Tattoo ideas

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

What will it cost? Try the tattoo cost calculator
Colour tattoo of a waving American flag with blue star field and wisps of grey shading across a forearm, with a person in jeans and a skull belt buckle behind.
American flag design on a forearm
Illustrated pair of hands with solid black sun face designs on the wrists, a black circle with crossbars on each palm, and the letters of DEATH across the fingers.
Sun and circle hand tattoo designs
Brown line drawing sheet of henna-style flowers, paisley swirls and leaves on a beige background, with no body placement shown.
Henna-style floral and paisley design sheet
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo designs of mandalas, paisley and lace bands, shown on a bare back and a forearm and on a flash sheet.
Metallic gold henna-style temporary tattoos
Black line drawing of a sun with triangular rays and planets, including a ringed Saturn, arranged along dashed orbit paths as a tattoo design.
Sun and planets on dashed orbits
Pencil drawing of a jellyfish with a shaded, ribbed bell and long, wavy tentacles on a cream background, a design that could suit a tattoo.
Pencil drawing of a jellyfish with trailing tentacles
Small fine-line black cross tattoo on the inner wrist, photographed against a pale fabric background.
Small cross on an inner wrist
Black line tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a heartbeat line that forms a cross and ends in an outlined heart, with the words Faith, Hope, Love beneath.
Heartbeat cross and heart on the ribs
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a grey gorilla wearing an orange and gold crown with teal gems, on a forearm, with a red backdrop.
Crowned gorilla head on forearm
Line drawing flash of a sloth in a suit and bow tie inside an ornate oval frame, with roses and leaves below, shown on paper.
Sloth in a suit within an ornate frame with roses
Black fine line tattoo of a guitar built from overlapping circles and construction lines, on the inner forearm.
Fine line guitar outline on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a mountain with pine trees, small clouds and rippled water below, on the side of the ribs.
Mountain landscape on the ribs
Small watercolour-style tattoo of a black cross with pink, blue and orange splashes on the calf.
Watercolour cross on a calf
Two matching colour cartoon tattoos on legs: Winnie the Pooh holding a red heart balloon on the calf, and Piglet holding a purple heart balloon on the ankle, each with a short quote.
Pooh and Piglet heart balloon tattoos
Pencil sketch of two owls perched together, one behind the other, drawn in fine feathered linework as a possible tattoo design.
Two owls in pencil sketch
Two small black fine line punctuation mark tattoos, one on each inner wrist, with a floral dress in the background.
Two small punctuation mark tattoos on wrists
Black dotwork and line tattoo of mountain peaks beneath a crescent moon in a dotted circle, on the ankle.
Mountains and crescent moon on an ankle
Colour geometric abstract tattoo with triangles, circles and dotted lines across the outer thigh, in a Geometric style.
Colourful geometric abstract on a thigh
Black fine line giraffe outline tattoo with script lettering inside its body and neck, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Giraffe outline with script on upper back
Neo-traditional tattoo of a teal and orange mandala-style flower with green leaves and black vine scrollwork on an upper arm.
Teal mandala flower and vines on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses and a dagger on a woman's upper back and shoulder blade.
Roses and dagger on upper back
Pen sketch of a tattoo design showing an elephant wearing beaded jewellery, framed by lotus flowers and leaves, with no body placement visible.
Elephant and lotus flowers design sketch
Black fine line tattoo of a dandelion whose seeds become flying birds, running across the upper back towards the shoulder.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on upper back
Black linework drawing of a small pair of angel wings above a larger single wing, with feathers shaded by hatching on a white background.
Two line-drawn angel wings
Black script tattoo reading I am not afraid, I was born to do this, across the inner forearm, with a silver skull bracelet on the wrist.
Script quote tattoo on forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a woman's profile with swirling hair and words such as keep living on the calf.
Profile and words on a calf
A man in an inverted yoga pose shows a tall black and grey script and figure tattoo running down the centre of his back, styled as lettering, against a black background.
Vertical script and figure tattoo down a back
Black and grey script lettering of the Serenity Prayer running diagonally across skin on the side of the ribs.
Serenity Prayer script tattoo along the ribs
Black and grey dotwork crescent moon with a stippled sky and clouds, tattooed on an upper arm.
Crescent moon and clouds on an upper arm
Full-colour botanical bouquet of roses, tulip-like blooms and wildflowers tattooed on the upper arm in a soft, realistic style.
Floral bouquet on the upper arm
Full back tattoo of a red koi fish swimming among pink cherry blossoms and water swirls in Japanese style, across the upper and middle back.
Koi fish and cherry blossom on a back
Black and grey flash design of a dotwork-shaded rose with three arrows and the words "Love yourself so no one has to" curved around it.
Rose and arrows with "Love yourself" lettering
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a green luna moth with eye markings, gold chains and purple crystal pendants on the thigh.
Green luna moth with chains and crystals on a thigh
Black dotwork and white-ink snakes coil together on the inner forearm in a blackwork-style tattoo.
Intertwined snakes on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a bare branching tree with swirling roots and a small bird perched on a branch, shown as a standalone design with no body placement.
Branching tree with swirling roots design
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a pine branch with long needles sweeping across the upper chest near the collarbone.
Pine branch across the upper chest
Close photo of a small, thin black fine-line mark on the inner ankle of a bare foot resting on white sheets.
Small black mark on an ankle
Black and grey realistic snake tattoo on a calf, with the snake appearing to break out from a torn skin effect.
Snake emerging from torn skin on a calf
Neo-traditional tattoo of a tabby cat with green eyes and olive leaves on the inner upper arm.
Tabby cat portrait with leaves on upper arm
Close photograph of a small solid black fleur-de-lis tattoo on the inside of a wrist, with the palm visible at the left edge.
Small fleur-de-lis on the inner wrist
Fine line black heart outline with the script words dents du bonheur inside, placed on the inner forearm.
Heart outline with script lettering on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a cracked pocket watch with Roman numerals and two dotwork roses on a forearm, with a ribbon banner above.
Pocket watch and roses on a forearm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a pink rose, teal leaves and a bird on the forearm, with a small pink heart below.
Watercolour rose and bird on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an infinity symbol crossed by an arrow, on the back of a person's neck.
Infinity symbol and arrow on the neck
Two small black script letter tattoos on the fingers of clasped hands, in a fine line lettering style.
Script letters on two fingers
Small fine line butterfly tattoo in black and grey on the upper back near the shoulder.
Small butterfly near the shoulder
Black and grey stag head tattoo with antlers and faded floral scrollwork on the upper arm.
Stag head with floral scrollwork on upper arm
Black and tan illustrated design of a bear face framed by a mandala and cloud scrolls, drawn in a geometric ornamental style with no body placement shown.
Bear face with mandala and clouds

Ideas by style

Fine line Traditional Blackwork Japanese Dotwork Neo-trad Realism Lettering Botanical Geometric

Ideas by placement

Forearm Upper arm Shoulder Back Chest Ribs Thigh Calf Ankle Hand Neck

Popular subjects

Flower 8,605 Script 6,821 Leaves 6,438 Rose 4,399 Heart 4,105 Lettering 3,720 Bird 3,605 Feather 3,392 Quote 3,385 Swirl 3,253 Star 3,037 Dot 3,012 Text 2,685 Mandala 2,563 Wing 2,537 Word 2,200 Circle 2,163 Hand 1,970 Skull 1,900 Cat 1,806 Petal 1,805 Stem 1,695 Triangle 1,678 Outline 1,574 Arrow 1,573 Ornament 1,552 Banner 1,537 Eye 1,508 Woman 1,494 Moon 1,451