Tattoo ideas

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

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Close photograph of a small black lowercase 'be' lettering tattoo on the inner wrist of a person with blonde hair and a striped top.
Small lowercase 'be' lettering on a wrist
Black lettering tattoo reading WOAH with a diamond ring in the O, with a smaller line of text beneath, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Woah slogan with diamond ring on wrist
Fine line brown outline of the African continent on the wrist, with the word love in pink script across the east of the continent.
Africa outline with pink love script on wrist
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the forearm arranged in a circle, reading a quote about imagination and a canvas, with a small plus sign.
Circular quote tattoo on the forearm
Colour tattoo of an orange lion cub with black outline and the words Hakuna Matata in black script beside it, on the inner forearm.
Lion cub and Hakuna Matata script on a forearm
Two side-by-side photos of a lettering tattoo on the inner wrist reading too WEIRD to LIVE and too RARE to DIE, in black ink.
Too weird to live and too rare to die on the wrist
Black ink tattoo of the words miles to go with a dashed flight path and paper plane outline on the inner wrist, with a metal paper plane pendant hanging over the hand.
Miles to go and paper plane on wrist
Black and grey serif lettering reading bad wolf on the forearm of a person in a loose shirt and dark underwear.
Bad wolf lettering on a forearm
Black script lettering reading Everyday for the rest of our lives, split across two wrists that are pressed together, a Lettering design on the forearm.
Script quote split across two wrists
Two forearms in black and grey fine line tattoos: a palm tree, a small bird, a paper plane, the word WILDERNESS and a line with a circle.
Palm tree and wilderness forearm tattoos
Black ink tree with spreading roots on a forearm, with the words Deep roots are not reached by the frost set in bold serif lettering across the trunk and canopy.
Tree with roots and lettering on a forearm
Close-up of a gold foil temporary tattoo on a forearm, reading I belong with Melissa's bachelorette party, if I'm lost buy me a drink, with a small heart below.
Gold bachelorette party temporary tattoo on forearm
Black and grey photo of the words let it be in cursive script tattooed across the inner wrist and forearm.
Let it be script tattoo on the wrist
Black linework heart with LOVE is LOVE lettering over a rainbow watercolour wash, tattooed on the forearm.
Rainbow heart with LOVE is LOVE script
Two small black fine line tattoos, an X and an O, placed on the wrists of two raised arms in black sleeves.
XO tattoos on both wrists
Forearm tattoo of a city skyline beside a Steelers logo, with the words I Bleed Black and Gold in black script beneath, in mostly grey shading with yellow, red and blue accents.
Pittsburgh skyline and Steelers logo on a forearm
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading Always, with three small blue stars beside the final letter, on the forearm.
Always script with blue stars on a forearm
Black script lettering reading Romans 8:28 on the inner wrist, shown beside a gemstone chip bracelet.
Romans 8:28 script on the wrist
Fine line black script reading in a world of my own, running into a daisy outline, on the inner forearm.
Script quote and daisy on a forearm
Colour lettering tattoo reading Believe in yourself in red and dark script, sitting on the inner forearm.
Believe in yourself script lettering on skin
Black and grey fine line infinity symbol tattoo spelling hakuna and matata, with a shaded feather running through it, on the inner forearm.
Infinity feather with hakuna matata script
Fine line black script lettering running diagonally up the inner forearm, close to the wrist, on a hand raised against a pale wall.
Fine line script on an inner forearm
Watercolour-style tattoo of blue and pink clouds with a typewriter-style quote across the forearm.
Clouds and typewriter quote on an arm
Black capital lettering tattoo on a forearm, set in several lines of a quote about the universe, trees and stars, in a plain lettering style.
Quote tattoo on a forearm
Two people's inner forearms show matching black line butterfly tattoos with green centres and script lettering beneath each wing, one reading Mother and the other Daughter.
Matching butterfly wrist tattoos with script words
Forearm with a small hand-lettered Happy Camper tattoo in black on a pale blue circle, with a black and brown roasting stick crossing the words.
Happy Camper lettering on a forearm
Black and grey photo of a typewriter-style lettering tattoo on a forearm reading Our brains are sick but that's okay.
Typewriter-style quote on a forearm
Black script tattoo reading Because you're mine with a flourish on the forearm, and a black banner reading I walk the line on the arm below.
Script quote and banner on forearm
Two photos of a black script tattoo reading Always in my heart within an infinity symbol, with a pink outlined heart, on the inner forearm.
Always in my heart script with infinity on forearm
Two people show matching black and grey tattoos on their inner wrists, each with an infinity symbol, a shaded feather and a script name.
Matching feather and infinity wrist tattoos
Black script reading Joie de Vivre sits above a small bouquet of pink roses and dark green leaves on the wrist, in a lettering and botanical style.
Joie de Vivre script and rose bouquet on wrist
Small black lettering reading be here now on the inner wrist and forearm, with a grey sleeve and brown shoes visible in the frame.
Be here now lettering on the inner wrist
Two black script lettering tattoos on the inner wrists, shown side by side against a leopard print background.
Single-word script tattoos on both wrists
Fine line script tattoo reading 'we're all mad here' on the inner forearm, with a hand reaching through green palm leaves.
'We're all mad here' script on forearm
Fine line tattoo of two interlocking heart outlines on a forearm, one red with the word Sister and one blue with the word Brother in script.
Sister and brother heart outlines on a forearm
Fine line black script reading if you're a bird, I'm a bird, with three flying bird silhouettes on the inner wrist.
Script quote and three birds on a wrist
Colour tattoo on the inner forearm of a tabby cat with blue eyes peeking over a coffee cup, with the words all you need is love and more coffee in a realistic style with lettering.
Cat peeking over coffee cup with lettering
Fine line script reading expecto patronum in pale ink across the inner forearm, with a white t-shirt and earphone cable visible behind.
Fine line script lettering on a forearm
Black and grey geometric tattoo on the inside of a forearm, showing coordinates, two dates in boxes, chevrons and the number 262 with an E.
Coordinates and dates on a forearm
Close-up of the words bride tribe in gold brush lettering on the inner wrist, with a blurred green garden behind.
Gold bride tribe script on a wrist
Black fine lettering reading ehfav with a semicolon and an arrow pointing left, tattooed on the inner wrist beneath gold bangles.
Arrow and semicolon lettering on a wrist
Black lettering tattoo on a forearm reading 'i fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once.' against grass.
Quote lettering on a forearm
Seated person with a black ink traditional-style heart banner reading MOTHER and a draped figure on the inner forearm, with TAKE CARE lettering on the back of the hand.
Mother banner and take care lettering on forearm
Black fine line script reading 'i am because you are' runs along a forearm above a grey knitted sweater.
Script quote along a forearm
Black fine line script reading Let it go on the inner forearm near the wrist, with three small birds flying upwards beside it.
Let it go script with birds on the wrist
Close-up of two fists with black ink knuckle lettering spelling STAY TRUE, with a grey rose tattoo on the right forearm.
STAY TRUE knuckle lettering
Fine line black script reading follow your heart, with a small arrow and heart beneath it, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Follow your heart script with arrow on forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a gravestone reading GENDER ROLES ARE DEAD on an arm, with grass along the base.
Gravestone reading Gender roles are dead

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