Tattoo ideas

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

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Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading 'this too shall pass' across the upper chest.
Fine line script reading this too shall pass
Black outline tattoo of the cartoon robot Baymax with the words BA LA LA LA LA above it, placed on the lower leg.
Baymax with ba la la text on a lower leg
Small fine line tattoo of an arrow and bow with pink and blue watercolour washes, placed on the upper back of a person with short dark hair.
Watercolour arrow and star tattoo on upper back
Flash sheet of six black serif Latin phrases with English translations and sizes, including Silentium est aureum, Veni vidi vici and Carpe diem, for tattoo lettering designs.
Latin phrase lettering flash sheet
Black and grey script lettering reading Never regret anything that once made you smile across the ribs, with a hand resting above it.
Script quote tattoo on the ribs
Five black line drawings of ornate lotus and paisley-style floral motifs on a white background, in a botanical style suited to tattoo design.
Five ornate lotus and paisley motifs
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with lotus-like petals across the chest, with two hands with black nails resting on either side.
Dotwork mandala on the chest
Black script lettering reading Girl on a forearm, with a hand holding a bundle of banknotes above a pink handbag.
Script word Girl on a forearm
Hand-drawn blue and teal dragon wing designs on brown kraft paper, shaded with marker and dotted highlights, beside pens and brushes.
Blue dragon wing design on kraft paper
Black script lettering reading 'If fate should fail us then hope will see us through' with two black leaf sprigs, tattooed on the side of a ribcage.
Script quote with leaf sprigs on the ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of two orange lilies with dark shadowing on the side of a torso, above the waistband of jeans.
Two lilies on the side of the ribs
Black and grey butterfly and scrollwork tattoo on the lower back, with shaded butterfly wings and bold swirling linework.
Butterfly and scroll tattoo on lower back
Black line drawing of a symmetrical cross-shaped design with a starburst, a central dotted circle, scrolls and a leaf, shown without a body placement.
Symmetrical ornamental cross design
Black serif lettering tattoo on a person's upper back reading what matters most is how well you walk through the fire, in a lettering style.
Quote tattoo across a shoulder blade
Two photographs of butterfly tattoos on a woman's upper back: a black linework butterfly with swirling vines on the left, and blue and teal butterflies on the shoulder blade on the right.
Butterflies on upper back and shoulder blade
Colour tattoo on a calf of a pink and a blue butterfly above ribbon banners with script lettering, in a traditional style.
Two butterflies with name banners on a calf
Fine line black script tattoo reading Ohana on a pale forearm, with a black and white patterned fabric behind the arm.
Ohana script on a forearm
Red cursive script and a lipstick tube tattoo on a finger, with a grey and black cap and a red base, shown on the hand.
Lipstick tube and red script on finger
Small black outline tattoo of a hedgehog on the side of a foot near the ankle, with a textured white rug in the background.
Hedgehog outline on a foot
White ink ouroboros, a serpent biting its own tail, forms a circle on the forearm in a close photograph.
Ouroboros on a forearm
Fine line black ink tattoo of a unicorn head in profile, with a waffle cone horn and drips, on the forearm.
Unicorn with an ice cream cone horn
Black linework drawing of a stylised wolf head with swirling tendrils, shown as a tattoo-style design on a pale grey background.
Stylised wolf head with swirling linework
Colourful traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a bouquet of flowers held by a hand, with a yellow scroll border and a ribbon banner.
Traditional flower bouquet held by a hand
Black script lettering tattoo on the side of the ribs, shown in a black and white photo with a white top lifted above it.
Script word tattoo on the ribs
Fine line black script tattoo reading "Not all those who wander are lost" across the outer thigh, partly covered by a denim shirt.
Script quote along a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a tabby cat in a top hat and monocle, with a songbird perched on the hat, on the upper arm.
Cat in top hat and monocle on upper arm
Colour tattoo of green and blue mermaid tail scales on a lower leg, photographed in a bath with water on the skin.
Green mermaid scale tattoo on a leg
Black script lettering quoting Proverbs 31:25 runs down the side of a person's ribs, with a pink bikini strap and grey top visible above.
Scripture quote along the ribs
Colour traditional tattoo of mountains, pine trees and a lake inside a rope-edged circle with a sunset and wave border, on the outer thigh.
Mountain lake scene in a rope circle on a thigh
Black line drawing of the word strength in flowing script, with an infinity loop swash looping around it, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Strength script with infinity loop
Black dotwork circle with the words 1 tbsp and 1 tsp inked on the palm, with traditional colour tattoos of an apple and a bird on the wrist and forearm.
Dotted circle with measurements on palm
Brown feather with small bird silhouettes trailing down the inside of a forearm, appearing to be a temporary henna-style design.
Feather and birds on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical lotus flower with paisley petals, scrolls and dotted detailing on white paper, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Lotus flower design with paisley detailing
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rosary wrapped around the wrist, with a cross pendant hanging on the back of the hand.
Rosary bead wrist wrap with cross
Two photographs: the left shows white ink geometric chevron and line tattoos across several fingers, and the right shows a white ink paw print with a heart on skin.
White ink chevron lines on fingers
Black tribal-style kangaroo tattoo with swirl detail and two lines of coordinates on the outside of an ankle, above white canvas trainers.
Tribal kangaroo with coordinates on an ankle
Realism tattoo of a compass over a handwritten map with red maple leaves on the forearm.
Compass and map with maple leaves on a forearm
Healed grey shaded dragon tattoo with pink ribbon accents across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Grey dragon with pink ribbons on upper back
Woman seen from behind on a sandy beach, with a small black geometric sunburst tattoo between her shoulder blades.
Sunburst tattoo on upper back at the beach
Two pairs of hands clasped together show matching small black fine line arrow tattoos on the inner wrists.
Matching arrow tattoos on two wrists
Neo-trad style colour tattoo of a pug's face inside a grey ornate scrolled frame, placed on the upper thigh.
Pug portrait in an ornate frame on a thigh
Black and grey skull and snake tattoo in a traditional style on a forearm, with the snake coiling through a loop beneath the skull and its fangs bared at the bottom.
Skull and coiled snake on a forearm
Split before and after image of an upper arm: a blue outline eye sketch over a faded bird and snake tattoo on the left, and a colourful realistic galaxy eye with a blue iris on the right.
Galaxy eye cover-up on upper arm
Black fine line script tattoo reading so it goes across the forearm, with a white pillow and blue flowers in the soft background.
So it goes script on a forearm
Black and white photo of a small fine line feather tattoo on the neck just behind a person's ear, with hair pulled back.
Feather tattoo behind the ear
Fine line tattoo of a dandelion seed head on a long stem and a small clover beside it, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dandelion and clover on the upper back
Two hands resting on a denim knee, with small fine line star tattoos on the fingers, one beside a gold ring.
Small star tattoos on fingers
Two small fine line tattoos on wrists: a dandelion releasing seeds on one arm and a flock of birds on the other, both in black ink.
Dandelion and flying birds on wrists

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