Tattoo ideas

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

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Small tattoo of the numerals 451 followed by a degree sign in a serif font, in dark ink on the inner wrist and forearm.
Small 451 degree numerals on the wrist
Traditional style flash design of a gold winged W flanked by two red roses and green leaves, with a yellow banner reading WARRIOR.
Winged W with roses and Warrior banner
Two people show matching black lettering reading "you're my person" with a small red heart on their calves.
Matching "you're my person" tattoos on calves
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a lion cub below a rocky outcrop, trees and a sun, all framed in a heart shape.
Lion cub and savannah scene in a heart
Fine line dreamcatcher tattoo with two hoops and three feathers, shaded in purple and grey, on a forearm.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a forearm
Black and grey bamboo tattoo with tall segmented stalks and shaded leaves across a person's upper back.
Bamboo stalks and leaves on upper back
Realistic black, grey and blue sleeve tattoo of a skier, chairlift, mountains and snowflakes on an upper arm and forearm, with a No Guts No Glory banner.
Ski themed sleeve on upper arm and forearm
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS filled with pink and purple galaxy shading, with a quote arcing above and below it, on the outer thigh.
TARDIS in a galaxy wash with quote on thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, a peony bud and leaves covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person lying in white bedding.
Black and grey botanical sleeve on upper arm
A woman with wavy blonde hair and a white vest top shows a dense grey forearm tattoo of abstract shapes, with a grey wing tattoo on her hip.
Forearm piece and hip wing tattoo
Tribal turtle and three blue plumeria flowers tattooed on the top of a foot, with a black tribal band running up towards the ankle.
Tribal turtle and plumeria foot tattoo
Fine line black tattoo of an eye within radiating rays, two outstretched hands and small stars on the back of a hand.
Eye, hands and rays on the back of a hand
Black tribal-style interlaced design with bold swirling lines on a white background, shown as a standalone drawing rather than on skin.
Black tribal interlace design
Black typewriter-style lettering reading she believed she could so she did, set in a stacked block along the side ribs of a person wearing a black lace bralette.
Typewriter quote lettering on the ribs
Traditional colour tattoo of a log cabin with a red moon, wolf, pine trees and orange flower on the upper arm.
Log cabin, wolf and red moon on upper arm
Colour tattoo of three small emoji style icons, a blowing kiss face, a pink bow and a gold crown, on the inside of a wrist.
Blowing kiss, bow and crown emojis on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of queen anne's lace, a dandelion clock and dandelion leaves running down the thigh, shaded with dotwork.
Wildflowers and dandelion clock down a leg
Black and grey tattoo of two small footprints above the script words you are my sunshine, on the top of a bare foot with painted pink toenails.
Footprints and script on a foot
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a carnation with a bud, stem and leaves running down the side of a person's ribs.
Carnation with stem and bud on the ribs
Black script tattoo reading fearless in a thin cursive hand on the inside of a wrist, with the fingers curled up above it.
Fearless script on a wrist
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on a forearm showing a bare tree, a misty treeline and a flock of birds, with dark ink splatters at the wrist.
Bare tree and birds on a forearm
Black lace-style ornament with hanging chains, an anchor and a feather, with pink and purple flower details, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Black lace and pink flower on upper arm
Black ink mandala flower drawings on sketchbook paper, with the foreground design in dotwork and fine line, shown without a body placement.
Mandala flower design drawings on paper
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a rose with leaves and a geometric mandala on the upper arm.
Black and grey rose with mandala on upper arm
Black lettering tattoo on an upper arm reading 'she wasn't looking for a knight, she was looking for a sword' in a serif script.
Quote tattoo: she wasn't looking for a knight
Sheet of temporary tattoo designs featuring Sporting Kansas City shield crests, a football with flame-like trails and the club wordmark in navy and light blue.
Sporting Kansas City temporary tattoo sheet
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a cat's face with green and blue eyes, surrounded by purple and pink galaxy hues, on the outer thigh.
Galaxy cat on a thigh
Fine line black outline of a small heart tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm of a pale-skinned arm against a dark background.
Small outline heart on a wrist
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a tabby kitten sitting upright on the upper arm, with faint sketched building lines behind it.
Realistic kitten tattoo on an upper arm
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design with two heart-shaped dreamcatchers, feathers, butterflies and script lettering, with no body placement shown.
Heart dreamcatchers and butterflies with script
Neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh of a hooded, blindfolded woman with a black raven, a hand holding rope and an orange crescent moon.
Blindfolded woman and raven on a thigh
Fine line tattoo of a blue Tardis outline with the word Allons-y in black script across the inner forearm.
Tardis outline with Allons-y script on forearm
Close view of hands holding a dark green ceramic cup, with a thin fine line double band tattoo across one middle finger.
Thin double band tattoo on a finger
Pencil drawing of two shaded roses, a bow, a hanging cross and a script banner reading La Familia, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Two roses, ribbon banner and cross design
Black script lettering reading a life without love is no life at all, tattooed across the upper back in lettering style.
Script quote across the upper back
Black script lettering reading Soror Amata with a small heart beside it, tattooed along the forearm.
Script lettering with heart on forearm
A painterly heart tattoo in teal and blue with pink highlights and splattered edges, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Watercolour heart on a forearm
White mandala and dreamcatcher design with hanging feathers on the palm of a hand, worn alongside silver rings and blue nails.
White mandala dreamcatcher on a hand
Black linework flash design of a pocket watch framed by five-petal flowers and leaves, drawn in a traditional style on paper.
Pocket watch and flowers flash design
Black and white photo of a black script tattoo reading La vie est belle across the ribs of a bare side torso, in a lettering style.
French script quote on the ribs
Close-up of a fine line and dotwork starburst tattoo in black ink on an upper arm, with a hand and gold ring at the left edge.
Fine line starburst on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo design of a shaded feather that breaks apart into a flock of bird silhouettes rising upward, shown on a white background.
Feather dissolving into flying birds
Fine black script reading Curiosity often leads to trouble runs along the side of a thigh, below the hem of a grey top.
Quote tattoo along the side of a thigh
Black script lettering reading No means No, with a solid red heart beside each No, tattooed on skin.
No means no script with red hearts
Small solid black cross tattoo on the upper chest near the shoulder, with a woman in a red plaid shirt and black top beside it.
Small black cross on the upper chest
Fine line script tattoo of the words God is within her, she will not fall, Psalm 46:5, across the upper back below the shoulder blade.
Psalm 46:5 script quote across the upper back
Pencil drawing of a cluster of plumeria flowers with shaded petals and leaves, drawn as a tattoo design, with no body placement shown.
Plumeria flower cluster design
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a crown-topped key with a twisted shaft and a small cross above, on the inside of a forearm.
Crown key tattoo on a forearm

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