Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black tattoo of an infinity symbol with the word family in cursive script and two small bird shapes on the top of a foot.
Family infinity script on foot
Black line drawing of a teapot with a five-petal flower, sunburst lines and leaves, shown as a traditional style flash design on torn paper.
Teapot and flower flash design
Dark navy line drawing of a stylised tree of life with ornate branches, leaves and roots on a pale teal background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Tree of life with roots and swirls
Pink hibiscus flower with black scrollwork and pink swirls covering the upper back and shoulder, in a botanical fine-line style.
Pink hibiscus and swirls on a shoulder
Full arm sleeve of colourful roses, peonies and small blossoms with green leaves, tattooed on an upper arm and forearm.
Full floral sleeve on an arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of pine-covered mountains inside a circle with moon phases, on a forearm, with a small orange medallion below.
Mountain, pine and moon phase circle on a forearm
Fine line drawing of a hand making the horns gesture above a purple banner reading I DON'T CARE, shown as a tattoo design.
Horns hand gesture with banner
Fine line black arrow tattoo on the ankle of a person wearing a white high heel shoe with a silver ankle strap.
Small arrow tattoo on the ankle
Six-panel photo of a black and grey arm sleeve tattoo with coordinate text and vintage stamps, shown on the forearm and upper arm.
Coordinates and vintage stamps on an arm sleeve
Realism colour tattoo on a person's upper back showing a girl blowing bubbles beside ringed and cratered planets in a purple nebula.
Girl blowing bubbles in space on a back
Realistic colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a hummingbird, red poppies, poppy seed heads and a blue butterfly, shown from two angles.
Hummingbird and red poppies on a full arm sleeve
Dark line drawing of a stylised owl perched on a swirling branch in front of a crescent moon, shown as a tattoo design on a pale background.
Owl on a branch with a crescent moon
Colour realism tattoo on a person's left ribs showing Earth above a nebula, with a red and orange sunset over a rocky sea below.
Earth, nebula and sunset seascape on ribs
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a horned figure in a long cloak with a raven on its shoulder, framed in a circle on the thigh.
Horned figure and raven on a thigh
Brown line drawing of henna-style paisley, leaf and flower motifs on a beige background, shown as a tattoo design sheet.
Henna-style paisley and flower motifs
Dark blue lettering quote reading I belong with Erin's Bachelorette Party, with a green shamrock, on the inside of a wrist against green leaves.
Bachelorette party quote on wrist
Colour botanical tattoos of pink magnolia blossoms, green leaves and small teal and orange birds wrapping the ankles and lower legs of two bare feet.
Blossom branches and birds on both ankles
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing an upright arrow, leafy scrolls and a dotted beaded chain with a drop pendant, in a dotwork and botanical style.
Arrow with leafy scrolls and beaded chain
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a mythical bird with a dragon-like head and feathered wings, surrounded by clouds, covering a person's back.
Large mythical bird with clouds across a back
Close-up of two small colour cartoon tattoos on fingers, a pink frosted cupcake with a red cherry and a pink and blue cartoon animal above it.
Cupcake and cartoon animal tattoos on fingers
Colour and black linework tattoo of flowers, vines and paisley scrolls across the side of the ribs, in a botanical fine line style.
Floral and paisley linework along the side ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman wearing a lace mask, with mechanical ribbed shapes above her head, across a person's shoulder and upper arm.
Lace-masked woman portrait on upper arm
Mostly black line tattoo of a lion's head in profile, surrounded by lotus and blossom flowers, on a person's upper thigh and hip.
Lion and lotus on a thigh
Two small fine line snowflake tattoos in pale ink on the inner wrist of a raised hand with black nail polish.
Two small snowflakes on the wrist
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a red cardinal perched on a branch with pink blossoms and a beaded chain, placed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Cardinal and blossom on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a geometric feather made of triangular facets, on the inner forearm, in a fine line style.
Geometric feather on a forearm
Pink shaded tattoo of interlocking letters in a bold outlined style, sitting on the forearm near the wrist.
Pink interlocking monogram on a forearm
Hand-drawn sketch of a hummingbird feeding from a purple iris with pink and teal ink splashes, shown as a tattoo design in a sketchbook.
Hummingbird and iris tattoo design
Colour portrait tattoo of the Bride of Frankenstein with streaked green hair inside an ornate purple frame, on the outer thigh.
Bride of Frankenstein portrait on thigh
Black and grey photo of a small fine line snowflake tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder, with hair falling across the neck.
Small snowflake tattoo on upper back
Two matching heart-shaped tattoos of mountains and pine trees, one in colour and one in black and grey, on the upper arms of two people sitting close together.
Matching heart landscape tattoos on two arms
Colour cartoon tattoo of a red spotted fish with blue eyes beside a slice of bread on a bare upper arm.
Red spotted fish beside a slice of bread
Small solid black silhouette tattoo of a giraffe and its calf on the inside of a wrist, with the hand raised and a checked sleeve visible.
Giraffe and calf silhouette on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of four men's faces in suits and caps, spread across the upper back.
Four male portraits across a back
Black and grey fine line poppy tattoo on the upper shoulder and chest of a person wearing a black off-shoulder top.
Poppy flower tattoo on the shoulder
Small red faceted gem tattoo with shaded pink and red facets on the outer ankle, shown beside rolled black jeans on a grey surface.
Small red gem on an ankle
Large realistic grey back tattoo across the upper back, showing bats, a full moon, a gothic castle and a skeletal face, with small red roses.
Gothic full back piece with bats and castle
Black and grey fern fronds tattooed over the shoulder and upper arm of a person wearing a dark top and several silver rings.
Fern tattoo across shoulder and upper arm
Black script lettering reading Stay Strong on the inner wrist, with a hand curled above and dark fabric behind.
Stay Strong script on the wrist
Two matching black and grey fine line tattoos of a feather within an infinity loop, with 'big sister' and 'little sister' script, on the lower legs.
Matching feather and infinity sister tattoos
Small black outline heart tattoo on the inner upper arm of a person wearing a pale lace dress, in a fine line style.
Small outline heart on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull breaking through torn skin on the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull emerging through torn skin on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull wearing a feathered headdress, covering the side of a thigh and hip.
Skull in feathered headdress on a thigh
Black linework mandala design with eight pointed lotus-style petals, spirals and dotted centre, drawn on a pale grey background.
Black ink mandala with lotus petals
Realistic colour dragonfly tattoo with purple and blue shaded wings and a green body, placed on a person's chest.
Realistic dragonfly tattoo on the chest
Black linework botanical tattoo of poppies, a seed pod and wildflowers wrapping around a shoulder and upper arm.
Poppies and wildflowers wrapping a shoulder
Solid black tribal-style penguin tattoo with a spiral belly and a small red heart outline above it, on the inner ankle.
Penguin and red heart on an ankle
Gold script lettering reading Bride Tribe with a small arrow on the back of a hand, in a fine line style against a plain white background.
Bride Tribe lettering in gold on a hand

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