Tattoo ideas

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

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Two small black script tattoos reading My First and My Last sit on the shoulders of two people, one with wavy blonde hair.
Script words on two shoulders
Black and grey realism tattoo of a creature with ridged scales and two gripping hands tearing through skin across the centre of the back.
Creature tearing through skin on back
Circular flash design of two clasped hands and two small hearts inside a red and cream ring of lettering, on a dark navy background.
Clasped hands in a circular lettering ring
Neo-traditional flash design of a stylised woman holding a frog, framed by pink lotus flowers and a banner reading Bayou Beauty.
Bayou Beauty pin-up with lotus and frog
Close-up of a black and grey mandala and floral tattoo with dotted shading on a woman's forearm, while her hand rests on her hip.
Mandala and floral forearm tattoo
Fine line lettering design reading WARR;OR, with a semicolon in place of the I, on a plain white background.
WARR;OR lettering design
Purple brush-stroke drawing of a dragonfly with spiralled wing tips and a long wavy trail, on a white background.
Purple brush dragonfly with flowing tail
Black fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a crescent moon outline, a solid black circle with white geometric linework, and a row of small symbols above it.
Geometric moon and symbols on a forearm
Colour tattoo on the outer thigh of a woman in profile with red lips, her hair dissolving into loose red, pink, blue and teal washes.
Woman's profile with flowing hair on thigh
Black and grey photo of a bold, abstract swirling flourish tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, in a blackwork style.
Black swirl flourish on a wrist
Realistic black and grey pocket watch tattoo with Roman numerals and a chain bow, placed on the chest.
Pocket watch tattoo on chest
Colour tattoo of a yellow and orange daffodil with soft painterly shading on a person's calf, beside a brown map-print bag.
Yellow daffodil tattoo on a calf
Close crop of a woman in a black bra with skeleton hand cups, showing black ink swallows and script on her chest and shoulder and a floral tattoo on her upper arm.
Swallows and script on chest and upper arm
Black ink drawing of a butterfly with intricate swirling lace-like wings and curling antennae, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Lace-winged butterfly design
Drawing of a tribal-style dragon design in black ink with blue shading, with spiked wings and a long curling tail, on a white background.
Blue and black tribal dragon design
Realism tattoo of an owl with a glowing orange eye merging into a shaded skull, in black and grey with one colour accent, on a limb.
Owl and skull on a limb
Black and grey Polynesian tribal sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, running down towards the forearm, shown from two angles.
Polynesian tribal sleeve on an arm
Black tattoo of two birds perched on a leafy branch with a third bird flying above, on the inner wrist.
Two birds on a branch on a wrist
Traditional colour tattoo of a heart and a brain balanced on scales above a red rose with green leaves, on the upper arm.
Heart and brain scales with rose on upper arm
Metallic gold temporary tattoo reading team bride in script lettering with a diamond icon, placed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Team Bride script with diamond on a forearm
Black calligraphic lettering arranged in the shape of a cross on a cream parchment background, with the words The Way at its centre, in a lettering style with no body placement shown.
Calligraphic cross lettering design
Collage of realistic faceted gemstone tattoos, including a rainbow heart, teal heart, red gem, blue star and green gem, in full colour.
Faceted gemstone and heart tattoos collage
Black and white photo of a fine line geometric mandala tattoo with dangling drops on a woman's chest, placed across the sternum.
Geometric mandala tattoo across the sternum
Before and after pair of a wrist tattoo showing a baseball in grass with the handwritten words I love you DAD, first in black linework and then in colour.
Baseball in grass with I love you DAD script
Black and grey realism tattoo of a single feather on the side ribs, shown in a black and white photograph with fabric pulled open at the chest.
Feather tattoo on the side ribs
Realism tattoo of a greyscale tiger head framed by pink, red and purple flowers and small blue butterflies on the upper arm.
Tiger head with watercolour flowers on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of the words go the distance in script above a circle with scroll swirls and a lightning bolt, on a forearm.
Go the distance script and lightning bolt on forearm
Black dotwork tattoo of a scallop shell with a stippled fan of ridges and a bold outline, on the inner forearm.
Scallop shell on a forearm
Black geometric tattoo of stacked diamonds and arrow-like points running down the centre of a person's upper back, in a Geometric style.
Geometric diamond motif down the spine
Black fine line tattoo of several island outlines in a diagonal row across a forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Island outlines in a row on a forearm
Sketchy black line tattoo of two figures kissing in profile on an upper leg, covered in clear plastic wrap.
Two figures kissing in profile on a thigh
Colour mandala tattoo with a green Om symbol at the centre, placed on the upper chest below the chin.
Om mandala tattoo on the chest
Colourful watercolour-style lion head tattoo with splashes of pink, orange and purple on the centre of a man's chest.
Watercolour lion on a chest
Black and white photo of a black serif lettering tattoo reading cheers to the miles it took to get here, placed on a person's upper back.
Quote tattoo across upper back
Neo-traditional tattoo of a shaded grey bat in flight above pink and burgundy peonies with green leaves, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Bat and peonies on an upper arm
Black ink tattoo of a skull filled with mandala patterns and roses, covering the inner forearm, in a fine line style.
Mandala skull and roses on forearm
Colour compass rose tattoo with black linework and an orange watercolour wash on the upper arm, with a compass flash design visible in the background.
Compass rose tattoo with orange watercolour splash
Colour tattoo of a circle with a blue wave and red swirl on the left and bicycle wheel spokes on the right, inside a scalloped outline, on skin.
Waves and bicycle wheel in a circle
Black and grey fine line tattoo on the inner forearm of a woman in a floral dress, showing the words 'you are beautiful, you are valuable, you are enough' with small flying birds.
Quote and small birds on a forearm
Black lace-style ornamental tattoo across the back of a hand and wrist, with a red and magenta neo-traditional rose at its centre.
Lace and rose tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cracked pocket watch with Roman numerals wrapped in chains, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Cracked pocket watch and chains on upper arm
Line drawing of the number 5 formed into a rose bloom with a purple outline, a spiral inside and green leaves and stem, shown as a tattoo design without any body part visible.
Number 5 designed as a rose
Black and grey pencil sketch design of a vintage microphone wrapped in a ribbon, surrounded by music notes and a treble clef.
Vintage microphone with music notes sketch
Close-up of a botanical neo-trad tattoo of two pink roses with green leaves and stems wrapping around a forearm, with a blue knit sleeve behind.
Pink roses and leaves on a forearm
Back view of a person with a black and grey tattoo sleeve on the raised arm, showing clouds, leaves and floral shapes across the upper arm and forearm.
Black and grey arm sleeve seen from behind
Black fine-line script tattoo reading sometimes you have to fall before you fly, running across the outer thigh below denim cut-off shorts.
Script quote along a thigh
Colour tattoo of a pair of red sparkly heeled shoes with bow details, in a neo-traditional style, on the forearm.
Red heeled shoes with bows on a forearm
Small black fine line arrow tattoo running along the side of a finger, with the arrowhead pointing to the right.
Small arrow tattoo on a finger

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