Tattoo ideas

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

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Purple faceted heart tattoo with black linework and soft watercolour shading on the upper arm.
Purple faceted heart on an arm
Geometric owl tattoo with red-ringed eyes and a red central accent on the upper arm, in black linework with grey shading.
Geometric owl with red eyes on an upper arm
Black ink geometric tattoo of diamonds, crosses and lattice outlines on an upper arm near the elbow, shown in black and white.
Geometric cross-stitch elbow tattoo
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a radiating floral pattern on the upper arm, shown in a close photograph of a person in a striped top.
Dotwork mandala on upper arm
Black and grey fine-line geometric wave tattoo running from the upper back over the shoulder and down the outstretched upper arm.
Wave linework across back and arm
Black and grey fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles, a triangle and dots on the inner upper arm.
Overlapping circles and geometric lines on upper arm
Three men display black and grey full sleeve tattoos on their upper arms and shoulders, with swirling blackwork, dotwork and geometric panels.
Three black and grey ornamental full sleeves
Black and white photo of a raised hand and forearm with a geometric mandala tattoo, with further ornamental tattoos on the upper arm.
Geometric mandala tattoo on hand and forearm
Black ink Polynesian-style tattoo of a bird and circular patterns covering the shoulder and upper arm of a woman seen from behind.
Polynesian-style bird tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala and floral tattoo covering the upper arm, with a rose at the shoulder and lace-like linework below the elbow.
Mandala and floral upper arm sleeve
Fine line tattoo of a barn owl within overlapping geometric shapes and dots on the upper arm, with a paper stencil of the same design held beside it.
Barn owl in geometric frame on upper arm
Black and grey traditional rose tattoo inside a hatched diamond shape on an upper arm.
Traditional rose within a hatched diamond
Black and grey Celtic cross tattoo with interlaced knotwork covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Celtic cross with knotwork on upper arm
Geometric bear tattoo made of grey, black and blue triangular facets, shown on the upper arm of a person in a white sleeve.
Geometric bear on upper arm
Black and grey photo of an upper arm with a small outlined heart containing script, a geometric knot emblem, daisies and a hand design nearby.
Heart, knot and daisies on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the upper arm near the elbow, showing a shaded eye and nose within a circle and diamond with a diagonal black line.
Geometric circle and face fragment on upper arm
Geometric rabbit tattoo in blue, teal and yellow facets with a thin black outline, sitting on the upper arm.
Geometric rabbit on the upper arm
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo on the upper arm of a person in a green bikini, with a small floral tattoo near the shoulder.
Mandala tattoo on upper arm
Side view of a man's shoulder and upper arm with a dotwork tattoo of a red and black fan and geometric pattern, with red splatter shapes across the shoulder.
Red and black fan design on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of mountain peaks inside a circle with construction lines, on the upper arm.
Mountain peaks in a circle on an arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala and geometric full sleeve tattoo covering a person's arm from the upper arm to the wrist.
Mandala and geometric full arm sleeve
Dotwork saguaro cactus tattoo with orange, pink and teal geometric bands on the upper arm.
Saguaro cactus with geometric bands on upper arm
Blue-grey dotwork and linework owl with geometric patterning and a leaf motif on the upper arm.
Ornamental owl on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala sleeve covering the upper arm and forearm of a woman in a white vest top.
Mandala sleeve on an upper arm and forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with heart-shaped petals covering a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Mandala tattoo across the shoulder
Black line tattoo of geometric figures and dotted circles with a sun motif, in dotwork and geometric style, on a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Geometric figures and dotwork on upper arm
Black and grey fine line compass rose tattoo with a small script word above it on the upper arm, photographed in black and white.
Compass rose with script on an upper arm
Three gold metallic temporary tattoo bands with geometric diamond patterns wrap around a woman's upper arm.
Gold metallic geometric bands on an upper arm
Colourful geometric bear face tattoo on the upper arm, built from pink, teal, purple and orange facets with soft gradient shading.
Geometric bear face on upper arm
White ink mandala tattoo with swirling ornamental linework across the shoulder and upper arm, photographed from behind.
White ink mandala on shoulder
Black ink tribal sleeve tattoo with bold geometric bands and chevrons covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, shown in profile against a dark stone wall.
Tribal black ink sleeve on shoulder and arm
Black and grey geometric mandala with dotwork shading on a person's ribs, beside a colourful bird tattoo on the upper arm.
Geometric mandala tattoo on the ribs
Small black fine-line tattoo of two overlapping outlined triangles on the upper arm near the elbow, in a geometric style.
Two overlapping triangles on an upper arm
Colour geometric tattoo of a spiral shell overlapped by blue, green, yellow and purple triangles, placed on the upper arm.
Geometric shell and triangles on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a hare's head inside a dotwork diamond frame, placed on the upper arm.
Hare in a diamond frame on upper arm
Back view of a large black and grey dotwork tattoo with a central spiral in a diamond frame, extending across the shoulders and down both upper arms and forearms.
Full back dotwork spiral with geometric sleeves
Black and grey mandala-style flower tattoo with dotwork shading on the inner upper arm, with the arm raised.
Mandala flowers on upper arm
Black ornamental mandala sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm of a woman in a beige camisole, shown in fine linework.
Mandala sleeve from shoulder to wrist
Solid dark blue geometric mountain tattoo on the inner upper arm, with a faded smaller peak rising above the larger ones.
Geometric mountain peaks on an upper arm
Black linework tattoo of a geometric mountain range with dotwork shading on the inner upper arm, sitting above a straight horizon line.
Geometric mountain range on upper arm
Geometric tattoo on the upper arm showing a shaded grey planet with red cracked lines, a red triangular lattice and a fine black constellation.
Planet and constellation on upper arm
Black dotwork and blackwork mandala tattoo on the upper arm, with fine line spurs extending above and below the circle.
Black mandala on the upper arm
Black and grey photo of a bold blackwork tribal tattoo covering a shoulder and upper arm, with a swirl and chevron bands.
Bold tribal band on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork sleeve tattoo on an upper arm, featuring a large rose, a central mandala flower and fine ornamental linework.
Floral mandala sleeve on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a red rose with angular geometric shapes, teal accents and black drips on a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Red rose with geometric shapes on upper arm
Woman seen from behind in a black slogan T-shirt, showing a red flower and geometric tattoo on her right upper arm and forearm, grey tattoos on her left arm, and a neck tattoo.
Red flower and geometric sleeve seen from behind
Black tribal blackwork sleeve covering the upper arm and forearm, with bold bands and triangle patterns, shown against a dark background and a grey sleeveless top.
Tribal blackwork sleeve on arm
Black and white photo of matching fine line geometric tattoos on both upper arms, showing draped chains with diamond and arrow shapes.
Draped chain and diamond tattoos on upper arms

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