Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black tattoo of a cat with its tail curling up, above a trail of paw prints with one red heart, on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Black cat and paw prints on the chest
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing a bird with flowing swirl ornament and fine line detail, drawn on cream paper with no body placement shown.
Ornamental bird design in ink linework
Forearm tattoo of the word Breathe in black script over a pink infinity loop, with red swirls and dots around it.
Breathe script and infinity on a forearm
Three-panel collage of forearm tattoos: a small black fine-line heart swirl with a star, a colour feather in pink and orange, and a black and grey feather with shading.
Three feather and heart tattoos on forearms
Black and white engraving of six geometric tattoo motifs, including crosses, rosettes and star shapes, from a printed historical figure.
Historic tattoo motif engraving
Black line drawing of a circular geometric design made of arcs, circles and small dots, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Circular geometric line design
Small grey open book tattoo with outlined pages and light shading on the back of a heel near the ankle.
Small open book tattoo on the heel
Black and white photo of a man seen from behind on a motorcycle, with tattooed upper arms visible beside a dark slogan T-shirt.
Arm tattoos on a man seated on a motorcycle
Black and grey shaded tattoo of five-pointed stars in varying sizes running diagonally across the upper chest near the collarbone.
Shaded stars across the upper chest
Colourful tattoo of a cat with blue daisy-like flowers over its eyes, shaded in blue, teal, yellow and orange on the outer thigh.
Blue cat with flower eyes on a thigh
Traditional colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS with orange explosions, a gear motif and banners reading We only have what we remember, on an upper arm.
TARDIS and explosions on an upper arm
Black lettering tattoo of an infinity symbol made from Roman numerals, sitting on the upper arm.
Infinity symbol of Roman numerals on arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses and a compass with script on the outer thigh.
Roses and compass on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of paisley motifs and flowering stems covering the upper arm, with a dark tank top at the shoulder.
Floral paisley dotwork on upper arm
Black moon phase tattoo in a vertical line down the spine on a bare back, shown in simple geometric circles.
Moon phases down the spine
Black and white photo of a small fine line geometric diamond tattoo on the back of a hand, near the base of the index finger.
Small diamond tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey tattoo of a spider on a web with a large flower on the upper arm, shown with a white sleeve pushed up.
Spider and web with a flower on upper arm
Close photo of a fine line feather tattoo with soft pink, blue and orange wash on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Feather with pastel wash on upper chest
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a corset lace-up with silver eyelets and a bow, sitting on the side of the ribs and waist.
Corset lacing tattoo on the ribs
Small red outline heart tattoo in fine line style on the side of a finger, with red painted nails and a blurred background.
Small red heart outline on a finger
Black script tattoo reading Love with a small heart on the side of a finger, in a fine line style.
Love script with heart on a finger
Black and grey geometric elephant head tattoo with patterned ears, tusks and trunk, shown on bare skin.
Geometric elephant head tattoo
A grey tabby kitten held up by two hands, with a red and black floral tattoo sleeve on one forearm and a small black tattoo near the wrist of the other.
Tabby kitten held by tattooed forearms
Small black typewriter-style lettering reading "i feel infinite." on the inner wrist of a hand held palm up against a pale pink sheet.
"i feel infinite." lettering on the inner wrist
Close crop of a woman with white ink floral mandala tattoos on her left and right shoulders and a white dotted chain design across her chest, with a white crochet bralette.
White ink mandala shoulder and chest tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of a twisting tree with a perched bird and a dotwork cube pattern on a person's ribs.
Tree and geometric cube tattoo on ribs
Black and grey blackwork tattoo running down the spine of a bare back, with a geometric arrowhead motif at the base.
Spinal tribal band ending in an arrowhead
Lettering tattoo reading REAL women WATCH FOOTBALL with red lips and a football, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Real women watch football slogan on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a horse's head and mane in front of a mandala, on the outer thigh.
Horse with mandala on a thigh
Black ink tattoo of a cute cartoon baby elephant decorated with mandala-style patterns, shown in close-up on a limb.
Mandala-patterned baby elephant tattoo
Pencil drawing of two facing profile silhouettes filled with starry space, UFOs, Earth and a green mountain landscape under the words The Truth and Is Out There.
Twin profiles with UFOs and mountains
Colour tattoo of a ripe peach with a green leaf, stem and water droplets, photographed beside a coin for scale.
Peach with leaf tattoo
Close view of white ink mandala designs on the back of a hand and a knee, in a geometric style, with teal nail polish and silver rings.
White mandala designs on hand and knee
Black line drawing of a circular symbol made of arcs, circles and short strokes, with no body placement shown.
Circular line design with arcs and circles
Neo-traditional coloured forearm tattoo of a snow-capped mountain, pine trees, a lake and a pine cone inside a circular frame with antler-like branches and the numerals 5280.
Mountain lake and pine cone on a forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of pink flowers, green fern fronds and a dragonfly across the lower abdomen, with a navel piercing above it.
Flowers, fern and dragonfly on lower abdomen
Close photo of a black and brown frog-like tattoo with four splayed limbs on the inner forearm, shaded softly in the body.
Frog-like figure on a forearm
Black ink line drawing of a weeping willow tree with drooping branches and leaves on a plain tan background, in a botanical tattoo flash style.
Weeping willow tree line drawing
Black and grey realistic angel wings tattooed across the upper and mid back of a person seated with their face turned away.
Angel wings across a back
Two small black fine line tattoos: an outlined diamond on the back of a hand and a skeleton with a hanging cord on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Diamond on hand and skeleton on wrist
Black and white photo of a fine line outline world map tattoo on a woman's upper back, below her braided hair.
Outline world map on upper back
A flash sheet of sixteen colour drawings of cupcakes decorated with superhero motifs, including a wolverine mask, a Captain America shield, a Hulk fist and a skull, with no body placement shown.
Superhero cupcake flash sheet
Colourful floral sleeve tattoo with dotwork fill covering the upper arm and forearm, shown from two angles.
Floral sleeve tattoo on an arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a red flower, yellow flower and green leaves wrapping around a forearm.
Red and yellow flowers with green leaves on an arm
Fine line wavy tattoo along the side of a finger, shown in an OK gesture over rippling water.
Wavy line tattoo on a middle finger
Mirror selfie of a neo-trad colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a large Dalek with blue lightning and stacked boxes.
Dalek colour sleeve tattoo
Small black outline of a diamond tattoo on the inside ankle of a person wearing dark rolled-up jeans and burgundy canvas trainers.
Small outlined diamond on an ankle
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a stylised bird with folded wings and a banner reading PRETTY BIRD, on the upper arm.
Pretty Bird banner tattoo on upper arm

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