Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line botanical tattoo of a leafy sprig with small berries on the upper arm, shown in grey ink against a plain wall.
Fine line leafy sprig on upper arm
Sheet of metallic gold geometric temporary tattoo designs, including diamond, triangle and chevron bands on a pale grey background, with no body placement shown.
Metallic gold geometric temporary tattoo sheet
Realism black and grey tattoo of a man in a feathered headdress and beaded necklaces, on the calf, shown from two angles.
Feathered headdress portrait on a calf
Close-up of a black ornamental mandala tattoo with lotus-like petals and dot details on the inner wrist and forearm.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on a wrist
Black ink line drawing of two tulips among slender grass stems and leaves on a plain white background, a botanical flash design with no body placement shown.
Tulips and grasses in pen and ink
Watercolour-style tattoo of a red-haired mermaid with a teal tail on the side of a ribcage, with black linework and splashes of colour.
Watercolour mermaid on the ribs
Red geometric emblem tattoo on the wrist, with angular blocky shapes and a central interlocking motif that shades to black at the lower point.
Red geometric emblem on a wrist
Two lower legs with colourful neo-traditional tattoos: a rose with a figure's face on the left leg, and a rabbit in a waistcoat with a pocket watch on the right.
Rose and rabbits on two calves
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a mountain range with soft shaded peaks on the inner forearm.
Mountain range on an inner forearm
Green fine line tattoo of a four-leaf clover with swirling stems and small dots, on the ankle of a light-skinned leg.
Four-leaf clover and swirls on an ankle
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of brass knuckles with a pink bow, hearts and a KNOCKOUT banner on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Brass knuckles with bow and hearts on upper back
Split image showing a purple stencil of a spiral galaxy on an upper arm beside the finished colour galaxy tattoo with blue, pink and white shading.
Spiral galaxy tattoo on upper arm, stencil and finish
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Until the very end across the inner wrist, with the hand clenched in a fist above it.
Until the very end script on the wrist
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a compass rose, two pink roses and a banner reading Not All Who Wander Are Lost, on the upper back.
Compass and roses with banner on upper back
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character My Melody in a red hood with small green and pink flowers, on a forearm against red polka-dot fabric.
My Melody character on a forearm
Pink and purple butterfly tattoo design with black linework, a web-like wing pattern and curled swirls, drawn on a pale background.
Pink butterfly with swirling tail design
Black and grey swallow tattoo in flight beside the script words "and in time, this too shall pass" on a pale area of skin.
Swallow with script quote
Black and grey flash design of a triangle with POWER, COURAGE and WISDOM on banners, with a sword and shield beside it.
Triangle with Power, Courage and Wisdom banners
Close photo of a cartoon cat with a pink bow holding a red heart, with grey shaded wings either side, tattooed on the back.
Cartoon cat with heart and wings
Black line tattoo of three cats in a row on a limb, with a larger cat in the centre flanked by two smaller cats.
Three cats tattoo on a limb
Fine line black tattoos on both forearms, one reading peace will win and the other fear will lose, each with an arrow and tally marks.
Matching quote and arrow forearm tattoos
Three temporary tattoo designs on white paper backing: a green cactus with three flowers, an ice cream cone with cherries and a lollipop, and a blue unicorn.
Temporary tattoo designs: cactus, ice cream and unicorn
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a feather on the inner forearm, shown diagonally across the skin with soft shading along the barbs.
Shaded feather tattoo on the forearm
Photo of a black linework crescent moon with blue shading and swirling scrollwork tattooed on the inner forearm.
Crescent moon with scrollwork on a forearm
Fine line black wave tattoo on the inner forearm, just below a white beaded bracelet, as a hand makes a hang loose gesture against the sea at dusk.
Small wave tattoo on forearm
Black ink line drawing of a chickadee perched on a stack of three patterned teacups with a teabag tag and saucer, in a fine line style.
Chickadee perched on stacked teacups
Small black and grey shaded bow tattoo on the upper back of a person with long hair pulled up, seen from behind.
Small bow tattoo on upper back
Close view of a hand holding a camera, with the word Smile in black script lettering tattooed on one finger.
Smile lettering on a finger
Black script lettering reading Fall Out Boy across the inside of a forearm, with a blurred salon background.
Black script lettering on a forearm
Two black ink thigh tattoos in traditional style, a ship's wheel and an anchor wrapped in rope, each with script lettering, on a person wearing denim shorts.
Ship wheel and anchor thigh tattoos
Close-up of a green scallop shell tattoo with black outline and soft shading on the side of a person's ribs, above the waistband of denim shorts.
Green scallop shell on the side ribs
Black ink tattoo on a forearm showing a geometric icosahedron outline with a dotwork moon shaded inside it.
Icosahedron and moon on a forearm
Black and grey realism roses with leaves and a dotted chain running down a woman's leg from thigh to ankle, with a small script tattoo on her wrist.
Black and grey roses down a leg
Black and white photo of a blackwork-style lettering tattoo reading IT TAKES A BIT MORE on the side of a person's hip, above the waistband of their underwear.
Black stencil-style quote on the side of the hip
Traditional style tattoo of a Darth Vader helmet with blue and purple flowers, green leaves and an orange banner reading YOU WERE RIGHT, on the upper arm.
Darth Vader helmet with banner on upper arm
Black line drawing of a centaur archer with a drawn bow and arrow, shown as a tattoo design on white paper, with no body placement visible.
Centaur archer line drawing
Black lettering reading Love Never Fails beside a star of interlocking hearts tattooed on a shoulder.
Love Never Fails script and star on shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of two thin branches with small flowers and a dotted crescent moon on the inner wrist.
Botanical branches and dotted crescent on wrist
Colour botanical tattoo on a calf showing a pink rose, green leaves and a glossy orange fruit with a long thin tail.
Pink rose and orange fruit on a calf
Two clasped hands showing matching fine line black tattoos of music staves and notes wrapping around the fingers.
Matching musical stave tattoos on fingers
Fine line black tattoo of the scorpio zodiac symbol on the inner wrist, with the palm of the hand raised towards the camera.
Small scorpio zodiac symbol on the inner wrist
Black fine line infinity symbol with shaded script lettering inside the loop, tattooed on the inside of a forearm near the wrist.
Infinity symbol with script words on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoos showing a spread-wing design on the stomach, a realistic animal sleeve on the arm and a rose on the back of the hand.
Winged design on stomach and realistic arm sleeve
Black and grey flash drawing of an ornate anchor combined with a cross, with shaded oval panels and scrollwork, shown without any body placement.
Ornate anchor and cross design
Black linework lotus tattoo with pink fill and dotted swirls on the sole of a foot, with teal toenails.
Lotus flower tattoo on the sole of a foot
Two colour cartoon Hello Kitty tattoos with black outlines, one on the calf and one above the ankle, shown on a person wearing pink satin heels on a grey road.
Two Hello Kitty tattoos on the lower legs
Black and blue tattoo of silhouetted pine trees, birds in flight and a lake on the forearm.
Pine forest and lake on a forearm
Two forearms shown side by side: the left has a line-drawn white fox with snowflakes on a blue watercolour wash, and the right has an orange watercolour fox inside a dotted circular motif, placed on
Two fox forearm tattoos, winter and autumn

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