Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black tattoos of a heart, crescent moon, cross and dots on the fingers and hand, with a larger floral design on the forearm.
Fine line finger tattoos with white marble nails
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with shaded bony shapes across the back of a hand, with small lettering on the fingers.
Realistic skull on the back of a hand
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a TARDIS police box with a bold black outline and a purple, pink and blue galaxy pattern filled with stars, shown on skin.
Galaxy-filled TARDIS tattoo
Black ink line drawing of a circular vine wreath with leaves, three hatched mountain peaks and three daisy-like flowers, shown as a tattoo design.
Mountains and daisies in a vine wreath
Fine line black tattoo of a geometric feather with angular, overlapping strokes running diagonally across the inner forearm.
Geometric feather on a forearm
Small fine line outline heart tattoo in black ink on the hand between two interlaced fingers, placed on the hand.
Small outline heart on a hand
Black ink tree with roots above a handwritten quote reading "i climbed the tree to see the world", tattooed on a wrist in a fine, shaded lettering style.
Tree and quote on the inner wrist
Colourful dreamcatcher tattoo with pink flowers on a person's calf, with a small pink flower tattoo visible on the upper arm, standing in front of a wooden fence.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on a calf
Two black line drawings of ornate arrow and feather designs with dotwork shading on tracing paper, showing no body placement.
Two dotwork arrow and feather designs
Colour realism tattoo of a green and pink hummingbird in flight with a swoosh trail on a person's upper back, next to part of a rose tattoo.
Hummingbird in flight on upper back
A red ornate frame holds a Tattoo Bar sign above scattered temporary tattoo designs in script lettering, a silhouette and a peacock on a yellow surface.
Tattoo Bar sign with temporary tattoo designs
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open-mouthed dragon head with bared teeth and spiked horns, on the forearm.
Realistic dragon head on forearm
Watercolour-style hummingbird tattoo in pink, blue, yellow and green on the side of a ribcage.
Watercolour hummingbird on the side ribs
Black and grey dotwork dreamcatcher tattoo with feathers and a floral mandala on the inner forearm.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined lotus flower with a small swirl ornament and dotted stem on a forearm.
Lotus flower on a forearm
Black and grey yin yang tattoo with a small dot on the upper back, near the left shoulder blade, seen from behind.
Yin yang tattoo on upper back
Black linework tattoo of an om symbol inside a ring framed by lotus flowers and leaves, placed on the side of the ribs.
Om symbol and lotus flowers on the ribs
Small solid black cross tattoo at the nape of the neck on a woman photographed from behind, with her hair tied up and a navy top.
Small black cross tattoo at the nape of the neck
Black brushstroke tattoo wrapping around the upper arm and elbow of a person with the arm raised, in a loose ink-wash style.
Black brushstroke tattoo on upper arm
Colour fine line tattoo of a blue yarn ball pierced by a crochet hook with swirling blue lines, placed on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Yarn ball and crochet hook on the shoulder
Black ink alphabet sheet from A to Z in a bold lettering style, with triangle and diamond shapes filling the letters, on a pale background.
Decorative alphabet flash sheet
Black line drawing of a Norse Thor's hammer with interlaced knotwork and spiral ends, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Thor's hammer knotwork design
Side-by-side photo: on the left, the bare upper arm shows pale, raised textured skin; on the right, the same arm carries a black and grey realistic sleeve of a skeletal figure with a hooded head.
Black and grey skeletal sleeve on upper arm
Two people's inner forearms side by side, each with a small black fine line tattoo of dots and dashes running diagonally across the wrist.
Matching dot and dash lines on two wrists
Black and grey ornamental lion head in profile tattooed on an upper chest, with dotwork shading and geometric patterns in the mane.
Ornamental lion head on upper chest
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a compass rose with scrollwork above a skull on a forearm, with dotwork shading.
Compass rose and skull on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring lion in front of a pale moon, with leaves and paws, covering a person's upper back, with a small green tribal dragon on the right shoulder.
Roaring lion and moon on a back piece
Black and grey lettering on a chest and a forearm covered in wings and florals, with a black cat held in front of the arm and gold chains and a cross pendant.
Black cat held against chest and forearm tattoos
Grid of twenty elephant tattoo designs in tribal, mandala, line and colour styles, each shown with a price and a View tattoo button.
Grid of elephant tattoo designs
Black and grey tattoo of three small white-faced forest spirits perched on a gnarled branch, placed on the side of the ribs.
Three forest spirits on a branch on the ribs
Black spiral tattoo of brick-like tiles on an upper arm, with the words There is no place like home curling around it and HOME set larger beneath.
Spiral brickwork tattoo with home lettering on upper arm
Black script lettering reading "And though she be but little, she is fierce" across the upper chest below the collarbone, in a fine lettering style.
Script quote across the upper chest
Black fine line tattoo of media playback symbols, rewind, pause, play, fast forward and a curved arrow, across the wrist in a black and white photo.
Media playback symbols on a wrist
Black line drawing of a honey bee with outstretched wings on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Honey bee line drawing
Hand-coloured flash drawing of a red and orange feather with a black kanji character beside it, shown on a cream background, with no body placement visible.
Red feather with kanji character
Small colour tattoo of a plump robin with an orange breast on a person's upper chest, beside a black bra strap.
Robin on the upper chest
Black and grey mandala tattoo with leaves, scrolls and a shaded oval gem on the inner forearm and wrist.
Mandala wrist tattoo with a central gem
Black and grey realism tattoo of two cats' heads hanging from fine puppet strings on the upper arm, one wearing a bow tie.
Marionette cats on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a steaming teacup with a rose and leaves in a traditional style with dotwork shading, on a lower leg.
Teacup, rose and leaves on a calf
Black line drawing of a snarling wolf head in traditional style, with banners reading THIS WORLD OWES YOU NOTHING.
Snarling wolf head with banner
Traditional style tattoo of a sleeping orange fox curled above blue flowers and dark leaves on a limb.
Sleeping fox with flowers
Black script lettering tattoo reading Shameless across the inner wrist, shown in a close-up lettering style.
Shameless script on a wrist
Two matching shaded tattoos of the ILY sign language hand with a white heart in the palm, placed on the inner wrists.
Matching ILY hand tattoos with a heart
Fine line anchor tattoo with a geometric diamond and blue watercolour splashes on the inner forearm.
Anchor and geometric shape on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a castle held in two hands, with a crescent moon, stars and a hand above.
Castle, crescent moon and hands on upper arm
Two matching pixel-art mushroom tattoos on the wrists, one with red cap markings and one with green, both outlined in black.
Two pixel mushroom wrist tattoos
Small black fine line tattoo of a curved antler arc on the inner forearm, shown in black and white.
Small antler arc on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a magpie with spread wings on the forearm and upper arm, shown on a person wearing a black top.
Two magpies with spread wings on both arms

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