Tattoo ideas

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

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Black script lettering reading without struggle there is no progress, a fine line lettering tattoo on the side ribs of a person wearing a dark top.
Script quote tattoo on the side ribs
Traditional style owl tattoo on a person's upper arm, perched on a branch with red roses, a moth and small sparkles.
Owl and roses on an upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a white and orange droid with a purple flower and green leaves on a forearm.
Droid and purple flower on a forearm
Black line drawing of a tattoo design with three male symbols and arrows, silhouetted figures inside the circles and a dark spider-like shape behind them.
Three male symbols with silhouetted figures
Realistic black and grey tiger face with bright blue eyes and feathers tattooed on the forearm, shown against a window with blinds.
Tiger eyes and feathers on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hooded winged angel holding a skull, spread across the full back.
Winged hooded figure holding a skull on back
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a pocket watch on a gold chain, a red heart and curling script reading Have I gone mad, in a lettering and neo-traditional style.
Alice quote and pocket watch on a thigh
Black lettering tattoo on the side of the ribs forming an infinity symbol, reading I love you to the moon and back, with a crescent moon and small stars.
Infinity quote with moon and stars on ribs
Two matching black and grey dotwork cats seen from behind, sitting, tattooed on the inner forearms.
Pair of sitting cat tattoos on forearms
Two forearms with colourful temporary lettering and motif designs, including LOVE YOU, lips, a ring and Maid of Honor, placed on the inner forearms.
Bridal party temporary tattoos on forearms
Black dotwork tattoo of a female archer drawing a bow and arrow, with patterned geometric detail, on the side of a person's torso.
Archer with bow on the side
Black lettering tattoo on the inner forearm reading live, then courage over fear and mind over matter, set out as stacked fractions in a simple sans serif.
Live, courage over fear and mind over matter
Black ink flash sheet of many small fine line doodle tattoo designs, including eyes, stars, a moon, a skull and a bicycle, on a grey background.
Stick 'N' Poke doodle flash sheet
Black and grey photograph of a small shaded butterfly tattoo on the upper back of a person wearing a lace-trimmed top.
Small butterfly on upper back
Small fine line outline of a four-leaf clover with a stem on the inside of an ankle, in black ink.
Four-leaf clover on an ankle
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo on a wrist, beside a silver cuff, with the hand resting in a jeans pocket.
Fine line tattoo on a wrist
Colour traditional tattoo of a red Dala horse with green leaves and orange and pink flowers on the wrist and forearm.
Red Dala horse and flowers on a wrist
Fine line black Om symbol tattoo on the arm, with a small curl at the top and a loop at the lower left.
Om symbol on an arm
Colour chest tattoo in an art nouveau style showing a woman's face, two moths, an iris and scrolling leaves, with rose tattoos on the shoulders, shown in a three-panel collage.
Art nouveau chest piece with moths and iris
Traditional style solid black rose tattoo with a stem, leaves and thorns on the forearm.
Black rose on a forearm
Traditional style swallow tattoo with blue wings and a red breast on the upper chest, near the collarbone.
Swallow on the upper chest
Small black double chevron tattoo in fine line style on the back of a neck, with dark hair falling across the skin.
Double chevron on the back of the neck
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with soft wash shading and small red stamens, on the upper shoulder and collarbone area.
Lotus flower tattoo on a shoulder
Realistic tattoo of red lips and a treble clef over a music staff with notes, shaded in grey on the shoulder.
Lips and music staff on a shoulder
Black ink fine line tattoo of a dandelion whose seeds drift into small butterfly silhouettes beside the words what's past is prologue, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dandelion seeds and quote across upper back
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a crescent moon with a sleeping face, clouds, stars, mountains, a lake and pine trees inside a diamond-shaped frame.
Crescent moon over mountains and pines
Black and white photo of a forearm with black script reading Take these broken wings and learn to fly, with a small bird silhouette beside the text.
Script quote and bird on a forearm
Pencil drawing of a winged heart bound with chains and a hanging padlock, with the words This record is for the outcasts beneath it.
Winged heart wrapped in chains with padlock
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading Dad with a black arrow and red shading, on a area of pale skin.
Dad script with arrow on skin
Dotwork tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat head in grey on a forearm, with a purple and teal geometric sun and a green leaf shape behind it.
Sphynx cat head with geometric sun on forearm
Large red ink hamsa hand tattoo with ornamental mandala patterning across the lower back, in a geometric style.
Red hamsa mandala on lower back
Two matching black and grey swallow tattoos, one on each wrist, with the hands clasped together in front of dark jeans.
Matching swallow tattoos on wrists
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with red roses, black feathers and turquoise beads on the side of the ribs.
Dreamcatcher and red roses on the ribs
Black tribal-style wolf design with blue flame trails and a swirl at its centre, drawn on a plain white background.
Tribal wolf with blue flames
Black line drawing of the words be badass in thin, handwritten script on a plain white background, a lettering design with no placement shown.
Be badass handwritten script
Traditional colour tattoo of a brown cow head with yellow flowers, green leaves and the words WE ARE ALL EARTHLINGS, on the back of a lower leg.
Cow head with flowers and lettering on a calf
Black and grey Game Over lettering tattooed across a man's knuckles, with small cross marks above, shown in a close-up of both fists held together.
Game Over lettering across knuckles
Back view of a person with long wet black hair covering the head, showing black ink tattoos across the upper back and shoulders.
Back tattoos under wet black hair
Black and grey shaded tattoo of Alice and the Cheshire Cat on an upper arm, with leafy foliage filling the background.
Alice and the Cheshire Cat on an upper arm
Black handwritten lettering tattoo on the inside of a wrist reading Oh God, I Love Food and Generation Fat, shown in a lettering style.
Handwritten food quote on a wrist
Tattooed hands resting on a white cat, with a colour traditional shell design and roses on the hand and arm and a grey etched design on the back of the other hand.
Tattooed hands petting a white cat
Pencil drawing of a shaded anchor wrapped in rope, with a flock of birds rising from the top of the rope, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Anchor, rope and birds design
Colour tattoo of a blue police box with flames, swirls and a yellow starburst across the upper arm and shoulder.
TARDIS and flames on upper arm
Back view of two legs with a watercolour-style tree on the left calf and a splashed bird on the right thigh, in pink, blue, green and teal.
Watercolour tree and bird on both legs
Black fine line tattoo of a dreamcatcher with two feathers, the script word Dream and small birds on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and the word Dream on a wrist
Realistic red rose tattoo with green leaves across the back of a hand, with a dark tattoo visible on the wrist above.
Realistic red rose on the back of a hand
Two thigh tattoos in black ink with grey shading and red accents, showing a Millennium Falcon and a Death Star with a red Rebel Alliance emblem and a black Imperial emblem below the knees.
Star Wars starships and emblems on thighs
Colour tattoo of a green lobed leaf with a black outline and small white dots, on the inside of a forearm.
Green leaf tattoo on a forearm

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