Tattoo ideas

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

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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 fine line bat in flight tattooed on the ribs, with stippled dotwork shading on its wings and body.
Bat in flight on the ribs
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Lumpy Space Princess surrounded by crystals, stars and hearts, placed on a forearm.
Lumpy Space Princess with crystals and stars on a forearm
Photograph of a realistic colour portrait tattoo of a smiling man with dark curly hair, set against a teal wash, on the upper back.
Realistic colour portrait on upper back
A shaded cross tattoo styled as a worn baseball with red stitching, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Baseball-stitched cross on upper back
Black fine-line tattoos of a palm tree, a safety pin, a can, a triangle and small words across a forearm, thigh and calf.
Small fine-line icons on arms and legs
Black ink Japanese lettering runs vertically down the centre of a person's bare back, photographed from behind.
Vertical Japanese script down the spine
Pencil sketch of a botanical tattoo design with lily-like flowers, a bell-shaped bloom and curling scroll vines on cream paper, with no body placement shown.
Lily and swirl botanical design sketch
Woman seen from behind with dark script lettering tattooed across her upper back and shoulder, wearing a red patterned dress with gold straps.
Script lettering across upper back
Black ink dandelion with drifting seeds and the word hope in small script on the inner wrist and forearm, in a botanical fine line style.
Dandelion seeds and hope on a wrist
Traditional tattoo of a woman embracing a skeleton that holds a red rose, bold black outlines and shading, on the lower leg.
Woman embracing a skeleton with a rose
Black script lettering reading Don't be Delicate, Be Vast and Brilliant, with small flying birds trailing across a forearm, in lettering style.
Script quote with birds on a forearm
Black and grey shaded mountain peaks tattoo on the inner wrist, seen with the open palm and fingers of the hand.
Mountain peaks tattoo on wrist
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a spray paint can with an eye and a dripping pink shape, beside orange and red roses with green leaves, on a lower leg.
Spray can and roses on a leg
Ten panels in two rows show a black linework paisley and scroll ornament being drawn up in stages, from a single curved line to a full dotted floral design on white.
Step-by-step swirl ornament drawing
Close photo of a realistic green eye tattoo on a forearm in Realism style, with a red traditional rose with dark leaves above it.
Realistic green eye and rose on a forearm
Realism tattoo of three grey nails driven into the skin with red blood drips and dark shadows, on a man's shoulder and upper chest.
Three nails with blood drips on shoulder
Black henna-style mandala and paisley design on the back of a hand, worn with stacked silver rings and gold nail art.
Black henna-style designs on hands with silver rings
Black fine line script reading I will see you again, with three small bird silhouettes above it, tattooed on a person's upper back.
"I will see you again" script with three birds
Black octopus tattoo on the back of a hand, with stippled dotwork tentacles curling over the fingers.
Octopus tattoo across the back of a hand
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading Daddy's little girl across the wrist and back of a hand, with a jewelled ring on another finger.
Script phrase on the back of a wrist
Small fine line black tattoo of a leafy botanical sprig running diagonally across the inner wrist and lower forearm.
Fine line leafy sprig on a wrist
Two matching fine line script quote tattoos in black ink sit along the collarbone and upper shoulder of two people, shown in a four-panel collage.
Matching script quotes along the collarbone
Colour traditional style tattoo on a calf of a cartoon dog wearing round glasses with its tongue out, framed by red, orange and yellow flowers and a script banner.
Bespectacled dog with flowers and banner
Black and grey fine line tattoo of looping lines above a dotted band around an ankle, in a fine line and dotwork style.
Fine line loops and dotted band on ankle
Black and grey sugar skull tattoo design with rose-filled eye sockets, flowers, a cross and scrollwork, shown as a drawing with no body part visible.
Black and grey sugar skull with roses
Teal sketch design of a perched owl with pine branches, a pine cone, a pocket watch and wisps of smoke, drawn on cream paper.
Owl and pocket watch tattoo design
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a green alligator head with open jaws, teeth and an orange outline, on a lower leg.
Green alligator head on a calf
Full back tattoo in colour realism showing a grinning teal cat, a tall skeletal figure beside a stitched rag-doll figure, a pink moon, bats and a bare tree, placed across the lower back.
Moonlit skeleton couple and grinning cat on back
Colour realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and brass gears, with a spiral galaxy inside the dial, on an upper arm.
Pocket watch and galaxy on an upper arm
Two matching fine line stick figure tattoos on a pair of legs, one with striped dress and ponytail, the other with a polka dot dress and bun, each with a small red heart.
Two matching stick figure tattoos on legs
Small black ink tattoo of a solid heart beside an outlined heart inside a curved arc, placed on the forearm.
Solid and outlined hearts on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo on the upper arm of a stylised face built from dense woven hatching, framed by heavy black brushstroke shading.
Stylised face portrait in black hatching on upper arm
Black tribal-style tattoo of stylised wings with a central knot and swirls across the lower back.
Winged knot tattoo on the lower back
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 realism tattoo on a thigh showing a shaded skull with a monarch butterfly, a rose, and a rosary with a cross.
Skull, butterfly and rose with rosary
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
Fine line black tattoo of an infinity symbol with three birds in flight and script lettering, on the shoulder.
Infinity symbol with birds on a shoulder
Close-up of a fine line black and grey tattoo of a paint swatch card reading TATTONE 5K1 N on the upper arm, beneath a grey sleeve.
Colour swatch tattoo on upper arm
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
Black and grey ornamental floral mandala tattoo across the upper back of a woman in a peach open-back dress, with smaller tattoos on her arm.
Ornate floral mandala on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a cigarette with rising smoke wisps on the lower leg, shown on hairy skin.
Cigarette with smoke on a lower leg
Black and grey botanical tattoo of flowers and leaves wrapping around a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey flowers and leaves on upper arm
Black brush lettering tattoo reading "Much virtue in if" in a loose, hand-drawn style on the upper arm.
Much virtue in if lettering on upper arm
Small black and grey compass rose tattoo on the back of a hand, resting on a dark leather surface, with a ring on the adjacent finger.
Compass rose on the back of a hand
Two matching black infinity symbol tattoos with heart-shaped loops and script lettering on the ankles of a pair of feet.
Matching infinity heart ankle tattoos

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