Tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink drawing of a bare tree with a heart-shaped root system, a small hanging heart and several birds in flight, a blackwork-style design with no body placement shown.
Bare tree with heart roots and birds
Small fine line outline tattoo of two elephants with their trunks touching, placed on the side of the ribs.
Two elephants touching trunks on the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a heart within a heartbeat line ending in the word faith, placed on a shoulder.
Heartbeat heart with faith script
Woman in a black racerback vest with a white slogan, showing colourful traditional-style tattoos on her upper arm and forearm.
Colourful arm tattoos with slogan vest
Black ink script reading Home is where the heart is, inside a state outline with a small heart at its left edge, on a lower leg.
Home is where the heart is lettering on calf
Black fine line tattoo of a vertical arrow with a diamond, dots and a small chevron, running down the lower leg above the ankle.
Vertical arrow and diamond line tattoo on a leg
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a hot air balloon with leaf scallops, stars and an arrow on the outer thigh.
Hot air balloon with leaves on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an astronaut in a spacesuit on the forearm, shown from two angles.
Astronaut in a spacesuit on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a red rose with green and purple leaves, a pocket watch and a gold key on a limb.
Rose, pocket watch and key in traditional style
Large realistic black and grey angel wings tattoo covering the whole of a person's back, seen from behind.
Angel wings across a back
Black and grey fine line hourglass tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, photographed against a dark patterned fabric.
Small hourglass tattoo on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a treble clef and scattered music notes running from the nape of the neck down the upper back.
Treble clef and music notes down the upper back
Black fine line tattoo of the words Only god can fudge me in script across a person's upper back, with an outlined cartoon figure below the lettering.
Script quote and cartoon figure on a back
Colour tattoo of four succulents in green, blue, teal and red with black outlines, sitting on the inner forearm.
Succulent cluster on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a crescent moon, five stars and a ribbon banner reading to the moon and back, on the upper back.
Crescent moon and stars with script banner
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bare tree with branches spreading out from the navel, with a moon tattoo above it on the side of the torso.
Bare tree and moon on torso
Colour tattoo of a carrot with a green leafy top on the inner forearm, set against white flowers and green foliage.
Carrot tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realistic drawing of a pair of feathered wings with the words "That which does not kill me makes me stronger" running vertically between them.
Pair of feathered wings with quote
A watercolour-style tattoo of a bird perched on a thin branch across the ribs, in loose blue, yellow, red and pink washes.
Watercolour bird on a branch on the ribs
Small colour tattoo of a grey tabby cat face with green eyes and a sprig of pink blossom beneath it, on the centre of the chest.
Tabby cat face with blossom sprig
Colour tattoo of a cartoon robot with green eyes, a red bow tie and a red tulip on a teal background with stars, on an upper arm.
Robot character with tulip on upper arm
Black serif lettering reading I'm the hero of this story across the side of a torso, partly covered by a grey knit top.
I'm the hero of this story text tattoo
Woman seen from behind with hair in a bun, hands on her neck, showing a heart-shaped colour tattoo of floral and swirl patterns on the back of her neck.
Heart of floral patterns on the back of the neck
Small colour tattoo of a pink, purple and teal awareness ribbon on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a dark outline.
Awareness ribbon on a wrist
Black and grey fine line sketch of a lotus flower with pointed petals and a row of dots above and below, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Lotus flower design with dotted accents
Pencil drawing of a flying owl with spread wings and talons out, shaded in black and grey, presented as a tattoo design.
Flying owl with spread wings
Black and grey traditional full arm sleeve with a wolf head, a headdress face, a woman's portrait, a snake and roses, placed on the forearm and upper arm.
Traditional black and grey arm sleeve
Realistic colour tattoo of wild roses and red rose hips with green leaves on the outer thigh, set against a soft orange background.
Wild rose and rose hips on a thigh
Black fine line lettering across the lower back reads When You Wish Upon A Star, with Mickey and Minnie Mouse outlines and Dreams Do Come True, Minnie wearing a small red bow.
Mickey and Minnie quote on lower back
Black and grey skull wearing a feathered headdress, tattooed on the upper arm in a stippled dotwork style.
Skull in feathered headdress on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of two red roses with green leaves and a scroll banner reading MOM and DAD, on the upper arm.
Red roses and banner with MOM and DAD
Fine line black outline of a map-shaped landmass on the inner wrist, shown on a bare forearm.
Outline map shape on the wrist
Colour realism tattoo of red lips parting around a brass .357 SIG bullet casing, with grey smoke curling from the mouth, on a section of skin.
Lips with bullet casing and smoke
Pencil drawing of a striped serpent with an open-jawed reptilian head biting its own tail to form a circle, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Striped serpent eating its own tail
Fine line black outline tattoo of a sailboat on the inner wrist, shown against blue patterned fabric.
Small sailboat on the wrist
Black geometric eight-pointed star tattoo with spiral and symbol motifs centred between the shoulder blades on a person's upper back.
Eight-pointed star tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a lipstick tube with MAC lettering on a finger, beside a red painted nail.
Lipstick tube tattoo on a finger
Cheshire Cat tattoo with a grinning face, blue and green splashes and quote lettering across the upper arm.
Cheshire Cat and quote on upper arm
Black script lettering on a white background reading Always on my mind and Forever in my heart, with two linked hearts beside the first line, shown as a design with no body placement.
Script lettering with two hearts
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a lace-like geometric pattern, centred on the upper back.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Black fine line cursive script tattoo of a single word across the inner wrist and forearm.
Cursive script word on a wrist
Fine line black script tattoo reading fearless, ending in a small solid heart, on the inner forearm.
Fearless script with heart on forearm
Fine-line world map outline tattoo in red, green, blue and orange across the inner wrist, with the palm of the hand raised above it.
Multicolour world map on a wrist
Black ink mandala drawing on white paper, with a circular centre surrounded by teardrop petals filled with swirls and dots, and small dash and arrow marks around the edge.
Mandala design with petals and swirls
Black and grey shaded roses with leaves and thorny stems running down the outer thigh, with a hand with white nails resting at the lower edge.
Black and grey roses on a thigh
Black lettering reading KEEP GRL PWR on a woman's forearm, with a sleeve tattoo on the upper arm and small marks on the fingers.
Keep Girl Power lettering on forearm
Black fine line mandala and paisley tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and upper back, shown from two angles.
Mandala and paisley sleeve across shoulder and back
Black and grey shaded dragon tattoo with spread wings and a curled tail across the upper back.
Black and grey dragon on upper back

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