Tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink filigree scroll design on the inner forearm, shown in a black and white photo with a hand holding a pearl-studded ring.
Filigree scroll design on a forearm
Black ink line drawing of a dandelion with seeds blowing away and the Portuguese script 'a vida é bela', a fine line botanical lettering design.
Dandelion seeds and 'a vida é bela' script
Colour tattoo of butterflies and an orange flower with swirling vines across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade.
Butterflies and orange flower across a back
Small black fine line tattoo of the Libra zodiac symbol on the inner wrist, with a white sleeve cuff above it.
Libra scales symbol on the inner wrist
Colour realism tattoo of planets, asteroids and a nebula across the upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Space scene with planets on upper arm
Colour tattoo of two cartoon lions with closed eyes inside a heart-shaped frame, in a traditional style with bold black outlines, on a limb.
Two cartoon lions in a heart
Colour traditional tattoo of a rope-wrapped anchor with pink roses and green leaves on the outer thigh.
Anchor and pink roses on a thigh
A dark blue sea turtle design filled with spiral swirls and scale-like patterning on a pale blue background, shown as a flash drawing.
Swirl-patterned sea turtle design
A black and white flash sheet of nautical designs including anchors, a lighthouse, a whale, a compass star, a ship's wheel, a sailing boat and a sailing ship.
Nautical flash sheet of anchors, waves and ships
Realistic pink rose tattoo with green leaves on an upper arm, shown in a full view and a close-up panel.
Pink realism roses on an upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an animal skull set among purple roses and green leaves, on the upper leg.
Animal skull and purple rose
Black and grey illustration of a standing bear filled with geometric mandala-style patterns, drawn on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornamental bear design
Realistic colour tattoo of pink lilies with green leaves and vines on a woman's upper back and shoulder, seen from behind.
Pink lily tattoo across a shoulder blade
Black brush-painted cross above the word LOVE in block lettering on a white background, shown as a flash design.
Brush cross with LOVE lettering
Fine line black script reading let it be, with three small bird silhouettes above it, on the inner wrist and lower forearm.
Let it be script with three birds on the wrist
Black line drawing of an ornate cross with scrollwork and a open heart at its centre, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Ornate cross with heart design
A red rose with a green stem and leaves, surrounded by pink, blue and black watercolour splashes, tattooed on a person's upper back.
Red rose with watercolour splashes on upper back
Black and grey angel wings with detailed feather linework cover the upper back of a bare-backed person, with the head partly visible at the top of the frame.
Angel wings across the upper back
Black tribal sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with bold geometric patterns, spirals and solid black areas framed by bare skin.
Tribal sleeve tattoo on upper arm and forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged archangel standing over a fallen demon, with a small emblem and script, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Winged archangel over a fallen demon on upper arm
Bold black blackwork tattoo of five symbols in a row on the inner forearm, including a crescent, a triangle, a circle with a flame motif and a circle with a knot.
Row of five symbols on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo reading Because This Moment Simply Is in a serif typeface across the forearm.
Quote tattoo on a forearm
Black lettering and an anchor tattoo on the side of a foot near the ankle, with the script words We shall never drift apart running along the skin.
Anchor and script quote on a foot
Small fine line black tattoo of a folded origami crane on the upper arm, below a white sleeve, against a yellow shutter background.
Origami crane on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a red rose bud with green leaves and black swirling vines climbing up the ankle, shown in a close photograph of the skin.
Red rose bud and vine on an ankle
Dark red script tattoo reading Strength with a small heart either side, on the inner wrist above denim jeans.
Strength script with hearts on wrist
Realistic black and grey skull tattoo on a chest with red roses and script on the upper arm, in a realism style.
Realistic skull and roses across chest and arm
Fine line black script tattoo reading 'The pain you feel today... is the strength you feel tomorrow' across the lower back, above a grey waistband.
Script quote tattoo across the lower back
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design on lined paper, showing the word Hope in flowing script combined with an anchor, with no body placement shown.
Hope script entwined with an anchor
Black and grey fine line script reading Ella Grace, crossed by two arrows with flourishes, on the inner upper arm.
Script name and arrows on an arm
Black ink infinity symbol tattoo on the top of a foot, with a paw print with a heart on the left loop and a paw print on the right loop, plus a small ring at the centre.
Infinity symbol with paw prints on a foot
Two hands resting together with black blackwork motifs and solid ring bands tattooed on the fingers, plus a dot beside several motifs.
Blackwork motifs and bands on fingers
Black outline tattoo of a police box, two Daleks and cratered planets on a calf, with red stencil lines still visible around the design.
Doctor Who outline tattoo on a calf
Small black fine line infinity symbol tattoo on the inner forearm of a woman in a white top and grey shorts, with a gold bracelet on the wrist.
Infinity symbol on the inner forearm
Black linework tattoo on a forearm of a mechanical device in the style of a patent drawing, with figure labels and small reference letters.
Patent-style machine drawing on forearm
Three pairs of bare feet resting together, each with a fine line black script word Sisters joined to a heartbeat line and heart near the ankle.
Matching sisters tattoos with heartbeat lines
Close up of two hands held towards the camera, showing small fine line tattoos of anchors and a diamond on the fingers.
Anchor and diamond finger tattoos
Small black and grey swallow tattoo in a traditional style, positioned on the upper shoulder of a person wearing a black sleeveless top.
Small swallow on a shoulder
Pastel hummingbird tattoo with black ornamental mandala linework and dotwork shading across a forearm.
Hummingbird and mandala on a forearm
Several arms show matching black fine line script tattoos reading Ohana with a small heart flourish, placed on the inner wrist and lower forearm.
Matching Ohana script tattoos on wrists
Colour lettering tattoo reading Do what you LOVE What you do, with a yellow basketball replacing the O, a blue butterfly and a music note, in a mixed black and colour style.
Do what you love lettering with basketball
Black and grey photograph of two small fine line snowflake tattoos on the inner wrist.
Two small snowflakes on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the words I am love with an arrow and feather on the ankle, with a coin beside it for scale.
I am love script, arrow and feather on ankle
A hand with black nails rests on the chest showing a grey crystal tattoo on the upper chest and small outlined circle tattoos on the fingers, with a stone and gold crescent necklace.
Crystal chest tattoo with finger circles
Black and grey dotwork ornament with a dotted band and a larger faint bird design on bare thighs, with a hand with nails in the foreground.
Ornamental and bird tattoos on thighs
Small fine-line black and grey botanical sprig tattoo on the upper thigh, with patterned fabric pulled at the waistband above it.
Small sprig tattoo on the upper thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tall sailing ship on rolling waves and clouds across the back of a hand.
Sailing ship on the back of a hand
Red lotus motif with a curling stem and a ring of dots on a dark grey area of the upper arm, in a botanical style.
Red lotus on a grey upper arm

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