Tattoo ideas

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

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Two blue wing tattoos sit on the upper chest of a woman in a white pearl-studded dress, with a colourful sleeve on her upper arm.
Blue wings on the upper chest
Fine line tattoo design of four small black icons in a row: a sun, three wavy lines, a mountain and a cross, on a plain light grey background.
Sun, waves, mountain and cross line icons
Pencil drawing of a horned demon face with a scowling expression and shaded realistic detail, above an outlined pentagram, as a tattoo design.
Horned demon face with pentagram design
Traditional style tattoo of a grey tabby cat head overlapping a woman's face with a bob haircut, placed on the upper arm.
Cat and woman portrait on upper arm
Fine line black elephant tattoo on the inner wrist, shown beside a braided bracelet and a maroon jumper sleeve.
Single line elephant on the inner wrist
Pencil-style drawing of a shaded black and grey rose bloom on a thorny green stem with one leaf, shown on plain paper as a tattoo design.
Shaded rose design with green leaf
Colour traditional tattoo of a palm tree, red sunset over water and the word ALOHA beneath, on a forearm.
Palm tree and sunset with ALOHA lettering
Colour realism tattoo of a tiger's head with orange fur, black stripes and yellow eyes, on the outer upper arm.
Realistic tiger head on upper arm
Scattered fine line black ink tattoos of cats, flowers, cherries and a crescent moon across two thighs.
Small fine line cats and flowers on thighs
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with layered petals and a central rosette, placed centrally on the upper back of a person seen from behind.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on upper back
Three matching fine line tattoos on forearms show two hands shaped like bunnies forming a heart, with the word love beneath each one.
Matching bunny hands heart tattoos on forearms
Black and grey tattoo of a butterfly whose wings form skull faces with flower eyes, on the calf in Traditional style.
Skull and butterfly on a lower leg
Painted phoenix in orange, red and yellow with spread wings and flame-like tail feathers, drawn on white paper beside coloured pencils.
Painted phoenix in flight
Black fine line compass star with arrows and small triangles tattooed on the inner forearm, resting on grass.
Compass and arrows on a forearm
Colour tattoo of the El Nopal loteria card, showing a green prickly pear cactus with red fruit, on the side of the torso.
El Nopal loteria card on the ribs
Black fine line outline tattoo of a mermaid with flowing hair and small bubbles on the upper arm, shown against a green sleeve.
Mermaid line art on upper arm
Black and white photo of a fine line geometric heart tattoo made of triangular facets on a forearm, just above a knitted cuff.
Faceted geometric heart on a forearm
Botanical tattoo of a dusty pink peony, a white anemone and green leaves wrapping over the shoulder and upper arm.
Peony and anemone floral piece on upper arm
Black ink drawing of a floating island with stippled mountains, pine trees, a lone figure and a light bulb in a dotted cloud, shown on paper as a tattoo design.
Floating island with mountains and light bulb
Two matching traditional tattoos on the tops of bare feet, each showing a maneki-neko lucky cat, one styled as R2-D2 and the other as Darth Vader.
Lucky cats as R2-D2 and Darth Vader
Colour botanical tattoo of a sunflower with yellow petals and a purple-brown centre on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Sunflower tattoo on the inner forearm
Two small grey crown tattoos on the backs of clasped hands, one wrist wearing a gold watch, in a fine line style.
Matching small crown tattoos on two hands
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a tall tree with a short ground line on the upper arm, set against a blue cloth.
Stippled tree on upper arm
Black linework infinity symbol formed by Mickey Mouse ears, with a red polka-dot Minnie bow, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Infinity symbol with Mickey ears and Minnie bow
Fine line black tattoo on an upper arm showing a desert road, cactus, sun, mountains, bull skull and the words Doing time in the universal mind.
Desert road and cactus with lettering on an arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a pepperoni pizza slice with a banner reading NOT, flanked by RIOTS and DIETS lettering, on a person's upper back.
Pizza slice with Riots Not Diets lettering
Two raised hands against a black background, each with a small fine-line tattoo of stacked chevron marks in dark ink along the side of the hand.
Small chevron marks on both hands
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lighthouse with sunburst rays and crashing waves on the forearm.
Lighthouse and waves on a forearm
A chart of red Norse magical staves and runic symbols on a white background, each labelled with its name and intended meaning.
Norse magical staves and symbols chart
Black and grey realism tattoo of a geisha with ornate hair pieces and lace trim on a forearm.
Geisha portrait with lace on a forearm
Black fine line script lettering reading love never fails with an outlined heart, drawn as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Love never fails script with small heart
Black fine line mountain range tattoo on the top of a bare foot near the ankle, with a string anklet and a forested valley behind.
Mountain range tattoo on a foot
Fine line black tattoo of a slender branch with three blossoms and a bud on the inner forearm.
Fine line blossom branch on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a red vintage hot rod with a large supercharged engine and blue-grey wheels, shown on skin.
Red hot rod with supercharged engine
Black line drawing of a symmetrical heart mandala topped by a dagger, with beaded chains hanging from its lower edge, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Heart mandala with dagger and beaded chains
Two people holding hands at a cafe table, showing fine line black tattoos of a sun, a window and a small starburst on their forearms and wrist.
Sun, window and starburst fine line tattoos on forearms
Black ink feather tattoo with dotwork shading on the ankle, above a navy canvas shoe.
Feather tattoo on an ankle
Neo-traditional tattoo of a snarling hyena head with bared teeth and dripping blood, shaded in grey and brown with touches of red, on the side of a limb.
Snarling hyena head with blood on an arm
Fine line colour tattoo of a lavender sprig with green stem running diagonally along the inner forearm.
Lavender sprig on a forearm
Greyscale steam locomotive with smoke on the calf, framed by a red banner reading Railway to Destiny and orange flowers in a traditional style.
Steam locomotive and banner on a calf
Black outline tattoo of a stylised scorpion above the Roman numerals XIX, on the upper arm of a person in a light vest.
Scorpion and XIX on an upper arm
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a ballerina with arms raised on the outer ankle, beside a silver anklet with a peace sign charm.
Ballerina silhouette on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of a cat with an arched tail, seen from the front, on the lower leg.
Single-line cat tattoo on a lower leg
Sketch-style tattoo of a monkey holding a shell, with black linework and soft red and blue wash, on the front of a thigh.
Watercolour-style monkey on a thigh
Black fine lettering reading 'I love you' and 'I KNOW', each paired with a Rebel Alliance style emblem, tattooed on two forearms in black ink.
Rebel emblem with 'I love you' and 'I know' lettering
Black fine line script lettering reading smile on the inner wrist, shown in a black and white photo.
Smile script on the inner wrist
Black and grey ink flash design of a skull resting in a curved shell-like form, framed by wheat sprigs, with the word Virgo and a quotation beneath it.
Skull and wheat sprigs in a shell, Virgo design
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a butterfly whose wings show lion faces with yellow eyes, beside a purple lily and an orange tiger lily, with black vine swirls.
Lion-winged butterfly with lilies on a thigh

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