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 man's face with short spiked hair and stubble, shown on skin of the torso, with a reddish mark over one eye.
Realistic black and grey portrait of a man
Black and grey tattoo of the Green Bay Packers G logo, two football trophies and the word PACKERS on an upper arm.
Packers logo and trophies on upper arm
Black ink line drawing of three hibiscus flowers with leaves and curled tendrils on a white background, a botanical flash design.
Hibiscus flower sprig line drawing
Realistic blue and grey swallow in flight on the upper back, with small black stars scattered around it.
Swallow and stars on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lily with dark swirling shading on the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey lily on upper arm
Pen sketch on lined paper of a compass with Roman numerals, scrollwork and the words follow your own path, drawn as a tattoo design.
Compass with Roman numerals and "follow your own path"
Black and grey dotwork swallow on the upper chest, with a tattooed chain necklace and pendant draped across the collarbone.
Swallow and chain necklace on collarbone
Black ink anchor with birds lifting off its shank and the script Sorelle per Sempre below it, tattooed on a lower leg.
Anchor with birds and script on a calf
Realism tattoo of a white dog wearing a bowler hat, monocle and bow tie inside an ornate gold frame on the thigh.
Dog portrait in bowler hat and gold frame
Black and grey traditional tattoo with dotwork shading on a leg, showing a woman's profile filled with a night sky, crescent moon, stars and pine trees, above a rose and a small flower.
Night forest silhouette with roses on a calf
Realistic coloured sunflower tattoo with yellow-orange petals and a dark brown centre, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Sunflower tattoo on upper back
Fine line botanical tattoo of purple lavender sprigs on thin black stems, placed on the lower leg above the ankle, with white canvas shoes.
Lavender sprigs on an ankle
Black and grey cat portrait with orange floral sprigs and leaves, sketch-like watercolour style, tattooed on the lower leg.
Cat and flowers on a lower leg
Colourful geometric bear tattoo in blue, pink, purple and red on a woman's upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Geometric bear on a shoulder blade
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of the solar system, with planets sitting on elliptical orbit rings across a limb.
Solar system with orbiting planets
Blue line-drawn feather fading into a flock of birds taking flight, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Feather dissolving into flying birds
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with shaded petals and leaves covering the shoulder and upper arm, with a second smaller bloom lower down the arm.
Sunflowers on a shoulder and upper arm
Man with colourful tattoos covering his neck and both forearms and upper arms, wearing a light grey t-shirt printed with a grumpy cat illustration.
Tattooed neck and arms, grumpy cat t-shirt
Collage of eight black and grey owl drawings in fine line and detailed shading styles, some with roses or a dreamcatcher, with no body placement shown.
Owl designs in a black and grey collage
Black tribal-style Capricorn zodiac symbol design with swooping, curled strokes on a white background.
Capricorn zodiac symbol design
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading "love is love" on the top of a foot, near the ankle.
"Love is love" script on a foot
Black and grey wing and feather tattoo across a thigh and hip, photographed from behind while the person lies on white bedding.
Wing and feather tattoo on thigh and hip
Black and grey wolf head tattoo on the outer thigh, half in geometric linework and half in realistic shading, with blue eyes.
Half geometric, half realistic wolf on a thigh
Black fine line compass rose tattoo with a dotted ring on the inner wrist, against a blurred green background.
Compass rose on the inner wrist
Black line drawing of a geometric owl in flight, clutching a cluster of crystals, shown as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Geometric owl holding crystals flash
Black and grey tattoo of a skull inside a circular sun stone medallion with carved patterns, on the upper arm.
Skull within a sun stone medallion on upper arm
Gold metallic dreamcatcher tattoo with a mandala centre and three feathers on the inner forearm, shown in a bright tiled room.
Gold dreamcatcher with feathers on a forearm
Black silhouette design of a small fairy and several flying figures on a white background, shown as a standalone design with no body part visible.
Silhouetted flying figures design
Dark brown dotwork tattoo of a turtle with a yin yang centre on the inner wrist, below a dark jacket sleeve.
Turtle and yin yang on the inner wrist
Small fine line black tattoo of three overlapping triangles on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a dark sleeve and patches in the background.
Three overlapping triangles on a forearm
Fine line black pencil tattoo with a small dot beneath it on the side of a finger, shown with dark nail polish and a silver peace sign ring.
Pencil tattoo on a finger
Black script word forever with a small red apple tattooed on the ankle, shown in a close photo of the lower leg.
Forever script and red apple on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a leaf with a stained glass look, outlined in black and filled with red, orange, yellow and green on the skin of a limb.
Multicoloured leaf tattoo on a limb
Watercolour-style tattoo of a stretching cat with a small pink heart above it, on the lower leg.
Stretching cat with heart on a calf
Fine line black tattoo of a symbol and the digits 193 beside a triangle enclosing a circle and vertical line, on skin.
Numerals and triangle symbol tattoo
Two hands held together showing matching fine line black knot band tattoos wrapped around the base of two fingers.
Matching knot band tattoos on two fingers
Black line drawing flash design of an anatomical heart cradled by a hand, with the lettering Do not hold my heart unless you want to hold my hand.
Anatomical heart held in a hand
Black fine line mountain range tattoo on the side ribs, with a small pine tree tattoo on the hand.
Mountain range on ribs and pine tree on hand
Black single-line outline tattoo of the state of North Carolina on the inner wrist, shown against pale skin.
North Carolina state outline on wrist
Colour tattoo of pink and purple blossom branches with green leaves across an ankle, worn with a purple open-toe high-heeled shoe.
Blossom branch tattoo on an ankle in a purple heel
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat face with large ears and wide eyes, on the inner forearm.
Sphynx cat face on a forearm
Close-up of black script lettering reading Ohana on skin, in a Lettering style, on the foot or ankle area.
Ohana script lettering on skin
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a calf showing a storm cloud with lightning, a wave and a sailing ship rising out of a floral teacup.
Storm cloud and ship in a teacup on a calf
Black and white photo of a fine line arrow tattoo on the inner forearm of a woman whose hand rests near her chest.
Small arrow tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of four Poke Ball designs, including a Master Ball with a purple body and a large M, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Four Poke Ball designs on a forearm
Black and grey neo-traditional flash design of a woman in profile inside a crescent moon, with a large rose, leaves and dotted rays.
Woman in profile with moon and rose
Black fine line tattoo of a tree with curling branches and swirled roots on the side of the ribs.
Swirling tree tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey ornate cross tattoo centred between the shoulder blades of a woman with her hair in a bun, photographed from behind.
Ornate cross on upper back

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