Tattoo ideas

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

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Black tribal dragon design with spread wings, a long curled tail and small red eyes, drawn on a plain white background.
Tribal dragon with spread wings
Pen drawing of a traditional-style tattoo design on paper, with two banners reading Fatally Yours, a skull, a heart, a flower and leaves, shown without a body placement.
Fatally Yours banners with skull and flower
Black ink tattoo of a floral lace border curving across the upper arm, with small flower motifs and scalloped edges.
Black lace border tattoo on upper arm
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a horned skull with a pink rose, leaves, pearl strands and a small bird, with a pencil beside it.
Skull and pink rose tattoo sketch
Realistic brown and grey lion head tattoo across the upper back of a person facing away from the camera.
Realistic lion head on upper back
Black line tattoo of the triangular character Bill Cipher with a top hat, one eye and a bow tie, in fine line style on the forearm.
Bill Cipher line tattoo on forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of a pink rose with green leaves and a fine-lined curling stem, placed on the forearm.
Pink rose with stem and leaves on skin
Four photographs of arm sleeves with whimsical black line-art tattoos, including a ladybird, a dandelion, a snail and a cat, with small red accents, on the upper arm and forearm.
Whimsical line-art sleeve shown across four arms
A heart outline filled with brown and tan camouflage pattern, crossed by a stepped cross shape, on a plain cream background.
Camouflage heart outline with cross
Solid black Guy Fawkes mask tattoo in a blackwork style on the calf.
Guy Fawkes mask on a calf
Fine line black script reading let it be, joined to a curling wave, on the side of a bare foot above a thin ankle chain, with a wooden deck behind.
Let it be script with wave on ankle
Black and grey pencil and ink drawing of a compass rose with a fleur-de-lis on top and scrolls and dots around it, a tattoo design sheet.
Compass rose design with fleur-de-lis
Two pairs of hands crossed on sand, decorated with gold and blue metallic mandala and paisley designs on the hands and wrists.
Metallic mandala designs on hands and wrists
Black ink tattoo of four arrows running diagonally down the inner arm, with feathered fletching and dotwork-filled arrowheads.
Four arrows on the inner arm
Two black line drawings of music staves curling into heart shapes, with treble clefs, notes and small floral sprigs, shown as tattoo flash on a white background.
Musical staff swirls with heart and treble clefs
Black ink line drawing of a dreamcatcher mandala with feathers and beads, drawn on paper as a tattoo design in a fine line and geometric style.
Dreamcatcher mandala design with feathers
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a dachshund wearing a top hat and feather in a gold frame with pink background, on the calf.
Dachshund in top hat in an ornate frame on a calf
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a palm tree above a shaded oval with clouds and stars, with geometric construction lines, on an upper arm.
Palm tree and starry oval on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a jagged tear in the skin revealing a pink, purple and blue galaxy, on the forearm.
Galaxy tear on a forearm
Realistic drum pedal tattoo in black and grey with small red accents on an ankle and the top of a foot, placed beside a real bass drum pedal.
Realistic drum pedal tattoo on ankle
Small fine line outline of a heart tattoo on the side of a toe, with lilac nail polish on a bare foot.
Small outline heart on a toe
Close view of a fine line black script lettering tattoo reading a quote, running along the ribs beside a navel piercing.
Script quote along the ribs
Pen sketch on grid paper of a maned lion wearing a crown beside a lioness wearing a tiara-style crown, drawn as a possible tattoo design.
Lion and lioness with crowns, pen sketch
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses with leaves and a beaded chain on the outer thigh.
Black and grey roses with beads on a thigh
Fine line black outline tattoo of a single-lens camera on the inside of a wrist, with white earphones visible in the background.
Camera outline on the inner wrist
Traditional flash design laid out across a white body silhouette, covering the arms and torso with an eagle, snakes, dragon, peacock, pin-up, reaper and portrait.
Full-body traditional flash on a white silhouette
Black and white photo of a realistic tattoo on an arm that looks like torn skin, revealing lines of Latin text on the upper arm and forearm.
Torn skin revealing Latin text on arm
Traditional colour tattoo of an anatomical heart beneath a black umbrella and a row of seven daggers, with a gold arrow below, on the chest.
Anatomical heart with umbrella and daggers on chest
Black ink line drawing of a leaf outline filled with a tree, branches, leaves and berries, shown as a tattoo design on white paper with no body part visible.
Leaf with tree and branches line drawing
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a standing figure with tousled hair on the inner forearm, in a blackwork style.
Black silhouette figure on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with octopus tentacles across the back of a shaved head, with ear piercings visible on either side.
Octopus and skull on a shaved head
Black and grey dotwork lotus flower tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, with an open palm shown against a dark background.
Dotwork lotus on the inner wrist
Back view of a woman in a purple bikini on rocks by the sea, showing a dark winged moth tattoo with small lettering above it on her lower back.
Winged moth tattoo on lower back by the sea
Realistic colour tattoo of a chickadee perched on a branch, shown on a limb with soft shading and a pale blue background.
Chickadee perched on a branch
Black and blue tattoo on the upper arm of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, chemical structure drawings, ink splatters and script reading Anything that gets your blood racing is probably worth
Pocket watch and script on upper arm
Colour and black line tattoo of a stitched girl doll, a teddy bear and red hearts with bandages and pins, on a calf.
Stitched dolls and hearts on a calf
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a horned beast face above a red rose in a pink oval, placed on the thigh.
Horned beast and rose on a thigh
Black ink line drawing of a three-masted ship on hatched waves with a dotted line to an anchor, above the script words Life's roughest storms prove the strength of our anchors, on crumpled paper.
Ship, waves and anchor with script quote
Pencil sketch of a pocket watch with Roman numerals wrapped in blossom branches and petals, a design suited to a tattoo in a neo-traditional style.
Pocket watch and blossom sketch
Colour tattoo of a blossoming tree with pink flowers, set within a green lotus and a yellow circle holding a green Sanskrit-style symbol, on the back.
Blossom tree within a green lotus and yellow circle
Black and grey photograph of a large snake tattoo coiling around a torso, circling the navel and running down the side onto the ribs.
Snake wrapping around a torso
Black lettering tattoo reading YES I'M CHANGING in a plain sans-serif typeface across the inner upper arm, with a striped sleeve and beach behind.
Yes I'm Changing quote on upper arm
Coloured pencil tattoo design of a scarecrow in a wide-brimmed hat beside a fence and three pumpkins, with a grinning blue ghost and a purple and yellow sky behind, drawn as a flash sheet.
Scarecrow and pumpkins harvest design
Colour tattoo of a bearded sea god with a trident and a blue horse among turquoise waves, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Sea god and blue horse on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a yellow crescent moon framing a dark mountain landscape under stars, with black leaves and red berries, on the shoulder and upper arm.
Crescent moon landscape on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoos on a pair of thighs and knees, including lace-like patterns and a snake, with a black cat lying across the lap.
Black and grey thigh tattoos with a black cat
Black and grey realism tattoo of a white bull terrier's head on an arm, shown beside a reference photo of the dog.
Bull terrier portrait on a forearm
Black and grey peony and rose tattoos on a forearm, with a shaded circular motif between them, viewed with a person wearing a white printed top and black trousers.
Peony and rose on a forearm

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