Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey botanical rose tattoo on a woman's forearm, with a striped top and denim shorts in view.
Black and grey rose on a forearm
Close-up of a wrist with a lettering design reading I'm With Courtney's 21st Birthday Party, If I'm Lost, Please Buy Me A Drink, beside a small red martini glass, in a typewriter-style font.
21st birthday quote and cocktail glass on wrist
Black and grey peony tattoo with leaves on the inner forearm of a person in a striped top and black trousers, in a Botanical fine line style.
Peony and leaves on a forearm
Two traditional-style forearm tattoos: a red flower vase with the words Oh No, Not again and Don't, and a grey whale with the words I wonder if it'll be friends with me and Panic.
Vase and whale forearm pair with quotes
Black and grey traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing a crying woman's profile inside a circle, with the words LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES below.
Crying woman profile in a circle with text
Two arms pressed together, each with a small fine line outline tattoo on the forearm: a black Mickey Mouse head on the left and a Minnie Mouse head with a pink bow on the right.
Matching Mickey and Minnie outline tattoos
Black and grey rose tattoo with stippled shading and dark leaves on a forearm, photographed in black and white.
Rose with leaves on a forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on a forearm showing a snarling wolf head, a woman's face, a shaded rose and a howling wolf under a moon at the top.
Wolf, woman and rose sleeve on a forearm
Black and grey realistic rose with dotwork and fine line mandala patterns across the forearm and wrist.
Realistic rose with mandala linework on forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a cherry pie slice topped with whipped cream, with a banner reading Stay Golden, on the forearm.
Pie slice with Stay Golden banner
Colour tattoo of an orange and blue butterfly with black veins over teal watercolour splashes and red petals on a forearm.
Butterfly over watercolour splashes and petals
Colour script lettering reading As Lost As Alice, As Mad As a Hatter in blue, red and black ink on a forearm, with a small red heart.
As lost as Alice lettering on a forearm
Fine black script Roman numerals IX, XVI and XI tattooed on the inner wrist of a hand held up against a dark background.
Small Roman numerals on an inner wrist
Watercolour-style tattoo of a purple ribbon surrounded by pink and purple butterflies and small dots, on the inner wrist.
Purple ribbon and butterflies on a wrist
Black fine line tattoo of an upward triangle crossed by a horizontal line, above a downward triangle, on the inner wrist, in a black and white photo.
Triangle and diamond on the inner wrist
Close view of a forearm with a bold geometric tattoo in black, orange and teal, held beside a woman's hands holding silver hoop earrings.
Geometric tribal pattern on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a dachshund in a single continuous outline, sitting on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Dachshund line drawing on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of a rope-edged infinity symbol with an anchor and the script words I refuse to sink, mostly black ink with a red accent.
Anchor and infinity rope with script on forearm
Close view of a man in a beige suit and striped shirt touching his jacket, showing a traditional style tattoo of a fist and banner across the back of his hand and wrist.
Traditional hand tattoo with banner on wrist
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters on the inner forearm of a person wearing a light grey top.
Compass rose tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with bold negative-space shapes and dotwork shading covering a forearm.
Geometric mandala forearm tattoo
Black typewriter text reading I'm With Lauren's Bachelorette Party and a red lips print on a forearm, styled as a temporary tattoo.
Bachelorette party temporary tattoo on forearm
Black outline tattoo of a lotus flower on the forearm of a person wearing a grey sleeve, in a Botanical style with fine line work.
Lotus outline on a forearm
Fine line black outline of the planet Saturn with its ring, tattooed on the inside of a wrist.
Small outline Saturn on a wrist
Small black fine line anchor tattoo on the inner wrist, with a rose gold heart chain bracelet and a blue striped sleeve.
Small anchor tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two roses with leaves and buds on the inner forearm, shown with the hand raised against a pale background.
Black and grey roses on a forearm
Two matching infinity heart tattoos reading sisters in script on the forearms, one shaded green and one pink.
Matching sisters infinity heart tattoos
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a fawn head with thistle flowers on the forearm, shaded with dotwork stippling.
Fawn and thistle on a forearm
Close view of a white dotted tattoo running up the forearm and across the back of the hand, with the fingers tucked into a grey jeans pocket.
White dotted pattern on forearm and hand
Close view of a forearm with two gold metallic chevron lines, a gold knot band on the wrist and a row of small gold triangles on the hip, beside a gold watch.
Gold metallic chevron and triangle designs on arm and hip
Black fine line tattoos of art tools, including a feather, pencil, marker, paintbrushes and a palette knife, on a forearm and wrist.
Art tool tattoos on forearm and wrist
Two matching forearm tattoos of pink and red roses with grey shaded leaves and the word Sister in black script, in traditional style.
Matching rose and sister script tattoos on forearms
Three photos of the word sister in thin black fine line script on the inner forearm near the wrist, on white bedding.
Sister script on the inner forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a village with red roofs and a church tower under a starry blue sky on a forearm, with a black and grey circular piece above it.
Village at dusk on a forearm
Colourful tattoo of a black semicolon and small birds over pink, yellow and blue watercolour-style washes on the forearm.
Semicolon and birds with watercolour wash
Three black ink tattoos of the word sorella, in script and block lettering, on two forearms and a wrist.
Sorella word tattoos on forearms and wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a lion's head in profile with a swirling, flowing mane, on the forearm.
Lion head in profile on a forearm
Fine line and dotwork lace-style tattoo with a lotus and red-tipped feather pendants on the inner forearm, shown against a black background.
Lace and feather chain on a forearm
Three wrists with matching small black outline heart tattoos in a fine line style, shown with the hands raised and touching.
Three matching small outline hearts on wrists
Woman in neon activewear taking a mirror selfie, showing a small black tattoo on her wrist and a vertical black tattoo on her forearm.
Small tattoos on a wrist and forearm
Realistic shaded bumblebee tattoo in yellow, orange and grey on the inner forearm, with translucent wings spread out.
Bumblebee tattoo on the forearm
Seven chakra symbols in gold, silver and black stacked vertically down a forearm, each set inside a lace-edged circular mandala outline.
Chakra symbols stacked down a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo on a forearm, with the script words in a world of my own running into an outlined daisy.
Daisy and script quote on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of an outlined heart with a shaded feather along its left side, on the inner forearm.
Feather inside an outlined heart on a forearm
Black monogram-style repeat pattern covering a man's arm from the shoulder to the wrist, shown in a full sleeve tattoo.
Monogram pattern full sleeve on an upper arm
Black and grey photo of a fine line tattoo of two small wave marks on a person's forearm, with jeans and a dark top visible beside it.
Two small wave marks on a forearm
Fine line compass rose tattoo with moon phases around the rim, shaded in black and red-brown, on the inner forearm.
Compass rose with moon phases on a forearm
Small black geometric tattoo of a triangle with a smaller inner triangle on the inner forearm, just below a black leather strap.
Small triangle tattoo on the inner forearm

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