Tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink line drawing of an infinity symbol with the word love in script, a feather at the lower right and a second script word on the right loop, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Infinity symbol with feather and script
Colour traditional tattoo of a cartoon character with glasses and a green jacket, arms folded, above blue roses and the words I HATE EVERYONE, on a thigh.
Cartoon character and roses on a thigh
Two wrists side by side with matching fine line script tattoos reading 'to' with an infinity symbol and 'and beyond', in navy ink with red accents.
Matching 'to infinity and beyond' wrist tattoos
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of an atom-like design with dotted orbits, small planets and a sun-like centre, on the outer upper arm.
Atom and planets on an upper arm
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a sitting cat with an upturned curled tail and a small red eye, shown on skin.
Black cat silhouette with curled tail
Two clasped hands showing a traditional-style skull and crossbones tattoo on one wrist and a pink rose with a teal bow on the back of the other hand, with a black patterned tattoo on the forearm
Skull and rose tattoos on clasped hands
Black line tattoo of a cat head and handwritten lettering reading 99% pizza, 17% angel, fuck math on a calf.
Cat drawing and text on a calf
Close-up of a small black fine line crescent moon tattoo with short rays on the side of a finger, held beside a black mug printed with Black Coffee, Black Booties, Black Lipstick and Black Magic.
Crescent moon tattoo on a finger
Small Cheshire Cat grin tattoo with blue eyes on the upper chest, shown in normal light and as a glowing full-body outline under UV light.
Cheshire Cat smile on a chest
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined cat beside a small crescent moon on the skin of a thigh.
Cat and crescent moon in fine line
Black and grey Ganesha tattoo on a forearm, with an ornate crown, an om symbol on the brow and dotwork lotus shading behind the head.
Ganesha with lotus mandala on forearm
Black and white photo of a woman's upper back showing a fine line tattoo of a circular branching tree diagram, placed between the shoulder blades.
Circular branching tree on upper back
Two photographs of a yellow and tan pyramid tattoo with a grid pattern and dark outline on a forearm, one close up and one wider.
Pyramid tattoo on a forearm
Two photos of handwritten script tattoos on skin, the top reading DAD love you xoxoxox in black and the bottom reading love you always Mom with a heart in dark blue-black ink.
Handwritten DAD and Mom script tattoos
Engraved-style drawing of a hummingbird in flight among red roses, leaves and scrollwork on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Hummingbird and roses flash design
Black and grey dotwork and fine line sleeve tattoo of roses, leaves and geometric mandala patterns on an upper arm and shoulder.
Floral mandala sleeve on upper arm
Colourful mandala tattoo with petal and dot details on a person's upper back, with a small black hamsa hand tattoo below.
Colourful mandala on upper back
Traditional-style flash design on paper showing two oval portraits with honeycomb, bees, a flying saucer and an atom, above two scrolled banners in colour.
Two illustrated portraits with banners and bees
Traditional black and grey tattoo of a woman with curled hair and a cat inside a heart shape, on the lower leg.
Heart-framed woman and cat on a calf
Colour tattoo of a circle with a brown cross, arrowhead tips, yellow binding and grey feathers, on the upper thigh, in a traditional style.
Cross, feathers and circle on a thigh
Colour tattoo on the chest of a cartoon creature with large eyes beside the words I Like Chocolate milk, set against a blue wash.
Cartoon creature with I Like Chocolate milk text
Realistic colour tattoo of multicoloured knitted stitches covering the upper arm and shoulder, with two knitting needles across the lower edge.
Knitted yarn sleeve on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of pink, blue and purple stars with a swirling trail on the top of a foot, with a second panel showing the design glowing under UV light.
Star trail tattoo on the top of a foot
Fine line black arrow tattoo running across the top of a finger, with a smaller arrow and floral motif on the neighbouring finger of the hand.
Arrow tattoos on two fingers
Black handwritten script tattoos reading Inhale love and Exhale hate across the fingers of two hands pressed together against a dark background.
Inhale love and exhale hate script on fingers
Colour tattoo of anime characters with stars and bubbles across the upper arm and shoulder, shown in three photographs.
Anime characters on an upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey photograph of a raised forearm with a linework floral tattoo, including a peony and a circular medallion with closed eyes, on the forearm.
Floral linework forearm tattoo with eye medallion
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a woman with closed eyes surrounded by roses, buds and leaves, drawn in black linework on paper.
Woman and roses tattoo sketch
Watercolour-style orca tattoo with blue, purple and green washes on the outer forearm.
Orca with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Black and grey script lettering reading You Only Live Once with soft shading behind the letters, tattooed on an upper arm.
You Only Live Once lettering on an upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a calf showing a bearded man's face in a red and black checked hat, with a pipe and a pine-tree landscape.
Bearded man in plaid hat on a calf
Black and grey fine line script lettering running into a feather tattoo across a forearm.
Script quote and feather on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a black and white cat with yellow eyes, framed by gold feathers and a red and blue ornament on an arm or leg.
Black and white cat tattoo on a limb
Black and grey fine line lettering reading fighter in a typewriter style font on the inner wrist, photographed in black and white.
Fighter lettering on the inner wrist
Black and grey realistic roses tattoo across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, with shaded leaves and a gold watch visible on her wrist.
Realistic roses on a shoulder
Small coloured video game icons tattooed on the fingers of a hand resting on a cola can, including a yellow star and a red mushroom.
Video game icons tattooed on fingers
Black and grey dotwork and fine line thigh tattoo of the Little Prince and a fox on a planet, with a small red rose, a spiral sun and stars.
Little Prince and fox on a planet on a thigh
Blue pen sketch of a crystal cluster with flowers and sparkles, drawn as a tattoo design in a neo-traditional style, shown beside real stones on a sketchbook page.
Blue crystal cluster with flowers and sparkles
Two black and grey hummingbird tattoos in fine line shading on the inner forearm, one hovering with wings raised and one in flight beside it.
Two hummingbirds on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of a vintage bicycle with hatched wheels on the outer forearm of a person wearing a lace top and dark jeans.
Vintage bicycle on a forearm
Two matching forearm tattoos: a black outlined heart with a crown and keyhole over pink wash on the left, and a black key with a teal wash on the right.
Heart and key forearm tattoos
Back view of a woman with a colour botanical tattoo of red roses and dark leaves running from the collarbone towards the shoulder.
Red roses on upper chest
Colour tattoo on a calf of Vault Boy giving a thumbs up above a bottle cap, with a glowing vault door and a crowd behind him, in a cartoon neo-traditional style.
Vault Boy and vault door on a calf
Large black tribal-style lion tattoo with crescent motifs on the back of a calf, with two blue crescents above and one black crescent below.
Tribal lion on a calf
Close-up of black script lettering reading 'it takes guts' and a small purple and black ribbon tattoo on a person's ankle.
Script phrase and ribbon on ankle
Black dotwork lotus mandala tattoo centred on a person's sternum, with a coloured tattoo visible on the right arm.
Lotus mandala tattoo on the sternum
Close-up of a soft pink peony tattoo with grey-shaded leaves and sprigs of foliage across a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Peony and foliage on an upper arm
Traditional style forearm tattoo of a black mug with a heart-shaped wisp of steam, a red rose and dark leaves on the forearm.
Mug with heart steam and red rose on a forearm

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