Tattoo ideas

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

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Neo-traditional style tattoo of a pink and orange lotus flower set within a black Gemini zodiac symbol on the neck, with small black dots above and below.
Lotus and Gemini symbol on the neck
Black and grey script tattoo reading the sun will soon rise above the shadow, with a sun above and a crescent moon below, on the side of a torso.
Sun, moon and script quote on the side ribs
Sepia pencil drawing of a woman's profile framed by two roses, petals and clockwork gears, shown as a tattoo design.
Profile portrait with roses and clockwork
Black and grey photograph of the words never give up in handwritten script tattooed along a finger, held by another hand.
Never give up lettering on a finger
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird, two hibiscus flowers and plumeria blossoms on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Hummingbird and hibiscus on a shoulder blade
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red lipstick, a makeup brush, green leaves and a red rose on the inner forearm.
Lipstick, brush and roses on a forearm
Black linework mandala and paisley tattoo with ornate scrolls and leaf motifs covering the inner forearm.
Mandala and paisley forearm tattoo
Black fine line script reading live free with three flying birds on the upper back, seen from behind on a woman in a grey sweater.
Live free script and birds on upper back
Small black tattoo of the word Nox in serif lettering with a crescent moon and a trail of dots on the forearm.
Nox lettering with crescent moon and stars
Close view of black script lettering across the ribs and abdomen, with a traditional envelope tattoo and a larger coloured design on the thigh, on a person lying on a grey patterned blanket.
Script lettering on ribs with thigh tattoos
Black line drawing of a circular Tengwar script inscription, a Tolkien-style Elvish lettering design with no body part shown.
Tengwar ring inscription lettering design
Black and grey tattoo of a lily set within a detailed mandala on the outer thigh, with denim shorts visible above.
Lily within a mandala on a thigh
Sheet of six vertical strips of metallic gold and silver geometric temporary tattoo designs, including chevrons, diamonds, triangles, a chain, leaves and a leaf pattern.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo sheet
Black and grey line drawing of a lion head with an ornate mandala-style mane and patterned face, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Ornamental lion head line drawing
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design: a treble clef formed from twining stems with bell flowers, a calla lily and small blossoms.
Treble clef entwined with flowers
Colour realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman with downcast eyes in teal tones, with a sea turtle below her and streaks of water-like colour above.
Woman and sea turtle on upper arm
Black and grey forest tattoo on a forearm, with bare trees, a pine tree and a flock of birds fading into dotwork shading at the wrist.
Forest silhouette and birds on a forearm
Fine line black spiral tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, against a pale skin tone and a plastic sheet backdrop.
Single line spiral tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey vintage flash sheet showing four female portrait designs wearing crowns, with flowers, a rose and Cyrillic lettering in banners.
Vintage flash sheet of crowned female portraits
Black silhouette of a winged fairy sitting within a crescent moon, with sparkles drifting from her outstretched hand, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Fairy silhouette in a crescent moon
Black and grey realism tattoo of several skulls with chain links covering the forearm, shown in a close photo with shiny skin.
Skulls and chain on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of an engraved hand releasing strings from which dotwork planets, including a ringed Saturn, hang across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Hand holding planets on the upper back
Botanical tattoo sleeve on a forearm showing succulents, fern fronds and small pink flowers in soft, muted colour.
Succulents and ferns on a forearm sleeve
Two pink tattoos on a pale-skinned person's thighs, one a filled faceted gem within lotus petals and the other a fine line outline of the same design.
Pink gem and lotus tattoos on both thighs
Black henna-style design of an outlined heart with curling swirls and dots on the inside of a forearm, resting on a textured towel.
Heart and swirls on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of the world map on the side of a foot near the ankle, with a woven bracelet above it.
World map outline on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of two arrows with feathered fletching running down the inner forearm near the wrist.
Two arrows on an inner forearm
Back tattoo of a blossom branch with pink flowers and fine black linework, with script lines running through it, on a person lying in shallow water.
Blossom branch tattoo across a back
Black and grey tattoo of the state of Texas with the word Texas in script, a cross above and shaded roses with leaves, on a person's upper back.
Texas state outline with cross and roses
Fine line tattoo of a spoon outline with the script words Let me spoon you, sitting on the inner wrist.
Spoon outline and script on wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a heart wrapped in a ribbon on the upper arm, with the sleeve of a white t-shirt rolled up above it.
Heart with ribbon on the upper arm
Colour tattoo of a goldfish in loose black linework with orange, yellow and red wash and ink dots, on a person's ribs.
Sketchy goldfish with watercolour wash on ribs
Metallic gold and silver temporary chevron bands on a forearm and a small silver star cluster on the back of a wrist.
Metallic chevron bands and star tattoos on wrist
Pencil-shaded tattoo design of a skull with heart-shaped eye sockets, a bow on top and crossed bones behind it, shown without any body placement.
Skull with bow and crossed bones
Fine line tattoo of a black abstract shape with a red heart on the side of a thigh.
Red heart and black abstract lines on thigh
Black fine line script reading This too shall pass across a woman's upper shoulder, with her face cropped out of the frame.
Script quote tattoo on a shoulder
Painted botanical flash design of three lotus flowers stacked vertically, in pink at the top, blue in the middle and purple at the bottom, on a white background.
Three stacked lotus flowers in pink, blue and purple
Black line drawing on translucent paper of two chrysanthemums, cherry blossom sprigs and loose petals in a Japanese botanical flash style.
Chrysanthemum and cherry blossom flash sheet
Fine black line sketch of a small girl in a dress with her shadow beside her, on the upper back shoulder of a woman wearing a dark strap top.
Small sketched girl in a dress on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a cartoon tiger standing upright, forming a heart with its paws, with bold black outlines on the side of the ribs.
Cartoon tiger forming a heart on ribs
Realistic coloured floral sleeve tattoo covering an upper arm and shoulder, with roses, pansies and sunflowers.
Floral sleeve with roses and pansies
Black linework tattoo of a one-eyed cartoon figure with the word HAM on its body, placed on the lower leg.
One-eyed figure labelled HAM on a leg
Black and grey tattoo of a heron with a long beak and slender legs, drawn in fine engraved linework and stippling, on the inside of a forearm.
Heron standing on a forearm
Black ink drawing on white paper of the word HOME formed from wood grain lines, with a knot in the letter O, suited to a lettering design.
Word HOME drawn in wood grain with a knot
Small black fine line crescent moon tattoo on the side of a finger, with a signet ring and two German Shepherd dogs in the background.
Small crescent moon on a finger
Black ink tattoo of three star shapes linked by a dotted line, running from the collarbone up towards the shoulder.
Three stars across collarbone and shoulder
Black lace band tattoo wrapping the wrist and lower forearm, shown in a black and white two-panel photo of a hand resting on a sheet.
Lace band tattoo on a wrist
Black lettering tattoo of an infinity symbol merged with a heart outline, with the script words thick and thin, on a area of skin.
Infinity heart with thick and thin script

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