Tattoo ideas

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

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Two small black clef tattoos, a treble clef on one ankle and a bass clef on the other, shown on bare feet against a dark blue blanket.
Treble and bass clef tattoos on two ankles
Small black fine line tattoo of a ball of yarn with a crochet hook on the inner wrist, held by another person's hand.
Yarn ball and crochet hook on the inner wrist
Black script lettering in a fine-line style runs down the side of a person's ribs, reading a seven-line quote above the waistband.
Quote in script lettering along the ribs
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading family with a small heart, on the side of a finger, in a fine line lettering style.
Family script and heart on a finger
Black line drawing of a stylised swallow in flight with scrolled wings and curled tail feathers, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Stylised swallow line drawing
Close view of a fine line black arrow tattoo on the forearm and a cluster of small dots above the elbow on the upper arm, with a light grey top.
Small arrow and dots on an arm
Black fine line book stacks, quotation marks, Peter Pan silhouettes and quote lettering shown as a flash sheet, with the designs applied to a forearm in the lower right photo.
Book and quote designs on forearms
Black script lettering arranged in the shape of a cross on a white background, a lettering design with no body placement shown.
Cross-shaped script lettering design
Black fine line script reading tomorrow never dies across the upper back, running towards the shoulder.
Script quote across the upper back
Close-up of a forearm with a small yellow umbrella tattoo with a black handle, set against a blurred green background.
Yellow umbrella on a forearm
Black and grey realistic manta ray tattoo shaded in detail across the upper back near the left shoulder blade.
Manta ray tattoo on upper back
Black and grey lace-style tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with flowers, leaves, pearl strands and a honeycomb mesh background.
Lace and flower tattoo on upper arm and shoulder
Greyscale realism tattoo of a skull with exposed clockwork gears beneath Roman numeral XII, with smoke swirls below, on a forearm.
Skull with clockwork gears and Roman numerals
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two music staves with notes above script lettering on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Music staff and script lettering on a wrist
Close crop of a woman in a studded black corset bodysuit showing a large black and grey linework tattoo on her thigh and a small red tattoo near her wrist.
Thigh tattoo and studded corset top
Two side-by-side photos of a colour marigold tattoo with bold black outlines and green leaves on a forearm.
Marigold flower tattoo in two views
Flash design of a grinning skull wearing a grey jester hat, wrapped in blue flames, with small skulls around it, in a neo-traditional style.
Jester skull with blue flames and small skulls
Black and white ink drawing of a crescent moon above a circular scene of a breaking wave and a rock under a night sky, a possible tattoo design.
Crescent moon over a wave in a circle
Mixed colour tattoo on a thigh showing an eagle in flight above black mountains and pine trees, set against a pink and orange mandala sunset.
Mountain landscape and eagle on a thigh
Black and white photo of a fine line outline kettlebell tattoo on the ankle, on a foot resting on white bed sheets.
Kettlebell outline on an ankle
Black and grey dragonfly tattoo with mandala-patterned wings and dotted circles, placed on the forearm.
Dragonfly with mandala wings on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies and leaves on a forearm, shown beside a close view of pale scar marks on skin.
Peony and flower forearm tattoo, before and after
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with a radial centre on a person's lower stomach, above the waistband of denim shorts.
Sunflower tattoo on a lower stomach
Fine line tattoo of five grey-outlined paper aeroplanes in a loose cluster on the upper arm.
Paper aeroplanes on the upper arm
Colour tattoo of a bird of paradise flower with orange, pink and yellow petals and a green and blue stem, on a person's shoulder and upper arm.
Bird of paradise flower on the shoulder
Fine line black lotus flower inside a geometric diamond tattoo on the side of the ribs.
Lotus in a geometric diamond on the ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of three roses with a smaller bud on the upper arm.
Fine line roses on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a tabby cat wearing a pink bow above a black banner reading CAT LADY, on the upper arm.
Tabby cat with bow and CAT LADY banner on upper arm
Close-up of a small black dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand resting on a knitted cream cardigan.
Small dragonfly tattoo on the wrist
Black and white photo of a clenched fist with fine line cartoon animal faces tattooed on the fingers, including antlers across the top knuckles.
Cartoon animal faces across fingers
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's eyes and face behind a black lace veil, shown on an arm.
Realistic portrait of a woman in lace veil
Black and grey drawing of a skeletal figure in a lace veil and floral headpiece, holding a scythe, with candles and roses in the foreground on a black background.
Skeletal bride with scythe and candles
Woman in a pale blue collared shirt wearing a cream pin that reads LEAVE ME ALONE, with black linework tattoos on her upper arm.
Fine black tattoos on an upper arm beside a pin
Flash sheet of black crescent moon tattoo designs with stars, swirls and ornamental linework on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Crescent moon tattoo flash sheet
Black and grey realism tattoo of a multi-storey pagoda above gnarled bare branches, running down the upper arm and forearm.
Pagoda and bare tree on an arm sleeve
Colour traditional tattoo of an hourglass wrapped in banners reading MORE FUN and LESS FEAR, surrounded by hibiscus flowers and buds on a limb.
Hourglass with banners and flowers
Colour geometric tattoo on a forearm showing stacked moon phases framed by blue, pink and yellow triangles and diamonds.
Geometric moon phases on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a cat with a curled tail and closed eyes, with three paw prints above it, on the upper back.
Fine line cat and paw prints on the back
Colour tattoo of the eight planets in a row across the inner forearm, from Neptune to Mercury, with Saturn ringed and Jupiter largest.
Solar system planets in a row on a forearm
Black and white flash design of a crescent of swirling lines with black cats, a gothic castle, a skull with wings, a star and a seated girl.
Black cats, castle and crescent swirl flash
Black lettering reading WILD CHILD on the outer forearm, with a dressing on the wrist and smaller script on the hand.
Wild Child lettering on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye with a Roman numeral clock face iris and gears, on the upper arm.
Eye and clock tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a muscular, crouching winged figure with spread wings on an upper arm.
Crouching winged figure on upper arm
Four pairs of hands are held out palms up, each inner wrist showing a small solid tattoo of a suit symbol: a red heart, a black club, a red diamond and a black spade.
Four playing card suit tattoos on wrists
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a seated mermaid with flowing hair and a fin tail, on the lower leg.
Seated mermaid on a calf
Fine line black tattoo of a sun and crescent moon with dangling dotted lines and stars on the inner forearm near the wrist, with the word Psalms and the reference 148:3.
Sun and crescent moon on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a camera with a heart-shaped lens and the word smile in script on a forearm.
Camera and smile script on a forearm
Two cream cushions printed with black and grey traditional-style illustrations, one of a bearded man in profile with a tear and one of a woman with roses and a polka dot headscarf.
Bearded man and woman cushion designs

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