Tattoo ideas

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

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Three black and grey dotwork tattoos: a skull with peonies and a fern on the thigh, a moth over a split skull on the upper arm, and a skull with leaves on the upper arm.
Skulls with peonies, fern and moth tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of a blossom branch with shaded petals running down a person's upper back below the neck.
Black and grey blossom branch across upper back
Three-panel progression of a realistic robot head tattoo on a calf, moving from purple linework to black and grey shading to full colour.
Robot head on a calf, sketch to full colour
Black ink drawing of an ornamental lotus flower with dotwork shading and hanging beaded details, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Ornamental lotus flower design in black ink
Close view of a woman's lower abdomen at the beach with a small fine line script tattoo reading live love wander, placed above the bikini bottoms.
Small script tattoo on the hip at the beach
Black script lettering reading Faith, Strength and Trust on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with the crossbars of the T and t drawn as crosses.
Faith, strength and trust script on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a paper airplane with a dotted trail looping across the shoulder, shown in a black and white photo.
Paper airplane with dotted trail on shoulder
Colour tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings and swirling tail feathers in orange, red and yellow, on a person's upper back.
Phoenix tattoo on upper back
Fine line tattoo of a small sprig with pink blossoms and green stems on the inside of an ankle.
Small pink flower sprig on an ankle
Shaded grey basketball and sneaker tattoo with a green butterfly and script reading Rookie #45, placed on the upper back.
Basketball, sneaker and butterfly on the back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a howling wolf below a full moon, with smoky shading across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Howling wolf and moon on upper back
Black ink dreamcatcher with three hanging feathers and small script around the hoop, on the inner forearm above a woven wrist band.
Dreamcatcher with feathers on the forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of orange butterflies and red flowers with green leaves running down the lower leg and onto the ankle.
Butterflies and flowers on an ankle
Black lettering reading HIC ET NUNC, set in a serif style, running diagonally across a man's forearm.
Hic et nunc lettering on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a pink chrysanthemum, yellow gerbera and orange poppy with green stems across the upper arm and shoulder.
Chrysanthemum, gerbera and poppy on an upper arm
Black and grey eagle, globe and anchor tattoo with tribal flame wings across the lower back.
Eagle, globe and anchor with tribal wings
Colour tattoo of a blue dragon curled into a crescent with purple shading and a long tail, on the calf.
Blue dragon curled in a crescent on a calf
Printed tattoo design of a black Om symbol above a pink lotus flower, framed by black and magenta swirling ornamental linework on a cream sheet.
Om symbol and lotus design
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with fine scrolling linework on the forearm, near the wrist.
Lotus mandala on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head framed by a dreamcatcher with feathers, on the outer thigh.
Lion and dreamcatcher on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of hanging feathers and an ornate motif behind an ear, on the side of the head.
Feathers and ornament behind the ear
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a pink cupcake with a red gem, hearts and black skulls on the liner, placed on the side of the ribs.
Pink cupcake with skull liners on the ribs
Two-panel photo of a small solid black footprint tattoo on the inner wrist, with the right panel under UV light showing fluorescent blue lettering on the same wrist.
Small footprints tattoo on wrist, shown under UV light
Black and grey iceberg tattoo with hatched shading on the outer thigh, sitting just above a wavy horizontal waterline.
Iceberg on the thigh
Black and white photo of a small black serif lettering tattoo reading JOY on the upper arm, just below a grey T-shirt sleeve.
JOY lettering on an upper arm
Black dotwork drawing of an eagle in flight, with a forest of pine trees, a wolf and a moon shown within its wings and body, drawn on white paper.
Eagle in flight with forest and wolf
Black and grey fine line script tattoo of a three line quote on the ribs, with a hand resting above it.
Script quote along the ribs
Two blue swallow tattoos in a traditional style, one on each inner wrist of a person with their hands clasped together behind the body.
Blue swallows on both wrists
Close-up of a small fine line black tattoo of a flower stem with two buds and leaves on the inner forearm, near a red string bracelet.
Fine line flower stem on an inner forearm
Small black castle silhouette inside an arc, with pink and teal palm trees, tattooed on the ankle.
Castle and palm trees on an ankle
Black and grey realism rose tattoos with swirling vines running down a person's back, from the shoulder blade to the waist.
Black and grey roses down the back
Three geometric line-art designs of a stag, a bear and a howling wolf in black linework on a white background, shown as tattoo flash with no body placement.
Geometric deer, bear and wolf designs
Colourful neo-traditional style tattoo on the upper arm showing a cartoon cat with a red bow, a giraffe, a pink strawberry ice cream cone and purple bubbles.
Cartoon cat, giraffe and strawberry ice cream on upper arm
Small dotwork tattoo of a ring of coloured dots forming a colour wheel on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Colour wheel of dots on the wrist
Black and grey tattoos on a seated woman's arm and thigh, including a shaded rose and script on the upper arm and a larger ornamental design on the thigh.
Rose, script and ornamental thigh tattoos
Pencil drawing of flourished script lettering reading Generic Life Advice You've Heard Before, sketched on grid paper beside a black brush pen.
Script lettering design on grid paper
Black and grey dotwork mandala shaped like a sea turtle, with paisley-style flippers, on the inner forearm.
Mandala turtle on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of two elephants walking together on a person's forearm near the elbow.
Two elephants on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a yin and yang symbol filled with mandala-style patterns, sketched on white paper beside two black markers.
Yin yang mandala design in black ink
Black and grey tattoo of a stitched rag doll with button eyes and a pin in its dress, shown on the upper arm.
Button-eyed rag doll on upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of several feathers across an upper arm, shown from behind with the face out of frame.
Realistic feathers on an upper arm
Black and grey tree tattoo with a full canopy of leaves and gnarled roots, placed on the side of the ribs.
Tree tattoo on the side of the ribs
Traditional-style tattoo of a red anatomical heart pierced by arrows, with a banner reading WE ARE NOT OUR FAILURES, on the upper arm.
Heart with arrows and banner
Coloured drawing of a raven perched on a skull among red roses, with a bee and a blue butterfly, in a detailed botanical realism style.
Raven, skull and roses design
Close-up of a small black ink yarn ball tattoo on the back of a hand while knitting with white yarn on wooden needles.
Yarn ball tattoo on a hand
Two black and grey fine line tattoos: a geometric Totoro-style creature on the forearm and a peacock feather along the ribs.
Totoro-style creature and feather tattoos
Black ink lotus mandala tattoo with ornamental detailing on the side of a thigh, shown in a close crop.
Lotus mandala on a thigh
Small fine line lavender sprig tattoo in purple and green on the inner forearm, with a red knit sleeve pushed up above it.
Lavender sprig on a forearm

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