Tattoo ideas

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

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Hand-drawn flash design of a crosshatched ribbon banner wrapping vertically, with the lettering 'You are what you love not who loves you' in black on a purple background.
Ribbon banner with 'You are what you love' lettering
Black and grey script lettering tattoos reading Together and Forever on the backs of two clasped hands, with a wristwatch and bracelets on one wrist.
Together and Forever script on clasped hands
Colourful neo-traditional iris tattoo with teal leaves and hanging dotted chains on the chest.
Iris with dotted chains on chest
Two legs covered in black and grey tattoos including roses, a crown and script lettering, with the thigh and calf visible.
Multiple black and grey tattoos on both legs
Two black and grey butterflies with turquoise spots and wing edges, tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Two butterflies on a wrist
Two photographs of a shaded grey rose tattoo with black leaves on a shoulder, one from the front and one in profile.
Grey rose tattoo on a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of an infinity symbol merged with an outlined heart on the inner wrist, shown in a black and white photo.
Infinity and heart on the inner wrist
Fine line black seahorse, ship's wheel and star tattoos on the fingers of a hand, with a small anchor-like mark on the ring finger.
Small nautical finger tattoos on a hand
Small black fine line design inside a rectangular frame on the outer ankle of a bare leg raised against a white wall.
Small framed design on ankle
Black horseshoe tattoo with a small cross inside it on the front of a thigh, in solid black ink with grey shading.
Horseshoe and cross on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a rose emerging from torn skin, with banded lettering and shaded metallic rings, on the forearm.
Rose under peeled skin on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork lace garter tattoo with a small pistol motif on the upper thigh of a woman wearing a black corset and black lingerie.
Lace garter tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey butterfly tattoo on the upper arm beside a cursive script quote across the back, shown from behind.
Butterfly and script quote on arm and back
Colour tattoo of a stylised wave curling inside a circle, in blues, teal and green with black outlines, on the inner forearm.
Stylised wave in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey heart-shaped padlock tattoo with ornate scrollwork on an upper arm, beside a small ornate key tattoo on a forearm.
Heart padlock and key tattoos on arms
Blue ink floral medallion tattoo on the inner forearm, with rose-like blooms and leaves in a botanical style, above stacked bangles.
Blue floral medallion on a forearm
Small fine line tattoo of short horizontal marks and dots on the back of a person in an orange dress on a sandy beach.
Small line and dot tattoo on the back
Black lettering tattoo of an infinity symbol with the word love and three flying birds above, on a woman's upper back.
Infinity, love and birds on upper back
Colour tattoo of the cartoon fish Dory with small bubbles, placed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Dory the blue tang on a wrist
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading "still" above "Beautiful" on a patch of pale skin with soft natural light.
Still and Beautiful in fine line script
Close-up of a woman's upper arm with a row of simple black moon phase tattoos running in a line, her face cropped out of frame.
Moon phases tattoo on upper arm
Fine line outline tattoo of a world map on the side of an ankle and foot, with a woven bracelet above it.
World map outline on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a green and teal awareness ribbon with black script reading Hope and a small hummingbird, placed on the back of the neck.
Hope ribbon and hummingbird on the neck
Black and grey rose tattoos with leaves and buds on a forearm, with a blank band of skin left between the two sections.
Black rose tattoos across a forearm
Black script quote and two shaded red roses tattooed on the side of a person's ribs, with a white top at the upper edge of the frame.
Script quote and two roses on the ribs
Close photo of the word recover(ed) tattooed in small black lettering on the inner forearm, with a cream electric guitar in the background.
Recover(ed) lettering on inner forearm
Fine line script tattoo on the upper chest reading a quote in two lines, with a small blue police box beside it.
Quote and TARDIS on the upper chest
Black line drawing flash of a swallow with spread wings, a pair of scissors, two roses and a CREATE banner, in a traditional style.
Swallow, scissors and roses with CREATE banner
Black and white photo of a man in a striped shirt and tie, with black linework and script tattoos on both forearms.
Forearm tattoos with script lettering
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman with long hair flowing into water beneath a crescent moon, with trees, mountains and a tower.
Woman in water beneath a crescent moon
Black and grey realism tattoo of a robed bodhisattva figure in front of a lotus halo, running down the forearm.
Bodhisattva figure with lotus on a forearm
Small fine line outline tattoo of two elephants facing each other on skin, in dark ink.
Two elephants in fine line
Fine line black outline tattoo of a flying bird behind a person's left ear, with a small stud earring visible nearby.
Flying bird tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey realism style tattoo of rolled dollar bills with partial lettering, covering a forearm.
Rolled dollar bills on a forearm
Black line drawing of a fluffy kitten with a bow and a ball of yarn, framed by swirling cloud motifs, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Kitten with a ball of yarn and bow
Black and grey dotwork-shaded compass rose tattoo with a fleur-de-lis and scrolls on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Compass rose with scrollwork on upper back
Two black tattoos on forearms: a solid black cap above thin outlined hair on the left, and a bearded face under a black cap on the right.
Two forearm tattoos of capped figures
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a sequence of moon phases stacked vertically on a forearm, with a smaller matching version on the other arm.
Moon phases tattoo on both forearms
Blue ornamental cannabis leaf tattoo with filigree patterns across the upper back.
Ornamental cannabis leaf on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a moth with eyespot markings on its wings and feathered antennae.
Moth with eyespot wings in dotwork
Black ink tattoos on a thigh and forearm, with a dark floral design on the thigh and an ornamental mandala on the forearm, worn with silver rings and a bracelet.
Dark tattoos on thigh and forearm
Colour tattoo of the cartoon bunny My Melody in a pink hood with a blue bow, surrounded by pink hearts, on a lower leg.
My Melody character tattoo on a calf
Black and grey fine line tattoo of vertical lettering running down a calf, with a small line drawing of a reclining figure across the top of the foot.
Vertical text and reclining figure on leg
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading liefde across the inner forearm of a person with blonde hair in a dark knit jumper.
Fine line script word on a forearm
Black script lettering tattoo reading Romans 10:15 on a foot, with a second dusty foot resting against it.
Romans 10:15 script on a foot
Colour traditional tattoo of a blue police box, a red rose and a gold pocket watch on the outer thigh above the knee.
Police box, rose and pocket watch on a thigh
Small black fine-line constellation tattoo of dotted stars joined by a line, placed on the side of the ribs.
Constellation tattoo on the ribs
Two people seen from behind, each with a black script quote tattoo across the upper back, one reading 'If there ever comes a day when we can't be together'.
Matching script quote tattoos on two upper backs

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