Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey owl tattoo perched on a sketched branch across the upper back, with soft shaded linework.
Owl on a branch across the upper back
Black and grey paw print tattoo filled with lace-like lattice and mandala patterns, with dotwork dangles, on the side of the ribs.
Ornamental paw print on the side ribs
Black and grey ornamental elephant tattoo with dense dotwork patterns on the upper thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Ornate elephant tattoo on a thigh
Pink orchid tattoo with soft watercolour-style shading along the side of a ribcage, with a black top worn below.
Pink orchid tattoo on the ribs
Two matching forearms show black silhouette bird tattoos, with two birds perched on a thin wire and flying birds nearby, in soft black ink.
Black bird silhouettes on two forearms
Traditional style tattoo of a sailor woman in a rope frame with red roses and small birds, placed on the calf.
Sailor woman in a rope frame on a calf
Black outline smiley face with X eyes, arrows and the words Be Strong When Things Fall Apart, with yellow, teal and red paint splatters, on an upper arm.
Smiley with X eyes and splatter on upper arm
A woman in a black bikini and wide-brimmed black hat stands on rocks by turquoise water, with dark tattoo sleeves covering both arms.
Dark tattoo sleeves on both arms by the sea
Black tribal-style gecko design with a curled tail, clawed feet and geometric patterns cut into its body, shown on a white background.
Tribal gecko design in solid black
Realistic tattoo on a calf showing a yellow and silver Öhlins shock absorber and coil spring beneath torn skin, in Realism style.
Torn skin revealing a shock absorber on a calf
Small red koi fish tattoo with soft, watercolour-style shading on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Red koi fish on an inner forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of sunflowers, red poppies and purple berries with green leaves and ink splashes, across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, seen from behind.
Sunflowers and poppies on a shoulder and upper arm
Colour tattoo of a plump pink cat with a unicorn horn and rainbow mane and tail, with small outlined hearts, on the calf.
Pink unicorn cat on a calf
Full-colour tattoo of a red-haired cartoon pin-up in a red dress and blue gloves, holding a microphone, on the calf.
Cartoon pin-up with microphone on calf
Black ink handwritten script reading choose joy on a pale grey background, drawn as a lettering design for a tattoo with no body placement shown.
Choose joy handwritten lettering design
Black trinity knot tattoo on a forearm beside a gold-coloured trinity knot tattoo on the back of the neck.
Trinity knot tattoos on forearm and neck
Geometric tattoo on the upper arm showing a shaded grey planet with red cracked lines, a red triangular lattice and a fine black constellation.
Planet and constellation on upper arm
Three bare feet on a black leather couch show small fine line heart tattoos near the outer edge, with cursive script on one ankle.
Small heart tattoos on feet
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate oval gemstone pendant with scrollwork and droplet trim on the inner forearm, shown from three angles.
Ornate gem pendant on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a dandelion seed head on the upper back, with its seeds lifting away and turning into small bird silhouettes.
Dandelion seeds becoming birds on upper back
Black linework tattoo of a sailing ship tossed by waves beneath a rain cloud, in a blackwork style, on the upper arm.
Sailing ship in a storm on the upper arm
Traditional style flash drawing of a horned Krampus creature with a bundle of birch switches and a basket holding a child's legs, against sparkling stars.
Krampus carrying a basket with a child's legs
Black solid-ink tattoo of six small superhero icons in a row on the inner upper arm of a person flexing their bicep.
Row of six Avengers icons on upper arm
Black and grey line drawing of a tattoo flash design with a pocket watch, teacups, a key, playing cards, a keyhole, and Drink Me and Eat Me labels, shown without a body placement.
Alice in Wonderland objects flash design
Black and grey tattoo of media playback symbols, including rewind, pause, play, fast forward and skip icons, in a simple line across the inner wrist.
Media playback symbols on a wrist
Three views of a black and grey realism tattoo on a calf showing a detailed owl in front of a gothic castle with spires.
Realistic owl and castle on a calf
Black continuous-line drawing of a standing deer with antlers on a white background, a fine line design with no body placement shown.
One line deer drawing
Black handwritten script tattoo reading Gone to market, Be back soon, Love, Pig, across the top of a foot in a lettering style.
Handwritten quote across the top of a foot
Mirrored pencil drawing of a pair of butterfly wings with a fine scroll between them, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Mirrored butterfly wings design
Black fine line drawing of a mermaid with flowing hair and a curling tail on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Mermaid line drawing design
Two wrists with matching fine line black heart and infinity symbol tattoos, shown side by side on the forearms.
Matching heart and infinity wrist tattoos
Colour tattoo of the BB-8 droid on a thigh, with orange, red and blue details, beside a toy BB-8 held in a hand.
BB-8 droid tattoo on a thigh
Fine line black arrow tattoo with the script words real or not real across the lower back, shown above a second close view of an arrow with the word real on the upper arm.
Arrow tattoo with real or not real script
Black and grey tribal tattoo with a large circular motif and sweeping spiked shapes across the upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal circle tattoo on upper arm
Two aged, torn-edge sheets of vintage tattoo designs in grey line work, showing a woman's portrait, a dagger, roses, a bottle and a seated nude figure.
Vintage tattoo designs: woman, roses and dagger
Close photo of a small black ornamental swirl tattoo with two dots on the side of a finger, in a fine line style.
Small swirl tattoo on a finger
Realism tattoo on a thigh showing a woman's face half turned into a skull, beside a red rose and a line of black script.
Half skull portrait and rose on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of seven moon phases in a row across a person's upper back, from the shoulder blade towards the spine.
Moon phases tattoo across the upper back
Black and grey geometric dotwork tattoo of overlapping triangles, a circle and squares on a forearm, with a second example on the other arm.
Geometric dotwork tattoos on two forearms
Small black lettering tattoo on the back of a person's neck, with hair pulled up and a blue plaid shirt visible.
Small lettering tattoo on the back of the neck
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage coupe with whitewall tyres and smoky clouds on the forearm.
Vintage car tattoo on forearm
Black lettering tattoo of a quote set in short lines running diagonally across the side of a bare back and ribs, with a blue-tinted photo.
Lettering quote along the side of the ribs
Black ink flash sheet showing three Deathly Hallows symbols with curved script quotes, and a pair of winged designs flanking the word Always.
Deathly Hallows symbols with script lettering
Black and grey pharaoh portrait tattoos with striped nemes headdresses on two forearms, with the hands clasped together.
Pharaoh portraits on two forearms
Black line flash design of two cartoon lion cubs facing each other inside a heart outlined with dots, drawn on paper.
Two lion cubs in a beaded heart
Black ornamental crescent moon tattoo with swirling linework and a small blue star, on the lower back above the waistband of jeans.
Crescent moon and star on the lower back
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a pocket compass over a faded world map on the inner forearm.
Compass over a map on a forearm
Black and grey scrollwork heart tattoo with a small pink heart and the number 9 at its base, on a area of skin on the upper leg.
Scrollwork heart with a small pink heart

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