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

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Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of a heart formed by a treble clef and two dots, on the inner wrist of a hand with blue painted nails.
Heart and treble clef on inner wrist
Colour botanical tattoo of a red tulip, pink rose and blue flowers with green leaves and yellow berries on the inner forearm.
Red tulip and pink rose forearm tattoo
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm of a nude woman holding a mirror with long flowing hair, with German lettering above, placed on the inner forearm.
Mirror-holding nude and German text on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds and small birds across the inner wrist and forearm.
Dandelion seeds drifting across two wrists
Black linework anchor wrapped in rope, with pink roses and blue flowers, tattooed on the forearm.
Anchor with pink roses and blue flowers on forearm
Black ink lettering tattoo of the word Always in script, with a Deathly Hallows symbol in place of the A and a feather beneath, on the forearm.
Always script with Deathly Hallows and feather
Black script lettering reading Dream, with a swirl across the D and two star bursts, on the inner wrist in a fine line style.
Dream script with star bursts on a wrist
Three small fine line black heart tattoos on the forearms and wrists of several people, with one wearing a charm bracelet.
Small heart tattoos on forearms
Fine line tattoo of a woman's face with flowers in her hair, placed on the forearm, shown in black ink.
Line drawn woman with flowers on forearm
Two side-by-side photos of small black fine line paper plane tattoos on the inner forearm near the wrist, one folded and faceted, one a simple outline.
Paper plane tattoos on the wrist
Small black-outlined infinity symbol with script letters R and M, a central heart and two red hearts, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Infinity symbol with R and M on wrist
Two wrists with matching black crown tattoos, one reading One Life and the other One Love, with the hands clasped together.
Matching crown tattoos reading One Life and One Love
Black ink ruler tattoo marked 1 to 10 running along a person's forearm towards the wrist, with the hand clenched in a fist.
Ruler tattoo on a wrist
Fine line black script tattoo reading Enjoy across the inner wrist, with a thin silver chain bracelet below it.
Enjoy script on a wrist
Two black script tattoos reading Be Brave, one on the inside of a wrist and one at the nape of the neck, in a lettering style.
Matching Be Brave script tattoos
Traditional style tattoo of a sailing ship with XXX beneath it on the back of a hand, with a skull and red flowers continuing up the wrist.
Sailing ship and skull on a hand
Black and grey ornamental blackwork sleeve tattoo with spirals and fern-like motifs running from the upper arm down to the hand, shown against a white wall.
Ornamental sleeve tattoo on an arm
Colour tattoo of a peach with a green leaf on the inner forearm, drawn in traditional style with bold black outlines.
Peach on a forearm
Blue botanical tattoo on a forearm showing large flower heads, buds, leaves and a sprig in a Delft-inspired blue and white style.
Blue floral bouquet on a forearm
Two forearms pressed side by side show matching handwritten script tattoos on the forearm reading I heart my big sister and I heart my little sister, with small pink hearts.
Matching sister script on forearms
Small black fine line tattoo resembling an Om symbol on the inner wrist of a hand raised against a black background.
Small fine line Om symbol on the wrist
Black and grey photograph of three small solid black bird silhouettes tattooed on the inner wrist, with a silver charm bracelet worn on the same arm.
Three birds in flight on an inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bird skull inside a pale diamond lattice on a forearm, with the Roman numeral VII above and Fig. 1 below.
Bird skull in a diamond outline on a forearm
Colour botanical tattoo on a forearm showing pale flowers, leaves, a round red fruit and sprigs of red blossom, in a soft, shaded botanical style.
Botanical flowers and fruit on a forearm
Black ink fine line script reading by Grace tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
by Grace in script on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a white rabbit holding a pocket watch, with a teacup and saucer and a small silhouette below.
White rabbit and teacup forearm sleeve
Collage of four watercolour-style tattoos: a pink and blue cat on the thigh, a rainbow splash with script on the forearm, a black tree with birds on the shoulder blade, and a colourful owl on the
Watercolour cat, tree, owl and splash tattoos
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the forearm.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing two soldiers in steel helmets and field uniforms amid smoke, one throwing a stick grenade.
Two soldiers in a black and grey battlefield scene on a
Black and grey realistic skull tattoo covering the back of a hand, with a tribal pattern continuing up the forearm.
Shaded skull on the back of a hand
Two black tattoos on a forearm: a bold key silhouette reading MEMORY IS THE KEY, and a second black symbol in a blocky lettering style.
Memory is the key quote on forearm
Three side-by-side photos of a forearm covered in black dotwork and geometric tattoos, with mandala patterns and an elephant head in the third panel.
Mandala and elephant forearm tattoos in three views
Close-up of a small black fine line outline star tattoo on the inner wrist of a person wearing a gold bangle and denim jeans.
Small star outline on a wrist
Close photograph of a small solid black silhouette of a seated cat tattooed on the inner wrist.
Small black cat on a wrist
Small fine line tattoo on the inner wrist reading Paris, with the Eiffel Tower forming the A and a solid red heart beside the word.
Paris with Eiffel Tower and red heart on wrist
Black ink Arabic script lettering tattooed across the inner forearm, photographed with the arm raised against a gallery-style room.
Arabic script on a forearm
Fine line black script reading Love you more inside an infinity symbol, with a small red heart, on the inner wrist.
Infinity symbol with "Love you more" on a wrist
Black and grey serif lettering tattoo of a two-line quote running across the inner forearm.
Two-line quote across the forearm
Two wrists with matching fine line tattoos of a crescent moon, small four-point stars and the script words To the moon and back on the inner forearm.
Matching crescent moon and script wrist tattoos
Black and grey photograph of the phrase 'still I rise' in small serif lettering on the inner wrist of a forearm against a dark background.
Still I rise lettering on a wrist
Black script lettering reading Live Laugh Love across the inner wrist, shown on a hand held palm down.
Live Laugh Love script on a wrist
Realistic black and grey spoons tied with a purple ribbon, with a purple butterfly above, on a forearm, shown in three side by side panels.
Spoons, ribbon and butterfly on a forearm
Colour tattoo of six cartoon doughnuts with pink, chocolate and white icing and sprinkles, on the inner forearm and wrist of a palm-up hand.
Pink and chocolate doughnuts on the inner wrist
Black and white photo of two palms-up wrists, each with black script lettering tattooed on the inner wrist reading "Don't make this easy" and "I want you to mean it".
Matching script quote tattoos on two wrists
Four people's inner wrists show matching black script tattoos reading No 1/4, No 2/4, No 3/4 and No 4/4, with a key design beside No 3/4.
Four numbered wrist tattoos, 1/4 to 4/4
Colour tattoo of a pink peony with green leaves and bold black outlines on the inner forearm, in a neo-traditional botanical style.
Peony and leaves on a forearm
Small fine line tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and vertical line, on the inner forearm beside pearl bracelets.
Deathly Hallows symbol on a forearm
Black and white photo of a small fine line outline lotus flower tattoo on the inner wrist.
Small lotus flower on the inner wrist

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