Tattoo ideas

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

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Close view of a person's arms with colourful tattoos of flowers, a butterfly and stars on the upper arm and forearm, with a pink lace bra and pastel top.
Colourful floral and butterfly tattoos on arms
Black script lettering reading Just Breathe across the inner wrist and lower forearm, shown in a lettering style.
Just Breathe script on inner wrist
Fine line tattoo of three small elephants walking in a row across the side of the body, with dotted patterns on their bodies.
Three elephants walking in a row
Black linework tattoo of the Millennium Falcon drawn as a technical blueprint with dimension lines, split across the centre of the image on a limb.
Millennium Falcon blueprint on a limb
Colourful Hello Kitty tattoo with pink bows, flowers, a handbag and a cupcake, outlined in bold black ink on skin.
Hello Kitty tattoo with flowers and bows
Colour tattoo of a grinning Cheshire Cat with green eyes and a red cherry in neo-traditional style across the upper arm and shoulder.
Cheshire Cat and smoke on upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of a purple iris and closed bud on thin stems, placed on the side of the ribs.
Purple iris and bud on the ribs
Grey and green tattoo of a Claddagh with a crown, heart and hands, a Celtic triquetra knot and green ivy leaves on the forearm.
Claddagh with ivy and Celtic knot on an arm
Close-up of a solid black tribal-style bird head tattoo with a swirl detail, on a forearm.
Tribal bird head tattoo on a forearm
Traditional style flash drawing of a witch in profile wearing a pointed hat decorated with a gold crescent moon and star.
Witch in profile with crescent moon hat
Solid black world map tattoo on the upper back between the shoulder blades, seen from behind on a woman wearing a white lace-trim top and a gold necklace.
World map tattoo on upper back
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
Fine black line outline of a lotus flower tattoo on the outer ankle, photographed on a plastic-wrapped surface.
Small lotus outline tattoo 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
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small eye with radiating lashes on the inner wrist.
Small eye tattoo on the wrist
Two matching fine line black tattoos of small round-headed creatures on the inner forearms of a person wearing a grey sweatshirt.
Matching small creature tattoos on forearms
Black ink tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds, three birds and the script words 'i carry your heart' across the upper back.
Dandelion, birds and script quote on upper back
Two matching black outline pizza slice tattoos with pepperoni circles, one on each of two ankles touching on a wooden floor.
Matching pizza slice tattoos on two ankles
Neo-traditional flash design of a blonde woman in a dark gown and white gloves, holding a small mouse, with a clock, a bird and a KEEP ON BELIEVING banner.
Princess with mouse in a leafy frame
Black single-line drawing of a galloping horse with a flowing mane on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Galloping horse line drawing
Black and grey sailing ship tattoo with a rose and scrollwork running down the ribs and onto the hip in a traditional style.
Sailing ship and rose down the side and hip
Black ink drawing of an anatomical heart with daisy-like flowers growing out of the top, shown as a botanical design on a cream background.
Anatomical heart with flowers
Heart-shaped tattoo of brass clockwork gears on a woman's upper back, shown in warm gold and brown tones.
Clockwork heart on upper back
Colour botanical tattoo of a peach peony, small white flowers, ferns and blackberries across a forearm, photographed from the wrist side.
Peony and wildflower bouquet on a forearm
Drawing of a green red-eyed tree frog with orange-tipped toes and blue and purple accents, shown climbing against a white background.
Red-eyed tree frog design
Black solid design of a crescent moon with small five-pointed stars trailing downwards from its lower edge, on a white background.
Crescent moon with falling stars
Small black semicolon tattoo on the upper back of a person with their hair in a bun, photographed from behind beside a railway track.
Small semicolon tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo on the inner forearm of a tarot-style card framed in yellow and orange, with a red anime-style figure, a sun above and a banner reading THE POWER.
Tarot card style anime figure on a forearm
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a bee above a small rose on the forearm, near the elbow, with a pothos plant in the background.
Bee and rose on a forearm
Black ornamental design of a stag head with swirling antlers, dotted linework and floral patterns on a white background.
Ornamental stag head design in black
Black and grey realism tattoo of Egyptian pharaohs and a winged sun disc wrapping around a calf, shown from three angles.
Egyptian pharaohs and winged disc on a calf
Colour traditional tattoo on the back of a neck showing a top hat, teacup, pocket watch, playing card spades and a banner reading We're all mad here.
Mad Hatter top hat and teacup on a neck
Realistic grey and red forearm tattoo showing a gas mask, a skull and a red spiral, shown on a person's forearm against a dark background.
Gas mask and skull sleeve on a forearm
Small colour tattoo of a crescent moon with a soft purple and pink watercolour wash and a pink script word beneath it, on the side of the torso above black jeans.
Purple crescent moon on the side ribs
Pencil sketch design of a feather with small birds lifting off from its tip and a line of script beneath reading take those broken wings and learn to fly.
Feather with birds taking flight sketch
Black and grey tattoo flash drawing of a large stylised wing with a rose window motif and a small figure, shown as a design with no body placement.
Winged design with gothic rose window
Back and side of a person showing a colour botanical tattoo of daffodils, blue and pink blossoms and foliage, with a swallow on the shoulder.
Floral back and rib piece with a swallow
Traditional style tattoo of a pizza cut into slices and arranged in a circle, with pepperoni and melted cheese drips, on the upper arm.
Pizza slices in a circle on an arm
Black and grey tattoo of a ringed planet, moons and four-point stars above mountains, framed in a hexagon on a forearm.
Ringed planet and mountains in a hexagon on a forearm
Black and white photo of a woman in a yoga headstand showing a botanical tattoo on her side ribs.
Floral tattoo on ribs during a headstand
Traditional style tattoo of praying hands with an orange cigarette and a dark pipe, shown on the neck in shaded grey with teal accents.
Praying hands with cigarette and pipe
Black ink lotus mandala tattoo with dotted lines above and below, centred on a woman's upper back.
Lotus mandala on the upper back
Black tribal swirl tattoo across the lower abdomen, photographed in black and white with an orange belt and a navel piercing with a dragonfly charm.
Tribal swirl tattoo on the abdomen
Black and grey ornate scrollwork tattoo with a shaded skull cameo at the centre, spanning the upper chest and shoulders.
Ornate scrollwork and skull cameo across the chest
Colour tattoo on a forearm showing a ringed purple planet, a striped brown planet, a blue planet and a pale moon above a hand in galaxy shades of teal and purple.
Planets and galaxy hand on a forearm
Black and grey pen drawing of a flowing scroll and acanthus ornament design, drawn on paper with a black fineliner pen beside it.
Scrollwork ornament design in pen
Traditional style tattoos of ships, roses and a sailor portrait on a woman's stomach and upper thigh, with her face cropped out of frame.
Ships, roses and a sailor on torso and thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a woman wearing a rabbit-eared sugar skull mask and a teal bow, on the back of a calf.
Rabbit-eared sugar skull portrait on a calf

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