Tattoo ideas

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

What will it cost? Try the tattoo cost calculator
Black ink line drawing of poppies, buds and forget-me-not sprigs on a cream background, a botanical design with no body placement shown.
Poppies and forget-me-nots botanical drawing
Black and white tattoo design of a symmetrical skull-like form built from circuit board traces, with no body placement shown.
Circuit board skull design
Close photo of a fine line black tattoo on the inner arm, showing a vertical line with a looped knot motif and small dots at each end.
Fine line knot and dots on inner arm
Fine line arrow tattoo with chevron feathers running vertically along the side of the ribs, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Fine line arrow tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey blackwork raven with spread wings across a person's upper back, with a square and compass eye tattoo at the lower left edge.
Raven with spread wings across a back
Fine line botanical tattoo of a thin sprig with small flowers and buds in black ink on the forearm.
Sprig of flowers on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a rose with ornate lace-like wings, dotted chains and a hanging faceted gem, shown as a botanical and geometric tattoo design on paper.
Rose and gem chandelier design
Two photographs of a back with a black ornamental tattoo running down the spine, one with swirls and diamond motifs and one with fine line moon circles and dots.
Ornamental spine tattoos on a back
Colour cartoon tattoo of a smiling teacup character with blue wave-like hair and a pink ship-like shape above it, on the outer thigh.
Cartoon teacup character on a thigh
Two forearms with shaded pink rose, flower and grey lace botanical tattoos running from the wrist towards the elbow.
Pink rose and lace forearm tattoos
Colour traditional-style tattoo on an upper arm showing a blue TARDIS police box with tentacles, a gold Dalek, a silver Cyberman and a planet against a space background.
Doctor Who TARDIS, Dalek and Cyberman on upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of an embracing couple in a rope heart frame, with a crescent moon, sun and red flower, on a forearm.
Embracing couple in rope heart on forearm
Black and grey ink splash drawing of an owl's face with two staring eyes, shown on a plain white background.
Owl face in ink splash
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cross emerging through cracked skin on a forearm, with Risen and Savior scroll banners across it.
Cracked stone cross with Risen and Savior banners
Colour tattoo of three overlapping translucent circles in teal, red and yellow on a forearm, in a geometric style.
Three overlapping coloured circles on a forearm
Fine line lettering reading TOUGH ENOUGH in orange, teal, purple, green and yellow on the upper arm of a person in a striped top.
Multicoloured TOUGH ENOUGH lettering on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a profile face with a curved wing shape on the upper thigh of a person wearing denim shorts, with sunglasses resting on the lap.
Line drawn face and wing on a thigh
Small black fine line tattoo of a four-petal clover on the inner wrist, with the hand raised.
Small clover tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose with leaves and a hanging rosary with a cross on the upper arm.
Rose and rosary on an upper arm
Black dotwork geometric tattoo of stacked nested diamonds on the inner forearm, photographed against a dark background.
Stacked diamond geometric on a forearm
Collage of four photos showing a pink peony tattoo with black outlines and green leaves on a person's hip and buttock, in a neo-traditional style.
Pink peony tattoo on hip and buttock
Black outline tattoo of three roses with leaves across the side of a torso, in a botanical fine line style.
Three outlined roses on a side torso
Black and grey photo of a small solid black cat silhouette tattoo on an ankle, with hands holding a rolled denim jeans cuff.
Cat silhouette tattoo on an ankle
Purple line drawing of a symmetrical mandala with six petal shapes around a central circle, set on a textured pink and grey background.
Purple mandala flower design
Back view of a woman with platinum blonde hair and a fine black lettering tattoo running vertically down her upper arm, with a lace-up satin dress.
Fine lettering on upper arm, back view
Pencil sketch of cursive script lettering arranged in a circle reading what goes around comes around, drawn on paper with no body placement visible.
Circular script lettering sketch
Traditional colour tattoo of a Venus flytrap in a patterned red and yellow pot, with a MAN EATER banner, on the thigh.
Venus flytrap in a pot with banner
Blackwork and red-line sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, with a circular symbol, arrow-like marks and lettering.
Abstract black and red arm sleeve
Painted flash-style design of a tearful woman with red octopus tentacles wrapping around her head and an octopus body above, drawn on cream paper with a pale blue wash.
Woman with octopus tentacles design
Close view of a forearm tattoo with dark ornamental linework and red accents, partly covered by a gold wristwatch with a black dial.
Ornamental forearm tattoo with gold watch
Small black outline tattoo of a lotus flower on skin, a simple botanical design with no shading.
Lotus flower outline tattoo
Black ink tree of life tattoo with swirling branches, roots and Hebrew lettering inside a circle, placed on the side of the torso.
Tree of life with Hebrew lettering on the side
Black and grey drawing of a Celtic knotwork wreath made of four interlaced hearts around an open centre, shown as a tattoo design.
Celtic heart knot wreath
Black and grey realism tattoo of three hibiscus flowers with swirling foliage and Greek script on the side of the ribs.
Hibiscus flowers with Greek script on ribs
Black and grey fine line feather tattoo running diagonally across the inner forearm of a person whose hand rests to the right.
Feather tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a French bulldog wearing a collar, with an all-seeing eye in a triangle above it, on an upper arm.
French bulldog with all-seeing eye on upper arm
Close photo of a forearm held out against a grey concrete wall, with three small black glyph-like symbols in a row tattooed along the inside of the arm in a lettering style.
Three black glyph symbols on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a leafy vine curling across the inner forearm near the wrist, shown against a wooden plank background.
Leafy vine tattoo across a wrist
Close-up of a black lettering tattoo reading May the Force be with you in bold sans-serif capitals across the inner forearm near the wrist.
May the Force quote on a forearm
Black and grey realism rose tattoo with leaves on the upper arm, with a moth tattoo on the forearm below, shown in a two-panel photo of a person in a pink bralette.
Black and grey roses on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of interlocking gears and swirling linework across a woman's shoulder blade and upper arm, seen from behind.
Gears and swirls across shoulder and back
Fine line black outline tattoo of two interlocking hearts on the inner wrist, with green painted fingernails visible above.
Interlocking hearts on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo covering a full back, showing a mounted knight with a raised sword, a shield, a horse, a cross and a city skyline, with the subject's back to the camera.
Mounted knight with raised sword across a full back
Colour tattoo sleeve on a limb showing a Route 66 sign, a checkered flag, a hot rod, playing cards, dice, an eight ball and a flaming lighter, in traditional style.
Route 66 hot rod and cards sleeve tattoo
Black fine line lotus mandala tattoo with dotted chains and drop accents on the inner upper arm.
Lotus mandala on the inner upper arm
Black and grey realism roses and a woman's face on a thigh, beside a small fine line rose tattoo on the hand.
Roses and portrait on thigh, small rose on hand
Realism black and grey tattoo of a bass guitar across the back of a hand, with letters tattooed on the fingers.
Bass guitar tattoo on the back of a hand
Black linework tattoo of a circular emblem with a triangular arrowhead shape and small stars and dots, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Circular emblem with stars on the inner wrist

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