Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of a cat wearing a top hat inside an ornate oval frame with flowers, on the outer thigh, with small amber accents on the eyes.
Cat in a top hat in an oval frame on thigh
Black script tattoo reading Stay Strong on the inner wrist, with stacked silver and pearl bracelets and red roses behind.
Stay Strong script on a wrist
Close-up of a lettering tattoo reading 'Laters, baby' in a dark red script on the lower back, with a hand resting above it.
Laters, baby lettering on lower back
Black and grey comic-style tattoo sleeve on an upper arm, showing a visored man with a moustache and a horned masked figure below.
Comic character sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey realism pocket watch tattoo with a hanging chain and a teal star outline on the upper arm.
Pocket watch with chain and star
Black and grey realism tattoo of a grandfather clock with butterflies lifting from its top and roots spreading beneath it, on the side of the ribs.
Grandfather clock with butterflies and roots
Pencil sketch of the word Faith in flowing script lettering with decorative swirls, drawn as a tattoo design on textured paper.
Faith script lettering with flourishes
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a flower bouquet with dotwork shading on the inner forearm, set against a turquoise towel.
Flower bouquet on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring big cat with blue eyes and a compass below, on the forearm.
Roaring big cat and compass on a forearm
Colourful full sleeve tattoo in a pixel art style, showing a swirling tree, a yellow gem, a pixelated figure, fish and a moon across the upper arm and forearm.
Pixel art scene full sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a chimpanzee in a space suit and helmet, with stars behind it, on a forearm.
Chimpanzee astronaut on a forearm
Black fine line script reading I refuse to sink, with a small anchor at the end, on a person's upper back near the shoulder.
I refuse to sink script and anchor on shoulder
Woman seen from behind in grey lace lingerie, with a traditional daisy and skull tattoo across her lower back and a rose on her upper arm.
Traditional rose, daisy and skull tattoos on back
Small black fine line tattoo of a cat with whiskers on the outer ankle, beside the heel, on a bare foot photographed against a pale background.
Small cat outline on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of two slender leafy stems running vertically on the outer thigh, on pale skin against a white paper background.
Two botanical stems on a thigh
Single continuous fine line drawing of a dancer in an arched pose on a cream background, with two lines of script beneath the figure.
Single-line dancer with quote text
Geometric rabbit tattoo in blue, teal and yellow facets with a thin black outline, sitting on the upper arm.
Geometric rabbit on the upper arm
Pencil sketch on lined notebook paper of a heart inside a loose circle with radiating lines and a small dot, above the handwritten words Love comes to me.
Pencil sketch of a heart within a circle
Two calf tattoos in black ink with blue accents, a hanging birdcage on the left and two swallows perched on a branch on the right.
Birdcage and swallows on calves
Black and grey ornate lotus mandala flash design with dotwork shading and hanging dot-and-diamond drops, drawn on a white background.
Ornate lotus mandala design
Two photos of black and grey script lettering tattoos on forearms, one reading Your Pain Is A Gift with flourishes and the other a quote with butterfly accents.
Script quotes on forearms
Side-by-side photos of a back: on the left a healed scar down the spine, on the right a black and grey scrollwork tattoo running the length of the spine.
Black and grey scrollwork down the spine
Coloured pencil drawing of a grinning grey Cheshire Cat design with blue stripes, a green Drink Me bottle, a red Eat Me tin and the words We're All Mad Here, shown as a flash design.
Cheshire Cat with Drink Me and Eat Me bottles
Close-up of a black fine line script tattoo reading 'your story isn't over yet;' across the upper chest, with a black choker at the neck.
Script quote on the upper chest
Small black and grey yin yang tattoo on the upper back of a person lying on white bed sheets, with a black strappy top across the back.
Small yin yang on upper back
Two matching calf tattoos in colour: a rope-wrapped anchor with a red heart on the left leg and a fishing rod on the right, both set in blue watercolour splashes.
Anchor and fishing rod on calves
Pencil sketch of a circle with a horizontal line, a small inner circle, a swirl above and rays either side, with the quote I am flowing with creativity beneath, drawn on lined paper.
Circle with swirl and rays sketch
Line drawing of a Japanese-style peony and chrysanthemum design with swirling waves and clouds on a dark background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Japanese peony and wave design
Colour tattoo of a dark cauldron with green bubbling brew, a banner reading DEAD MAN'S TOE and a campfire, placed on the outer thigh.
Cauldron with Dead Man's Toe banner on thigh
Close-up of black script lettering reading Carry on across the upper chest, with hands holding open a hooded top.
Carry on script tattoo on the chest
Small solid black mermaid silhouette with two tiny fish below it, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Mermaid silhouette on the inner wrist
Black and grey tattoo of the cartoon dragon Toothless with bright green eyes, sitting on the lower back above a pair of jeans.
Toothless dragon tattoo on the lower back
Flash sheet of Doctor Who motifs in blue and black on a cream speckled background, including a TARDIS, a Dalek, a fez and a sonic screwdriver.
Doctor Who motifs flash sheet
Small cartoon dog tattoo with a black outline, grey shading and a pink tongue, placed on the ankle.
Cartoon dog on an ankle
Mixed colour tattoo of pine trees and mountains under a dotwork circle inside a red and orange watercolour-style ring, placed on the upper back.
Mountains, pines and a dotted sun on the back
Small solid black camel silhouette tattoo on the side of a toe, beside the toenail.
Camel silhouette on a toe
Small black silhouette tattoo of three birds in flight on the upper back of a woman with blonde hair, photographed from behind.
Three birds in flight on upper back
Several pigs lie together in a pen, their pink skin covered in faded colour tattoos including a monogram pattern, cherry blossoms, skulls and a checkered flag.
Tattooed pigs resting on a concrete floor
Black ink script tattoo reading 'Wars begin in the minds of men' across the underside of a forearm, near the wrist.
Quote 'Wars begin in the minds of men' on forearm
Back of a person's neck and shoulders showing a black and grey octopus tattoo with dotted shading, with a colour rose tattoo on the upper arm at the left.
Octopus tattoo across the upper back and neck
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small cartoon elephant holding a green leaf with its trunk, on the top of a foot.
Outline elephant with green leaf on foot
Colour tattoo of two sunflowers and clusters of purple lilac with green leaves, running across an upper arm and onto the shoulder.
Sunflower and lilac sleeve on upper arm
Small fine line black crescent moon with radiating spiky rays tattooed on the inner wrist, beside a thin gold chain bracelet.
Crescent moon with sun rays on wrist
Neo-traditional tattoo of two wolves, one black and snarling and one grey-blue with a gold headpiece, framed by pink, red and orange peonies on a thigh.
Two wolves with peonies on a thigh
Black and grey neo-traditional flash drawing of a woman wearing goat horns and two skulls, with a snake coiled around her arm, shown on paper.
Horned woman with skulls and snake flash
Close photo of a small black outline wishbone fine line tattoo on the wrist of a hand held up in a car.
Small wishbone outline on a wrist
Neo-traditional flash design of a perforated triangular metal form overlapping gold and purple roses, green leaves and a red runic circle with blood drips.
Perforated pyramid with roses and runic circle
Black ink drawing of a lion head with a flowing, patterned mane, shown as a fine line tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Ornamental lion head drawing

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