Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion with a detailed, feathered mane covering the shoulder and upper arm, shown from three angles.
Lion with ornate mane on a shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey bicycle tattoos with compass points and a line of small serif lettering, shown on the upper thighs of a person wearing a black top.
Two bicycles and lettering on the thighs
Fine line black outline tattoo of a sitting cat on the top of a foot, near the toes, with a grey cat resting beside it.
Fine line cat outline on the top of a foot
Solid black tribal design with flame-like curls and a spiral, shown as a standalone drawing on a white background with no body placement visible.
Black tribal flame design
Black and grey dotwork rose with leaves tattooed on the centre of a torso above the navel, with a navel piercing visible below.
Black and grey rose on the chest
Fine black line tattoo of a daisy with a long stem and single leaf on the inner wrist, with a dark sleeve below.
Small daisy on the inner wrist
Close photo of a geometric, faceted black cat face tattoo with gold eyes on a limb, with a grey star banner tattoo above it.
Faceted black cat portrait tattoo
Fine line black tattoo of a treble clef joining a heartbeat trace, placed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Treble clef and heartbeat line on a wrist
Colour tattoo of rainbow-coloured binary code on a forearm, with dark curved lines at the sides and the word Coexist below, replaced by religious and peace symbols.
Rainbow binary code and Coexist tattoo on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a transit map with station markers and tiny labels across the lower back.
Transit map tattoo on lower back
Black lettering tattoo across the lower abdomen and hip of a person lying on a bed, wearing grey underwear and a pink top.
Lettering across the lower abdomen
Colour tattoo of a horned, helmeted figure with a red visor, orange sun and flames on the forearm, shown from three angles.
Horned helmeted figure with flames on forearm
Black and grey script lettering tattoo reading a two-line quote across the side of the ribs, with a hand resting at the left edge of the frame.
Script quote along the ribs
Colour tattoo of a full moon in a starry night sky above pale mountains and green rolling hills, set in a rounded panel on the forearm.
Moon over mountains and hills on a forearm
Fine line black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with two feathers and small curved script around the hoop, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Dreamcatcher with feathers on a wrist
Pencil sketch of a compass rose design with shaded points, a ringed centre and map outlines with stars in two quadrants.
Compass rose with map quadrants
Traditional style tattoo of a black umbrella with falling raindrops and a red flower on a lower leg, just above the ankle.
Umbrella and flower on a lower leg
Black and grey Japanese-style dragon tattoo with its head on the chest and its body wrapping over the shoulder and upper arm.
Dragon across chest and shoulder
Black tattoo of the Starfleet delta insignia from Star Trek, with a solid central star, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Starfleet delta tattoo on a lower leg
Black script lettering tattoo reading Don't let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game, on the side of a torso below a grey top.
Script quote along the side ribs
Black compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters inside a dotted ring, shown on the inner forearm in a traditional style.
Compass rose tattoo on the inner forearm
Black linework tattoo of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha within a circular mandala border, in fine line style, on the upper leg.
Ganesha within a mandala on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an isometric maze wrapping around a forearm, with shaded blocks and raised walls.
Isometric maze on a forearm
Black lettering arranged in a diamond shape across the upper back, with the words shine, on you crazy and diamond set in bold blocky capitals.
Lettering diamond on a upper back
Black fine line script reading sometimes you have to fall before you fly, with a flock of small birds, tattooed along the ribs and side of the abdomen.
Script quote and birds along the ribs
Realistic cartoon bird tattoo with grey-blue feathers, large eyes and an orange beak on the calf, set against an orange wash.
Cartoon bird on a calf
Colour traditional style tattoo of a TARDIS and a Dalek with red roses and a banner reading Remember, on a forearm.
TARDIS and Dalek with roses on a forearm
Colour Traditional-style tattoo of a blue columbine flower with pink petals and a red C-shaped centre, on a forearm.
Columbine flower on a forearm
Black and grey photo of two hands with matching infinity symbol tattoos, each with handwritten script, one reading My sister's protector.
Matching infinity tattoos with script
Gold metallic botanical leaf design across the back of a hand and wrist, worn with a gold ring and bracelet, in front of turquoise gift boxes.
Gold leaf design on the back of a hand
Colour tattoo of two pink and blue butterflies with black swirling vine linework across the hip and lower back.
Butterflies and swirls on a hip
Small simple black tattoo of a cross, an anchor and a heart on the inner wrist, photographed close up.
Cross, anchor and heart on the wrist
Realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a Darth Vader helmet merging into a human face with a yellow-green eye and spotted face markings, shown in a two-photo collage.
Vader helmet and human face portrait on an arm
Black line drawing of an infinity symbol whose right loop is filled with silhouettes of the Hawaiian islands, shown on a plain white background.
Infinity symbol with Hawaiian islands
Black script tattoo of a quote about dance with a pair of ballet pointe shoes below it, on the side of a ribcage.
Dance quote and pointe shoes on ribs
Black and grey typewriter-style lettering across a woman's upper back, with shaded floral tattoos on both upper arms, seen from behind in sepia tones.
Typewriter text across a upper back
Japanese style back tattoo of a hannya mask with pink cherry blossoms and swirling clouds, with tattooed sleeves visible on both arms.
Hannya mask and cherry blossoms across a back
Black and grey realism wolf head tattoo on the middle finger of a hand with blue nails.
Wolf head tattoo on a finger
Colour tattoo of Gustav Klimt's painting The Kiss, with gold patterned robes and swirling spirals, on a bare upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Klimt's The Kiss on upper back
Black and grey tattoo on a calf showing two cartoon figures, one in a dark cloak and one in a cap, inside a vine wreath with the words Ain't that just the way.
Cartoon pair and lettering on a calf
Black and grey photograph of a fine line outline of a rose tattoo on the side of a torso, just below the navel, beside a wooden panel.
Outlined rose on a hip in black and grey
Black dotwork and line drawing of a sun with an eye and a crescent moon with a face, surrounded by radiating rays, three roses and arrows, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Sun and moon with roses and arrows
Small outlined red rose tattoo with a black stem and leaf on the back, in a botanical style.
Small red rose with black stem
Small black lettering tattoo reading God Blessed in a script style on the ankle, with a hand wearing a large ring resting on the leg above it.
God Blessed script on an ankle
Fine line tattoo of a black infinity symbol with a turquoise anchor and small turquoise heart on the inner wrist.
Infinity symbol with anchor on wrist
Two fingers held together, one with a small white-ink arrow and the other with a small black arrow, both fine line tattoos on the fingers of the hand.
Arrow tattoos on two fingers
Black line drawing of a tattoo design: a cross formed from script words including faith, grace, peace, hope, love and Christ, with small arrows, on a white background.
Script cross with faith, grace and hope
Black and grey seahorse tattoo with shaded scales and spiny fins on the forearm, in a traditional style.
Seahorse on a forearm

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