Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman with a curled updo holding banknotes, with the slogan BITCH BETTA HAVE MY MONEY beneath, on a calf.
Woman holding banknotes portrait on calf
Grey tribal swirl tattoo on the side of a stomach above the hip, with a white bra top and white underwear visible.
Swirling tribal ornament on a stomach
Black and grey botanical tattoo of sunflowers, daisies and leaves wrapping across the outer thigh and hip.
Sunflowers and daisies across the outer thigh
Four-panel collage of black lettering tattoos: Roman numerals on two wrists, an infinity symbol with a moon and stars on the ribs, the word amore with a heart arrow on a wrist, and script love with a
Lettering tattoos on wrists and ribs
Colour tattoo of a pumpkin-headed figure in a ruffled collar and striped body, holding a ghost with a candy bowl, with a small bat above, on the thigh.
Pumpkin-headed figure with a bat on thigh
Colour tattoo of three sunflowers with dark brown centres and black outlines, placed across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Three sunflowers on a upper back
Small black Devanagari lettering tattooed along the inner forearm near the wrist, in a fine lettering style.
Devanagari lettering on the inner forearm
Back of a person's neck and upper back showing a sketch-style orange and black bow tattoo with a ribbon trailing down the spine, carrying handwritten script.
Bow and ribbon with script on upper back
Two open palms show small black line tattoos: an arrow, dots and a symbol on one hand, and an eye with a short line of lettering on the other.
Arrow, eye and lettering on palms
Black linework dreamcatcher-style tattoo with hanging diamond shapes across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, in black ink.
Geometric dreamcatcher tattoo on shoulder
Black and white photo of two clenched fists with the word SPINSTER tattooed in serif capitals across the finger segments, a lettering tattoo on the hands.
Spinster lettering across knuckles
Watercolour style Hogwarts crest tattoo in red, yellow, green and blue on the thigh, outlined in fine black linework with paint-like drips.
Watercolour Hogwarts crest tattoo on thigh
Realistic peacock feather tattoo with green fronds and an orange and blue eye across the side of a person's back, lying on a white towel.
Peacock feather tattoo on a back
Close-up of a black script lettering tattoo on skin reading 'i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart.)' in two lines.
Black script quote across skin
Close-up photo of a black ink tattoo of a butterfly built from ornamental swirls and dots on a person's arm.
Swirl butterfly tattoo on skin
Fine line tattoo of a black cat with green eyes sitting on a crescent moon entwined with flowers and vines, shown on skin.
Black cat on a crescent moon
Two matching black pineapple tattoos with geometric patterning on the backs of a person's lower legs, one on each calf, above black shoes.
Matching pineapple tattoos on calves
Black line drawing flash sheet of sun and crescent moon designs with faces, ornamental rays and dangling drop details, shown without any body placement.
Sun and crescent moon flash sheet
Black line lettering design reading God is greater than the highs and lows, with the letters G, a chevron and V above a horizontal rule, shown on a plain white background.
God is greater than the highs and lows lettering
Black fine line tattoo of a mountain peak with dotted shading on the left slope, placed on the inner forearm below a white knitted sleeve.
Mountain peak on a forearm
Black ink design of a swallow in flight, with its wings and body filled with Japanese-style waves, flowers and a koi-like fish, drawn on a white background.
Swallow in flight with wave and koi patterns
Black tribal-style bull tattoo across an upper arm and shoulder, drawn in bold solid black linework.
Tribal bull on upper arm
Black fine line script tattoo reading create beautiful moments across a tanned shoulder, with a sandy beach blurred behind.
Script quote across the shoulder
Realistic black, grey and red tattoo of an ornate pocket watch surrounded by acanthus scrollwork across the back of a hand and forearm.
Pocket watch and scrollwork on hand and forearm
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading FIGHT OFF YOUR DEMONS in a typewriter-style serif across a forearm.
Fight off your demons lettering on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of a small solid black cat silhouette tattoo sitting behind a person's ear, with the hairline visible above it.
Small cat silhouette behind the ear
Full back tattoo of a red-eyed dragon with open jaws, lightning and a stone tower, in realism style, placed across the back with sleeve tattoos visible on both arms.
Dragon and castle across a back
Small black fine line tattoo of three stacked triangles with shaded hatching on the side of an ankle, shown on bare feet over a wooden floor.
Stacked triangles on the ankle
Fine line black tattoo of stacked wavy lines in a rectangle on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Stacked waveform lines on forearm
Woman in a pale lace top with colourful botanical tattoos on her upper chest and shoulder, including a rose design and a Stop and Smell the Roses wreath lettering piece.
Floral and script tattoos on chest and shoulder
Black ink ornate key tattoo with the word Honesty written along the shaft, placed on the lower back of a person wearing red underwear and denim.
Ornate key with Honesty script on lower back
Black and grey butterfly tattoos cascade down a bare back, with stars near the neck and scrolling vine work across the lower back.
Butterflies and scrollwork across a back
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly in a realistic style, with orange and black wings and a soft grey shadow beneath it on the skin.
Monarch butterfly with cast shadow
Black ink drawing on white paper of a semicolon with three swallows flying from its top, shown as a tattoo design on a lined notebook page.
Semicolon and swallows design drawing
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a heart formed by an infinity loop, with the words Forever in my heart in script, on the inside of a wrist.
Heart and infinity with script on a wrist
Two colour tattoos of hot dogs in buns sit on the inner forearms of a person with hands pressed together, with a dark tattoo visible on one upper arm.
Hot dog tattoos on both forearms
White ink floral tattoo on a bride's shoulder and upper arm, with blossoms and curling scrolls, shown beside a white glove and veil.
White floral design on a bride's shoulder
Wild rose tattoo with pink-washed petals and black and grey leaves and stems across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Wild rose tattoo on a shoulder
Colour realism tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope and pink and peach roses with blue flowers, on the outer thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Anchor and roses on a thigh
Black outline tattoo of Bart Simpson inside a heart, with the words EAT MY SHORTS above it, on a person's buttock and hip.
Bart Simpson in a heart on a hip
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading Normal People Scare Me on the inside of a wrist, set in blocky capitals with dots between some letters.
Normal People Scare Me lettering on wrist
Realistic grey dragonfly tattoo with translucent wings and soft shading on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dragonfly tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork drawing of wildflower sprigs including daisies, lavender and foxglove-style bells, suited to a botanical tattoo design.
Wildflower sprigs in black dotwork
A small solid black silhouette of a walking cat with a raised tail, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Walking cat silhouette on a forearm
Close-up of a dark blue script tattoo reading 'Never a failure, always a lesson' across the ribs, with a pink bra top above it.
Script quote tattoo on the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a mountain range with the number 603 beside it, on the top of a foot.
Mountain outline and 603 on a foot
Two hands with intertwined fingers showing matching small red fine line bow tattoos on the fingers.
Matching red bow tattoos on fingers
Black script quote reading Our flaws are what makes us perfect, with four solid bird silhouettes, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Quote with four flying birds on ribs

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