Tattoo ideas

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

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Collage of three black and grey forearm tattoos: a lettered Carl Sagan quote, an engraved travel scene with landmarks, and the word travel in fine line script with a heartbeat line.
Travel tattoos: quote, city landmarks and script
Fine line black tattoo of a slender sprig with three leaves and a small bell-shaped flower on the forearm.
Small botanical sprig on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a bobby pin on the inner forearm, with a real bobby pin resting on a dark surface below.
Bobby pin tattoo on a forearm
Solid black blackwork bat emblem with ragged, splintered edges and thin radiating streaks, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Bat emblem on a forearm
Woman with metallic gold and silver temporary tattoos of chevrons, diamond patterns, a palm tree and a leaf sprig on her forearms and upper arm.
Gold and silver flash tattoos on arms
Black and grey tattoos of a fox head and a rose on both forearms, with a dagger and small script on the left arm, shown with hands clasped over denim.
Fox and rose tattoos on forearms
Close-up of a small black fine line Q and heart tattoo on the inner wrist of a person with their hand raised to their chin.
Small Q and heart tattoo on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a matryoshka doll with red poppies and a folk pattern on the forearm, in neo-traditional style.
Matryoshka doll with poppies on a forearm
Two matching black and grey tattoos of balance scales with yin yang symbols, placed side by side on the inner wrists.
Matching scales and yin yang wrist tattoos
Two matching fine line sun tattoos with dotted rays sit on the inner forearms of two people, one above the other, beside a fluffy knit sleeve.
Matching small sun tattoos on two forearms
Matching black and grey tattoos of a compass and a clock with flowers and a script banner, placed across two forearms.
Compass and clock pair on forearms
Neo-traditional tattoo of grey scissors with pink blossoms and a teal ribbon on the inner forearm, with a teal wash behind.
Scissors and cherry blossom on a forearm
Black dotwork crescent moon tattoo on the inner wrist, with the shading fading into scattered dots along the lower edge.
Dotwork crescent moon on a wrist
Watercolour-style wolf head tattoo in blue, purple and yellow washes on the inner forearm, with soft splashes around the edges.
Watercolour wolf head on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork rose with shaded leaves on a forearm, with part of a geometric tattoo visible at the top edge.
Rose with leaves on a forearm
Black and white photo of the word faith in a serif typewriter style lettering tattoo on the inner forearm of a person in a leather jacket.
Faith lettering on a forearm
Full sleeve tattoo of a galaxy with nebulae and ringed and banded planets in blue, pink and purple, shown from six angles on a black background, covering the upper arm and forearm in realism style.
Galaxy and planets full sleeve tattoo
Black ornamental dotwork tattoo with swirls and a small floral sprig on a woman's forearm, with a gold watch on the wrist.
Ornamental dotwork tattoo on forearm
Colour tattoo of Superman in a comic book style on the inner forearm, with a blue cape flowing up towards a raised fist.
Superman figure and cape on a forearm
Small black fine line treble clef with a semicolon shape tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Treble clef and semicolon on a wrist
Black fine line tattoo of two poppies on stems, running down the inner forearm of a person in a black and white photo.
Fine line poppies on a forearm
Close-up of a fine black lettering tattoo on the inner forearm showing latitude and longitude coordinates in a clean sans-serif typeface.
Latitude and longitude coordinates on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a faceted diamond on the forearm, with soft shading and a faint pink tint in the skin beneath it.
Shaded diamond on the forearm
Close-up of a fine black script tattoo reading Rock 'n' Roll on the inner forearm near the wrist, in a lettering style.
Rock 'n' Roll script on a forearm
Black fine line Eiffel Tower tattoo on a forearm, held up in front of the real Eiffel Tower across a grassy park in Paris.
Eiffel Tower tattoo on a forearm
Close photo of a hand resting on a car steering wheel, showing small black script lettering tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Small script lettering on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the Millennium Falcon spaceship on the forearm, with a clenched fist visible below.
Millennium Falcon on a forearm
Black and grey circular tattoo of stylised sea waves with hatched linework on the inner forearm.
Circular waves on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a skull wreathed in orange and red roses, pink blossoms and a pale butterfly, on a forearm.
Skull with roses and butterfly on a forearm
Dark brown and grey paisley mandala tattoo with a blank central circle, inked on the inner forearm in a fine dotted style.
Paisley mandala on a forearm
Fine line black script reading Jer 29:11, with a small purple semicolon, across the inner wrist.
Jer 29:11 script on the wrist
Woman seen from behind in a seated pose with hands pressed together, showing black and grey rose and ornamental tattoos across her back and upper arms.
Black and grey roses across a woman's back and arms
Black line tattoo on a forearm reading 'You were meant for amazing things' above an adult elephant with a semicolon on its body and a small calf walking beside it.
Quote and elephants on a forearm
Two matching black and grey tattoos of a compass and pocket watch with flowers and a lettered banner, shown on a pair of forearms.
Compass and pocket watch forearm pair
Colourful jellyfish tattoo on the inner forearm, with black outlined tentacles trailing over purple, blue, yellow and green washes.
Jellyfish tattoo on a forearm
Close-up of a black script tattoo reading Once upon a time with a small red heart above it on the inner forearm.
Once upon a time script with red heart
Fine line black tattoo of a slender sprig with small buds on a pale inner forearm, beside a rolled plaid shirt sleeve and a red brick wall.
Small sprig tattoo on inner forearm
Solid black pixel art tattoo of a blocky rounded figure with a small trailing shape on the forearm.
Pixel art figure on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a skeletal fox skull inside an orange ring, with green leaves and sprigs, on the arm.
Skeletal fox skull and sprig on the arm
Small black handwritten tattoo reading PROTECT ME FROM WHAT I WANT on a forearm, with an open hand resting on a white marble surface.
Handwritten quote on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a skull with red and pink roses and watercolour-style splashes on the forearm.
Skull and roses on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a red heart with a cream banner reading New York, framed by yellow flowers and green leaves on an arm.
Traditional heart with New York banner
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a raven in profile above a woman's face with dark lips, with a splash effect across the eyes.
Raven and woman's face on a forearm
Black line tattoo of a small cartoon cat with light grey shading on the inner forearm, with a tabby cat resting its paw beside it.
Simple line cat tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a lotus and dotted chain bracelet design wrapped around the wrist on the forearm.
Lotus and chain bracelet tattoo on a wrist
Small fine line black compass tattoo with a central arrow and a single letter, sitting on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Fine line compass on inner forearm
Neo-trad forearm tattoo of a pocket watch, pink roses and leaves, shown from two angles with a red heart in an ornate gold frame and a key.
Pocket watch, roses and heart on a forearm
Two matching colour tattoos of Mickey and Minnie Mouse sit on the inner arms of two people, drawn in a traditional cartoon style with bold black outlines.
Mickey and Minnie Mouse tattoos on two arms

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