Tattoo ideas

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

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Small fine line black dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist, worn alongside stacked gold chain and wooden bead bracelets.
Small dragonfly tattoo on a wrist
Solid black cat silhouette reaching up towards a small teal butterfly tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Black cat reaching for a butterfly on a wrist
Black linework mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and teal accents, wrapping over the shoulder.
Teal and black mandala on shoulder
Solid black semicolon tattoo on the inside of the wrist, surrounded by purple, blue and green watercolour-style splashes.
Semicolon with watercolour splashes on a wrist
Black and grey botanical tattoo of wildflowers and leaves framed by dotted lines, on the inner upper arm.
Wildflower bouquet on upper arm
Watercolour-style tattoo of two footprints in pink, purple, blue and teal with yellow splashes, on the inner upper arm.
Two watercolour footprints on an upper arm
Black tribal tattoo design of a pentagram inside a sun motif, flanked by spiked wings, shown on a white background.
Winged pentagram tribal design
Colour traditional tattoo of a yellow cartoon character in a floral dress above a pink daisy, on the upper arm.
Simpsons-style character with a pink flower
Two matching black and grey bow tattoos on the wrists, photographed over a white bathroom sink.
Matching bow tattoos on wrists
Sheet of green shamrock tattoo designs with swirled line patterns, in several sizes on a white background.
Green shamrock temporary tattoo sheet
Split image showing a purple linework sketch of R2-D2 beside a coloured traditional-style tattoo of R2-D2 on a thigh, with a banner reading BEEP BOOP and a flower.
R2-D2 banner tattoo, sketch and colour
Black and grey drawing of an eagle with spread wings holding a Live to Ride banner, with a blank banner below, in a traditional style.
Eagle with Live to Ride banner
Black blackwork and dotwork lace-style scrollwork with soft pink watercolour flowers, tattooed on the side ribs.
Black lace scrollwork and pink flowers on the ribs
Back of a person's neck showing a small black fine line zigzag tattoo, with hair pulled up and a white top with black stripes.
Small zigzag line tattoo on the back of the neck
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a fluffy cat looking down beside an outlined hand on the inner upper arm.
Fluffy cat and outlined hand on upper arm
Two black and grey forearm tattoos: a key reading My Brothers Keeper above an arrow reading My Sisters Protector, both in script lettering.
Key and arrow script tattoos on forearms
Black London skyline tattoo on the side of a thigh, showing Tower Bridge, Big Ben, the London Eye and three birds in solid black ink.
London skyline silhouette on a thigh
Black ink tattoo of a bare tree above a vertical cross, with a heartbeat line running across it, on a forearm.
Tree, cross and heartbeat line on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a butterfly with black, tan, blue-grey and yellow wings on the outer thigh, with denim shorts visible at the edge of the frame.
Realistic butterfly on the thigh
Colour tattoo of a golden koi fish swimming among pink flowers and teal water plants on an upper arm, in a Japanese-influenced neo-traditional style.
Koi fish and flowers on an upper arm
Black fine line mandala flower tattoo centred on the upper back of a person wearing a black top, between the shoulder blades.
Mandala flower tattoo on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoos of the letters M, E and W and a small cat face across four fingers of a hand, with glitter nail polish.
Letters and small cat on fingers
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an owl on a branch with blossom, a compass and a banner reading ALL ROADS LEAD HOME, on the upper arm.
Owl, blossom and compass with banner
Colour tattoo of a blue butterfly with orange markings and black outlines on a woman's shoulder.
Blue butterfly on a shoulder
Small black fine line tattoo of a skeleton key on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small skeleton key on the wrist
Colour tattoo on an ankle showing a masked faceless spirit above a smiling orange fire sprite, with pink and red flowers and leaves.
Faceless spirit and fire sprite on an ankle
Black fine line script lettering reading I keep a close watch on this heart of mine, tattooed across the ribs on pale skin.
Script quote along the ribs
A pink tattoo of a heart made from flowers and swirling vines, sitting on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink flower heart on upper back
Black and white lettering design reading I knew who I was this morning but I've changed a few times since then, with a key, a mushroom and a cupcake beside the words.
Quote lettering with key, mushroom and cupcake
Neo-traditional flash design of a pin-up woman in a yellow and navy bodysuit with a purple dragon behind her and HELLO KITTY banners across a rope-framed oval.
Pin-up dragon and banner flash design
Black handwritten script lettering on a white background reading 'Sometimes, the only way to stay sane is to go a little crazy', shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Script quote: sometimes, the only way to stay sane
Two small black cross-like tattoos sit on the fingers of two clasped hands, one on each hand.
Small cross tattoos on fingers
Small black fine line Om symbol tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand with red painted nails.
Om symbol on inner wrist
Black and grey lettering tattoo of a three-line quote beside an outlined heart with a lightning bolt, on the side of the ribs.
Quote and heart with lightning bolt on side
Large realistic black and grey back tattoo of a Buddha face with closed eyes, with green lotus flowers across the back.
Buddha face and lotus flowers across back
Fine line black outline of a small bow tattooed on the inside of a wrist, photographed against a dark background.
Small bow outline on a wrist
Black ink drawing of a tiger curled into a circle, with bold stripes and a skull-like shape formed in the negative space, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Curled tiger design in black ink
Black ink pine forest silhouette on the wrist beside a dotwork mandala design across the back of a hand.
Pine forest and mandala on hand and wrist
Traditional style colour tattoo of a black sewing machine with a spool and three red roses with green leaves, on a patch of skin at the side of the body.
Sewing machine and roses in traditional style
Black line drawing of the word OBLIVIATE in a typewriter-style font, with the A replaced by the Deathly Hallows symbol, on a white background.
OBLIVIATE lettering with Deathly Hallows symbol
Two people shown from behind with full body Japanese-style tattoos, the left in black and grey with a dragon and bird, the right in colour with a warrior figure and peonies.
Full body Japanese tattoos seen from behind
Fine line script tattoo reading family with a small heart outline on the side of a finger, in dark ink.
Script word family with heart on finger
Close photo of a small black fine-line tattoo of a cat's face with closed eyes, nose and whiskers on a forearm.
Minimalist cat whiskers on a forearm
Black line drawing tattoos of a face and geometric figures on an upper arm, beside a grey t-shirt with a text patch.
Line drawing tattoos on an upper arm
Black flowing script lettering spelling the word beloved on a plain white background, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Beloved script lettering design
Black fine line tattoo of the words let it be with a swirling tail and three small swallows, on the top of a woman's foot.
Let it be script and swallows on a foot
Black lettering tattoo of a Proverbs 31:25 quote in mixed script and serif fonts across the ribs and side of the torso.
Scripture quote across the ribs
Colourful folk-style floral tattoo of red tulips, purple and blue blooms and green leaves running diagonally across a person's upper back.
Folk floral tattoo across upper back

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