Tattoo ideas

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

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Black linework tree with swirling branches and two small red hearts hanging from its lower left, tattooed on the back.
Swirled tree with red hearts on the back
Three people's ankles, each with a small black fine line tattoo of a running figure, shown in running shoes on tarmac.
Three small running figure ankle tattoos
Red Spartan helmet tattoo with black Greek lettering reading Molon Labe on the inner upper arm, in a bold solid style.
Spartan helmet with Greek lettering on an arm
Close photo of fine line black script reading 'el exito es la mejor venganza' across the skin of the hip, below a dark garment.
Spanish script quote on the hip
Script lettering arranged in a heart shape on the lower back, reading Dream, Hope, Love, Family, Believe and Strength.
Heart of words on the lower back
Black and grey flash sheet of Harry Potter themed designs, including the Deathly Hallows symbol, round glasses, a lightning bolt and several script phrases, with no body placement shown.
Harry Potter themed tattoo flash sheet
Pen drawing of an atom with orbiting planets set over a compass rose marked N, E, S and W, shown on paper rather than skin.
Atom and compass rose design
Neo-traditional flash design of a pin-up princess holding a small mouse, with a clock tattoo on her arm, swallows, and a Keep On Believing banner.
Pin-up princess with clock arm and banner
Flash design of a red, orange and yellow Japanese-style dragon coiling through black clouds, with no body placement shown.
Japanese dragon among clouds and flames
Black ink tree silhouette inside a brushstroke enso circle on the forearm, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Tree inside a black enso circle on a forearm
Fine line black script tattoo reading love with a small crossing stroke, on the top of a foot with pink painted toenails.
Script love tattoo on the top of a foot
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo on a wrist, resembling a thin bracelet with dots and a small charm, styled in fine line.
Fine line bracelet tattoo on a wrist
Shaded sunflowers and a fairy with pink wings on a person's upper back, with black and grey shading and touches of pink and green.
Sunflowers and fairy across upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of roses, buds and leaves across the upper thigh, with a white top and black underwear visible above it.
Rose cluster on the outer thigh
Colour tattoo of a TARDIS police box outline in white negative space over a purple and red watercolour splash, on the forearm.
TARDIS with watercolour splash on forearm
Pen drawing of a tribal-style swirl tattoo design on white paper, with blue and black linework and shaded curls.
Tribal swirl tattoo design in blue and black
Black linework tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat with blue eyes, set inside a geometric diamond frame on the upper thigh.
Sphynx cat in a diamond frame on a thigh
Black blackletter script tattoo reading Family across the outer forearm, with a swash on the F and the Y.
Family blackletter lettering on a forearm
Realistic coloured tattoo of a pink hibiscus-style flower with green leaves on the upper thigh.
Pink hibiscus flower on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a banknote portrait with the number 100 and scrollwork on the calf, shown in two side by side photographs.
Banknote portrait with 100 on a calf
Black ink handwritten script reading be kind with a full stop, drawn as a tattoo design on a plain white background, with no body placement shown.
Be kind handwritten script design
Fresh black ink tattoo of a small cross-like symbol on the side of a foot near the heel, with a bloodied tissue beside it.
Small black cross-like symbol on a heel
Black line drawing of a traditional-style flash design showing a crown above a heart with a dagger, a banner reading CRAFTY, stars and swirls, with no body placement shown.
Crown and heart banner flash design
Black swallows and a curving cherry blossom branch with small red flowers tattooed on the inner wrist, in a Japanese-inspired style.
Swallows and cherry blossom branch on wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a cat lying down with a curled spiral tail on pale skin.
Fine line cat with spiral tail
Black and grey flash sheet of Addams Family themed designs, including a kissing couple in a heart, a young woman's face, a candelabra, a vintage car and a spider web.
Addams Family flash sheet in black and grey
Black linework alphabet sheet of ornate lettering in a traditional style, with numerals and symbols, shown as a tattoo lettering design.
Ornate tattoo lettering alphabet sheet
Small fine line tattoo of a rose with a stem wrapped around a knife, in black ink on the inside of an ankle, with a rolled denim cuff above.
Fine line rose and knife on an ankle
Black and white compass rose tattoo design with N, E, S and W labels and distressed linework, shown on a plain white background.
Compass rose design
Black linework tattoo of an arrow above a compass star inside a circle, on the upper arm, in a geometric fine line style.
Arrow and compass star on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of three short vertical strokes on the upper back, near the shoulder and base of the neck.
Three vertical lines on the upper back
Black and grey crescent moon with a face inside a dotwork mandala border, with a small sun on the toe, on the top of a foot.
Crescent moon and sun on a foot
Colour tattoo of a cartoon raspberry with green leaves and a stem on the lower abdomen, just above a denim waistband.
Cartoon raspberry with leaves on the lower abdomen
Traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing a banner reading HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS, with a red and yellow sunburst, a heart and mountains with pine trees.
Home is where the heart is banner on a thigh
Black linework mandala with a central semicolon and dotted border, tattooed on the lower leg in a geometric style.
Mandala with semicolon on a lower leg
Realism tattoo on a thigh showing a skull, a woman's face with red lips and a red rose, with red and blue ink splashes.
Skull, woman and rose on a thigh
Black and grey tribal tattoo with spiral swirls and sharp spiked shapes covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal swirl piece on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman in profile with red lips and cheek, framed by roses and a crescent moon, on the outer thigh.
Traditional woman portrait and roses on thigh
Black and grey shaded dragon tattoo with spread wings and a long spiked tail, on the upper arm.
Winged dragon on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a chihuahua wearing a feathered hat and coat, framed in an oval with yellow and red roses, on a limb.
Chihuahua in a feathered hat with roses
Back of two hands with a grey shaded lotus on one and a coloured traditional rose on the other, plus small finger tattoos spelling DOLL and FACE.
Rose and lotus hand tattoos with finger lettering
Close photo of a black knotwork tattoo with a red script word and swirl beneath it, placed on the upper back.
Celtic knot with red script on upper back
Colour tattoo of a pink peony with green leaves and a yellow centre on a shoulder, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Pink peony on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a skeletal Rosie the Riveter in a red polka dot bandana and blue shirt, flexing one arm above a 'We Can Do It!' banner on the thigh.
Skeleton Rosie the Riveter on the thigh
Traditional tattoo of a sailor pin-up girl in a white hat and red top, with an anchor and green laurel wreath, on the upper arm.
Sailor pin-up with anchor and laurel on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a running fox with poppies, thistles and ferns across the outer thigh and hip.
Fox and poppies on a thigh
Two pairs of feet with matching fine line black infinity symbol tattoos decorated with small letters, one on the top of the foot and one on the ankle.
Matching infinity tattoos with letters on two pairs of feet
Black outline tattoo of a curling wave and a sun with rayed points on the foot, drawn in simple line work with light shading in the wave.
Wave and sun on a foot

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