Tattoo ideas

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

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Four black line drawing designs of the Deathly Hallows triangle, circle and line symbol paired with the word Always in script lettering, with one version adding small stars.
Deathly Hallows symbol with Always lettering designs
Close-up photograph of the words Still I Rise in black script lettering tattooed on skin.
Still I Rise script tattoo on skin
Two side-by-side photos of a teal puzzle piece tattoo with fine black script, one reading like mother and the other reading like daughter, on skin.
Teal puzzle piece with 'like mother' script
Upper back tattoo of the words Your battle is my battle above a pink ribbon inside swirling fine line butterfly wings, with the word Mom written on the ribbon.
Pink ribbon butterfly with 'Your battle is my battle'
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a blue TARDIS police box above the word Geronimo in black lettering, with a red fez and bow tie, on a loose watercolour splash.
TARDIS and Geronimo on a forearm
Black lettering on a forearm reading "A book is a loaded gun", set in a plain serif typeface in a lettering style on the inner forearm.
Quote tattoo on a forearm
Realism style colour tattoo of a bladed claw glove with blood-dripping slashes above script reading Psalm 23:4, on the side of the ribs.
Bladed claw glove with Psalm 23:4 on ribs
Close-up of the word CONTINUE tattooed in black lettering on a forearm, with the I replaced by a semicolon.
Continue lettering with semicolon on forearm
Fine line black script tattoo reading 525,600 Minutes on the inner wrist and lower forearm.
525,600 Minutes lettering on a wrist
Black script lettering reading family tattooed on the inner forearm of a hand raised near the wrist, in black ink.
Script word tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey flash design of three shaded feathers at different angles, with the script line I may not see you, but I can feel you running between them.
Three feathers with script quote
Realism tattoo of an owl with an orange eye and a skull on a man's upper arm and shoulder, with the words POWER and WISDOM and red sketch lines.
Owl and skull upper arm tattoo
Black line drawing of the word Smile in flowing brush script, with three outlined butterflies, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Smile script with three butterflies
Black ink infinity symbol tattoo with script lettering reading daughter, love and mother and swirls on the top of a foot, in a lettering style.
Infinity symbol with script words on a foot
Close photograph of a small black fine-line lettering tattoo on the back of a person's neck, with hair pulled up and a stud earring visible.
Small lettering on the back of the neck
Black and red tattoo on the leg with the words hope, resilience, love and courage, black swirls, a red heart and a red lily in a lettering and botanical style.
Hope, resilience, love and courage lettering with lily
Black and grey tattoo on the side of the ribs showing flying silhouettes against soft clouds, with a curved script quote above them.
Peter Pan silhouettes and quote on ribs
Twelve month names from January to December in black blackletter lettering with flourishes, drawn on textured white paper, shown as a vertical strip.
Twelve month names in blackletter lettering
A grid of photographs of small script tattoos on wrists, forearms, shoulders, neck and ankle, reading words such as imagine, joy, hope and good bye, mostly in black lettering.
Grid of script word and quote tattoos
Back tattoo of two figures in fedoras with a script name between them, in black and grey with some red and colour detail, placed across the middle of the back.
Script name and two fedora figures on a back
Set of pencil lettering sketches for a tattoo design with decorative block and script letters, shaded ribbon banner and flourishes, shown without a body placement.
Lettering sketches with ribbon banner and flourishes
Black ink tattoo of a mountain range above a script quote on a person's upper back, shown in a close photo.
Mountain peaks and script quote on the back
Black and grey realism tattoo of over-ear headphones with a trailing cable and the script words Addicted to music, on the inner forearm.
Headphones and script on a forearm
Two photos of forearm tattoos: the top shows the words Home is where your heart is in a dark serif font, and the bottom shows a black and grey cursive line of script.
Quote tattoos on the forearm
Black script lettering reading everyone deserves the chance to fly, tattooed along the side of a ribcage above a teal bra.
Script quote along the ribs
Close side view of a fine line script tattoo reading Breathe on the ribs, with the arm raised and a dark hair backdrop.
Breathe script on the ribs
Black fine line script tattoo of a Bible verse, reading God is within her, she will not fall, with a citation, running along the inside of a forearm.
Handwritten scripture on a forearm
Black script lettering reading Music saved my soul across the upper back of a person with dark hair and a thin necklace.
Music saved my soul script across upper back
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading Laters, Baby across the upper chest below the collarbone.
Laters, Baby script on upper chest
Black and grey realism leg sleeve with roses, an animal portrait and script lettering across the thigh and calf.
Black and grey leg sleeve with roses and script
Two photos of black lettering tattoos: 'I'm fine' on the outer thigh and 'save me' on the lower leg, both in a handwritten script style.
I'm fine and save me lettering on legs
Black handwritten lettering reading "I'm fine" on a forearm, with a hand and silver ring visible at the lower left.
"I'm fine" handwritten lettering on an arm
Two lines of black Roman numeral lettering in a serif font across the inner wrist of a hand held palm up.
Roman numerals on the inner wrist
Black and grey flash sheet with a pair of feathers above the script words expecto patronum, the Deathly Hallows symbol with scrollwork, and an hourglass within rings decorated with stars.
Three Harry Potter themed flash designs
Small solid black semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm of a hand raised against a blue background.
Small black semicolon on the inner wrist
Two matching black script tattoos inside heart outlines with swirling flourishes, one reading Daughter on a calf and one reading Mother on an ankle.
Matching Mother and Daughter script tattoos
Black ink script reading I love you to the moon and back, with a small crescent moon below it, on the inner forearm in a black and white photo.
Quote and crescent moon on a forearm
Black and grey realistic rose tattoo with cursive script above it on a forearm, with the hand raised in the frame.
Realistic rose and script on a forearm
Three side-by-side photos of fine black tattoos: platform 9 3/4 on a wrist, Mischief Managed with footprints on a shoulder, and round glasses with a red lightning bolt and the word always on a
Three Harry Potter themed tattoos
Close view of a black script lettering tattoo on the side of a torso, cut off at the bottom of the frame, with a red circle and arrow drawn over it.
Script word tattoo on side of torso
Close-up of a fine line black tattoo of the word faith with a cross running through it, on the neck behind an ear.
Fine line faith script with cross behind the ear
Black fine line tattoo of the word warr;or in handwritten script, with a single arrow below it, shown on skin.
Warr;or script with arrow
Black and grey lettering flash design reading From dust you were made unto dust you shall return, with a stippled skull beside the words.
Lettering flash with skull and dust quote
Collage of four small black fine line tattoos on the wrist and forearm, showing a ringed planet, the words inhale exhale, a tiny heart and cross, and a heartbeat line.
Four fine line wrist tattoos in a collage
Black lettering tattoo on the side of the ribs reading We bury the ones we love and burn the rest, with the word burn in a heavy, flame-like style.
Quote lettering on the ribs
Fine line black script tattoo reading 'to the sea' with a small wave flourish on the side of the torso, above the waistband of underwear.
To the sea script with a wave on the side
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a California state outline with a bear, orange poppies, waves, a Hollywood sign and a yellow banner reading Dreamer.
California state map with poppies on a forearm
Black script lettering of Psalm 23:4 across the side of a person's ribs, with the face not shown.
Psalm 23:4 script on the ribs

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