Tattoo ideas

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

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Realistic colour tattoo of two orange lilies with dark shadowing on the side of a torso, above the waistband of jeans.
Two lilies on the side of the ribs
Two photographs of butterfly tattoos on a woman's upper back: a black linework butterfly with swirling vines on the left, and blue and teal butterflies on the shoulder blade on the right.
Butterflies on upper back and shoulder blade
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical lotus flower with paisley petals, scrolls and dotted detailing on white paper, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Lotus flower design with paisley detailing
Fine line tattoo of a dandelion seed head on a long stem and a small clover beside it, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dandelion and clover on the upper back
Two small fine line tattoos on wrists: a dandelion releasing seeds on one arm and a flock of birds on the other, both in black ink.
Dandelion and flying birds on wrists
Line drawing design of a woman with wavy hair looking into a hand mirror that shows a skeleton, with poppy flowers below, in a neo-traditional style.
Woman with skull reflection in hand mirror
Colour tattoo of a deer with antlers among orange flowers, pink buds and green leaves, placed on a person's upper back.
Deer and autumn flowers on a back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two birds on a bare branch with a line of script, on the side of the torso.
Two birds on a branch with a quote
Colour botanical tattoo of poppies, paintbrush-style red flowers and foliage covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Wildflower bouquet on upper arm and shoulder
Pink cherry blossom branch with grey shaded wood wrapping around a bare side torso, with a green peacock feather tattoo near the waist.
Cherry blossom branch and peacock feather on ribs
Black line drawing of a sunflower with a curling stem and two leaves, in a botanical style, shown as a tattoo design without any body placement.
Sunflower line drawing with leaves
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses and leaves inside an inverted triangle on the lower torso.
Black and grey roses in an inverted triangle
Colour botanical tattoo of a pink cherry blossom branch wrapping over the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a white polka dot top.
Cherry blossom branch on an upper arm
Black and grey drawing of a sunflower in a fine line style, shown as a tattoo design on paper, with petals and a stippled centre.
Sunflower drawing in pencil and ink
Photograph of a realistic red rose with a black lace bow tattoo on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Red rose with black lace bow on upper back
Neo-traditional rose tattoo in teal, pink, purple and orange, with black hatched leaves, placed on a shoulder and upper chest.
Multicoloured rose on a shoulder
Flash design of a compass rose wrapped in vines and flowers, with a hanging anchor, rope, a bird and a fish, in teal and peach tones.
Compass rose with vines, anchor and bird
Black line tattoo of a paisley and floral medallion with leaves and dotted accents across the top of a foot, in a botanical style.
Paisley and floral design on top of foot
Soft pink cherry blossom branch tattoo in a botanical style on the side ribs of a person's torso.
Pink cherry blossom branch on the ribs
Black ink compass and lotus tattoo with ornamental scrollwork in a diamond frame, placed on the inner forearm.
Compass and lotus on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a black tree silhouette with birds, watercolour splashes in blue, green, pink and purple, and Celtic knotwork roots, on an upper arm.
Tree and birds with watercolour sky on upper arm
Small black fine-line pine tree tattoo running vertically on the back of a person's ankle, above a black leather clog.
Pine tree on the back of an ankle
Purple botanical tattoo of roses, leaves and small wildflowers trailing diagonally down a woman's upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Purple rose vine on upper back
Colour botanical tattoo of a vintage-style flower bouquet with peonies, roses and blue blooms running down the upper arm.
Vintage floral bouquet on upper arm
Red rose tattoo with grey outlined leaves on the upper thigh, shown in a neo-traditional style with bold linework and shaded colour.
Red rose with outlined leaves on a thigh
Black botanical tattoo of a cross formed from a leafy tree with a Proverbs 3:18 script beneath it, on a person's upper back.
Tree cross with Proverbs 3:18 script on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of three sunflowers on the side of the lower abdomen, beside a navel piercing with a dangling chain.
Three sunflowers on the lower abdomen
Black and grey realistic rose tattoo on skin, with soft greyscale shading across the layered petals.
Shaded black and grey rose tattoo
Colour tattoo of peacock feathers, scrollwork and flowers with a sugar skull on the side of a bare midriff.
Peacock feather and sugar skull on abdomen
Black fine line botanical tattoo on a wrist with a rose bud, leaves, tendrils and a dotted line, plus a small mark on the hand.
Fine line botanical tattoo on wrist
Back tattoo of black and grey wildflowers in front of an orange watercolour-style sun, with fine radiating lines, small birds and a script banner across the upper back and shoulder.
Wildflowers and orange sun across the back
Black and grey realism tattoo across a full back showing a biomechanical spine with ribcage-like sections, laced detailing and flowers on the shoulder blades.
Biomechanical spine and flowers across a full back
Black henna-style lotus flower and lace mandala designs across the back of a hand and onto three fingers.
Henna lotus and mandala on the back of a hand
Healed tattoo across a woman's upper back showing a shaded dandelion, drifting seeds turning into black birds, and the script quote "Inhale the future, exhale the past".
Dandelion seeds becoming birds with script on back
Watercolour-style pansies and pink petals tattooed on the side of a neck, in a soft botanical style.
Pansies and petals on the side of the neck
Black dotwork pine tree tattoo running up the forearm, with a solid dark crown and a fine trunk line fading into stippled shading.
Pine tree on a forearm
Black linework flash design of an eye inside a triangle, framed by outlined roses and leaves in a neo-traditional style.
Eye in triangle with roses design
Black linework flash design of a compass rose with two roses in a botanical and geometric style, shown without a body placement.
Compass rose with two roses
Colour tattoo of lavender sprigs, red flowers and green grass in a painterly botanical style on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Lavender and wildflowers on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a green and black laurel wreath on the ankle, with leaves curving around an open base.
Small laurel wreath on an ankle
Fine line unalome with a pink lotus flower tattooed centrally on a torso above a navel piercing.
Unalome and lotus on the midriff
Circular pastel tattoo of a bare tree with stained-glass style panels in pink, purple and blue, with dotted accents, on an upper arm.
Pastel tree in a circle on an upper arm
Full colour back piece of a peacock in flight with peacock feather eyes and pink magnolia blossoms, shown across the back and lower back.
Peacock and magnolia back piece
Colour realism tattoo of pink and purple roses with green leaves and buds across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Pink and purple roses on a shoulder blade
Botanical tattoo of two soft pink poppies with green centres and two arrows with red fletching, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Poppies and arrows on the upper chest
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a flower and leaf vine running down the lower leg, with a raised foot in white lace heels.
Colourful floral vine down a lower leg
Colour tattoo of a pink blossom branch with grey stems and buds, shaded in a soft realistic style, on the inner forearm of a person with the arm wrapped in clear plastic.
Pink blossom branch on a forearm
Pencil sketch design of an anchor wrapped in a rope and vine, with hibiscus flowers and the word Ohana written beneath it.
Anchor with hibiscus and Ohana script

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