Tattoo ideas

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

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Four views of a black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a fantasy castle, a hooded figure, a female elf warrior and skulls from shoulder to wrist.
Fantasy castle and warrior full sleeve
Colourful geometric hourglass tattoo with pink, red and green fills and black outlines on the inside of a forearm.
Geometric hourglass on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of five rose clusters with leaves inside a rectangular frame, on the inner forearm.
Rose clusters in a rectangular frame on a forearm
Fine line fish outline tattoo on the inner wrist, beside a steel Fossil watch strap.
Small fish outline on the inner wrist
Black lettering tattoo on a forearm, with the words FLOAT, CATCH, BLEED, DEATH, STIFF and PUSH stacked in a staggered column in a simple sans serif.
Six stacked words on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a dotted chain bracelet with small drop pendants and a crescent shape, across the wrist and back of the hand.
Fine line chain bracelet tattoo on wrist
Black and white photo of a raised hand and forearm with a geometric mandala tattoo, with further ornamental tattoos on the upper arm.
Geometric mandala tattoo on hand and forearm
Black and grey shaded anchor tattoo with a rope coiled around the shaft, on the inside of a forearm near the wrist.
Anchor and rope on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint and roses, covering a forearm.
Sugar skull woman and roses on a forearm
Black dotwork and fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles, triangles and a vertical line on the inner forearm.
Geometric circles and triangles on a forearm
Pink infinity ribbon tattoo with the black script word faith on the inner wrist.
Pink infinity ribbon with faith script on wrist
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a skull with flowers growing from its crown, shaded with dotwork, on a forearm.
Skull with flowers on a forearm
Dark purple block capitals reading BEST DAY EVER on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a white rose lying beside the arm.
Best day ever lettering on a wrist
Close crop of a forearm with a black geometric pattern tattoo near the wrist, a small mark above the elbow, and a woman wearing a green t-shirt and layered gold necklaces.
Geometric forearm tattoo with layered necklaces
Black and grey botanical tattoo on a forearm, with a shaded rose and three lace-patterned leaves running towards the wrist.
Rose and lace leaves on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a low battery icon with a black outline and a single red charge segment, placed on the inner wrist.
Low battery icon on wrist
Fine line black outline tattoo of a light bulb on the inner wrist of a raised hand, set against a textured white wall.
Light bulb tattoo on inner wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a small sailboat on waves on the inner wrist, with a nautical chart behind the raised hand.
Small sailboat on the inner wrist
Traditional style tattoo of a solid black heart with a scalloped outline and pink and orange flowers with green leaves, on the inner forearm.
Solid black heart with flowers on a forearm
Two arms with rainbow heart tattoos: an outlined heart with an unfilled centre on the upper arm, and a solid rainbow-striped heart on the forearm.
Matching rainbow heart tattoos on arms
Fine line black constellation tattoo of connected dots and lines on the inside of a wrist, with a raised hand and lilac nails in view.
Constellation tattoo on the inner wrist
Traditional style colour tattoo of a champagne bottle with a popping cork and the words No Troubles Just Bubbles on a banner, with red flowers, on a forearm.
Champagne bottle with banner on a forearm
Four black ink tattoos in a collage: a dotted-line paper plane on a wrist, an aeroplane on a forearm over a vintage map, a map of Africa on a upper back, and a sailboat with a star on a forearm.
Travel tattoos: paper plane, Africa, aeroplane and sailboat
Colour realism rose with black lace mandala patterns and red gems on a forearm, with dotwork diamonds near the wrist.
Realistic rose and lace forearm tattoo
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of utility poles, wires and root-like lines across an elbow and forearm.
Abstract poles and wires on an elbow and forearm
Two forearms showing a fine line black outline of the world map on the left arm and a shaded black compass rose with a fleur-de-lis on the right arm.
World map and compass rose on forearms
Bright cartoon cacti in yellow, pink, red, teal and green across the inner wrist and forearm of a raised hand, with a flat, illustrated style.
Colourful cactus designs on a wrist
Several forearms with gold and silver metallic temporary designs, including leaf, geometric and dotted patterns, worn with gold bangles.
Gold and silver metallic designs on forearms
Metallic gold foil temporary tattoo of a crown above the letters HRH in block lettering, on the inner forearm of a person.
Gold foil HRH crown tattoo on a forearm
Small black fine line arrow tattoo with feathered fletching on the inner forearm of a person with long blonde hair.
Arrow tattoo on the forearm
Close-up of a dark script lettering tattoo reading We All Fall Down Sometimes, with a small outlined scalloped star below, on a limb.
We All Fall Down Sometimes lettering on a forearm
Two panels show black lettering tattoos on a forearm: "heart" over "mind" above, and "courage" over "fear" below, in a typewriter-style font.
Heart over mind and courage over fear lettering on forearm
Black ornamental tattoo across the back of a hand with a star at the centre and a patterned band on the forearm, in a blackwork style.
Black star and patterned forearm band on hand
Black and grey shaded butterfly tattoo across the inner hands of a person pressing their palms together in prayer, with lettering on the wrist.
Butterfly tattoo across praying hands
Black and grey owl and dreamcatcher tattoo on the inner forearm, with three feathers hanging below the hoop.
Owl and dreamcatcher on a forearm
Fine black fine-line tattoo on the inner wrist reading "we're alright though" in typewriter lettering, with a safety pin and five tally marks beneath it.
Quote and safety pin on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo on the inner forearm of a woman's face with hands covering her eyes, its hair and hands filled with blue and purple galaxy shading and stars, with a green shape below the chin.
Woman with hands over eyes, starry forearm tattoo
Fine line black script tattoo reading focus across the wrist of a hand held against a plain grey background.
Focus script on a wrist
Blue lettering tattoo on the inner forearm reading "It's a sin to kill a mockingbird." in a lettering style.
Mockingbird quote on a forearm
Close view of a woman's forearm with fine black cursive script reading live love laugh, underlined by a single thin stroke, on the forearm.
Live love laugh script on a forearm
Colour tattoo of Captain America in a realistic style on a forearm, showing his blue cowl, white star and part of his red and white shield.
Captain America portrait on a forearm
Several arms rest side by side, each with gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos of geometric motifs on the forearms and wrists, worn with gold bangles.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on arms
Close view of a forearm with a botanical tattoo of burgundy and mauve blooms and buds on slender stems, held beside white chrysanthemums.
Burgundy flower sprig on a forearm
Three-panel collage of a traditional style moth tattoo in black, grey, orange and pink on a forearm, with feather details at the top and bottom.
Traditional moth on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a hovering hummingbird with green, teal and orange plumage and spread wings on the inner forearm.
Hummingbird in flight on a forearm
Collage of four tattoos: outline giraffes on forearms, watercolour hearts on wrists, a fine line clover on a wrist, and script reading I am because you are on shoulder blades.
Giraffes, hearts, clover and script tattoos
Black ink pocket watch with Roman numerals, a flower and a banner reading TIME IS ON MY SIDE, tattooed on a forearm.
Pocket watch and banner on a forearm
Close-up of a fine line tattoo of five small black bird silhouettes flying in a diagonal row across the inner forearm near the wrist.
Five small birds in flight on a wrist

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