Tattoo ideas

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

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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
Sepia ink drawing of a horned owl with a fierce stare and detailed feathering, shown as a tattoo design on aged parchment.
Owl design on aged parchment
Black and grey Japanese-style tattoo of a wolf with swirling clouds on the upper arm and shoulder, shown from two angles.
Wolf and swirling clouds on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of the state of Oregon filled with a mountain, pine trees and a rising sun, with a small green dot, on the forearm.
Oregon state outline with mountain landscape
Abstract brushstroke tattoo on the forearm in black with red, yellow and blue streaks, with small script lettering near the wrist.
Painterly brushstroke tattoo on a forearm
Two matching black outline puzzle piece tattoos, each with a small heart inside, one on each ankle.
Matching puzzle piece ankle tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of two swallows in flight with a line of script on the side of a person's ribs, lying on white bedding.
Two swallows and script on the side ribs
Fine line tattoo of a red outlined heart leading into a black heartbeat line that becomes the word faith in cursive, on the upper arm.
Heartbeat line and faith script on upper arm
Small red tattoo of a heart made of cross-stitch style X marks, on the inner wrist beside a red wristband.
Cross-stitch heart on a wrist
Black fine-line Greek lettering across the top of a foot, near the toes, against a dark background.
Greek lettering on the top of a foot
Black and grey fine line tattoo of planets in a vertical row on the inner forearm, with Saturn ringed near the middle and small dots above and below.
Planets in a vertical line on a forearm
Black linework Deathly Hallows symbol and the word Always in script on a forearm, with watercolour splashes in red, green and blue.
Deathly Hallows and script on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black and grey cat head with yellow eyes above a red rose with green leaves, on a leg.
Cat and rose on a leg
Black and grey drawing of two shaded eyes and a crescent moon above a line of text, with a row of sun, moon and star flash designs beneath.
Eyes, crescent moon and celestial flash designs
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 grey photo of a solid blackwork tattoo of six footprints in a diagonal trail on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Footprint trail on an inner forearm
Black linework tattoo of stars and swirling lines on the side of a torso, just above the waistband.
Stars and swirls on the side of the torso
Two photos of matching fine line black ink tattoos on feet, each showing a feather within an infinity loop with the words big sister and little sister.
Matching big sister and little sister feather tattoos
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a red flower, pink buds, green leaves and red chilli peppers across the top of a foot, shown in three panels.
Red flower and chilli tattoo on a foot
Dark serif capitals reading UNTIL THE VERY END tattooed in a staggered layout on the outer thigh, above a brown knee-high sock.
Staggered quote on a thigh
Pencil-style sketch of a spread-winged owl perched on a branch, with a mandala-like crown behind its head, drawn in soft black and grey shading.
Owl in flight with mandala crown
Fine line black script tattoo reading Con tutto il cuore across the side ribs, just below the hem of a navy top.
Con tutto il cuore script on the ribs
Abstract surreal tattoo on a forearm in black outline with red, teal, yellow and orange fills, including concentric circles and star shapes.
Abstract surreal forearm tattoo
Black linework octopus tattoo with curling tentacles and suckers across a flexed upper arm, shown in profile against a pale background.
Octopus tattoo on upper arm
Pale fine line Arabic script tattoo on the back of a person's neck, photographed from behind with hair tied up.
Arabic script tattoo on the nape of the neck
Black and grey realism style octopus tattoo with curling tentacles spreading across a person's back and over the shoulder and upper arm.
Octopus tattoo across a back and shoulder
A small dark ornamental bird tattoo with patterned wings and body sits on the palm of a hand.
Small patterned bird on a palm
Woman seen from behind wearing a black lace top and jeans, with a small black line tattoo between her shoulder blades and a small tattoo on her lower leg.
Small back and ankle tattoos, seated woman
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two birds perched on a thin branch with small leaves, on a person's upper back near the shoulder.
Two birds on a branch on the upper back
Traditional colour tattoo of a dagger with a red gem hilt, moth-like wings and a red rose with teal leaves on a forearm.
Dagger and rose on a forearm
A sheet of colourful temporary tattoo designs on a white card, including a cat face with a bow, an origami crane, a unicorn, stars and an orange slice.
Kawaii temporary tattoo sheet with cat and unicorn
Single-weight black line drawing of a hummingbird in flight on a white background, presented as a fine line tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Hummingbird line drawing
Colour tattoo of a cartoon white cat face wearing a pink bow, placed on the inner wrist.
Cartoon cat with pink bow on wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded man in a paisley bandana and round glasses, with cannabis leaves behind him, on a calf.
Realistic portrait and cannabis leaves on a calf
Small fine line anchor tattoo in blue-grey ink on the side of a hand, between the knuckles, beside silver rings.
Small anchor tattoo on a finger
Realism tattoo of a silver chain with a grey crown charm and a small pink charm, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Crown and chain pendant on upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pocket watch cracked open to reveal gears and hands, with Roman numerals, sitting on the upper arm.
Broken pocket watch with gears on an arm
Close up of a fine line black script tattoo reading life imitates art along the forearm of a bare arm.
Script quote on a forearm
Black handwritten script reading 'as he promised' with 'deuteronomy 26:19' beneath it on a white background, shown as a lettering design with no body placement visible.
Handwritten 'as he promised' lettering design
Black script lettering tattoo reading love across the side of a finger, with gold nail polish on a neighbouring finger and a red drawn heart in the background.
Script love lettering on a finger
Black ink drawing of a seahorse filled with looping curved line patterns, a flash design with no placement on the body.
Seahorse in black line zentangle pattern
Fresh colour tattoo of six semicolons arranged in a ring around a small dot on a forearm, while a gloved tattooist wipes the skin.
Six semicolons in a ring on a forearm
Realistic blue-toned humpback whale tattoo with fine outlines, swimming horizontally across the outer forearm.
Humpback whale 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
Realism style tattoo of a rearing skeletal winged horse with a barbed tail on the forearm, with partial script lettering below.
Skeletal winged horse on forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a calf showing a pirate woman with teal hair, a heart eyepatch and a skull on her hat, with a red rose and a compass.
Pirate woman with rose and compass on a calf
Black and grey rope-braid band tattoo wrapped around a finger, with a coin resting on the hand beside it.
Rope band tattoo on a finger
Hand-drawn flash design of the word Faith in flowing script, with a pink awareness ribbon crossing the letters and a small heart above, drawn on paper.
Faith script with pink awareness ribbon

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