Tattoo ideas

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

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Two photos of a small fine line outline lightning bolt tattoo in blue and red, shown on a forearm on the left and a shoulder on the right.
Outline lightning bolt on a forearm and shoulder
Close-up of a grey shark tattoo with a small floral detail on the inner forearm, beside a blue beaded bracelet, on a person in a white shirt, beige waistcoat and geometric bow tie.
Shark tattoo on a forearm
Traditional tattoo of a sailing ship rising from a teacup with a red flower and a grey cloud behind it, on the forearm.
Sailing ship in a teacup on a forearm
Black script tattoo reading be still on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a silver ring and pink nails visible beside it.
Be still script on the inner forearm
Small black fine line treble clef tattoo with two dots on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Treble clef on the inner wrist
Two matching black and grey dotwork wolf head tattoos with dotted triangles, one on each forearm.
Two wolf heads on forearms
Two interlocked forearms show black script lettering reading Every Saint Has A Past and Every Sinner Has A Future, on a person's arm in the foreground.
Matching saint and sinner script on forearms
Black and grey bee tattoo with floral patterned wings and a honeycomb centre, shaded with dotwork, on a forearm.
Bee with honeycomb on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork cat head tattoo with ornate sugar skull markings and roses on the forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Cat head with sugar skull detail on a forearm
Two matching black infinity symbol tattoos with small purple heart outlines, one on each person's inner forearm near the wrist.
Matching infinity and heart tattoos on wrists
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage microphone, electric guitar neck and bass clef on the inner forearm, with ink splatter behind.
Microphone, guitar and clef on a forearm
Fine line black ink symbols including a crescent moon, stars and dots on the hands and wrists, in a fine line style.
Small symbol tattoos on hands and wrists
Dotwork stag head with antlers made of branches, roses and leaves, in black ink on the forearm.
Stag head with roses on a forearm
Black and grey fine line geometric tattoo of a faceted outline shape on the inner forearm.
Small geometric outline on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined heart with a solid aeroplane flying out of its lower edge, on the inner wrist.
Heart and aeroplane on the wrist
Colour realism tattoo of a peacock feather with a blue and green eye on the inner forearm, shaded with teal, pink and gold.
Peacock feather tattoo on a forearm
Two photos of fine line black script lettering: the words amica mea on the upper back near the neck, and soror mea on the inner forearm.
Script lettering on upper back and forearm
Colour tattoo of a diagonal stack of five books with bright covers and cream page edges on the inner forearm.
Stack of coloured books on a forearm
Two forearms pressed together, each with a colour traditional-style tattoo of a cat inside a yellow scalloped heart on the inner forearm.
Matching cat hearts on two forearms
Black and grey photograph of two forearms with tattoos of birds flying up towards the wrists, where they become shaded feathers, on a person wearing a black top.
Bird flock and feather tattoos on both forearms
Small black semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist, with a heart-shaped dot above a comma-like mark in solid dark ink.
Small semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of crossed purple and pink lightsabers tied with a teal bow and heart on a forearm, with the words THE FORCE IS WITH ME beneath.
Crossed lightsabers with a teal bow
Colour traditional tattoo of a black and red flying saucer with an orange tractor beam and green accents, on a forearm.
Flying saucer with tractor beam on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Courage on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Courage script on a wrist
Black and grey stag head with antlers and red triangle linework on a forearm, set within a fine geometric frame.
Stag head in geometric frame on forearm
Black and white photo of a thin fine line tattoo of a jagged zigzag shape on the inner wrist.
Fine line zigzag on the inner wrist
Fine line world map tattoo with soft pink, purple and teal watercolour washes on the forearm.
World map tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm, shown inside a circle, of a night sky with a crescent moon, two flying saucers and a row of pine trees.
Night sky with UFOs and pines on a forearm
Arm with a full sleeve of traditional-style roses in red and blue-grey, with green leaves and thorns, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Rose sleeve on upper arm and forearm
Two forearms resting on a white shaggy rug, each with a small photo-print tattoo on the wrist, with a phone and scattered print photos nearby.
Photo-print temporary tattoos on two wrists
Black and grey realism tattoo of two adult elephants leading a calf with trunks linked, across the forearm.
Two adult elephants and a calf on an arm
Black serif lettering on a forearm reading so it is better to speak remembering we were never meant to survive, in a Lettering style on the forearm.
Serif quote tattoo on a forearm
Man seated on steps with full traditional-style sleeve tattoos on both arms and colourful tattoos of a rose and a female profile on his legs.
Full sleeves and leg tattoos on a seated man
Two matching black and grey key tattoos with the word Sisters in script, shown on the inner forearms of two people.
Matching sisters key tattoos on forearms
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a radiating petal pattern on the inner forearm, shown in black ink on pale skin.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a basset hound with patterned linework and a red flower in its mouth, on the inner forearm.
Basset hound with red flower on a forearm
Black and grey botanical fine line tattoo of a lilac sprig with two leaves on a forearm.
Lilac sprig on a forearm
Close-up of a small black Om symbol tattoo on the inner wrist, worn with leather bracelets and a silver chain.
Small black Om symbol on the inner wrist
Solid black tribal tattoo with a sun face on the chest, extending over the shoulder and down the arm to the wrist, shown on a shirtless man.
Tribal sun chest piece and arm sleeve
Two black and grey tattoos: a dotwork and fine line geometric eye in a triangle on the inner forearm, and a traditional style swallow on the back of a hand.
Geometric eye on a forearm and swallow on a hand
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on a forearm, with a patterned band and a dotted vine, worn beside turquoise beaded bracelets.
Gold metallic temporary tattoos on forearm
Two small black tattoos on the inner wrists, a sun with rays on one wrist and a crescent moon with a star on the other, both in simple black ink.
Sun, moon and star tattoos on wrists
Two small geometric triangle tattoos in black ink on the inner wrists, one filled and one outlined, shown with the hands held forward.
Solid and outline triangles on inner wrists
Red ornamental elephant head tattoo with mandala-style patterns on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Ornate red elephant head on the wrist
Black and grey Roman numeral lettering reading VIII IV XII on two wrists, with two pairs of hands clasped in front of the sea.
Roman numeral wrist tattoos on a beach
Full-colour realism tattoo of the Chucky doll holding a knife, wrapped around a forearm with blue and red swirls behind it.
Chucky doll tattoo on a forearm
Close photo of the word COURAGE above FEAR in lettering split by a horizontal line on the wrist, with part of a leaf tattoo visible above it.
Courage and fear lettering on a wrist
Black script and block lettering reading Make it happen PERIOD on the inner forearm of a person wearing a floral skirt.
Quote lettering on a forearm

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