Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey dotwork conch shell tattoo with a red sun and two palm trees above a horizon line, on the upper arm.
Conch shell above a horizon with palm trees and red sun
Black fine line mandala tattoo on the ribs beside a small crescent moon and star, with a colour rose tattoo on the upper arm above.
Black linework mandala and moon on ribs
Collage of four photographs showing watercolour and fine linework tattoos, including a floral sleeve, a splatter sleeve, a rib piece with a heart outline and a hummingbird on a forearm.
Watercolour and linework tattoos on arms and ribs
Black outline tattoo of a smiling girl with a bow whose hair is filled with cat faces, on the upper arm, in a simple fine line style.
Girl with cats in her hair on upper arm
Small black fine line script tattoo on the upper arm of a woman in a yellow backless dress, photographed from behind.
Fine line script on an upper arm
Black line tattoo of a rose vine with buds and leaves across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, in a botanical style.
Rose vine on a shoulder
Fine line black crown above the word love in script on an upper arm, shown beside a plain black and white design of the same crown and lettering.
Small crown and love script tattoo
A grid of eight photographs showing small and medium black palm tree tattoos on the forearm, ankle, calf and upper arm, in fine line and shaded styles.
Palm tree tattoos in eight photos
Fine line outline tattoo of a mermaid in rainbow colours with a small blue bird, on the upper arm.
Rainbow outline mermaid on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a cartoon cat with a curled tail and closed eyes, with two small paw prints above it, on the upper arm.
Cat and paw prints on an upper arm
Collage of seven small fine line tattoos with subjects including an origami crane, a dinosaur behind an ear, a unicorn, a girl, scales, an umbrella in rain and a rocket among planets.
Collage of seven small fine line tattoos

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Popular subjects

Flower 8,605 Script 6,821 Leaves 6,438 Rose 4,399 Heart 4,105 Lettering 3,720 Bird 3,605 Feather 3,392 Quote 3,385 Swirl 3,253 Star 3,037 Dot 3,012 Text 2,685 Mandala 2,563 Wing 2,537 Word 2,200 Circle 2,163 Hand 1,970 Skull 1,900 Cat 1,806 Petal 1,805 Stem 1,695 Triangle 1,678 Outline 1,574 Arrow 1,573 Ornament 1,552 Banner 1,537 Eye 1,508 Woman 1,494 Moon 1,451