Tattoo ideas

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

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Two arms are crossed together, each with a small fine line black tattoo of angular brackets and a dot, in a geometric style.
Matching fine line bracket tattoos on two arms
Two matching blue outlined knot symbols with a teardrop loop on the inner wrists of two people, shown with their palms open.
Matching knot symbol tattoos on wrists
Traditional style tattoo of a sugar skull cat face with grey shading, red accents and swirling linework on an arm.
Sugar skull cat on an arm
Black and grey tattoo of a bare tree with fine branches, a shaded trunk and roots on the forearm.
Bare tree tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of a man's forearm with a tangled abstract linework tattoo that includes musical notes and staff lines, with his hand holding a striped tie.
Musical notes and tangled lines on a forearm
Close view of a blue-grey botanical tattoo of roses and leaves running from the wrist up the inner forearm, in a shaded folk-inspired style.
Blue floral tattoo on the forearm
A small wave tattoo with black outline and blue shading on the inner wrist, shown freshly done and wrapped in cling film.
Small blue wave on a wrist
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a tea bag hanging from a string with a small dotted square above, on the forearm.
Tea bag with dotwork shading on a forearm
Black and white photo of a small fine line botanical sprig tattoo on a forearm near the elbow.
Small sprig tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey wolf head and skull tattoo with geometric linework across the forearm.
Wolf and skull with geometric lines on a forearm
Black fine line lettering reading LIKE A WAVE on the inner forearm of a person seated with ripped denim jeans.
Like a wave lettering on forearm
Front-facing elephant head tattoo in grey shading with sketchy lines, with red and blue watercolour splashes, on the inner forearm.
Elephant head with watercolour splashes on forearm
Two forearms with colourful traditional tattoos of roses, swallows, stars and a key, shown with palms facing up.
Traditional sleeves with roses and swallows on forearms
Small watercolour-style tattoo of a seated woman with a pink bow in her hair, on the inner forearm, with a pink frilled blouse behind.
Small woman with pink bow on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a grey SLR camera framed by blue forget-me-not flowers with yellow centres, on the inner forearm.
Camera and forget-me-nots on a forearm
Person in a grey short-sleeved shirt and braces, showing a black tattoo of a flock of birds on the upper arm and a plant-like design lower on the forearm.
Flock of birds tattoo on an upper arm
Two matching wrist tattoos in fine line style: a teal and purple outlined cross on one wrist and the word faith in script with a teal and purple swoosh on the other.
Matching cross and faith wrist tattoos
Black and grey yin yang tattoo with branching trees inside an oval outline, on the inner wrist beside silver bead bracelets.
Yin yang tree in an oval on a wrist
Colour tattoo of three pink butterflies and small blue flowers with yellow centres, linked by dark swirling lines, on a forearm.
Pink butterflies and blue flowers on a forearm
Black and white photo of two forearms with fine line script lettering, a triangle outline and small motifs, holding a metal skull.
Script lettering and fine line forearms holding a skull
Realism tattoo on a forearm of a suspension bridge fading into a city skyline under grey clouds, with a single red balloon floating above the road.
Bridge, skyline and red balloon on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sleeping cat curled up with its tail wrapped around, on the forearm, with soft grey shading.
Sleeping cat curled up on an arm
A woman in a black bikini sits on rocks by a river, showing a black blackwork tribal pattern on her left hand and forearm and black flame tattoos on her right upper arm.
Blackwork tribal and flame tattoos by a river
Black lace-pattern tattoo wrapping the wrist and forearm, shown in a blackwork style in a two-panel close-up.
Lace cuff tattoo on wrist
Colourful neo-traditional floral sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, with a teal pony, butterflies and a rainbow, beside a plush pony toy.
Floral sleeve with pony and rainbow tattoos
Black ink swallow in a traditional style flying above a rayed sun and wavy lines, tattooed on the forearm.
Swallow over sun and waves on a forearm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a full moon with crater shading on the inner forearm, with a rolled denim sleeve above it.
Realistic moon on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a bare tree, flying birds and a silhouetted forest on a forearm, with the hand raised open above it.
Bare tree and birds on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face with teal hair wrap and scalloped collar on the inner forearm.
Stylised woman portrait on a forearm
Three small black bird silhouettes in fine line style on the outer elbow of a raised arm, with a rolled denim sleeve.
Three small birds on an elbow
Neo-traditional tattoo of a purple faceted heart-shaped gem with a gold outline and white dots, on the inner forearm.
Purple heart gemstone on a forearm
Realistic black and grey rose tattoo with shaded petals and a small leaf on the inner wrist and forearm of a person with white-tipped nails.
Black and grey rose on the wrist
Black and grey skull tattoo with peonies and leaves, shaded in dotwork, on the forearm.
Skull and peony on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a poppy with a thin stem and leaves on the inner forearm.
Poppy with stem on a forearm
Black serif lettering of a quote runs diagonally across the inner forearm of a person holding their open hand up, in a lettering style on the forearm.
Typeset quote along a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a world map outline on the inner forearm.
World map outline on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose on the inside of a wrist, with soft shading and a small bud detail at the top.
Realistic grey rose on a wrist
Black interlaced knot tattoo shaped like a heart on the inner forearm, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Interlaced heart knot on a forearm
Black fine line geometric tattoo of two arrow-like shapes with zigzag bands and cross motifs on the inner forearm.
Geometric arrow design on inner forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on a forearm showing a shaded face with one eye, white outlined roses across it and a hatched shell shape below.
Shaded face and rose on a forearm
Black script lettering reading After all this time? Always, with a triangle, circle and line symbol, on the inner forearm.
Script quote and triangle symbol on a forearm
Close-up of the word beloved in fine-line cursive script in dark blue-black ink on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Script word beloved on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the sun and a row of planets, including ringed Saturn, running along the inner forearm with small stars and dotted trails.
Solar system sequence on a forearm
Black and white photo of a small, thin-lined ribbon tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small ribbon tattoo on a wrist
Black typewriter-style lettering tattoo on a forearm reading happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
Typewriter quote along the forearm
Colour tattoo on the forearm of a Death Star sitting on a blue cupcake case, with a green lightsaber hilt and blade running diagonally across it.
Death Star cupcake and lightsaber on a forearm
Red biohazard symbol with three arrows through it and the words Fight the Dead and Fear the Living in black lettering, tattooed on an arm.
Fight the dead, fear the living biohazard arm tattoo
Black and grey geometric dotwork sleeve covering a man's arm from shoulder to wrist, with stars, circles and mandala-like patterns.
Geometric dotwork sleeve on an arm

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