Tattoo ideas

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

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Woman seated on a wooden dock with a black and grey tattoo sleeve running from her forearm up to her upper arm, with boats in the harbour behind her.
Black and grey arm sleeve on a woman on a dock
Fine line black tattoo of the Deathly Hallows triangle symbol followed by the word Always in script on the inner wrist.
Deathly Hallows symbol and Always on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a grey cartoon donkey wearing a green and yellow striped hat, with red blood splatters and lettering beneath, on a forearm.
Cartoon donkey in striped hat on forearm
Black and white flash drawing of a hand with crossed fingers holding a cigarette, with lettering around it and a small anchor on one finger.
Crossed fingers holding a cigarette
Two black tribal-style owl designs on a white background, one perched with wings folded and one with wings spread, both in a Polynesian-inspired blackwork style.
Tribal owls, perched and spread-winged
Colour tattoo on a calf of a black cat wrapped with pink peonies, green leaves and a white snake, in a Japanese-inspired neo-traditional style.
Black cat with peonies and snake on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a grey robot with a red panel and the lettering H-q, framed by brown swirling waves and a teal background with white circles, on the calf.
Robot with swirling waves on a calf
Colourful realistic galaxy tattoo with planets and drifting asteroids across a shoulder blade, shown beside an earlier outlined tribal design on the left.
Galaxy with planets and asteroids on a shoulder
Black and grey key tattoo with a red polka-dot bow and a castle at its base, shown on a forearm.
Key with mouse-ear bow and castle
Black script lettering reading 'to love another person is to see the face of God' with a small cross, tattooed across the ribs.
Script quote with cross on ribs
Fine line black ink tattoo of a mountain peak on the back of a woman's neck, with her hair pulled up.
Small mountain tattoo on the neck
Greyscale lion head tattoo with pink flowers and leaves on a person's upper arm and shoulder, in a neo-traditional style.
Lion head with pink flowers on upper arm
Hand with long pointed black-tipped nails, each finger bearing a small black outline tattoo of interlocking loops on the finger.
Small interlocking loop tattoos on fingers
Two matching fine line infinity symbol tattoos reading family, each with a small red heart, on the inner wrists.
Matching family infinity tattoos on wrists
Black and grey realism angel wings tattoo spanning the upper back, shown in a sepia-toned photograph of a bare back.
Black and grey angel wings across a back
Black script lettering reading Hope on the inner wrist of a light-skinned arm, beside a pearl and silver bracelet, with a second hand held alongside.
Hope script on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a kneeling winged woman with large outspread wings on the side of a lower back.
Kneeling winged figure on a lower back
Two wrists held together, each with a small black bird above fine line script reading i love her, placed on the inner wrist.
Matching bird and script wrist tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of a bird in flight above the script ex umbris ad lucem, in a blue-toned photograph.
Bird in flight above Latin script
Small colour tattoo of a curled lion cub with a black outline and yellow and orange fill on the inner wrist.
Curled lion cub on a wrist
Mirror selfie of a person in a white top and light blue jeans, showing a small black fine line cross tattoo on the forearm.
Small cross tattoo on forearm
Black and white photo of a woman's upper back showing a black tree of life tattoo with roots, inside a knotwork circle, placed over the shoulder blade.
Tree of life in a knotwork circle on the back
Black fine line script running along the upper arm and forearm, with a compass rose tattoo on the ribs, shown on a woman with her arms raised.
Compass rose and script tattoos on arm and side
Traditional-style flash design of a red rose, two headstones with carved busts, clasped hands, a shovel and a banner reading Forever True.
Forever True flash with rose and headstones
Colour botanical tattoo of a purple flowering sprig with green stems on a forearm, shown in a collage with black and white animal illustrations at the sides.
Purple flowering sprig on a forearm
Three views of a colour botanical tattoo on a forearm, showing a pale pink peony with green leaves and fern fronds.
Peony and fern forearm tattoo
Black ink flash sheet of a sword, a bare branch, a bubbling cauldron and a star in a circle with rays, drawn in hatched linework on paper.
Sword, branch, cauldron and star flash sheet
Small black ornamental tattoo on the middle finger of a hand with dark nails and a cigarette held between the fingers.
Small ornamental tattoo on a finger
Black blackwork infinity symbol tattoo on a forearm, with the words ALL OF THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE written through the loop in handwritten capitals.
Infinity symbol with lettering on forearm
Colour tattoo of a wide-eyed black cartoon cat with purple-shaded ears and a red open mouth, on the outer calf.
Black cartoon cat on a calf
Black line drawing of a symmetrical floral ornament with flower heads, scrolls, leaves and dots on a cream background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Symmetrical floral ornament line drawing
Black and grey fine line dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a small figure with a scarf carried up by a cluster of birds, above a stippled planet and stars.
Small figure drifting from birds over a planet
Small black fine line arrow tattoo on the ankle of a person in patterned leggings, with a laptop and planner on a bed beside them.
Small arrow tattoo on ankle
Black and white stylised design of a bird of prey with spread wings, drawn in bold solid black with white cut-out detail, shown without a body placement.
Stylised bird of prey in flight
Black and grey tattoo of an owl perched on a gnarled bare tree with a nest of owlets, across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Owl and bare tree on a shoulder blade
Black ornamental feather tattoo with swirling detail on the outer side of a foot, resting on a blue striped sheet.
Ornate feather tattoo on a foot
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with the word Wanderlust in cursive script on the side of a torso, shown beside the ribs.
Wanderlust script and compass rose
Close-up of a yellow triangular warning sign tattoo with a black outline and a football tackle pictogram on the calf, worn with a navy football boot and black sock.
Football tackle warning sign on a calf
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a stylised aeroplane with black linework and swirling trails, on the inner upper arm.
Watercolour aeroplane on upper arm
Two matching wrist tattoos with black script reading Memento Vivere and Memento Mori, decorated with pink flowers, in a lettering and botanical style.
Matching memento wrist tattoos with pink flowers
Black and grey realistic angel wing tattoo across the upper back of a woman with long dark hair, shown in a monochrome photograph.
Angel wings across a woman's back
Fine line outline of a world map tattooed on the inner wrist of a raised arm, with a desert landscape behind.
World map outline on a wrist
Colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat's grinning head on a forearm, with teal eyes, pink nose and ears, and soft grey shading.
Cheshire Cat head on a forearm
Black and white photo of two people with arms linked, each showing solid black bands on the forearm in a blackwork style, with dotwork on one arm and small script on the wrist.
Black bands and dots on two forearms
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pink planchette with the word YES, an eye, a gold crescent moon and purple clouds, on the calf.
Planchette with eye and crescent moon on a leg
Colour tattoo of a flower-painted VW Beetle wrapped in smoke, sitting on the side of the ribs.
Flower power VW Beetle on the ribs
Pencil sketch of an arrow with a looped infinity symbol on its shaft, drawn on a cream background as a tattoo design.
Arrow with infinity symbol sketch
Photorealistic colour tattoo of a black and white cow head among yellow buttercups on a blue background, placed on the calf.
Realistic cow head with buttercups on a calf

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