Tattoo ideas

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

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Two arms show watercolour galaxy tattoos with black constellation lines, one on the upper arm near the elbow and one on the inner forearm.
Constellation tattoos on upper arm and forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feathered wing covering the upper arm towards the elbow, with a small line symbol on the forearm.
Realistic wing tattoo on upper arm
Black script lettering tattooed on the upper thigh of each leg, with a phrase reading always on my mind on the left, above black lace stockings.
Script lettering on both thighs
Small black fine line tattoo of a face in profile, drawn in one continuous line, on the forearm of a person wearing a dark jumper.
Single-line face on a forearm
Small black scallop shell tattoo in a fine line style on the side of a woman's chest, near a white knit top and a metal arm cuff.
Scallop shell tattoo on the side of the chest
Two small black fine line tattoos on the inner wrists, a letter X on the left wrist and a circle O on the right wrist.
Small X and O tattoos on two wrists
Colour tattoo of a cartoon cat character with devil horns, a purple bow and a small trident tail on the upper arm.
Devil Hello Kitty tattoo on an arm
Dark grey ornamental tattoo on a shaved scalp behind the ear, with longer hair above it in an undercut style.
Ornamental pattern on shaved scalp
Colour tattoo of the Tottenham Hotspur crest on an upper arm, with a banner reading Tottenham, a cockerel, two red lions, a Hotspur banner with 1882, and a blue shield.
Tottenham Hotspur crest on upper arm
Colour tattoo of cartoon Homer Simpson with katakana lettering on a pink burst background, across the inner forearm.
Homer Simpson comic burst on forearm
Small black lettering tattoo reading stet on the side of a torso, with a red plaid shirt lifted beside it.
Small stet lettering on the side ribs
Colour tattoo of a smiling cartoon sea turtle with large eyes and a red-brown shell, on the top of a foot.
Cartoon sea turtle on a foot
Small blue bird with spread wings in flight, tattooed in fine line and blue shading on the inner forearm.
Small blue bird in flight on a forearm
Black fine line outline of a stretching cat with splashes of blue, pink and green ink, running from the calf down across the ankle and foot.
Stretching cat outline on an ankle
Purple and green lavender sprigs tattooed on a forearm in a botanical style, with a hand holding a white mug beside a potted plant.
Lavender sprigs on a forearm
Black outline tattoo of a long-necked dinosaur on the inside of a lower lip, with the mouth held open.
Dinosaur tattoo on inner lower lip
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of mountains, a sun with rays and birds, enclosed in a circle on the thigh.
Mountain landscape in a circle on a thigh
Fine line tattoo of a outlined female figure with one arm raised to her head, with a solid red heart over her torso, on the inner forearm.
Single-line woman with red heart on forearm
Black and grey realism skull tattoo with bone and organic detail covering the upper arm and shoulder of a woman in a dark vest top.
Realistic skull on upper arm
Hand-drawn design in a sketchbook showing two yellow sunflowers with black paisley-style leaves, swirling vines and a peace sign.
Sunflowers and paisley vine design
Black ink Celtic trinity knot with curling swirls on the inner forearm of a person wearing a white t-shirt.
Celtic trinity knot on a forearm
Colour tattoo of the snowman Olaf from Frozen, framed by a beaded border with crystals and snowflakes, on a forearm.
Olaf from Frozen on a forearm
Japanese style tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with two bold black kanji characters surrounded by red flowers with green leaves.
Red flowers and kanji on a wrist
Black and grey drawing of an ornate capital letter R with curling scrollwork flourishes, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Ornate scrollwork letter R design
Black fine line tattoo of an anchor entwined with an infinity symbol, with the script words refuse to sink written beneath it.
Anchor and infinity symbol with 'refuse to sink'
Black fine-line script tattoo reading walk by faith, with the reference 2Cor.5:7 beneath it, on the side of an ankle and heel.
Walk by faith script on the ankle
Small black linework tattoo of a looping spiral symbol on the inner wrist and forearm, shown against a black and white printed background.
Spiral knot symbol on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a pink lotus flower with a yellow centre above black script lettering, on the upper arm, in a realism and lettering style.
Pink lotus with script quote on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of an owl whose head forms the bow of a key, on the upper arm of a person wearing a sketch-print top.
Owl and key on the upper arm
Colour tattoo on the side of the ribs of a bare tree with roots wrapped in ribbon banners, with a heart at the base and a name on a banner.
Bare tree, roots and heart with ribbon banners on ribs
Colourful neo-traditional fox head tattoo with geometric ornament across the upper back of a person with tied-up red hair.
Fox head with geometric ornament on back
White line drawing of a cracked skull pierced by a knife with a handle, on a black background, in a bold traditional flash style.
Cracked skull pierced by a knife
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cartoon woman with pink hair inside an ornate oval frame with dark leaves.
Cartoon woman in an oval frame
Two colourful neo-traditional tattoos side by side on forearms, a sun with a face on the left and a crescent moon with a face on the right, both with dotted chains and a gemstone.
Sun and moon tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a long vertical arrow across the thigh, above knitted blue leg warmers and plaid shorts.
Compass rose tattoo on a thigh
Traditional colour tattoo of a reclining pin-up woman with dark hair, with swallow and anchor details, shown on a section of skin.
Reclining pin-up with swallows in traditional style
Realism tattoo of a barn owl with spread wings in soft grey and brown shading with warm ochre accents, on the upper arm.
Barn owl with spread wings on upper arm
Pen and ink drawing of a stag with antlers decorated in red roses and blossoms, shown as a tattoo design on a cream parchment background.
Stag with rose-covered antlers
Black and grey script lettering reading two lines of verse across a person's upper back, over the shoulder blade area.
Two lines of script lettering across upper back
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a cyclist silhouette above a log cabin on an upper arm, with small red details by the cabin window.
Cyclist and log cabin on upper arm
Black line drawing design of a stylised bird with spread wings rising from a curling stem with spirals and a leaf, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Stylised bird with spiral stem
Colour floral tattoo on an ankle with a red tulip-style flower, blue forget-me-nots, orange berries and green leaves, in a folk-art style.
Folk floral tattoo on ankle
Colour tattoo of a pink heart with a scalloped yellow, orange, green and blue border and the words BE KIND, in a traditional style, on the upper arm.
Be Kind heart on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of angel wings and a spine covering a person's back.
Angel wings and spine across a back
Handwritten script reading don't worry, joined by a long thin horizontal line, in white on a black textured background, shown as a lettering design with no body placement.
Don't worry script lettering design
Black and grey rose tattoo on the back of a hand, with a diamond and script lettering on the thigh above it.
Rose on hand and diamond and script on thigh
Black outline tattoo of a rose with buds and leaves on the side of a hip, drawn in a fine line botanical style.
Rose outline on a hip
Small black semicolon tattoo on the upper shoulder of a woman with her hair up, wearing an off-shoulder white top.
Semicolon tattoo on a shoulder

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