Tattoo ideas

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

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Two people holding hands, each with a colourful neo-trad matryoshka doll and rose tattoo on the upper arm.
Matching matryoshka doll and rose tattoos
Black line drawing of a butterfly with flowers, leaves and berries arranged in a corner, shown as a botanical tattoo design rather than on skin.
Butterfly and flowers corner design
Black ink line drawing of a fine line botanical tattoo design with seahorses, a heart, flowers and leaves, shown on paper beside two fineliner pens.
Seahorse, heart and flower tattoo design
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and hanging drops across a person's upper back, with a cat resting on their shoulder.
Ornate mandala tattoo on upper back
Realistic tattoo of three pale flowers with teal leaves and a closed bud, shaded in grey and white, on the forearm.
Pale blooms and teal leaves on a forearm
Small black fine line arrow tattoo on the ankle of a person wearing a dark knit sock and a black sandal.
Small arrow tattoo on ankle
Colour tattoo of pink lilies, a yellow flower, green leaves and two butterflies, one purple and one blue, on the side of the hip in a botanical neo-trad style.
Butterflies and lilies on a hip
Colour tattoo of a pink-outlined crescent moon filled with pastel heart gems, beside an orange star and purple orb on the outer thigh.
Crescent moon with gem hearts on thigh
Woman seen from behind with her hair in a bun, showing a black outline scissors tattoo across her upper back above a white lace-up corset top.
Scissors tattoo on upper back
Blue, teal and pink watercolour-style feather tattoo running diagonally across the side of a thigh.
Watercolour feather on the side of the thigh
Realistic green reptile eye with a vertical slit pupil and scaly skin tattooed on a limb, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Reptile eye tattoo on a limb
Wolf head tattoo on the thigh, shaded black and grey on the left and washed with blue, green and red watercolour tones on the right.
Wolf head with watercolour side on thigh
Black typewriter-style lettering reading life in every word across the upper back, with a hand resting on the shoulder.
Life in every word lettering across upper back
Black and white photo of a small fine line arrow tattoo on the inner forearm, pointing right against a dark leather background.
Fine line arrow on a forearm
Traditional style flash design of a red-orange flower with green leaves, a pink and white petalled centre and bold black outlines.
Red bloom with green leaves and pink centre
Black and grey fine line crescent moon tattoo with a mandala pattern, dots and dangling chain ornaments on the upper arm.
Crescent moon with mandala and dangling ornaments
Black serif lettering of a chemical formula, C6470 H10012 N1726 O2013 S42, tattooed in a single line across the lower back.
Chemical formula lettering across the back
Black and grey tribal line design of a mermaid riding a large fish decorated with sun motifs, paw prints and a small lion, shown without any body placement.
Tribal fish and mermaid design
Black lettering tattoo in a typewriter-style serif font reading do I dare disturb the universe? across the forearm, in a lettering style.
Quote lettering on a forearm
Black dotwork origami crane tattoo on the inner wrist, with rose and leaf details shaded inside its folds.
Origami crane with roses on a wrist
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a green zombie cat in a pink bow and dress, with red drips, a spider web and flies, on an upper arm.
Zombie Hello Kitty style cat on an arm
Realism style pink rose and blossom tattoo with black lace and a dangling chain ending in an anchor, across a shoulder and upper arm.
Rose, lace and anchor on shoulder and upper arm
Fine line black anchor with handwritten script reading I refuse to sink, tattooed on the top of a shoulder near the collarbone.
Anchor and 'I refuse to sink' script on shoulder
Black and grey temporary tattoo of a plump cat lying on its back, shown on its white backing inside a clear plastic sleeve with a green card reading Temporary Tattoo.
Plump cat temporary tattoo in packet
Colour flash design of a dark-haired mermaid with a green scaled tail seated on a pink and orange shell, holding a pearl necklace among rising bubbles and two yellow fish.
Mermaid on a shell with bubbles
Colour tattoo of five moon phases in blue, purple and red running down the outer thigh, with denim shorts visible above.
Moon phases tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey flash design of a lighthouse inside a rope circle, with a ship's wheel at its base and three banners carrying lettering.
Lighthouse and ship's wheel with banners
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses and a pocket watch with Roman numerals on the forearm.
Roses and pocket watch on a forearm
Black tribal sun tattoo with spiral centre and spiky rays, placed between the shoulder blades on a person's upper back.
Tribal sun tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of a pink and orange lotus flower with blue shading and black mandala linework on the side of the body.
Lotus flower with mandala linework on the side
Black and grey tattoo of a hedgehog with an apple and small flowers on its back, placed on the upper arm near the elbow.
Hedgehog with apple and flowers on an arm
Red watercolour-style flower with a yellow-green leaf and the word sister in fine script on the inner forearm.
Red watercolour flower with the word sister on forearm
Black ink drawing of a radial mandala with dotwork shading and leaf and petal shapes, drawn on paper beside fineliner pens.
Radial mandala design in black ink
A colour tattoo on an upper arm of a faceted geometric owl in red, orange and grey, above a burning terraced building with flames.
Geometric owl and burning building on an upper arm
Black geometric linework sleeve on a forearm, with a star-lattice pattern above and a mandala-like design below the elbow.
Geometric linework sleeve on an arm
Black and white photo of a greyscale realistic moon tattoo on the upper arm, with a line of fine script on the forearm.
Moon tattoo on upper arm
Two small black feather tattoos sit on the inner forearms of two people, one above the other.
Two matching feather tattoos on forearms
Colour tattoo of four cartoon turtle heads in purple, orange, blue and red masks, stacked down a lower leg above the ankle.
Four cartoon turtle heads down a lower leg
Colour tattoo of a white daisy with black outlines and a yellow centre, surrounded by blue, pink, green and yellow watercolour splashes, on the upper chest.
Daisy with watercolour splashes on chest
Two thigh tattoos in a stained glass style, one showing a red rose and Belle dancing with the Beast, the other a purple rose above a castle, both in ornate frames.
Beauty and the Beast stained glass thigh tattoos
Grey shaded sea turtle tattoo with a Celtic knotwork shell and a yellow ribbon accent, on the side of the torso, with a faded shark tattoo below.
Celtic knot sea turtle on the side of the torso
Black lettering tattoo reading faith inside a fish outline, placed on the lower back above the waistband of jeans.
Faith script inside a fish outline on the lower back
Black and white line drawing of a compass star inside a circle, with roses and thorny vines, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Compass star with roses and thorny vines
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W markers, shown in a sepia-toned photograph.
Compass rose tattoo in sepia
Fine line black tattoo of a heartbeat ECG trace running into the script words Just live, placed across the upper chest.
Heartbeat line with Just live on the chest
Black ornamental tattoo of a open heart with flowing swirls on the top of a foot, with rolled denim jeans above and black painted toenails.
Heart and swirl tattoo on the top of a foot
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a guitar neck and body appearing to tear through skin on the forearm.
Guitar neck tearing through a forearm
Black and grey lettering tattoos on a man's upper arm and forearm, including the words Yesterday, May and Friday and the number 3, shown beneath a white t-shirt sleeve.
Handwritten words and a number on an arm

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