Tattoo ideas

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

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Black fine line script tattoo of a Bible verse across the upper back of a woman with dark wavy hair, placed horizontally between the shoulder blades.
Script verse across upper back
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a crossed hammer and adjustable wrench with a Dad banner on the upper arm.
Crossed hammer and wrench with Dad banner
Colour neo-traditional style tattoo on the leg of a girl with long blonde hair and a blue bow, holding roses inside an ornate gilded oval frame.
Girl with roses in an ornate frame on a leg
Colour tattoo of a cartoon dog inside a perforated postage stamp marked 65 cents, with a lit candle beside it, on the side of the torso.
Cartoon dog in a postage stamp on the ribs
Fine line tattoo of a blue and purple trinity knot with a small loop at the top, placed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Fine line trinity knot on an inner wrist
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a caracal head with tufted ears on a forearm, drawn with loose, scratchy linework.
Caracal head sketch on forearm
Fine line tattoo of a small bird with a red heart above its head, placed on the ankle of a light-skinned person.
Small bird and red heart on an ankle
Line drawing in green ink of a stag's head with large antlers, framed by pine branches, pine cones and distant mountains, in a botanical flash style.
Stag head within pine branches and cones
Dotwork mandala design drawn in ink on white paper, with a lotus-like centre, geometric patterning and a scalloped border.
Dotwork mandala design sketch
Colour neo-trad style tattoo of the BB-8 droid in orange, white and grey with black outlines, placed on the lower leg.
BB-8 droid on a calf
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies, roses and buds with shaded leaves on a woman's upper thigh.
Peony and rose cluster on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a simple cat face with pointed ears, almond eyes and whiskers, on the inner wrist.
Minimal cat face tattoo on the wrist
Small tattoo of a black and white cat's face with yellow eyes on a wrist, with a real black and white cat asleep against the arm.
Cat face tattoo on a wrist
Realism black and grey rose sleeve on a woman's arm, with a rose on the chest and script lettering on the ribs.
Black and grey rose sleeve with script on ribs
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a cat in a flying helmet and goggles beside a red biplane, with the words Come Fly With Me on a banner, on the calf.
Cat pilot and biplane on a calf
Back view of a man with a tall black brushstroke tattoo down the spine and geometric blackwork sleeves on both arms.
Brushstroke spine tattoo with geometric sleeves
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a crystal cluster with shaded facets, shown on skin in a close-up photograph.
Crystal cluster tattoo in black and grey
Flash design of a snarling wolf wearing a red cap with stylised lettering, beside a black circle with crossbones and paint drips, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Snarling wolf in a red cap
Fine line drawing of a vertical unalome design with looping curves and a small dot at the top and bottom, shown on white paper over a floral patterned background.
Fine line unalome design
Gold metallic temporary tattoo reading BRIDE TRIBE with a feathered arrow, in a lettering style, on the inner forearm.
Bride Tribe lettering with arrow on a forearm
Two finger tattoos in a cartoon style, a smiling orange pumpkin with a green vine on one finger and a startled white ghost on the other, both on the hand.
Pumpkin and ghost finger tattoos
Fine line tattoo in white ink showing a heartbeat trace with an outlined heart at the centre, placed on the forearm.
Heartbeat line and heart on a forearm
Black ink drawing of two magnolia flowers on a branch with leaves, shaded with geometric hatching and dotwork, on a plain beige background.
Two magnolia blooms on a branch
Black ink tattoo of a retro game controller with cartoon characters across the shoulder blade and upper back, shown in a photo taken from behind.
Game controller and cartoon characters on a back
Small black and grey giraffe tattoo in fine outline with dot-filled spots on the outer ankle, photographed in black and white against a dark background.
Small giraffe on an ankle
Fine line brown outline of a butterfly on the top of a foot near the ankle, with dark painted nails visible at the top right.
Butterfly outline on a foot
Fine line tattoo of a thin black circle enclosing a small blue line, a red line and a short black dash, placed behind the ear.
Circle with coloured lines behind the ear
Black fine line tattoo of a face in profile, drawn in one continuous line, on the calf of a raised leg.
Single-line face tattoo on a calf
Two forearms show metallic gold arrow designs and black and gold banded temporary tattoos, with the placement on the forearm and wrist.
Gold arrows and bands on two forearms
Realism back tattoo of two shaded grey roses set within black lace ornament, with teal and red butterflies across the upper back.
Lace back piece with roses and butterflies
Black and white flash drawing of a skull wearing a peaked cap, with the lower face covered by a bandana printed with the American flag.
Skull in cap with American flag bandana
Black fine line flash drawing of an elephant head with a feather plume, flowers and dotted chains, shown without a body placement.
Elephant head with feathers and flowers
Teal fine line outline of a psi symbol on a forearm, with a grey knitted sleeve in the background.
Teal psi symbol on a forearm
Black and white flash sheet of Polynesian-style tattoo motifs, including a turtle, dolphins, a whale tail, a lizard, a fishhook and a sun, each with a printed label and meaning.
Polynesian motif flash sheet with labelled designs
Colour peony tattoo with black outlines and soft watercolour-style washes in red, pink and yellow, with teal leaves running along a forearm.
Peony and leaves on a forearm
Black and grey fine line chandelier tattoo with dotted drops on the centre of the chest, framed by two hands holding open a flannel shirt.
Chandelier tattoo on the chest
Back view of a woman with her hair in a bun, showing a small black fine line pine tree tattoo centred on her upper back.
Fine line pine tree on upper back
Close-up photograph of a realistic colour wolf head tattoo with blue-grey eyes and whiskers, shown on skin.
Realistic wolf head tattoo
Black brush-stroke Libra zodiac symbol with a horizontal bar beneath it, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background with no body part visible.
Libra zodiac symbol in brush strokes
Close-up of a black script lettering tattoo reading Fall down seven times, stand up eight, placed on a woman's side ribs.
Script quote on the side ribs
Fine line black tattoo on a wrist showing a heartbeat line that forms a heart at its start and runs into the word faith in cursive script.
Heartbeat line and faith script on wrist
Two wrists side by side, each with a matching black lettering tattoo of an outlined heart, a small wing and the word Sisters, with a bracelet on each wrist.
Matching sisters heart and wing wrist tattoos
Neo-traditional mandala flower tattoo in pink, purple and teal with eye motifs, on the back of a hand.
Colourful mandala flower on the back of a hand
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the words love and faith in script, woven through an infinity symbol on the top of a foot in a high heeled shoe.
Love and faith infinity script on foot
Solid black silhouette of a snake coiled in an S-shape with its head raised to the left, drawn as a tattoo design on a white background.
Coiled snake silhouette design
Colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing a cat, dolphins, hearts and a star, worn beside a pastel rainbow dress.
Colourful cat and dolphin sleeve tattoo
Purple ink sketch of a fox head inside a sun-like mandala with sacred geometry and swirling lines, shown as a tattoo design drawing.
Fox head in a sun mandala design
Two botanical flash designs on a white background, one with pink lilies and black and grey scrolling foliage, the other with pink buds and bold black swirls.
Pink lily and black scroll floral designs

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