Tattoo ideas

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

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Two pink daisy flowers with yellow centres and dark grey script lettering on the side of a neck and shoulder.
Pink daisies and script on neck
Close-up of a black and grey penguin tattoo with a red heart and handwritten lettering above it on the lower leg near the ankle.
Penguin and handwritten heart on ankle
Watercolour-style tattoo of clock faces, gears and a keyhole in pink, blue and purple across the upper back of a person with short blonde hair.
Watercolour clockwork gears on upper back
Traditional-style tattoo of a red and grey Chi Rho symbol within a black laurel wreath, with alpha and omega letters below, on a lower leg.
Chi Rho and laurel wreath on a calf
Two matching pink and black butterfly tattoos on the inner forearms, each framed by a curved script quote about sisterhood.
Matching butterfly tattoos with sister quote
Traditional style tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, framed by red roses, on a forearm.
Pocket watch and roses on a forearm
White chalk-style sketch on dark paper of a heart-shaped fishing hook with a feathered fly lure and the words Gone Fishing in script.
Heart hook and feather lure with Gone Fishing script
Black and grey realistic wing tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder blade, photographed with the arm raised and the back turned to the camera.
Black and grey wing across upper arm and back
Black ink tattoo of two paw prints above an infinity symbol that loops into an outlined heart, on the inner wrist.
Paw prints, infinity and heart on a wrist
Black line drawing of a swallow in flight with swept-back wings, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Swallow in flight line drawing
Black fine line script tattoo reading Once upon a time, with small swirl flourishes, on a forearm.
Once upon a time script on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a spotted beetle with red crystal growths on its back, set over a teal and coral circle with a black record and dotted lines, on a forearm.
Crystal beetle over a sun disc on a forearm
Japanese style full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a koi fish, rolling waves, lotus flowers and a skull, shown from three angles.
Koi, waves and lotus full sleeve
Red fine-line tattoo of a rosebud with a curling stem on the ankle, set against a purple background.
Red fine-line rosebud on an ankle
Traditional-style flash design of a yin yang symbol, with the black side filled with red and yellow flames and the white side with blue water splashes, shown without any body placement.
Yin yang with fire and water
Realistic colour tattoo of a Star Wars space battle covering a man's back, with the Death Star, Millennium Falcon, X-wings and TIE fighters, plus a roses and skull sleeve on his arm.
Star Wars space battle across a full back piece
Fine line tattoo of an origami crane on the inner forearm, with soft pink, purple and blue watercolour splashes behind it.
Origami crane on a forearm
Three photographs of a black and grey wing tattoo with shaded feathers on the inside of a forearm, shown against a black background.
Wing tattoos on three forearms
Realism-style wolf head tattoo with orange eyes and red torn-skin effect on the upper arm.
Snarling wolf bursting through skin on upper arm
Black ink drawing of a geometric stag head with antlers, shaded with dotwork and facets, on white paper beside a black pen.
Geometric stag head design in dotwork
Black and grey shaded drawing of a feather quill dipping into a heart-shaped ink pot, with the word Love in script beneath it, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Feather quill and heart ink pot design
A bold black brush-ink semicolon drawn on a plain white background, with no skin or body placement shown.
Brush-ink semicolon design
Black fine line geometric fox tattoo with faceted panels on the inner forearm, photographed against a pale wall and a dim hallway.
Geometric fox on a forearm
Two solid black swallow tattoos in a traditional style on the inner wrist and forearm, one above the other, with a silver chain bracelet worn beside them.
Two swallows on a wrist
Black blackwork-style feather tattoo with a fluffy plume on the ankle of a bare foot, with a beaded anklet on the other foot.
Feather tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey flash design of a detailed moth above crossed leafy sprigs, with a dotted circle behind it and the words Virgo and a quote beneath, with no body placement shown.
Moth with leaves and Virgo quote
Black line tattoo of an ornamental elephant head with mandala-style patterns and dangling tassels across the upper back.
Ornamental elephant head on upper back
Black ink drawing of a UFO beaming up a brain from a cracked skull, with the words LOSING MY MIND beneath, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
UFO lifting a brain from a skull design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a small raptor style dinosaur with a curled tail, on the calf.
Dotwork raptor on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm of two adult elephants raising their trunks to form a heart, with a small calf standing between them.
Two elephants and a calf on a forearm
Realistic full arm tattoo of red muscle fibres and tendons, shaded in dark tones, running from the forearm up to the upper arm.
Muscle anatomy sleeve on a forearm and upper arm
Black line drawing of an ornamental dragonfly with paisley-style patterned wings and curled antennae, shown as a flash design on white.
Ornamental dragonfly design
Black and grey cartoon tattoos of a smiley face and a balaclava-style masked face on two fingers of a hand, held up in front of an orange wall.
Smiley and masked face tattoos on fingers
Black ink pen sketch of a lily flower with a curving stem and stamens, drawn on a page of a spiral notebook, shown as a botanical tattoo design.
Lily flower design in pen on notebook paper
Colour tattoo on the upper chest of a beetle in an ornate brown oval frame, flanked by two pink roses and set on a teal swirl pattern.
Beetle in a framed cameo with roses on the chest
Black ink lotus mandala design with ornate dotwork patterns and dots above and below, drawn as a flash sheet with no placement shown.
Lotus mandala design with dot accents
Fine line black script lettering runs vertically on a person's upper back, seen through a cut-out in a pale blue knitted jumper.
Small script tattoo on upper back
Fine line tattoo of a black swirled heart outline with a teal ribbon wrapped across its right side, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Teal ribbon and swirl heart on wrist
Two matching black fine line tattoos of stick figure girls in striped dresses, one on each foot near the ankle.
Matching stick figure girls on feet
Pencil drawing of a planchette-shaped tattoo design with a shaded eye, a sun and a crescent moon with a face, a crystal, and the words Speak to me no more.
Planchette with eye, sun and moon design
Black ink tattoo on a forearm showing a handwritten script quote above three open books with quill pens, in a line-drawn lettering style, placed on the inner forearm.
Quote and open books on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo on an arm of a tarot card numbered III, showing three daggers piercing a red heart with drops of blood, in black linework and red and grey shading.
Tarot card with three daggers and a bleeding heart
Black and grey realistic skull tattoo wrapped in swirling smoke on a man's chest, with another tattoo partly visible on the upper arm.
Realistic skull with smoke on chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, sitting on the forearm.
Realistic lion head on forearm
Fine line black outline of a small flying bird tattooed on the outer ankle, shown in a close photograph of bare skin.
Small outline bird on an ankle
Two forearms show matching black and grey realistic roses with a faceted red heart gem tattoo, placed on the inner forearm area.
Realistic roses and red gem heart on forearms
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with a dangling fine line chain of stars, moons and diamonds on the inner forearm.
Lotus mandala with dangling stars on a forearm
Fine line black sugar skull tattoo with heart and flower details on the neck below an ear, beside a silver stud earring.
Small sugar skull tattoo near the ear

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