Tattoo ideas

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

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Two-panel photo of a botanical tattoo of pink peony and rose flowers with green leaves wrapping the forearm.
Pink peony and rose on a forearm
Black outline tattoo of a cat with a long curling tail and a trail of paw prints, placed on the lower back.
Cat with paw print trail on lower back
Colour realism tattoo of two pink cherry blossom flowers with two loose petals on the forearm.
Pink cherry blossom flowers on an arm
Black ink flash drawing on pink paper showing a mountain range in a circle, an animal skull with an eye and rays, and a feather crossed with a sprig inside a dotted circle.
Mountains, skull and feather flash sheet
Black fine line tattoo of a cartoon girl with a bobbed hairstyle, open mouth, jacket and pleated skirt, arms outstretched, on the outer thigh.
Cartoon girl tattoo on thigh
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo with red poppies, a bird in flight and a skull, with German text, across the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Poppies, bird and skull full sleeve
Black and white photo of a person's arm covered in parallel wavy black lines across the upper arm and forearm, with a city street behind.
Parallel wavy lines on an upper arm and forearm
Close-up of a small, thin black cross tattoo on the inner ear, drawn in fine line style.
Small cross tattoo inside the ear
Two bare legs and feet covered in colourful scale and fin tattoos in pink, purple, teal and green on the calves and ankles.
Full leg scale and fin tattoo
A green Celtic knotwork cross drawn on a white background, with interlaced bands forming the arms and shaft of the cross.
Celtic knotwork cross in green
Black and white photo of a woman leaning back, with fine line constellation tattoos across her neck, shoulders and upper chest.
Constellation tattoos across neck and chest
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a mountain range with pine trees on the outer side of an ankle.
Mountain range and pine trees on an ankle
Black and grey script lettering with flourishes tattooed across the tops of two feet, one phrase on each foot.
Script lettering across both feet
Close-up of a fine line black wave tattoo on the inner forearm, near the wrist, with a blonde-haired person and a dark top in the background.
Fine line wave on the inner forearm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon pin-up in a red polka dot dress with a teddy dog, bold black outlines and traditional styling, on the lower leg.
Cartoon pin-up with a teddy dog on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a rose, two pansies and an animal skull with leaves, shown on a limb.
Rose, pansies and animal skull
Colour tattoo of a red lily with green leaves and black vine swirls on the side of the torso, in a botanical style, placed on the ribs.
Red lily and vines on side torso
Tattoo of a dark hooded cloak with blue-grey shading on the outer thigh, with a long twisted staff running down towards the knee.
Hooded figure and staff on a thigh
Colour tattoo of the purple cloud character Lumpy Space Princess with a yellow star on her head, drawn in a cartoon style on a limb.
Lumpy Space Princess cartoon tattoo
Black and grey traditional-style flash drawing of a crow in profile, with white bands across its body and head and stippled shading on the feathers.
Crow with banded body in traditional style
Two forearms pressed together, each with a colour tattoo of three overlapping circles in red, green, blue and yellow, in a geometric style.
Matching overlapping colour circle tattoos on forearms
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a pocket watch with Roman numerals, a feather, a key and a rose.
Pocket watch, feather and rose on a forearm
Geometric seahorse tattoo in black linework and dotwork with teal accents, sitting on the forearm inside a dotted circle.
Geometric seahorse on a forearm
Shaded grey cartoon cat with closed eyes and raised paws, with three grey butterflies above it and a partly visible coloured flower tattoo at the top left, on skin.
Grey cartoon cat with butterflies
Brown henna-style turtle with spiral shell pattern, surrounded by dots and seaweed-like curls, on a forearm.
Turtle design with swirls on a forearm
Black ink quote tattoo in a gothic-style serif on the inner upper arm, reading I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep.
Poem quote along the inner upper arm
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo running vertically down a person's upper back, with small marks along the line, in a fine line style.
Fine line vertical marks down the spine
Small black fine line tattoo of a key with a heart-shaped bow on the inner wrist of a person's arm.
Heart-topped key on the inner wrist
Shirtless man in a cowboy hat and distressed white jeans with black and grey tattoos on his shoulder, upper arm and chest.
Black and grey tattoos on a shirtless man in a cowboy hat
Colourful compass rose and anchor with a rope on the inside of a forearm, with watercolour splashes in orange, green, blue and pink.
Compass and anchor with watercolour splashes
Black fine line script tattoo reading Life's roughest storms prove the strength of our anchors, with a small anchor, on the side of a foot.
Script quote and anchor on a foot
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a skull formed from a bare, twisted tree across a person's upper back, with roots spreading below.
Skull formed by a bare tree on a back
Close photograph of a small black fine line star and two tiny dots tattooed on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with teal nail polish and a white sweater sleeve.
Small star tattoo on a wrist
Black fine line lettering on two feet, one reading for them I'd risk it all and the other reading because of her I will not fall.
Matching quote tattoos on two feet
Dotwork saguaro cactus tattoo with orange, pink and teal geometric bands on the upper arm.
Saguaro cactus with geometric bands on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue steel armour plate with a Celtic triquetra knot and scale mail, set within torn skin and flames on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Armour plate and flames on an upper arm sleeve
Close-up of the word agape tattooed across a finger, with a small red heart in place of the o, in fine lettering on a hand.
Agape lettering on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of a fastback muscle car with banknotes spilling from its boot, on the forearm.
Muscle car with banknotes on a forearm
Black fine-line lettering tattoo of a quote in a serif script running along the inner forearm near the wrist, against a pale fluffy background.
Quote lettering on a forearm
Fine line black city skyline tattoo on the inner wrist, ending in a heartbeat line with a small red heart.
City skyline heartbeat line on a wrist
Small colour tattoo of a robin with a red breast and tan wing in a simple black outline, on the inner wrist of a forearm.
Robin tattoo on the inner wrist
Colour botanical tattoos of roses, butterflies and beetles cover the back of both hands and the wrist of a person whose face is hidden behind their hands.
Roses and insects across hands and wrists
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a Martian head with exposed brain and bulging eyes in a glass dome, with ACK lettering, on the calf.
Martian head in dome with ACK lettering on a leg
A woman lies on white bedding with her face hidden by her arm, showing a small black lettering tattoo that reads love on her forearm.
Small script word tattoo on a forearm
Two solid black paw print tattoos on the lower stomach, just above the waistband of a pair of jeans, in a black and white photograph.
Two paw prints on the lower stomach
Black and grey shaded dagger tattoo with scrolled crossguard on a person's ribs, with a white top lifted to show it.
Dagger tattoo on the ribs
Traditional colour tattoo of a pelican perched on a wooden post beside a rope, with pink clouds behind it, on a calf.
Pelican on a post with rope
Black and grey drawing of two skulls merged into a heart shape, with a small flower and scroll ornament below, on a pale grey background.
Heart-shaped skull with floral ornament

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