Tattoo ideas

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

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Small black fine line arrow tattoo with a triangular head and layered feather fletching, on the inner wrist and forearm of a person resting on a grey knitted jumper.
Small arrow tattoo on the wrist
Black line tattoo of a lightning bolt over a circle inside a triangle, with small star shapes around it, on the inside of a forearm.
Triangle, circle and lightning bolt on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a wolf head split down the middle, blue on the left and red on the right, in a faceted geometric style on a person's chest.
Split wolf head on chest
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a soaring bird with fine line geometric circles and dotted arcs on the forearm.
Soaring bird with geometric lines on a forearm
Fine line dotwork tattoo of a solar system with a red and orange sun and small coloured planets on a woman's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Solar system and orbits on upper back
Close-up of a hand with pale blue nails and small black geometric triangle tattoos on the side of three fingers, beside each nail.
Nested triangle tattoos on three fingers
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork detailing covering the top of a person's shoulder and upper back.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey fine line lotus flower with dotwork shading, set within thin geometric diamond lines, on the inner forearm.
Lotus flower in a geometric frame on a forearm
Black fine-line mandala tattoo on a woman's upper chest below the breast, with black lace lingerie and a lace bracelet visible.
Mandala tattoo on chest with black lace lingerie
Two forearms side by side: the left has a fine line outline of an arrow, and the right has a bold black geometric arrow made of stacked chevrons and a diamond.
Arrow tattoos on two forearms
Black line tattoo of a faceted geometric cat head on the side of a person's ribs, with a grey shirt lifted beside it.
Geometric cat head on the side ribs
Fine line geometric world map tattoo in black ink across the upper back, made of angular polygon shapes for the continents.
Geometric world map on upper back
Black and grey geometric wolf head with dotwork shading and overlapping outline triangles on the upper arm.
Geometric wolf head on upper arm
Black ink pen drawing of a tiger walking towards the viewer, built from faceted geometric hatching and framed by a thin circle.
Geometric tiger pen drawing
Blue snowflake tattoo with symmetrical arms on the upper arm, shown against a dark sleeve.
Blue snowflake on an upper arm
Sheet of gold, silver and black metallic temporary tattoo designs showing triangles, chevron bands, scale patterns, bubbles and chain lines on a plain background.
Metallic temporary tattoo sheet in gold and silver
Black dotwork mandala tattoo on the forearm, surrounded by blue, purple and pink watercolour splashes.
Mandala with watercolour splashes on forearm
Black ink line drawing of a symmetrical ornate lotus mandala design with paisley motifs, swirls and leaves on a white background.
Ornate lotus mandala design
Realistic grey wolf head with green eyes framed by geometric lines and branches, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Wolf head with branches on a forearm
Four-panel photo of a colourful full arm sleeve of mandala and floral designs in a geometric style, covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of coloured mandalas
Geometric origami-style unicorn head with blue, pink and purple watercolour splashes on the inner forearm.
Geometric unicorn with watercolour splashes on forearm
Black and white line drawing of a butterfly over a circular patterned ring, with daisies, leaves and two small swallows, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Butterfly, daisies and swallows flash design
Gold metallic fan-scale pattern in geometric rows across the inner forearm, with a metal watch and bracelets at the wrist.
Gold scale pattern on a forearm
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and interlocking circles, on the upper arm.
Geometric mandala tattoo on the upper arm
Black line drawing of an elephant with mandala patterns across its body and a raised trunk, shown on a mint green background.
Mandala elephant design
Back of a woman with long blonde hair showing a black outlined triangle with a horizontal bar, filled with a purple and blue watercolour wash, placed between the shoulder blades.
Triangle with purple wash on upper back
Black and grey geometric mandala and feather tattoo along the side ribs and hip of a person lying on a pale sofa.
Mandala and feather tattoo on the ribs
Black and white photo of three small fine line chevrons tattooed on the side of a finger, sitting on a hand resting on a bare thigh.
Three chevrons on a finger
Fine line tattoo of two overlapping triangle outlines, one red and one black, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Two overlapping triangle outlines on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a geometric planter with three sprigs of foliage on the upper arm.
Geometric planter with sprigs on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of angular symbols on a finger, with a hand resting over a blue and white striped shirt.
Small angular marks on a finger
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small six-pointed star with a circle at its centre, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Small six-pointed star on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a forward-facing elephant head with a mandala behind it on the forearm.
Elephant head and mandala on a forearm
Black linework tattoo on an outer thigh showing swirling scrollwork around a triangle, a tram and a round motif, in a Geometric style.
Scrollwork thigh tattoo with tram and triangle
Black line tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol with the word Always in script on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Deathly Hallows and Always script on forearm
Purple cornflower tattoo with angular faceted petals and dark stems, placed on the side of the ribs.
Cornflower sprig on the ribs
Black ink line drawing of a faceted mountain range above a lake, with a small circle for a sun, framed inside an outlined triangle, shown beside a Micron 005 pen.
Mountain lake inside a triangle line drawing
Geometric tattoo of a row of ten colour blocks in a black outlined rectangle, shown on the inner forearm.
Colour swatch bar on a forearm
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a central flower and scrollwork border, with a small fleur-de-lis above it, on the calf.
Compass rose with fleur-de-lis on a leg
Black and grey dotwork sun mandala tattoo with radiating rays and oval motifs across a woman's upper thigh.
Dotwork sun mandala on a thigh
Black and grey tribal cat tattoo with geometric and dotwork patterns, sitting on the upper arm.
Tribal cat tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a butterfly with wings filled with overlapping circle and flower-of-life patterns, shown on pale paper.
Geometric butterfly design
Close-up photograph of a red line-work mandala tattoo with radial lace-like detail, sitting on a forearm in a geometric style.
Red mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black blackwork tattoo of stacked triangles and a vertical line running down the inner forearm of a person standing on a wooden floor.
Stacked triangles on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a dog face on the side of the ribs, built from geometric hatched lines.
Geometric dog face tattoo on the ribs
Three side-by-side views of a black and coloured tribal-style tattoo on a calf, with a sun-like motif, triangles and stars, shown in red, blue and black ink.
Tribal calf sleeve with stars
Black and grey botanical tattoo of large flowers and leaves on an upper arm, with red, orange and turquoise geometric shapes behind them.
Large flowers with red and turquoise shapes on upper arm
Close crop of a person in denim shorts showing a thin black lace-pattern band tattoo on the upper thigh, in fine line style.
Black lace band tattoo on a thigh

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Flower 8,605 Script 6,821 Leaves 6,438 Rose 4,399 Heart 4,105 Lettering 3,720 Bird 3,605 Feather 3,392 Quote 3,385 Swirl 3,253 Star 3,037 Dot 3,012 Text 2,685 Mandala 2,563 Wing 2,537 Word 2,200 Circle 2,163 Hand 1,970 Skull 1,900 Cat 1,806 Petal 1,805 Stem 1,695 Triangle 1,678 Outline 1,574 Arrow 1,573 Ornament 1,552 Banner 1,537 Eye 1,508 Woman 1,494 Moon 1,451