Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white photo of a muscular man's back with a large grim reaper tattoo with a scythe, arched lettering reading Sons of Anarchy and California, and arm tattoos.
Grim reaper and lettering across a back
Close photo of a black serif lettering tattoo reading bad circumstances good jokes on an upper arm, with an office background.
Text tattoo reading bad circumstances good jokes
Black handwritten lettering on an upper arm reads its is my life with the attribution Jon Bovi beneath it.
Handwritten quote on upper arm
Upper arm tattoo of an ornate spade with teal filigree scrolls and black lettering reading We're all mad here, in a decorative lettering style.
Ornate spade with 'We're all mad here' lettering
Back view of a model in a backless navy beaded gown, with a small black lettering tattoo on her upper arm.
Small lettering tattoo on upper arm, runway model
Close view of a small black fine line script tattoo reading Smile on the side of a woman's upper arm, with her shoulder and long hair visible.
Fine line script word on upper arm
Black typewriter-style lettering reading the heart of life is good on the upper arm, with a red and purple checked shirt beside it.
Typewriter quote on the upper arm
Close photo of a teal and black filigree heart tattoo with lettering across its centre, sitting on the upper arm.
Filigree heart with lettering on upper arm
Small black hand-lettered script reading never grow up on the outer upper arm of a woman in a teal t-shirt, in a black and grey lettering style.
Never grow up script on upper arm
Black and white photo of a small fine line Greek word tattoo, χάρις, on the upper arm below a grey sleeve.
Small Greek word tattoo on upper arm
Black fine line script running along the upper arm and forearm, with a compass rose tattoo on the ribs, shown on a woman with her arms raised.
Compass rose and script tattoos on arm and side
Fine line black arrow tattoo with the script words real or not real across the lower back, shown above a second close view of an arrow with the word real on the upper arm.
Arrow tattoo with real or not real script
Traditional-style tattoo of an open book with the words turn over a new leaf in black script and a red leaf on the page, sitting on the upper arm.
Open book reading turn over a new leaf
Close-up of a woman in a white graphic t-shirt, showing small black lettering tattoo reading KEEP GRL PWR on her left forearm and a dark tattoo sleeve on her right arm.
Keep grl pwr script on a forearm
Black fine line script tattoo reading free on the upper arm, and a second script tattoo reading apodyopsis on the thigh.
Fine line script words on arm and thigh
Small black serif lettering reading So it goes. on the upper arm, just below a rolled grey sleeve.
Serif quote on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a state outline with the word home in cursive script on the upper arm.
State outline and home script on upper arm
Close photo of the words 'choose life.' in black typewriter-style lettering on the inner upper arm.
Choose life lettering on an upper arm
Close view of a small black fine line script tattoo reading happy on the upper arm of a person in a white vest top.
Happy script on upper arm
A man in a black t-shirt shows a colourful geometric tattoo running from his forearm to his upper arm, with small lettering on his wrist.
Geometric forearm tattoo with lettering
Red name badge tattoo on an upper arm reading Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya, You killed my Father, Prepare to die, in black lettering.
Name badge tattoo with movie quote
Black and grey script lettering reading Beauty in the Breakdown with swash flourishes and shaded outlines, tattooed on an upper arm.
Beauty in the Breakdown lettering on an arm
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading 'Everything happens for a reason' along an upper arm, with a smiling mouth and a hand with a ring in the frame.
Fine line script quote on upper arm
Two matching fine line lettering tattoos, reading GIRL ALMIGHTY on one forearm and SHE'S NOT AFRAID on the other upper arm.
Matching text tattoos on two forearms
Black lettering tattoo in Devanagari script across the upper arm, shown in a close photograph of the skin.
Devanagari script on upper arm
Black pine tree tattoo above the script quote 'Bind my wandering heart to Thee' on the upper arm of a woman with wavy blonde hair and a grey t-shirt.
Pine tree and script quote on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing a rose, script words and a dove over smoky shading.
Black and grey rose, script and dove on an arm
Close photo of a two-line serif text tattoo on the inner upper arm, reading Everything will be okay in the end, in lettering style.
Two-line quote on the upper arm
Black spiral tattoo of brick-like tiles on an upper arm, with the words There is no place like home curling around it and HOME set larger beneath.
Spiral brickwork tattoo with home lettering on upper arm
Realistic tattoo of a star torn open through skin on the upper arm and shoulder, filled with words including FRIENDSHIP, FAMILY, FREEDOM and a red LOVE.
Torn-skin star with words on an upper arm
Black script lettering reading You'll never know dear, how much I love you runs across a bare upper arm.
Script quote on upper arm
Black script lettering reading Stay Strong above a semicolon and My Love, tattooed on the upper arm of a person wearing a grey top.
Stay Strong semicolon lettering on an arm
Red Spartan helmet tattoo with black Greek lettering reading Molon Labe on the inner upper arm, in a bold solid style.
Spartan helmet with Greek lettering on an arm
Black and white photo of two people holding hands, each with a small fine line heart tattoo on the wrist or forearm, with script lettering on an upper arm.
Matching small heart tattoos on held hands
Black and grey lettering tattoos on a man's upper arm and forearm, including the words Yesterday, May and Friday and the number 3, shown beneath a white t-shirt sleeve.
Handwritten words and a number on an arm
Two lines of black typewriter-style coordinates tattooed on an upper arm near the shoulder, with a grey top visible below.
Coordinates lettering on upper arm
Several tattooed arms and hands wrapped together, showing a black and grey figure on a forearm, a compass design on an upper arm and small lettering on the fingers.
Intertwined tattooed arms and hands
Black cat silhouette on the upper arm filled with the word MEOW in orange and red lettering, in a bold lettering style.
MEOW lettering in a cat silhouette
Black fine line lettering reading BELIVE MY DECISION on the inner upper arm, with a grey sweatshirt sleeve visible above.
Small lettering reading Belive my decision
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
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
Red lip print and red script lettering reading 'Love my smile... Beware of my silence' tattooed on an arm.
Lip print and script lettering on an arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a green tent beneath pine trees and stars, with the words HOME IS WHERE YOUR HEART IS arched above and below the scene.
Camping tent and quote on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a shaded feather and an infinity symbol with the words stay strong on the upper arm.
Feather and infinity with stay strong on upper arm
Black and grey portrait tattoo of a bearded man with shoulder-length hair on the upper arm, with the lettering Only Grohl can judge me below it.
Black and grey portrait with quote on upper arm
Woman in a white mandala sun print t-shirt, with black lettering and a red rose tattoo on her forearm and upper arm.
Lettering and rose tattoos seen beneath a mandala tee
Fine line tattoo of the words Stay Strong in black script above a small pink and purple botanical wreath on the inner upper arm.
Stay Strong script and floral wreath on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a dumbbell with the words DON'T GIVE UP above it, on the outer upper arm of a person photographed from behind.
Dumbbell and lettering on upper arm

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