Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line dandelion tattoo with drifting seeds on the back of a hand, next to a silver ring with a turquoise stone.
Dandelion seeds on the back of a hand
Colour cartoon tattoo of the snowman Olaf standing on the antlers of the reindeer Sven, with bold black outlines, on a skin area of the upper leg.
Olaf and Sven cartoon tattoo on a thigh
Woman in a striped top and blue underwear lifts her shirt, showing a black and grey Japanese-style dragon tattoo on her side and thigh and a rose tattoo on her hand.
Dragon on hip and thigh with rose on hand
Small fine line tattoo of wildflower sprigs with leaves and buds in black ink on the side of a person's ribs, beneath the arm.
Fine line botanical sprigs on the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a treble clef merged with a heartbeat trace on the inner wrist and forearm.
Treble clef and heartbeat line on wrist
Black and grey traditional flash sheet on a wooden table, showing video game themed designs including a castle, bomb, ghost, shy guy, tombstone reading GAME OVER and a pin-up figure.
Video game themed flash sheet in black and grey
Small black fine line treble clef tattoo on the inner wrist of a person with a dark band on the other wrist, against a blurred green background.
Treble clef tattoo on the inner wrist
A bride in a white dress holds hands with a man whose forearm shows a dense, dark tattoo sleeve, at an outdoor wedding ceremony.
Holding hands at an outdoor wedding ceremony
Two wrists show matching black fine line infinity symbol tattoos with the words you and me in script, placed on the inside of the wrist.
Matching infinity tattoos reading you and me
Black fine line tattoo of a cartoon cat with dashed outline and whiskers on the outer thigh of freckled skin.
Simple line cat on a thigh
Pencil drawing of a botanical tattoo design with a climbing vine, tulip-style flowers and three butterflies, shaded in black and grey.
Vine with tulips and butterflies
Black ink lettering reading Once Upon A Time with flowing vines and leaves across the inside of a forearm, in a Lettering style.
Once upon a time lettering with vines on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo on the upper thigh of a woman lifting a black Batman t-shirt, with her face out of frame.
Black and grey floral thigh tattoo
Two matching compass and dreamcatcher feather tattoos on the hips, drawn in black linework with teal and purple accents on the feathers.
Matching compass and feather tattoos on hips
Red line drawing of an open heart outline with three five-petalled botanical flowers along a curling stem, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Heart outline with flowering vine
Black dotwork tattoo on the outer thigh showing a stylised tree line above a horizon, with a stippled, reflected diamond pattern below and small blue accents.
Stylised trees and diamond pattern on thigh
Dotwork tattoo of concentric black circles and shaded bands running across a pale forearm, placed on the forearm against a black background.
Concentric circle and gradient bands on a forearm
Colourful realistic tattoo of a goldfinch perched among purple thistles and grass across the top of a foot.
Goldfinch and thistle on a foot
Hand-drawn black ink sketch of a looping, cross-shaped design with the words run, with and perseverance, the numbers 3.1, 6.2, 13.1 and 26.2, and small hearts, drawn on lined paper.
Run with perseverance looping script design
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a shaded skull, an ornate pistol and a red rose with white swirling flourishes, shown as a flash sheet with no body placement.
Skull, pistol and rose design
Black and grey Polynesian-style tattoo of a turtle with geometric bands on the upper arm and shoulder.
Polynesian turtle tattoo on upper arm
Three tiny black swallows in flight in a diagonal line on the ankle, photographed on a pale foot over green grass.
Three small swallows on an ankle
Colour tattoo on an upper arm of a cartoon beer bottle with a smiling face hugging a pink pig, with the word BEER on the label.
Beer bottle hugging a pink pig on upper arm
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty in a brown spotted cookie costume with a pink bow, holding a cherry cupcake, on the lower back.
Hello Kitty in a cookie costume with cupcake
Black fine-line drawing of a dotwork crescent moon with a swirl motif and an arrow below, placed among citrine and green crystals on a white sheet.
Crescent moon and arrow design
Black Nine Inch Nails logo in a square frame with dripping lines running down a forearm, shown in a close photograph.
Nine Inch Nails logo on a forearm
Neo-traditional flash design of a red-haired mermaid with teal tail, fish and a banner reading SIREN, with an anchor and wave tattoo on her arm.
Mermaid with banner reading Siren
Black pine tree tattoo on a forearm, shown as a solid silhouette with a tapered trunk, with a woven bracelet on the wrist and sunlight flaring across the arm.
Pine tree on a forearm
Fine line white ink ornamental tattoo running vertically down the side of the ribs.
Vertical white ink ornament on ribs
Colour geometric tattoo of overlapping triangles and angular outlines in fine black line, on the forearm just below the elbow.
Geometric colour shapes on a forearm
Two people's inner wrists show matching fine line black tattoos of a heart with a curled swirl beside crescent arcs.
Matching heart and crescent wrist tattoos
Black and grey tattoos of Jack Skellington and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas on two forearms, with Zero the ghost dog in a doghouse beside a graveyard fence.
Jack Skellington and Sally on forearms
Fine line black dandelion seed head tattoo with a long single stem on the forearm, shown against a patterned fabric.
Dandelion seed head on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a reptile head with spiny ridges and clawed forelimbs on the back of a hand.
Reptile head on the back of a hand
Black and grey footprint tattoo with a small orange monarch butterfly and swirling script-like linework on the side of the ribs.
Footprints and butterfly on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo centred on a woman's upper back, spreading up toward the neck between the shoulder blades.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Split photo: on the left, a small dark tattoo on a hip; on the right, a colour traditional bird with a purple flower and green leaves on a thigh.
Before and after: small mark and coloured bird on thigh
Black and grey fine line sun and crescent moon tattoos with dangling drops on the upper back, shown in a three-panel collage with two people seen from behind.
Sun and crescent moon tattoos on upper backs
Small fine line cross tattoo in black ink on the side of a finger, with white and gold glitter nail polish.
Small cross tattoo on a finger
Close-up of a fine line butterfly tattoo with swirling tendrils on the inside of an ear, with a small stud earring below.
Butterfly and swirls on the ear
Small black keyhole tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with vintage keys hanging on strings in front of a pale wall.
Tiny keyhole tattoo on a wrist
Colour tattoo on an arm showing a sunset over hills and a lake, with large maple leaves in orange and yellow across the lower part.
Sunset landscape and maple leaves on an arm
Solid black anchor design with a rope coiled around the shank and a knot near the ring, shown as a flat stencil-style drawing on a white background.
Anchor with rope wrapped around the shank
Black and grey tattoo of a stylised flower with six pointed petals, filled with swirling patterns, a central spiral and vine tendrils with small stars, on skin.
Swirl-patterned flower tattoo in black and grey
Fine line outline tattoo of a ballet dancer in a patterned tutu on the outer thigh, drawn in blue, red and black ink.
Dancer outline tattoo on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a stylised orange lion with a dark outline beside the script words Hakuna Matata, on the inner forearm.
Lion and Hakuna Matata script on a forearm
Two colour cartoon Hello Kitty tattoos on the calves of a person wearing pink satin heels with black lace trim, photographed from behind.
Two Hello Kitty tattoos on the lower legs
Black and grey botanical sprig tattoo of blossoms and leaves on the upper thigh, with soft wash-style shading.
Black and grey botanical sprig on thigh

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