Tattoo ideas

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

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Two small black yin yang tattoos on the inner wrists of two people holding hands in bed.
Matching yin yang tattoos on the wrists
Black and grey Japanese-style wave tattoo covering a forearm, with a cloud motif near the elbow and solid black bands near the wrist.
Japanese waves and clouds on a forearm
Two black and grey tattoos on a person's inner forearms, one showing a female profile with anatomical lines and the other a crowned Egyptian-style bust profile.
Two profile tattoos on the forearms
A gloved hand holds a fine needle above a small fresh black mark on a forearm, with no defined style visible.
Tattooist working on a small mark on an arm
Black and white photo of a fine line laurel wreath tattoo on the inner forearm, with leaves curving up from crossed stems.
Small laurel wreath on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of three birds perched on a branch above scrolling leaves, on the inner wrist of a raised fist.
Three birds on a branch on a wrist
Two matching small pink flower tattoos with yellow centres and green sepals sit on the inner wrists of two open hands, in a Traditional style on the forearm.
Matching pink flower tattoos on two wrists
Realism colour tattoo of a blue classic muscle car viewed from the front, placed on a forearm.
Blue classic muscle car on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo of a feather filled with mountains, pine trees and clouds, on the inner forearm.
Feather with mountains and pines on a forearm
Colour tattoo of an awareness ribbon filled with puzzle pieces, framed by black linework butterfly wings with red accents, on the inside of a forearm.
Puzzle ribbon butterfly on a forearm
Bold black semicolon-style symbol with purple, teal and pink flowers and fine black vines on the inner wrist.
Semicolon symbol with flowers on wrist
Black blackwork mandala tattoo on the inner forearm with a second dark floral mandala below it, shown in a black and grey photograph.
Black mandala tattoos on a forearm
Realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a barn owl, red poppies, a fox head and green foliage.
Owl, poppies and fox on a full sleeve
Black and grey owl tattoo with lace-like detailing perched on a crescent moon, on the inner forearm.
Owl perched on a crescent moon on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing a black and grey crescent moon with stars, beside a red rose with black leaves.
Crescent moon and red rose on a forearm
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a sailor's head in a cap inscribed Cherie, with a whale and a sunset sea scene inside the head, in neo-trad style.
Sailor head with whale on a forearm
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos of stacked chevrons on a forearm, beside a gold watch, with a row of small gold triangles on the thigh.
Gold metallic chevron and triangle temporary tattoos
Small fine line script tattoo on the inner wrist of a person in a sepia photo, with a silver bracelet on the same arm.
Fine line script on inner wrist
Small colour tattoo of a pink lotus flower with green leaves on the inner wrist, with the hand turned palm up and bare legs visible behind.
Pink lotus flower on the inner wrist
Inner forearm with the word WILDERNESS in serif capitals, a long thin diagonal line with a small circle, and a small fine line mark near the top.
Wilderness lettering and fine line on forearm
Small pink dandelion tattoo with a curving green stem on the inner wrist and forearm, photographed outdoors in daylight.
Pink dandelion on the wrist
Small black fine line tattoo of a light bulb with a filament on the inner wrist, shown in a black and white photo of a raised hand with rings.
Light bulb on the inner wrist
Traditional style colour tattoo of a dog's head decorated like a sugar skull, with floral eyes and a red tongue, on a forearm.
Sugar skull dog head on a forearm
Four arms show temporary tattoos: a black shutter aperture on a forearm, a teal digital watch on a wrist, the word PLAY HARD across the knuckles, and a rainbow colour wheel on a hand.
Temporary tattoos of a shutter, watch and colour wheel
Two side-by-side photographs of complementary puzzle piece tattoos with red heart fills on the forearm, one showing a full piece and the other a piece with a heart shape cut into it.
Matching puzzle piece tattoos with red hearts
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo wrapped around a wrist and the lower forearm.
Mandala tattoo around a wrist
Gold and silver metallic geometric temporary tattoos of triangles and a chain link on a woman's forearm and wrist.
Metallic triangle and chain designs on a wrist
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a red and white striped hat beside black script lettering reading there is no one alive who is youer than you.
Striped hat and script quote on forearm
Pale fine line script lettering on an inner wrist and forearm, photographed against a car steering wheel and dashboard.
Fine line script lettering on an inner wrist
Black script lettering tattooed along a forearm, with the hand resting on a striped pillow.
Script quote along a forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of vegetables and sweet pea flowers wrapping the forearm, including asparagus, pumpkin, beetroot and chard in realistic shading.
Vegetable garden sleeve across the forearm
Black and grey photo of a raised hand showing a tiny crescent moon tattoo on the wrist, in a fine line style.
Small crescent moon on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a top-down aeroplane on the forearm of a person wearing a white t-shirt.
Fine line aeroplane on a forearm
Four black and grey fine line tattoos: an eye within a triangle and circles on the inner forearm, an open window with a tree on the upper back, a triangle with circles on the forearm, and an eye in a
Geometric eye and window tattoos in black and grey
Colourful watercolour-style splash tattoo with a pocket watch face and black strap on the inner wrist and forearm.
Watercolour splash and watch on a wrist
A shaded black and grey feather sleeve tattoo covering a man's upper arm and forearm, with his hand resting near his shoulder.
Feather sleeve on upper arm and forearm
Small black and grey turtle tattoo with tribal-style swirled flippers and a four-petal shell pattern, on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Small turtle tattoo on the inner wrist
Realism colour tattoo on a forearm showing a red lipstick tube with a silver MAC case beside a red lip print kiss mark.
Lipstick and kiss mark on a forearm
Four views of a black and grey full arm sleeve with red sunburst rays, a profile portrait, the words Easy Rider and a road ends sign, and a motorcyclist, placed on the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve with Easy Rider motif and red sunburst
Blackwork tattoo of wavy parallel black lines forming a fingerprint-like pattern across the inner forearm.
Wavy black lines on a forearm
Black ink mandala tattoo with dotwork detail and hanging drop motifs wrapping the inner wrist and forearm.
Mandala wrist tattoo in black ink
Black and grey dotwork lotus and mandala tattoo wrapping around the forearm, set against a white textured wall.
Lotus mandala band on a forearm
Black and grey roses and an ornamental cross across a woman's chest and shoulders, with colour tattoos on her forearm and hand, in a neo-traditional style.
Rose and ornamental cross chest tattoo
Small black outline tattoo of an elephant facing right with its trunk curled, placed on the inner wrist in a fine line style.
Small elephant outline on the wrist
Photograph of a forearm tattoo with a white ink mandala pattern and a small black spider near the wrist, set against a lace background.
White mandala and black spider on a forearm
Black and grey barn owl perched on a branch with flowers and leaves inside a dotted circle, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Barn owl and flowers in a dotwork circle
Colour tattoo of a loose, painterly swirl with blue, yellow, orange and green brushstrokes around an open circle, on the inner forearm.
Abstract colour swirl on a forearm
Colour tattoo of an owl wearing round glasses above crossed bones, in neo-traditional style, on the inner lower arm.
Owl wearing glasses on a lower arm

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