Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty dressed as a nurse, holding a syringe and a test strips canister, with the word Diabetic beneath, on the upper arm.
Hello Kitty nurse with syringe on upper arm
Teal line drawing of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha wearing an ornate crown, with a raised hand bearing an om symbol, shown as a flash design.
Ganesha head in teal line and wash
Fine gold line drawing of a bow and arrow with diamond ornaments on a dark background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Fine line bow and arrow design
Black and grey photograph of a small fine line dandelion tattoo with a long stem on the inner wrist and forearm.
Fine line dandelion on the inner wrist
Black and grey lettering tattoo in cursive script with flourishes along a woman's side ribs, above black lace underwear.
Script quote tattoo along the ribs
Traditional style tattoo of a black coffin with a cross, a scythe and two flowers, with a banner reading Kill the hate within me, on a thigh.
Coffin, scythe and cross on a thigh
Close view of a small black lettered tattoo reading HE>I on the upper shoulder near the collarbone.
Small HE>I lettering near the shoulder
Black and grey dotwork cat head surrounded by overlapping geometric triangle lines, tattooed on the outer leg.
Geometric cat head with triangles on a leg
Close photograph of a tiny black fine line tattoo of two upward chevrons on the inner wrist, with the palm visible above.
Two small chevrons on the inner wrist
Black blackwork feather tattoo with dotwork shading and a fine line above it, on the ankle.
Geometric feather on an ankle
Colour tattoo of Lisa Simpson dressed as Wonder Woman with a lasso, inside a rope-edged oval above a pink flower, on a limb.
Lisa Simpson as Wonder Woman with a flower
Black and grey photo of the words So it goes and a small starburst tattooed on the inner forearm, in a clean fine line lettering style.
So it goes lettering and starburst on a forearm
Flash design of a green-tipped sonic screwdriver wrapped in three white ribbon banners reading Wibbly, Wobbly and Timey-Wimey, with a green halftone glow behind it.
Sonic screwdriver with Wibbly Wobbly banners
Colourful sugar skull design with pink flower eyes, a blue heart nose, yellow teeth and ornate swirls, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Colourful sugar skull design
Traditional style flash drawing of a woman with curled hair and red lips, with outlined rose and butterfly tattoos on her upper arms.
Pin-up face with rose and butterfly tattoos
Pen sketch of a safety pin with a bow and two ribbons carrying lettering, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Safety pin and bow sketch
Small colour tattoo of a red strawberry with green leaves and black outlines, on the back of a person's neck.
Small strawberry on the back of the neck
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cowboy on a barrel racing horse, with the words Courage is being scared, across a woman's upper back.
Barrel racer and horse with quote on upper back
Hand-drawn botanical flash design of a pink peony with olive and sage leaves, outlined in black, on white paper beside pens and pencil shavings.
Peony and foliage flash design
Realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a shattering clock face, a staircase and a small figure climbing towards a red-orange sky.
Shattering clock and stairway to a figure
Black ink blackwork tattoo of a dotwork floral mandala running from the forearm across the back of the hand, with black nail polish and a thin silver ring.
Blackwork floral mandala on forearm and hand
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a white and orange droid with pink roses, a small flower and teal clouds on the thigh.
Droid with roses on a thigh
Close photo of the words cheers bitches in dark fine-line script lettering across the back of a wrist and hand, against green leaves.
Cheers bitches script on the wrist
Black and grey realistic tattoo of two palm trees, hibiscus and plumeria flowers, a distant island and a pale sun on skin.
Palm trees, hibiscus and setting sun
Fine line botanical tattoo of a leafy sprig with red berries and fine script running along the spine on a woman's back.
Leafy sprig and script down the spine
Black fine line tattoo of pine trees inside a diamond outline on the calf, with hatched ground at the base.
Pine trees in a diamond on a calf
Watercolour-style anatomical heart tattoo with black linework and blue, red and orange washes across the upper chest.
Watercolour anatomical heart on chest
Black ink drawing of a skull in side profile wearing a feathered headdress, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Skull in feathered headdress, side profile
Black and white photo of a small solid black feather tattoo on the inner forearm, near the wrist, with long hair visible at the edge of the frame.
Small feather on an inner forearm
Two hands with white ink floral and scroll designs on the back of the hand, wrist and fingers, one hand wearing a jewelled ring and hand chain.
White ink floral hands with jewellery
Close-up photograph of a colourful rose tattoo with black linework, red petals, and green and teal leaves on pale skin.
Watercolour-style rose tattoo
Pencil-style drawing of a deer skull with antlers wrapped in purple and yellow flowers and green ivy, on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design.
Deer skull with antlers and flowers
Three photos of a black geometric arrow tattoo with chevron tips and fletching on the inner forearm, shown from different angles.
Chevron arrow tattoos on forearms
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading Hello Sweetie with a small heart, across the forearm.
Hello Sweetie script on a forearm
Black and grey ink drawing of a bull skull with horns, surrounded by roses, peonies, bones and ribbon banners, in a neo-traditional style.
Bull skull with roses and bones design
Traditional style colour tattoo of a blue and red swallow in flight with an orange wash behind it, on a man's shoulder and upper chest.
Swallow with orange wash on the shoulder
Black ink tattoo of the words Only the good die young above a flock of small birds on the ribs, with a pink bra visible at the top of the frame.
Script quote and birds on ribs
Black and grey Ganesha tattoo with a bold black swirling outline on the inside of a forearm.
Ganesha tattoo on a forearm
Watercolour-style world map tattoo in bright colour washes across the ankles and tops of both feet.
Watercolour world map across both feet
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a ringed planet resting on a hand, placed on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Dotwork Saturn held in a hand on the upper arm
Black ink script lettering reading it is well, drawn as a flowing handwritten design on a plain white background, with no body part visible.
Script lettering reading it is well
Blue-grey ornate cross tattoo with scrollwork and a fleur-style centre on the back of a hand.
Ornate cross on the back of a hand
Close view of a bare foot balanced on a rail, with a fine line black swallow tattoo on the top of the foot near the ankle.
Swallow tattoo on the top of a foot
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a large red-tinged moon, bats, bare trees and a grinning pumpkin-style figure.
Full sleeve with moon and night scene
Sheet of solid black cat silhouette designs in varied poses on a white background, with no tattoo or body placement shown.
Black cat silhouette flash sheet
Black tribal tattoo running from the upper back down the spine to the hip, shown in a black and white photo of a bare back.
Tribal tattoo down the spine
Black and grey forearm tattoo of mountains and a sun inside a circle, with a handwritten quote above and around it about going somewhere and having room for one more troubled soul.
Mountain and sun quote on a forearm
Pale outline tattoo of a thistle with buds and leaves on a forearm, in a botanical style.
Thistle tattoo on a forearm

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