Tattoo ideas

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

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Small black elephant tattoo on the calf of a seated woman, beside a grey stone elephant statue with flowers.
Small elephant tattoo on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a shaded figure inside a triangle outline on the inner forearm.
Shaded figure inside a triangle on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a galaxy-filled unicorn silhouette inside a black triangle outline on the thigh, with a teal watercolour wash behind it.
Galaxy unicorn in a triangle on a thigh
Black fine line script tattoo reading Serendipity on the side of the torso.
Serendipity script tattoo on the side
Colour tattoo of Winnie the Pooh seen from behind, looking up at a pink and blue butterfly perched on his nose, outlined in bold black on skin.
Winnie the Pooh with a butterfly
Black ink drawing of an ornate lotus flower design with dotwork shading and fine line detail on white paper.
Ornate lotus design in ink
Colour tattoo of a blue and purple dragon with spread wings and a curled tail, placed across the upper back of a person wearing a black top.
Blue and purple dragon on upper back
Two raised hands, each with the word Promise tattooed in black script along the middle finger.
Promise lettering on two middle fingers
Fine line outline tattoos of a world map on the left wrist and a small aeroplane on the right wrist, shown with both palms facing up.
World map and aeroplane on two wrists
Pencil line drawing of a magnolia branch with open flowers and closed buds on cream paper, a botanical fine line design sketch.
Magnolia branch line drawing
Colour traditional tattoo of an ornate key with scrollwork and a peach flower with green leaves, on the forearm.
Ornate key and flower on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo of an Ouija board with the alphabet, numbers, YES, NO and GOOD BYE, in a lettering style on the lower back.
Ouija board across the lower back
Small black block capital lettering reading BE BRAVE, set diagonally on the inner forearm in a lettering style.
Be Brave lettering on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small cross with a dotted chain above it, on the side of a finger, with silver rings on the hand.
Small cross with dotted chain on a finger
Forearm tattoo of black outlined circular motifs with blue and purple watercolour galaxy shading and small stars, on the inner forearm.
Circular motifs over a galaxy wash on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a heart at the start of a heartbeat trace, on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Heartbeat line tattoo on the upper chest
Colour traditional butterfly tattoo with red, teal, orange and brown wings and bold black outlines, shown on an arm.
Traditional butterfly on an arm
Black and grey flash sheet of ten ornate heart designs with scrollwork and dotted borders, including a rose, an eye and a moth.
Ornate heart flash sheet
Colour tattoo of two animated women holding hands on the thigh, with short lettering and a question mark beside them.
Two cartoon characters holding hands on a thigh
Black and grey fine line Pisces zodiac symbol tattooed behind a person's ear on the neck, photographed in greyscale.
Pisces zodiac symbol behind the ear
Black ink lettering design reading I am the master of my fate, the captain of my soul, with a sunburst above and flourished script, on a textured off-white background.
Lettering quote: master of my fate
A hand photographed under ultraviolet light, showing a glowing cyan scrollwork tattoo with swirls and leaves on the back of the hand near the wrist.
Glowing UV scrollwork tattoo on hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye with long lashes and fur-like texture on the forearm.
Realistic eye tattoo on a forearm
Realistic tattoo of a Cheshire cat grin with bright teal eyes showing through torn skin on the side of the ribs.
Cheshire cat grin in torn skin on ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a fox surrounded by botanical motifs including hops, lavender, chamomile and a passionflower, placed across a person's upper back.
Fox, tea bag and herbs across the upper back
Sheet of metallic flash designs including a pair of angel wings, a cross, a gold feather, a heart of stars, a short script word and teardrop bands, in gold, silver and black.
Wings, cross and star designs on a temporary tattoo sheet
Traditional style flash design of a pin-up woman with black bob hair, a red rose tucked behind her ear and red flowers on a black collar.
Pin-up woman with rose in hair flash
Black serif lettering reading serendipity with a full stop, tattooed on the inner arm in a close photo.
Serendipity lettering on an arm
Colour realism tattoo of a peacock feather with a green and teal eye, wrapping around the ankle and lower leg.
Peacock feather tattoo on the ankle
Black and grey neo-traditional style design of a cat wearing a top hat, feather, monocle and bow tie, shown as a standalone drawing with no body part visible.
Cat in top hat with monocle
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo of a crowned skull and a compass over a map, across a forearm and upper arm.
Crowned skull and compass sleeve on an arm
Black ink geometric mandala and ornamental band tattoo on a forearm, with fine dots running towards the wrist.
Mandala cuff tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a revolver with the words Never Look Back on its barrel, flanked by two roses and leaves on a forearm.
Revolver and roses on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged figure with spread wings and a Celtic knot below, across a person's upper back.
Winged figure with Celtic knot on back
Black and grey sketch-style skull tattoo with a rose below it, running along a forearm.
Sketched skull and rose on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with eyes lowered, a bird and scattered petals above her hair, on the side of an upper arm.
Realism portrait of a woman with birds on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of three elephants walking in a row across the inner forearm, with lace fabric in the background.
Three elephants on a forearm
A flash sheet of temporary tattoo designs showing pentagrams, sun shapes, circles and symbols in black ink with one pink motif, shown on a wooden surface.
Sheet of pentagram and sigil temporary tattoo designs
Two matching infinity-shaped script lettering tattoos on forearms, reading a mother's love is forever and of a daughter, with LOVE picked out in blue.
Matching infinity quote tattoos on forearms
Two small black fine line tattoos of a swirling ornamental motif with stars, one on each outer ankle, with a flip-flop worn on one foot.
Swirl and star ankle tattoos
Black silhouette tree tattoo with purple and teal watercolour washes behind the canopy, sitting on the upper back.
Black tree silhouette with watercolour splashes on the back
Two black dotwork tattoos side by side: a log cabin with smoke curling into a flying saucer on the left, and a saucer above pine trees on the right, both with stars.
Log cabin and UFO tattoos in dotwork
Traditional style colour tattoo of a grey ghost in a witch hat holding a glowing orange jack-o'-lantern, with small sparkles, on the calf.
Ghost in a witch hat holding a pumpkin on a calf
Small black star tattoos scattered across the inner wrist and forearm, shown against a dark textured towel.
Scattered stars on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket compass with N, E, S and W markings on the forearm.
Pocket compass on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a purple cat with a yellow bow and a crown-like shape, set among ornate black ornamental patterns on a forearm.
Purple cat with yellow bow on forearm
Two matching black and grey tattoos on the inner wrists, each showing an eye within a triangle above a sunburst, with a snake coiled around an infinity loop below.
Matching eye and snake wrist tattoos
Fine line botanical tattoo of red poppies and seed heads on a lower leg, seen through bubbles in a bath.
Red poppies on a lower leg in a bath

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