Tattoo ideas

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

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Small black fine line tattoo of five birds in flight rising up the inner forearm, shown in a Fine line style.
Flock of birds on a forearm
Colour tattoo of outlined and filled snowflakes with purple and teal wash on the side of a ribcage.
Snowflakes with blue and purple wash on ribs
Blue snowflake tattoo with fine linework across the top of a bare foot, with dark toenail polish.
Snowflake tattoo on a foot
Close up of the word explore in fine black script lettering on the inner forearm of a person wearing a black top.
Explore script tattoo on an inner forearm
Small grey fine line treble clef tattoo on the back of a hand, between the thumb and index finger, with gold rings and a bracelet visible.
Treble clef tattoo on the hand
Black and grey photograph of the words Those who don't believe in magic will never find it tattooed in a typewriter-style font on pale skin, likely the forearm.
Typewriter quote tattoo on forearm
Colourful folk-style floral tattoo in red, orange, pink, blue and green, with a cluster of stylised flowers and large leaves on an arm.
Folk floral tattoo on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dove in flight above a shaded rose on the forearm.
Dove and rose on a forearm
Fine line tattoo design of a vertical geometric arrow with chevrons, diamonds and dots in gold on a dark background.
Vertical geometric arrow motif in gold line
Back view of a woman with an upswept auburn bun and a black sequined low-back dress, showing a fine-line script lettering tattoo across the upper back below the neck.
Script quote across the upper back
Black and grey realism roses running from the shoulder down the upper arm, with a small line of script above them.
Black and grey roses and script on a shoulder
Gold and black line drawing of a bee with honeycomb and floral patterns across its wings, head and abdomen, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Honeycomb and floral bee design
Forearm tattoo of grey seed heads on tall stems above a shaded geometric star, with vertical orange and yellow streaks running beneath, in a botanical and geometric style.
Seed heads and geometric star on a forearm
Black and white photo of a small fine line wave tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Small wave tattoo on the wrist
Close photograph of a small fine line black feather tattoo on the inner wrist, with the palm of the hand raised toward the camera.
Small feather on the inner wrist
Black and grey drawing of a woman in profile wearing a long feathered headdress with beaded bands, shown as a tattoo design.
Woman in profile wearing a feathered headdress
Large black and grey tattoo of a winged figure with a red watercolour-style splash, across the upper back.
Winged figure with red splash on back
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Stitch in blue and pink, sitting on the side of the ribs beside a black lace bra.
Stitch cartoon tattoo on the ribs
Black tribal-patterned feather tattoo with a circular motif on the upper arm, with a small red star beside its lower tip.
Tribal feather tattoo on upper arm
Black fine line script tattoo reading "i carry your heart" along the upper back and shoulder of a woman with dark wavy hair.
Script quote across upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a corset lace-up with a large bow, shaded to look three-dimensional, on the side of the ribs.
Corset lace and bow on the ribs
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a blue sewing spool and needle with banners reading MAY YOUR BOBBIN ALWAYS BE FULL, on a limb.
Blue spool with banners reading May your bobbin always be
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a central om symbol on the upper back of a woman with long brown hair.
Mandala with om symbol on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an animal skull with antlers, poppies, roses and lavender on the outer thigh.
Animal skull and flowers on a thigh
Small black Celtic knot tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand held palm up, with a thin ring on one finger.
Celtic knot on the inner wrist
Comic-book style tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a superhero in a blue cape and cowl holding a smaller figure in a yellow cape, in black, grey, blue and yellow ink.
Comic superhero embrace on ribs
Shaded pencil drawing of a bass clef and treble clef forming a heart shape, with two dots beside the bass clef, as a tattoo design.
Treble and bass clef heart design
Black and grey pencil sketch of a shaded feather with a flock of birds lifting away from its tip, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Feather with birds taking flight
Black and grey fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a wave inside a circle, with triangles, arrows and dotted geometric lines.
Wave in a circle with arrows on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo design of a woman with long dark hair, feathers, hummingbirds and sunflowers, with a banner reading choose your own path.
Woman with hummingbirds and path banner
Black tribal-style design of a winged sword with flowing spiked wings on a white background, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Winged sword tribal design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the forearm of a woman with closed eyes, her head enclosed in a fishbowl with goldfish swimming through her dark hair.
Woman with goldfish in a bowl on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of the Death Star with FLY and CASUAL banners over a red splash, on the calf.
Death Star with Fly Casual banners
Black and grey flash drawing of an owl in flight with spread wings, shown in detailed blackwork feather linework with no body placement.
Owl in flight with spread wings
Traditional flash drawing of two swallows with red flowers and green leaves, one carrying a heart and the other an envelope, shown on cream paper with no body placement.
Two swallows with a heart and envelope
Inner forearm tattoo of grey footprints and handprints, each set labelled with a script name and small blue hearts, in a soft realistic style.
Footprints and handprints with script names on forearm
Fine line black tattoo of two crossed botanical sprigs on the upper arm, shown against a black and white patterned top and a grey wall.
Two botanical sprigs on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two lions' heads side by side with leaves and partial script lettering along the bottom edge, shown on skin.
Two lions with leaves in black and grey realism
Black script lettering reading Once you go black you never go back, above an outline map of Africa with I heart AFRICA inside it, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Africa map and script quote on upper back
Pen drawing of a chimpanzee wearing a skull as a hat, with a brain and wispy tendrils above, shown as a tattoo design in black and grey stippling.
Chimpanzee with skull and brain drawing
Realism style tattoo of two 3D jigsaw puzzle pieces on the top of a foot, one shaded grey-beige and one filled with blue scales.
3D puzzle pieces on the top of a foot
Colour tattoo of a sun with a human face and long wavy rays on the side of the ribs, shown in orange, yellow and brown tones.
Sun with a face on the side ribs
Black ink bare tree tattoo with spreading roots across a person's back, seen in a mirror selfie.
Bare tree tattoo across a back
Black ink fine line tattoo of three arrows with feather and leaf fletching and triangle, square and heart arrowheads on a forearm.
Three arrows on a forearm
Two matching forearm tattoos in black ink: a ship's wheel with the words 'be the one to guide me' and an anchor with 'but never let me down'.
Ship's wheel and anchor with matching quote tattoos
Black and grey steam locomotive tattoo with a red scalloped background and a windmill on the upper arm.
Steam locomotive on upper arm
Black and grey lace garter tattoo with floral scrollwork and small ribbon tails around the upper thigh, shown in three photographs.
Lace garter tattoo on the thigh
Black outline tattoo of a dachshund with a pale blue ear and the word BEAN beneath it, on the top of a foot.
Dachshund outline with BEAN on a foot

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