Tattoo ideas

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

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Four illustrated paper dolls with fine black linework tattoos covering their chests and arms, two with moustaches and beards, shown against pale walls.
Four tattooed paper dolls
Close-up of a dark blue-black script tattoo reading Imagine on an ankle and foot, worn with metallic strappy heeled sandals on a red carpet.
Imagine script tattoo on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined heart with a semicolon and a heartbeat line running across the inner forearm.
Heart, semicolon and heartbeat line on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring dinosaur head with claws on the side of a neck, set against a crosshatched background.
Roaring dinosaur on the side of the neck
Colour traditional tattoo of a grey elephant in a blue and orange ornate blanket, raising its trunk towards a red lotus, on a forearm.
Decorated elephant with lotus on forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a beaded band with hanging feathers on the side of a hip.
Beaded band and feathers on a hip
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a hare entwined with a snake, a blackberry branch, rhododendron flowers and an eye within a triangle.
Hare, snake and blackberry on an upper arm
Colourful geometric patchwork-style cat tattoo with small paw prints trailing behind it, on the outer thigh.
Patchwork cat with paw prints on the thigh
Realism-style black and grey tattoo of Batman's head and chest emblem on an upper arm and shoulder.
Batman portrait on upper arm
Colourful botanical tattoo of a heart made from flowers and leaves on the inner forearm, set against green foliage.
Floral heart tattoo on a forearm
Japanese style flash drawing of a grey cat with a scowling face and one blue eye, wearing a red hood with gold floral patterns, set against blue clouds on a pale background.
Cat in a red hood with clouds
Black and grey realism tattoo of a falling bird with a pocket watch on a beaded chain, on the forearm.
Bird and pocket watch on a forearm
Black blackletter-style lettering reading I'M AWSOME across the upper back, shown in a close photo of bare skin.
I'm awsome lettering across upper back
Two matching geometric forearm tattoos of a circle and a hexagon with intersecting lines, shown in purple linework on top and in blue and red linework below.
Geometric circle and hexagon forearm tattoos
Black mandala tattoo with a radial geometric pattern on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a hand resting at the right of the frame.
Black mandala on inner forearm
Three views of a forearm sleeve in blackwork geometric style with a central mandala, zigzag bands and teal accent lines, placed on the forearm.
Geometric blackwork forearm sleeve with mandala
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a geometric rose, arrows and triangles stacked vertically along the ribs.
Geometric rose and arrows down the ribs
Bold black silhouette rose design with a curving stem and small thorns, drawn as a flash sheet image with no body placement shown.
Bold black rose design with stem
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading I am with you on a pale area of skin, with a dark fabric edge in the corner.
Fine line script reading I am with you
Traditional style tattoos on a forearm, including a red rose, a spool of red thread and a bee, with the hand holding a white pot with a succulent against a plain white background.
Traditional rose and thread tattoos on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a red rose with a small bud and green leaves on the inner wrist.
Red rose with buds on a wrist
Black and grey drawing of a fairy with large tattered wings and striped stockings, seated on a mushroom, shown as a tattoo design.
Fairy seated on a mushroom
Black and grey Celtic cross with knotwork detail on the inner forearm of a person wearing a red top and plaid shorts.
Celtic cross on a forearm
Two matching black and grey full moon tattoos in a realistic shaded style on the forearms of two people whose arms are crossed.
Matching full moon tattoos on forearms
Colour geometric tattoo of a row of rainbow hexagons with soft edges on an upper arm, below a yellow sleeve.
Rainbow hexagon band on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a hawk with a pearl necklace and red medallion, perched on a black leather glove, on a calf.
Hawk perched on a glove, traditional style
Black and grey photo of two hands resting palm down, with small solid dot tattoos on several fingers in a dotwork style.
Small dot tattoos on fingers
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading covering the shoulder and upper arm of a person in a dark top.
Ornate mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Man with crossed arms in a navy T-shirt showing a black and grey traditional-style sleeve, with a bird on the forearm and a rose on the lower arm.
Crossed arms with bird and rose tattoos
Blue floral bouquet tattoo in a Delft-inspired style across the upper back of a woman with blonde hair and a white lace top.
Blue floral bouquet on upper back
Black and grey photograph of two matching geometric bear head tattoos in black linework, one on each thigh above the knee.
Geometric bear heads on two thighs
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a mountain range, pine trees and a small circle sun on the side of the ribs.
Mountain range with pine trees on ribs
Black linework dreamcatcher with blue shaded feathers running down the side ribs of a person in light-wash jeans.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on the ribs
Woman seated with her back to the camera, showing a thin black vertical script tattoo of text running down her spine, in a lettering style on the back.
Vertical script tattoo down the back
Several arms meet in a circle with clasped hands, and several wrists and forearms carry gold metallic script reading bride tribe.
Gold bride tribe script on wrists and forearms
Neo-traditional eagle head tattoo in grey and yellow over a red, orange and teal star on the back of a hand, with a floral tattoo at the top of the frame.
Eagle head and star on the back of a hand
Two matching forearm tattoos in fine line: a crescent moon with a face on one arm and a sun with a face on the other, both with dotted chain drapes.
Matching crescent moon and sun forearm tattoos
Colourful botanical maple leaf tattoo in red, orange and green on the inner forearm, with soft shading along the veins.
Autumn maple leaf on an arm
Fine line crescent moon tattoo in black ink on the side of a finger, shown against a knitted grey jumper.
Small crescent moon on a finger
Two views of a fine line tattoo on the inner arm near the elbow, showing a small sunburst, a short dashed line and a tiny star in black ink.
Fine line sunburst and dashes on the arm
Colour tattoo of a pink bow with shaded ribbon loops and black flourish linework on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink bow with black swirls on upper back
Black fine line script tattoo reading Come along Pond on the side of a bare foot near the ankle.
Come along Pond script on a foot
Two realism skull tattoos on the inner forearms near the wrists: a skull with a red polka-dot bow on the left and a grey skull in a top hat and bow tie on the right.
Matching skull tattoos on the wrists
Black and grey botanical tattoo of hibiscus and plumeria flowers with two sea turtles across a woman's upper back.
Sea turtles and flowers on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a semi-transparent flower with two leaves and a long stem on the inner forearm.
Translucent flower and leaves on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a green leaf rosette with gold dotted outlines and grey petals, surrounded by large leaves on a forearm.
Green leaf rosette on forearm
Brown ink drawing of a botanical flower design with curling swirls, dots and small stars on a cream background.
Flower with swirls and dots design
Black fine line angel wing beside the script words Angels never leave, They're always at your side, tattooed on the side of the torso.
Angel wing and script quote on the side

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