Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realistic tattoo of an open pocket watch held in a hand, with Roman numerals and visible gears, on an upper arm.
Pocket watch held in a hand
Two mirrored black and grey dinosaur skull tattoos with fern fronds across the upper chest and shoulders.
Twin dinosaur skulls with ferns on chest
Fine line black arrow tattoo on the top of a foot, near the base of the toes.
Small arrow tattoo on the top of a foot
Close view of a hand with small finger lettering and a cross, pointing at a white t-shirt, with a black-grey upper arm tattoo and red script on the arm.
Finger lettering and red script on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a white dog's head looking up, framed by red roses and green leaves, on an upper arm.
Dog portrait and roses on upper arm
Black script tattoo reading "Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live" across a forearm, in a black and white photo.
Script quote on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing two lilies and a small blossom joined by swirling linework, drawn in black and grey shading.
Pencil sketch of lilies and swirling flourishes
Botanical tattoo of pink flowers and green leaves with black outlines spanning the chest and shoulder.
Pink flowers and leaves across chest and shoulder
Small colour tattoo of a castle within a dark arch with a mouse head silhouette, placed at the top of the upper back below the nape of the neck.
Castle and mouse silhouette on upper back
Black and grey geometric tattoo on a thigh, with a large outlined triangle of interlocking shapes set over a field of dotwork triangles.
Dotwork triangle geometric piece on thigh
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with roses and wing-like leaves across a stomach, shown on a torso in a white top.
Butterfly and roses across the stomach
Fine line serif script tattoo on a forearm reading 'i spent my life folded between the pages of books', with an open book behind the arm.
Book quote tattoo on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a lavender flower with a dotted yellow and white centre and green leaves, bordered in bold black outline, on an upper arm.
Lavender flower with green leaves on an upper arm
Small colour tattoo of a turtle with a few dark marks above it on the inside of a wrist, with a hand and silver ring beside it.
Small turtle tattoo on a wrist
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a clawed paw with a yellow cap and a gold bead chain, on the outer thigh.
Paw with bead chain on a thigh
Four black ink flash designs on a beige background: a skull with a bandana and feather, a feather headdress, a skull with a feather headdress, and a dreamcatcher with feathers.
Four skull and feather designs on beige
Black and grey realism tattoo of large roses with leaves on a woman's thigh, beside a black and grey portrait tattoo on her other arm.
Black and grey roses on a thigh
Black and grey fine line swallow tattoo on the ankle of a man wearing grey trousers and black brogues.
Swallow tattoo on an ankle
Black line tattoo on lower back of a cartoon hunter with a shotgun beneath a thought bubble reading I know your in der Wabbit.
Cartoon hunter and thought bubble on lower back
Black and grey design of a Lutheran rose with a cross in the heart, framed by a ring of Latin text and ornate scrollwork, shown as a standalone drawing rather than on skin.
Lutheran rose emblem with cross
Solid black cat tattoo with green eyes and a red collar on the upper arm, shown on glossy skin.
Black cat with red collar on upper arm
Solid black heart design built from curling swirls and teardrop shapes on a white background, suited to a blackwork stencil.
Ornamental swirl heart design
Bold black traditional rose with leaves and a bud on the forearm, with part of another tattoo visible near the top of the arm.
Black traditional rose on a forearm
Close-up of a black bear silhouette tattoo on the outer thigh, filled with bold curved bands of red, teal, orange, yellow and blue.
Striped abstract bear on the thigh
Black ink hand lettering of the word Possibilities in a flowing script with a sweeping underline swash, drawn on a pale grey background, in a lettering style.
Possibilities script lettering with underline swash
Rainbow watercolour-style tree tattoo with black bare branches and a green grass base, placed on the calf.
Rainbow watercolour tree on a calf
Colour botanical tattoo of pink and purple peonies with green leaves and two small butterflies, running down a woman's upper back.
Peony and butterfly vine down the back
Black and grey torn skin effect tattoo on an upper arm, with lines of lettering revealed beneath the skin.
Torn skin lettering on upper arm
Two clasped hands show matching double line band tattoos in dark blue ink on the ring fingers, with a music note tattoo visible on the arm.
Double line bands on ring fingers
Black and grey fine line dreamcatcher with two feathers and small script lettering above the hoop, on a forearm.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a forearm
White Celtic interlace knotwork inside a circular border on a black background, shown as a design drawing with no body placement.
Celtic knotwork circle design
Black dotwork tattoo of a geometric arrowhead with nested chevron lines and a small diamond motif, placed on a person's shoulder blade.
Geometric arrowhead tattoo on shoulder
Black ink lettering tattoo on the upper back showing Roman numerals V·XV·XXVII above the script words Love you, in a serif and cursive lettering style.
Roman numerals and script Love you on upper back
Full back Japanese style tattoo of samurai warriors, flames, clouds and birds, with blue waves across the lower back.
Japanese back piece with samurai and flames
Black and grey line drawing of a falcon-headed Eye of Horus with fine hatched feathers, dotted tails and lotus-like terminals, shown as a standalone design.
Falcon-headed Eye of Horus design
Close-up photo of a black spiral tattoo with pink, purple and blue watercolour wash on a limb, with a plastic sheet in the background.
Black spiral with watercolour wash
Black ink tattoo of a bare, branching tree with small birds perched on the limbs, spanning the upper back in a botanical blackwork style.
Bare tree branches across a back
Small dark blue mountain tattoo on the side of an ankle in fine line style, with a woven anklet, on a bare foot standing on autumn leaves.
Mountain tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork style tattoo of a tipi, log cabin and igloo stacked above the words Home Sweet Home on a thigh.
Tipi, log cabin and igloo stacked on a thigh
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a sunflower, a pocket watch and a compass, with watercolour splashes in teal, orange and red.
Sunflower, pocket watch and compass on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bird in flight carrying a dreamcatcher with feathers, across the upper back of a woman with her head turned away.
Bird with dreamcatcher on upper back
Black linework tattoo of an om symbol above a lotus flower with curling ends, sitting on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Om and lotus tattoo on forearm
Black hand-lettered quote 'Don't tell people your plans. Show them your results.' curved in an arch on a white background.
Arched quote lettering design
A shirtless man with a black and grey ornamental tattoo sleeve on his upper arm and forearm hugs a large dark dog while seated at a table.
Man hugging a large dog, black and grey arm tattoo
Small dark grey star tattoo on the top of a foot, above red painted toenails and black patent peep-toe heels.
Small star tattoo on a foot
Colour tattoo of a blue-ringed octopus with orange eye and tentacles curling beside pink roses and green leaves, on the forearm.
Blue-ringed octopus and roses on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a laurel-wreathed Roman figure in a draped toga across a man's ribs and chest, with a cherub on the upper arm.
Roman laurel-wreathed figure on ribs and chest
Line drawing of the Cheshire Cat with a wide toothy grin, green eyes and a striped curling tail, shown as a design on plain white.
Cheshire Cat grin design

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