Tattoo ideas

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

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Small black handwritten script reading "you are art" on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Handwritten
Black script lettering reading Be still on the inner forearm of a woman with long blonde hair, with her hand resting against her cheek.
Be still script on a forearm
Close view of a fine line script tattoo reading tempus fugit in dark ink across the upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Tempus fugit script on upper back
Lettering tattoo on the outer thigh reading a quote in black script, flanked by red and blue 3D glasses on the left and a red bow tie on the right.
Quote with 3D glasses and bow tie on a thigh
Woman with a black and grey tattoo sleeve on her left arm featuring dice, a tattoo of ornate swirls across her abdomen and script lettering on her thigh.
Sleeve, torso and thigh tattoos
Two matching black ink tattoos on the feet, each showing an open heart outline with stars, with the word Mother on one foot and Daughter on the other.
Matching heart and star foot tattoos
Black ink flash design on white paper showing script lettering that reads I have loved you with an everlasting love, with arrows and feathers, held beside a pencil.
Arrows and feathers with Jeremiah 31:3 lettering
Black and grey photo of a small, simple fine line number 5 tattoo on the side of the ribs, near a dark waistband.
Small number 5 on the side of the torso
Black serif lettering reading Fa;th, with the semicolon replacing the i, tattooed on a wrist.
Fa;th lettering on a wrist
Gold metallic temporary lettering reading team bride in script on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Gold team bride script on a wrist
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a smiling pink baby triceratops surrounded by flowers, leaves and hearts, with RAWR lettering below, on the thigh.
Pink baby triceratops with flowers and RAWR lettering
Black ink line drawing of an ornamental capital letter C with loops and crossed strokes on its left side, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Ornamental letter C with looped strokes
Black lettering in a typewriter-style font reads we are not our failures across the forearm, in a lettering style tattoo.
Quote on forearm in typewriter font
Black ink fine line tattoo on a person's upper back and shoulder, showing the word Wanderlust in script above a mountain outline with a small line of text beneath.
Wanderlust script and mountain line on shoulder
Black capital lettering reading GIRL ALMIGHTY in a plain sans-serif font on the side of a hip, with teal fabric pulled across the skin.
GIRL ALMIGHTY lettering on a hip
Fine line black script reading endless love tattooed across a finger, shown against a dark floral fabric.
Endless love script tattoo on a finger
Small white script tattoo of the word love on the side of a finger on a hand with blue painted nails, in a lettering style.
Small white script word love on a finger
Sheet of eight hand-drawn decorative letter M designs in black outline lettering, with swirls, flourishes and gothic-style serifs, for tattoo lettering.
Decorative letter M lettering flash sheet
Black script lettering reading 'We accept the love we think we deserve' across the ribs, in a lettering style.
Script quote tattoo along the ribs
Small black fine line script reading good vibes on the side of a torso, just below the ribs, with a grey top visible above.
Good vibes script on the side ribs
Black and grey lettering tattoo on a forearm spelling LOVE, with a hair dryer, hand mirror, scissors and a cord forming the letters.
LOVE lettering made of hairdressing tools
Black and grey photo of a woman seen from behind, with a small black script tattoo on the nape of her neck and her hair held to one side.
Small script tattoo on the nape of the neck
Watercolour-style jigsaw puzzle pieces in red, yellow and teal with the words Define and Normal in black script on a forearm.
Jigsaw pieces with Define Normal lettering
Black fine line cursive script quotation running diagonally across the inner forearm.
Cursive quotation on forearm
Black fine line script lettering of the word forgiven with a full stop, drawn on a plain white background as a tattoo design.
Forgiven script lettering design
Black fine line anchor tattoo with script lettering curling around it on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Anchor and script on inner forearm
Back view of a person with the words MICHAEL JACKSON in black serif capitals running vertically down the spine, with a grey ornamental tattoo on the right shoulder.
Name lettering down the spine
Hand with black lettering across the fingers reading Don't ask me about my tattoos, with teal diamonds, a bow and small pink and grey motifs in a traditional style.
Finger lettering reading Don't ask me about my tattoos
Fine line black tattoo of an open book with a script quotation on the upper back of a woman with her hair pinned up.
Open book with quote on upper back
Colour tattoo on a lower leg showing the words My Hope in black script lettering over green and blue splashes and drips, on the calf below the knee.
My Hope script with green splashes on calf
Black lettering reading Once you go black you never go back sits above an outline of Africa with a heart and the words I AFRICA inside, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Script quote and Africa outline on upper back
Close photo of the words GIRL ALMIGHTY in small black block lettering on the inner upper arm.
Girl Almighty lettering on upper arm
Black ink script tattoos reading Respect, Loyalty and Love across three fingers, with a small outlined diamond on the back of the hand.
Respect, loyalty and love script on fingers
Black and grey realism tattoo of a star with a cracked skin effect, filled with words such as friendship and freedom, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Cracked star with words on upper arm
Black and grey photo of two fingers with the word Always in script on one and FOREVER in block lettering on the other, both on the hand.
Always and Forever finger tattoos
Two black and grey fine line script tattoos on the ankles, reading you keep me safe and you keep me wild, each with Morse style dots and dashes beneath.
Matching ankle script quotes with Morse code
Neo-traditional style flash design of a red-haired archer with a Celtic knot tattoo on her shoulder, a bow, arrow, sword and white flowers, with a banner reading Fate Loves the Fearless.
Red-haired archer portrait with lettered banner
Abstract portrait of a man in a hat on an upper arm sleeve, shaded in black and grey with green fill, red line, geometric lines and quote lettering.
Portrait of a man in a hat with quote on upper arm
Close-up of a fine line black script lettering tattoo reading we're all mad here, placed across the forearm.
Fine line script quote on a forearm
Black handwritten lettering design reading mind above a horizontal line and matter below, drawn on a plain white background with no body part visible.
Mind over matter lettering design
Black script tattoo reading Wanderlust with a small heart flourish on the top of a foot resting on sand, beside a leather anklet and blue cord.
Wanderlust script tattoo on a foot
Two people standing on grass show small black fine line script tattoos on their ankles, with white trainers and dark leggings visible.
Small script ankle tattoos on two people
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading "I am with you" across the upper arm.
"I am with you" script on an upper arm
Close photo of a dark typewriter-style lettering tattoo reading breathe with a full stop, sitting on the inner wrist of a hand held palm up.
Breathe lettering on an inner wrist
Close photo of a fine line script tattoo reading I was not built to break, placed across the upper chest above a blue and white striped top.
Script quote tattoo across the upper chest
Two hands with pale blue nails on a white wooden surface, showing red script lettering on the inner left wrist and dark grey script on the back of the right hand.
Pale blue nails with script tattoos on hands
Black script lettering reading 'Those who fly solo Have the strongest wings' across the upper back of a person with short blonde hair.
Script quote tattoo across upper back
Black and white photo of two pairs of clasped hands showing matching fine-line Roman numeral lettering VIII IV XII on the inner wrists, with a beach and sea behind.
Roman numeral wrist tattoos on a beach

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