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 fine line tattoo of beaded chains with droplet pendants draping from the inner wrist onto the palm of a hand.
Fine line beaded chain drape on the wrist
Pencil sketch of a compass rose with N, E, S and W labels and the words A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor set in a circle around the centre.
Compass rose with sailor quote
Two clenched fists with traditional-style tattoos on the back of the hands, a white flying bird with green splashes on the left and a dark brown bat with red splatter on the right.
White bird and red-splashed bat on two fists
Two fine line tattoos of linked heart outlines sit on the inner wrists of two people, one wrist wearing a silver bracelet.
Matching linked heart outlines on wrists
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a lion face with a lotus crown and dreamcatcher below, on the inner forearm.
Lion and lotus dreamcatcher on forearm
Black and grey sketch tattoo of a ballerina in a flowing tutu, arm raised, on the upper arm of a person in a white vest top.
Ballerina sketch on an upper arm
Black and grey geometric tattoo on a man's upper back and shoulder, showing a tree with a checked trunk, a sun, faces and a hand, with a small green bird and dashed line running onto the upper arm.
Surreal tree and hand on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of the word love in cursive script inside looping teardrop shapes, placed on the upper back near the neck.
Love script in loops on upper back
Two interlocking hands show small red tattoos of the king and queen of hearts on the fingers, with black script tattoos on the top hand.
King and queen of hearts on fingers
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a flying saucer with a beam of light made of geometric dot patterns, on the inner forearm.
UFO beaming a dotwork pattern on a forearm
Colour tattoo of sunflowers, red blooms and a purple bud in a botanical style on the outer thigh, with a hand and floral skirt beside it.
Sunflower bouquet tattoo on a thigh
Black mandala tattoo with scrolls and pointed petals curving across the side of the ribs on a bare torso, in black and grey.
Mandala tattoo on the side ribs
Two side-by-side photos of a small ankle tattoo of a black musical note motif with two pink hearts and small swirls.
Heart and musical note ankle tattoo
Colour traditional tattoo of a pale-faced woman with blue hair and flowers in an orange frame, beside a red rose, on the upper thigh.
Pale-faced woman in a frame with a red rose
Back view of a person with hair tied up, showing a small solid black circle tattoo on the upper back near the neck, in a blackwork style.
Small solid circle on upper back
Black line drawing of a plain cross with the handwritten script reference 2 Cor 5:17 beside it, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Cross with 2 Cor 5:17 script
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hooded skull with a laurel wreath and a skeletal hand gripping a scythe, on the upper arm.
Grim reaper skull with laurel on upper arm
Teal line drawing of a mermaid with scale details and a tapering tail on a white background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Teal mermaid line drawing
Fine line black feather tattoo on a woman's shoulder, photographed against a bright backlit background.
Small feather tattoo on a shoulder
Traditional style tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship on rough green waves with a red flower below, on a lower leg.
Galleon and flower on a lower leg
Black tribal-style design of a stylised bird in flight with swirling tail feathers, shown as a flat drawing with no body placement.
Stylised bird in tribal swirls
Black and grey script tattoo on the upper back reading a rain quote, surrounded by shaded water droplets that run down beneath the text.
Quote and raindrops across upper back
Two people with matching multicoloured watercolour-style elephant and calf tattoos on their upper backs near the shoulder blades.
Matching watercolour elephants on two backs
Realism tattoo of three kitten heads stacked vertically on a forearm, the top two in grey and the lowest in colour.
Three kitten portraits stacked on a forearm
Realism colour tattoo of a hooded woman wearing a blood-stained respirator above a graveyard scene, placed on the calf.
Hooded woman in a bloodied mask on a calf
A woman in a yoga headstand on a stone ledge shows a dark sleeve tattoo on her upper arm and forearm, with palm fronds and greenery behind her.
Sleeve tattoo on a woman in a headstand
Colour sunflower tattoo with orange and yellow petals and a grey dotted centre, placed on a shoulder and upper arm.
Sunflower tattoo on the shoulder
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a bird with wings made of musical notes and a treble clef, on the side of the torso above jeans.
Bird made of musical notes on the side
Black script tattoo reading Choose Love on the inner wrist, in a flowing lettering style with a looped capital C and L.
Choose Love script on the inner wrist
Two matching black runic compass tattoos, one on each forearm, with a glass of beer on a wooden table behind them.
Matching runic compass tattoos on forearms
Colourful neo-traditional grasshopper tattoo with a purple flower on the side of a ribcage, with bold black outlines.
Colourful grasshopper and flower on the ribs
Black fine line script reading Just Breathe with a shaded dandelion and drifting seeds, tattooed on the upper back.
Just Breathe script with dandelion seeds
Black and grey realistic lily tattoo with ink splashes and partial script above, sitting on the upper arm.
Black and grey lilies on an upper arm
Traditional-style tattoo of pink flowers and dark green leaves with black outlines, placed on the chest just below the bust.
Pink floral tattoo below the chest
Fine line tattoo of two outlined hands over a solid red circle on the forearm, shown on a person wearing jeans and a grey top.
Two hands over a red circle on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoos of roses, a compass and script on a woman's leg and thigh, with small birds on the ankle, photographed in a bath.
Rose and compass leg sleeve with script
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a teacup and saucer filled with roses and scrollwork, placed on the chest.
Teacup and roses on the chest
Black and grey owl on a branch with red-toned mandala and sunburst lines, tattooed on a thigh in a geometric and botanical style.
Owl on branch thigh tattoo
Colour tattoo of a red-haired mermaid with a teal tail and surrounding bubbles, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Red-haired mermaid on upper arm
Owl face tattoo with yellow eyes, soft purple wash shading and black branch-like lines extending outward, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Owl face with branch lines on upper back
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a gold crown set with pink jewels, outlined in black, on the lower torso.
Pink-jewelled crown tattoo on the torso
Black and grey tattoo of two figures in gas masks kissing, with red-washed and grey hearts, on a person's upper back.
Masked couple kissing with hearts on back
Realistic lion face tattoo in brown and black shading, with a detailed mane, amber eyes and whiskers, on a person's skin.
Realistic lion face tattoo
Fine line matching tattoos of stick figure girls holding a connecting string across three pairs of lower legs, one with a small red balloon.
Matching stick figures on three calves
Fine line black anchor tattoo with a small heart at the top, placed on the ankle, in a black and grey photo with shoes on the feet.
Matching anchor tattoos on ankles
A coiled, multicoloured serpent with scaled body and botanical flourishes in flash-style illustration on a cream background, with no body placement shown.
Ornate serpent with botanical flourishes
Black lettering tattoo reading a quote in a handwritten script, running along the inner forearm.
Quote in script along a forearm
Black tribal-style flash design of two dolphins leaping above curling swirls and water splashes, with no body placement shown.
Two dolphins with tribal swirls

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