Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey swallow in flight tattooed on the neck behind an ear, in a Traditional style.
Swallow tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey tattoo on the side of a ribcage showing a bare tree whose branches form a heart around the script words Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it.
Tree with heart canopy and script quote on ribs
Fine line black ink tattoo on a thigh showing a woman and a man standing either side of a drawn bow and arrow.
Man and woman with a bow on a thigh
Black fine line script reading Just a dream away with a small Mickey Mouse outline at the end, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Script quote "Just a dream away" on wrist
Colour realism tattoo of a staring owl with bright green eyes and a blue beak, placed on the forearm.
Realistic owl portrait on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart above a face with a third eye and a tear, on the forearm.
Anatomical heart above a face on a forearm
Black dotwork Claddagh tattoo of a heart held by two hands beneath a crown, shown on the inner forearm.
Claddagh heart and crown on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a slender bottle with a small sprig of leaves and flowers in purple ink on the inner forearm.
Bottle with a flower sprig on a forearm
Flash sheet of metallic gold, silver, copper and black temporary tattoo designs, including feather borders, butterflies, doves and rose bands, shown without any body placement.
Metallic temporary tattoo flash sheet
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo on the thigh of a stag head merged with an owl, with a triangle and circle symbol above and a dotted vertical line.
Split stag and owl head with geometric symbols
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant walking towards the viewer, placed on the outer thigh of a person wearing black shorts.
Realistic elephant tattoo on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a smiling Minion in blue overalls beneath a heap of fruit, set in an ornate frame on the thigh.
Minion with fruit basket on thigh
Black and grey script lettering reading All the world's a stage, placed on the side of the hip with black lace visible above it.
All the world's a stage script on the hip
Black fine line snowflake tattoo with pointed arms on the side of the body, near the ribs.
Black line snowflake on the side of the body
Realistic blue poppy tattoo with a grey cloud background across the upper arm and shoulder, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Blue poppies on an upper arm
Fine line black infinity symbol with a small script word woven through its loop, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Infinity symbol with script word on wrist
Pencil drawing of a rose whose petals form a human skull, with a leaf and thorned stem, shown as a tattoo design on plain white paper.
Skull and rose design sketch
Black dotwork tattoo of two clasped hands with long nails on the inner wrist and forearm.
Clasped hands on the inner wrist
Single-line handwritten script design reading Be lovely, drawn in black on a white background, shown as a flash style lettering design with no body placement visible.
Handwritten Be lovely script design
Bold black brush-stroke drawing of the Gemini zodiac symbol on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Gemini zodiac symbol in brush strokes
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dachshund wearing a collar and tag, placed on a person's upper back.
Dachshund portrait on upper back
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Kenny from South Park, in an orange parka and hood with a black outline, on a lower leg.
Kenny from South Park on a calf
Colour realism tattoo on a person's side ribs showing a glowing blue planet above a vivid orange and red sunset over a rocky shoreline.
Planet and sunset seascape on the ribs
Small geometric tattoo of overlapping triangles in black, teal and muted brown on a forearm, with the hand open below.
Triangle tattoo on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a heart with a female symbol at its base, on the side of the ribs, in a mirror selfie.
Heart and female symbol on the ribs
Realism sleeve tattoo on a forearm showing a compass rose, a cracked clock face with Roman numerals and an ornate key, shaded in greys with warm brown tones.
Compass and cracked clock sleeve on forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a lit red candle in a dark holder on the forearm, set against an orange glow.
Lit candle on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing an ornate pocket watch with visible gears, a rose and leaves, with no body placement shown.
Pocket watch, gears and rose design
Two small colour starfish tattoos on forearms, one teal and one orange-red, photographed side by side.
Matching starfish tattoos on forearms
Black linework anchor wrapped in rope with three swallows flying upward, set over teal and pink watercolour washes on skin at the side of the torso.
Anchor and swallows with watercolour splashes
Two close-up photos of matching script lettering tattoos on the ankles, each with a small purple heart, in black ink with purple accents.
Matching heart and quote ankle tattoos
Black and grey photo of a fine line wave tattoo with a small dot on the inner wrist, worn beside a silver chain bracelet with heart charms.
Fine line wave tattoo on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a purple swirled cupcake with a teal striped wrapper and sprinkles, on the ankle, in a traditional style with bold black outlines.
Purple cupcake on an ankle
Black ink flash design of a stiletto heel with three banners reading boys only, want love if and it's torture, drawn in a traditional style on white paper.
Stiletto heel with banner quote
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a blue Deathly Hallows triangle showing a silhouetted figure in a forest, with script lettering below reading Don't let the Muggles get you down darling.
Deathly Hallows triangle and script quote on forearm
Traditional style tattoo of an open book with two red roses and the words We're all stories in the end, on the ankle.
Open book and roses on an ankle
White ink tattoo of a stylised horse with patterned linework on the forearm.
White ink horse on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses with leaves on the outer thigh, shown on a person in denim shorts.
Three roses on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a blue Chevrolet bowtie logo over two flags, one with a maple leaf and one with stars and a saltire, on the upper arm.
Chevrolet bowtie and flags on upper arm
Black line drawing of a swirled cloud with hanging teardrop raindrops on a brown textured background, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Swirled cloud with hanging raindrops
Pen sketch of a lion's head framed by lotus flowers and blossom sprigs, drawn as a tattoo design on cream paper with no body placement shown.
Lion and lotus flower design sketch
Traditional style tattoo on a thigh showing a hand holding a white rose, with banners reading Valar Morghulis and Valar Dohaeris, framed by red berries, green leaves and yellow flames.
Hand and rose banner tattoo on thigh
Black typewriter-style lettering reading Fear { display: none; } runs along the inside of a forearm, a fine lettering tattoo in black ink.
CSS quote lettering on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of storm clouds and branching lightning across a man's upper arm, with a purple top.
Storm clouds and lightning on an upper arm
Black ink lettering reading Lenny=white and Carl=black tattooed on a palm, shown above a cartoon hand with the same text.
Lenny=white and Carl=black tattoo on palm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a rose bud with leaves and thorny stem running down the inner forearm.
Rose and stem on a forearm
Black and grey flash drawing of a sloth holding two hatched banners reading NAP ALL DAY, SLEEP ALL NIGHT and PARTY NEVER, in a traditional style.
Sloth holding banners with slogan
Dotwork drawing of a spiral ammonite shell in navy ink on a pale background, with a stippled trail sweeping upward.
Stippled ammonite shell in navy dots

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