Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine black line tattoos of arrows, triangles and chevrons across the fingers of two hands resting on white fur.
Geometric finger tattoos on two hands
Realistic colour tattoo of four red poppies on green stems, running down the forearm against a dark background.
Red poppies with stems on a forearm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a cartoon girl with large eyes and a hair bun, placed on the upper back.
Sketchy cartoon girl on upper back
Black and grey peony, butterfly and hourglass tattoo across a forearm, shown in four side-by-side photographs.
Peony, butterfly and hourglass forearm sleeve
Black fine line tattoo of five guitar chord diagrams in a row across a forearm, with a hand gripping a guitar neck beside it.
Five guitar chord diagrams on a forearm
Black fine line arrow tattoo with a diamond and a circle motif on the inner upper arm of a woman with long dark hair.
Fine line arrow on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a lotus motif covering the inner forearm, shown on a person wearing a black top.
Mandala and lotus forearm piece
Small solid black bat silhouette tattoo on a finger, with the hand spread flat against a pale surface.
Small bat silhouette on a finger
Black ink drawing of a feather filled with dotwork and swirling line patterns, with small words written along the vanes, drawn on white paper in a sketchbook.
Feather with doodle pattern design
Black lettering tattoo of the word mind above a line and matter below it, set out like a fraction on the upper back below the neck.
Mind over matter lettering on upper back
Black geometric eagle tattoo with spread wings and a hatched, faceted design on the inner forearm.
Geometric eagle with spread wings on a forearm
Woman seen from behind with a tattooed back, including skulls, a coloured Snow White portrait and script, and sleeve work on her arm in a neo-traditional style.
Back and arm tattoos with Snow White portrait
Small black pine tree tattoo with brushed, feathery branches on the inner wrist, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Pine tree on inner wrist
Colour compass rose tattoo with black outlines and N and S letters on the forearm, in a geometric star style.
Compass rose tattoo on the forearm
Fine line black script lettering reading She's unstoppable unpredictable across the side of the ribs.
Script quote reading She's unstoppable unpredictable
Black and white photo of the outer thigh of a person holding a cigarette, with 'ROCK N' ROLL' tattooed in black block lettering.
Rock n' Roll lettering on a thigh
Small solid black palm tree tattoo on the back of an ankle, photographed on a bare foot resting on a wooden floor.
Palm tree on the ankle
Black fine line tattoo tracing the edges of the fingers and back of a pale hand, placed on the hand.
Black linework outlining fingers
Pencil and ink sketch of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, surrounded by leaves and scrolls, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body part shown.
Pocket watch with leaves and scrolls
Realistic black and grey raven perched on a branch in front of a bare tree, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Raven on a branch with bare tree on thigh
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo running from the wrist up the forearm, photographed on a wooden deck.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Two fine line black key tattoos with heart-shaped bows on the inner wrists, one smaller than the other, photographed side by side.
Matching small key tattoos on two wrists
Back of a hand covered in a dense black geometric star lattice tattoo, with a coloured tattoo visible on the forearm above.
Geometric star pattern across the back of a hand
White line drawing of a hooded grim reaper holding a scythe, with the words A WASTED LIFE IS WORSE THAN DEATH above and below, on a black background.
Grim reaper with scythe and slogan
Close-up of a small black fine line peace sign tattoo inside a person's forearm, with a tie-dye shirt in the background.
Small peace sign tattoo on a forearm
Close photo of a thin black fine line tattoo of a zipper running down the upper arm below a dark t-shirt sleeve.
Zip tattoo on the upper arm
Close-up of the words Have Faith in black handwritten script lettering tattooed on skin, with a faint reddish line beneath the text.
Have Faith script on skin
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an ornately patterned hot air balloon on the outer thigh, with the word freedom in black script trailing from its basket.
Hot air balloon and freedom script on thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two peony flowers and leaves on a forearm, shown in a close view and a wider view with a hand.
Peony and leaves on a forearm
Two forearms side by side: the upper one has a geometric paper boat on a thin anchor line with blue and purple watercolour splashes, and the lower one has a black compass rose with a red watercolour
Matching compass and paper boat forearm tattoos
Traditional style flash drawing of a black dagger piercing two red and orange roses with black leaves and a rose bud.
Dagger and rose flash design
Black ink tattoo on an upper arm reading I'm a LUMBERJACK AND I'M OK, with a hand-drawn axe and tree stump, in a Lettering style.
Lumberjack slogan with axe on upper arm
Dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart with green leaves sprouting from the top, placed on the centre of the chest.
Dotwork anatomical heart with green leaves on the chest
Black ink pocket watch surrounded by flowers and leaves tattooed on an upper arm, in a traditional outline style.
Pocket watch and flowers on an arm
Close view of a small black fine line anchor tattoo on the back of a bare heel, with both bare feet standing on green carpet.
Small anchor tattoo on a heel
Pencil sketch of a compass rose inside a rope-edged circle decorated with dots, with a feather hanging from a chain below, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Compass rose and feather design sketch
Close-up of a small black geometric triangle tattoo with a cut-out inner triangle on the outer ankle, in a simple geometric style.
Small triangle tattoo on ankle
Black and white drawing of a moth with solid black wings, white eyespot markings and thin antennae, shown as a tattoo design.
Black moth with eyespots
Black and grey script tattoo reading Live nothing but love across the upper chest of a shirtless person, shown in lettering style.
Script quote on upper chest
Fine line black tattoo of three arrows with feathered fletching running down the inner forearm above the wrist.
Fine line arrows on a forearm
A woman lies on a bed showing a black floral damask tattoo on her back styled as a laced corset, with a floral vine tattoo on her upper arm.
Black damask corset tattoo on a back and arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a purple perfume atomiser with a gold cap and bulb on the forearm, beside a grey cameo in a gold frame.
Perfume atomiser tattoo on forearm
Realism-style grey lion head tattoo with a small gold geometric accent on the forearm, framed by a black triangle outline.
Lion head with triangle on forearm
Realistic black and grey zipper tattoo running down the side of the ribs, with a split in the skin and red scratch marks beside it.
Realistic zipper tattoo across the ribs
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of pink, red, green, yellow and blue splashes with a small black heart, across a person's shoulder and upper arm.
Watercolour splash tattoo on a shoulder
Ink line drawing of two feathers with teal and pink watercolour washes, shown as a tattoo-style design on white paper.
Two feathers in ink and watercolour
Black and white photo of a bold outlined daisy tattoo with a solid black centre and eight open petals on skin.
Outlined daisy tattoo in black ink
Colour chest tattoo in a Celtic knotwork bodice shape, filled with flowers, a squirrel, a fox and foliage, on a woman's upper chest.
Celtic knot bodice chest tattoo with woodland animals

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