Tattoo ideas

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

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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
Small black line tattoo of a cat face inside a circle, with pointed ears and whisker strokes, on the side of a finger.
Small cat face outline on a finger
Full back tattoo in bright colour showing a large white cat with a blue and red rose, surrounded by flowers and skulls, in a Japanese and neo-traditional style.
Cat, roses and skulls across a back
Close photo of the word Riddikulus in thin black script lettering across the inner forearm near the wrist, shown against a dark blurred background.
Riddikulus lettering on a wrist
Close photograph of a small black fine line arrow tattoo on the side of a finger, held between two hands.
Small arrow tattoo on a finger
Traditional style tattoo of a blue and brown globe with a red WANDERLUST banner and a small aeroplane, shown in a two-panel close-up on an arm or leg.
Wanderlust globe and aeroplane on a limb
Small black script tattoo on the side ribs of a woman in a white crochet bikini top, with foliage and pale stone behind her.
Script tattoo on ribs in white crochet bikini
Coloured drawing of an infinity symbol tattoo design with the words Love and Family in script, a feather and small birds in purple, green and teal.
Infinity symbol with feather and birds design
Black tribal sun motif tattoo on the top of a foot, with black painted toenails and a blurred background.
Tribal sun tattoo on the top of a foot
Fine line constellation tattoo of small dots and star-shaped points on the ribs, in black ink against grey fabric.
Constellation tattoo on the ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line botanical sprig tattoo with small flowers and leaves on a woman's ribs, with her head cropped out of frame.
Small botanical sprig on the ribs
Caffeine molecule tattoo on a forearm in black linework with grey shading and small red oxygen atoms, with a star tattoo partly visible below.
Caffeine molecule on a forearm
Black line drawing of a woman in an Art Nouveau arched frame, surrounded by skulls and snakes, with the word DEATH lettered at the base, shown as a tattoo design.
Art Nouveau woman with skulls and DEATH lettering
Black line drawing flash sheet of three rows of ornamental hanging drops and dangles, with scrolls, dots and teardrop shapes, shown on white.
Drops and dangles flash sheet
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged angel with dotted chains, placed centrally on a person's upper back.
Winged angel figure on upper back
Heart-shaped fingerprint tattoo in blue-purple ink on a pale, textured surface, with the ridges of the print forming the outline of the heart.
Heart-shaped fingerprint tattoo
Traditional style colour tattoo of an open lipstick tube with a red rose on the case, sitting on the inner forearm beside other dark leaf tattoos.
Lipstick and rose on a forearm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a cartoon cat face in pink and blue with black linework on the thigh, with a small bird drawing near the knee.
Watercolour cat and bird on a thigh
Black ink lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork detail centred on a woman's mid back, between the shoulder blades.
Lotus mandala tattoo on mid back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man with swept, wild hair holding a large blade, shown on a limb.
Realistic portrait of a man holding a blade
Black kanji lettering tattooed along the inner forearm in a lettering style, photographed on pale skin with light freckles.
Black kanji lettering on a forearm
Black and grey infinity-symbol bicycle tattoo with a small red heart on the seat area, on the inner ankle.
Infinity bicycle with red heart on an ankle
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a fern with a curled fiddlehead on the calf, drawn in fine outlines with soft grey shading.
Fern and fiddlehead on a calf
Small black paw print tattoo with a heart on the middle finger of a hand, with silver glitter nails and a gold ring.
Small paw print tattoo on a finger
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
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a weathered wooden cross with a ribbon banner reading To Live Is Christ in script, on the upper arm.
Wooden cross with To Live Is Christ banner
Silver-white metallic temporary tattoo of a lace-patterned butterfly on a person's upper back, with the head and shoulder partly visible.
Lace butterfly on upper back
Colour tattoo of a grey crown with coral flowers and dark leaves on the upper arm, in a botanical style.
Crown and coral flowers on upper arm
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 tattoo of a sailing ship across the ribs with roses, feathers and an anchor on the hip and thigh.
Sailing ship, roses and anchor on ribs and thigh
Blue snowflake tattoos scattered across the back of a hand, with larger outlined designs and small dots between them.
Blue snowflakes across the back of a hand
Fine line script tattoo reading focus with a long swash line on the inner forearm, beside a gold clover bracelet.
Focus script on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo with red watercolour splashes showing a twin-engined bomber and several bees inside a circle, on the thigh.
Bomber plane and bees in a target circle
Black and grey botanical tree tattoo with a trunk running up the spine and branching roots spreading across the back.
Tree with roots spreading across a back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a whale swimming beside a stippled full moon on the inner forearm.
Whale and moon on a forearm
Close-up of a small fine line script tattoo reading it is well in black ink on the inner forearm.
Fine line script reading it is well on forearm
Realism tattoo across the top of a foot showing shaded muscle fibres, tendons and bone-like forms in black and grey ink, with the toes visible above.
Anatomical muscle and bone tattoo on a foot
Small solid black dragonfly tattoo on the inside of a wrist, worn alongside gold chain and beaded bracelets.
Small dragonfly tattoo on a wrist
Colour tattoo on a calf of a key with Minnie Mouse ears and a red polka-dot bow as its bow, with a dark castle silhouette beside the shaft.
Minnie Mouse key and castle on a calf
Close crop of a small black fine line tattoo on the side of the torso, partly covered by a sequinned gown, with black nail polish and rings on the hand holding the fabric.
Small black linework mark on the side torso
Fine line tattoo of a dog and a cat touching noses, in black ink on the back of a shoulder.
Dog and cat nose to nose on a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined heart joined to a heartbeat line and the word love in script, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Heart and heartbeat love script on chest
Abstract black ink splatter tattoo across a man's shoulder blade and upper arm, with a red flower shape on his upper back.
Abstract ink splatter across shoulder and back
Black and grey realistic peony and leaf tattoo covering the forearm and elbow, with a fern tattoo above it on the upper arm.
Black and grey peony sleeve on a forearm
Small fine line colour tattoo of a red-haired mermaid with a green tail and a figure in a green gown, on the inner forearm.
Two cartoon figures on a forearm
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

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