Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo of a mermaid cradling a baby within a circular frame, with a curling fish tail, on a person's upper back.
Mermaid cradling a baby on upper back
Black tribal-style angel tattoo with a halo and wings on the side of a person's ribs, with a grey top lifted above it.
Tribal angel with halo on ribs
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a female face with a bindi and extended tongue, a mandala ornament and skulls, on a forearm.
Female face with skulls on forearm
Solid black treble clef merged with a peace sign tattoo on the top of a bare foot, with dark trousers at the ankle.
Treble clef and peace sign on a foot
Traditional style tattoo of a blue iced cupcake wearing a black moustache and bow tie, on the upper arm.
Blue cupcake with moustache and bow tie
Purple botanical tattoo of roses, leaves and small wildflowers trailing diagonally down a woman's upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Purple rose vine on upper back
Colour tattoo on the upper arm of a cartoon pile of poo with green steam and orange rays, with Holy Shit arched above in bold black lettering.
Cartoon steaming pile with Holy Shit lettering
Black script lettering reading always in a flowing hand, tattooed on the top of a woman's foot near the ankle.
Always script tattoo on a foot
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bird in flight on the upper arm of a woman wearing a navy vest top and a leather suspender strap.
Bird in flight on an upper arm
Black and grey ornamental skull face tattoo covering a person's full back, with rows of small skulls above and filigree scrollwork around the eyes.
Ornamental skull face across a full back
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo on the ankle of a foot wearing a leopard print loafer.
Small cat silhouette tattoo on an ankle
Close photograph of a small fine line tattoo of a wave with a black outline and blue shading on the inner forearm, beside striped fabric.
Small blue wave on a forearm
Traditional style tattoos of roses, a skull and a woman's head cover both forearms, shown in full colour.
Traditional forearm sleeves with roses and figures
Two small fine line tattoos in black ink, a circle with a minus sign and a circle with a plus sign, on the inner wrists of two people holding hands.
Matching plus and minus circle tattoos on wrists
Close photo of a black handwritten script tattoo reading 'i am because you are' with two dates below, on the inner forearm, in Lettering style.
Handwritten script with dates on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a horseshoe, dreamcatcher web, feathers and flowers on the side of the ribs.
Horseshoe and dreamcatcher on the side ribs
Black and grey flash design of an owl with spread wings holding crossed pistols, flanked by skulls, dice and playing cards.
Owl with crossed pistols and skulls
Black brush-script word Explore on a white background, with an arrow running through the letters x and p, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Explore script with arrow design
Two small fox tattoos on skin: one a solid black silhouette and one a black outline, both sitting on the forearm in a minimal fine line style.
Two small fox tattoos on skin
Gold and teal metallic temporary tattoos of ornate bands, a mandala motif and dotted chains across a woman's wrist and forearm.
Metallic gold and teal temporary tattoos on forearm
Black script tattoo reading One Life Live It across the side ribs, with the edge of a black lace bra visible above it.
One Life Live It script on ribs
Small black fine line tattoo of a diamond with crossing lines on the heel of a bare foot, viewed from the side.
Small line symbol on a heel
Colour botanical tattoo of a vintage-style flower bouquet with peonies, roses and blue blooms running down the upper arm.
Vintage floral bouquet on upper arm
Black and grey tattoos on a lower leg: a vertical column of geometric circles and triangles on the left, and a dark owl with a small figure on a branch on the right.
Geometric symbols and owl on lower legs
Black and white photo of a bare back with two large blackwork tattoos, one a mandala and paisley design on the left and one a tribal-style feather on the right, placed across the back.
Ornamental back tattoos in black ink
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with a snarling wolf head and feathered wing shapes across the chest.
Skull and wolf on the chest
Black ink tattoo of a stack of books topped by a quill pen, placed on the ankle and lower leg.
Stacked books and quill on an ankle
Colour tattoo of the cartoon donkey Eeyore, shaded in blues and purples with pink details, on the outer thigh.
Eeyore donkey tattoo on the thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a snarling black cat head with purple eyes and red ears, with STAY above and HOME below, on the thigh.
Snarling black cat with STAY HOME lettering
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a curling wave and feathers running along the outer forearm.
Wave and feather on a forearm
Traditional black fan tattoo with red accents on the upper arm, beside a grey ornamental panel design.
Lace fan tattoo on upper arm
Fine line teal wave tattoo on the top of a bare foot, with blue painted toenails and a toe ring visible.
Thin teal wave on the top of a foot
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a black-haired mermaid with a blue scaled tail on the back of a lower leg, below rolled denim jeans.
Mermaid tattoo on a calf
Pencil line drawing of a traditional-style anchor inside a rope border, with a lighthouse and seascape in the upper shank and a scallop shell and flowers at the base.
Anchor, lighthouse and shell design
Traditional-style tattoo of upside-down legs in striped stockings and black shoes, with a swallow and teardrop shapes, on a forearm.
Upside-down legs in striped stockings on a forearm
Colourful tattoo on the outer thigh showing a pastel cloud with a masked face, soot sprites, stars, rainbow drips and a small mouse-like creature.
Soot sprites and masked cloud on a thigh
Two matching chibi anime tattoos on upper arms, one of Sasuke in black ink and one of Naruto in orange and yellow.
Sasuke and Naruto chibi tattoos on arms
Three solid black butterflies in a diagonal line on the inner wrist and forearm, in a blackwork style.
Three butterflies on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a melting clock with Roman numerals draped over a detailed eye, on the upper arm.
Melting clock and eye on upper arm
Two people seen from behind on a beach, each with a metallic elephant tattoo on the shoulder blade, and the woman also wearing a silver patterned armband tattoo.
Metallic elephant tattoos on two backs
Red rose tattoo with grey outlined leaves on the upper thigh, shown in a neo-traditional style with bold linework and shaded colour.
Red rose with outlined leaves on a thigh
Black line drawing of an arrow with a heartbeat waveform through its shaft, shown as a fine line tattoo design on a plain white background.
Heartbeat line arrow design
Black and white photo of a fine line outline tattoo of two cats sitting close together on the upper arm.
Two cats outline on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of two arrows with dashed trails running in opposite directions across the inner forearm.
Two arrows in opposite directions on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a smiling cartoon teapot with a gold outline, pink cheek and teal and purple base, in traditional style on the skin.
Cartoon teapot tattoo on skin
Black botanical tattoo of a cross formed from a leafy tree with a Proverbs 3:18 script beneath it, on a person's upper back.
Tree cross with Proverbs 3:18 script on upper back
Close view of a small fine line cross tattoo in black ink on the back of a hand, raised near the chest of a person wearing a green floral top.
Small cross tattoo on the hand
Black and grey botanical tattoo of three sunflowers on the side of the lower abdomen, beside a navel piercing with a dangling chain.
Three sunflowers on the lower abdomen

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