Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black tattoo of a three-leaf clover with faceted geometric leaves on the forearm.
Geometric clover on a forearm
Several arms crossed together, each wrist marked with a matching pink, red and teal chevron band tattoo.
Matching chevron wrist bands on several arms
Geometric tattoo of a solid black disc inside an orange ring with radiating black marks, on the front of a lower leg below the knee.
Geometric sun and lines on a lower leg
Small black fine-line outline of a faceted diamond on the upper arm, beside a black and white patterned shirt sleeve.
Small diamond outline on an upper arm
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind with a black geometric lotus tattoo on her upper back, with a dotted line below it.
Lotus tattoo on upper back
Black ink compass rose tattoo with a fleur-de-lis at the top and dotwork detail, on the upper back of a woman whose face is not shown.
Compass rose on upper back
Close-up of a black and grey Deathly Hallows tattoo on the inner forearm, with a shaded rod across the base and a thin red line rising through the centre.
Deathly Hallows symbol on a forearm
Black and white photo of a person's lower legs from behind, with blackwork geometric tattoos of concentric arcs, solid black bands and hexagons on the calves and behind the knees.
Geometric blackwork on both calves
Black and grey design drawing of a wolf's head with intricate dotwork and geometric patterns across the face and hanging feathers below, shown without a body placement.
Ornamental wolf head with feathers
Black and white photo of two clasped hands, each showing a small fine line geometric triangle tattoo with a circle on a finger.
Matching triangle tattoos on two fingers
Small black outlined sun tattoo with a ring centre and pointed rays on the inner wrist, beside festival wristbands.
Outlined sun on the inner wrist
Arm with a full sleeve tattoo of mandalas, crystals and leaves in dotwork and shading, covering the forearm and upper arm.
Botanical and crystal sleeve on arm
Black and grey pencil-style drawing of a koi fish with a faceted geometric lower body, sketched on a tablet with a stylus.
Geometric koi fish design sketch
Seven small black fine line radial burst tattoos run in a diagonal row across the top of a bare foot, on a tiled floor.
Seven radial burst tattoos across a foot
Black geometric star motifs in a repeating pattern tattooed across the back of a clenched hand and onto the knuckles, in a Japanese-influenced geometric style.
Geometric star pattern across the back of a hand
Close-up of a hand resting on a tanned thigh, showing a white ink mandala tattoo on the thigh and a white ornamental design on the forearm, in a geometric style.
White mandala tattoos on thigh and forearm
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo covering the back of a hand and forearm, with short striped lines across two fingers.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on hand and forearm
Small black dotwork tattoo of three concentric rings on the back of a hand, resting on a paint-splattered surface.
Dotted concentric circles on the back of a hand
Black and grey mandala-style ornament tattoo on a forearm near the wrist, with shaded geometric detailing.
Mandala ornament tattoo on a forearm
Black line drawing of a geometric arrow with chevron fletching, a diamond at its centre and a downward triangle tip, shown on a plain light grey background.
Geometric arrow design
Colourful geometric giraffe head tattoo in dotwork shading on the upper arm of a person wearing a black lace bra strap.
Geometric giraffe head on upper arm
Black and grey photo of a solid black geometric tattoo on a forearm, showing a crescent moon above a vertical line with the numerals 42 and a small anchor-like base.
Crescent moon and 42 on a forearm
Black outline of a five-pointed star tattooed on a forearm, partly covered by clear plastic aftercare film over reddened skin.
Outlined star on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of intersecting circles, arcs and a long diagonal arrow on the side of the ribs.
Fine line arrow and circles on the side
Fine line black lotus flower inside an outlined triangle with two small dots beneath it, tattooed on the front of a lower leg near the ankle.
Lotus in a triangle on the ankle
Black geometric arrow-like tattoo running vertically down the upper back, centred on the spine, with a blanket draped over the shoulder.
Geometric arrow tattoo on upper back
Two matching geometric heart tattoos on upper arms, one with a purple wash and one with a teal wash, outlined in black with dotted shading.
Matching geometric hearts on upper arms
Grey line-art flash design of a rearing cobra with a diamond lattice pattern on its hood and body, shown on a plain white background.
Rearing cobra with diamond pattern
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with lotus-like petals and geometric patterns covering the inner forearm.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey palm tree tattoo on the forearm, framed by a fine line circle, arcs and dotted lines.
Palm tree with geometric circles on a forearm
Flash sheet of gold, silver and black metallic temporary tattoo designs, including feathers, a hamsa hand, chevrons, a cross, the word dream in an infinity loop and tribal bands.
Metallic temporary tattoo sheet with feathers and chevrons
Black fine line tattoo of a city skyline outline with spires and towers, placed on the side of the ribs below dark clothing.
City skyline outline on the ribs
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of an eye inside a triangle, within overlapping circles and radiating lines, on a forearm.
All-seeing eye in geometric circles on a forearm
Three views of a black dotwork tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm, with chevrons, diamonds and arched mandala bands in a geometric style.
Dotwork geometric shoulder and upper arm tattoo
Colour tattoo of a stylised songbird with an orange breast and dotwork shading on the side of a thigh.
Stylised songbird on the side of a thigh
Four minimal black line symbols on a plain light grey background: a sun with dotted rays, three wavy lines, a peak with dots, and a cross with dots, in a fine line style.
Sun, waves, mountain and cross symbols
Black ink mandala tattoo with dense geometric petals and dotted detail across a woman's shoulder and upper chest, shown in a close crop.
Mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Black and grey realism eye inside a triangle with fine radiating lines, tattooed on an upper arm.
Eye in triangle on upper arm
Black and grey photo of two forearms: the left has a fine line compass star with circles and a dotted vertical line, and the right has a geometric anchor with triangles on the inner forearm.
Compass star and anchor on two forearms
Black and grey geometric lioness face tattoo with dotwork shading and a lotus-style crown, shown on the inner forearm from two angles.
Geometric lioness face on a forearm
Black interlaced knot tattoo in a circle on the top of a foot, with a bold geometric outline.
Interlocked knot circle on the foot
Black line drawing of a triangle enclosing a circle, split by a vertical line, in a simple geometric style with no body placement shown.
Triangle, circle and vertical line symbol
Close-up of a hand and wrist with metallic gold and black temporary arrow, chevron and bracelet-style designs, holding a white phone.
Gold and black temporary arrow tattoos on a hand
Close-up of two solid black parallel bands tattooed around an upper arm just above the elbow, worn with a blue t-shirt.
Two black bands around an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a shaded feather above it, placed on a person's stomach beside a black lace top and denim shorts.
Mandala and feather on the stomach
Hand-drawn black ink mandala design with a flower-like centre and dotted outer rings, drawn on white paper beside a black fineliner pen.
Mandala flower design in black ink
Close view of a small gold metallic triangle tattoo on a forearm, with a hand and a floral sleeve visible above it.
Small gold triangle on a forearm
Black ink line drawing of a hummingbird in flight, with wings and body filled with geometric patterns of scales, stripes, checks and spirals.
Hummingbird in flight with patterned wings

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