Tattoo ideas

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

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Close-up of a forearm with a cartoon-style tattoo of a white skull with black eye sockets, with a green striped snake coiling around it and a red tongue.
Cartoon skull and green snake on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a leafy branch with small dotted berries on a forearm.
Leafy branch with berries on a forearm
Fine line white ampersand tattoo behind a woman's ear, photographed in side profile with dark hair tied back.
Ampersand tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey realism tattoo of riveted armour plates and a Celtic knot on a shoulder, with torn skin edges.
Torn skin armour plates on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a howling wolf beside a silhouetted wolf on rocks and a mountain, across the lower back.
Howling wolf and wolf silhouette on lower back
Black ink tattoo of the script quote After all this time, a Deathly Hallows triangle symbol, the word always and 687 between asterisks, on the side of the torso.
Script quote with Deathly Hallows symbol
Black and grey realism tattoo of a horse with a flowing mane across a person's upper back, with a solid black silhouette of a running horse below.
Horse portrait and silhouette on a back
Black and grey longhorn bull skull tattoo with hanging feathers on the upper back.
Longhorn bull skull with feathers on upper back
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
Line drawing of a cross formed from open black loops with a shaded red heart at its centre, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Loop cross with red heart
Fine line black tattoo of the word faith in cursive script, with a cross running through the letters, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Faith script and cross on a wrist
Small black and grey fine line bee tattoo with shaded body and translucent wings, placed on the upper back of a woman with short brown hair wearing a white vest top.
Bee tattoo on upper back
Back of a person with arms raised, showing a colour and black peacock feather tattoo with eye motifs and floral sprigs across the upper back and side.
Peacock feather back piece
Fine line black constellation tattoo on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun, seen from behind.
Constellation tattoo on upper back
Large dark lotus flower tattoo with a pink centre on a person's upper back and shoulder, photographed from behind against a pale yellow background.
Dark lotus on the shoulder blade
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
Two matching fine line black tattoos of arrows, swirls, a heart and small dashes on the inner wrists and forearms.
Matching arrow and heart wrist tattoos
Black fine line script reading Remember who you are and what you stand for, tattooed along the inner forearm of a person wearing a grey top and a teal scarf.
Script quote tattoo on a forearm
Black ink lettering tattoo on the inner wrist showing a Cheshire Cat grin above the words We're All Mad Here.
Cheshire Cat grin and We're All Mad Here on wrist
Small colour tattoo of a pink flower with a yellow centre and green leaves on the middle toe of a foot with painted pink toenails.
Pink flower tattoo on a toe
Black line drawing of a heartbeat trace forming a cross that ends in a heart, with the words Faith, Hope, Love beneath it on a white background.
Heartbeat cross with Faith, Hope, Love
Dotwork drawing of a stern gorilla wearing a military helmet with bullets on the band and the words Beware the imposter of man, in black and white.
Gorilla in a military helmet with stippled shading
Two matching cartoon sandwich tattoos with smiling faces, one peanut butter and one jam, each with a small red heart, on the inner wrists of two people.
Matching peanut butter and jam sandwich tattoos
Colourful realism tattoo of two hummingbirds and orchids in pink, orange and blue across the upper arm and shoulder.
Hummingbirds and orchids on an upper arm
Side view of a shaved head and neck with large black blackwork mandala tattoos behind the ear and down onto the neck.
Black mandala tattoos on head and neck
Black and grey tattoos on a hand and forearm, including the word forever in script across the back of the hand, with a star on a finger, shown through a barred hatch with handcuffs and a chain.
Forever lettering on the hand and forearm
Black ink line drawing of an ornate scallop shell with a woman's face and pearl necklace at its centre, surrounded by smaller shells, waves and bubbles, drawn as a tattoo design.
Shell and wave design sketch
Colour tattoo of a wildflower bouquet with daisies, poppies and wild roses in soft yellow and peach on a forearm, with green foliage.
Wildflower bouquet on a forearm
Black ink fine line and dotwork tattoo of an ornate flower with scrolling leaves on the inner forearm.
Ornate flower and scrollwork on a forearm
Two hand-drawn black ink infinity symbol designs on paper, each with script lettering running along the loop and small outlined hearts.
Infinity symbol with hearts and script lettering
Colour tattoo of a geisha with pink blossoms in her hair and a blue patterned kimono with a black star, in Japanese style on a forearm.
Geisha with blossoms on a forearm
Close view of forearm tattoos on a person wearing a denim shirt and denim skirt, with a dark design on the right forearm and small finger tattoos.
Forearm tattoos beside a denim outfit
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of four cats in a four-pane window framed by flowers, on the thigh.
Four cats in a window with flowers
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a clenched fist with zigzag lightning bolts radiating outwards, on the ankle.
Fist with radiating lightning bolts on an ankle
Two inner forearms side by side, each with a small black fine line botanical tattoo of a sprig of leaves, on a forearm placement.
Matching fine line sprigs on two forearms
Close-up of a small fine line script word "you" in black ink on the back of a woman's neck, with her hair pulled to one side.
Small script word "you" on the back of the neck
Black and grey snail tattoo beside a cluster of quartz crystals on the side of the ribs, with stippled dotwork shading on the shell.
Snail and crystal cluster on the ribs
Black ink and pink watercolour lotus flower on a tall stem with ornate dotwork and swirl-patterned leaves, shown as a tattoo design drawing.
Pink lotus with dotwork leaves
Black and white photo of a fine-line single vertical stroke tattoo on the inner forearm, near the wrist, below a black sleeve.
Single vertical line on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of daffodils and butterflies running up the inside of a forearm, with soft shading.
Daffodils and butterflies on a forearm
Black fine line script reading wanderlust on the inner wrist, with stacked beaded bracelets and cherry blossom trees behind.
Wanderlust script on the inner wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a muscular, bearded sea god holding a trident, with a water-tail base, on the upper arm.
Trident-bearing sea god on upper arm
Back view of two black typewriter-style lettering tattoos reading Clutch and Gas, one on each calf.
Clutch and Gas words on two calves
Black tribal howling wolf tattoo on the lower leg, drawn in bold solid black linework with spiral details.
Tribal howling wolf on a lower leg
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
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo on the inner forearm of a small figure holding strings to a flock of birds, above a dotted planet and stars.
Small figure floating with birds above a planet
Two small fine line elephant tattoos in black ink, one on each ankle, shown in a black and white photograph.
Matching elephant tattoos on ankles
Fine line drawing of a small lion cub above which the handwritten words never forget who you are appear, in black ink on beige paper.
Lion cub and quote line drawing

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