Tattoo ideas

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

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Black fine line infinity symbol with the word family written in script across its loop, tattooed on skin in a lettering style.
Infinity symbol with family script
Colour realism tattoo of a grey alien with glowing orange eyes against a purple and blue starry sky, on the upper leg.
Alien head in a starry sky
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two plumeria flowers with swirling lines and dots on the lower torso.
Black and grey plumeria flowers with swirls
White dotwork design of a six-pointed symmetrical swirl ornament with scrolls and curls on a black background, shown as a flash-style drawing rather than on skin.
Dotwork six-point swirl ornament design
Fine line black infinity symbol with three small solid bird silhouettes tattooed on the inner wrist.
Infinity symbol with three birds on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a skull built from leaf veins, with a thin stem line above it, on the inner forearm against a pink background.
Leaf-textured skull on a forearm
Gold metallic temporary tattoo of the Greek letters delta and gamma beside an anchor on the inner wrist.
Gold Greek letters and anchor on wrist
Black and grey tattoo of flowers, leaves and buds running down the side of a hip and upper thigh.
Floral cluster on a hip and thigh
Black and grey Celtic knot tattoo shaped like a heart with a looped tail, on the upper back.
Celtic knot heart on upper back
Shaded pink ribbon tattoo looping into a heart shape on the lower back, with grey shadow along its edges.
Pink ribbon forming a heart
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a treble clef in negative space on a forearm, set against a splattered ink wash.
Treble clef on forearm in ink splash
Small solid black silhouette tattoo of two sitting cats on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two cat silhouettes on upper back
Black and grey script tattoo reading Meow on the side of the ribs, with a black bra visible above it.
Meow script tattoo on the ribs
Colour realism tattoo of a man's face in aviator sunglasses with a cigarette, with fiery orange reflections in the lenses, on the upper arm.
Realistic colour portrait with sunglasses and cigarette
Flash sheet of black script lettering tattoo designs with ornate flourishes, including New York City and Happy Times Sad Times, on a cream background.
Script lettering flash sheet with flourishes
Traditional style colour tattoo on the top of a foot showing a pin-up nurse in a red cross cap holding a syringe, with roses above a MOM banner.
Nurse pin-up and roses with MOM banner on a foot
Black lettering tattoo on the inner forearm showing stylised initials MTW above the script quote Open your mind Before your mouth.
Initials and quote on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a grey Totoro character holding a red umbrella, with green acorns below, on the middle finger of a hand.
Totoro with umbrella and acorns on a finger
Close photograph of a black script lettering tattoo reading Je ne regrette rien on the inner wrist of a hand raised with pale pink nails.
French phrase in script on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, placed on the calf.
Realistic lion portrait on a calf
Fine line tattoo of a cat face with teal eyes and a pink nose on the forearm, with light grey shading.
Cat face on a forearm
Light metallic ornamental design with paisley and lotus-like motifs on a woman's upper back, photographed from behind.
Metallic ornamental design on upper back
Two people seen from behind with matching script quote tattoos on their upper back, one with a feather and infinity symbol and the other with an anchor and infinity symbol.
Matching infinity and quote tattoos on shoulders
Shaded red and brown broken heart tattoo held together with grey stitches, shown on a close crop of skin.
Stitched broken heart tattoo
Back of a woman's neck showing a small black outline animal tattoo at the nape, with an orange sun and a green snowflake further down the upper back.
Sun, snowflake and animal outline on upper back
Traditional style colour tattoo of a crown above a red rose with green leaves and a stem, on a person's upper back between the shoulder blades.
Crowned red rose with leaves on upper back
Black ink lettering tattoo on the inner wrist showing a semicolon beside the words 'You Are The Author' in mixed script fonts.
Semicolon and 'You Are The Author' on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a triangle enclosing a circle and vertical line, framed by swirls, on the wrist of a hand with dark nail polish.
Triangle, circle and swirl ornament on wrist
Heavily tattooed upper arm and forearm in traditional style, with a swallow and a banner design, cradling an orange cat.
Traditional tattoo sleeve holding an orange cat
Colour traditional style tattoos on a person's thighs and hand, showing a tiger head, a red rose, a framed portrait and a pocket watch, photographed in a car.
Traditional tattoo sleeve on legs and hand
Black script tattoo reading Allons-y on the top of a foot near the ankle, with blue bow flats and dark jeans visible.
Allons-y script tattoo on the foot
Colour traditional-style rose tattoo on an upper arm beside a black and grey floral tattoo on the shoulder, with a person whose hair is braided and dyed teal, pink and purple.
Floral tattoos on upper arm and shoulder
Fine line tattoo of a curled-up sleeping cat on the inner forearm, drawn in single black linework.
Sleeping cat on a forearm
Mirror selfie of a person in a cream crochet maxi dress showing a dark, heavily shaded tattoo sleeve on the upper arm and forearm.
Dark tattoo sleeve in a crochet maxi dress
Black script word sisters with a pink looping swash tattooed on the side of a lower back, with a white bikini strap visible.
Sisters script with pink swash on lower back
Blue and black tribal swirls frame a blue heart with a stylised W-like pattern, tattooed on the upper chest.
Heart with tribal swirls on the upper chest
Fine line tattoo of two thin black parallel lines encircling a forearm, with a green jumper sleeve pushed up above it.
Two parallel lines around a forearm
Colour tattoo of a blueberry branch with dark purple berries and green leaves wrapping around a forearm, in a botanical style with realistic shading.
Blueberry branch wrapped around a forearm
Solid black ornate cross design with looped knotwork ends and scrollwork on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Ornate black cross design
Black ink lotus mandala with intricate fine line patterning and three dots above it, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Ornate lotus mandala on a wrist
Two matching small black fine line hash symbol tattoos on skin, one beside a gold chain bracelet.
Matching hash symbol tattoos
Colour tattoo in botanical style of a sunflower, ferns, a dark songbird, a moth and autumn leaves running down the side of a bare back.
Sunflower, fern and moth down the back
Black fine line script lettering reading a quote sits across the upper chest near the collarbone, beside a grey top and a pendant necklace.
Script quote on the upper chest
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of an orange sun with black linework and blue, green and purple splashes on a person's upper back.
Orange sunburst with watercolour splashes on upper back
Colour realism portrait tattoo of a man with dark swept hair, a moustache and a red jacket with a tie, on the calf.
Portrait of a man with moustache on a calf
Black fine line compass tattoo with N, E, S and W letters and arrowed points, on the inner ankle.
Small compass tattoo on an ankle
Bold black tribal-style creature tattoo with a small red accent, running along the forearm.
Tribal creature on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a koi fish swimming upward past two open blossoms and a bud on a thin branch, a Japanese and botanical tattoo design.
Koi fish with blossoms sketch

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