Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey Tetris block tattoos on two wrists, a T shape on the left and an S shape with a separate block on the right, in a geometric style.
Tetris block tattoos on two wrists
Two black and grey traditional swallow tattoos on the inner wrists, one larger than the other, with a checkered floor in the background.
Two swallows on inner wrists
A black geometric armband tattoo with zigzag borders and chevron patterns wraps the forearm near the elbow, with a coloured feather tattoo partly visible on the thigh below.
Black geometric armband and feather tattoo
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small sun and crescent moon on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Sun and crescent moon on a forearm
Fine line geometric castle tattoo in black ink on the inner forearm, with angular towers and pointed spires.
Geometric castle outline on forearm
Black fine line lotus tattoo on a wrist, photographed against a patterned bedspread.
Small lotus tattoo on a wrist
Small colour tattoo of a striped orange and black bee with pink wings and a curved trail of dots, in a fine line style on the forearm.
Bee with dotted trail on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a flying saucer, clouds, stars and pointed shapes inside a diamond on the inner forearm.
UFO and clouds in a diamond on a forearm
Close view of a tiny black fine line smiley face tattoo on the inner forearm of a person wearing a graphic band T-shirt.
Small smiley face on forearm
Black and grey fine line crescent moon tattoo on the wrist and an eye with rays tattoo on a finger, with small dot accents on the fingers.
Crescent moon and eye tattoos on fingers and wrist
Black ink tattoo of the word LOVE in angular lettering on the inner wrist, with grass in the background.
LOVE lettering on a wrist
Two side-by-side photos of a fine line black lotus flower tattoo with three dots above it on the inner wrist and forearm.
Lotus outline on inner wrist
Black geometric tattoo of interlocking triangles and a dotted outline on the inner forearm and wrist, with a partial floral tattoo visible above it.
Interlocking triangle geometry on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate pocket watch with Roman numerals and visible gears on a forearm.
Pocket watch on a forearm
Black and grey botanical forearm tattoo of a bee above stylised flowers, poppy-like blooms and leaves, with a soft pink wash in the central flower.
Bee and botanical flowers on a forearm
Black outline tattoo of a cat head with whiskers above a curled tail line on the forearm, in a fine line style.
Cat head and curled tail on forearm
Two fine line script tattoos on the inside of a pair of wrists, each joined to a thin line that wraps around the wrist, as two hands hold together.
Matching script wrist tattoos
Black and grey photograph of a butterfly tattoo on the inner forearm, with a semicolon as its body, the letters AKF and a small infinity symbol below.
Butterfly with semicolon and initials on wrist
Close-up of the phrase 'the best is yet to come' in black fine-line script lettering across the inner forearm.
Script quote on inner forearm
Lettering tattoo on the inner wrist reading I belong with Kristen's Bachelorette Party, if I'm lost, buy me a burrito, with a small burrito illustration.
Bachelorette burrito quote on a wrist
Black handwritten lettering reading La Vie Boheme on the inner wrist of a hand raised against a cream textured background.
La Vie Boheme lettering on a wrist
Fine line black heart outline with the word love in cursive script on the inner wrist and forearm.
Love script inside a heart on the wrist
Black lettering tattoo of the word love inside an infinity symbol on the inner wrist, in a script style.
Infinity symbol with love on wrist
Colour tattoo of a faceted geometric lion head in teal and blue with black shading and amber eyes, on a forearm.
Geometric lion head on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a striped lighthouse inside an oval rope frame with waves and a flower, on the forearm.
Lighthouse in rope frame on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo on a forearm showing a man in aviator glasses holding a cigarette beside an open-jawed shark, shown as a side-by-side pair of photos.
Realistic portrait and shark on a forearm
Three people's wrists side by side, each with script lettering reading Sisters with 1 of 3, 2 of 3 or 3 of 3 and a small red heart, held together in a clasp.
Matching sisters wrist tattoos, 1 to 3
Black and white photo of a forearm with three thin black parallel lines tattooed around it, forming a simple armband effect.
Three thin black bands around a forearm
Realistically shaded forearm tattoo of a horse merging into a grey skeletal frame, with teal butterflies drifting off across the skin.
Horse and skeleton with blue butterflies on forearm
Small black and grey anatomical heart tattoo with shaded detail and vessels on the inner forearm of a person wearing a grey top.
Anatomical heart on a forearm
Watercolour-style dreamcatcher tattoo on the inner forearm, with a pink and purple flower centre and blue feathers.
Dreamcatcher with feathers on a forearm
Black ink ornamental tattoo with dotted chains, crescents and teardrops across the inner wrist and forearm, shown from two angles.
Ornamental lace wrist tattoo with dotted chains
Two matching coloured tattoos of a house lifted by bunches of balloons, one on each wrist, with black outlines and soft shading.
Matching balloon houses on wrists
Small fine line black tattoo of a dog head inside an outlined heart on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Dog head in an outlined heart on the wrist
Black Hebrew script lettering framed by a looping swirl flourish on the inner forearm.
Hebrew lettering with swirl flourish on forearm
Black fine line script lettering with swash flourishes running down the inner forearm.
Flowing script lettering on a forearm
Black Roman numeral lettering tattoo on a forearm, beside a thin gold bracelet and a white supplement tub.
Roman numerals on a forearm
Three arms with black fine line tattoos: a script quote, a small dolphin, and a compass rose on a forearm, with red stripes on one wrist.
Quote lettering and compass rose on forearms
Close-up of a fine line black botanical tattoo of a leafy vine with a small flower, wrapping around the inside of a person's wrist.
Leafy vine band on a wrist
Black lettering reading We're all mad here, set in a heart shape with blue scrollwork, tattooed on a forearm.
Heart lettering with blue scrollwork on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a large pink and red peony with green leaves and black outlines, in a Japanese-inspired neo-traditional style, on the forearm.
Pink peony on a forearm
Blackwork and dotwork geometric full sleeve covering a man's arm from shoulder to wrist, with diamond lattice and cog motifs on the upper arm and forearm.
Blackwork geometric full arm sleeve
Japanese style tattoo covering the chest, ribs and both arms, with pink cherry blossoms, an eagle and koi fish on a dark cloud background.
Japanese torso and sleeves with blossom and eagle
Black and red tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm of a masked head with black hair above the lettering 'I wiped the SMILE off Jokers face', in a bold black linework style.
Masked head and quote on the inner wrist
Neo-traditional tattoo of Totoro with a small white companion on its head, above a purple flower and green leaves, on the inner forearm.
Totoro and flower on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a single tree with stippled ground on the inner forearm, shown against a pale background.
Single tree on a forearm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a city skyline with a tall spire and a mountain peak on the forearm.
City skyline with spire and mountain on forearm
Black script lettering reading Everyday for the rest of our lives, tattooed across two forearms placed side by side.
Matching quote tattoos on two wrists

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