Tattoo ideas

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

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Realistic grey tabby cat head in profile with peach, pink and blue roses on the inner wrist of a raised hand against a white background.
Grey cat and roses on a wrist
Close view of the word Patience in thin black fine line lettering on the inner wrist, with a gloved hand supporting the arm.
Patience lettering on a wrist
Black lettering reading faith set inside a fish outline, tattooed on the lower back above a pair of jeans.
Faith script inside a fish outline on lower back
Black tribal tattoo with koru spirals and fine patterned filler across the back of a hand, reaching towards the wrist.
Tribal koru design across the back of a hand
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
Close photo of a fine line script tattoo reading je ne regrette rien in black ink on the inner forearm, against a dark background.
Fine line script reading je ne regrette rien on a forearm
Black ink botanical ornament of leaves and tulip-like shapes wrapping around a forearm near the wrist, against a white brick wall.
Symmetrical leaf ornament on a wrist
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
Black and grey pineapple tattoo with stippled shading centred on the upper back of a person wearing a black bralette and denim jeans.
Pineapple tattoo on upper back
Black swirling vine tattoo with small purple star-like flowers running up the middle of a bare back, placed along the spine.
Swirling vine with purple flowers on a back
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral clock face above a skull and an ornate key on the forearm.
Clock, skull and key on a forearm
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 grey drawing of two crossed arrows with compass letters N, E, S and W on a cream background.
Crossed arrows with compass points
Black and grey fine line flash design of three flowers on heart-shaped stems above leaves, with a dotted circle and the word Aquarius beneath.
Aquarius flowers and heart-shaped stems
Fine line tattoo of a black outlined heart with a red ribbon loop crossing it, placed behind the ear.
Heart and ribbon behind the ear
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
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a penguin in a captain's hat with a pipe and smoke clouds, with a small anchor on its side, on a forearm.
Penguin in a captain's hat on a forearm
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
Two matching fine-line heart tattoos on the inner forearms, each drawn as a single black line with a small coloured loop inside, one red and one teal.
Matching heart tattoos on forearms
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and interlocking circles, on the upper arm.
Geometric mandala tattoo on the upper arm
Blue and black shield tattoo with the letters W and B on the inner forearm, with a black and grey sketch tattoo above it.
Blue shield logo on a forearm
Small black Celtic knot tattoo on the back of a woman's neck, with her dark hair pulled up and a black strap visible on her shoulder.
Celtic knot on the back of the neck
Realistic colour tattoo of a seal's face with whiskers and bubbles on a blue background, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Realistic seal portrait on upper back
Colour tattoo of a smiling green pie slice topped with dotted whipped cream, with CUTIE and PIE on pink banners, in a neo-traditional style on the forearm.
Smiling pie slice with CUTIE PIE banners
Small crystal ball tattoo with a purple filled globe and black outline on the inner wrist of a clenched fist.
Crystal ball on the wrist
Black continuous single-line drawing of four cats stacked one above another, shown as a fine line tattoo design on a white background.
Four stacked cats in one line
Collage of six Cancer zodiac tattoos, including a crab skull, a swirled Cancer symbol with stars on the neck, and a script Cancer lettering piece.
Cancer zodiac tattoos in a collage
Close photo of three small black fine line stars tattooed on the side of the torso above the hip.
Three small stars on the side of the body
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a crescent moon with stars and trailing dots on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Crescent moon and stars on a shoulder blade
Close photo of a small solid red bow tattoo on the hip, above white shorts printed with cartoon cat faces and red bows.
Red bow tattoo on a hip
Two matching fine line tattoos of a small red outlined heart with black radiating marks, placed on the inner wrists of two people held together.
Matching heart tattoos on two wrists
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged dragon wrapped in smoke, on the outer upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey dragon on an upper arm
Botanical tattoo on a forearm of red poppies and tall grass stems in black linework with soft red and green washes, plus a small purple dot.
Poppies and grasses on a forearm
Traditional tattoo of a red rose with green leaves above a black banner with lettering, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a dark top and black trousers.
Rose and banner lettering on a forearm
Realistic botanical tattoo of pink roses with green leaves and buds across both shoulders and the upper chest, with a lip piercing visible above.
Pink roses across both shoulders and collarbones
Black and grey realism tattoo of a storm with bright lightning bolts through dark clouds, wrapped around the upper arm.
Lightning storm on 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
Monochrome traditional flash sheet of lumberjack designs including a bear, log cabin, pin-up with a saw, axe, truck and bearded man, with no body part shown.
Lumberjack themed flash sheet
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
Traditional style tattoo of a black umbrella with a green bird-head handle and a red banner reading Anything Can Happen, on a forearm.
Umbrella with banner on a forearm
Black typewriter-style lettering reading 'An Angel who did not so much Fall as Saunter Vaguely Downwards', with a red trident and gold ring tattooed beside it on the back.
Typewriter quote with red trident
Black and white photo of a bare upper back with a vertical column of black Asian-style characters and a small eye motif, in lettering style on the back.
Vertical characters on a upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cat in profile wearing steampunk goggles and brass-style gears, placed on the side of the ribs.
Steampunk cat on the ribs
Black script lettering reading 'i am not afraid to walk this world alone' tattooed across the inner wrist and forearm of a hand held up against greenery.
Black script quote on the inner wrist
Small black outline tattoo of a cartoon steam train with wheels and a chimney, in fine line style, on the ankle.
Small outline train on an ankle
Black line drawing of two solid black hands reaching up out of concentric ripples, shown as a flash design on a white background.
Two hands rising from ripples

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