Tattoo ideas

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

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Traditional style tattoo of a woman in profile with a red rose in her hair and gold beaded jewellery, on the forearm.
Woman in profile with rose on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of two hands holding taut crossing string, placed on the forearm.
Two hands and string on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork ornamental bands wrap around two forearms and wrists, with silver rings and bracelets against a black background.
Ornamental lace bands on crossed forearms
Close view of a torso in white lace lingerie with traditional style tattoos, including a teal eye in a heart on the upper stomach and a bird on the side.
Traditional tattoos on a torso, arms and thighs
Black script lettering tattooed on a forearm reads I don't care, I'm still free, you can't take the sky from me.
Script quote tattoo on a forearm
Geometric tattoo of a faceted bird in teal, green and orange with black outlines, on the forearm.
Geometric bird on a forearm
Realistic red and grey skull tattoo across the back of a hand, with smoky swirls on the forearm and small symbols on the fingers.
Realistic skull on the back of a hand
Black and white photo of a small fine line tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other on the inner forearm.
Two reaching hands on a forearm
Blackwork tribal bands of triangles and hatched lines on a forearm, with the hand resting under the chin beside it.
Geometric blackwork bands on a forearm
Close-up of a hand and forearm with the words IGNORE ALL PROBLEMS in brown block lettering on the inner forearm, against a white background.
Ignore all problems slogan on a forearm
Two matching black fine line tattoos of interlocking hearts with the word sisters, shown on the inner wrists of two people.
Matching sister heart tattoos on wrists
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two overlapping triangle outlines on the inner wrist, shown in a black and white photo.
Two overlapping triangles on the inner wrist
Black ink forearm tattoo of mountains, pine trees and a moon inside a dotted circle with triangles, above a sprig of leaves.
Mountain, pine and moon in a dotted compass circle
Black and grey tattoo of an Om symbol with a meditating Buddha face and lotus flowers on the inner forearm.
Om symbol with Buddha and lotus on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an anchor with a small circle at the top and a leaf shape on the shank, on the inner forearm.
Fine line anchor on the forearm
Black pinecone tattoo on the inner wrist in a botanical style, with solid black shading and white highlights between the scales.
Pinecone tattoo on the inner wrist
Three views of a full arm sleeve in black and grey dotwork, with geometric flowers, circles and linked shapes covering the upper arm and forearm.
Black and grey geometric flower sleeve
Fine line script tattoos on two wrists, reading 'to infinity' on the left and 'and beyond' on the right, in blue ink with red accents and small birds.
To infinity and beyond on two wrists
Black and grey wolf tattoo in mid-stride across the forearm, framed by fine dotted triangles and lines.
Running wolf with dotted geometry on forearm
Black and grey fine line palm tree tattoo with dotwork shading and thin geometric circles and arrows, on a forearm.
Palm tree with geometric circles on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a paper plane on the inner forearm, near the wrist, with a hand resting open below it.
Paper plane on the inner forearm
Fine line script reading not all those who wander are lost, with a watercolour wash and an orange paper plane, on the inner forearm.
Paper plane and quote on a forearm
Three matching black ornamental tattoos with curled tapered ends sit on the inner wrists of three people.
Three matching ornament tattoos on wrists
Realistic colour tattoo of a hummingbird in flight with green plumage and a dark wing tip, on the forearm.
Hummingbird in flight on a forearm
Small black hand-drawn tattoo of arrows, a cross and an arc on the inside of a wrist, photographed with the palm facing up.
Small arrows and cross symbols on a wrist
Black and grey circular tattoo of a waterfall between rocks and trees on a forearm, shaded in a realistic style.
Waterfall landscape in a circle on a forearm
Two matching fine line outline tattoos of three elephants in a row, one on each of two people's forearms, with the wrists held together.
Matching elephant trio tattoos on forearms
Black and grey realism tattoo of a full moon with cratered shading above a small serif quote on a forearm, reading Barn's burnt down, now I can see the moon.
Realistic moon and quote on a forearm
Black and grey arrow tattoo with feathered fletching, a bound shaft and a geometric arrowhead running down the forearm.
Arrow tattoo on the forearm
Two black ink script tattoos with rising sun designs sit on a pair of wrists, reading You are my Sunshine and My only Sunshine, shown in a phone screenshot.
Matching sunshine script tattoos on wrists
Black fine line tree of life with leafy branches and roots inside a circle, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Tree of life with roots on a forearm
Black silhouette tattoo of a flock of birds in flight across a forearm, photographed against a dark navy background.
Flock of birds on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a swallow in flight on the forearm, with its black wings filled by a large red rose and a green head.
Swallow and rose on a forearm
Small black script reading don't blink on the inner wrist of a raised hand against a plain white backdrop.
Don't blink script on the inner wrist
Black linework flower of life tattoo inside a circle on a forearm, with a person in a plain white t-shirt beside it.
Flower of life tattoo on a forearm
Small fine line black ink tattoo of an owl perched on a branch on the inner forearm, with a green leafy background.
Small owl on a branch on a forearm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with purple, pink and blue watercolour washes on the inside of a forearm.
Mandala with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Close-up of a flowing script tattoo spelling the word hope in dark ink, with the final letter shaded in orange, on a forearm.
Hope script tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of the Wonder Woman logo beneath torn-open skin on a forearm, shown in three photographs.
Wonder Woman logo under torn skin
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a UFO beaming down over clouds, with a small floating figure above pine trees and mountains inside a triangle.
UFO and mountain scene in stacked triangles
Realism style black and grey tattoo of a cratered moon in a circle on the forearm.
Moon tattoo on a forearm
Colour Japanese-style dragon tattoo with green scales and white whiskers, set among red clouds, on a forearm.
Green dragon with red clouds on an arm
Two hands and a forearm with black mandala, leaf and dot designs in a mehndi-style geometric pattern on the hands, wrist and forearm.
Ornate black mandala designs on hands and forearms
Three small black fine line tattoos on the inner forearm: a sun with the words The Sun, a crescent moon with The Moon, and a yin yang with The Truth.
Sun, moon and yin yang tattoos on a forearm
Fine line black bicycle tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with a city skyline blurred in the background.
Small bicycle tattoo on the inner wrist
Black lettering tattoo of the phrase What's Past is Prologue with a small arrow beneath it, on the inner forearm, in a lettering style.
Quote and arrow on a forearm
Two black and grey cat face tattoos on the inner forearms near the wrists, one softly shaded and one more loosely sketched.
Two cat face tattoos on the wrists
Traditional style tattoo of a snarling black cat with yellow eyes and a red tongue, on the forearm.
Snarling black cat on a forearm

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