Tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink traditional-style anchor design with three banner scrolls across the shank reading Sleeping With Sirens, drawn as a flash sheet with no body part visible.
Anchor with three banners reading Sleeping With Sirens
Black fine line tattoo of a lit candle in a candlestick holder on the side of a person's torso, above a plaid waistband.
Candle in a holder on the side of the body
Black and grey botanical tattoo of lilies and leaves trailing down the side of a torso, with a navel piercing visible.
Lily and vine tattoo on the side
Black lettering reading Courage, dear heart in script with a solid bird silhouette above it, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Courage, dear heart script and bird on wrist
Black and white photo of a traditional style swallow and rose tattoo on a man's neck, above a suit collar.
Swallow and rose on the neck
Black and grey realism tattoo of three open roses and a rosebud with leaves, on the side of a torso above the waistband of jeans.
Black and grey roses on the side of the torso
Close-up of a small black airplane silhouette tattoo on the inner wrist, in a fine line style.
Small airplane tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey Japanese style phoenix tattoo with scrolls and clouds running down a woman's leg from thigh to calf, photographed from behind.
Japanese style phoenix leg sleeve
Colour tattoo on a upper chest showing the word Love in script over a red and blue flag design, with an eagle, globe and anchor emblem and the reference 1 COR. 13:13.
Love script, flag and eagle emblem on chest
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a sugar skull woman portrait above a pocket watch and a skull.
Sugar skull portrait and pocket watch on upper arm
Digital illustration of a skull covered in red tribal patterns, beside a vertical strip of skulls, crossbones and tribal flames on a dark textured background.
Tribal skull with red patterns and crossbones
Black and white photo of two hands with small fine line skull and crossbones tattoos on the fingers, one on a top knuckle and one on a middle finger.
Small skull tattoos on two fingers
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 fine line outline of a small heart on the inner wrist of a forearm and hand.
Small outline heart on the inner wrist
Colour traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a red and black emblem with red triangles, dark swirling shapes with red eyes, and a grey medallion with green leaves.
Red and black emblem with leaves on upper arm
Black flash design of a butterfly whose body is a treble clef and whose wings are formed from bass clef curls and note heads, shown on a plain white background.
Butterfly made of musical symbols
Black tribal-style design of a winged horse head with flowing mane on a plain white background.
Tribal winged horse design
Two traditional-style tattoos on a pair of thighs: a bearded man in profile beside a compass and flowers, and a woman in a headscarf beside a red rose.
Portraits, compass and rose on the thighs
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with orange, yellow and blue watercolour splashes on a lower leg.
Monarch butterfly with watercolour splashes
Fine line black outline tattoo of a castle with spires and an arched doorway on the inner forearm, against a sunflower fabric background.
Castle outline on forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two roses with leaves and a bud on the outer thigh, shown beside blue lace underwear and an open check shirt.
Black and grey roses on the thigh
Two black ink script tattoos on a forearm, one reading I'm fine and the other reading save me, shown in two stacked photographs.
'I'm fine' and 'save me' script on forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of an orange and black butterfly with spotted wings on the inner wrist, against a blurred green background.
Orange butterfly on the inner wrist
Small thin black lowercase lettering reading cry on the upper back near the shoulder blade, in a fine line style.
Small cry lettering on upper back
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a crescent moon with a woman's face, roses and a banner reading LA LUNA on a person's upper back.
Crescent moon with face and roses on back
Large black and grey traditional back tattoo of a pin-up style woman in a feathered headdress holding a staff and shield, surrounded by roses and flowers.
Feathered pin-up and roses across a back
Black tribal tattoo with a central sun-like disc and swirling wings across the upper back, in a Polynesian-inspired blackwork style.
Tribal sun motif across the upper back
Two matching ankle tattoos of a black infinity symbol with a shaded red heart and the word Sisters in black script, fine line style.
Matching infinity heart tattoos reading Sisters
Black and grey tattoo of two cartoon monkeys on a stomach, one monkey's rear positioned around the navel and the other holding a long curled tail.
Two cartoon monkeys on a stomach
Two matching black blackwork tattoos of an ornate pointed mandala with a sunburst fan and chevrons, one on each calf, shown from behind with bare feet.
Symmetrical ornate mandala tattoos on both calves
Black and grey line drawing of a coiling Eastern dragon with a flaming pearl, shown as a tattoo design on paper with no body placement.
Eastern dragon with a flaming pearl
Two forearms held together show fine line black tattoos of a heart, a triangle and a pair of arrows, with a braided bracelet on one wrist.
Heart, triangle and arrow tattoos on forearms
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a shaded profile silhouette with ribbon banners reading Darling You'll Be Okay, on a forearm.
Silhouette and banner on a forearm
Small solid black palm tree tattoo on the upper back of a woman wearing a black bikini top, photographed in bright sunlight.
Small palm tree tattoo on upper back
Black and grey photo of a small Let it be script lettering tattoo on the back of a neck, with the wearer's face not shown.
Let it be script on the neck
Realistic tattoo of a cat's head with green eyes and fine whisker detail on the upper arm, shaded in black, grey and brown.
Realistic cat portrait on upper arm
Black and white photo of a fine line city skyline tattoo with a tall spire running along the outer side of a foot, with a small figure eight tattoo on the second foot.
Fine line city skyline tattoo on foot
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of four women's portrait faces arranged across the back.
Four portrait faces on a back
Small solid black ballerina silhouette tattoo in a tutu, with one arm raised, placed centrally on the upper back.
Ballerina silhouette on upper back
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
Realistic colour skull tattoo covering a person's entire back, shown from behind with ochre bone tones and teal and black shading.
Large realistic skull across a back
Two matching fine line star swirl tattoos on a pair of calves, one with an orange star and one with a purple star.
Matching star swirl tattoos on two calves
Black and grey photo of a row of small bird silhouette tattoos running diagonally across the upper back and neck.
Row of small birds across the upper back
Black and grey realistic octopus tattoo with curling tentacles across the back of a hand, with a star and partial lettering nearby.
Realistic octopus tattoo on the hand
Black handwritten script reading Be true to who you are on a white background, a lettering design with no body placement shown.
Be true to who you are handwritten script
Black ink line drawing of a stylised lion head in profile with a flowing mane and a curling tail, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Stylised lion head in profile with curled tail

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