Tattoo ideas

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

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Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a pocket watch with Roman numerals, roses and leaves, with the words Time Flies in script lettering across the lower half.
Pocket watch and roses with Time Flies script
Small star tattoos in a vertical line down the chest and upper midriff, worn beside a neon geometric bandeau bikini top.
Vertical star line across the chest
Black ink compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W markings, in fine line style, on the centre upper back of a person with their hair tied back.
Compass rose tattoo on the upper back
A flash sheet of eight black wolf silhouettes in varied poses, including howling, walking, sitting and running, on a white background.
Eight wolf silhouette poses on a sheet
Black and grey tattoo flash design of brass knuckles, two roses and a ribbon banner with the script words Love thy Neighbor and Lev.19:18, shown without any body placement.
Brass knuckles and roses with Love thy Neighbor
Two side-by-side photos of fine line black ink tattoos on the inner wrist: a dotted interlocking triangle design on the left and a small orbit with dots and a star on the right.
Geometric and orbit tattoos on wrists
Red lettering tattoo of the word BAD on the side of a person's ribs, shown in a close, angled photo of bare skin.
Red BAD lettering on the ribs
Black dotwork crown tattoo centred on the back of a person's neck, with blonde hair pulled up above it.
Crown tattoo on the back of the neck
Traditional style tattoo of a grim reaper holding a scythe and smoking a cigarette, with 'Life's a Drag' script, on the upper leg.
Grim reaper with scythe and script
Small fine line tattoo of a cartoon bear in yellow and tan with grey outlines, plus a tiny red mark, on the inner wrist.
Small bear tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a symmetrical floral mandala with lotus-like petals on the inner forearm.
Dotwork floral mandala on forearm
Black and grey photograph of a botanical rose tattoo with dotted line detail and small droplet shapes on the ankle and top of the foot.
Black rose and dotted lines on an ankle
Dark brown mandala design with dotted petals on a person's shoulder, shown from behind, with a henna-style finish.
Mandala design on a shoulder
Small black fine line tattoo of a sun and crescent moon on the inner ankle, above a black canvas trainer.
Sun and crescent moon on an ankle
Black and white photo of three small fine line swallows tattooed behind a person's ear on the neck, with short hair framing the image.
Three swallows on the back of the neck
Black and grey realistic lily tattoo on the side of the ribs, with shaded petals and detailed stamens.
Realistic lily tattoo on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a Campbell's Tomato Soup can on the upper arm, drawn in a bold pop art style with a green lid and red and grey label.
Campbell's soup can on upper arm
Line drawing of a rose, ornate filigree heart and ribbons with leaves, a neo-traditional tattoo design on paper with no body placement shown.
Rose, ornate heart and ribbon design
Black ink lettering tattoo of an angular script with a small ornament above it, placed on the upper thigh below a patterned garment hem.
Angular script tattoo on a thigh
Realistic colour tattoo of a terrier-type dog portrait in a scalloped oval frame, surrounded by poppies, cornflowers and daisies, with a small bee above, on the upper arm.
Dog portrait in a frame with poppies on upper arm
Black line drawing of a curving musical staff with a treble clef, several notes, two roses and floral swirls, shown as a tattoo design.
Musical staff with treble clef and roses
Realistic colour tattoo of a red muscle car with a dark shadowed background, sitting on the forearm.
Red muscle car on a forearm
Realistic owl face tattoo with orange eyes and grey feather shading, set among swirling tribal-style lines on the upper arm.
Owl face tattoo on upper arm
Realistic tattoo of a green eye with long lashes and grey feathers beneath it, placed on the upper shoulder.
Realistic green eye and feather on shoulder
Black line drawing of a snake coiled around a dagger, in a traditional tattoo flash style, printed on pink handmade paper.
Snake wrapped around a dagger
Pastel coloured flash design of a triceratops and two dinosaur heads with pink roses, ferns and leaves, framed by a banner reading dinosaurs eat man and woman inherits the earth.
