Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey blackwork and dotwork lion tattoo wrapping around the inner forearm, shown in three side-on views of the same arm.
Lion portrait on a forearm
Black infinity symbol tattoo on the inner wrist with 'be brave' in script on the lower loop and three birds in flight on the upper right loop.
Infinity symbol with birds and 'be brave' on wrist
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt across the side ribs, with a star tattoo partly visible below.
Quote lettering and star on the side ribs
Neo-trad style tattoo of an anchor and ship's wheel with postmarks, handwriting and a blue wash on the upper arm.
Anchor and ship's wheel with postmarks
Traditional colour tattoo of a brown-haired mermaid with a teal tail and pink starfish on the upper arm, against a blue shirt with shell print.
Mermaid with starfish on upper arm
Fine line black anchor tattoos on two fingers of a hand, with a brass ring worn on the middle finger.
Two small anchors on fingers
Colour realism tattoo of palm trees on a beach under a red and orange galaxy sky, running across the shoulder and upper arm.
Palm trees, beach and galaxy sky on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a lion and a second animal around a sunburst on a person's upper back, with their hair in a bun.
Lion and sun on upper back
Black and grey Traditional-style tattoo of a keyhole with a skull, fleur-de-lis and scrollwork on the centre of the chest.
Ornate keyhole with skull on chest
Colour tattoo of a cartoon unicorn with a pink mane and purple eyes, surrounded by pink crystals and sparkles, on the forearm.
Cartoon unicorn and crystals on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a red thread spool with a needle and looped thread on the upper arm, in a traditional style.
Red thread spool and needle on upper arm
Two small black fine line tattoos, an anchor on the left heel and a scallop shell on the right heel, shown on bare feet in flip-flops.
Anchor and shell tattoos on the heels
Colourful bird tattoo with spread wings on the upper chest, shaded in blue, red and yellow with a painterly feathered finish.
Multicoloured bird with spread wings on chest
Black script tattoo reading Promise with a small heart on the side of a finger, styled as fine line lettering on the hand.
Promise script and heart on a finger
Sheet of gold metallic temporary tattoo designs on white, showing an elephant with a mandala, a hamsa hand, a mandala flower and chain-style borders.
Gold metallic temporary tattoo sheet
Forearm tattoo of a stag with a golden snitch, a Deathly Hallows triangle and the numerals 9 3/4, in black linework with teal and purple watercolour washes.
Stag, golden snitch and 9 3/4 on a forearm
Black and grey shaded tattoo of two faceted diamonds on a woman's ankle, above a black open-toe heeled shoe.
Two diamonds on an ankle
Drawing of a dark red heart wrapped in brown and grey smoke or cloud shapes with a thin dripping line below, with ace of hearts corner markings on a cream background.
Smoky heart design with ace of hearts
Black line drawing of an Eye of Horus design with feather-like strokes on a white background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Eye of Horus design with feather strokes
Small solid black skull and crossbones tattoo, with a hat-like shape above the skull, on the back of a hand against a black background.
Small skull and crossbones on a hand
Blue-grey octopus tentacle tattoo spreading across a woman's chest and shoulder, with a cameo pendant necklace and a coloured sleeve on the upper arm.
Octopus tentacles across a chest
Close-up of black typewriter-style capital lettering reading ABBA FATHER across the inner forearm of a light-skinned arm resting on white bedding.
ABBA FATHER lettering on a forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo on an upper thigh showing a golden droid head with round glasses, a banner reading CURSE MY METAL BODY, and red, yellow and teal flowers and leaves.
Droid head with Curse My Metal Body banner on thigh
Two matching forearm tattoos in black fine line script: the left reads I'll keep you wild above a small outlined triangle, and the right reads I'll keep you safe.
Matching quote tattoos on two forearms
Fine line black tattoo on the outer side of a foot showing silhouettes of the Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum and Big Ben above the word wanderlust in script.
Landmark skyline and wanderlust script on a foot
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a walking cat with the word meow in serif capitals below it, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Walking cat and meow on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoos on an upper arm, including a crescent moon with a bird, a speech bubble reading CAN I LIVE, a palm tree over water and a small heart.
Small flash-style tattoos along an upper arm
Colour tattoo of the cartoon crab Mr Krabs from SpongeBob, holding a krabby patty, on a lower leg.
Mr Krabs with a krabby patty on a calf
Pencil sketch of a cartoon owl with large round eyes, shaded feathers and a tufted head, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Cartoon owl design sketch
Colour tattoo of pink roses, buds and green leaves in a botanical style on the upper arm of a person in a white vest top.
Pink roses and buds on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a green chameleon head with a detailed scaled texture on a lower leg, set against a black plastic backdrop.
Realistic chameleon on a lower leg
Colour flash design of a blue TARDIS police box with white banners reading Wibbly Wobbly, Police Box and Timey Wimey Stuff, drawn in a neo-traditional style.
TARDIS with Wibbly Wobbly banners
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a koi fish leaping through black and grey waves with pink cherry blossoms, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Koi and cherry blossoms on upper arm
Black outline of a tilted triangle tattoo in a fine line style on a forearm, with a dark sleeve above it.
Outlined triangle on a forearm
Two side-by-side photos of a woman's forearm and wrist with a black and grey botanical tattoo of shaded leaves on a sprig.
Leafy sprig wrapped around a forearm
Black ink drawing of an hourglass with TIME on the top band and KILLS on the bottom band, showing bare and pine trees in the upper bulb and a skull on a mound below.
Hourglass with skull and pine trees
Black ink flash sheet of six alien-themed designs, including a UFO over pine trees, a banner reading Scully and Aliens, and a Believe diamond.
Six UFO and alien flash designs on paper
Black and white photo of a small fine line tattoo of a branch sprig in a V shape on the upper arm, below a sleeve.
Small fine line branch sprig on upper arm
Dotwork tattoo of a cat's face with blue-grey eyes set inside a geometric mandala, placed on the upper thigh.
Cat with mandala on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of ornate antique scissors with scrolled handles on the calf.
Ornate antique scissors on a calf
Black and grey script lettering with a small arrow tattooed on a woman's side torso above the waistband of her shorts, in a script lettering style, placed on the side of the abdomen.
Script lettering and arrow on side torso
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a globe showing continents and latitude lines, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Stippled globe on upper back
Black fine-line tattoo of branching, vein-like lines running across the upper arm and forearm of a man in a black t-shirt.
Branching vein-like linework down an arm
Black and grey dotwork heart tattoo on the forearm showing two stylised figures, one with a toothed open mouth and one with a long beaked head, reaching to hold hands.
Heart with two stylised figures holding hands
Black and grey key tattoo on one forearm beside a heart-shaped padlock tattoo with a keyhole on the other forearm.
Key and heart padlock tattoos on forearms
Small black fine line tattoo of an open angular triangle with a small open circle above it, on the inner wrist.
Triangle and circle on the wrist
Fine line black script tattoo reading family on the inner wrist, with a silver charm bracelet worn above it.
Script word "family" on a wrist
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo on the upper chest beside fine script reading Every flower must grow through dirt.
Shaded rose with a script quote on the chest

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