Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a German Shepherd's head on skin, shown beside a greyscale photo of the same dog.
German Shepherd portrait tattoo beside its reference photo
Fine line black tattoo of a hand cupping a small heart with radiating rays, placed on the inner wrist.
Small hand holding a heart on the wrist
Black fine serif lettering reading still I rise across the inner wrist, shown in a dark, softly lit black and grey photograph.
still I rise lettering on a wrist
Black and grey lettering reading I've lived a thousand lives above a shaded stack of books, tattooed on a person's left side ribs.
Book stack and quote on the ribs
A colour and grey anchor tattoo wrapped in pink roses, green leaves and rope, with a small script word beside the flukes, placed on the side of the body.
Anchor with roses and rope on the side
Two forearms with bold black geometric tribal-style bands tattooed around the wrist and forearm, one with zigzag and diamond patterns and one with dense panels of symmetrical motifs.
Black geometric bands on two forearms
Fine line infinity symbol joined to the word love in cursive script on the wrist, rendered in pale, faded ink.
Infinity symbol and love script on a wrist
Black ink flash sketch on cream paper showing a wolf head, a skull, a woman's face with a hand, a dagger and scissors, with no body placement shown.
Wolves, skull and woman sketch flash
Painted flash design of a dotwork teacup holding purple amethyst crystals, with a stippled saucer and leaves, shown on paper with dried petals and a sage bundle nearby.
Amethyst crystals in a dotwork teacup
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box shaded in a realistic style on a forearm, with black script and a black line drawing above it.
TARDIS police box on a forearm
Fine line black tattoos on the fingers of a hand, showing a bat outline, four moon phases and a small cat face with whiskers.
Bat, moon phases and cat face on fingers
Black fine line tattoo of three zodiac symbols above a soft grey feather on a person's upper back.
Three zodiac symbols and a feather on the back
Fine line outline of a small dog with a teal collar on the inner forearm, above a striped top.
Outlined dog with teal collar on a wrist
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a jellyfish with a large eye in its bell and a woman's face among its trailing tentacles, with no body placement visible.
Jellyfish with an eye tattoo design sketch
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve of roses and daisies running from the upper arm down the forearm to the wrist.
Black and grey rose and floral sleeve on an arm
Black and white photo of a woman's hands near her mouth, showing a fine line cross tattoo on one finger and a small heart outline on another.
Small cross and heart tattoos on fingers
Small black fine line dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand with dark red painted nails, against a dark background.
Small dragonfly tattoo on the wrist
Colour realism tattoo of a man's face with dreadlocks, moustache and beard, across the upper chest and shoulder, with green, yellow and red bands behind.
Realistic portrait of a man with dreadlocks on chest
Traditional colour tattoo of a cartoon couple within a gold-edged heart frame with red roses, on the outer thigh.
Cartoon couple in heart frame on thigh
Black fine line tattoo of a faceted geometric woman wearing a flower crown, with roses below, on the inner forearm.
Geometric portrait with roses on forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of pink peonies and green leaves across a hip and buttock, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Pink peony tattoo across hip and buttock
Pencil sketch of a swallow in flight above two roses and a rosebud, drawn in blue and orange pencil on cream paper, as a design for a tattoo.
Swallow and roses tattoo sketch
Black brush-stroke drawing of the Taurus zodiac symbol on a plain white background.
Taurus zodiac symbol in brush stroke
Black tribal-style phoenix design with outstretched flame-shaped wings and a tail of flames, drawn in solid black ink on white paper.
Tribal phoenix in flames
Painterly blue and black cat head tattoo with yellow-green eyes and white whiskers, shown on a limb.
Blue cat head tattoo with yellow-green eyes
Black and grey realistic raven tattoo with spread wings across the upper back and shoulder blade of a person seen from behind.
Realistic raven with spread wings on a back
Grey shaded tattoo of a cat with angel wings and small sparkles on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a pink beaded bracelet beside it.
Cat with angel wings on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a striped lighthouse with light rays, clouds and a rose, covering the forearm.
Lighthouse and rose sleeve on a forearm
Black blackwork winged ornament tattoo across the lower back above a grey wrap skirt, with a small line of script on the thigh.
Winged design across lower back
Traditional colour tattoo of a red and grey owl holding two yellow skull-topped keys, with a crescent moon inside a red triangle, on the upper leg.
Owl holding skull keys beside a crescent moon
Black and grey realism skull and lotus tattoo across a woman's back, with arms raised and sleeve tattoos on both arms.
Skull and lotus back tattoo with sleeves
A sheet of blue line and solid wave designs in a Japanese-influenced style, arranged in rows on a white background.
Sheet of blue wave designs
Orange and amber seated fox tattoo in a flat, geometric style on the upper arm of a woman lying on a bed.
Seated fox on an upper arm
Black ink flash drawing of a skull with octopus tentacles curling around its crown and sides, with black ink dripping from the jaw.
Skull with octopus tentacles
Small black outline tattoo of a cartoon T-rex on the ankle, in a fine line style.
Cartoon dinosaur on an ankle
Black fine line tattoo of a cat sitting in the curve of a treble clef, with a thin trailing tail, on a shoulder.
Cat and treble clef on a shoulder
Pencil drawing of two wolves with shaded fur, nestled together in a heart shape with flowing lines trailing below, offered as a tattoo design.
Two wolves forming a heart
Colour tattoo on a thigh of an artist's palette, two paintbrushes, a yellow rose, leaves, a beaded chain and an open pocket watch, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Palette, brushes, rose and pocket watch on a thigh
Black-ink tree root and bark tattoo covering the back of a hand and fingers, drawn in fine hatched linework.
Tree roots tattoo across the back of a hand
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a hummingbird flying out of an open birdcage on a woman's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Hummingbird leaving a birdcage on a back
Fine line black tattoo of a candle in a holder inside a dotted circle, sitting on the upper arm.
Candle in a dotted circle on an arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm of a compass, red roses and a banner reading wherever you go, with a small oval plaque at the top.
Compass, roses and banner on a forearm
Neo-trad style tattoo of a cracked clock face with Roman numerals, black and grey shading with red slashes, on an arm.
Cracked clock face on an arm
Black and grey traditional style flash design of a hockey mask on a blade shape, with the words IT'S FRIDAY FRIDAY curving along the edge.
Hockey mask and blade flash with Friday lettering
Sheet of temporary metallic flash designs with gold and coloured geometric bands, zigzags, triangles and squares, with no body placement shown.
Metallic geometric band designs on a flash sheet
Traditional style tattoo of a sloth hanging from a branch with banners reading NAP ALL DAY, SLEEP ALL NIGHT and PARTY NEVER, on a leg.
Sloth with nap banners on a leg
Black lettering tattoo of three lines of uppercase text on a forearm, set against a dark background.
Lyric quote on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of two paw prints and an infinity symbol that ends in a heart outline, placed on the wrist.
Paw prints and heart infinity on a wrist

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