Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey fine line compass tattoo with arrows and cardinal points on the forearm.
Compass tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a single-line drawn face and leaf on the inner forearm, with pink flowers in the background.
Fine line face and leaf on a forearm
Fine black line tattoo of an animal outline, possibly a dog lying low, on the inner forearm, in the Fine line style.
Single-line animal outline on a forearm
Fine line black ink tattoo of the numbers one to six arranged in an arc on the outer ankle.
Numbers one to six around an ankle
Black line drawing of a simple cross above the fine-line lettering I surrender who I've been for who you are, on a plain light grey background.
Cross and lettering quote design
Small black fine line compass rose tattoo on the upper chest, just below the collarbone, with a plaid shirt collar visible.
Compass rose on upper chest
Black and grey botanical tattoo on the forearm showing an upside-down bat inside a solid black circle, with a trailing branch of leaves and daisies below.
Upside-down bat and daisy branch on a forearm
Black fine line script reading Nana with a thin arrow running beneath it, tattooed on the side of a person's ribs.
Nana script with arrow on ribs
Four forearms show matching black arrow tattoos with Roman numerals, two small fine line arrows on the wrists and two larger feathered arrows on the forearms.
Matching arrow tattoos with Roman numerals
Black linework design of a bird of prey with spread wings over blue watercolour splashes, with the word Ravenclaw in script beneath it.
Spread-wing bird design with Ravenclaw script
Black fine line botanical tattoo of a fern sprig running from the wrist across the back of a hand, with a silver ring on the middle finger.
Fern sprig tattoo across the back of a hand
A small black outline crescent moon tattoo on the inner wrist of a person's arm, shown in a fine line style.
Small crescent moon on a wrist
Fine line dotwork tattoo of small star marks joined by dotted lines on the upper chest, with a short dotted line near the collarbone.
Dotted star constellation on chest and shoulder
Two wrists side by side with fine line script tattoos on the inside, reading 'to' with an infinity symbol and 'and beyond', with a small red mark near the end.
Matching 'to infinity and beyond' wrist tattoos
Black script tattoo reading Love me for who i am, with a small butterfly and a larger shaded butterfly, on the upper chest and shoulder.
Script quote and butterflies across shoulder
Fine line black tattoos of a ringed planet, an alien head and a crescent moon with stars, one on each of three fingers on a hand resting on a dark leather seat.
Planet, alien and moon tattoos on three fingers
Two matching fine line heart tattoos with the word sisters written inside, one in grey and one in purple, on the inner forearms of two people.
Matching sisters heart tattoos on inner forearms
Two forearms, one above the other, each with a fine line black script tattoo reading "We got this" followed by a small heart, on the inner forearm.
Matching "We got this" script on forearms
Two matching black outline puzzle piece tattoos with dotted multicolour fill and script wording, one on an upper forearm and one on a lower forearm, in fine line style.
Matching puzzle piece tattoos on two forearms
Pen and ink drawing of an ornate script lettering design with swirling flourishes on cream paper, beside a black fineliner pen.
Ornate script lettering design in ink
Two matching black fine line tattoos of a winged unicorn, one on each of two people's calves, shown side by side.
Matching winged unicorn tattoos on calves
Fine line black tattoos of a outlined pyramid and small symbols on the fingers of a bearded man's hand, raised near his mouth.
Small geometric finger tattoos
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a bare tree shaped like a heart growing from a key, on the side of the ribs.
Heart-shaped tree and key on the ribs
Fine line black infinity symbol tattoo with a small red heart on the side of a finger, photographed on a hand against a dark background.
Infinity symbol with red heart on a finger
Fine line black tattoo of a geometric, faceted fox head on the inner forearm.
Geometric fox head on a forearm
Black line drawing of a fine-lined arrow above a block of text quoting a passage about focus and aiming.
Arrow tattoo design with quote
Black and white photo of two clenched fists pressed together, each with a small black fine line anchor tattoo on the hand.
Matching anchor tattoos on two hands
Fine line tattoo of a teal and pink pumpkin carriage with swirls, pink flowers and small stars on the thigh, with pink roses in the background.
Pumpkin carriage with flowers and stars on a thigh
Matching fine line black swirl symbol tattoos on the top of both feet, with dark red and pale pink toenail polish against grey carpet.
Matching swirl symbols on two feet
Two forearms held together, one with a fine line outline of a camera and the other with black lettering reading f/5.6 and 1/125 on the inner arm.
Camera and exposure settings tattoos on forearms
Collage of nine black ink tattoos in fine line script and small symbols, including a feather behind the ear, a key with the word honesty, an anchor with chains and the word alive on the wrist.
Script and symbol tattoos on wrists and ear
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a city skyline with spires and a dome, placed across the upper back above a black bra strap.
Fine line city skyline on the back
Fine line tattoo on the inner forearm showing a black cross joined to a heartbeat line that becomes a red heart outline, with the words Faith, Hope and Love in small black capitals below.
Cross, heartbeat and heart on a forearm
Two matching fine line tattoos of stick figure girls holding a tin can telephone joined by a string, one on each ankle, shown in red and pink ballet flats.
Stick figure girls linked by a string phone
Two matching black line tattoos on the skin, a fox outline with the word always and a stag outline with antlers and the word protego, in a fine line style.
Matching fox and stag outline tattoos
Small fine line tattoo of an outlined elephant with a filled green clover on the outer ankle, with sea foam around the foot.
Elephant and clover on an ankle
Small fine line black tattoo of a heart sitting at the top of a looping infinity-style line, on the inside of a wrist.
Heart loop tattoo on a wrist
Small black fine line feather tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm of a light-skinned person.
Small feather tattoo on the wrist
Back view of a woman with a small heart tattoo on her neck, a red rose and grey vine tattoo on her left shoulder and upper arm, and a crown tattoo on her right shoulder.
Rose, vine and crown tattoos on shoulders
Fine line flash sheet of geometric arrows, triangles, circles and chevrons drawn in dark ink on a pale background, with no body placement shown.
Geometric arrow and triangle flash sheet
Two open palms with fine black line tattoos of the world map, one showing the Americas and the other Europe, Africa and Asia, on a dark background.
World map outline tattoos on both palms
Two matching fine line tattoos on the inner wrists, each with the word Sisters, the numbers 92 95 and a line drawing of a girl on a swing.
Matching sisters wrist tattoos with swing
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a bird's nest with branches and feathers, and a moth inside a solid black circle, on a forearm.
Bird's nest and moth on a forearm
Fine line black bow and arrow tattoos on two fingers, with a small heart at the arrow's nock, shown on a hand with purple nail varnish.
Bow and arrow finger tattoos
Two matching small black fine line infinity heart tattoos on the ankles of two people resting on a white shaggy rug.
Matching infinity heart tattoos on ankles
Fine line black tattoo of a lavender sprig with two flower spikes and slender leaves on the inner forearm, against a brick wall.
Fine line lavender sprig on a forearm
Woman seen from behind with a thin black fine line tattoo running down her spine, with a small rose-style tattoo on her upper arm.
Spine line tattoo on a bare back
Black line drawing of a small mandala tattoo design on white paper, shown beside a US quarter for scale.
Small mandala flash beside a quarter

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