Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey photo of a caped, cowled hero tattoo across the left side ribs, with a city skyline above the figure.
Caped hero figure on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a small animal wearing round reflective sunglasses, stretched out horizontally on the forearm.
Small creature in sunglasses on a forearm
Two hands high-fiving, showing a small black fine line crescent moon on one forearm and a small black fine line sun on the inner wrist of the other arm.
Crescent moon and sun wrist tattoos
Colour and grey tattoo of a mermaid inside an ornate oval frame on the outer thigh, in a neo-traditional illustrative style.
Mermaid in ornate frame on thigh
Black lettering tattoo reading "we're all mad here." in a typewriter-style serif font, running across the inside of a forearm.
"We're all mad here" quote on forearm
Fine line botanical tattoo of a pink flower with a black script word trailing from its stem, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Pink flower and script on collarbone
Black brush-lettered word SEEK followed by three dots on a plain white background, a lettering design with no body placement shown.
Seek in brush lettering
Small black fine line script tattoo reading dance on the inner forearm, with a long looping stroke under the D.
Dance script word on a forearm
Pale white ink snowflake tattoo on the inner forearm and wrist, with a beaded crystal chain hanging from the hand against a grey background.
Snowflake tattoo on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a giraffe whose neck and body are formed by the words Stand Tall in script, shown in a black and white photo of skin.
Giraffe outline with Stand Tall lettering
Black line drawing of a tattoo design with poppies, a bird with shaded wings, a pocket watch and a key, shown as a sketch on paper.
Poppies, bird and clock design
Fine line black script reading in a world of my own runs across a forearm beside an outlined daisy tattoo.
Script quote and daisy on a forearm
Black and white photo of a small outlined downward-pointing triangle tattoo on the side of the ribs, under a raised arm.
Outlined triangle on the ribs
Black and grey design of a wolf's head in profile inside a ring of runes, shown as a standalone drawing with no body placement.
Wolf within a runic circle
Pencil drawing of a shaded feather wrapped with a beaded cord and topped with a quill, with a small claw at the lower left, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Feather with beads and quill pencil design
Black and grey shaded daisy tattoo with outlined petals and a dotted centre, shown on the back of the skin.
Black and grey daisy tattoo
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies and leaves across a shoulder and upper back.
Peony and foliage shoulder tattoo
Colour geometric tattoo on an upper arm showing hexagon panels of night sky, a green planet, purple faceted mountains, a lake and dark pine trees.
Hexagon landscape with planet on upper arm
Black lettering tattoo reading Breathe, with decorative flourishes, on the inner wrist.
Breathe script on a wrist
Pencil and blue pen drawing of a tiger above a woman's face with feathers, arrows and scrollwork, a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Tiger and woman portrait tattoo design with feathers
Colour traditional-style tattoo of two cartoon characters from Beetlejuice with a skull above, set in a grey scroll frame on the upper arm.
Beetlejuice and Lydia cartoon tattoo in a scroll frame
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing the Wizard of Oz, with the Emerald City, the Wicked Witch, a flying monkey and a crystal ball of characters, in a realistic painted style.
Wizard of Oz scene on upper arm
Colour tattoo of two crossed wands with heart-shaped gems and crown-like tips in teal and blue, placed on the calf.
Crossed wands with hearts on a calf
Black and grey flash sheet of gothic tattoo designs including a moth, owl, ghost, coffin, dagger, cat and crossed bones, drawn in dotwork and bold outlines.
Black and grey gothic flash sheet
Small black typewriter-style lettering reading Be good across the middle finger of a hand, in a lettering style.
Be good lettering on a finger
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red heart with a HOLD ON banner and blue and purple flowers on the upper arm.
Traditional heart with HOLD ON banner
Gold foil anchor design with the words Bride's Mate, printed on cream paper squares laid out across a blue patterned background.
Bride's Mate anchor temporary tattoo designs
Colour botanical tattoo of a pink cherry blossom branch with green leaves and falling petals on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cherry blossom branch on upper back
Small black fine line crescent moon tattoo with a simple face on the upper arm of a woman with long wavy ombre hair, photographed from behind.
Small crescent moon on upper arm
Black and grey realistic full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a deer head among leaves with an animal head and ribbon-like lines below.
Realistic deer and foliage full sleeve
Black and grey shaded angel wing tattoo with outlined feathers on the upper arm of a person with one arm raised.
Shaded angel wing on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two outline roses with cursive script across a woman's shoulder and upper chest.
Outline roses and script on a shoulder
Black and grey camera tattoo with a red heart on the lens and a red looping strap, on a woman's upper back below a red hair ribbon.
Camera with red heart on upper back
Colour tattoo on a thigh of pink and purple lady's slipper orchids and green leaves in front of a red and blue sunset, all inside a black state outline.
Orchids and sunset in a state outline on a thigh
Close-up of a small fine line black treble clef tattoo on the side of a finger, with lips resting near the hand.
Treble clef tattoo on a finger
Two people hold hands, showing full colour tattoo sleeves on their forearms and upper arms, with a dragon-style design on the woman's right arm.
Colourful tattoo sleeves on two clasped arms
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a figure beside a smaller figure, with a heart-shaped loop below, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Solid black figure and heart on a wrist
Traditional style tattoo of an hourglass with a red blood drip, the words TO GET YOU OFF MY MIND and a blue flower below, on the forearm.
Hourglass with blood drip and blue flower
Black ink mandala drawn on paper with radiating petals, leaves, spirals and dotted borders, shown as a design for a tattoo.
Symmetrical black ink mandala design
Close-up of a red goldfish and a black goldfish tattoo with flowing fins on the side of a person's ribs, in soft watercolour-style shading.
Red and black goldfish on the ribs
Colour realism tattoo on a forearm showing the Millennium Falcon, the Death Star, an Imperial emblem and a green lightsaber against an orange explosion.
Star Wars forearm with Death Star and Falcon
Black and grey realism style rose tattoo with leaves, a bud and a thorny stem running down the inside of a forearm.
Black and grey rose on a forearm
Colour tattoo of orange peonies, buds and teal-green leaves forming a sleeve across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Peony sleeve across shoulder and upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of a blossom patterned vase with a red rose, blue daisy and orange flowers on a forearm, with a small bee near the top edge.
Flower vase with rose on a forearm
Photograph of a black and grey skull tattoo with soft pink flowers and ink splashes on the outer thigh.
Skull and pink flowers on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a peacock with green and teal feathers and fine vine sprigs, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Peacock tattoo on upper back
Three hand-coloured traditional flash designs on paper, showing a red heart, a blue rose and a blue swallow, each with a scroll banner carrying names.
Heart, rose and swallow flash designs
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a rose and a dangling crescent moon charm on a forearm, against a red and navy striped backdrop.
Mandala and rose on a forearm

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