Tattoo ideas

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

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Black fine line script tattoo reading Fearless with a small solid heart, on the top of a bare foot resting on sand.
Fearless script with heart on foot
Hand-drawn flash design of two closed eyes with radiating dotted lines, above and below the words 'AND YOU SEE YOUR GYPSY' in dark brown lettering on a pink textured background.
Hand-lettered eyes design on pink
Four arms meet in the centre of the frame, each with a small black playing card suit tattoo on the forearm near the wrist: an outlined diamond, a solid club, a solid spade and an outlined heart.
Four playing card suit tattoos on wrists
Close photo of the word persevere in fine black cursive script across the inner forearm.
Persevere script on an inner arm
Colour tattoo of a parrot in a geometric faceted style with black outlines and yellow to teal shading, on the forearm.
Geometric parrot on a forearm
Black ink handwritten script on white paper reading "don't let idiots ruin your day" in three lines, a lettering design suitable for a tattoo.
Handwritten lettering: don't let idiots ruin your day
Traditional style flash drawing of a cartoon woman with dark red hair holding a red rose, with a red rose, blue leaves and a ribbon banner reading BELLE, shown without a body placement.
Belle with rose and banner flash
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies and a rosebud with shaded leaves on the outer thigh, with a hand and patterned skirt visible at the top of the frame.
Peony and rose thigh tattoo in black and grey
Colour tattoo of a red cardinal perched on a branch with olive leaves, placed on the upper back in a traditional style.
Cardinal perched on a branch on the upper back
Black ink script tattoo on a forearm and a small cross tattoo on the hand of a person in a white line-print t-shirt, cropped at the chin.
Script and cross tattoos on forearm and hand
Fine line black arrow tattoo on the middle finger and a curved bow tattoo across the index finger, on a hand resting over maroon fabric.
Arrow and bow on fingers
Small solid black pine tree tattoo on the upper arm near the shoulder, against a blurred green background.
Small pine tree on an upper arm
Black dotwork tattoo of a snarling big cat head in profile, with bared fangs, on the calf.
Snarling big cat head in dotwork
Small black fine line anchor tattoo on the inside of an ankle, beside a black peep-toe high heel shoe.
Small anchor tattoo on an ankle
Two women show matching black script tattoos of the word love inside an infinity heart, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Matching love heart tattoos on two backs
Black and grey line drawing of an open lighter with a flame, framed by roses and a sunburst of rays, in a traditional flash style.
Open lighter and roses flash design
Black ink tattoo of a stylised sitting cat with a bold outline and curled tail on pale skin.
Stylised sitting cat with curled tail
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mandala, lotus and peony across the forearm.
Mandala, lotus and peony on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo of two dandelion seed heads on thin stems, on a forearm below a knitted sleeve cuff.
Two dandelion seed heads on a forearm
Black silhouette tattoo design of a dandelion seed head on a long stem, with seeds drifting into a trail of butterflies on a white background.
Dandelion seeds turning into butterflies
Black lettering tattoo reading I'm the hero of this story across the side of the torso, above a grey fabric top, in a sepia-toned photo.
Quote tattoo reading I'm the hero of this story
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design with an open pocket watch, a lily, a beaded chain, bee and scrollwork, with script lettering on the watch lid.
Pocket watch, lily and beaded chain design
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing the word Hope in black script above a black heart outline and a pink and blue awareness ribbon.
Hope script with heart and ribbon on arm
Watercolour and ink tattoo design of a red-haired figure with lightning bolt face paint, surrounded by rockets, planets, a crystal and a sun with leaves.
Red-haired figure with rockets and planets flash
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a lute framed by scrolling vines on the inner forearm near the wrist, shown in a black and white photo.
Lute and vine scrolls on a wrist
Two forearms show watercolour-style heart tattoos in rainbow colours, one larger on the outer forearm and a smaller one near the wrist.
Watercolour hearts on two forearms
Four shaded footprints in brown and black beside a script quote reading when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you, tattooed on skin.
Four footprints with a script quote
Black ink tattoo of a looping ribbon shape above the word love written in script, photographed on skin in a fine line style.
Looped ribbon and love script tattoo
Black blackwork tattoo of four bats with web-patterned wings, arranged in a diagonal line across the top of a foot.
Four bats with web wings across a foot
Colour tattoo of a black swallow filled with red, orange and yellow roses and green leaves, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Swallow filled with roses on upper back
Black script lettering tattoo reading Fall down seven times, stand up eight, on the side of a ribcage.
Script quote on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a solid crow silhouette perched on a stack of open books, shown on a limb of skin.
Crow perched on open books
Traditional style tattoo of a rose with a red and blue lightning bolt running through it, on the upper arm.
Rose and lightning bolt on the upper arm
Back of two thighs with purple and pink shaded script tattoo reading Booty on the left and licious on the right, with black outlines and swash flourishes.
Bootylicious script across both thighs
Three views of a dotwork geometric tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with a black and grey circular lattice, red lotus-style petals and a cube pattern below.
Geometric mandala sleeve on upper arm
Fine line blue eye tattoo on the side of a finger and dark script reading kisskillkiss on the inner wrist, with gold bracelets worn over it.
Eye on finger and script on wrist
Black and grey Japanese style chrysanthemums and a serpent tattooed across the back and legs of a woman lying face down on a treatment bed.
Chrysanthemums and serpent across legs and back
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of a woman's face with handwritten script, a bird and a heart, shown on an upper arm and forearm from four angles.
Woman portrait and script full sleeve
Black script lettering reading 'Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered' across the upper thigh.
Script quote across the upper thigh
Small realistic bee tattoo in yellow, black and grey shading on a forearm, against a black and white patterned background.
Bee tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a bear paw print with shaded toe pads and a textured main pad, shown on skin.
Bear paw print in black and grey
Colour tattoo of a cream sunflower with green leaves on the upper arm, outlined in black in a traditional style.
Sunflower and leaves on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a sitting baby elephant raising its trunk to spray teal and red swirls, placed on the side of the ribs.
Baby elephant with coloured spray on ribs
Traditional style colour tattoo of an owl perched on a branch with pink flowers, on the upper thigh of a person kneeling in a white skirt.
Owl on a branch on a thigh
Small black fine line tattoo of the Republica del Ecuador Quito emblem on the inner wrist of a raised fist.
Quito coat of arms tattoo on a wrist
Colourful falling leaves tattoo in a botanical style across the upper back, curving over the shoulder blade.
Falling autumn leaves across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo on the chest showing Mickey Mouse's head with one side turned into a skull.
Mickey Mouse skull on chest
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of blue and pink roses inside a black-outlined inverted triangle on the forearm.
Blue and pink roses in a triangle

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