Tattoo ideas

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

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Small black fine line tattoo of a bicycle centred on the upper back between the shoulder blades, with the wearer's hair in a bun.
Small bicycle tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Stitch, a blue creature seen from behind and to the side, on the outer forearm.
Stitch cartoon tattoo on a forearm
Colourful botanical bouquet tattoo of poppies and leaves in a vintage illustration style on the inner forearm, resting on an open old book.
Vintage botanical bouquet on a wrist
Colourful traditional-style tattoo on a forearm showing a teal yarn ball, scissors, a spool of thread, a measuring tape and a red pincushion.
Sewing notions and yarn ball on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of mountains, a moon, stars and pine trees inside a circle on the inner forearm.
Mountain landscape in a circle on a forearm
Small black outline diamond tattoo on the lower left back of a woman in a black lace top, with her hair in a loose updo.
Small diamond tattoo on lower back
Close-up of a black script lettering tattoo reading Blessed across the inner ear, with a stud earring below.
Blessed script tattoo on the ear
Close photo of a clenched fist showing a rainbow stripe band tattoo around the wrist, with a plaid sleeve on the forearm.
Rainbow stripe band on a wrist
Black line design of the word love in cursive script, with a small outlined heart before it and the letter o replaced by a winged emblem with a central star, shown on a plain white background.
Love script with heart and wings
Black serif lettering on the top of a foot reads She has no idea. The effect she can have., beside cuffed jeans and black glitter flats.
Quote tattoo on the top of a foot
Realistic black and grey wolf head tattoo on the upper chest of a person in a black top, with amber-tinted eyes and a shaded muzzle.
Realistic wolf head on upper chest
Three wrists held together, each with a fine line black flower tattoo: a sprig of buds on the left, a daisy in the centre and a blossom on the right.
Three matching flower tattoos on wrists
Small black fine line tattoo of a lamp post on the forearm of a person wearing a plaid shirt, with a braided bracelet on the wrist.
Lamp post tattoo on a forearm
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
Black simple line tattoo of a bow and an arrow with a triangular head and feathered fletching on skin.
Bow and arrow line tattoo
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty as a mermaid with a red bow and a rainbow-scaled tail, on the upper arm.
Hello Kitty mermaid on an upper arm
Black and grey Japanese-style wave sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm of a shirtless man, with swirling water and wind motifs.
Black and grey wave sleeve on a shoulder and upper arm
Small grey star tattoo with a red centre on the wrist of a hand holding a black leather clutch.
Small star tattoo on a wrist
Black line tattoo of an angel wing beside the script words Angels never leave, They're always at your side, in fine lettering on the side of a body.
Angel wing and script quote on the side of the body
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
Hand-drawn ornate script lettering reading New York with fine line flourishes on white paper, sketched in progress with a pen.
New York ornate script lettering design
Small solid black silhouette tattoo of a dachshund on the ankle and side of a bare foot, with blue painted toenails, on a patterned rug.
Dachshund silhouette on an ankle
Small black fine line footprint tattoo on the inner wrist, shown in daylight and under UV light, where faint lettering also appears.
Small footprint tattoo on the inner wrist
Close-up of a small black fine line Eye of Horus tattoo on the side of a person's neck, with dark hair and a hand holding white fabric at the left edge.
Eye of Horus tattoo on the neck
Pencil sketch of a shaded rose with leaves and a stem wrapped in three ribbon banners, drawn as a tattoo design in black and grey.
Rose with ribbon banners in pencil
Pencil sketch of a tall design of musical staves twisting upwards like a ribbon, with notes and a treble clef at the base, shown without any body placement.
Spiralling music stave sketch
Colour floral vine tattoo with black swirling linework running from the calf down over the ankle, with a large blue and purple flower near the ankle bone.
Floral vine tattoo on ankle and calf
Woman seen from behind with a fine black script tattoo running down her upper back between the shoulder blades, below a braided updo with a white flower.
Script tattoo down the 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 fine line script tattoo reading be happy with a small outlined heart on the inner wrist, in a greyscale photo.
Be happy script with heart on wrist
Drawing of a skeleton hand making the rock horns gesture, outlined in black with purple, green and yellow watercolour-style washes over the bones.
Skeleton hand in rock horns gesture
Small black fine line tattoo of a swirled symbol with curled ends on the inner wrist, viewed with the palm facing up.
Small swirled symbol on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of sunflowers with green leaves and trailing vines wrapping across the upper arm and shoulder, in a botanical style.
Sunflowers and vines on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional-style tattoos covering a person's arms, with a ginger cat cradled against the right forearm and a small tattoo visible on the upper chest.
Black and grey tattoo sleeve with a ginger cat
Colour tattoo of a lightsaber on a finger, with a grey and orange hilt and a long blue blade running along the finger.
Lightsaber tattoo on a finger
Small black fine line dandelion tattoo with seeds drifting away, on the inner wrist of a woman whose pink lips are visible above her hand.
Dandelion with drifting seeds on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo on the inner forearm showing a polo rider on horseback with mallet, above the script word Lauren, with Ralph in script above the rider.
Polo rider and script names on the wrist
Colour tattoo of three Daleks in blue, red and yellow emerging through torn skin on a back, with a black and grey circular emblem above the shoulder blade.
Three Daleks breaking through skin on a back
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a cat face with turquoise eyes on the forearm.
Watercolour cat face tattoo
Blue and white floral design with scrolling leaves on a white square, shown on a textured khaki fabric background.
Blue floral design on white backing
Black ink tattoo across the upper back spelling COEXIST, where each letter is replaced by a religious or peace symbol, including a crescent and star, a peace sign, e=mc2, a Star of David, an eye, a
Coexist lettering tattoo across the upper back
Close-up of a bare foot with a small black fine-line curved tattoo on the outer ankle, beside a woven bracelet.
Small curved line tattoo on an ankle
Small black fine-line Libra symbol tattooed on the upper back beside the armpit, with the wearer's arm raised across a striped top.
Small Libra symbol on upper back
Colour tattoo of the Rebel Alliance and Jedi Order emblems filled with blue, teal and violet galaxy shading, on a forearm.
Rebel and Jedi emblems with galaxy fill
Close-up photo of a fine line black tattoo reading Ohana with a small outlined heart, placed on the inner side of a foot near the ankle.
Ohana lettering with heart on foot
Small colour pixel art tattoo of an orange creature and a figure with a red cap, placed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Small pixel art creature and figure on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm of a woman with sugar skull face paint and flowing hair, with a rose below her.
Sugar skull woman and rose on a forearm
Close crop of a woman's lower torso with a black and grey realism style feather tattoo on the lower abdomen, beside a patterned bikini bottom.
Shaded feather on lower abdomen

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