Tattoo ideas

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

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Black fine line cherry blossom branch tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder, with open flowers and buds.
Cherry blossom branch on an upper arm
Fine line geometric dragonfly tattoo in black ink on the inner upper arm of a person wearing a white top.
Geometric dragonfly on the inner upper arm
Back view of a person in a cream halter top, showing a shaded grey bow tattoo near the neck and small fine line marks on the upper arm.
Bow tattoo on upper back and fine marks on arm
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of crossed arrows with leaves on the upper arm, close to the underarm.
Crossed arrows with leaves on upper arm
Black fine line botanical tattoo of a trailing fern sprig on the upper arm, with a tiny outlined heart on a finger.
Fern sprig on upper arm with small heart on finger
Black line tattoo of a lotus flower with geometric petal detail on the upper arm of a person wearing a ribbed light blue crop top and denim shorts.
Lotus tattoo on an upper arm
Close view of a tiny red and black arrow tattoo with star details on the inner upper arm, in fine line style, with a colourful sleeve on the forearm.
Small arrow tattoo on upper arm
Black and white photo of a fine line script lettering tattoo of three words on the upper arm of a woman with long dark hair.
Script lettering on an upper arm
Fine line tattoo of the Olympic rings inside a botanical laurel wreath tied with a bow, on wet skin, placed on the upper arm.
Olympic rings and laurel wreath on skin
Two small black fine line tattoos of nigiri sushi, one salmon and one prawn with nori, shown on the back and upper arm.
Two small nigiri sushi tattoos in fine line
Small fine line tattoo reading The END, with script The above block capitals END, in dark ink on an upper arm.
The END lettering on an upper arm
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Thy will be done, running diagonally across the upper arm.
Thy will be done script on upper arm
Two side-by-side photos: a small black and grey fine line botanical sprig on an upper arm, and a dotted star constellation tattoo on the upper back below the neck.
Fine line sprig on an arm and star constellation on a back
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a cherry blossom branch with buds and leaves running down the upper arm.
Cherry blossom branch on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a hand reaching out beside a half-filled sun on a shoulder, with a black and grey hand and the words NEVER TALK on the upper arm below.
Fine line hand and sun on shoulder
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a bee with stippled shading on the upper arm, close to the elbow.
Bee tattoo on upper arm
Small fine-line black tattoo of a letter P with a single dot beneath it on the upper arm.
Small letter P with dot on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of draped chains and beads across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, in a black and white photo.
Draped chain line tattoo on a shoulder
Close photo of a small fine line botanical sprig tattoo in dark ink on the inner upper arm, above the elbow.
Fine line sprig on the upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a flower and leaves inside a triangle on the upper arm, in a geometric botanical style.
Flower in a triangle on upper arm
Black line tattoo of the words How strange it is to be anything at all inside a looping scroll frame, shown on an arm.
Quote in a swirl frame on an arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small sprig with three five-petalled flowers and leaves on the upper arm.
Small flower sprig on an upper arm
Fine line constellation tattoo of blue star points joined by thin black lines on the inner upper arm.
Constellation of blue stars on the upper arm
Collage of five black tattoos in fine line and lettering, including a quote on the ribs, the number 9 3/4 on a wrist, a cat on the hip and a face on the forearm.
Five small black tattoos: quotes, a cat and a face
Black fine line botanical tattoo of flowers, leaves and sprigs wrapping around the upper arm, with a white rolled sleeve above.
Black botanical sprig band on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined heart framed by two leafy sprigs on the inner upper arm.
Outlined heart with leaf sprigs on upper arm
Small black fine-line tattoo of two overlapping triangle outlines on the upper arm of a woman with shoulder-length auburn hair and a white top.
Two overlapping triangles on upper arm
Two small black palm tree tattoos in fine-line style, one on the upper arm of a person in a patterned shirt and one on the ribs of a person standing beside them.
Matching palm tree tattoos on arm and ribs
Collage of four small black fine line tattoos: a cross on a finger, a swallow on the upper arm, a simple outline shape on the nape of the neck, and a sailboat on the wrist over a nautical chart.
Four small fine line tattoos on skin
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo spelling the word faith across the upper arm near the elbow.
Faith script tattoo on the upper arm
Close-up of a small red and blue fine line tattoo of a flying saucer with dotwork shading on the upper arm.
Red and blue flying saucer on upper arm
Black fine line eye within a triangle with small lettering on the upper arm, and the words be strong girl with small stars on the ribs.
Eye in triangle and strong girl lettering
Black fine-line triskelion of three interlocking spirals on the centre of a person's chest, with a small pentagram tattoo on the upper arm.
Triskelion tattoo on the chest
Black linework tree with exposed roots tattooed on an upper arm, beside a rolled sleeve of a white t-shirt.
Tree and roots on an upper arm
Two views of a watercolour style upper arm tattoo with red poppies, fine black linework, a compass drawing and cursive script.
Red poppies and compass on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of Tengwar Elvish script running across the inner upper arm of a person with the arm raised.
Tengwar script lettering on inner upper arm
Woman seen from behind with small black fine line tattoos on both upper arms and forearms, and a tiny cross on one hand.
Small black tattoos on a woman's arms
Small fine line tattoo of four arrows in black ink on the inner upper arm, with a checked shirt sleeve at the top of the frame.
Four arrows on the upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of two roses on a stem with a leaf, sitting on the outer upper arm.
Two roses with stems on an upper arm
Woman lying on sand in a black hat and white crochet top, with a small black script tattoo on her upper arm and a small dark design near her shoulder, in fine line style.
Small script tattoo on upper arm
Small fine line tattoo of a bicycle with yellow wheels and a brown frame on the upper arm of a woman in a white vest, with a pool behind her.
Yellow-wheeled bicycle on the upper arm
Colour tattoo of a woman embracing a child, with golden hair patterned with flowers, in a fine line style on the upper arm.
Embrace with gold hair and flowers on upper arm
Black fine line arrow tattoo with dots and geometric shapes running down the upper arm, with a gloved hand working on the skin.
Arrow tattoo on the upper arm
A white ink feather tattoo in fine line with dotted shading on the inner upper arm, shown against a white lace top.
White ink feather on an upper arm
White ink lotus mandala tattoo on the chest below the bust, with a matching ornament on the upper arm, in a fine line style.
White ink lotus mandala on chest
Black and grey photo of a small fine line outlined triangle tattoo on the upper arm, above the elbow.
Small outlined triangle on upper arm
Small black fine line geometric fox tattoo on the upper arm of a person holding their arm against a white background.
Geometric fox on upper arm
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading this too shall pass on the upper arm of a person with long auburn hair, seen from behind.
Script quote tattoo on upper arm

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