Tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink flash design of a calligraphy quote in flowing script above a small bird silhouette, with no body placement shown.
Script quote with small bird design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded basketball with the word Love in script lettering across the upper arm.
Basketball and love script on upper arm
Black ink drawing of a hand-lettered quote reading I'M ON A ROLLERCOASTER THAT ONLY GOES UP, MY FRIEND, with a simple balloon on a string, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Balloon and rollercoaster quote lettering
Close-up of black and grey script lettering with shaded flourishes across the lower abdomen, with a green succulent plant tattoo at the upper right.
Script lettering with flourishes across the stomach
Fine black script lettering reading Serendipity across the top of a bare foot, with red toenail polish and grass in the background.
Serendipity script on the top of a foot
Close photograph of the words nothing is permanent in fine black script lettering across the inner forearm near the wrist.
Nothing is permanent script on a wrist
Fine line black arrow above the script words 'this too shall pass' tattooed along the ribs of a person wearing a light blue top.
Arrow and script quote on the ribs
Pencil-style drawing of a tattoo design with the word Love in ornate script, a large swash L, leaves and buds in black and grey.
Ornate script Love with botanical flourishes
Black fine line tattoo of a heartbeat trace with the script words guard your, and proverbs 4:23 in a typewriter style below, on skin.
Heartbeat line with script and Proverbs 4:23
Black lettering tattoo of song lyrics with small music notes running down a lower leg, in a lettering style and placed on the calf.
Song lyrics tattoo on a lower leg
Fine line tattoo of a heart formed by two fishing hooks, one blue and one tan, with the word love in script on the upper chest.
Fishing hook heart with script love
Small black letter Y tattoo on the side of a person's torso, with one hand resting near it and a striped top.
Small letter Y tattoo on the side
Close-up of a black XO lettering tattoo with a small red heart above the letters, on the inner wrist.
XO lettering with red heart on a wrist
A woman lying face down on a beach towel in a black bikini, with a small fine line script tattoo on her lower back.
Small script tattoo on a lower back
Fine line black script tattoo reading Faith over on the side of a torso, placed on the ribs below a red lace bra, with the end of the word cropped by the frame.
Faith over script on the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a flock of birds, a dandelion and cursive script on the side of a torso, above the hip.
Bird flock and script on the side torso
Two people seen from behind with matching black and grey heart tattoos reading Mother Daughter across the upper back.
Matching mother and daughter heart tattoos on backs
Traditional colour tattoo of three banners reading home is wherever I'm with you, wrapped around orange and teal feathers on an upper arm.
Feather banners with quote on upper arm
Black bold paw print above the words BROTHER BEAR in blocky hand-drawn lettering on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Bear paw print with Brother Bear lettering
Black script lettering reading Believe to Achieve across the lower body, in a lettering style, on skin with a fabric edge visible at the lower left.
Believe to Achieve script tattoo
Two fingers each carry a dark blue script tattoo of the word Promise, with a large decorative P, in a lettering style on the hand.
Promise script tattoos on two fingers
Man in a white vest holding a tabby kitten against his forearm, showing black ink script lettering on his chest and an ornamental tattoo on his arm and hand.
Script chest tattoo and forearm design with kitten
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a back showing four drawn female faces above pine trees, with Thank you for being a friend lettering in black.
Four portrait faces with thank you lettering
Black and grey tattoo of a pistol above flowing script reading 'Insult my best friend? Run bitch' on the upper arm.
Pistol and script quote on upper arm
Two stacked photos of black blackletter lettering reading Artoscience and philosophy across a forearm, with a faint red scar line running beneath.
Blackletter lettering on a forearm
Black handwritten lettering reading Ohana on the side of the ribs, with a black lace bra visible above it.
Ohana lettering on the ribs
Two hands held palms out showing a black and grey realistic portrait tattoo on the back of one hand, lettering across the fingers, and a pink peony on the forearm.
Portrait hand tattoo with finger lettering
Black and grey traditional-style anchor tattoo with a chain, wings and the letters USN above it, on a lower leg.
USN anchor tattoo on a lower leg
Two forearms with matching black fine line script tattoos of the word beloved, placed on the inner forearms.
Matching beloved script on two forearms
Fine line script tattoo reading 'Have courage and be kind' in black ink across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Have courage and be kind script on upper back
Black script letter A with a shaded green four-leaf clover, swirls and small star accents, tattooed on the inside of a forearm.
Script letter A with four-leaf clover on forearm
Black and grey fine line script lettering on the side of a body in a dark, low-key photograph, placed on the ribs area.
Small script word on side of body
Black fine line drawing of a giraffe whose outline and neck are formed from flowing script lettering, shown on a plain white background.
Giraffe outline formed from script lettering
Black outline tattoo of a lion cub above the script words Remember who you are, on the inner forearm.
Lion cub outline with script quote on forearm
Black and grey lettering tattoo on a forearm and hand, with a gold wristwatch and a gold watch on the other wrist, beside a stack of banknotes.
Lettering on a forearm beside gold watches and cash
Black script lettering on the upper back reads God shook his head the day he built her, oh but I bet he smiled.
Script quote across the upper back
Black ink tattoo of the word CREATE in bold letters over brush strokes and ink splatter on the upper arm.
Bold CREATE lettering with brush strokes
Two people hold hands, showing matching black and grey crown tattoos with script lettering reading One Life and One Love on the inner wrists.
Matching crown tattoos with 'One Life' and 'One Love' on
Black ink tattoos on a hand: the word DOOMED across the index finger, an eye inside a triangle on the middle finger and a hammer on the ring finger.
DOOMED lettering and symbols on fingers
Black and grey tattoo of a stylised older man with glasses, a bow tie and a goatee, with script lettering below, on the thigh.
Bold portrait with script lettering on thigh
Black and white photo of a small fine line script tattoo reading love on the side of a finger, with a small paw-like mark beside it.
Small love script on a finger
Black and grey script lettering reading Everything has beauty on the ribs, with a faded second line of lettering beneath it.
Script quote along the ribs
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a house lifted by bunches of balloons, with the script 'Adventure is out there' below, on a calf.
Balloon house and script on a calf
A person in a patterned dress holds a Ricoh film camera, showing a black and grey rose on the forearm, a sleeve on the upper arm, and lettering and a botanical design on the legs.
Rose, lettering and botanical tattoos on a person holding a
Black script lettering on skin reading Roses are red, My name's Dave, This poem makes no sense, Microwave, placed on the upper back.
Rhyming poem lettering on upper back
Black ink brush-style character tattoo on a woman's left ribs, photographed from the side with a black crop top and blonde hair visible.
Brush-style character on the ribs
Fine line lettering tattoo in purple ink reading H.o.p.e; on the inner wrist, with a keyboard in the background.
Hope in fine line script on a wrist
Black and grey realism calf sleeve on a lower leg, showing a woman's face with banknotes, a grim reaper and a skull with a top hat, with script lettering.
Realism calf sleeve with portrait, reaper and skull

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