Tattoo ideas

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

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Black lettering tattoo on the inner forearm reading "What don't kill you'll make you more strong", with a geometric four-pointed star at the wrist.
Quote and star on a forearm
Black line drawing of five outlined stars of decreasing size arranged in a diagonal cascade down a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Five outlined stars in a cascading line
Realistic blue poison dart frog tattoo with black and white spotting and shaded edges, sitting on a woman's shoulder blade.
Blue poison dart frog on shoulder
Hand-drawn pen sketch of a feathered arrow with a twig-textured shaft and a fleur-de-lis collar, shown as a tattoo design on paper with no body placement visible.
Feathered arrow with fleur-de-lis head
Blue and black pencil drawing of a stylised fox-like creature with a long, curling, swirl-patterned tail, on white paper.
Swirl-tailed fox design in blue
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a cartoon character with round glasses and a striped tie, placed behind the ear on the neck.
Cartoon character behind the ear
Black and grey botanical tattoo of wildflowers, leaves and bramble berries covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a black top.
Botanical wildflower sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of gears, a chain and engine parts wrapping the forearm.
Mechanical gears and chain on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a dotted sigil with arcs and a vertical line on the side of a finger, with two silver rings worn on the hand.
Dotted sigil on a finger
Close-up of a blue and black mandala tattoo with dotwork petals and lace-like detail on a woman's shoulder, shown in a selfie-style photo.
Blue mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Fine line tattoo of a small sprig with purple flowers and thin green stems on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a fist raised against a white background.
Purple flower sprig on a wrist
Black and grey photograph of a small, simple anchor tattoo on the back of a person's neck, with dark hair above it.
Small anchor tattoo on the back of the neck
Black and white photo of two people holding hands, each with a small fine line heart tattoo on the wrist or forearm, with script lettering on an upper arm.
Matching small heart tattoos on held hands
Close-up of a black script tattoo reading I am enough the way I am across a person's upper back near the shoulder.
Script quote across upper back
Black and grey spider web tattoo with shaded strands, shown on the outer arm near the elbow.
Spider web tattoo on the elbow
Black fine line infinity symbol tattoo with a feather and the word family in script, placed on the upper back.
Infinity symbol with feather and script
Mint green painted wooden hand mannequin decorated with a traditional style rose, anchor, heart and banner design.
Painted wooden hand with traditional designs
Traditional style colour tattoo of an anatomical heart framed by yellow banner scrolls with lettering, on a leg.
Anatomical heart with banner scroll on a leg
Small black and grey feather tattoo with fine shading on a lower leg, positioned below a silver coin placed on the skin.
Small feather tattoo on the lower leg
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a kangaroo paw flower with curved stems and shaded buds on the upper arm.
Kangaroo paw flower on upper arm
Black handwritten script lettering on a white background reading Whisper words of wisdom, let it be, with The Beatles written beneath, suitable as a lettering design.
Script quote from The Beatles lyric
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a front-facing Volkswagen camper van inside a circular map, on the outer thigh.
Camper van inside a circular map
Black stencil design of a mermaid holding a trident, with a scaled tail and flowing hair, shown on a plain white background.
Mermaid with trident stencil
Fine line black tattoo of a stretching cat with closed eyes and whiskers, on a area of skin.
Stretching cat outline on skin
Small black serif tattoo of the numerals 9 and 3/4 on the inner wrist, shown in a close-up photo.
9 and three quarters on the inner wrist
Black line design of the word MUSIC where the letters are replaced by musical symbols, including a clef, beamed notes and a rest, on a white background.
MUSIC lettering made from musical symbols
Black lettering tattoo on the inner forearm reading "I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul", in a plain serif style.
Two-line quote tattoo on a forearm
Two orange bat-style wing tattoos with dark outlines and purple shading sit either side of the upper back.
Orange wings on upper back
Black and grey dotwork bee tattoo with flower and leaf sprigs spread across the centre of the chest.
Bee and flowers across the chest
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a small spotted fawn standing side on, on the inner forearm of a pale-skinned person wearing a white lace top.
Fawn tattoo on the inner arm
Black fine line tattoo of a chemical structure with fused rings and labelled NH, OH, NH2 and HO groups, on the outer thigh.
Molecular structure on a thigh
Black and blue wave tattoo with a bold outline sitting on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Wave tattoo on upper chest
Close photo of a bare foot on grass showing a diagonal chain of four red pixel-style hearts with black outlines on the outer ankle.
Pixel hearts on an ankle
Close photo of a black lettering tattoo reading Family First in flowing script across the inside of a forearm.
Family First script on a forearm
Black tribal flash design of a stylised face inside a circle, with sun-like rays and bold blackwork patterns.
Tribal sun face design
Fine line tattoo of three stacked chevrons on the back of a woman's neck, with loose blonde hair falling over the shoulders.
Three stacked chevrons on the back of the neck
Traditional-style tattoo of a seated black cat with a gold ear, green eyes and a coloured collar, beside Egyptian-style hieroglyphs on a calf.
Black cat with hieroglyphs on a calf
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two mountain peaks beneath an outlined sun, with wavy water lines below, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Mountains and sun tattoo on the forearm
Fine line black script tattoo reading dreamer of improbable dreams across the upper back near the shoulder blade, in a black and white photo.
Script quote across upper back
Fine line black outline tattoo of a fox curled into a heart shape on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Fox curled into a heart on a forearm
Realistic coloured tattoo of a shaded skull with a butterfly, a pink rose and a rosary with a cross on a limb.
Skull, butterfly and rose with rosary beads
Black script reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good over blue, purple and pink watercolour splashes on a forearm.
Quote script over watercolour splashes on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of three crossed arrows on the upper arm, drawn in black ink with small shaded arrowheads and feathered fletching.
Three crossed arrows on an upper arm
Black ink flash sheet of ornate script letter A designs, several combined with heart shapes and flowing flourishes, on a white background.
Decorative script letter A designs with hearts
Small black fine line tattoo of a mountain inside a circle with dotwork shading, on the outer forearm of a woman wearing a patterned shirt and woven bracelets.
Mountain in a circle on a forearm
Fine line script tattoo on the inner wrist, with two red woven bracelets worn beside it.
Small script word on the inner wrist
Close-up of a thin, wavy fine line tattoo in green, yellow, red and blue encircling the inner wrist, in a fine line style.
Rainbow wave line tattoo on a wrist
Close-up of a black script word tattooed across a wrist in lettering style, with a hand and grey nail polish visible at the top of the frame.
Black script lettering on a wrist

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