Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey geometric full sleeve tattoo on an arm, featuring a large cicada above a mandala with dotwork shading and floral detail.
Cicada and mandala full sleeve
Black ink Flower of Life mandala with a spiked outer ring on the inner forearm of a person in a grey t-shirt, against a painted brick wall.
Flower of Life mandala on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a black-lined circular emblem with blue rings, small stars and a floral vine on the upper arm.
Circular emblem with stars and flowers on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a circular geometric design with the words Hello, Sweetie below it, on the upper back of a person with pink hair.
Circular script design and quote on upper back
Colour tattoo of a grey geometric cat head with amber eyes and a red polka dot bow on the forearm, against a dark starry background.
Geometric cat head with red bow on forearm
Black and grey Celtic triquetra knot tattoo with swirl ornaments inside each lobe, shown on skin.
Triquetra knot with swirl detail
Forearm tattoo of black shaded wolves running across turquoise geometric shards, in a geometric style, shown in two photos.
Running wolves and shards on a forearm
White lace-style tattoo designs with mandala and paisley motifs on a forearm and hand, with a mint green bangle on the wrist.
White lace-style designs on forearms and hands
Black dotwork drawing of a skull framed by a mandala and scrolling ornament, a tattoo design with no placement shown.
Skull within a dotwork mandala
Black and grey mandala-filled Minnie Mouse head tattoo with a red bow on the stomach, with a 'There is no progress' script quote above it.
Mandala Minnie Mouse on the stomach
Black and grey dotwork mountain range tattoo with faceted peaks and stippled shading across the wrist, with a fist and gold ring visible below.
Mountain range tattoo on a wrist
Fine line tattoo of a dotted chain bracelet with a small diamond-shaped pendant on the back of a hand and wrist.
Dotted chain bracelet with diamond pendant
Black and grey tattoo of a bird of prey with spread wings above a geometric circle and hanging lines, on the inner forearm.
Spread-wing bird over geometric circle on forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the inner forearm, with a dotted chain and small arrow hanging below it.
Mandala and arrow on a forearm
Black and grey triple moon tattoo with a tree of life in the centre, shown on the upper back with a filigree design above a flash drawing of the same motif.
Triple moon with tree of life across the upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo above a row of moon phases and dotted chains on the calf.
Mandala and moon phases on a calf
Black and grey dotwork mandala with a central Om symbol and curved horn shapes, tattooed across a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Om mandala on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a pale pink rose overlaid with thin black circles and lines, placed on the inner forearm of a person wearing a silver bracelet.
Pink rose with fine line circles on a forearm
Two photographs of fine line black arrow tattoos on the inner forearm, one with circles along the shaft and one with geometric triangles and a chevron feather.
Arrow tattoos on a forearm
Two black and grey dotwork tattoos on forearms: on the left a moon in a triangle above a rocket, on the right an eye in an inverted triangle, both framed by fine geometric circles.
Moon over rocket and eye in triangle on forearms
Black and grey dotwork mountain and forest scene in a diamond shape with a red dotwork moon above, on a calf.
Red moon and mountain diamond on a calf
Black and grey drawing of a compass rose with two shaded roses at its centre, shown on paper as a tattoo design.
Compass rose with roses design
Small fine line black star tattoo with striped geometric inner lines on the inside of the wrist.
Small star on the inner wrist
Black and grey photograph of a fine line tattoo of two overlapping triangles on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a hand held loosely below.
Overlapping triangles on the inner wrist
Colour geometric neo-traditional tattoo of a man's head with a faceted orange and red face and one visible eye, on the upper arm.
Geometric faceted male portrait on upper arm
Black ornamental tattoo of feathers and a mandala-style motif running from the neck down the upper chest, with fine linework and shading.
Feather and ornament tattoo across neck and chest
Row of rainbow-coloured geometric hexagons in a geometric style on the inner forearm, below a yellow sleeve.
Rainbow hexagon row on a forearm
Fine line black and grey geometric mandala tattoo on the upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Geometric mandala on a shoulder blade
Small white mandala tattoo between the shoulder blades on the upper back of a tanned woman lying face down on white bedding.
White mandala tattoo on upper back
Black line drawing of a vertical geometric tattoo design, stacking triangles, diamonds, chevrons and a small circle along a central line, with grey dotwork shading on some shapes.
Vertical geometric stack design
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo centred between the shoulder blades on a person's upper back, photographed from behind.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a radiating leaf mandala on the back of a hand, with a geometric cube pattern running up the forearm.
Leaf mandala tattoo on the hand
Back view of a man with a large black tribal tattoo covering his back and upper arms, with bold solid shapes and fine interlocking patterns.
Full back tribal tattoo with arm sleeves
Two arms crossed at the wrists against a white wall, each with a small solid black triangle tattoo on the forearm in a minimal geometric style.
Small triangle tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of stars, branches and snowflake motifs, mirrored symmetrically on the lower leg above the ankle.
Symmetrical star and branch motif on an ankle
Close view of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on a wrist, forearm and upper arm, with ornate, geometric and dotted designs.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with fine radiating petals and dotted shading on the upper arm, photographed against a pale background.
Black mandala tattoo on upper arm
Fine line black star tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, set against a stone paving background.
Small star tattoo on inner wrist
Two views of a wolf head tattoo on an upper arm, with a realistic grey wolf and green eyes beside a blue and green watercolour wash and thin geometric triangle lines.
Wolf head with watercolour wash on upper arm
Botanical tattoo on an upper arm with purple and teal watercolour-style flowers, black linework and a geometric mandala near the elbow.
Watercolour florals and geometric motifs on an arm
Black ink compass rose tattoo with a splattered blackwork backdrop and a small fleur-de-lis on the inner forearm.
Compass rose on a forearm
Three black and white geometric dotwork tattoo designs drawn on white, built from stacked triangles, diamonds and dotted shading.
Three geometric dotwork design sketches
Black dotwork and geometric dragonfly tattoo with stippled wings and a long thin body on the upper arm of a woman in a knit cardigan.
Geometric dragonfly on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork peony with leaves inside a mandala-style border, tattooed on the forearm.
Peony and mandala on a forearm
Fine line black compass rose tattoo with the N, E, S and W points and concentric rings, shown on an arm.
Compass rose on an arm
Black ink tattoo of a rabbit filled with mandala-style patterns and dots, sitting on the thigh.
Patterned rabbit on the thigh
Black line tattoo of a sitting fox made from geometric triangles and straight lines, on the inner forearm.
Geometric fox outline on a forearm
Black tribal tattoo in Polynesian style with bands of triangles and chevrons wrapping around a limb, with a hand visible at the upper right.
Polynesian-style bands on a limb

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