Tattoo ideas

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

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Coloured flash drawing of a woman in profile with blue hair, a red bandana, a sailing ship and a wave, with neck and chest tattoos of a cat, cross, diamond and heart in a neo-traditional style.
Blue-haired woman with ship and wave
Traditional style colour tattoo of an eye with radiating rays inside a ring of red, yellow and teal stars, set above an ornate pedestal on skin.
Eye within a ring of stars
Colour tattoo of a maple leaf filled with a forest scene and deer silhouettes, in a botanical style, on the upper arm.
Maple leaf with forest scene on upper arm
Close view of a person's legs in tan leather tasselled loafers, with solid black blackwork bands tattooed around both ankles.
Black bands tattooed around the ankles
Black script tattoo reading Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your Heart, with two black paw prints, on the side of a torso.
Paw prints and quote on the ribs
Black and grey pencil sketch of a compass rose with a fleur-de-lis top and a shaded feather below, drawn as a tattoo design.
Compass rose with feather design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a deer with large antlers standing among pine trees, across the upper arm.
Deer and pine forest on upper arm
Small red pixel-art hearts tattoo, two filled and one half-outlined, sitting on the inner wrist and forearm.
Three pixel hearts on a wrist
Black line drawing of a heart with an inner looping shape on a white background, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Black line heart design
Black ink drawing of the word elephant in hand-drawn lettering, with the letters shaped to form an elephant's body, trunk and legs on a grey background.
Elephant lettering design in black ink
A forearm tattoo of a shaded purple faceted gem framed by black lace-style ornament and a lotus, with dotted drops below.
Purple gem and lotus on a forearm
Colour tattoo of red blossoms, blue forget-me-nots and slender grass stems on the lower leg above the ankle, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Red blossoms and forget-me-nots on a calf
Small black palm tree tattoo on the ankle of a person lying on yellow striped bedding.
Small palm tree tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey tattoos of an ornate padlock and a skeleton key, one on each of two wrists and forearms.
Padlock and key tattoos on two wrists
Pencil and red-accented sketch of a woman with an updo and an ornate lace-style collar, drawn in a neo-traditional portrait style as a tattoo design.
Portrait of a woman with an ornate collar sketch
Colour tattoo of a golden snitch with teal wings and a thin black trailing line, placed on the outer lower leg.
Golden snitch on a lower leg
Blue and teal concentric circle tattoo with arcs running across the outer forearm, shown in a close photograph of the arm.
Blue and teal concentric circles on an arm
Black and white photo of two tiny fine line tattoos, a sun and a crescent, on the inner wrist beside a black strap.
Tiny sun and crescent on the wrist
Fine line gemstone tattoos in mixed colours across the fingers of two hands held over a woman's face, placed on the fingers.
Tiny gemstone tattoos across fingers
Close-up of a hand with orange nails showing a small fine line black tattoo of the female symbol on the side of the ring finger.
Small female symbol on a ring finger
Neo-traditional tattoo of a glowing UFO over pine trees and a purple night sky, framed in an oval with the words I WANT TO BELIEVE below, on the thigh.
UFO and pine trees on a thigh
Five solid black butterfly silhouettes in a row across the top of a foot, with red toenail polish and denim at the ankle.
Five butterflies across the foot
Black ink crown tattoo with fleur-de-lis points on the upper chest near the collarbone, shown beside a black off-shoulder top.
Crown tattoo on upper chest
Fine line red outline of a lotus flower above a curling spiral stem, tattooed on the inside of an ankle.
Lotus and spiral on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a light bulb holding a red origami paper boat, surrounded by black ink splatters, on a forearm.
Light bulb with paper boat on a forearm
Two lower legs in black boots show traditional tattoos on the calves, including a swallow, a black heart with an eye, a ship's wheel with roses and a small line of script.
Traditional leg tattoos with swallow and ship's wheel
Black ornate lotus mandala tattoo with blue and purple watercolour wash and dangling drops on the outer thigh.
Lotus mandala with watercolour wash on a thigh
Black fine line infinity symbol with the word Mamma written in script through the loops and a small heart on the right, tattooed on a torso.
Infinity symbol with Mamma script and heart
Close-up of a black lettering tattoo reading family in flowing script, with the words where life begins and love never ends in small capitals beneath it.
Family script with quote lettering
Small black fine line tattoo of a spiral above a simple shape with a forked tail, placed on the forearm near the wrist.
Small spiral and simple shape on the wrist
Black and grey photograph of a small solid airplane silhouette above the handwritten words home, where i wanted to go, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Airplane and quote on a wrist
Black and grey fine line paisley and botanical tattoo centred on the upper back, extending up towards the neck.
Paisley floral tattoo across upper back
Orange line drawing of a symmetrical mandala with lotus petals and dotted detailing on a white background.
Orange mandala lotus design
Fine line black outline tattoo of a sitting cat with whiskers and a curled tail, placed on the neck behind the ear.
Cat outline behind the ear
Solid black silhouette tattoo of five men in suits and sunglasses standing in a row across the upper arm.
Five men in suits silhouette tattoo
Black and white photo of a fine line feather tattoo behind a woman's ear, with her hair in a ponytail.
Small feather tattoo behind the ear
Traditional style colour tattoo of a cherubic face with closed eyes and a red flower on the inner forearm, beside a yellow crescent moon and red star.
Cherub face with flower on forearm
Watercolour style tattoo of a pink and purple castle with teal spires and a handwritten quote above, on the thigh.
Castle and quote on a thigh
Black and grey drawing of a compass rose with an ornate mandala centre, a feather at the south point, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Compass rose with mandala design
Black and grey dotwork peony tattoo on a forearm, with shaded petals, outlined leaves and a partial lettering tattoo at the top edge.
Dotwork peony on a forearm
Black and grey wildflower bouquet tattoo with daisies and lavender-like spikes on the inner upper arm.
Wildflower bouquet on an upper arm
Black line outline of a sun with a plain circle centre and flame-like rays, tattooed on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Sun outline on upper back
Fine line black constellation tattoo of small dots joined by thin lines on the middle finger of a hand.
Constellation tattoo on a middle finger
Colour tattoo on an arm of a ball of teal and grey yarn crossed with two knitting needles, above and below the words KNIT FAST DIE WARM in traditional-style lettering.
Yarn ball with knitting needles and lettering
Black ink paisley and floral ornamental tattoo on the outer thigh, with fine linework and dotted shading, photographed in black and white.
Paisley ornamental tattoo on the thigh
Small black fine-line geometric arrow tattoo with angular feathers and a diamond tip on the inner forearm.
Small geometric arrow on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hand holding ferns, leaves and berry sprigs, with a decorative cuff, on the upper arm.
Hand holding botanical sprigs on upper arm
Black and grey crescent moon with shaded stars and tribal swirls tattooed down the side of the ribs.
Crescent moon and stars along the side

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