Tattoo ideas

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

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Small black line cat face tattoo on the upper thigh, in a fine line style, with patterned socks and creepers nearby.
Small cat face tattoo on a thigh
Black fine line script quote tattooed along the upper thigh, with a small outlined bird and a red heart below the text.
Quote and bird on a thigh
Black fine line tattoo of a cartoon girl with a bobbed hairstyle, open mouth, jacket and pleated skirt, arms outstretched, on the outer thigh.
Cartoon girl tattoo on thigh
Fine line tattoo of a Pantone colour swatch with a small label on the upper arm, with a partly visible coloured flower tattoo on the thigh.
Pantone swatch tattoo on an upper arm
Scattered fine line black ink tattoos of cats, flowers, cherries and a crescent moon across two thighs.
Small fine line cats and flowers on thighs
Black fine line script tattoo reading Meraki, with a swirling flourish above and a leaf sprig below, on the thigh.
Meraki script with leaf sprig on thigh
Small fine line Olympic rings tattoo in colour on the upper thigh of a person wearing a patterned swimsuit.
Olympic rings on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an eye inside an ornate triangle, with a chain and butterfly below, on the outer thigh of a person wearing a grey skirt.
Eye in triangle and butterfly on a thigh
Black fine-line tattoo of a map-like design with concentric circles and dots across a thigh, worn with frayed green shorts.
Map-style linework across a thigh
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with a smiling face and dotted crater detail, on the outer thigh.
Crescent moon with face on a thigh
Black line tattoo of a pistol outline on a upper thigh and a row of yin-yang symbols on a forearm, with a gold knife held in the hand.
Pistol outline on thigh and yin-yang on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two dreamcatchers with feathers and beads running down the outer thigh.
Dreamcatchers and feathers on a thigh
Woman in a black bra seated in an armchair, showing black and grey rose tattoos on her upper arm and forearm, script on her torso, and a winged design on her thigh.
Roses, script and wings on a seated woman
Fine line black script tattoo reading I follow the rabbit across the outer upper thigh of a person in a white top and shorts.
Script quote along a thigh
Black fine-line tattoo of two faces in profile inside a rectangular frame, placed on the thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Two profiles in a line-art frame on a thigh
Black fine line script tattoo reading free on the upper arm, and a second script tattoo reading apodyopsis on the thigh.
Fine line script words on arm and thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a mermaid sitting on a rock with birds in the sky, on the outer thigh of a person lying on a wooden floor.
Mermaid on a rock with birds on a thigh
Fine line tattoo of a black abstract shape with a red heart on the side of a thigh.
Red heart and black abstract lines on thigh
Colour botanical tattoo of a blue crescent moon with pink roses and green vines wrapping around the upper thigh.
Crescent moon and roses on the thigh
Fine line black tattoos of two hands forming a heart on the upper thighs of two people, shown in a sepia photo.
Matching hands heart tattoos on thighs
Black fine line script tattoo reading Not all those who wander are lost across the outer thigh, with a denim shirt above it.
Script quote on a thigh
Black and grey fine line dreamcatcher with a deer skull and antlers at the centre, feathers hanging below, tattooed on the outer thigh of a person in a sweater and dark shorts.
Dreamcatcher with deer skull on a thigh
Black ink tattoo of an ornate elephant with a skull below it on the upper thigh, with a small sun and crescent moon on the legs and an ornamental forearm tattoo beside it.
Elephant, sun and crescent moon on thighs
Fine line botanical vine tattoo with flowers, planets and a crescent moon wrapping around the thigh.
Floral vine with planets and moon on a thigh
Fine line single-line tattoo of two facing cats with flowing wave-like strokes on the outer thigh, in reddish-brown ink.
Two facing cats in single line on thigh
A thin black branch with pink cherry blossoms tattooed diagonally across the outer thigh, in a botanical style.
Cherry blossom branch on a thigh
Close-up of a black script tattoo reading Pursuit of happiness running across the outer thigh, with white shorts visible at the left edge.
Pursuit of happiness script on a thigh
Two matching fine line black outline tattoos of a cat sitting in a teacup, one on a rib side and one on a thigh, with the wearers' faces not shown.
Matching cat in teacup tattoos on two people
Fine line black lettering tattoo reading Curiosity often leads to trouble along a person's hip and upper thigh.
Quote tattoo along the hip
Fine line black script tattoo reading "Not all those who wander are lost" across the outer thigh, partly covered by a denim shirt.
Script quote along a thigh
Fine line black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with a shaded rose on top and three feathers hanging below, on the upper thigh.
Dreamcatcher and rose on the thigh
Fine line tattoo of a leaping unicorn with a rainbow trail, drawn in black outline with coloured stripes, on the side of a thigh.
Unicorn with rainbow trail on a thigh
Fine line black ink tattoo of two hands holding a cat's cradle string, with the words NO DAMN CAT above and NO DAMN CRADLE below, on the outer thigh.
Cat's cradle hands with lettering on a thigh
Black and grey lion head tattoo with a swirling, lined mane, shaded face and fine linework, on the outer thigh.
Lion head with swirling mane on thigh
Black fine line flower of life tattoo, a circle of overlapping circles, on the upper leg, in a geometric style.
Flower of life tattoo on a thigh
Mostly black line tattoo of a lion's head in profile, surrounded by lotus and blossom flowers, on a person's upper thigh and hip.
Lion and lotus on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of roses, buds and leaves across the upper thigh, with a white top and black underwear visible above it.
Rose cluster on the outer thigh
Black fine line tattoo of a chemical structure with fused rings and labelled NH, OH, NH2 and HO groups, on the outer thigh.
Molecular structure on a thigh
Black and grey fine line floral and lace-style tattoos with feathers and dotted chains on both thighs.
Floral lace thigh tattoos with feathers
Fine line black ink tattoo on a thigh showing a woman and a man standing either side of a drawn bow and arrow.
Man and woman with a bow on a thigh
Small black fine line bicycle tattoo on the upper thigh of a woman in a gingham dress, standing beside a bicycle.
Small bicycle tattoo on a thigh
Fine line white ink tattoo of an elephant with a heartbeat trace running beneath it, placed on the thigh.
Elephant and heartbeat line on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two roses with leaves on the outer thigh, shown beside a blue floral wrap.
Two roses on a thigh
Black and grey geometric mountain range tattoo wrapping around the outer thigh, with hatched peaks and light grey shading.
Mountain range band on a thigh
Black fine line lace garter tattoo around the upper thigh, with scrolling ornament and dangling chain and drop details.
Lace garter tattoo on the thigh
Four black and grey fine line tattoos of classical marble statue heads arranged in a grid on the outer thigh.
Four classical sculpture heads on a thigh
A seated woman with colour tattoos on her forearm and shoulder, outline stars on her thigh and a red and green snake on her calf, on a black leather sofa.
Star and snake tattoos on bare legs
Fine line portrait of a woman with a floral headband and red earring on a thigh, with blue raindrops, leaves and a geometric umbrella.
Woman portrait with raindrops on a thigh

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