Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of a bee with translucent grey wings and a yellow and black striped abdomen on the forearm.
Bee tattoo on the forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a cartoon owl with beaded eye rings perched on a branch, on the forearm.
Cartoon owl on a branch
Four views of a colourful realism full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a spiral galaxy, planets, a spaceship and a bare tree under a moon.
Full sleeve space and moonlit landscape
Traditional style colour tattoo of a pink lipstick with gold case and pink flowers with green leaves on a forearm.
Lipstick and pink flowers on a forearm
Blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon, stars and stippled waves inside a solid black circle on the forearm.
Crescent moon and waves in a black circle
Realistic colour tattoo of a smoking caterpillar beside a brass hookah, in teal and orange, wrapping around a forearm.
Caterpillar with hookah on a forearm
Two matching black bracelet-style tattoos on the inner wrists, with lace-like bands, dotted lines and a small anchor motif.
Matching lace and anchor bracelet tattoos on wrists
Fine line black script reading la vie en rose on the inner wrist of a hand, shown in a sepia-toned close-up photograph.
La vie en rose script on a wrist
Black linework tattoo of two merged female faces with a central third eye and a starburst sun below, shown on a forearm in three photographs.
Merged female faces with third eye and sunburst
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bare tree inside a circle, set within a downward triangle with ornamental patterns, on a forearm.
Tree in circle within a triangle on a forearm
Man's torso, neck and arms covered in black blackwork tattoos, with a honeycomb pattern of hexagons and pentagons and a dotwork gradient around the navel.
Honeycomb blackwork torso piece
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on an arm, with a portrait of a woman and roses on the upper arm and dotwork flowers on the forearm.
Floral sleeve with portrait on upper arm
Small fine line feather tattoo in soft pink, blue and yellow shading on the inner forearm.
Pastel feather on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of the African continent on the inner forearm near the wrist, with stacked beaded bracelets worn below it.
Africa continent outline on the inner wrist
Black and grey barcode tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a black strap watch and a hand visible beside it.
Barcode tattoo on the inner wrist
Small black fine-line 9 3/4 lettering tattoo on the inner wrist of a clenched fist against a plain white background.
9 3/4 numerals on the inner wrist
Small paw print tattoo with a heart in the central pad, placed on the inner wrist, shown in a close, slightly blurred photo.
Paw print with heart on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a glass jar filled with planets and a spiral galaxy, with a FAR AWAY label, on a forearm.
Galaxy in a jar on a forearm
Black anchor tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with the word Hebrews written in script along the shaft and 6:19 above the crossbar.
Anchor with Hebrews script on the wrist
Black fine line tattoo on the inner forearm showing a city skyline with a domed building, a bridge and a line of lettering beneath.
Skyline line art with lettering on forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a daisy with a bud, stem and two leaves on the forearm, in fine line with shading.
Daisy and bud on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a cherry blossom branch with pink flowers and buds wrapping up the inside of a forearm, shown in a realistic style.
Cherry blossom branch on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a man with blond hair and glasses in a purple diamond frame, with a MATT name plate, on a forearm.
Portrait with glasses and name plate on forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of three kitchen utensils stacked vertically on the inner forearm.
Three kitchen utensils on the inner forearm
Two side-by-side views of a realistic colour tattoo of a pocket watch and red rose on a forearm, set against an orange watercolour wash.
Pocket watch and rose on a forearm
Two inner forearms crossed over each other, each with a compass rose tattoo in fine line, the left in blue ink and the right in grey.
Matching compass rose tattoos on wrists
Colour tattoo of a bat symbol with red roses filling the wings and a black centre, on the inside of a forearm, in a traditional style.
Bat symbol with roses on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses and three daisy-like flowers wrapping around the outer forearm.
Black and grey roses and daisies on a forearm
Black and grey traditional-style rose with two smaller flowers and leaves on the stomach, with a partly visible tattoo on the forearm.
Black rose with flanking flowers on the stomach
Black and grey mandala and rose tattoo on a forearm, with dotwork lines on the back of the hand and small chevrons on the fingers.
Mandala and rose forearm with hand dotwork
Black and grey wing tattoo with outlined feathers and soft shading across the inner forearm, beside a gold watch and bracelet on a white fur rug.
Black and grey wing on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of bare trees, a pine and a flock of birds fading into stipple near the wrist on a forearm.
Forest and birds on a forearm
Black ink script lettering reading Worth it, with a swirling outline behind the words, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Worth it script lettering on the wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a crescent moon inside a circle, with a diagonal arrow and diamond shapes, on the inner forearm.
Crescent moon and arrow on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of an eye within a triangle above the words Ladies Love Outlaws, on the forearm near the elbow.
Eye in triangle with lettering on arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a snarling wolf head with a sheep head in front, dripping red blood, on the inner forearm.
Wolf and sheep head on a forearm
Realistic red rose tattoo in colour with black shading behind it, on the forearm of a person in a white top.
Realistic red rose on a forearm
Black script lettering on a forearm reading She dreamed of paradise, every time she closed her eyes, set against a purple patterned background.
Script quote on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined heart joined to an ECG heartbeat trace on the inner wrist.
Heartbeat line with outlined heart on the wrist
Black script lettering reading plus que ma propre vie across the inner forearm, close to the wrist.
French script quote on inner forearm
Close photo of a fine line tally mark tattoo in black ink on the pale inner forearm, with four upright strokes crossed by a fifth and two further strokes.
Tally marks on the forearm
Fine line black script tattoo reading 'Open your mind, its beautiful inside' running along the inner forearm against a dark leather background.
Script quote on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a heart formed from a continuous line with music notes and a treble clef, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Heart of music notes and treble clef on the wrist
Realistic colour tattoo of a frowning cat face with a teal halo background on the outer forearm near the elbow.
Grumpy cat portrait on a forearm
Small feather tattoo on a forearm in blue and black ink, with a coffee cup and laptop keyboard in the background.
Blue feather tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, featuring a sunflower, a rose, a lotus and an ornate elephant head with mandala detailing.
Sunflower, rose and elephant arm sleeve
Fine line black outline of a triangle with a horizontal line near its apex, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Small triangle on the inner wrist
Traditional tattoo of a pink heart with a dotted outline and a grey banner reading Myself, on the inner forearm.
Pink heart with banner on a forearm

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