Tattoo ideas

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

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Close-up of black script lettering reading vivere liberamente across the lower back, just above a blue bikini bottom.
Vivere liberamente script on the lower back
Fine line black script tattoo reading explore dream discover running from the ankle along the outer side of a bare foot on sand.
Explore dream discover script on the ankle
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red heart with a MOM banner, teal leaves and pink flowers on the skin of an upper limb.
Traditional heart with MOM banner and flowers
Black ink pen drawing of a three-masted sailing ship on hatched waves, with a dotted line falling to a small anchor, on plain off-white paper.
Sailing ship and anchor pen drawing
Black ink tree tattoo with thin branches and a cross-shaped trunk on the upper back, seen from behind in a mirror selfie.
Tree tattoo on the upper back
Large neo-traditional sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman in profile with an owl headdress and flowing purple hair.
Owl and woman portrait on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with radiating petals on the outer thigh, above denim shorts and a white brick wall.
Dotwork mandala on the thigh
Colour traditional tattoo of R2-D2 projecting the words You're my only hope, above an orange rose with a Rebel Alliance emblem, on a thigh.
R2-D2 and rebel rose on a thigh
Black ink drawing of a feather with curling fine lines and small dots on a plain beige background, in a fine line style.
Feather with swirling linework
Black geometric panda tattoo in fine line with solid black fills, sitting on the outer forearm of a person with arm hair.
Geometric panda on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a red rose with aged, browned petal edges and green leaves, placed on the upper chest.
Realistic red rose on the chest
Blue Celtic knotwork design with a dragon head at the top, drawn in solid flat ink on a white background.
Celtic knot with dragon head
Traditional colour tattoo of a globe wrapped in a SISTER banner, with clasped hands, pink flowers and a red and white base, on the upper arm.
Globe and clasped hands with SISTER banner
Close photograph of a bold black ink tattoo of a stylised symbol with two spirals and a crossing loop, placed on what appears to be the lower back.
Black swirl and loop symbol on skin
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's portrait framed by a folded banknote on the upper arm.
Realistic banknote portrait on upper arm
Close photo of a small black cross tattoo with thin lines on the inner forearm, beside a black leather jacket sleeve.
Black cross on the inner forearm
Black and grey shark head tattoo with open jaws and visible teeth on a finger of a hand, in a realistic style.
Shark head on a finger
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey anchor wrapped in an orange and purple rope, with black script reading Hope anchors the soul, Hebrews 6:19.
Anchor and rope with script verse on a limb
Close-up of a woman's upper chest with a small cluster of purple and teal butterfly tattoos near the collarbone, worn under a grey jacket.
Purple butterflies on upper chest
Colour tattoo of a cartoon unicorn with a rainbow mane and pink bow inside a dotted candy heart frame, on a thigh, in a neo-trad style.
Unicorn and candy heart on a thigh
Black and grey traditional swallow tattoo with bold outlines on the side of a person's ribs, partly covered by a striped shirt.
Swallow tattoo on the ribs
Black tribal-style dragon design coiled in a circle on a white background, drawn as a flash with no body placement shown.
Coiled tribal dragon design
Two matching cartoon tattoos on a pair of forearms, each showing a character in a grey cloud-shaped frame with a blue outline.
Two cartoon characters on matching forearms
Colour tattoo of a black nesting doll with large green eyes and red lips, surrounded by pink, red and purple flowers, on the upper arm.
Matryoshka doll with roses on upper arm
Black and grey tattoos on a forearm: a small fine line Deathly Hallows triangle symbol near the wrist and a solid black animal silhouette on the inner forearm.
Deathly Hallows and animal silhouette on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small bird beside the script words this too shall pass, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Bird and script quote on a forearm
A feather drawn with black linework and blue and teal watercolour washes on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Watercolour feather design
Colour traditional swallow tattoo in blue, red and yellow, with a thin black thread line running from its beak to a grey spool and needle, on a forearm.
Swallow with thread and needle on a forearm
Blue crescent moon with a face on one forearm and a yellow and orange sun with a face on the other, both framed by fine dotted geometric lines.
Crescent moon and sun on forearms
Black and grey realistic full moon tattoo with soft crater shading and a black outline, sitting on the inner wrist and forearm.
Full moon on the inner wrist
Black and grey line drawing of a traditional-style anchor wrapped in ribbon banners, one reading FAMILY, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Anchor with family ribbon banners
Black ink fine line tattoo of a swallow flying out of an open birdcage with script lettering above it, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Swallow leaving a birdcage on the shoulder
Realism and neo-traditional style tattoo of a grey and cream cat with green eyes, set in a gold beaded frame, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cat portrait in ornate frame on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of purple and teal delphinium flowers and buds on the side of the ribs.
Purple delphinium flowers on the ribs
Fine line black script reading Believe with a small bird silhouette on the side of a finger, joined by a thin trailing line.
Believe script with bird on finger
Large black ornamental cross tattoo on a forearm, with gold and black beaded bracelets worn above the wrist.
Ornate cross tattoo on forearm
Black linework compass rose with a small S marker, set over teal, pink and red watercolour splashes and a thin red circle, on the inner forearm.
Watercolour compass rose on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged classical statue of a woman with a braided hairstyle, shown on the upper arm.
Winged classical statue on an upper arm
Small black serif lettering reading So it goes. on the upper arm, just below a rolled grey sleeve.
Serif quote on upper arm
Back of a woman with red hair and a floral top, showing a fine line script tattoo reading forever young across the upper back below the neck.
Forever young script on upper back
Colour neo-traditional style tattoo of Finn, Jake and other cartoon characters from Adventure Time across an upper arm.
Adventure Time characters on upper arm
Black and grey geometric wolf head tattoo with overlapping triangles on a calf, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading.
Geometric wolf head on a calf
Several arms lying side by side with metallic gold and silver temporary tattoos of leaves, an eye and geometric patterns on the forearms and wrists, alongside gold bangles and cuffs.
Metallic gold and silver temporary tattoos on arms
Fine line tattoo of two short slanted lines on the side of a finger, shown on a hand in a car interior.
Two short slanted lines on a finger
Solid black frog silhouette design on a plain white background, with raised limbs and rounded toe pads.
Frog silhouette tattoo design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a grey cartoon cat eating a slice of pizza inside a teal scalloped heart, on a forearm.
Cartoon cat with pizza in a heart frame
Black ink line drawing sheet of many quartz crystal clusters and single points on a white background, shown without a body placement.
Quartz crystal flash sheet
Black ink tattoo of a grinning Cheshire Cat with stripes on the side of an ankle, in a sepia-toned photograph.
Cheshire Cat on an ankle

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