Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey dotwork forearm tattoo of an ornate mandala with an eye inside a triangle at the centre, on the inner forearm below an outstretched hand.
Mandala and eye forearm tattoo
Back of a hand covered in black lace-style ornament and a mandala flower, with a blue and yellow moth at its centre and key designs on the fingers.
Lace and moth hand tattoo
Black and white photograph of a fine scale pattern tattoo across the back of a hand and fingers, with chunky rings and a cigarette in view.
Scale pattern tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo across a person's upper back showing an armoured figure with a spear beneath a large bird with spread wings.
Armoured warrior with spear and bird on a back
Small black and grey dotwork tattoo of a moon on the upper arm near the elbow, with a faint thin line below on the forearm.
Small moon tattoo on upper arm
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a kite with a trailing tail on the upper arm, just below a dark t-shirt sleeve.
Kite tattoo on an upper arm
Black line flash sheet of three small dragon designs on aged paper, with the words I am fire and I am death between them.
Three dragon designs with I am fire and I am death
Traditional flash design of a woman's profile facing a crescent moon with a man's face, with a black and grey rose and leaves beside her.
Woman and crescent moon with rose
Colour neo-traditional feather tattoo with ornate patterns on the inner forearm, resting on a black leather chair.
Ornate colour feather on the forearm
Black and grey dotwork rose tattoo with leaves and a rosebud across a forearm, shown in a close-up and a photo of a man with arms crossed.
Black and grey roses on a forearm
Close view of a white ink lace-style floral tattoo on a bride's shoulder and upper arm, with a white glove and veil visible.
White ink floral design on a shoulder
Colour realism tattoo of a woman's face with blue eyes and a dark butterfly over the mouth, on the upper arm.
Realistic face and butterfly on upper arm
Neo-traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a Cheshire Cat grin, cupcake, top hat, teacup, red spotted mushrooms and playing cards above a 'Drink Me' bottle.
Alice in Wonderland upper arm piece
Fine line outline of a leaping dolphin with swirling tail details in blue and teal ink, on the side of a ribcage.
Blue and teal dolphin on the ribs
Botanical tattoo of peonies and blue-green leaves with black linework, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Peonies and foliage on the upper arm
Handwritten script lettering reading I'll love you 'til the end in black ink on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Handwritten I'll love you 'til the end lettering
Black and grey photo of two small, fine-line snowflake tattoos on the inner wrist and forearm.
Two small snowflakes on a wrist
Black fine line script tattoo reading Smile with a swirling flourish on the inside of a wrist, viewed from the palm side of a hand.
Smile script tattoo on a wrist
Fine line sketch of a phoenix with spread wings and long flowing tail feathers, drawn as a tattoo design on white paper.
Phoenix in flight tattoo design
Two bare feet on a sheepskin rug, with a colour traditional-style face and flower tattoo on one ankle and a red and grey rooster tattoo on the other.
Rooster and face tattoos on bare ankles
Fine line black tattoo of interlocking loops on the inner forearm near the wrist, with small red, blue and purple dots of colour within the design.
Looping fine line tattoo with coloured dots on a wrist
Tiny solid black crescent moon tattoo on the upper chest near the collarbone, above the neckline of a light blue t-shirt.
Small crescent moon on the upper chest
Black fine line script reading keep going, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone, shown in a black and white photograph.
Keep going script on the chest
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork wolf head with a feathered crest, snarling with bared fangs, tattooed on the side of a torso over the ribs.
Snarling wolf with feathered crest on ribs
Fine line black infinity symbol on a forearm, with the script words hakuna matata written inside the loop.
Infinity symbol with script wording on a forearm
Black and grey traditional flash sheet showing five moth designs with bold outlines and dotwork shading, taped to a brown card background.
Five moths on a flash sheet
Colourful ornamental feather tattoo with yellow, pink and teal patterns on the forearm, set against a black outline.
Ornate colour feather on a forearm
Black and grey rose tattoo covering the forearm of a seated person wearing a gold bracelet and a cream knitted jumper.
Black and grey roses on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box with lit yellow windows, with the script word allons-y beneath it, on the outer calf.
TARDIS tattoo with allons-y script on a calf
Black line drawing of a three-masted sailing ship with billowing sails among curling waves, shown as a flash design rather than on skin.
Sailing ship in rough waves
Colour realism tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box surrounded by a galaxy with orange spirals and stars, across the upper arm and shoulder.
TARDIS and galaxy on upper arm
Abstract watercolour-style tattoo on a lower leg, with pink brushstrokes, yellow-ochre rings and small black dots and lines.
Pink brushstroke and rings on a calf
Small black fine line tattoo of a Totoro-style creature face on the ankle, with beaded bracelets on the wrist above.
Totoro-style face on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork butterfly tattoo with spotted wings on the forearm, shown beside a dark shirt and a grey wall.
Butterfly tattoo on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design in neo-traditional style showing a woman with tear-streaked cheeks, surrounded by roses, a cameo, a bat wing and a spider.
Woman portrait with roses and bat wings sketch
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a woman holding a crystal ball, with roses and a jewelled butterfly headpiece, on an upper arm.
Crystal ball woman and roses on upper arm
Black fine line handwritten tattoo reading I love you to the moon and back with a small crescent moon below, on the inner wrist beneath a metal watch.
Quote and crescent moon on a wrist
Black ink lettering design reading too weird to live, too rare to die, with three bats flying above the words on a white background.
Too weird to live, too rare to die lettering with bats
Close photo of a black serif lettering tattoo reading bad circumstances good jokes on an upper arm, with an office background.
Text tattoo reading bad circumstances good jokes
Traditional style grim reaper with a red scythe and dotwork shading, tattooed on the calf.
Grim reaper with scythe on a calf
Fine line infinity symbol tattoo on the top of a foot, with the words Faith, Love and Hope, a grey feather and small red hearts.
Infinity tattoo with Faith, Love and Hope on a foot
Two traditional-style flash drawings of a Nikon film SLR camera in black and grey with a red glow beneath, shown on a parchment-coloured background with no body placement.
Traditional film camera flash design
Realistic grey owl above a wreath of pink roses and green leaves on an upper arm, with part of another tattoo visible at the edge.
Owl above roses on upper arm
Black ink Celtic triquetra knot tattoo with spiral details on the upper back, beside the shoulder blade.
Celtic triquetra knot on upper back
Black ink tattoo of a feather breaking into a flock of small flying birds across the upper chest near the collarbone, with one small teal accent.
Feather dissolving into birds on upper chest
Black fine line tattoo of a geometric alchemical transmutation circle with a star and symbols across the palm of a hand.
Alchemical transmutation circle on a palm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a treble clef with a cracked, raised effect, sitting on the forearm.
Cracked 3D treble clef on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a bee and a red honeycomb heart with honeysuckle and leaves on the side of a neck.
Bee and honeycomb heart on the side of the neck

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