Tattoo ideas

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

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Black script lettering reading Stay Strong above a semicolon and My Love, tattooed on the upper arm of a person wearing a grey top.
Stay Strong semicolon lettering on an arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue classic Mini car with white stripes and a number plate reading PMJ 1968, on the forearm.
Blue Mini car on forearm
Small fine line black ink tattoo of a lavender sprig with leaves on the outer ankle, with another foot visible in the blurred background.
Fine line lavender sprig on an ankle
Small colour tattoo of a cartoon fox sitting with its head bowed, placed on the hip above a white waistband.
Small cartoon fox on the hip
Black Leo zodiac symbol with three red star designs and the word Leo in script on the top of a foot.
Leo zodiac symbol and stars on a foot
Drawn tattoo design of a red rose with a heart and green thorned vines, outlined in bold black in a neo-traditional style, shown without a body placement.
Rose and heart with thorned vine
Black and grey neo-traditional flash design of a woman in profile holding a rose, with banner lettering reading LUST is the THORN and LOVE is the ROSE.
Profile woman with rose and banner
Two arms placed side by side, each showing half of a black script heart tattoo reading 'You are mine' and 'I am yours', with Roman numeral dates, on the forearm.
Matching heart script tattoos on two forearms
Black ink mountain range tattoo on the side of a person's ribs, drawn in a fine line style, with a teal sports bra above it.
Mountain range tattoo on the ribs
Small black and grey rose tattoo with a bold outline on the side of a finger, photographed on a hand against a dark leather surface.
Small rose on a finger
Greyscale realistic drawing of a feather with small birds rising into soft smoke, shown as a tattoo design on a white background, with no body placement visible.
Feather with birds rising in smoke
Black linework flash design of a horned crescent above an arch with radiating V shapes and a horizontal base line, with a handwritten quote beneath it.
Horned arch symbol with quote
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a hand holding a lavender sprig, placed on the inner forearm.
Hand holding a lavender sprig on a forearm
Black ornamental fern tattoo with curling swirls sitting on the neck behind a person's ear, in a blackwork style.
Ornamental fern tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a full moon with cratered detail, placed on the upper arm.
Full moon tattoo on upper arm
Small black fine line tattoo of a fountain pen nib on a forearm, set against a dark top.
Fountain pen nib on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of large feathered angel wings spanning the upper and mid back, with a small symbol on the nape of the neck.
Feathered angel wings across a back
Black ink sketch of a tall lighthouse with railed galleries and a domed lantern top, drawn in loose hatched linework on a white background.
Lighthouse sketch in black ink
Black fine-line tattoo of a unit circle diagram with labelled axes above the equation e^(iπ)+1=0, across the upper back.
Euler's formula and unit circle on upper back
Colour tattoo of a grey anchor wrapped in rope, with blue waves and Roman numerals on the upper arm.
Anchor and waves on upper arm
Coloured pencil flash sheet of four cupcakes, lollipops and wrapped sweets with hearts and sparkles, in a neo-traditional style, with no body placement shown.
Cupcake and lollipop flash sheet
Two people stand side by side showing matching black outline sun tattoos on their ribs, each with a small symbol beside it.
Matching sun tattoos on two ribs
Pencil drawing of a face with smeared dark eye makeup and a red grinning mouth, above the script words Love is a Joke, with coloured pencils and pens around it.
Joker face sketch with Love is a Joke lettering
Upper arm sleeve in a tribal-style blackwork design with bands of spirals and triangles, featuring two red flower motifs.
Tribal sleeve with red flowers on upper arm
Small solid black silhouette tattoos of figures in flight, arranged in a line along the side of an index finger, held near a woman's chin.
Flying silhouettes along a finger
Two hands with small fine-line black infinity symbol tattoos on their ring fingers, set against white orchids.
Matching infinity symbols on two ring fingers
Black fine line anchor tattoo on the side of the torso, with the words life and love in script looping around it like an infinity sign.
Anchor and script infinity tattoo on side
Black script lettering reading "Too Legit 2 Quit" on reddish skin, in a lettering style with the body part not visible.
"Too Legit 2 Quit" script lettering
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a blue Grumpy Bear under a grey rain cloud, with the word GRUMPY in blue lettering below, on a leg.
Grumpy Bear under a rain cloud
Small fine line black letter Q with a solid red heart beside it, tattooed on the ankle.
Small black Q and red heart on ankle
Fine line script tattoo of the words Take a chance they don't come much bigger than this across the inner wrist, shown in a sepia photo.
Script quote tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small elephant holding a heart-shaped balloon on a string with cross, peace sign and anchor charms, on a forearm.
Elephant with heart balloon on forearm
Two matching fine line black script tattoos reading sisters with a heart, one on a calf and one on an ankle.
Matching sisters script tattoos with heart
Grid of black silhouette ornaments including swirls, flowers, leaves, butterflies and snowflakes on a white background, shown as a flash sheet.
Black silhouette ornament flash sheet
Photograph of a woman in a black wide-brimmed hat and black bikini, with black and grey tattoo sleeves on her upper arms and forearms, standing on rocks by the sea.
Woman in a sun hat with arm tattoos by the sea
Traditional style tattoo of three playing aces and two dice behind a ribbon reading Life's A Gamble, on a limb, with grey shading and small red accents.
Playing cards and dice with Life's A Gamble banner
Colourful neo-traditional owl tattoo surrounded by flowers and leaves on the top of a foot and up the ankle.
Owl and flowers on a foot
A person in a cream fedora and dark t-shirt with a dark tattoo covering the upper arm, shown in a black and grey sleeve design.
Dark tattoo sleeve on upper arm
Two matching cartoon cat tattoos side by side on a pair of calves, one cream with blue eyes and one black with red eyes, both wearing a gold crescent moon.
Matching cartoon cat tattoos on two calves
Colour tattoo of a large flower in pink, purple, blue and orange with soft, painted edges, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Painterly flower on upper back
Black script reading Mischief Managed with a trail of black footprints running down the side of a ribcage, in a lettering style.
Mischief Managed script and footprints on ribs
Colourful galaxy-style wolf head tattoo on the upper arm, with blue, purple and pink watercolour washes and small white star sparkles.
Galaxy wolf head on upper arm
Black and grey drawing of three feathers hanging beneath black scrollwork studded with blue and teal beads, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Feather and scroll design with blue beads
Colour tattoo of rainbow paint dripping from a torn edge across the forearm, with red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple drips.
Rainbow paint drips on a forearm
Several people's wrists with small black fine line tattoos of birds in flight, arranged in a trail across the forearm near the wrist.
Flying bird tattoos on several wrists
Small black fine line tattoo of round glasses and a lightning bolt on an ankle.
Round glasses and lightning bolt on an ankle
Black and grey drawing of a snarling bear face inside a bear paw print, with shaded claws and teeth.
Snarling bear paw design
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a brown horse head in a bridle with red poppies and yellow scrollwork, on the outer thigh.
Horse head and poppies on a thigh

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