Tattoo ideas

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

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Two small fine line tattoos on forearms in a sepia photo: a crescent moon on the left arm and a sun with rays on the right.
Matching moon and sun tattoos on forearms
Black and grey ink drawing of a bird formed from musical notes and a treble clef, with the words Psalm 96:1 above and a verse below.
Bird made of music notes with Psalm 96:1
Black ink treble clef with a splattered ink background on a forearm, in a blackwork style.
Treble clef with ink splatter on a forearm
Small black spider tattoo with fine legs and a shaded body, placed on the side of the neck behind the ear.
Small spider on the neck behind the ear
Black and grey rose tattoo on an upper arm and a small script tattoo on the forearm, shown in a kitchen with a blue mug.
Rose tattoo on upper arm and small script on forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a hummingbird in mid-flight with a red head and blue-green wings on the back of a hand against a dark background.
Hummingbird tattoo on the back of a hand
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 and grey dotwork rose with a mandala style frame and hanging drops on a forearm, shown against denim and patterned wallpaper.
Rose and mandala on a forearm
White ink lettering tattoo reading Believe, with swirling flourishes, on the forearm.
Believe script on a forearm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a smiling crescent moon with a seated black cat on its lower horn, on the upper arm.
Crescent moon and cat on upper arm
Black outline tattoo of a hammerhead shark on the ankle of a person wearing beige flats and rolled jeans, in fine line style.
Hammerhead shark outline on ankle
Two matching colour tattoos on a pair of bare feet, each showing a grey elephant beneath a bare branching tree above yellow sunflowers with green leaves.
Matching elephant and sunflower foot tattoos
Traditional style butterfly tattoo in red and black with bold outlines and small white dots on the wings, placed on a forearm.
Red and black butterfly on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a superhero with glasses and a red cape raising a fist, with bold black outlines and dripping lines, on a lower leg.
Superhero with raised fist on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an animal skull with two roses, leaves and a triangle, on the outer thigh.
Animal skull and roses on a thigh
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical lotus flower with swirling inner petals, dotted accents and a trailing stem, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Lotus flower tattoo design
Fine line drawing of a slender botanical stem with a open flower at the top, small buds and three leaves, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Fine line botanical stem with buds and leaves
Black script lettering tattoo reading I am enough the way I am across the upper chest, shown beside a thin chain necklace.
Script quote across the upper chest
Black and grey botanical tattoo of oak leaves, acorns and pine sprigs across a man's upper chest and shoulder.
Oak leaves and acorns on chest and shoulder
Fine line black dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist, shown with the palm turned slightly towards the camera.
Small dragonfly on the inner wrist
Realistic peacock feather tattoo in black, grey and orange with a blue-centred eye, on the side of the ribs, with a hand resting on the skin.
Peacock feather on the ribs
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
Fine line black tattoo of a winged ball with small script reading I open at the close, on the inner wrist.
Winged ball and script on inner wrist
Fine line tattoo of a cat face with folded ears and whiskers on the back of a person's neck, with dark hair pulled up above it.
Folded-ear cat face on the back of the neck
Shaded blue rose with black vine swirls and a dangling beaded rosary ending in a cross, tattooed on the ankle.
Blue rose and rosary on an ankle
White line-art crest on a black background with a bird, a pentagram, a police box, a lattice panel and a banner reading all who wander are lost.
Crest design with bird, police box and banner
Colour traditional tattoo of a blue skull with red eyes, crossed wheat-tipped arrows and a banner reading DEATH BY GLUTEN, on the forearm.
Skull with wheat arrows and banner on forearm
Three forearms against a black background, each with two solid black bands tattooed around the forearm in a blackwork style with brushed, uneven edges.
Double black bands on three forearms
Black and grey pen drawing of a tattoo design with the word Dreamer in cursive script beside a dreamcatcher and three feathers, in a Lettering style.
Dreamer script with dreamcatcher and feathers
Colour full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing Nightmare Before Christmas characters, jack-o'-lanterns and a haunted moonlit scene, in a neo-traditional style.
Nightmare Before Christmas full sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of the bearded sea god Poseidon with a trident and a sea creature on the upper arm, shown in three views.
Poseidon portrait with trident on upper arm
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
Three pairs of feet showing matching fine line black heartbeat heart tattoos with the word Sisters, placed on the top of the foot near the ankle.
Matching heartbeat heart and Sisters tattoos on feet
Fine line black script reading free on the back of a hand, which rests on a bare shoulder in a denim shirt.
Free script on the back of a hand
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with an ornate mandala top and three shaded feathers across the upper back, in a black and white photo.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on upper back
Coloured pencil sketch of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, a looping ribbon and a flower with leaves, drawn as a tattoo design.
Pocket watch with ribbon and flower sketch
Traditional style tattoo of a straight razor with a striped colour handle, beside a black and grey eagle, on a limb.
Straight razor and eagle on a limb
A round blue floral design in a Delft-inspired botanical style, shown as a tattoo design on a white card against a textured brown background.
Blue Delft-style floral tattoo design
Woman seen from behind on a beach with gold metallic designs on her upper arms, shoulder and spine.
Gold metallic body art on a beach
Fine line tattoo of a slim wildflower sprig with three small blooms and leaves on the inner upper arm.
Small wildflower sprig on an inner arm
Colour tattoo of a stegosaurus with teal body, yellow and pink zigzag markings and pink back plates, on the upper arm against a white sheet.
Stegosaurus tattoo on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings and long streaming tail feathers in red, orange, yellow and blue, with stars, on a person's upper back.
Phoenix with trailing stars on upper back
Small black tattoo of a cross overlapping a fish symbol on the inner wrist, shown in a black and white photo.
Cross and fish on a wrist
Two photographs on a magazine page show a bare male torso with a black and grey Japanese style tiger with red accents on the ribs and a dragon and cloud sleeve on the upper arm.
Japanese tiger and dragon sleeve on torso
Solid black anchor design with sweeping tribal-style lines curving out from either side, drawn as a flash design on a white background.
Anchor with tribal flourishes
Small black fine line tattoo of the Eiffel Tower sitting behind a person's ear on the neck.
Eiffel Tower behind the ear
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo on a stomach showing a galaxy, a winged fox above a campfire, and bundles of herbs on each side.
Galaxy, winged fox and campfire on stomach
Dark ink lace band tattoo wrapped around the upper thigh, shown in a casual photo against a tiled floor.
Lace band tattoo on the upper thigh

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