Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line infinity symbol tattoo with blue, white and green flowers on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Infinity symbol with flowers on a wrist
Two tribal-style creature tattoos on an arm, the upper one in red and black with a fox-like head and the lower one in blue and black with a long tail.
Two tribal creature tattoos on an arm
Colour tattoo of two cartoon stick figure girls holding hands with the words sisters by and a small red heart, on the top of a foot.
Stick figure sisters on a foot
Black and grey script tattoo on the ribs reading Each day is a gift and not a given right, framed by a shaded ribbon bow and scrollwork.
Script quote with ribbon bow on ribs
Black line drawing of an open hand with dotted and floral henna-style patterns across the palm, wrist and fingers, suited to a hand tattoo.
Dotted floral henna-style hand design
Small black and grey fine line feather tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm of a light-skinned arm.
Small feather tattoo on the inner wrist
A fine line black script quote tattoo runs along the inner forearm of a hand resting on a teal leather car seat.
Fine line script quote on a forearm
Black fine line script reading hakuna matata, arched across the design with small flying birds, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Hakuna matata script with birds
Stomach tattoo of the Death Star and X-wing starfighters in black and grey with purple shading, with small coloured sheep tattoos on the wrist and forearm.
Death Star and starfighters on the stomach
Flash drawing of pink lips biting a gold bullet engraved with the words Trust no Bitch, in a traditional style, with no placement on the body shown.
Pink lips biting a bullet with script
Solid black dinosaur skeleton tattoo running along the inside of a forearm, shown in two stacked photos.
Dinosaur skeleton tattoo on a forearm
Black and white photo of two hands with the words Siempre Contigo in fine script tattooed along the fingers.
Siempre Contigo script on two fingers
Colourful neo-traditional sugar skull tattoo with pink flowers and green leaves on the thigh.
Sugar skull with pink flowers on a thigh
Black line drawing of a stylised mother holding a child, with an awareness ribbon around them that contains a heart, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Mother and child with ribbon and heart design
Teal and black ornamental snake tattoo with tribal-style feather patterns wrapping around the side of the body.
Ornate teal snake on the side of the body
Black and grey lettering tattoo running down the spine of a bare back, partly covered by black ribbons crossed over the skin.
Lettered quote running down the spine
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing skulls, horned creatures, a dagger and wolf-like heads among smoky clouds.
Black and grey full sleeve with skulls and beasts
Small solid black silhouette tattoo of a witch in a pointed hat and flowing dress, on the upper arm beside a coin.
Witch silhouette on the upper arm
Full-colour Japanese style flash design of a green spotted lion dog beside a pink peony, set among black and grey waves and swirling clouds.
Peony and lion dog back piece design
Black and grey tattoo of a woman in a billowing skirt with an octopus head and tentacles, on the inner forearm.
Octopus-headed woman in a skirt on a forearm
Black botanical tattoo design of a large swirl ending in a five-petal flower and leaf, with a small bird and dots, on a tan background.
Black swirl with flower and small bird
Fine line black constellation tattoo of dots and small star shapes across the upper back of a person with short dark hair, viewed from behind.
Star constellation line on upper back
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey cat wearing a black tricorn hat with yellow studs and a skull and crossbones, on the forearm.
Pirate cat in tricorn hat on a forearm
A rainbow gradient tattoo choker design of overlapping looped lines forming a ring on a white background, with no body part shown.
Rainbow loop choker design
Black ink tattoo on a forearm reading Let it go in looping script, with a dotted line leading down to a small anchor.
Let it go script with anchor on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a campfire beneath three pine trees and stars inside a circle, on the upper arm.
Campfire and pine trees in a night sky circle
Black and grey dotwork geometric crystal tattoo on a forearm, with a smaller version of the same design on a second arm beside it.
Geometric crystal tattoo on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a small sailboat on waves, placed on the inner wrist of a hand raised above a nautical chart.
Small sailboat on the inner wrist
Black and grey Japanese realism tattoo of Mount Fuji, a pagoda and cherry blossom trees across a shoulder and upper back.
Mount Fuji and pagoda shoulder piece
Three photos of Peter Pan silhouette tattoos: a black one on the heel, a green one with the words Never grow up on the forearm, and a black one on the neck.
Peter Pan silhouette tattoos in three placements
Close view of a raised hand showing a small black semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist, drawn in fine line style.
Small semicolon tattoo on inner wrist
Neo-traditional flash drawing of a snarling wolf head with a dark grey coat, yellow and orange highlights and a red inner ear and mouth, shown without any body placement.
Snarling wolf head flash design
Black compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W lettering on the upper back near the shoulder, shown from behind.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Small black fine line feather above the Roman numerals VII, XIV and XIII, tattooed on the inside of a wrist.
Feather and Roman numerals on a wrist
Colour cartoon tattoo of a man in a cap pushing a red lawnmower, placed on the bald scalp of a person photographed from behind.
Man pushing a lawnmower tattoo on a scalp
Black tribal-style phoenix tattoo with outstretched wings and a swirling tail on the lower leg above the ankle.
Tribal phoenix tattoo on lower leg
Four cat head designs wearing floral crowns in pink, red, yellow and orange, arranged in a diagonal row along a forearm against a white brick wall.
Four cat heads with flower crowns on a forearm
Black and green tattoo of a woman's face in profile with a bob haircut, on the upper arm of a person wearing a striped vest top.
Profile portrait of a woman on an upper arm
Realism tattoo on a ribcage with a red ribbon, a hand holding a red apple, a chess king and pawn on a checkered board, and script quote lines.
Chessboard, apple and red ribbon on the ribs
Black tribal-style drawing of a howling wolf wrapped around a red paw print, shown as a design on a plain white background.
Tribal howling wolf with paw print
Fine line black tattoo of two arrows with feathered fletching running down the inner forearm towards the wrist.
Two arrows on the inner forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an ink pot, quill and crumpled paper with the words Stay strong, on a forearm.
Quill, ink pot and script on a forearm
Coloured pencil drawing of a pink and purple peony with two unopened buds, drawn as a botanical tattoo design, with a faint red sketch above.
Peony and buds tattoo design drawing
Black fine line script tattoo reading na mo amituofo along the ribs of a woman wearing a black bra, seen from the side.
Fine script phrase along the ribs
Black and grey tiger head with clouds tattooed on the back of a hand, held with another hand against dark clothing.
Tiger and clouds on the back of a hand
Coloured flash drawing of a sugar skull cat face with a red rose on its forehead, a red bow and a red rose below, framed by vines on a yellow background.
Sugar skull cat with rose and bow
Black and white flash design of an interlaced double spiral emblem inside a ring, with no placement on the body shown.
Interlaced spiral emblem in a circle
Two views of a colourful silhouette tattoo on an upper arm, showing a figure holding an umbrella above rooftops with a pink, purple and blue sky behind.
Silhouetted umbrella figure and rooftops on upper arm

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