Tattoo ideas

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

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Realistic colour tattoo of a magpie perched on a branch with a red ribbon and an antique key, on the side of the ribs.
Magpie and key on the ribs
Fine line fern sprig tattoo on the right ankle of a person in brown trousers and pink clogs, with small black lettering on the left ankle.
Fern sprig and small lettering on ankles
Blue ink drawing of a radial mandala with teardrop petals, dotted rings and a central circle, shown on cream paper with no body placement.
Blue ink mandala design
Colour tattoo of a cartoon character with black hair and glasses inside a pink and purple scalloped frame on the thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Cartoon character portrait in a scalloped frame
Black ink drawing of a front-facing owl built from fine ornamental linework, with mandala-style patterns on its body, shown as tattoo flash on white paper.
Ornamental owl line drawing
A black silhouette of a woman with red butterflies rising from her head, beside red script on the upper back, reading I am not afraid to keep on living.
Butterflies and silhouette with script on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a man in a hat holding an umbrella while balancing on a vertical line of umbrellas, placed on the back of the upper arm near the shoulder.
Man balancing on umbrellas on upper arm
Collage of black cross flash designs around a black and grey photo of a small thin cross tattoo on the back of a neck.
Cross designs with a small neck cross photo
Traditional style tattoo of a blue cartoon baby figure with a dagger, heart, skull and flower design on the forearm.
Cartoon baby with dagger and flower tattoo
Two forearm tattoos of birds set within geometric line frames, one with a diamond and teal circle, the other with concentric rings and a starburst, on a person in a grey t-shirt.
Birds in geometric frames on both forearms
Black and grey tattoo of a winged figure across the lower abdomen, with a white top lifted above it.
Winged figure tattoo on the lower abdomen
Watercolour design of the sun, Saturn, Jupiter, Earth and smaller planets against pink and blue clouds, drawn as a tattoo design with no body part shown.
Watercolour solar system with sun and planets
Black and grey traditional style tattoos on three fingers of a hand: an anchor, a sailing ship and a ship's wheel, with the ship placed on the middle finger.
Anchor, sailing ship and ship's wheel on fingers
Colour tattoo of a sleeping cartoon princess surrounded by pansies, a pink rose, a butterfly and a bee, with bold black outlines, on the upper thigh.
Sleeping cartoon princess among flowers on thigh
Black and grey tattoo of two butterflies beside the script phrase 'My Sister's Keeper' on a person's chest, with a thin chain necklace visible.
Two butterflies and script on the chest
Black fine line infinity symbol tattoo on the inner wrist and lower forearm.
Infinity symbol on the wrist
Black line tattoo of two roses and an ornate filigree oval on the outer thigh, with a dotted line trailing below.
Roses and filigree oval on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a grim reaper with a scythe, an hourglass filled with coins and cherubs, covering the upper arm.
Grim reaper and hourglass on an upper arm
Black ink drawing of a giraffe with a very long neck and spotted body on a plain white background, a design with no body placement shown.
Tall black ink giraffe design
Black ink ornamental mandala tattoo with dangling chains and a feather on the side of the ribs.
Ornate black ink mandala on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a caterpillar smoking a hookah on a mushroom, inside a circular frame with a landscape behind it, on a calf.
Caterpillar with hookah on a calf
Close-up of a small solid black semicolon tattoo on pale skin at the wrist.
Semicolon tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey dotwork hot air balloon tattoo with a basket and ropes, sitting on the forearm.
Hot air balloon on a forearm
Close crop of a blue faceted diamond tattoo on a woman's lower abdomen above black underwear, with her hand resting on her waist.
Blue diamond tattoo on the lower abdomen
Black script lettering reading God Gives His Toughest Battles To His Strongest Soldiers, tattooed in lettering style across the ribs.
Script quote along the ribs
Two black line-art Hello Kitty tattoos on the inner forearms of two people holding hands, in a fine line style.
Two Hello Kitty forearm tattoos
A hand uses a black marker pen to draw an intricate ornamental design of figures and swirling foliage on white paper.
Hand inking an ornate black linework design
Black linework design of the letters G, a greater-than sign, a caret and a V above a horizontal rule, with the words God is greater than the highs and lows in italic script beneath.
God is greater than the highs and lows lettering
Small black fine line tattoo of a cat face with pointed ears and simple eyes, on the inner upper arm.
Simple cat face on an upper arm
Close view of a fine line white ink flourish with looping scrolls on the inside of a wrist, shown on pale skin.
White ink flourish on a wrist
Drawn tattoo design of a skeletal ribcage and pelvis with a pink rose and a blue insect wing, in a realistic style on white paper.
Ribcage, pelvis and rose with blue insect wing
Black and white photo of a hand resting on a leather seat, with a small fine line cross tattoo on one finger.
Tiny cross on a finger
Close-up of a fine black Arabic script lettering tattoo on pale skin, with the body area not clearly visible in the crop.
Arabic script lettering in fine black ink
Black fine line script reading happiness on the back of a woman's neck, photographed from behind with her hair in a bun.
Happiness script on the back of the neck
Pen drawing of a layered mandala flower design in blue and teal ink in a spiral sketchbook, with two pens resting beside it.
Blue and teal mandala flower design
Coloured drawing of a dragonfly with patterned wings perched on a pink flower with a green stem, drawn as a botanical tattoo design on white paper.
Dragonfly and pink flower design
Side by side view of a forearm tattoo of an Art Nouveau woman in a flowing dress inside a circular floral frame, shown as black linework on the left and full colour on the right.
Art Nouveau woman with flowers on forearm
Black fine-line tattoo of a row of angular runic-style symbols on the inner ankle, with a dark sock and a pink blanket in the background.
Small runic inscription on the ankle
Black fine line infinity symbol tattoo on a forearm, with a shaded feather running through the loop and two script letters.
Infinity symbol with feather on a forearm
Gold metallic script reading love across a forearm, with turquoise sea and a rock arch behind it.
Gold script love on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a gerbera daisy with hanging feathers on the upper arm and shoulder.
Gerbera and feathers on the upper arm
Black line drawing of three hands rising from a dotted ellipse with a teardrop beneath, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Three hands rising from a dotted circle
Colour tattoo of Beaker from The Muppets with orange flame hair, wide eyes and MEEP MEEP lettering across the knuckles of both fists.
Beaker from The Muppets tattoo
Line drawing of a songbird perched on a blossom branch with dotted stippling on its wing, drawn as a tattoo design on paper with no body placement shown.
Songbird and blossom branch design
Colour tattoo of a comic-style kissing couple in red and black on the back of a hand, beside a printed comic panel reference.
Comic-style kissing couple on the back of a hand
Black ink drawing of a lotus flower with hatched petals, hanging from a thin vertical line with small diamond ornaments at each end, on a white background.
Lotus flower design with vertical line
Red and black phoenix tattoo with spread wings and long trailing tail feathers on the side of a person's ribs.
Red phoenix on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo on the upper arm of a sailor in a cap embracing a woman in white, set inside a ship's wheel with a red circle behind them.
Sailor and nurse kiss inside a ship's wheel

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