Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo sleeve on the upper arm and forearm of a person photographed from behind in a black t-shirt.
Black and grey tattoo sleeve seen from behind
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a headscarf, with flowers, leaves and a comb, on the upper arm.
Traditional woman profile with flowers
Colour Japanese style tattoo on an upper arm showing a crane in flight, a red sun, grey clouds, waves and orange and red maple leaves.
Crane, red sun and clouds on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a green frosted donut with a bite taken out and multicoloured sprinkles, on the upper arm.
Green sprinkle donut with a bite
Black and grey rose sleeve on a woman's left arm and a fine line mandala tattoo on her upper back, photographed outdoors on a beach.
Rose sleeve and mandala on a beach
Black and grey comic panel tattoo on an upper arm, with a speech bubble of lettering above two cartoon figures under a starry night sky.
Comic panel quote tattoo on upper arm
Full sleeve realism tattoo of outer space with a colourful nebula, cratered moons, a glowing comet and a blue planet across the upper arm and forearm.
Space sleeve with nebula and planets
Black ink tattoo of a dancing figure in a hat and jacket, in a bold silhouette style, on the outer upper arm.
Dancing figure silhouette on upper arm
Black and grey monarch butterfly tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper arm, with wings spread and antennae visible.
Monarch butterfly on upper arm
Colour tattoo of orange tiger lilies with black scrolling vines across the upper arm and shoulder.
Orange tiger lilies with vines on upper arm
Upper arm tattoo of botanical scrollwork with grey flowers and vines over pink-toned swirls, shown against a dark background.
Floral scrollwork sleeve on upper arm
Colourful owl tattoo with mandala-style patterns in pink, teal and orange on the upper arm.
Colourful owl tattoo on the upper arm
A woman in a white tank top printed with The High Priestess tarot card, showing a black and grey botanical tattoo of flowers and leaves on her upper arm.
Botanical tattoo on upper arm, tarot print top
Small black hexagon tattoo on the shoulder and fine script reading 'this too shall pass' on the upper arm of a woman lying on sand, her face hidden by a hat.
Hexagon shoulder and quote tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a pocket watch, lotus flowers and a banner reading Timeless.
Pocket watch and lotus flowers on upper arm
Back view of a man with a large black tribal tattoo of swirls and spikes across his upper back, shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal swirl tattoo across a man's back and shoulder
Fine black lettering reading la vie est belle on the upper arm of a person wearing a pineapple print top.
La vie est belle lettering on the upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a pocket watch, a cassette tape, white blossoms and a clock face with Roman numerals.
Pocket watch, cassette and blossoms on an arm
Grey shaded tattoo of a heart-shaped padlock with a chain and key on the upper arm, with a small red-pink accent on the shackle.
Heart padlock and key on upper arm
Traditional style flower tattoo with blue petals, a black centre ringed in orange and green leaves with red tips, on the upper arm, with a partial yellow big cat head above it.
Traditional flower on upper arm
Back view of a woman in a black top showing a small black fine line script tattoo on her upper arm, near the shoulder.
Fine line script tattoo on upper arm
Woman sitting on sand with black and grey rose tattoos covering her forearms and upper arms, in a sleeve style.
Rose tattoos on both arms at the beach
Realism tattoo of a sugar skull woman with a cross on her forehead, cracked hands and a red rose, on the upper arm.
Sugar skull portrait with rose on upper arm
Black ink dreamcatcher tattoo with the word Family in script across the hoop, placed on the upper arm of a person in a white sleeveless top.
Family dreamcatcher on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional portrait tattoo on the outer thigh showing a man in a cap and smiley-face sunglasses with a cigarette in his mouth.
Portrait of a man in smiley sunglasses on a thigh
Black outline tattoo of a police box with swirling mist and spiral circles on the upper arm and shoulder.
TARDIS outline on upper arm
Black and white photo of a shirtless man seen from behind in boxer briefs, with a large ornate tattoo on his upper arm and shoulder and a dark tattoo on his forearm.
Back view of tattooed arms in a kitchen
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a mountain range, pine trees, moon and stars inside a circle, with a quote around the edge, on the thigh.
Mountain landscape with quote on thigh
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a moon with stars, small clouds and wavy sea lines on the upper arm.
Moon, clouds and waves on upper arm
Colourful vintage-style botanical bouquet tattoo of roses and flowers across a woman's upper arm and shoulder, with her face not shown.
Vintage floral bouquet on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a full moon with wispy clouds and a flock of black bats on the upper arm, in a blackwork style.
Bats flying past a moon on the upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of red glitter ruby slippers and a silver star on an upper arm, with a banner above.
Red glitter ruby slippers on an arm
Two photos of a watercolour-style feather tattoo with purple, pink and blue washes and black birds in flight, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Feather and birds on upper arm
Woman seen from behind with her hair in a bun and hands on her hips, showing a small grey geometric tattoo of stacked triangles on her upper arm, in black and grey ink.
Grey geometric tattoo on upper arm
Black lettering tattoo on the inner upper arm, with a three-line typewriter-style quote above the words Still I'll rise in script.
Two-line quote and script tattoo on upper arm
Blue script lettering reading "She would certainly be a fearsome thing to behold" on a bare upper arm, beside a leopard print fabric.
Blue script quote on upper arm
Full-colour realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a girl on a swing under a starry sky above a planet.
Girl on a swing above a starry planet on the arm
Colour realism tattoo on an upper arm with a red line-drawn rose, a purple and blue-eyed face, a pair of hands and a teal geometric band near the elbow.
Rose and face on an upper arm
Black script lettering tattoo reading The fear of suffering is far worse than the suffering itself, running down the upper arm towards the elbow.
Quote tattoo along the upper arm
Watercolour-style cherry blossom tattoo across the shoulder and upper arm, shown from two angles, with pink flowers, green and blue washes and black ink splatter.
Cherry blossom tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a grey tabby and an orange cat curled together inside a circle on the upper arm.
Two cats curled in a circle on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a straw beehive surrounded by red and orange flowers and green leaves on an upper arm.
Beehive and flowers on an upper arm
Black and grey spider web tattoo and small script lettering on a woman's hip and midriff, with a floral sleeve tattoo on her upper arm.
Spider web and script tattoos on a midriff
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos of lattice bands and small triangles on a woman's upper arm, with a coin-embellished top and chain jewellery beside them.
Gold metallic temporary tattoos on upper arm
Two people seen from behind with matching fine line black crossed arrow tattoos on their upper arms.
Matching crossed arrows on two upper arms
Fine line black tattoo of an olive branch with leaves and olives on the upper arm.
Olive branch on upper arm
Fine line black safety pin tattoo on the upper arm, shown against a red fabric background.
Small safety pin tattoo on the arm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a winged skull with crossed daggers and a flame on the upper arm.
Winged skull with crossed daggers on upper arm

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