Tattoo ideas

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

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A neo-traditional compass rose with a red wash and the words Families are the compass that guide us, tattooed across a man's chest and shoulder.
Compass and family quote on chest
Black and grey skull set inside a large black playing card spade with a small white star at its base, tattooed on the chest.
Skull inside a spade on the chest
Black linework tattoo of a bird skull framed by flowers and feathers with green wash accents, on the inner forearm.
Bird skull with flowers on a forearm
Close photo of a small black fine line script word reading love on the side of a finger, against a blurred night city background.
Small script love tattoo on a finger
Small solid black dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, shown against a pale background.
Small dragonfly silhouette on a wrist
Close-up photograph of a blue outlined symbol with a filled centre tattooed on an ankle, with dark linework.
Blue outlined eye symbol on an ankle
Back view of a person with curly brown hair in a white graphic t-shirt, showing a small black dreamcatcher tattoo on the upper arm.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on upper arm
Black script lettering over pink, yellow and blue watercolour-style splashes on the top of a foot.
Script name with watercolour splash on foot
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull with a yellow flower on its head, sitting on a pink frosted cupcake with a green striped wrapper, placed on the upper back.
Sugar skull on a cupcake
Black line tattoo of a stylised face profile with hatched shading and the words WHO, AM and I on the upper arm.
Abstract face profile with WHO AM I lettering
Close photo of a small black ruler-style tattoo with numerals across the lower abdomen, beside a navel, with a fur coat and banknote-print clothing in the frame.
Ruler and numeral tattoo on the lower abdomen
Black and grey photo of a small fine line butterfly tattoo with swirled wings on the back of a person's neck, hair tied up.
Small swirled butterfly on the back of the neck
Forearm tattoo of a peace sign made from coloured wildflowers linked by green stems, with black script above and below reading You belong among the wildflowers.
Peace sign of wildflowers with script on a forearm
Flash drawing of three coral lilies and green swirling vines beside a solid black silhouette shape on a white background.
Lily and vine flash design
Traditional style heart tattoo with a banner reading As You Wish and blue and purple flowers on the upper arm.
Heart and banner tattoo on upper arm
Line drawing of a tattoo design with a woman's face, flowing hair, an owl, two roses and scrolling waves, shaded in blue, in a neo-traditional style.
Woman, owl and roses tattoo design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing two red roses around an ornate grey oval frame holding a graveyard scene under a teal sky.
Roses and graveyard in an ornate frame on upper arm
Black and grey flash design of four arrows wrapped in a ribbon reading A MAN MUST MAKE HIS OWN ARROWS, with feathered shafts and radiating lines.
Four arrows with ribbon banner quote
Realistic black and grey tattoo of two wolves on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Two wolves on a shoulder blade
Black script lettering reading Doubt me, then watch me across the upper back of a person with reddened skin.
Script quote across the upper back
Black ink tattoo of a grinning cat with green eyes, its striped tail curling into a large spiral, on the upper back in a Blackwork style.
Grinning cat and spiral tail on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a bird in flight above a tree on a person's upper back, with a thin red ribbon curling around the trunk and branches.
Bird and tree on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bow made from film strip, sitting on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Film strip bow on the forearm
Fine line tattoo of a sewing needle with a teal eye and a trailing black thread, on the inner forearm.
Sewing needle and thread on a forearm
Two hands show mirrored blue seahorse tattoos running along the index fingers.
Blue seahorse tattoos on two index fingers
Black and grey photo of a shaded skull wearing a chef's hat over crossed knives on the upper back, with the script words Mise en Place and a small cupcake above it on the neck.
Chef skull and crossed knives with script on neck
Black and grey realism tattoo of a deer head with antlers, a flying bird, daisies and roses on the outer thigh.
Deer, bird and flowers on a thigh
Geometric diamond tattoo with pink, purple, blue and green watercolour splashes on the skin of the lower torso.
Geometric diamond with watercolour splashes
Black ink compass star inside an ornate mandala, dotwork and fine linework, on the inner arm near the elbow.
Compass star mandala on an inner arm
Mixed-colour skull and butterfly tattoo with red eye sockets on the top of a foot, in a traditional style.
Skull and butterfly hybrid on the top of a foot
Black typewriter-style lettering reading type 1 diabetic on the inner forearm near the wrist, in a Lettering style.
Type 1 diabetic lettering on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a hand holding a steaming mug, sitting on the outer side of a thigh.
Steaming mug line drawing on a thigh
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with leafy vines, curls and three stars on the upper back, with soft grey shading.
Crescent moon, stars and vines on back
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope with a heart on the shank and the words Have Heart beneath, on the upper back.
Anchor and heart with Have Heart script
Watercolour style tattoo of a blue and grey bird in flight with orange splashes, placed on the side of the ribs.
Blue watercolour bird on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a mermaid with flowing red hair, a shell top and blue wash below, outlined in black on a limb.
Mermaid with red hair and shell top
Colour tattoo of a pixel-art creeper face with a dark block outline, placed on a calf.
Pixelated creeper face on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of a skeleton drum major in a plumed shako hat and tunic, holding a baton in a high-kicking pose, on the side of the torso.
Skeleton drum major on the side of the torso
Black typewriter-style lettering reading "the truth is out there" runs across a person's upper back below the shoulder.
"The truth is out there" quote on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an older woman with glasses, curled hair and a pearl necklace, shown within an oval on skin.
Black and grey portrait of an older woman
Black and grey photograph of tattooed hands buttoning a dark suit jacket, with dotwork and geometric tattoos on the hands and wrists.
Tattooed hands buttoning a dark suit jacket
Realism colour tattoo of a raptor hatching from a cracked egg, with a banner reading YOU BRED RAPTORS? and green leaves on skin.
Raptor hatching from an egg with banner
Close view of a realistic, colour-shaded feather tattoo in teal and lilac on the lower abdomen, above a black lace waistband.
Realistic feather tattoo on the lower abdomen
Coloured drawing of a purple iris with yellow markings and green leaves, outlined in black on white paper, in a traditional botanical flash style.
Purple iris flower design
Black and grey guitar tattoo with two roses and a Music Forever banner on a lower leg, shaded in a realistic style.
Guitar, roses and Music Forever banner
Large grey shaded angel wings tattoo across the upper back, with a small colour rose and leaf piece on the shoulder.
Angel wings across the upper back
Black dotwork and blackwork mandala tattoo with leaf sprigs on the upper forearm near the elbow, shown on pale skin against a grey sleeve.
Dotwork mandala with leaf sprigs on a forearm
Colour tattoo on the chest of a person showing a pink rose with petals inside an ornate silver frame, with grey dotwork mandala wings and a purple heart gem below.
Jewelled rose frame with dotwork mandala on chest

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