Tattoo ideas

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

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Two hands with white ink mandala and chevron designs on the palms, backs and fingers, plus lace-like bands around the wrists and forearms.
White ink mandalas on hands and wrists
Sheet of blue, gold and silver geometric temporary tattoo designs with triangle bands, diamond motifs and chevrons on a white background.
Blue and gold geometric temporary tattoo sheet
Colour tattoo of two butter-topped waffles with a blue banner reading BEST DUDE EVER, on the upper arm.
Waffles with butter and a Best Dude Ever banner
Colour botanical tattoo of three red poppies with black centres and green stems and leaves, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red poppies on upper back
Black line drawing flash design with the word Dreamer in script above a dreamcatcher and three feathers, with no body placement shown.
Dreamer script with dreamcatcher and feathers
Black and grey script lettering reading "one step at a time" across the top of a foot, in a lettering style, placed on the foot.
"One step at a time" script on a foot
Black and grey rose tattoo with geometric lines, a triangle, an arrow and a small diamond on the inner forearm.
Rose and geometric lines on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box on a woman's upper back, with a tattooist's gloved hands working at the lower edge of the frame.
TARDIS tattoo on upper back
Photo of a botanical orchid vine tattoo across a person's upper back and shoulder, with black outlines and soft pink and grey shading.
Orchid vine across a shoulder blade
Black outline drawing of an interlaced Celtic heart knot on a white background, shown as a design with no body placement.
Celtic heart knot line drawing
A person with long dark hair covering their face wears a black t-shirt printed with white block capitals and shows small black tattoos on both forearms and upper arms.
Small tattoos on arms with slogan t-shirt
Back view of a woman with her hair in a bun showing a small black fine line tattoo of a crescent moon, a sun with a face and another crescent moon stacked down the centre of the upper back.
Sun and crescent moons on upper back
Colour tattoo of a shaded skull with a gear over one eye, two crows and red lilies on an upper arm, set against red and black ink splashes.
Skull, crows and lilies on an upper arm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a lion's head in profile, surrounded by lotus and blossom flowers, on the outer thigh.
Lion head with flowers on a thigh
Black ink drawing of an abstract tribal-style design with a teardrop shape enclosing a ring above a looping infinity-like swirl.
Abstract ring and swoosh symbol
Black and white ink flash design of a perfume atomiser, lipstick and hand-lettered text reading Let me get my girly shit, with small heart labels.
Perfume atomiser, lipstick and lettering flash
Black and grey realistic roses with swirling vines and leaves across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey roses on shoulder and upper arm
Dark ink tattoo of the word DANCE on the inner wrist, with the letters formed from small silhouetted dancing figures.
Word DANCE with dancer figures on wrist
Colourful realistic octopus tentacle tattoo wrapping over a person's shoulder and upper back, shown from behind.
Colourful octopus tentacles across shoulder and back
Black line tattoo of geometric figures and dotted circles with a sun motif, in dotwork and geometric style, on a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Geometric figures and dotwork on upper arm
Close-up photo of a tattoo on the upper back made to look like a bloody wound, with red and brown splatter, dripping lines and a dark ring in the centre.
Bloody wound effect tattoo on upper back
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with three blooms and stems on the side of the ribs, shaded in a botanical style.
Three lotus flowers down the side ribs
Close photo of a small fine-line black tattoo of a stylised winged motif with curled ends on the inner wrist, with the hand raised against a plain wall.
Fine line winged motif on the wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an infinity symbol with a feather, flying birds and the word Love on the top of a foot.
Infinity feather with birds on a foot
Fine line black tattoo of a looping swirl with the Roman numerals X, IV and XIII across it, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Looping line and Roman numerals on a wrist
Traditional-style tattoo of two red roses with green leaves on the top of a foot, beside a black flip-flop strap.
Two red roses on a foot
Close-up of a small colour tattoo of three overlapping triangles in pink, blue and teal with black outlines, on pale skin.
Overlapping pink, blue and teal triangles
Black and grey pencil drawing of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, two shaded roses and a TIMELESS banner, presented as a tattoo design.
Pocket watch and roses with TIMELESS banner
Solid black dragon design with white linework and flowing spiked fins, shown on a white background as a tattoo flash drawing.
Black tribal-style dragon design
Close-up of fine line black script lettering that appears to read Because I say so, on the side of a hip above dark lace underwear.
Script lettering on the hip
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded full moon with a small whale and leafy sprigs on the inner upper arm.
Moon, whale and botanical sprigs on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing the jackal-headed Anubis, an ankh pendant and two Egyptian faces, one with a headdress.
Anubis and pharaoh portraits on a forearm
Black and grey realistic full moon tattoo with stippled craters on the forearm, close to the elbow.
Full moon tattoo on the forearm
Black script quote reading 'Laugh as much as you breathe. Love as long as you live' on one forearm, with a small outline heart on the other forearm.
Script quote and heart on forearms
Before and after side-by-side of a botanical lotus cover-up tattoo on a forearm, with the faded grey original on the left and a purple and blue version on the right.
Lotus cover-up on a forearm, before and after
Small black fine line tattoo of a heart and three upright strokes on the inside of a wrist, beside a red and black woven bracelet.
Small heart and lines on wrist
Pink lotus flower with black ornamental mandala linework and teal shading, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Lotus and mandala on upper back
Colour tattoo of two hedgehogs among red, orange and yellow autumn leaves on a forearm, with dark outlines and soft shading.
Hedgehogs among autumn leaves on a forearm
Small colour fine line tattoo of a cartoon house held aloft by a bunch of balloons, on the outer ankle.
Small house lifted by balloons on an ankle
Black handwritten script lettering reading Just a girl who decided to go for it, on a plain off-white background with a hatched strip across the top.
Script quote, Just a girl who decided to go for it
Two matching colour tattoos of red diamonds and black spade shapes wrapped in green thorned vines, one on a forearm and one on an upper arm.
Matching playing card and vine tattoos on two arms
Black and grey drawing of an ornate four-leaf clover tattoo design with filigree scrolls and dotwork shading on a white background.
Ornate four-leaf clover design in black and grey
Black and grey realism tattoo of several roses with leaves and a bud, placed on the thigh.
Black and grey roses on a thigh
Close-up of a small black fine line palm tree and birds tattoo on a person's ankle, with a grey suede knotted shoe beside it.
Fine line palm tree on an ankle
Black script tattoo reading 'To have faith, is to fly' above a solid black silhouette of a flying figure, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Script quote and flying silhouette on a wrist
Close photo of a black script tattoo reading live.out.loud across the inner wrist, with green painted nails and a silver watch strap.
Live.out.loud script on the wrist
Pencil sketch of an hourglass with bold black outlines and blue and purple watercolour-style splashes around it, drawn as a tattoo design.
Hourglass with blue and purple splashes
Black and grey realism rose tattoo with pink beads and swirl linework on a forearm.
Shaded rose with beads on forearm

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