Tattoo ideas

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

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Close-up of a black script tattoo reading Fearless with a purple awareness ribbon crossing the letters, in fine line lettering on skin.
Fearless script with purple awareness ribbon
Black handwritten lettering design reading "Choose to chance the rapids" above an ampersand and "dare to dance the tides" on a white background.
Handwritten quote design in two lines
Black and white flash design of a skull in a sombrero, flanked by roses and crossed daggers beneath a diamond, with blackletter text reading Pierce the Veil.
Skull in sombrero with roses and daggers
Colour Traditional-style tattoo of a pineapple with a sun above it and a black outlined sprig below, on the outer forearm near the elbow.
Pineapple and sun on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a ram skull and a deer skull with antlers, framed by leaves and a flower, on the outer thigh.
Animal skulls and leaves on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship with full sails and a rose below it, across an upper arm.
Sailing ship and rose on an upper arm
Close-up of two black script lettering tattoos on the backs of the wrists, reading figlia on the left hand and madre on the right, with a silver bangle on the left wrist.
Figlia and madre script on the hands
Single-tone black tattoo on a chest showing a circular postmark reading Buffalo NY with PM and a date, beside wavy cancellation lines.
Postmark stamp tattoo on the chest
Fine line black tattoo of a small star constellation joined by dotted lines, placed on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Star constellation on upper back
Black sketchy linework tattoo of a fox and a rabbit with leaves and a branch across the chest and shoulder.
Fox and rabbit with leaves on chest
Small solid black semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist of a pale-skinned arm, shown in a plain, minimal style.
Semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist
A stylised purple and blue lion head tattoo sits centrally on the upper back of a woman with her blonde hair in an updo.
Purple lion head on upper back
Black linework design of a stylised phoenix with spread wings and flared feathers, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Stylised phoenix with spread wings
Black lettering tattoo on an upper arm reading To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.
Quote tattoo on the upper arm
Black monoline script reading forever and always with a loose heart outline below, shown as a lettering design for a tattoo.
Forever and always script with heart
Four-panel collage of small black fine line arrow tattoos on fingers, a wrist, and behind an ear, with a small word tattoo on a forearm.
Small arrow tattoos on fingers and wrist
Black ornamental mandala-style design across the back of a hand and fingers, worn with silver rings and black stiletto nails.
Ornamental mandala patterns on the back of a hand
Colour tattoo of three cartoon cats walking along a ledge under a blue sky on the upper arm.
Three cartoon cats walking on an upper arm
Black and grey rose tattoo with leaves and stems across the outer hip and upper thigh, shown in a close photograph.
Black and grey rose with leaves on the thigh
Black fine line tattoo of birds flying up from an open book with fluttering pages on a forearm.
Birds and pages rising from a book
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve of roses, a compass and a pocket watch on an upper arm, worn by a woman with long blonde hair seen from behind.
Roses, compass and pocket watch sleeve
Two people seen from behind, each with a black script quote on the shoulder, one reading I'll love you forever and the other a matching phrase.
Matching script quotes on two shoulders
Heart-shaped ribbon tattoo with Mom in script lettering, green flowers and leafy swirls, on skin.
Heart ribbon with Mom script and flowers
Black script text tattoo in several lines along the side ribs of a woman in a black bikini wearing gold chains.
Script text tattoo on the ribs
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of two pink roses, a star and an eye in a triangle on a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Roses, star and eye on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals set within a peach flower and green leaves on the back of a hand.
Pocket watch and flower on the back of a hand
Black linework tattoo of a lily of the valley sprig with bell-shaped flowers and striped leaves, placed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Lily of the valley sprig on wrist
Two small black fine line tattoos of a steaming cup, one on a fair-skinned knee on the left and one on a hairier knee on the right.
Small steaming cup tattoos on two knees
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a mermaid reaching upward, with a small fish and a crab, on the inner wrist.
Mermaid silhouette with fish and crab on wrist
Black lettering tattoo of a phonetic transcription in square brackets, running across a forearm in a Lettering style.
Phonetic script on a forearm
Traditional tattoo of a grey skull with a green and orange snake coiled around crossbones, placed on a calf.
Skull and snake on a calf
Fine black script lettering reading Live nothing but love across the upper chest of a shirtless torso.
Script quote on upper chest
Two colour tattoos of cartoon mushrooms with simple faces, one green and one red, on the ankles of two people shown side by side.
Matching green and red mushroom ankle tattoos
Fine line arrow tattoo in dark ink on the inner forearm near the wrist, against a black background.
Small arrow tattoo on forearm
Black script lettering tattoo reading May there always be an angel by my side, set across the ribs on a close side view.
Script quote along the ribs
Black stippled paw print tattoo on a forearm near the wrist, with a dog's paw resting in an open hand on grass.
Paw print tattoo on forearm beside a dog's paw
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with a dotted chain and geometric drop motifs running down the calf.
Dotwork lotus mandala on a calf
Colour tattoo of a dark teal heart filled with a starry pink and white galaxy pattern, with a black outlined arrow passing through it, on a person's limb.
Galaxy heart pierced by an arrow
Two photos of a forearm with small black typewriter-style lettering: heart above mind, and courage above fear, in a lettering style on the inner forearm.
Word pairs tattooed on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a panda hanging from a bamboo branch with leaves trailing down, in a brush-style Japanese design on the upper back.
Panda and bamboo on the upper back
Two painterly rose tattoos, one red and one blue-grey, on the backs of a pair of calves.
Two rose tattoos on the calves
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two crossed arrows on the inner wrist, shown in a black and white photo with the palm turned towards the camera.
Crossed arrows on an inner wrist
Black and grey photo of a thin black line tattoo on an arm, showing a heart outline with a vertical line and a bar above, and arrow shapes below, in a fine line style.
Heart and arrow line tattoo on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose with leaves on the forearm of a person wearing denim shorts and a lace top.
Black and grey rose on a forearm
Black tribal-style dragon tattoo design with spiral patterns on its body and wings, drawn on a white background, with no placement shown.
Tribal dragon design with spiral patterns
Black and grey photograph of the script lettering "The Game is On" tattooed along a forearm, with the last word cut off at the right edge.
"The Game is On" lettering on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a city skyline with a Ferris wheel across the inner forearm.
City skyline outline on a forearm
Black ink line drawing of a raven in profile, filled with swirling and scrolling ornamental patterns on a beige paper background.
Ornamental raven line drawing

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