Tattoo ideas

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

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Traditional style tattoo of an eye with lashes, a red skull in the iris and red teardrops below, on the inner forearm.
Eye with skull and teardrops on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of an owl with teal eyes and a teal wing, surrounded by red and pink flowers on a forearm.
Traditional owl and flowers on a forearm
Colour koi fish and flower tattoo with black linework on a man's left forearm and upper arm, beside a black t-shirt with a white mask print.
Koi and flowers on a forearm sleeve
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses and leaves wrapping around a forearm, shown in three photographs.
Black and grey flowers on a forearm
Black and grey photo of a small fine line tattoo of an inverted triangle crossed by a horizontal line, on the inner forearm.
Fine line triangle on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a howling wolf head with wisps of smoke rising above it, on a forearm.
Howling wolf with smoke on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rosary with a crucifix hanging from a wrist and forearm, with an Eye of Horus tattoo on the upper arm.
Rosary and crucifix on a forearm
Two hands held together, each wrist showing a small black semicolon tattoo, with white dice bearing the same mark in the palm.
Matching semicolon wrist tattoos
Black ink tattoo of a matchstick with a stippled smoke trail rising across the forearm, drawn in fine line and dotwork.
Matchstick with dotted smoke trail
Large pink botanical flower tattoo with soft shaded petals on a forearm, shown against a pale blue shirt.
Pink flower tattoo on a forearm
Small black fine line anchor tattoo with a dotted curve, a bird and a small script word on the inner wrist, against a dark background.
Anchor, bird and script on the inner wrist
Ornate owl tattoo on a forearm in black and grey with a small blue heart on its chest, in a neo-traditional style with dotwork detail.
Ornate owl with blue heart on a forearm
Four-panel photo of a full arm sleeve tattoo in colour showing galaxies, planets, comets and an astronaut, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Full arm sleeve of space scene with planets and comets
Black lettering tattoo on a forearm reading 'i fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once.' against grass.
Quote lettering on a forearm
Seated person with a black ink traditional-style heart banner reading MOTHER and a draped figure on the inner forearm, with TAKE CARE lettering on the back of the hand.
Mother banner and take care lettering on forearm
Fine line black ink tattoo of a curved branch with thin twigs on the inner forearm.
Fine line branch arc on a forearm
Black fine line script reading 'i am because you are' runs along a forearm above a grey knitted sweater.
Script quote along a forearm
Fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles and dotted arcs on a forearm, in black ink.
Overlapping circles on a forearm
Colour neo-trad tattoo of an owl within a circular frame and roses on a forearm, with the hand raised in a rock horns gesture.
Owl and rose forearm tattoo
Overhead view of two colour-tattooed arms, one typing on a laptop and the other writing in a notebook, with sleeve tattoos on the forearms.
Tattooed arms working at a laptop
Black and grey tattoo of pine tree silhouettes on a forearm that fades into dotwork stippling towards the wrist, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Pine forest fading to dotwork on a forearm
Small fine line black tattoo of a lavender sprig with two leaves on the inner forearm, shown against a white textured cloth.
Lavender sprig on a forearm
Forearm with a dense black and grey tattoo sleeve, worn beside a black-bezel steel diver-style watch and a thin silver ring.
Black and grey sleeve beside a diver watch
Back view of a woman with fine line script tattooed down her spine and a black and grey rose tattoo on her arm.
Script down the spine and rose on the arm
Close-up of a small, fine-line cross tattoo on a woman's wrist, with pale nails and a deep red background.
Small cross tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an owl with a mandala-style ornamental design running down the forearm onto the back of the hand.
Owl mandala tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a treble clef and musical notes curling across the inner wrist and forearm.
Musical staff and treble clef on the wrist
Traditional-style black outline rose and skull tattoo on an upper arm, with a blue rose and red floral linework on the forearm of a person with head bowed and arms crossed.
Rose and skull tattoos on an arm
Black and grey realistic snake coiled around a round orb, tattooed on the forearm.
Coiled snake and orb on a forearm
Black fine line script reading Let it go on the inner forearm near the wrist, with three small birds flying upwards beside it.
Let it go script with birds on the wrist
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on an arm, with a honeycomb pattern at the top and a dotwork floral mandala and tulip motifs in the centre.
Blackwork floral sleeve on an arm
Compass rose tattoo on a forearm with black linework, dotted detail and soft red, pink and green washes.
Compass rose on a forearm
Small black fine line triskelion tattoo on the inner wrist, with woven bracelets worn on the same arm.
Triskelion on the inner wrist
Fine line tattoo of three small elephants walking in a row across the forearm, in black ink.
Three elephants walking on a forearm
Close-up of a black and grey semicolon tattoo with soft ink-wash edges and splatter marks on the inner forearm.
Semicolon with ink splash on a forearm
Realistic pink rose tattoo with black and grey flowers and a thorned stem on the forearm.
Pink rose and flowers on a forearm
Two small fine line tattoos: a tiny solid heart on the side of a finger and a dotted outline bow on the inner wrist, both in black ink.
Small heart on finger and bow on wrist
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pug's face inside a rope circle with red flowers and a pink backdrop, on the forearm.
Pug in a rope frame with red flowers
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a scaled snake, open flowers and dotted geometric lines on the outer forearm.
Snake and flowers on a forearm
Two matching black outline diamond tattoos on the inner forearms, drawn in fine line with light dotwork shading.
Matching diamond tattoos on two forearms
Two small black fine line anchor tattoos, one on each wrist, shown in a warm vintage-toned photo.
Two matching anchor tattoos on wrists
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a red foo dog with green swirling clouds and a skull on a forearm, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Foo dog and skull on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of overlapping circles, straight lines and dots on the forearm, in a geometric style.
Overlapping circles and lines on a forearm
Fine line black ink tattoo on a forearm showing a seed sprouting in five stages, from a small circle to a seedling with two leaves.
Seed germination sequence on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a single curling wave-like line running down the inner forearm, with a knitted jumper sleeve pushed up.
Single line wave on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a city skyline with a tall spire and a pitched-roof building on the inside of a forearm.
City skyline outline on a forearm
Close-up of two fists with black ink knuckle lettering spelling STAY TRUE, with a grey rose tattoo on the right forearm.
STAY TRUE knuckle lettering
Fine line tattoo of a spoon, whisk, rolling pin and spatula on the forearm, with a small red heart on the rolling pin.
Kitchen utensils tattoo on a forearm

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