Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black arrow tattoo on the side of a finger, photographed in black and white.
Small arrow tattoo on a finger
A small solid black paw print tattoo sits on the side of a person's ankle, near the heel.
Small paw print on an ankle
Solid black silhouette of a swallow in flight on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Swallow in flight silhouette
Small fine line black tattoo of an arrow with a heart at its centre, on the lower back below a black bra strap.
Arrow and heart on the lower back
Colour tattoo of a jellyfish in blue, purple and teal, with swirling ornamental detail in the bell, on a forearm.
Jellyfish tattoo on a forearm
Two wrists pressed together showing matching fine line tattoos of the word sisters within an infinity symbol, each with three small birds above.
Matching sisters infinity tattoos on wrists
Fine line black ink tattoo of two stacked arrows with geometric heads and feathered fletching on a woman's shoulder.
Two fine line arrows on the shoulder
Fine line tattoo of two thin parallel black lines encircling the inner forearm of a person wearing a black top.
Two thin black lines around a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass rose inside a baroque scroll frame on the side of the torso.
Compass rose in an ornate scroll frame
Black and grey drawing of a snarling wolf head in profile, with dotwork shading on the mane and fur, suitable as a flash design for a tattoo.
Snarling wolf head in dotwork and linework
Black and grey swallow tattoos flying in a line up the outside of a foot and ankle, shown in a fine line and silhouette style.
Flock of swallows on a foot
Two small black fine line bow tattoos, one on each inner wrist, worn beside pearl bracelets and a gold watch.
Two small bow tattoos on the wrists
Close side view of a fine black script tattoo reading na mo amituofo along the ribs, below a black bra strap.
Script lettering along the ribs
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork detail across the upper back of a woman with her hair held up, outdoors.
Mandala tattoo across a woman's upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a paper plane with ink splatter on a person's shoulder.
Paper plane tattoo on a shoulder
Black tribal circular tattoo on a foot, with black painted toenails visible above it.
Tribal circle tattoo on a foot
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a dark-haired girl with a mermaid tail, a banner reading I'M NOT PERKY, and a dark creature with a small pink figure below.
Gothic girl mermaid banner on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a sea urchin surrounded by radiating shells and flowers across the upper back.
Sea urchin and shell mandala on a back
Black ink radial floral mandala tattoo on the upper arm, with fine linework, leaf shapes and a dotted centre.
Radial floral mandala on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a black raven perched on a grey skull, with red flowers and green leaves, on a lower leg.
Raven on a skull with red flowers on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sequence of moon phases running diagonally down the side of a thigh.
Moon phases tattoo down a thigh
Fine line tattoo of a vertical row of black dots on the inner wrist and forearm, with reddish linear marks across the surrounding skin.
Small dotted vertical line on inner wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a vintage bicycle with three small hearts rising above it, on an ankle.
Bicycle and three hearts on the ankle
Lilac and grey butterfly tattoo with filigree scrollwork wings and a heart-shaped top, placed on the forearm, with a small red heart tattoo partly visible at the bottom left.
Lilac butterfly and heart on forearm
Nautical flash sheet of line-art designs in navy and red, including a lighthouse, swallow, whale, anchor, jellyfish and squid on a cream background.
Nautical tattoo flash sheet
Black line drawing of two outlined hearts, each with a looping tail that twists back on itself, on a plain white background.
Two outlined hearts with looping tails
Black ink drawing of a bee in fine hatched linework and stippled shading on white paper, beside a dip pen and ink pot.
Ink drawing of a bee with dip pen
Black and grey traditional tattoo of four moths arranged in a circle with a fifth moth above it, on a shoulder.
Radial moth mandala on a shoulder
Black script lettering reading Shhh followed by three dots, drawn as a tattoo design on a plain white background with no body placement shown.
Shhh script lettering design
Traditional tattoo of the Big Ben clock tower above a red rose with green leaves, outlined in bold black, on an upper arm.
Big Ben and rose on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork-style tattoo of a rose with buds and leaves, with hatched linework and dotted details, on a forearm.
Rose with buds and leaves on a forearm
Black and grey photo of two feet, one with a small solid black cat silhouette and the other with a fine line outline of a dog's head, both on the top of the foot.
Cat and dog tattoos on two feet
Black and grey fine line and dotwork back tattoo of flowing feather shapes and mandala-style ornament across the upper back and lower back.
Ornamental feather back piece
Navy line drawing of a pocket watch, rose, leaves and beads with a banner reading TIME HEALS ALL WOUNDS, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Pocket watch, rose and banner design
Black and grey geometric blackwork sleeve tattoo covering both arms from wrist to shoulder, shown in a two-panel photograph against a black background.
Geometric cube sleeve on both arms
Black tribal-style rose tattoo design drawn in bold solid linework on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Tribal rose design
Three fine line white snowflake tattoos on a person's shoulder, with a pink bra strap and dark top visible beside them.
White snowflake tattoos on a shoulder
Traditional-style flash design of a lantern with a gold flame, three moths and banners reading LIGHTS, WILL, GUIDE and YOU HOME, with no body placement shown.
Lantern with moths and banner lettering
Four solid black bat silhouettes in a blackwork style across the top of a foot, one larger bat at the centre with three smaller ones trailing to the right.
Bat silhouettes across a foot
Fine line black tattoo of a coffee cup with curling steam on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Coffee cup tattoo near the collarbone
Black and grey tattoo covering a forearm, with the word Money in script, a skull, smoky shapes and bare branches, reaching down toward the hand.
Black and grey skull and smoke forearm sleeve
Four white Valentine's cards each show a taped-on traditional-style tattoo flash design: an anchor, a shark head, a swallow and a heart with a flame, with no body part visible.
Traditional flash designs on Valentine's cards
Neo-traditional leopard head with a jewelled headpiece, orange flowers and a red fleur-de-lis cartouche on a forearm, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Leopard head with flowers on a forearm
Black blackletter script tattoo reading Eppur Si Muove across the upper back of a person with dark curly hair.
Eppur Si Muove across the upper back
Woman seen from behind with a ponytail and open-back white top, showing a small black script tattoo between her shoulder blades and a small dark motif lower on her back.
Short script line on upper back
Fine black line tattoo of a circular geometric symbol with overlapping circles and arcs on a person's ribs, beside a navy top.
Circular geometric symbol on ribs
Colour tattoo of a cartoon character in a blue top beside a pink flower, green leaves and the words Worst Tattoo Ever in black script, on a limb.
Cartoon character with Worst Tattoo Ever lettering
Pencil drawing of a gothic cross with a shaded rose at upper left and a thorned vine with leaves wrapping around the cross, as a tattoo design.
Gothic cross with rose and thorned vine

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