Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realistic roses with leaves covering a woman's upper arm and shoulder, shown from the side.
Black and grey roses on upper arm and shoulder
A cartoon baby elephant with pink cheeks and a blue daisy in its trunk, tattooed in black outline and colour on the upper back near the neck.
Baby elephant holding a daisy on upper back
Symmetrical black ink paisley and floral tattoo across the tops of both feet and ankles, in a sepia photograph.
Paisley pattern across both feet
Upper arm tattoo of a dark-haired singer in profile holding a microphone, surrounded by blue, pink and green watercolour splashes and musical notes.
Singer with watercolour music notes on upper arm
Black and grey fine line botanical tattoo of hibiscus-style flowers, leaves and buds on the centre of the chest, with hands resting either side.
Floral bouquet on the centre of the chest
Colourful scrolling tattoo with turquoise, yellow and red flowers on a forearm, with a small grey motif below it.
Turquoise scroll and flower forearm tattoo
Two matching fine line lilac sprigs in purple and green with small script beneath, one on each ankle.
Matching lilac sprigs with script on two ankles
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring lion head with a full mane, placed on the calf.
Roaring lion on a lower leg
Black and grey neo-trad style flash of a woman with a towering updo, skulls, pearls and a lace collar.
Skull-adorned woman with pearls and lace
Realistic black and grey biomechanical dragon with spread wings and a glowing red mouth, with red flames along the bottom, tattooed across a man's back.
Biomechanical dragon across a full back piece
Black fine line tattoo of a treble clef, musical staff and beamed notes running along the inner forearm, with a drum kit in the background.
Music staff and notes on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other across the skin of a limb.
Two reaching hands in black and grey
Black line drawing flash on paper of a conch, a fan shell and a nautilus shell, each decorated with clusters of blossom, with a pen on the left.
Seashells and blossom flash sheet
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of a sitting cat outline on the inside of an ankle, with a patterned quilt beneath the foot.
Single-line cat outline on an ankle
Colour tattoo of the Pokémon Vulpix, a orange fox-like creature with a flowing tail, on the forearm, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Vulpix tattoo on a forearm
Fine line script tattoo reading "you are my sunshine" across the top of a foot.
"You are my sunshine" script on a foot
Black and grey geometric flamingo tattoo with dotwork shading on the side of the ribs.
Geometric flamingo on the ribs
Close-up of a small black outline tattoo of an elephant on the side of a finger, in a fine line style, against a red background.
Small elephant outline on a finger
Black and white photo of two forearms with black lettering tattoos and paw prints, one reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good and the other reading Mischief Managed.
Matching quote and Mischief Managed forearm tattoos
Colourful abstract watercolour-style tattoo across the inner forearm, with blue, pink, purple, red and green washes and paint splatters.
Abstract splash tattoo on a forearm
Solid black tribal-style howling wolf head tattoo on a forearm, with bold blackwork linework and a spiral pattern in the neck.
Tribal howling wolf on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and engraved tattoo of a hand holding a quill above a faceted icosahedron, placed on the side of the ribs.
Quill hand above a geometric d20
Black and white photo of three wrists held together, each with a tiny fine line symbol tattooed on the inner wrist.
Matching small symbols on three wrists
Symmetrical geometric line design in rust ink on kraft paper, showing a diamond with an inner eye shape, radiating rays and small sparkle marks.
Geometric diamond with radiating rays
Black cursive script tattoo on the nape of a person's neck, with the hair pulled up in a bun, photographed from behind.
Cursive script tattoo on the nape of the neck
Man with a full chest and sleeve Japanese style tattoo of peonies, koi, a lion and clouds on a dark background.
Full torso and sleeve Japanese tattoo with peonies and koi
Full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm in neo-traditional style, showing a snarling brown bear head against a starry night sky with green and yellow swirls.
Colour sleeve with bear and night sky
Black Roman numeral tattoo running down a person's forearm, with a gold bangle above it and a supplement tub held in the other hand.
Roman numerals on a forearm
Fine line black script reading free, with a small swallow at the end of the stroke, on skin near the upper back under a grey top.
Free script with a bird on the upper back
Colour tattoo of a large red rose with green leaves and two rosebuds over a black leopard print pattern on skin.
Red rose over leopard print
Colour tattoo of a cartoon skier in a red and blue suit, helmet and goggles, holding ski poles, shown on a leg.
Cartoon skier with ski poles on a leg
Close-up of a black script lettering tattoo on skin reading 'Ruin and Recovery are both from within' across two lines.
Script quote tattoo reading Ruin and Recovery
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a large rose on the back of a hand, with flowers and leaves running up the forearm.
Black and grey rose and flowers on forearm and hand
Black tribal sun tattoo on one inner wrist and a matching tribal crescent moon on the other, shown in black and white.
Matching tribal sun and moon on wrists
Black fine line outline of a lotus flower on the inner forearm, drawn with a single even stroke and no shading.
Outline lotus flower on a forearm
Black tribal scorpion tattoo designs on a white background, shown as a flash sheet of four separate motifs.
Four tribal scorpion flash designs
Black fine line lace garter tattoo around the upper thigh, with scrolling ornament and dangling chain and drop details.
Lace garter tattoo on the thigh
Fine line black ink tree with bare branches running up a forearm, with a red string bracelet near the wrist.
Bare branch tree on a forearm
Black line doodles of kitchen items such as a bottle, bowl and fish on the inner forearm, shown above a wooden chopping board in a kitchen.
Kitchen doodles on a forearm
Black ink pen drawing of a heart with a bow at the top, corset-style lacing down the centre and cross-stitched seams on each side, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Laced heart with stitches and bow
Black flourished lettering design reading Not all who wander are lost, set in mixed capitals and swash letters on a plain white background.
Not all who wander are lost lettering
Black and grey cat head tattoo with a star and geometric lines on the inner forearm of a person in a white top and grey joggers.
Cat head within geometric lines on a forearm
Two solid black moustache tattoos on the side of two fingers, held together, in a black and grey blackwork style.
Matching moustache tattoos on fingers
Fine line black tattoo of a small airplane with a dashed flight path looping down to a heart on the ankle of a bare foot, with a globe and atlas behind.
Airplane and dashed flight path on an ankle
Small solid black bird silhouette tattoo on the side of a person's neck, above the collarbone, with a black leather jacket at the neckline.
Small bird silhouette near the collarbone
Colour tattoo of an embracing couple in a blue floral panel on the side of the ribs, with a hand resting on the skin above.
Embracing couple in a patterned panel on the ribs
Colourful Mickey Mouse head tattoo on the top of a foot, with the ears and head filled with puzzle piece patterns in multiple colours.
Mickey Mouse with puzzle piece fill on a foot
Pen and ink sketch of a hummingbird in flight with loose, feathered linework on cream paper, shown as a possible tattoo design beside a black fineliner pen.
Hummingbird sketch in ink

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