Tattoo ideas

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

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Realism full sleeve tattoo of a ringed planet, a sunburst, comets and stars across the upper arm and forearm.
Space sleeve with planets, sun and stars
Small black fine line hamsa hand with an eye in the palm and a dotted outline, tattooed on the back of a foot near the ankle.
Small hamsa hand with eye on a heel
Fine line script tattoo reading Always, looped through an open heart outline, on the inner wrist, with silver bangles worn above it.
Always script with heart on a wrist
Black and white photo of a small fine line antler tattoo on the side of a finger on a loosely closed hand.
Antler tattoo on a finger
Black ink star tattoos of varying sizes, some outlined and some solid, scattered diagonally down the centre of a person's back.
Scattered outlined and solid stars on the back
Black and grey photo of three small black semicolon tattoos on the inner wrists of three arms held together.
Three small semicolon tattoos on wrists
Black fine line lotus flower with a spiral and dotted line above it, tattooed on the centre of the back.
Lotus and spiral line tattoo on the back
Black and grey drawing of a symmetrical mandala tattoo design with a central flower, leaves and dotwork, shown on cream paper with no body placement.
Mandala flower design in black and grey
Two forearms held together, one with an olive-toned wheat botanical tattoo and the other with a grey-blue lavender botanical tattoo, both on the forearm.
Wheat and lavender botanical forearm tattoos
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a raccoon face with bold outlines and hatched fur, on the back of a hand.
Raccoon face on the back of a hand
Watercolour-style stag head with large antlers in purple, blue, pink and green, tattooed on the inner forearm of a person wearing a dark top.
Watercolour stag on a forearm
Black and grey botanical flash design of two roses with buds and leaves, shown on a white card against pale wood, with no body placement visible.
Black rose cluster flash design
Black ink hamsa hand tattoo with ornate patterned detail, placed centrally on a woman's upper back while her arms are raised.
Hamsa hand on upper back
Colour tattoo of a white cat with black markings curled on a crescent, beneath a katana, with teal flames and pink petals, on the forearm.
White cat with katana on a forearm
Close up of a pink rose with green leaves and a bud tattooed in colour along the ribs and side of the torso, with a hand resting across the chest.
Pink rose and leaves on the ribs
Greyscale realistic design of seven moon phases stacked vertically from a thin crescent to a full moon and back on a white background.
Moon phases in a vertical column
Fine line black script reading no fear across the top of a foot, close to the base of the toes.
No fear script across the top of a foot
Colour botanical tattoo of a pink lily, purple and pink irises and light blue forget-me-nots with green stems, on the side of a person's ribs.
Lily, iris and forget-me-not on the ribs
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a wolf's head in profile on an upper arm, with detailed fur and a light-catching eye.
Realistic wolf head on an arm
Traditional style tattoo of a black anchor with a heart-shaped top, wrapped in gold rope and overlapped by a red lily, on the lower leg.
Anchor with heart, rope and red lily
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat with cherry blossom flowers and petals, shown on the lower leg in two side-by-side photos.
Maneki-neko lucky cat with cherry blossom
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a dotted outline on the side of a ribcage, in dotwork and geometric style.
Mandala tattoo on the ribs
Pencil drawing of two wolves with tribal swirls, their bodies curving together to form a heart shape, shown as a tattoo design sketch with no body placement visible.
Two wolves forming a heart outline
Two cartoon cat tattoos with black outlines and orange fill, one on each forearm, shown with the palms raised toward the camera.
Two cat tattoos on forearms
Small black fine line tattoo of a hedgehog on the side of a foot near the ankle, with jeans cuffed above it.
Small hedgehog tattoo on a foot
Fine line black tattoo of an origami paper boat, origami bird and paper plane with a dashed flight path, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Origami boat, bird and paper plane on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship with rigging and sails on the inside of a forearm.
Three-masted sailing ship on a forearm
Back view of a woman with a small black lettering tattoo on her upper arm, partly legible French text, with her hand on her hip.
Small text tattoo on upper arm
Large red rose tattoo with black linework and green leaves on the upper back near the neck, in a sketchy watercolour style.
Red rose with green leaves on upper back
Fine line tattoo of a bear built from overlapping circles and arcs, with Roman numerals inside, on the forearm.
Geometric bear with Roman numerals
Fine line tattoo of a heartbeat trace with a treble clef and a music note in dark purple ink on the forearm.
Heartbeat line with treble clef on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a forest scene with a stag silhouette, a hunter figure and a large skull.
Forest, stag and skull on a forearm
Two matching black script tattoos reading Together forever, never apart, maybe in distance, but not in heart, across the upper back and shoulder.
Matching script quote on two upper backs
Black and white photo of a small fine line paper plane tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Paper plane on upper back
Black tribal band with teal accents and a shaded flower wrapping across the side of the ribs.
Tribal band with flower on the ribs
Pencil drawing of a traditional-style mermaid draped over an anchor, framed by flowers and rope, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Mermaid and anchor design sketch
Fine line black tattoo of a stretching cat with the word enjoy in script on the ankle, linked by a single line from its tail.
Stretching cat with script on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the upper arm showing two figures with bird skulls for heads, with the words NEVER TRUST THE LIVING between them.
Two bird-skulled figures with Never Trust the Living
Black ink dotwork tattoo of a fish riding a bicycle while smoking a cigarette, placed on the leg.
Fish riding a bicycle and smoking
Black and grey tattoo of a crown and anchor wrapped in rope, with the script words My King above and My Anchor below, on a person's side.
Crown and anchor with script lettering
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a wolf head with roses and pistols across the stomach, above rolled denim shorts.
Wolf head with roses and pistols on the stomach
Fine line elephant outline tattoo in pale ink on a woman's upper back, with a small script tattoo on her hand.
Small elephant outline on upper back
Realistic black and grey tattoo of open hairdressing scissors on the inner forearm of a standing person wearing jeans.
Hairdressing scissors on a forearm
Black and white photo of a barn owl tattoo with spread wings on a person's upper back, shaded in a realistic style, placed between the shoulder blades.
Barn owl with spread wings on upper back
Close view of the back of a neck with the word Resilience in black fine line script tattoo lettering at the base of the neck, below dark hair.
Resilience script tattoo on the nape
Photograph of five shaded blue butterflies with black-edged wings tattooed down a person's back in a realistic style.
Five blue butterflies down the back
Black and grey tattoo of a serene Buddha head with closed eyes and a curled topknot, placed on the side of a finger.
Buddha head on a finger
Black silhouette design of a city skyline with the Space Needle at its centre, shown on a plain white background.
Space Needle and city skyline silhouette

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