Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black outline tattoo of the map of Australia on the side of an ankle.
Australia map outline on ankle
Colour photo of a Japanese style cherry blossom branch tattoo with pink blossoms, black branches and a black kanji character on the forearm.
Cherry blossom branch with kanji on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a lion's head in profile facing right, with a flowing mane rendered in fine lines, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Lion head in profile line drawing
Black and white photo of bold black Hebrew lettering spelling the word ahava across the inner wrist, in a blackwork lettering style.
Hebrew lettering on a wrist
Black henna-style mehndi design with lace-like mandala patterns across the back of a hand, wrist and fingers.
Black henna-style hands with lace patterns
Colour and grey tattoo of an anchor wrapped in roses and blue flowers, with a shaded pocket watch below it, on a forearm.
Anchor, pocket watch and flowers on a forearm
Black and grey raven tattoo on the calf, with stippled dotwork shading on its head and wing and dark strands trailing downwards.
Raven with dissolving roots on a calf
Colourful watercolour-style owl tattoo perched on a branch with pink blossoms, placed on the side of the torso near the navel.
Watercolour owl on a branch
Line drawing of interlocking loops forming a heart shape, with teal and dark shading on a pale background.
Interlocking loop heart design
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a realistic lighthouse, a woman's portrait and a rose, across the forearm and upper arm.
Lighthouse and portrait full sleeve
Collage of three traditional tattoos: a woman's head with a pink rose, a globe with flowers and the words Home For Now, and a striped suitcase with an arm strapped across it.
Traditional collage: woman, globe and suitcase
Red cherries with green stems and a leaf, surrounded by black stars and dots, in a colour tattoo on the side of the thigh.
Cherries and stars on a thigh
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a creature with an open mouth and tongue, a fin above and scales, with pink fill and black outlines on an upper arm.
Pink-backed creature with fin and lettering on arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a pink peony, bud and green leaves with a hummingbird perched on the stem, on the side of the upper thigh.
Peony and hummingbird on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a yellow and orange daffodil with green leaves and a long stem on skin, in a traditional botanical style.
Daffodil tattoo in yellow and orange
Black ink pine tree tattoo on the ankle, shown above a graphic of a green pine between snowy mountains with the word Oregon.
Pine tree tattoo on the ankle
Pen and ink drawing of an ornate, flourished letter with scroll details on paper, with a faint pencil sketch of another letter behind it.
Ornate lettering sketch of a flourished letter
Black and grey fine line water lily tattoo on the upper arm, with delicate petal linework and shaded centre.
Water lily on the upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a lace-patterned heart with purple roses and leaves on the forearm, against a teal background.
Lace heart with purple roses on a forearm
Fine line black cross tattoo on the back of a hand, with a silver twisted ring on the middle finger.
Small cross tattoo on the back of a hand
Close-up of a fine-line black tattoo of two linked outlined hearts on the upper edge of a person's ear, with a pink-nailed fingertip touching nearby.
Two small outlined hearts on the ear
Traditional style colour tattoo of a pin-up woman in a blue swimsuit with red stockings and a bow in her hair, with two swallows, on a forearm.
Pin-up woman with swallows on a forearm
Close-up of a small fine line black cross tattoo on the inner wrist, with red painted nails and a pink and blue woven bracelet visible.
Small cross on the inner wrist
Black and white ink drawing of a butterfly with fine veined wings and dark round spots, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Black ink butterfly with dark eye spots
Black and grey feathered angel wings tattooed across the upper back of a shirtless man, with shaded plumes spreading from the shoulder blades down towards the waistband.
Feathered wings across a man's back
Black and grey tattoo of a sailing ship inside a bottle with a rope stopper, on the forearm, in a traditional style with bold outlines and stippled shading.
Ship in a bottle on a forearm
Botanical tattoo of a flowering sprig with green leaves running up the outer forearm, with soft grey shading on the blossoms.
Flowering sprig on a forearm
Black ink line drawing of a magnolia branch with several open blooms and buds, shown as a flash design on plain paper.
Magnolia branch line drawing
Black fine line stars trailing from the nape of the neck down the upper back of a woman with red braided hair.
Star trail tattoo on the upper back and neck
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a skeleton holding a long staff inside a framed tarot card, placed on the upper arm.
Skeleton tarot card on upper arm
Black and grey realism full sleeve on an arm, showing classic horror film style portraits of a slicked-back vampire, a woman, and monster faces with skulls and bats, photographed from three angles.
Classic horror monster full sleeve in black and grey
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant framed by roses on the upper thigh of a person wearing a grey top.
Elephant and roses on the thigh
Realistic colour butterfly tattoo with orange, pink and yellow wings edged in black, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Realistic butterfly on a shoulder blade
Black and grey mandala flower tattoo with dotwork detail, sitting over the elbow of a bare arm, with a grey top in the background.
Mandala flower tattoo on an elbow
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bull skull with arrows and a crescent moon inside fine geometric circles, on the upper arm.
Bull skull with arrows and crescent moon
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a seated tabby cat with a small heart on its chest, framed by thin geometric circles and lines, on the forearm.
Tabby cat with heart on forearm
Colour cartoon tattoo of a white dog with a red bow and a yellow chick on an arm, shown in three photographs.
Cartoon dog and chick on an arm
Realistic blue and purple butterfly tattoo with shaded wings on the top of a bare foot, resting on a grey stone surface.
Realistic butterfly on top of a foot
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a central yin yang symbol and layered petal patterns, on the outer thigh.
Yin yang mandala on the outer thigh
Two black fine line arrow tattoos on forearms, one with a geometric feathered arrow and one with a long shaft and twig-like fletching, placed on the forearm.
Matching arrow tattoos on two forearms
Japanese-style chrysanthemum sleeve in red and black dotwork covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Red chrysanthemum sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a tall conifer tree with a detailed trunk and layered branches, running up the calf.
Tall conifer tree on a calf
Solid black traditional tattoo of a moth with eye motifs and rays covering the back of a hand and parts of the fingers.
Moth and eyes across the back of a hand
Fine line black outline tattoo of a stretching cat on a forearm, shown in a close-up and a wider photo.
Fine line cat outline on a forearm
Black and white photo of five small solid black bird silhouettes tattooed on the inner wrist, with the palm of the hand visible below.
Five small birds on the inner wrist
Dotwork black paw prints and a purple and black script word with hearts and swirls tattooed on the top of a foot.
Paw prints and script on a foot
Colour tattoo on the side of the ribs showing two red baseball stitch lines with black outlines, with black script text reading Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.
Baseball stitches and script quote on ribs
Black shaded feather tattoo with soft blue, pink and purple watercolour splashes behind it, placed on the shoulder.
Feather with watercolour splashes on a shoulder

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