Tattoo ideas

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

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Realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint, blue eyes and red lips, shaded in grey on the forearm.
Sugar skull woman portrait on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded face with long hair, labelled Jesus, on the inner forearm.
Jesus portrait on forearm
Black and grey engraved-style rose with leaves and stem tattooed on a forearm, shown against a white top and denim shorts.
Engraved rose on a forearm
Close-up of a fine line black tattoo of two dandelion seed heads on stems, placed on the inner forearm.
Two dandelion seed heads on a forearm
Man seen from behind on a motorcycle, showing a traditional-style rose and spiderweb tattoo on his forearm and ink at his neck.
Rose and spiderweb forearm tattoo on a biker
Black and grey photo of two forearms with a Roman numeral lettering tattoo on the right forearm and a thin vertical line of script on the left.
Roman numerals and script on two forearms
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm and forearm showing a crowned skull, smoke, a world map and a compass.
Crowned skull and compass sleeve
Black wanderlust lettering tattooed on a person's right forearm, with a partly visible red tattoo on the left forearm, as they hold a camera in front of a helmet.
Wanderlust lettering on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a face merged with a city skyline, barbed wire and birds, with bold lettering below on the forearm.
City skyline and face double exposure on upper arm
Black and grey realistic rose with leaves tattooed on a forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Rose and leaves on a forearm
Two matching fine line black script tattoos reading faith, each crossed by a long horizontal stroke, on the inner wrists.
Faith script on both wrists
Realistic colour tattoo of a grey cat with blue eyes resting on a purple checked blanket, on the forearm.
Grey cat with blue eyes on a forearm
Two fine line script letters, a T and an R, each with a small heart, tattooed on pale inner forearms in a sepia photograph.
Script initials T and R with small hearts
Black lettering tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, reading WORDS FAIL above MUSIC SPEAKS, with the second line upside down.
Words fail, music speaks lettering on a forearm
Two matching fine line black tattoos on inner forearms, a fox with the word always and a stag with the word protego.
Matching fox and stag forearm tattoos
Two colour cartoon tattoos of Jake the dog and Finn the human from Adventure Time, one on each forearm.
Jake and Finn cartoon tattoos on forearms
Black script lettering reading Still I Rise across the inner wrist, shown in a black and white photograph.
Still I Rise script on the wrist
Two forearms with geometric wolf head tattoos in grey and teal on the left and blue on the right, placed on the inner forearm.
Matching geometric wolf heads on forearms
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo with leaves and a Sink or Swim banner on a forearm, shown in two views.
Anchor with leaves and Sink or Swim banner on a forearm
Small black fine line outline of a cloud on the inner wrist, with a laptop keyboard visible in the background.
Outline cloud on the inner wrist
Two pairs of small black outlined hearts in fine line style on the inner wrists, three on the left and two on the right.
Small outlined hearts on two wrists
Black and grey photograph of a raised hand with the words THIS SKIN + BONES IS A RENTAL in bold block lettering on the inner wrist.
Block lettering quote on an inner wrist
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX inside a dashed outline square with grey shading, on a forearm.
Think outside the box lettering on a forearm
Small colour tattoo of a prickly pear cactus with pink flowers on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Prickly pear cactus on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo on a calf showing a thatched cottage with a smoking chimney, a crescent moon, stars and a black lion beneath, with orange accents.
Cottage, crescent moon and lion on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on a forearm showing a car, a compass, a folded map, smoke and a grey portrait of a face.
Realism sleeve with car and compass on forearm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a tall tower with stacked platforms and a small cap on top, placed on the inner forearm.
Tower sketch on inner forearm
Black lettering tattoo reading darling you'll be okay with a small solid heart, on the inner wrist, in a black and white photograph.
Script quote and heart on wrist
Watercolour-style tattoo of a rabbit among grass and blue flowers, shown across the inner and outer forearms.
Watercolour rabbit and flowers on forearms
Forearm tattoo of a cubist-style figure playing a piano, in black, grey and orange with bold outlines, on a person wearing a black top and jeans.
Cubist pianist on a forearm
Soft-shaded red betta fish tattoo with flowing fins on the inner forearm, shown against a wooden background.
Red betta fish on a forearm
Grey shaded elephant tattoo with blue watercolour-style splashes and the words I love you even still, even now, on the forearm.
Elephant with blue splash and quote
Black and grey geometric lion tattoo with a dotwork-shaded mane and triangle outlines on the forearm, shown in two photographs.
Geometric lion on the forearm
Close-up of a small black fine line script lettering tattoo on the forearm of a woman with long blonde hair and silver rings.
Small script lettering on a forearm
Close view of a pink rose sleeve tattoo with grey linework leaves and petals across the upper arm and elbow, in botanical style.
Pink roses sleeve on an upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a chick hatching from a cracked egg, overlapped by a triangle and circle, on the inner forearm.
Hatching chick with geometric outline on forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of three swallows in flight on the inner wrist, with pastel nails and a silver bracelet.
Three swallows on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a small bird on a thin wavy line leading to the word Believe, on the inner wrist of a clenched hand.
Believe script and bird on wrist
Colour full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing the Joker, Batman, a bat symbol and a suited figure in a comic book style, shown from three angles.
Joker and Batman full arm sleeve
Black and grey blackwork arrow tattoo running down the inner forearm, shown in a two-panel photo with a close-up of the design.
Arrow tattoo on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo of a serif quote across the inside of a forearm, lying on grass in warm sunlight.
Quote tattoo on a forearm
Close view of a raised fist showing a small fine line tattoo of three black stars on the inner wrist, against a plain white background.
Three small stars on a wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a thorned rose sprig with three roses and a shaded orb inside a ring on the inner forearm, in a mix of fine line and traditional style.
Rose sprig and crystal ball on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of an ankh-style cross with a looped top and a small detail below, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Ankh-style cross tattoo on wrist
Traditional style tattoo of a black shaded heart with a paw print, a raised fist and a brown rose with black leaves, on a forearm.
Heart, paw print and rose on a forearm
Three people hold hands showing fine line black flower tattoos on their wrists, a sprig with buds on the left, a daisy-like bloom in the centre and a larger blossom on the right.
Three botanical flower tattoos on wrists
Black and grey realism full arm sleeve tattoo showing praying hands, a rosary, haloed figures, clouds and a scroll of text, shown from three angles on an upper arm and forearm.
Religious full sleeve with praying hands
Two black tattoos side by side on the inner wrists: a fine line floral infinity symbol on the left and a shaded tribal infinity symbol on the right.
Two infinity symbols on wrists

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