Dinosaurs, roses and banner flash design
Traditional colour tattoo of a dagger with a snake coiled around the hilt, flanked by yellow flowers and dark green leaves, on the side of the torso.
Dagger, snake and flowers on the ribs
Black script lettering reading God is within her, She will not fail, with a small arrow below, tattooed on a person's ribs in a Lettering style.
Script quote and arrow on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cougar walking towards the viewer, covering the upper arm of a person wearing a white t-shirt.
Cougar walking on an upper arm
Small black Taurus symbol tattoo on a forearm, surrounded by soft teal, purple and pink watercolour splashes.
Taurus symbol with watercolour splash on forearm
Two matching fine line black outline tattoos of a cat sitting in a teacup, one on a rib side and one on a thigh, with the wearers' faces not shown.
Matching cat in teacup tattoos on two people
Black tribal-style design of two dragons whose wings and bodies form a heart, with red and blue accents on a white background, shown without any body part.
Twin dragons forming a heart, tribal design
Realistic neo-traditional tattoo of a grey skull shaped like a cupcake with red blood dripping down, placed on the upper arm, shown in a two-panel photo.
Skull cupcake with blood drip on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a tentacled creature head beneath a full moon and stars, with swirling waves below.
Tentacled creature, moon and waves on upper arm
Realistic black and grey rose tattoo with leaves and a bud across a woman's shoulder and upper back, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Black and grey roses across a shoulder and back
Colour traditional tattoo of a cowboy boot, hat, horseshoe and red rose on the side of a torso, above the hip.
Cowboy boot, horseshoe and rose on the side
Back view of a woman with a dark bun, showing a bold dark blue dragonfly tattoo with swirled wing detail centred between her shoulder blades.
Dragonfly tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of an origami elephant with a teal, yellow and maroon floral paper pattern on the forearm.
Origami elephant with floral paper pattern
Colour tattoo of two cartoon bats with outlined wings and three yellow stars on the inner forearm, in a soft, simple illustrative style.
Two cartoon bats and stars on a forearm
Black and grey daisy tattoo with shaded petals and a dark centre, placed on the ribs of a person's side body.
Daisy tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey realism and dotwork tattoo of a lion's face with mandala patterning and a small skull on the inner forearm.
Lion and mandala on a forearm
Two pen sketches of a leafy sprig inside a simple house outline, one with a small circle beside it, drawn as fine line tattoo flash with no body placement shown.
Sprig in house outline sketches
Pencil sketch of a lettering flash design with ribbon banners reading Life is Short, Break the Rules, Kiss Slowly and Love Truly, drawn on graph paper.
Lettering flash with banners and quotes
Black and grey tattoo of a sleeping dog merging into a mountain cabin scene with pine trees, stars and a crescent moon, on a calf.
Sleeping dog and mountain landscape
Close-up of a black solid Triforce crest tattoo with red, blue and green watercolour splashes behind it, on the arm.
Triforce crest with watercolour splashes on an arm
Pencil sketch of a symmetrical lotus flower with layered petals and dotted lines above and below, drawn as a possible botanical tattoo design.
Lotus flower pencil sketch
Traditional style colour tattoo of a dotted-outline heart filled with red flowers and dark leaves, with a FAMILY banner across the middle, on a limb.
Traditional heart with flowers and FAMILY banner
Black and grey barcode tattoo with the word HUMAN and the digits 0 and 1 beneath it, on a person's torso in a black and white photograph.
Barcode tattoo with the word HUMAN

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Popular subjects

Flower 8,605 Script 6,821 Leaves 6,438 Rose 4,399 Heart 4,105 Lettering 3,720 Bird 3,605 Feather 3,392 Quote 3,385 Swirl 3,253 Star 3,037 Dot 3,012 Text 2,685 Mandala 2,563 Wing 2,537 Word 2,200 Circle 2,163 Hand 1,970 Skull 1,900 Cat 1,806 Petal 1,805 Stem 1,695 Triangle 1,678 Outline 1,574 Arrow 1,573 Ornament 1,552 Banner 1,537 Eye 1,508 Woman 1,494 Moon 1,451