Tattoo ideas

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

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Two matching fine line tattoos of stick figures joined by a long straight line, one on each inner wrist.
Matching stick figure wrist tattoos
Realistic pocket watch with a chain and a poppy flower on a forearm, shaded in black and grey with small gold accents.
Realistic pocket watch and poppy on forearm
Black and grey forearm tattoo of an animal skull with fangs, a feathered wing and a shaded rose, with a partly visible ribbon banner above.
Skull, wing and rose on a forearm
Close-up of a gold botanical vine and flower design with leaves running along a bare forearm and upper arm, with a woman's lips and chin visible above.
Gold vine and flower design on an arm
Colour tattoo of a vintage camera with a pop-up flash unit on the forearm, shaded in teal and black.
Vintage camera with flash on a forearm
Two clasped hands show a black fine line script tattoo reading smile on each wrist.
Script word smile on two wrists
Black ornamental tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a geometric frame, scalloped borders and a central botanical motif.
Ornamental wrist tattoo with lotus motif
Close-up of a fine-line black script tattoo reading smile across the inner wrist, with a grey sleeve and soft pink blurred background.
Smile script tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey hummingbird tattoo with geometric linework on a forearm, shown beside a drawn version of the same design.
Geometric hummingbird on a forearm
Two black tribal-style armband tattoos on a pair of forearms, one with interlocking circles and zigzag bands and the other with circles, a checkerboard and parallel lines, placed on the forearms.
Geometric armband tattoos on both forearms
Fine line tattoo on the inner forearm showing a black anchor, a semicolon, a solid dot and a looping line ending in a lilac teardrop.
Anchor and semicolon tattoo on a forearm
Realistic blue water splash tattoo wrapping around the inner wrist, shown from three angles against a grey background.
Blue water splash on a wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a spiral galaxy with small stars inside a solid black triangle, on the inner forearm.
Spiral galaxy in a triangle on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a circular flower inside a ring of block-capital text, placed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Circular flower and quote on a forearm
Fine line black script tattoo reading La vie est faite de petits bonheurs on the inner forearm, with a lace fabric background.
French script quote on a forearm
Man in a white striped shirt and black tie with black and grey forearm tattoos, geometric linework on the left arm and leaves with script on the right forearm.
Linework sleeves on both forearms
Gold metallic temporary tattoo reading bride tribe in script with a small diamond above, on the forearm near the wrist.
Bride tribe script with diamond on forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of interlocking chain links wrapped with braided rope bands around a forearm, shown in two close-up panels.
Chain links and rope band on a forearm
Solid black cat face tattoo with pointed ears and white eye shapes on the forearm, shown beside a photo of the real cat it copies.
Black cat face tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork rose tattoo with leaves and a dangling pendant chain on the forearm, with a floral sleeve visible beside it.
Rose with dangling drops on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of a Buddha head with a teal and gold band across the eyes, set against black geometric line work.
Buddha head with geometric background on forearm
Black ink mandala with a crescent shape and dotwork feathers across the back of a hand and wrist, shown against a plain white background.
Mandala and feathers on hand and wrist
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a vintage microphone and two roses, with a banner reading The best is yet to come, in a realistic shaded style.
Microphone and roses banner on forearm
Small black dragonfly tattoo with stippled wings and a long thin body on the forearm, with woven bracelets at the wrist.
Dragonfly on a forearm
Fine line black ink tattoo of three daisies in a cluster on the inner wrist, with a gold bangle worn above it.
Three daisies on a wrist
Traditional colour tattoo on a forearm showing a couple's faces in a red heart, with banners reading 'To die by your side' and 'Such a heavenly way', a blue flower spray and a hanging noose.
Couple in heart banner with noose on forearm
Small black and grey tattoo of a detailed flower with layered petals on the inner wrist and lower forearm, photographed against a white blanket.
Small flower tattoo on the wrist
Small black ink compass with crossed arrows, N E S W letters and the reference Phil. 4:13 beneath, tattooed on a wrist in a geometric style.
Compass and arrows with scripture reference on wrist
Two wrists held together, one with a light blue instant camera with a red strap and the other with a black and grey twin lens reflex camera, both on the wrist.
Matching camera tattoos on wrists
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading here and now on the inside of a forearm near the wrist.
Here and now script on a wrist
Realism colour tattoo of a bald man wearing glasses and a goatee, in an orange hoodie, on the forearm against a dark background.
Realistic colour portrait of a bald man in glasses
Fine line black tattoos on a forearm showing a cat peeking over a line, a crescent moon with a face and small lines of text.
Cat, crescent moon and text on a forearm
Close photo of a black outlined rose inside an overlapping triangle, with a soft blue wash behind it, on the forearm in a botanical and geometric style.
Rose and triangle on a forearm
Black and grey fine line sunflower tattoo with leaves and buds running along the forearm.
Sunflower and leaves on an arm
Black and grey shaded daisy tattoos on the inner forearm, one large and one partly hidden by a wrist bangle, in a botanical style.
Two daisies on a forearm
Black and grey tabby cat face tattoo with amber eyes and a pink nose on the inner forearm, beside a gold wristwatch.
Tabby cat face on a forearm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with fine dotwork detail across a forearm and wrist, worn beside a silver cuff with a turquoise stone.
Mandala tattoo on forearm and wrist
Close view of an arm with white ornamental and daisy-pattern temporary tattoos on the upper arm and a lace-style band at the wrist, beside a silver hand chain.
White temporary tattoo bands on an upper arm
Traditional-style tattoo on the outer forearm of a person, showing a yellow crescent moon, a small star and a woman's face beside a skull.
Crescent moon, skull and woman on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a teacup on a saucer with a sugar cube and rising steam, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Teacup and steam on the wrist
Realistic colour tattoo of peach roses, dark green leaves and rippling blue water across a forearm.
Roses and rippling water on a forearm
Two black script lettering tattoos, one reading Don't live in fear of the future on a forearm and one reading 'Cause I'll always be there on a shoulder.
Script quotes on forearm and shoulder
Black and grey Japanese-style waves filling a triangle outline, tattooed on the forearm.
Wave-filled triangle on a forearm
Black and white photo of a small fine line tattoo of three birds in flight on the inner wrist and forearm.
Three small birds on an inner wrist
Two black and grey shaded swallows in flight, tattooed on the forearm beside a beaded bracelet.
Two swallows on a forearm
Black and grey photo of a small geometric tattoo on the inner forearm, showing a row of filled and outlined squares, circles, pentagons and triangles.
Row of filled and outlined shapes on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose with water droplets and serrated leaves on the inner forearm.
Black and grey rose on a forearm
Small blue bird on a leafy branch tattooed on the inner wrist of a raised hand with red painted nails.
Blue bird and leafy branch on a wrist

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Popular subjects

Flower 8,605 Script 6,821 Leaves 6,438 Rose 4,399 Heart 4,105 Lettering 3,720 Bird 3,605 Feather 3,392 Quote 3,385 Swirl 3,253 Star 3,037 Dot 3,012 Text 2,685 Mandala 2,563 Wing 2,537 Word 2,200 Circle 2,163 Hand 1,970 Skull 1,900 Cat 1,806 Petal 1,805 Stem 1,695 Triangle 1,678 Outline 1,574 Arrow 1,573 Ornament 1,552 Banner 1,537 Eye 1,508 Woman 1,494 Moon 1,451