Tattoo ideas

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

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Blue ink drawing of a lion's head framed by sunflowers, dahlias and other botanical blooms, shown as a flash design on paper.
Lion and flowers design in blue ink
Black handwritten script tattoo of the Isaiah 49:16 verse across the palm of a hand, with a silver ring on one finger.
Bible verse script across a palm
Colourful neo-traditional pineapple tattoo with a geometric circle and bold black outlines, placed on a forearm.
Pineapple tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey antler tattoos on both inner forearms of a man in a navy shirt, shown with arms extended towards the camera.
Antler tattoos on both forearms
Colour tattoo of an NES controller with Super Mario mushrooms, Boo, a Goomba, a Bob-omb, a fire flower and a Yoshi egg across the upper chest and shoulder.
Nintendo controller and Super Mario items on chest
Black ink drawing of an ornate calligraphic letter with floral and leaf filling and stippled dotwork outlines, shown on white paper beside a quartz cluster and a fine liner pen.
Ornate floral lettering design in fine ink
Close photo of a traditional style tattoo of a grey shaded mouse holding green stems beneath white daisies with yellow centres, on skin.
Grey mouse holding daisies
Black and grey fine script lettering in several lines on the side ribs of a person in black underwear, sitting outdoors on a grey towel.
Small script tattoo on the side ribs
Black ink tattoo of a peace hand gesture on the upper arm of a person in a grey button-front dress, with a small tattoo on the hand.
Peace sign tattoo on raised upper arm
Black and grey compass rose tattoo design with shaded points and N, E, S and W labels, drawn on a tan sheet with 3 inch dimension lines.
Compass rose design on a 3 inch stencil sheet
Close view of gold metallic temporary tattoos on two arms, including a geometric band and a leafy sprig on the forearm and a botanical design on the upper arm.
Gold metallic temporary tattoos on arms
Dense black ink ornamental floral tattoo covering a woman's thigh and running down to the calf, in a botanical style.
Ornamental floral tattoo on a thigh and calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses, leaves and a pocket watch with Roman numerals on a calf.
Roses and pocket watch on a calf
Black fine line script reading La vita e bella across the lower back, just above the waistband of dark trousers with a red floral print.
La vita e bella script on lower back
Fine line tattoo of pink hearts linked by swirling black scrollwork on the ankle.
Pink hearts and swirls on an ankle
Small black and grey balloon tattoo with a fine trailing string on the inner forearm, softly shaded.
Balloon on a forearm
Metallic gold foil temporary tattoo reading BRIDE to be inside a ring with a diamond and sparkles, on the forearm near the wrist.
Bride to be ring temporary tattoo
Fine line and dotwork tulips on a stem across a person's upper back, with a small crescent moon near the right shoulder blade.
Two tulips on a stem across a back
Black and grey tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised and a swirling ornament, with patterned detailing on its body, placed on the middle of a person's back.
Ornate elephant with raised trunk on the back
Black script quote wrapping the ribs and side of the torso, with a teal realistic butterfly tattoo near the hip and an inset close-up of the butterfly.
Script quote on ribs with butterfly
Colourful illustrative tattoo of a bird with antler-like branches, a birdcage and a heart on an upper arm, shown in three side-by-side photos.
Bird with antlers and birdcage on upper arm
Small black traditional-style anchor tattoo with a bow wrapped around its shank, on the outer ankle of a bare foot with pink toenails.
Anchor with bow tattoo on an ankle
Black fine line tattoo of an infinity symbol with the word Disney in script and a Mickey Mouse ears silhouette, on the inner wrist.
Infinity symbol with Disney script on wrist
Pink fine line infinity symbol with the word run in script on the back of a person's neck, with hair pulled to one side.
Infinity symbol with 'run' on the neck
Fine black line drawing of an ampersand built from leaves, flowers and berries, shown on a textured white paper background, with no body placement.
Botanical ampersand line drawing
Small black fine line dandelion with drifting seeds on the back of a hand, with pink lips visible above.
Dandelion with drifting seeds on the hand
Fine line script tattoo reading love in dark ink on the side of a finger, against a blurred dark background with bokeh lights.
Love script on a finger
Black outlined snowflake tattoo on the inner wrist, with blue, teal and purple watercolour wash filling the centre.
Watercolour snowflake on the inner wrist
Realistic black and grey forearm tattoo of a compass surrounded by clouds, with a sailing ship on a map and a red wax seal.
Compass, clouds and map on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a black and white cat wearing a grey hat with a feather, set inside an ornate gold frame on a calf.
Tuxedo cat in a hat in a gilded frame
Small solid black crescent moon tattoo on the side of a finger, on an open palm photographed in black and white.
Small crescent moon on a finger
Two neo-trad colour tattoos on a pair of calves, each showing a woman with closed eyes, a jewelled headdress and flowers.
Two ornate female portraits on calves
Black fine line tattoo of a symbol with two spirals and crossing loops, placed at the centre of the back of the neck.
Spiral and loop symbol on the back of the neck
Woman with gold metallic geometric temporary tattoos on her forearms, wrist, hand and fingers, with a vertical filigree design down her midriff.
Gold metallic temporary tattoos on wrists and hand
Fine line tattoo of small black birds perched on a thin wire running across the inner forearm, with a hand resting against a tree trunk.
Birds on a wire along a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather, an ink pot and an ink splatter on the forearm.
Feather and ink pot on a forearm
Small solid black crescent moon tattoo on the side of a ribcage, with a dark top lifted beside it.
Crescent moon tattoo on the ribs
Black geometric tattoo of a clock face, a key and descending dots running down the centre of a person's back.
Clock, key and dots down the spine
Black and grey photograph of a solid, blocky geometric tattoo on the inner wrist and lower forearm, with the palm turned upward.
Blocky geometric mark on the inner wrist
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, peonies and vines across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey floral shoulder tattoo
Black fine-line geometric tattoo of circles, triangles and radiating lines running down the centre of a woman's back, placed on the back.
Geometric line tattoo down a back
Black and grey Celtic interlaced knot tattoo on smooth skin, with shaded grey edges and a soft highlight across the centre.
Celtic interlace knot on skin
Black ink tattoo of the digits 6655321 in a handwritten style, sitting on the upper chest below the collarbone.
Number sequence 6655321 on the upper chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hand with crossed fingers on the upper arm, with part of a botanical tattoo visible below the elbow.
Crossed fingers tattoo on upper arm
Black outline drawing of a cat-faced skull with a heart-shaped nose, ribcage and crossed arm bones ending in X-marked hands, shown as a flash design.
Cat skull and crossbones line drawing
Black dotwork and blackwork tattoo of an owl with a rose below it, placed on the outer thigh.
Owl and rose on the thigh
Dark grey outlined butterfly tattoo with patterned wing detail on the upper arm, next to a white lace top and a red brick wall.
Butterfly tattoo on an upper arm
Two forearms with matching black outline tattoos of a stylised deer with antlers, each with the words til my last breath in script beneath, on the inner forearm.
Matching deer outline tattoos on forearms

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