Tattoo ideas

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

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Traditional style tattoo of Christ with a crown of thorns in front of a red halo, with the words BE THOU MY VISION beneath, on the forearm.
Traditional Christ portrait with crown of thorns
Black ink lettering tattoo on a forearm, with the words my best friend, my lover and my husband arranged around a heart outline and a script word in the centre.
Heart lettering tattoo on a forearm
Black dotwork and fine line tattoo of an ornate birdcage with a hanging key and beaded chain on the inner forearm, shown against a red wall.
Birdcage and key on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a red strawberry with green leaves and faceted, stained glass style shading on the inner forearm, shown in a two-panel close-up.
Stained glass strawberry on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded moon with fine geometric circles, lines and dots on the outer forearm.
Shaded moon with geometric linework on a forearm
Close-up of a black fine line cursive script tattoo spelling a short word across the inner forearm.
Fine line cursive script on a forearm
Photograph of a realistic colour tattoo of a tiger's face with orange, black and white fur on a forearm, with a printed tiger reference photo behind it.
Realistic tiger head on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of three curling waves on the inside of a forearm, with a red fabric and a gold chevron pendant in the background.
Three wave curls on a forearm
Blue Japanese-style wave tattoo with white foam detail running down the inside of a forearm against a plain beige wall.
Blue wave tattoo on a forearm
Close photo of a wrist tattoo reading I hope you had the time of your life, with black capitals and red cursive lettering.
Quote on wrist in black and red script
Black script lettering reading Pain is just a simple compromise, ending with a small butterfly, across a forearm.
Script quote and butterfly on a forearm
Watercolour-style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a black silhouette tree with exposed roots and flying birds against pink, purple and teal washes.
Tree and birds on a forearm
Black script lettering reading 'This too shall pass' tattooed across the inner wrist in a fine line lettering style.
Script lettering reading 'This too shall pass'
Black fine line tattoo of arrows, circles and dotted lines running down the inner forearm, in a geometric style.
Arrows and circles on a forearm
Two matching black and grey tattoos of a compass and a clock with flowers and a script banner, shown on the inner forearms.
Matching compass and clock tattoos on forearms
Black tribal tattoo with swirling curves and spiral motifs on the forearm of a person with tan skin, set against a stone background.
Black tribal swirl design on a forearm
Two small black semicolon tattoos, one on the back of a hand and one on the inner wrist, shown side by side.
Matching semicolon tattoos on hand and wrist
Two black and grey botanical tattoos of poppies with stems, buds and leaves, one on each forearm, drawn in fine linework with dotwork shading.
Poppy tattoos on two forearms
Fine line black botanical sprig with a peony, fern fronds and a succulent-style flower on the inner forearm.
Botanical sprig with peony and fern on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a face-painted portrait with a raven above and feathers, shown on the forearm from three angles.
Face-painted portrait with raven on arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a striped hot air balloon with grey clouds and a basket on the forearm, outlined in bold black.
Hot air balloon with clouds on a forearm
Forearm and upper arm covered in a black and grey ornamental sleeve tattoo with scrollwork and leaf-like motifs, worn beside a digital watch.
Ornamental black and grey sleeve on forearm
Fine line black tattoo of vertical script characters, including an om-like symbol at the top, on the inner forearm.
Vertical script tattoo on the inner forearm
Black fine line script lettering reading Faith on the inner wrist and forearm of a light-skinned arm.
Faith script on the wrist
Small black outlined star tattoo in fine line style on the inner wrist, shown in a close-up photo of pale skin.
Outlined star on the inner wrist
Fine line outline tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other on a forearm, shown in black and white.
Outlined hands on an arm
Bold red bow tattoo outlined in black on the inner forearm near the wrist, with white nail art decorated with pink hearts on the hand above.
Red bow tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a record turntable with a vinyl record and tonearm on the forearm.
Turntable and vinyl record on a forearm
Fine line black script reading bind my wandering heart to Thee, running down the inner forearm of a woman in a white t-shirt.
Script quote along the inner forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a red bird head with a feathered crest inside a rope-edged heart on a forearm, with a Celtic knot charm hanging below.
Red bird in rope heart on forearm
Black and grey Celtic knotwork band with a turquoise heart at its centre, tattooed around the inner wrist.
Celtic knot band with blue heart on wrist
Colour tattoo of a seated fox cub, shaded in orange and tan, on the inner forearm close to the wrist.
Seated fox cub on inner forearm
Black and grey moth tattoo with a dotted circular halo and three diamond drops on the forearm.
Moth with dotwork halo and diamond drops on forearm
Black and white photo of the words BE THE CHANGE tattooed in block lettering on the inner wrist, above beaded bracelets.
Be the Change lettering on a wrist
Small fine line tattoo of a scallop shell in black ink on the inner forearm, near the elbow.
Fine line scallop shell on a forearm
Black script lettering reading 'i am not afraid to walk this world alone' across the inner forearm, in a lettering style.
Script quote tattoo on the forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a flock of small birds in flight running down the inner forearm.
Flock of birds down a forearm
Black and grey photograph of a minimal double circle tattoo with a sketchy outline on the inner forearm, against a dark background.
Double circle tattoo on a forearm
Two matching colour compass rose tattoos, each with a red outer ring and blue and orange points, one on each forearm.
Matching compass rose tattoos on forearms
Fine line black tattoo of handwritten script, a musical staff with notes and a treble clef on the inner forearm.
Script and music staff on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a girl holding an umbrella with rain falling from it, on the inner forearm above a wrist strap.
Girl with umbrella on a forearm
Two matching fine line tattoos on forearms, each showing a solid black bird beside a thin red or blue line that loops into a heart shape.
Matching bird and heart line tattoos on forearms
Black and grey tattoo of three swallows in flight on the inner wrist, shown in a black and white photograph.
Three swallows on a wrist
Black and grey skeleton hand forming an OK sign in dotwork shading with bold black outlines, on a forearm beside partly visible colour tattoos.
Skeleton hand making OK sign on forearm
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, wings and a banner reading 15-04-2017, on the forearm.
Pocket watch with wings and date banner
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull style Hello Kitty face with a pink rose beneath it, on the forearm.
Sugar skull Hello Kitty and rose on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo on a forearm reading MAGIC, with a triangle, circle and vertical line symbol in place of the letter A.
MAGIC lettering with triangle symbol on a forearm
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with an eye at its centre and ornamental filigree, on the forearm.
Hamsa hand with eye on a forearm

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