Tattoo ideas

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

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Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing an ornate owl perched below a peace sign, with feathers and paisley ornament, in black and grey on paper.
Owl, peace sign and feathers design
Black and grey photo of two fingers on a hand, each with the phrase til my dying day in script lettering across the finger.
Til my dying day script on two fingers
Black ink flash sheet of twenty cross designs in fine line, filigree and bold blackwork styles, with no body placement shown.
Sheet of twenty cross designs
Full-colour Japanese-style dragon design in blue and orange with orange flame-like fins, coiled and clawed, shown on a white background.
Coiled dragon design in blue and orange
Colour tattoo of a cartoon penguin wearing a gold crown with red gems, outlined in a blue glow, placed on the ankle.
Cartoon penguin with crown on ankle
A short line of black script lettering across the inner wrist of a hand with green painted nails.
Black script lettering across the wrist
Close view of a fine line bow tattoo with trailing ribbon lines on an ankle, above red high heels on cobblestones.
Bow tattoo on an ankle
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading 'this too shall pass' along a forearm, with a blurred background.
Script phrase on a forearm
Two small black geometric star sparkle tattoos on the upper back, one larger and one smaller, shown in a close-up photograph.
Two star sparkles on the upper back
Black linework tattoo of two clasped hands on the upper arm, with a dark grey t-shirt sleeve in the frame.
Clasped hands on the upper arm
Symmetrical botanical flash design of pink flowers, leaves and gold-brown stems drawn in fine line on a white background.
Pink floral botanical design sketch
Fine line tattoo of a light bulb with a yellow fill on the ankle, shown against a blue background.
Small light bulb on an ankle
Close crop of a woman's raised upper arm showing a small black fine line script tattoo, with an olive shirt, black top and black handbag in view.
Small script word on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a spiral shell with lavender sprigs across a person's upper arm and shoulder, in a botanical style with dotwork shading.
Shell and lavender on a shoulder
Realistic colour tattoo of a hairless Sphynx cat with large blue eyes, wrapped around the upper arm.
Sphynx cat portrait on an upper arm
Close-up of a small black fine line Roman numeral tattoo with a dot between the characters on the side of a finger, with red painted nails resting on a steering wheel.
Small Roman numeral tattoo on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of a galleon under full sail above breaking waves, across a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Galleon and stormy waves on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of an arrow above an ornate mandala-style motif and a second arrow, running vertically down the centre of a person's back.
Arrow and ornate mandala down the spine
Black and grey realistic bee tattoo with red honeycomb lines and dotted stems on the side of the ribs.
Bee and honeycomb on the ribs
Realistic shaded tattoo of layered armour plates with rivets covering a shoulder and upper arm, in brown and grey tones.
Armoured shoulder plate tattoo
Black mandala tattoo with dotwork and fine line detail on a woman's shoulder and upper chest, with a dark top and dark background.
Black mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo on an upper arm below a white short-sleeved blouse, with partial script and a key motif visible nearby.
Black and grey rose on an upper arm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of an outlined heart with a treble clef and music notes on an upper arm.
Heart and treble clef with watercolour drips on upper arm
Colourful butterfly tattoo with a paintbrush body on a person's lower abdomen, with black-outlined rainbow wings and watercolour splashes.
Watercolour butterfly with paintbrush on the hip
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with layered petals sitting behind a person's ear.
Dotwork mandala behind the ear
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with hanging feathers and beaded chains across the upper back, in a fine line botanical style.
Lotus mandala with hanging feathers on upper back
Black hand-lettered quote design reading Keep your face always toward the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you, with a feathered arrow and a flowing underline, on a white background.
Keep your face toward the sunshine quote with arrow
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a purple sweet in a brown fluted case, with cream 'eat me' script and a small pink flower, on the lower stomach.
Eat me candy tattoo on the lower stomach
Close photo of black block lettering reading MADE IN ENGLAND on pale skin, with a dark feathery design beside it, held by two hands.
Made in England lettering on a limb
Fine line script tattoo of the word love in black ink on the inner forearm, with a looping flourish under the letters.
Script love tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of two arrows with feathered tails running down the inner forearm near the wrist, with a thin silver bracelet worn below it.
Two arrows tattoo on a forearm
Traditional tattoo on the upper arm showing a red sun over mountains, a lake, pine trees, a small cottage and red flowers, with dotwork shading.
Mountain lake scene with red sun on upper arm
Close-up of a watercolour-style rainbow semicolon tattoo with black script reading my story isn't over, arcing above it on the skin.
Semicolon with rainbow wash and script quote
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and cogs on a forearm, shown from three angles.
Pocket watch and gears on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a crescent moon with a smiling face and a black cat sitting on its curve, on an arm.
Crescent moon with face and black cat on an arm
Black and grey swallow tattoo in a traditional style on the forearm of a light-skinned arm, shown in flight against a pale background.
Swallow tattoo on a forearm
Small black and grey swallow tattoo in flight on the side of a ribcage, shown in a black and white photo with a hand holding fabric and a striped background.
Swallow in flight on the ribs
Black script lettering reading I carry your heart, with a heartbeat line trailing beneath it, on the side of a person's ribs.
Script quote with heartbeat line on ribs
Woman in a white crop top and bikini bottoms showing colour floral and rose tattoos on her forearm, upper arm, shoulder and thigh.
Floral tattoos on arm, shoulder and thigh
Black ornamental design of two sleeping owls on a curled branch with leaves and a German phrase, drawn as a stencil style line design with no body placement shown.
Two owls on a branch stencil design
Colour tattoo of a red dragon breathing a fireball in a neo-traditional style, running down the side of a torso over the ribs.
Red dragon breathing fire on ribs
Black ink drawing of a heart whose lower point becomes an infinity loop, with the word love in script inside, shown as a tattoo design on paper with no body placement visible.
Heart and infinity design with love script
Colour Japanese-style peony tattoo with red petals, teal centre and green leaves, outlined in black, on an arm.
Red peony with teal centre on an arm
Colour tattoo of a grey otter holding a speckled pebble, with pink flowers, green leaves, a blue cloud and an orange sun behind it, on the forearm.
Otter with pink flowers on a forearm
Fine line black script tattoo reading 'Let all that you do be done in love' with 1 Corinthians 16:14 beneath, on the side ribs.
Scripture lettering across the ribs
Black ink drawing of a lace-patterned floral tattoo design on tracing paper, with a marker pen at the top of the frame.
Lace-style floral design drawn on paper
Two small yellow star tattoos with black outlines and dark tails, one on a finger of each hand, resting on a wooden table.
Two small star tattoos on fingers
Black and grey tattoo flash of a compass rose with a sun and moon face at its centre, drawn in bold linework.
Compass rose with sun and moon

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