Tattoo ideas

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

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Black bands and a blue watercolour-style arrow tattoo on the inside of a forearm, with the arrow placed below the bands.
Arrow and bands on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo reading riot on one thigh and grrrl on the other, in a typewriter-style font, on a person wearing a striped skirt.
Riot grrrl lettering across both thighs
Black and grey tattoo of three shaded stars linked by a swirling vine across the top of a foot.
Three stars and a vine on the top of a foot
Black ink triple moon with a pentagram and swirling ornamental filler on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Triple moon and pentagram on the upper chest
Two matching black and grey tattoos on the wrists: a shaded key with a dotted trail on the upper arm, and a heart-shaped lock with a dotted trail on the lower wrist.
Matching key and heart lock wrist tattoos
Realistic forearm tattoo of a sugar skull woman with red eyes, smoke swirls and a skull below, shaded in grey with red accents.
Sugar skull woman and skull on a forearm
Close-up of a leg with two solid black brushstroke bands tattooed across the calf, in a blackwork style.
Two black brushstroke bands on a calf
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a bull's head silhouette with horns on the back of a person's neck, in a black and white photo.
Bull silhouette on the back of the neck
Black and grey tattoo of a howling wolf in profile beside a smaller wolf silhouetted under a moon on a mountain, on the lower torso.
Howling wolf and mountain scene
Four colourful sugar skull designs with floral patterns, hearts and a red rose, arranged on a beige background.
Four colourful sugar skull designs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the words You are not alone above a sketched girl holding a book, on a lower leg.
Quote and sketched girl with a book
Black ink tattoo on a forearm showing a telegraph pole with wires, three birds perched on the lines and a bicycle below, in a blackwork style.
Telegraph pole, birds and bicycle on a forearm
Black hand-lettered script reading The struggle is part of the story on a pale pink background, a Lettering design for a tattoo.
Script lettering: The struggle is part of the story
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rolled dollar bill with a portrait and a die beside it, on the upper arm.
Rolled banknote and dice on an arm
Black and grey flash sheet showing a Celtic cross with interlaced knotwork beside a Claddagh design with a crown, heart and hands, labelled with their names.
Celtic cross and Claddagh flash designs
Black and grey photograph of a flock of solid black bat silhouettes tattooed down the inner forearm, with a hand with dark nail polish visible at the bottom of the frame.
Flock of bats on a forearm
Close-up of a fine line black tattoo of three stacked chevron arrows on the forearm of a person in a blue top and denim shorts.
Three chevron arrows on a forearm
Colour tattoo of the Superman shield logo in red and yellow with black outlines, appearing to tear through the skin.
Superman shield tattoo with torn skin effect
Black line tattoo of a pine tree, a ribbon banner reading Prone to Wander and fern-covered hills on the forearm, with a small red accent.
Pine tree and banner on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a perched songbird inside a floral wreath with the words Free Indeed above it, on the forearm.
Songbird and floral wreath with Free Indeed
Fine line black tattoo of a sun and crescent moon on the inner wrist, with black braided bracelets worn on the same arm.
Sun and crescent moon on a wrist
Black ink flash sheet of tribal designs including a turtle, a manta ray, a circular swirl motif and a fish-like shape on white paper.
Polynesian tribal flash sheet with turtle and ray
Four-panel collage of tattoos: a cat with a skull and lotus in traditional colour, a cat with a red daruma doll in traditional colour, a black and grey Japanese lion on a back, and a black and grey
Four cat and Japanese motif tattoos
Colour tattoo of Charlie Brown and Snoopy sitting on a dock over a lake under a night sky, with the name Charles W. Brown beneath, on the thigh.
Charlie Brown and Snoopy on a lakeside dock
Black Celtic knotwork flash design with an interlaced triquetra-style centre, spiral scrolls and diamond points, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Black Celtic knot design with spirals
Black fine line script tattoo reading Unbreakable on the inner forearm, against blue patterned fabric.
Unbreakable script on a forearm
Small fine line and dotwork hourglass tattoo with swirls and dots on the inner wrist and forearm, in black ink.
Small hourglass on the inner wrist
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a star-shaped flower with swirling stems and the word Sisters in script, on the ankle.
Black and grey flower with Sisters script on ankle
Small cartoon corgi tattoo in yellow and orange with a dark outline, placed on the side of a finger.
Small yellow corgi on a finger
Small fine line outline of a butterfly on the inner wrist, shown with the palm facing the camera and the ink faded to a pinkish tone.
Butterfly tattoo on the inner wrist
Black lettering tattoo reading 'To have faith, is to fly' above a solid black silhouette of a flying figure on the inner wrist.
Script quote and flying figure on a wrist
Single black jagged line tattoo curving in a shallow U shape across the inner upper arm.
Jagged black line on upper arm
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty with a pink bow and red top on the side of a person's waist, above low-rise denim jeans.
Hello Kitty tattoo on the side of the waist
Four sugar skull designs in teal, magenta, purple and green, each decorated with flowers, scrolls and hearts on a white background.
Four coloured sugar skull designs
Colour tattoo of purple and blue lilac blossoms with green leaves on the upper back near the shoulder, in a botanical style.
Lilac sprig across a shoulder blade
Grey-shaded anchor tattoo with coiled rope and blue flowers on the top of a foot, with script lettering on the anchor stock.
Anchor and blue flowers on a foot
Traditional colour tattoo of a postcard with a log cabin, mountains and red flowers, reading wish you were here, on a forearm.
Wish you were here postcard on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a large butterfly formed from many small butterflies, with a trail of them drifting upward, on the side of a person's torso.
Butterfly made of smaller butterflies on the side
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a pine treeline forming a band around the forearm near the elbow, fading to light dots at the top.
Pine tree treeline armband on forearm
Watercolour-style French bulldog silhouette tattoo in teal, orange and pink with a small red heart, on the top of a foot.
Watercolour French bulldog on a foot
Black ink compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters on the upper back near the shoulder, seen from behind a person with loose hair tied up.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Black tribal-style heart with two paw prints above a line of script reading we all need that person who can be true to you, on a lower leg near the ankle.
Tribal heart with paw prints on ankle
Two bare ankles on sand wearing metallic gold and silver temporary tattoos of hibiscus flowers, wavy lines, shells and a dotted band.
Gold and silver metallic ankle tattoos
Traditional style tattoo of a red chainsaw with red blood splatter and the word GROOVY in black lettering on a forearm.
Chainsaw and blood splatter with Groovy lettering
Fine line black tattoo of a mountain ridgeline with a shaded peak, on the forearm of a person wearing a white graphic t-shirt.
Fine line mountain ridgeline on a forearm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a rose, leaves and a hanging crescent moon on the forearm, in a dotwork style.
Mandala and rose on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an ornate oval frame showing a night sky with stars, clouds, a sunset and mountains, with an orange flower below, on the leg.
Ornate oval frame with sunset landscape
Hand with dark script lettering across the middle finger, a dollar sign on the back of the hand and a shaded rose on the forearm.
Script lettering across a finger

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