Tattoo ideas

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

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Small black fine line outline of a heart on the inner wrist, next to a gold cuff bracelet and a mug of coffee.
Small heart outline on the inner wrist
Realistic colour tattoo of autumn maple leaves in orange, red and yellow running down a forearm.
Realistic autumn maple leaves on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a butterfly filled with red, blue, yellow and orange puzzle piece shapes, shaded to look three-dimensional with a cast shadow, on the forearm.
Puzzle piece butterfly on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of overlapping lotus petals on the inner forearm.
Overlapping lotus petals on a forearm
Three tiny black dots tattooed in a diagonal line on the inner forearm, in a fine line style.
Three small dots on the inner forearm
Black fine line dreamcatcher tattoo with small birds on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Dreamcatcher and birds on a wrist
Black script lettering quote running across a forearm tattoo with a small red and pink flower with a green stem on the left.
Script quote and flower on a forearm
Black script lettering reading I am not afraid, I was born to do this across the inner forearm, in a lettering style, with a skull bracelet worn on the wrist.
Script quote tattoo on a forearm
Blue botanical tattoo of roses and leaves on a woman's forearm, with a denim shirt sleeve rolled up and hydrangeas behind her.
Blue floral tattoo on a forearm
Black fine-line lettering reading 'not all those who wander are lost' runs along the inner forearm.
Quote lettering on a forearm
Fine black cursive script tattoo reading balance runs down a person's forearm, with a white shirt sleeve and a white rose in the frame.
Balance script on a forearm
Two forearms with solid black blackwork fields and a white line mandala tattoo on each, shown against a dark background.
Blackwork mandala on both forearms
Small fine line elephant tattoo with floral patterns and a soft rainbow watercolour wash, on the inner forearm.
Outlined elephant with rainbow wash on forearm
Close view of a small black dotwork bow tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a hand resting on a white top beside it.
Small dotted bow on the wrist
Infinity symbol tattoo with rainbow watercolour splashes, black birds and the words Love and Family in script on a forearm.
Infinity symbol with birds and watercolour splashes
Black fine line compass rose tattoo with a small bird beside the east point, on the inner wrist, with a city skyline behind.
Compass rose and bird on a wrist
Neo-traditional tattoo of a snarling grey wolf head pierced by an arrow and dagger with red splatter, on the forearm.
Wolf head with arrow on a forearm
Botanical floral bouquet tattoo on a forearm, with a pink rose, red bloom, slate leaves and brown buds.
Floral bouquet on a forearm
Close photo of a small black fine line tattoo of an abstract figure with a curled swirl on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small fine line swirl figure on a wrist
Four-panel photo of a Japanese style forearm sleeve with a grey koi fish, pagoda, waves and red maple leaves.
Koi, waves and pagoda forearm sleeve
Traditional colour tattoo of a compass hanging from a chain, with a compass rose face and blue waves, on an arm.
Compass and waves on an arm
Black and grey broomstick tattoo on the inner forearm, drawn with fine lines and soft shading on the bristles.
Broomstick tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of Homer Simpson hugging himself inside a pink frosted donut heart with a Love Thyself banner below, in a bold traditional style on a forearm.
Homer Simpson hugging himself in a donut heart
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of three death's-head moths stacked down a forearm, framed by triangle outlines and crescent moons.
Three death's-head moths on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a heartbeat trace above Italian script reading Sempre nel mio cuore, on the inner forearm.
Heartbeat line and script on forearm
Close photo of a fine line tattoo of a dotted line with four small star shapes running diagonally across the inner forearm, in black ink.
Dotted star line on a forearm
Black and grey ornamental pattern tattoo on a forearm, partly cropped at the left edge, with a hand holding a cup of tea on a grey bed.
Ornamental forearm tattoo beside tea on a bed
Two side by side photos of a fine line tattoo of three looped lines with three small hearts above, on the inner forearm near the wrist, one panel in black and red and blue, the other in black only.
Looped ribbon and three hearts on wrist
Colour tattoo of a cartoon blue ant with long curved antennae on the inner forearm, near a black cord bracelet at the wrist.
Cartoon blue ant on a forearm
Fine line black ink infinity symbol with the word sisters written in script across it, tattooed on the inner wrist of a hand resting palm up.
Infinity symbol with 'sisters' on a wrist
Black and grey botanical sleeve tattoo of poppies and leaves running from the shoulder down the upper arm, worn by a person in a purple top.
Floral sleeve on an upper arm
Three black geometric tattoos of a solid dot and outlined circles on a hip, a thigh and a wrist, shown in a simple geometric style.
Dot and circle tattoos on hip, thigh and wrist
Black and white photo of two small black semicolon tattoos on the inner wrist, one near the thumb side and one lower towards the little finger side.
Two small semicolons on a wrist
Black and grey photograph of two small solid butterfly tattoos with dot antennae and tiny flowers on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Two small butterflies on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle on the inner forearm, shown in a black and white photo.
Wave in a circle on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a red lipstick tube and a red lip kiss print on a forearm, shown in a close photo.
Lipstick and kiss print on a forearm
Two matching black script word and infinity symbol tattoos with a red stripe, one on each wrist of two people holding hands.
Matching mizpah and infinity wrist tattoos
Black outline tattoo on a forearm showing a crown, a heart shape, radiating rays, a sunburst arc and a flower-like sun.
Crown, heart and sun outline tattoo
Small colour tattoo of a black and white cat's face with green eyes and pink ears on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Black and white cat face on the wrist
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a leaping hare beside a sun and crescent moon with faces, on the inside of a forearm.
Hare and sun and moon on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of a jellyfish with an orange, yellow and blue watercolour-style bell and thin black tentacles trailing towards the wrist.
Jellyfish tattoo on a forearm
Two people holding hands, each with a small colour tattoo of three overlapping circles in pink, blue and yellow on the forearm, in a Geometric style.
Matching overlapping circle tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling wolf across the back of a hand, with flowers and shading continuing up the forearm.
Snarling wolf on the back of a hand
Full colour tattoo of the video game characters Mario and Luigi running across the forearm, with bold outlines and cartoon shading.
Mario and Luigi running on a forearm
Two side-by-side photos of colour forearm tattoos of Pokémon characters, Pikachu, Squirtle, Charmander and Bulbasaur, with leaves, water and a Poké Ball.
Pokémon characters across two forearm tattoos
Back view of a woman on a pale beach with a small dark tattoo on her forearm and a tiny mark near her hip above the bikini bottoms.
Small tattoos on forearm and hip
Black and grey realism lion head tattoo on a forearm, with an infinity symbol and Hebrew lettering below it.
Lion head and infinity symbol on a forearm
Silver metallic temporary tattoo of an ornate filigree design with black gems running from the wrist up the forearm and onto the hand.
Silver filigree design on forearm

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