Tattoo ideas

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

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Traditional style tattoo of a black telephone with red flowers and green leaves, with the words THE JERK STORE CALLED below it, on a lower leg above the ankle.
Telephone and flowers on a lower leg
Black line drawing of a stylised peacock with a curled crest, swirling tail feathers and decorative patterning, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Ornamental peacock line drawing
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a grey cartoon cat with large green eyes and round glasses, sitting on a stack of orange and red books, with starburst motifs on a limb.
Cartoon cat with glasses on a stack of books
Black serif lettering reading take a breath and be strong across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Take a breath and be strong on upper back
Two matching fine line tattoos of a heart entwined with an infinity loop, shown on two wrists in a black and white photo.
Matching heart and infinity tattoos on wrists
Traditional colour tattoo of a cartoon woman holding a pizza slice, framed by blue flowers and a banner reading Eat pizza and complain, on the lower leg.
Cartoon woman with pizza and blue flowers on a calf
Colour tattoo of a comet with orange, red and black streaks, teal accents and fine splatter dots, on the side of a torso above the waistband.
Comet streaking across a side torso
Fine-line black tattoo of angular capital letters with chevron symbols on the upper arm, in a lettering style.
Angular lettering with chevrons on an arm
Fine line tattoo of a stylised cat with a curling tail running down the centre of a woman's back, with green accents on the head.
Stylised cat with curling tail on a back
A watercolour-style feather tattoo with blue, green and yellow washes on the inside of a forearm.
Watercolour feather on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of an arrow through a leafy bow, placed centrally on a woman's upper back, with her back to the camera.
Fine line arrow and bow on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a ringed planet, two small stars and a crescent moon on the back of a hand, with a black elastic bracelet on the wrist.
Small planet, stars and moon on a hand
Black and grey back tattoo of a winged figure with outstretched feathered wings and sketched geometric lines, spanning the upper back.
Winged figure across upper back
Small fine line pink rose tattoo with dark green stems and leaves on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small pink rose on a wrist
Teal mandala tattoo with layered petals and a central spiral across a person's upper back, with dark braided hair falling over one shoulder.
Teal mandala on upper back
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of tribal patterns on the shoulders and upper arms, with fine script lettering across the chest and a forearm lettering piece, on a shirtless torso.
Chest script and tribal shoulder tattoos on a torso
Black and white photo of a fine-line script tattoo reading Ohana with a small heart flourish on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Ohana script with heart on forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a dragonfly with curling swirls on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dragonfly with swirls on a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo of an origami-style orange cat framed by red and white flowers and teal clouds, sitting on the upper arm in a traditional style.
Origami cat with flowers on upper arm
Watercolour-style tattoo of a red-haired mermaid with a blue and purple tail on the forearm.
Watercolour mermaid on a forearm
Black geometric tattoo of stacked diamonds and linked lines running vertically across the upper back, in a geometric style.
Vertical geometric motif on upper back
Black fine-line script reading Life goes on with a heartbeat trace beneath it, tattooed on a forearm.
Life goes on script with heartbeat line
Black fine line Superman shield and Wonder Woman emblem tattoos on two adjacent fingers of a hand.
Superman and Wonder Woman symbols on fingers
Colourful Japanese-style tattoo of a green dragon and an orange and blue koi fish wrapped around a black and white yin yang symbol, shown on skin.
Dragon and koi yin yang tattoo
Fine line blue police box outline with black Allons-y script tattooed on the upper arm.
Allons-y and police box outline on an arm
Full back Japanese style tattoo of a woman in a patterned robe among chrysanthemums and flames, in black and grey ink, across the upper and mid back.
Japanese back piece with woman and flames
Black Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering a bent upper arm and the back of the shoulder, shown from behind against a plain wall.
Polynesian tribal sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Black ink tattoo of stacked concentric circles and dots running down the forearm, in a geometric linework style.
Stacked circles tattoo on forearm
Six black line drawings of ornamental sacred hearts, some with flames, rays and roses, laid out on tracing paper as tattoo flash designs.
Sacred heart flash designs on tracing paper
Black and grey photo of a small serif Roman numeral IV tattoo centred on the back of a person's neck, with hair tied up in a bun.
Roman numeral IV on the back of the neck
Colourful tattoo of a dachshund in blue, violet, teal and pink painterly blocks of shading, on the inner forearm against a black background.
Dachshund on a forearm
Solid black dragon tattoo with a spiked head, flowing jaw lines and a curled tail, on the forearm, in a blackwork style.
Black dragon tattoo on a forearm
Photograph of a realistic black and grey rose tattoo with water droplets on the back of a hand, shaded in fine dotwork and smooth gradients.
Realistic black and grey rose on a hand
Close-up photo of a shaded purple ribbon loop with a red stripe, crossed by a silver spoon and ornate cross, tattooed on skin.
Purple ribbon and silver spoon tattoo
Fine line black script tattoo of the word free on the back of a hand, with the wearer's hand resting on her opposite shoulder.
Free script word on the hand
Two feet showing matching black script lettering reading Dreaming The Dive, one set upright and one rotated, in a Lettering style on the Other placement.
Dreaming The Dive script on two feet
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two roses with leaves running down the inner forearm, shown against a wooden wall.
Two roses and leaves on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sleeping baby cradled by hands, across the forearm.
Sleeping baby in realism on a forearm
Fine line gold outline bee tattoo on a wrist beside a matching bee on a second wrist, both wearing bracelets.
Gold bee tattoos on two wrists
Black tribal-style drawing of a howling wolf in front of a dreamcatcher, with feathers hanging from the hoop, as a tattoo design.
Howling wolf and dreamcatcher design
Black and grey photograph of a small solid airplane silhouette tattoo on a forearm, beside a knitted sleeve and a metal watch strap.
Small airplane tattoo on forearm
Black and grey fine line infinity symbol tattoo with the words life and live and a shaded feather, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Infinity symbol with feather and script on wrist
Black and grey fine line and dotwork lotus flower tattoo with a spiral stem and dots, on the back of a neck.
Lotus and spiral on the nape of the neck
Black script lettering reading Take this to your grave and i'll take it to mine, with an orange star and a yellow crescent moon with an orange star, on a shoulder.
Lyric script with stars and moon on shoulder
Colour tattoo on the inner forearm of red Barbie script with a realistic lipstick tube, shaded in orange, red and black.
Barbie script and lipstick on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a chain garter with dangling beads, a small charm and a feather on the thigh of a seated woman.
Chain garter and feather on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of the state of California on the upper arm, showing a bear, pine trees, a bridge and the word California.
California state outline tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant herd walking across a savanna on a person's upper back.
Elephant herd on upper back

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