Tattoo ideas

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

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Black script lettering reading Hope with a purple accent and a black outline butterfly on the inner wrist.
Hope script and butterfly on a wrist
Traditional style tattoo of a cat in a space helmet and suit floating beside a ringed planet, on the forearm.
Cat astronaut with ringed planet
Woman in a white graphic t-shirt showing fine line lettering reading KEEP GRL PWR and Carpe Diem on her left forearm, and a coloured lotus tattoo on her right forearm.
Lettering and lotus tattoos on forearms
Shaded teal ribbon tattoo with a small black semicolon near its lower end, placed on the forearm.
Teal ribbon and semicolon on a forearm
Black and grey traditional sleeve on a forearm and upper arm, featuring a tiger head, an eagle, a feathered chief, a snake and roses.
Black and grey traditional sleeve with tiger, eagle and
Black lettering tattoo on the inner wrist reading Macbeth above I.iv.50-51, in a clean serif-style font.
Macbeth and line reference on a wrist
Black geometric four-armed motif with stepped edges and soft grainy shading on the inner forearm, resembling a swastika.
Angular geometric motif on forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a small fox sitting on the inner wrist, shown against a blurred background of brown autumn leaves.
Small fox on the inner wrist
Lettering on the inner wrist reading I belong with Emme's Bachelorette party, if found please buy me a drink, with small purple and red lips, on a temporary tattoo style transfer.
Bachelorette party quote on wrist
Fine line black ink botanical tattoo of a lavender-like sprig, leaves and a round flower head on the outer forearm.
Wildflower sprig on a forearm
Small fine line black tattoo of a bobby pin on the forearm of a light skinned arm, set against a dark background.
Bobby pin on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a grey songbird perched on a thorned branch with pink roses and green leaves, on the forearm.
Songbird and roses on a forearm
Two black and grey dotwork tattoos of songbirds on a branch, one with a raspberry and one with leaves, on a pair of forearms.
Two songbirds on branches, forearms
A child's hand peels a paper sheet of four red heart temporary tattoos onto the inside of their forearm.
Heart temporary tattoos on a child's forearm
Black lettering tattoos on a forearm, including KEEP GRL PWR with a small arrow, and a script line near the wrist, shown beside a woman in a white printed t-shirt.
Lettering tattoos on a forearm and upper arm
Colour tattoo of a seated fox with orange and purple watercolour-style shading, surrounded by dotwork circles and line flowers, on the outer forearm.
Fox and flowers on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a green-skinned, zombie-like face with dark tousled hair and a red jacket on the forearm.
Green-skinned zombie portrait on a forearm
Black fine line script reading God is still working on me on a forearm, with the hand resting on a teal leather car seat.
Script quote on forearm
Colour realism tattoo of blue, purple and pink morning glory flowers with green leaves and a brown feather on the inner forearm.
Morning glory and feather on a forearm
Two matching blue Celtic knot tattoos, one on each forearm, with dark outlines and soft shading.
Matching blue Celtic knots on forearms
Traditional style tattoo of a red lipstick with orange and blue flowers and green leaves on a forearm.
Lipstick and flowers on a forearm
Fine black line tattoo of an integral from 0 to infinity of x dx, beside a solid red heart with a black outline, on the forearm.
Integral equation and red heart on skin
Compass rose tattoo on the inner forearm, drawn in black linework with a soft blue watercolour wash behind it.
Compass rose with blue watercolour wash
Colour traditional tattoo of an owl wearing a bowler hat with a ribbon, patterned sugar skull style eyes and a teal waistcoat, on the forearm.
Owl in a bowler hat on a forearm
Two hands with silver metallic geometric designs and turquoise accents on the backs of the hands, fingers and wrists, with lace-style cuffs at the wrists.
Silver geometric hand and wrist designs
Black and grey feather tattoo with fine linework, dotwork and a row of beads, running along the forearm.
Feather tattoo on the forearm
Black and grey mandala tattoo covering a forearm, with dotwork and fine line petals and geometric rosettes.
Mandala sleeve on a forearm
Black and grey koi fish tattoo with dotwork scale shading and fine line sprigs of foliage on a forearm.
Koi fish and fine line foliage on a forearm
Black outlined anchor tattoo on the forearm with a blue, purple, red and orange watercolour wash behind it.
Anchor with watercolour splash on forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of layered flowers and leaves on the forearm, with fine linework and soft shading.
Black and grey flower cluster on a forearm
Purple awareness ribbon tattoo with the name Andrew in black script on the forearm, beside a silver charm bracelet.
Purple awareness ribbon and name on forearm
Small solid black silhouette of a sitting cat with its tail curled, tattooed on the inner wrist of a raised hand with yellow painted nails.
Sitting cat silhouette on the wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a sloth face with the words I'd Rather Be Napping above and below it, on the inner wrist.
Sloth face with text on a wrist
Black ink fern frond tattoo on a forearm, with the hand open and a blurred outdoor background.
Black fern frond tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo sleeve of roses and leaves on the upper arm and forearm of a woman in a grey graphic t-shirt.
Roses and leaves on a sleeve tattoo
Traditional style colour tattoo of a brown coffin with fishnet-clad legs and gold sparkles, framed by red flowers, on the forearm.
Coffin with fishnet legs and red flowers
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with orange petals and a dark centre, outlined in black and red sketchy lines, with blue watercolour splashes, on the inside of a forearm.
Sunflower with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's head in profile with a diamond-shaped eye, overlapped by fine line triangles, on the inner forearm.
Feline head with geometric triangles on forearm
Black ink lettering reading Once Upon A Time with vine and leaf flourishes across the forearm, in a lettering and botanical style.
Once Upon A Time lettering with vines on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a flowering sprig with leaves on the forearm, shown from two angles.
Floral sprig tattoo on the inner forearm
Colourful watercolour-style city skyline tattoo in pink, blue and purple across the inside of a forearm.
Watercolour city skyline on a forearm
Fine dotted-line constellation tattoo in black ink on the inner forearm, with a navy dress and green leaves in the background.
Constellation tattoo on forearm
Close-up of a black fine line outline tattoo of an elephant on a snake-like coil across the inner forearm, with a hand holding a lit cigarette.
Elephant and snake outline on a forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing classical statues, a winged figure, floral wreaths and a Greek key pattern at the elbow.
Classical figures and wings full arm sleeve
Black fine line handwritten script tattoo on a forearm reading The sun will rise and we will try again, set diagonally down the arm.
Quote tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in profile with a large rose, pearl beads and flowers on a forearm.
Woman profile and rose on a forearm
Dark brown henna-style design of a yin yang inside a sun with flame-like petals, dotted rays and swirls on the inner forearm.
Yin yang sun design on a forearm
Solid black semicolon tattoo with cat ears on the dot, on the lower forearm, with a black and grey face and swirling hair tattoo above it.
Cat semicolon on the forearm

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