Tattoo ideas

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

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Small black seahorse tattoo with a curled tail on the side of a person's ankle against a dark background.
Small seahorse tattoo on ankle
Black handwritten script lyric tattoo across the forearm, reading all alone just the beat inside my soul and take me home where my dreams are made of gold.
Song lyric script on a forearm
White ink mandala tattoo with layered petals and dotted rings on the inner forearm, shown against a dark leather surface.
White ink mandala on a forearm
Close photograph of black blackletter lettering tattooed vertically along the side of a person's ribs, with a dark wall and records in the background.
Vertical blackletter lettering on the ribs
Black linework leaf tattoo on the hand and wrist and a coiled snake tattoo on the arm, with a crystal ring, acorn pendant and pinecone beside an open book.
Leaf and snake tattoos beside an open book
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a stag beetle with a skull and two faces overlaid on its body, set within a circle and dashed triangles.
Stag beetle with skull and faces design
Back of a woman with blonde hair in a bun, showing a colourful botanical tattoo of peonies, leaves and two small butterflies running down the spine.
Peony and rose vine down the spine
Black and white photo of a fine line heartbeat tattoo on the inner wrist, the trace ending in an open heart outline.
Heartbeat line tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and white flash sheet of twelve circular geometric designs with orbits, planets and dots, each labelled with a word such as Prison, Victory or Fear.
Twelve geometric circle designs on a sheet
Traditional style colour tattoo of a spider with a blue and black diamond-shaped abdomen and yellow-dotted legs, on an arm.
Spider with diamond abdomen on an arm
Black tattoo of four hairstyle silhouettes with the words The Big Bang Theory along the upper arm.
Hairstyle silhouettes and text on upper arm
Black and grey photograph of a tiny fine line paper aeroplane tattoo on the inner wrist, with the hand resting on a dark chair.
Small paper aeroplane on the wrist
Close-up of small black Vida Mágica lettering tattoo on the inner forearm of a person wearing a black top.
Vida Mágica lettering on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a leafy vine with small flowers wrapping around a person's wrist, on the forearm.
Leafy vine wrist band tattoo
Black and grey fine line rocket tattoo with dotwork shading on the forearm, showing a round porthole, pointed nose and swept fins.
Small rocket tattoo on forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line serif text tattoo reading 'it has been a beautiful fight still is' across a person's upper back.
Serif quote across upper back
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with ornate shaded wings and hanging beaded drops on a person's forearm, with the hand open below it.
Ornate butterfly with hanging drops on a forearm
Small tattoo of four playing card suits on the inner wrist, a black spade and black club beside a red diamond and red heart outline.
Four playing card suits on a wrist
Close photo of a solid black sun tattoo with pointed flame-like rays on the side of a bare abdomen, beside a navel piercing.
Sun tattoo on the side of the abdomen
Small black outline bow tattoo on the middle finger in fine line style, with turquoise painted nails on the hand.
Small bow tattoo on a finger
Colour tattoo of a hairless sphynx-style cat with yellow eyes, set within green scrollwork and a red ornamental cartouche, on the outer upper thigh.
Sphynx cat with scrollwork on a thigh
Three close photographs of a black fine line mermaid tattoo with dark hair and a fish tail, with a small green and red accent, on a forearm or upper arm.
Line drawn mermaid tattoo in three views
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, leaves and lupin flower spikes running along a forearm, drawn in fine linework with shaded petals.
Roses and lupin sprigs on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a tall pine tree with layered branches on a white background, a design that could suit a botanical tattoo.
Tall pine tree in black ink
Close-up of a small black fine line geometric flower tattoo on the inner ear, with the ear and dark hair visible around it.
Small geometric flower tattoo inside the ear
Colourful watercolour-style snowflake tattoo with paint splashes on the top of a shoulder, the flake left as pale skin.
Watercolour snowflake on a shoulder
Two small black Chinese characters tattooed on the inner ankles of a pair of bare feet resting on a wooden deck, in lettering style.
Two Chinese characters, one on each ankle
Sheet of gold, silver and black metallic temporary tattoo designs with chain links, hexagons, stars and dotted lines, laid on a wood slice among pink flowers and grass.
Metallic temporary tattoo design sheet
Two matching yin yang tattoos on the wrists of two people holding hands, one outlined in black with a skin-toned fill and one solid black, in a fine line style.
Matching yin yang wrist tattoos
Black line tattoo of an ornamental cross with curling scrolls on a forearm, in a fine line style.
Scrollwork cross on a forearm
Black and grey photo of a small solid cat silhouette tattoo on the neck, just behind an ear.
Small cat silhouette behind the ear
Black and grey realism tattoo of Medusa in profile, with snake hair and an ornate helmet, on the upper arm.
Medusa in profile with snake hair on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of poppies and a chrysanthemum on the inner forearm of a person with their hand resting in a jeans pocket.
Poppies and chrysanthemum on a forearm
Black line drawing of octopus tentacles with suckers curling up out of a teacup, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Octopus tentacles rising from a teacup
Colour cartoon tattoo of Hello Kitty riding a yellow tricycle with a red apple in its basket, on the forearm.
Hello Kitty on a tricycle on a forearm
Black script lettering design reading It's never too late to live happily ever after, with staggered lines and flourished capitals on a white background.
It's never too late to live happily ever after
Black line drawing of a humpback whale rising beside curled wave scrolls, shown as a standalone design with no body part visible.
Humpback whale with swirling waves
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a grey unicorn with a teal horn and pink and purple mane on the upper arm.
Unicorn tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a windswept tree breaking into birds, with a script quote below it, across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Windswept tree and script quote on upper back
Black and grey bare tree tattoo with soft shaded background covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Bare tree across an upper arm
Fine line dotwork tattoo of a vertical line of dots, triangles and a lotus flower on the centre of the chest, between a white lace bra.
Vertical lotus and dot line on the sternum
Painted botanical flash designs on paper showing a red orchid sprig, a pink rose with grey leaves and blue forget-me-not flowers.
Painted orchid, rose and forget-me-not designs
Small solid black paw print tattoo on the inner wrist, beside a blue and grey woven bracelet, in a simple style.
Small paw print tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey pen drawing of a coiled Japanese-style dragon with a open mouth, horns, whiskers and claws, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Coiled Japanese-style dragon design
Close-up of a grey shaded dragon tattoo running down the left side of a torso, beside the navel, on the ribs.
Grey dragon on a side torso
Colour botanical tattoo of blue, pink and cream daisies linked by black swirling vines across the top of a foot.
Daisy flowers and swirls on the foot
Black fine line botanical tattoo of a curving sprig with small clustered flowers, placed on the shoulder beside a white fabric edge.
Fine line sprig of flowers on a shoulder
Realistic grey shaded tattoo of a sequence of moon phases running down a forearm, against a red sleeve and dark wooden background.
Moon phases sequence on a forearm

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