a woman resting her hand against her chin.
Two small birds on a forearm
Two small solid black paw print tattoos, each with a heart-shaped gap in the main pad, on the inner wrist.
Two paw prints on a wrist
Small black fine line tattoo of two birds perched on a thin branch across the inner wrist and forearm.
Two birds on a branch on the wrist
Forearm tattoo of an ornamental animal skull with dotwork swirls, surrounded by red poppies and buds in a botanical style.
Animal skull and poppies on a forearm
Close-up of white ink lettering reading We're all mad here across an arm, in a fine lettering style.
White ink quote on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a small bird in flight with a thin trailing line leading to the word Believe in script, on the inner wrist.
Bird and Believe script on a wrist
Small solid black anchor tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised fist, against a blurred background.
Small anchor on inner wrist
Red rose tattoos in a traditional style across a person's outer thigh and hip, with a rose sleeve on the arm, photographed on a sun lounger.
Red roses on thigh and arm
Neo-trad style colour tattoo of Baymax from Big Hero 6 hugging a cat, with pink and purple hearts and a banner reading Hairy Baby, on a forearm.
Baymax holding a cat on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of two wolf heads with pink blossoms and leaves running along a forearm.
Two wolf heads and pink blossoms on a forearm
Three people show matching solid black butterfly silhouette tattoos in groups of three on the inner wrists.
Matching butterfly silhouettes on wrists
Small black and grey swallow tattoo in flight on a forearm, with a plaid shirt sleeve and a dark wristwatch visible nearby.
Swallow in flight on a forearm
Three people's forearms, each with a small black and grey geometric tattoo of three stacked triangles on the inner forearm.
Three stacked triangles on three forearms
Fine line tattoo of a rectangle of evenly spaced vertical black lines on the inner forearm of a person wearing a grey t-shirt and dark jeans.
Parallel vertical lines on a forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a grey seagull perched on a rope-wrapped anchor, with the words fall out boy in black script below, on a forearm.
Seagull perched on an anchor with script
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a sun with rays, clouds and a curling wave inside a circle, on the inner forearm.
Sun, clouds and wave on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoos of a brain on the left inner forearm and an anatomical heart on the right inner forearm.
Brain and heart tattoos on two forearms
Black serif lettering on an inner forearm reads may I never be complete, may I never be content and may I never be perfect.
Three-line quote in serif lettering on an arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm of the Rebel Alliance symbol above a desert scene with domed dwellings, a lone silhouette and twin suns, in a neo-traditional style with bold black outlines.
Rebel Alliance symbol over a desert sunset
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses and dahlias covering a forearm, with dense dotwork shading and fine linework.
Black and grey floral forearm sleeve
Black and grey suspension bridge tattoo with small lettering on a forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Suspension bridge on a forearm
Gold metallic brush-script lettering reading bride tribe on the inner wrist, with a pink paper flower in the background.
Gold bride tribe script on a wrist
Woman in a black racerback top showing colourful traditional-style tattoos on her upper arm and forearm, including a bear and a rose.
Colourful tattoos on a woman's arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a skull-topped cupcake with a red bow and the words Cut cake not wrists, with a small pink flower beside it, on a forearm.
Skull cupcake with lettering on forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a red and yellow gradient cloud, grey rain cloud, falling rain and a black and mint wave.
Rain clouds and wave on a forearm
Black silhouette tattoo of a person with tousled hair and a red stripe down the centre, on the inner forearm, above a white wristband and a beaded bracelet.
Black silhouette portrait on a forearm
Colour neo-trad style tattoo on a forearm showing a dark whale with a galaxy body and gold constellations, surrounded by orange and green planets, clouds and a paper boat.
Whale, constellations and paper boat on forearm
Realistic green cat eyes with black liner tattooed side by side on the inside of a forearm.
Green cat eyes on a forearm
Black lion tattoo on the forearm, its body formed from the words Hakuna Matata in a bold tribal-style lettering design.
Lion formed from Hakuna Matata lettering
Two forearms with wrists turned towards the viewer: a fine line black arrow on the left arm and a fine line feather in teal and muted pink on the right arm, both on the inner forearm.
Arrow and feather tattoos on two forearms
Small fine line black tattoo of a vertical line with clusters of tiny sprig-like strokes on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Fine line sprig design on forearm
Abstract brush-stroke tattoo on a forearm in black, grey-green and red ink, with splatter dots and loose vertical strokes.
Abstract brush strokes on a forearm
Two forearms with matching colour pixel art tattoos of video game style characters, each with a red pixel heart above.
Pixel art game characters and hearts on forearms
Close-up of a fine script lettering tattoo reading Diabetic, with the 1 in teal, on the inner wrist.
Diabetic script lettering on inner wrist
Reddish-brown mandala and floral ornament design covering a woman's upper arm and forearm, in a fine linework style.
Henna-style mandala sleeve on arm
Black line tattoo of Thai sak yant script and yantra markings on the upper forearm, with a band of script around the wrist.
Sak yant script on forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of two arrows with feathered fletching on the inner wrist, beside a thin silver bracelet.
Two fine line arrows on the inner wrist
Black ornamental flower tattoo with lace-like petals, a stem and two patterned leaves on a forearm, in a botanical blackwork style.
Ornamental flower and stem on a forearm
Black script lettering reading 'what the heart once owned, it shall never lose' on the outer forearm of a person standing indoors.
Script quote tattoo on a forearm
Black linework compass rose with N, S, E and W letters, set over a purple, green and blue watercolour wash on a forearm.
Compass rose with watercolour wash on a forearm
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a single angel wing with shaded feathers across the inner forearm, against a black background.
Shaded wing tattoo on a forearm
Two forearms held side by side, each with black serif lettering tattooed along the inner arm, forming part of a quote.
Matching lettering tattoos on two forearms

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