Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a feathered arrow and a quote in script lettering on the inner forearm, with a world map outline above the wrist.
Compass rose and world map on a forearm
Upper back tattoo of three butterflies made from shaded footprints, with blue, pink and green washes and script names beneath.
Three footprint butterflies across upper back
Two hands show matching traditional red rose tattoos with green leaves and bold black outlines on the backs of the hands, with lettering on the knuckles.
Red roses on both hands
Flash drawing of a skull wreathed in daisies, with stippled white linework and yellow centres on a dark background.
Skull with daisy crown
Woman with a dark bob seated on a railing, showing a colour rose tattoo with black shading on her upper arm in a botanical style.
Red rose tattoo on an upper arm
Small black fine line daisy with a single leaf tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm of a person with black nail polish.
Small daisy on the inner wrist
Black ink infinity symbol with cursive script inside the loop, on a forearm near the wrist.
Infinity symbol with script on a forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, featuring a large rose, ornamental scrollwork and playing cards.
Black and grey rose sleeve on arm
Close-up of a small black fine line triskele tattoo, three spirals joined to a central triangle, on the top of a foot.
Small triskele tattoo on the foot
Forearm with a painterly botanical tattoo of pink roses and green leaves, beside an open watercolour paint palette and brush on a white background.
Painterly roses tattoo on a forearm
Black fine line geometric tattoo of a circle, arcs, a diamond and dots running vertically on the thigh.
Fine line geometric circle and diamond on a thigh
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a bearded classical bust covering the back of a hand, with the fingers forming the beard.
Classical bearded bust tattoo on the hand
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a purple rose with banner lettering and two swallows on a woman's upper back, seen from behind.
Rose and swallows on upper back
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design with a battered helmet, a rose and leaves in black and grey shading, with lettering across the top.
Helmet, rose and lettering design
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a map outline with a small heart inside, on the shoulder of a person whose head is bowed, in sepia tone.
Map outline tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey fine line compass rose tattoo with swirled points and an N marker, on the outer ankle.
Fine line compass rose on an ankle
Black tribal-style flash drawing of a spiral sun with spiked rays and diamond shapes on a plain white background.
Tribal spiral sun design
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo running vertically from the nape down the upper back, above a white open-back top.
Vertical script tattoo down the upper back
Black and grey tree with exposed roots and hand-lettered quote tattooed on the side of the ribs, above hatched ground lines.
Bare tree with lettered quote on ribs
Neo-traditional tattoo of a blue hippo with black outlines and floral and mushroom motifs filling its body, placed on a shoulder.
Blue hippo with floral pattern on shoulder
Shaded grey tattoo of a cat stretched out in a long arc with a curled tail and yellow-green eyes, on the side of the torso above a waistband.
Stretching cat on the side of the torso
Traditional style colour tattoo of a laughing Buddha with raised arms and a beaded necklace on the upper arm.
Laughing Buddha on the upper arm
Black hand-lettered word love in a flowing script above a horizontal line broken by a small heart, drawn on a plain white background as a tattoo design.
Love script with heart divider
Black and grey lotus flower design with mandala patterns, dotwork shading and hanging diamond pendants, printed on a white backing in clear packaging.
Lotus mandala design with dotwork
Black ink tattoo of two paw prints, an infinity loop and a small outlined heart, with a line of Czech text, on the inner forearm.
Paw prints, infinity and heart on the wrist
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Je ne sais quoi on the inner forearm, with a relaxed hand extended to the right.
Je ne sais quoi script on a forearm
Purple shaded lily tattoo with black ornamental swirls and dots on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Purple lily with swirls on upper back
Bold red and black dragonfly tattoo with stylised wings and a heart-patterned body, on the outer lower leg.
Red and black dragonfly on a lower leg
Hand-drawn lotus flower in purple and teal ink linework over a watercolour wash, with the words Be enlightened beneath it, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Lotus flower with Be enlightened text
Black outline tattoo of two clasped hands on the side of the ribs, shown in a fine line style with no shading.
Outlined clasped hands on the ribs
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a woman in profile with closed eyes and a pearl headband, beside a horned pink creature, on the upper thigh.
Woman in profile with horned creature on thigh
Small black and grey yin yang tattoo on the ankle of a bare foot resting on white bed sheets.
Yin yang tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey tattoo of the word WARRIOR above an arrow wrapped with leaves, on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Warrior script and arrow on upper chest
Back of a woman in a blue halter dress, with a gold and silver metallic mandala temporary tattoo between the shoulder blades, a silver ornamental drop along the spine, and a white patterned band on
Gold mandala and spine drop on a back
Black line drawing flash design of an anchor wrapped in rope beside a ship's wheel, with the words Guide me in your truth and Anchor me in your love.
Anchor and ship wheel with quote lettering
Black and grey realism tattoo of a twin-lens reflex camera with surrounding gears and small cameras, on an upper arm.
Twin-lens reflex camera on the upper arm
Colour tattoo of a red and yellow sun, black line mountains and teal pine trees across a man's side above his waistband.
Sun, mountains and pine trees on the side
Traditional-style tattoo of a smiling cartoon pig under a yellow halo, with the words Bacon is meat candy and crossed bacon strips, on an arm.
Cartoon pig with bacon slogan
Black silhouette of two flying figures with purple watercolour splashes and lettering on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Silhouetted flying figures with quote on upper back
Woman seen from behind with a traditional-style back tattoo of a pink rose, a dagger and a red and purple panther among roses, plus colourful arm sleeves.
Rose and panther back tattoo with sleeves
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with orange wings and black outlines on the upper arm above the elbow.
Monarch butterfly on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a rat facing left, with hatched fur and a long curled tail, on the inner forearm.
Rat outline on the forearm
Black brush lettering design reading take the risk, in a loose script style on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Take the risk brush lettering design
Black blackwork-style ornamental tattoo of lace, scrollwork and scale-like patterns running from behind the ear down the nape of the neck.
Black ornamental lace tattoo on the nape of the neck
Black script tattoo reading strength with an infinity loop swash on the inner wrist, shown on a forearm in a close photograph.
Strength script with infinity loop on wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a fanned hand of playing cards, with the ace, king, queen and jack of spades, on a section of upper body skin.
Fanned playing cards with a large spade
Small black fine line tattoo of two crossed arrows on the upper arm, next to a rolled up grey t-shirt sleeve.
Crossed arrows on an upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a ram head with curled horns, a red crescent moon and a red rose on the thigh.
Ram head with rose and crescent moon

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