Tattoo ideas

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

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Flat navy anchor design with white rope coiled around the shank and crown on a plain white background.
Anchor with rope wrapped around the shank
Small fine line daisy tattoo with a black outline and yellow centre on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small daisy on the inner wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a pug in a space helmet and suit with an antenna, on the forearm.
Pug astronaut on a forearm
Close-up of a small fine line vine tattoo on an ankle, worn with striped flats and cropped blue jeans.
Fine line vine tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey tattoo along the side of a torso and hip, with a castle tower, leafy vines, a flying insect and handwritten script running down the ribs and thigh.
Castle, script and vines along ribs and hip
Black and grey realism tattoo of a raven perched above a woman's face with bobbed hair, on a forearm.
Raven and woman portrait on a forearm
Fine line blue star tattoo with a thin trailing line on the back of a woman's neck, her dark hair pulled up in a loose bun.
Blue star tattoo on the back of the neck
Black compass rose tattoo with arrow points and a dotted ring on the inner forearm, shown in a photo of a person in jeans.
Compass rose with arrows on a forearm
Small traditional style tattoo behind an ear of a cartoon figure with glasses and a red and white striped hat, on the neck.
Cartoon character tattoo behind the ear
Collage of four tattoos: a traditional hot air balloon with roses on the upper back, a colourful traditional anchor with rope and hearts on the upper arm, a black and grey anchor with a compass and
Four nautical and balloon tattoos collage
Black and grey fine line script tattoo on the side of the ribs, reading a quote with a feather at the left edge.
Feather and quote lettering on the ribs
Black ink tattoo on the inner forearm spelling the word always with Harry Potter symbols, including the Deathly Hallows triangle, a wand, round glasses, a lightning bolt and a snake.
Always lettering with Harry Potter symbols on a forearm
Black and grey feather tattoo decorated with flowers and scrollwork, running along the inner forearm.
Feather with flowers on a forearm
Black ink arrow tattoo with a detailed arrowhead and feathered fletching across a man's forearm.
Arrow tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of planets in a vertical row on the inner forearm, with the ringed Saturn near the centre.
Solar system planets down a forearm
Colour tattoo of a grey cat holding a blue sprinkled donut inside a pink heart with lace edging, on the back of a lower leg.
Grey cat with donut in a pink sprinkled heart
Fine line black outline of a world map tattooed on a person's upper arm, with a blue dress sleeve at the left edge.
World map outline on upper arm
Black and grey rose tattoo on a forearm, beside a hand holding two champagne bottles with watches resting on them in a car.
Hand with champagne bottles and rose forearm tattoo
Fine line black arrow tattoo on a finger and a cluster of small black star tattoos near the upper body, with a hand resting on a light shirt.
Small arrow on a finger and star cluster
Realism colour tattoo of an astronaut helmet reflecting two figures on the Moon, with a nebula above and a flag patch on the suit, on the upper arm.
Astronaut helmet with lunar reflection on upper arm
Close-up of a small fine line tattoo of an arrow pointing right across the side of a torso, in black ink, above a black skirt.
Fine line arrow on the side ribs
Two forearms with black script lettering reading Laugh as much as you breathe, Love as long as you live, and a small outline heart on the other forearm.
Script quote and outline heart on forearms
Black and grey botanical drawing of a rose, peonies and buds with leaves on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Rose and peony bouquet drawing
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a large rose, leaves and scrollwork across a person's thigh and hip.
Botanical rose and scrollwork on a thigh
Fine line lavender sprig tattoo in purple and green running diagonally across the forearm.
Lavender sprig on a forearm
Four-panel collage of black linework tattoo outlines on an arm showing a teacup, a lantern, an ornate beaded mask and a woman's profile with roses, with no shading yet.
Teacup, lantern and profile linework on an arm
Single-line black ink drawing of a fish with long, flowing fins on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Flowing fish line drawing
Flat grey skull design on a white background, with large eye sockets, a heart-shaped nose and a row of teeth, drawn as a simple outline stencil.
Simple grey skull design
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box wrapped in pink banners with lettering, in a traditional style, on the lower leg.
TARDIS with banner lettering on a leg
Black tribal-style dragon design with a coiled, flowing body and spiky head, shown as a flash drawing on a white background.
Tribal dragon design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rider on a motorcycle with the number 13 beneath, on the upper arm.
Motorcycle rider and number 13 on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork mandala tattoo with a flower-like centre and layered petals, sitting on the forearm.
Black mandala on a forearm
Fine line botanical tattoo of trailing stems, small bell-shaped flowers and leaves on a forearm, with a hand holding yellow dried flowers.
Botanical sprig tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a clothes hanger with the word fashion in cursive script, on a wrist.
Clothes hanger with fashion script on wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a heart that flows into an infinity loop, with script lettering and numerals along the left edge, on the side of a torso below a grey top.
Fine line heart with script and infinity loop
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a red koi fish with a pink lotus flower and turquoise waves on the upper back.
Koi fish and lotus on the upper back
Two matching black fine line scroll tattoos on the wrists of two people holding hands in a car, one on each wrist.
Matching scroll tattoos on two wrists
Black and grey flash design of a stylised phoenix in flight beside flowing calligraphic lettering on a cracked cream background.
Phoenix with flowing calligraphic script
Small solid black butterfly tattoo with textured wing detail on the inner wrist, shown against a blurred green background.
Butterfly on the inner wrist
A sleeping tabby cat rests its paw on a forearm with a colourful traditional-style skull and rose tattoo.
Sleeping tabby cat resting on a tattooed forearm
Black line-drawn symbol sheet titled Magical Symbols of the Elves of Fyn, with each symbol labelled by a meaning such as love, healing, truth and journey.
Magical symbols of the Elves of Fyn sheet
Black and grey close-up photo of the word love tattooed in small letters across the upper ear, with a small star tattoo lower down.
Love lettering on the ear
Black linework butterfly tattoo with pink-filled wings and swirling scrollwork on lightly tanned skin.
Ornate butterfly with pink wings
Black outline drawing of a symmetrical tulip and stem design in a flowing Art Nouveau style, shown as a line drawing with no body placement.
Symmetrical tulip and stem design
Small fine line tattoo of a red apple with a green leaf on the upper arm, against a pale background.
Small red apple on upper arm
Black feather-shaped tattoo on the upper back of a person seen from behind, with a platinum blonde braid and a patterned wrap over one shoulder.
Small dark feather tattoo on upper back
Flash design of blue, purple and pink butterflies joined by a swirling dark line decorated with stars and dots, on a white background.
Butterflies and star swirl flash design
Black and grey outlined tattoo of two rows of teeth across the upper arm, shown with shading in the tooth forms.
Two rows of teeth on the upper arm

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