Tattoo ideas

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

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Black lettering tattoo reading CCCXC in a handwritten style across the inner wrist.
CCCXC lettering on a wrist
Black and grey script tattoo reading with pain comes strength, with a swirl flourish and two shaded dumbbells, on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Strength script and dumbbells on upper chest
Black and white photo of a fine line bare branch tattoo running along a finger, with the branches spreading towards the knuckle.
Bare branch tattoo on a finger
Black and grey crown tattoo with beaded arches, a fleur-style finial and floral details, centred on the upper back in a traditional style.
Shaded crown on upper back
Black fine line script reading Ohana on the inner forearm near the wrist, with long dark hair visible behind.
Ohana script on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl face inside a postage stamp design on the upper arm.
Owl portrait in a postage stamp
Black script lettering reading She flies by her own wings runs across the ribs on a person's side, with a floral top lifted beside it.
Script quote along the ribs
Black line drawing of a standing cat with its tail raised, filled with swirls and dots in a blackwork style on a cream background.
Ornamental cat design
Small colour tattoo of a yellow star with a purple centre, a black hairbrush and a yellow hairbrush on the upper arm.
Star and two hairbrushes on an arm
Fine line black tattoo of a violin whose body is formed by a treble clef, on the inner forearm.
Treble clef violin outline on a forearm
Flash drawing of a cartoon skull wearing a motorcycle helmet and goggles, with red eyes, a bearded jaw and a cigarette, shown as a design with no body placement.
Skull in helmet and goggles with cigarette
Colour tattoo of an owl with outstretched wings decorated with swirling filigree, placed on the outer thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Owl with patterned wings on thigh
Fine line black tattoo of two hands forming a heart above a chain, placed on the side of the ribs.
Hands forming a heart over a chain on ribs
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red rose with an orange four-star ball and brown leaves on the chest, shown in a close-up with a side-by-side repeat.
Red rose with four-star orange ball
Black line drawing of a lion head framed by feathers, a geometric mandala and dotwork patterns, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Lion head with mandala and feather design
Black linework tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship with furled sails and flags, placed on the outer upper arm of a person with blonde hair.
Sailing ship on an upper arm
Small black fine line outline of a Mickey Mouse head tattooed behind a person's ear, with teal hair visible above.
Mickey Mouse outline behind the ear
Black linework geometric tattoo covering the back of a hand and wrist, with banded rings on the fingers and a small cross on one finger.
Geometric line tattoo across the back of a hand
Neo-trad style tattoo of a stylised bird with patterned plumage, tulips and vines in black outline with blue, red and orange fill on the side of the ribs.
Stylised bird and tulips on the ribs
Black line tattoo of a blossom branch with leaves on the side of the ribs, in a fine line botanical style.
Blossom branch on the side ribs
Fine line tattoo on the inner forearm of a black outlined circle with a red branch sprouting from its left side and the word survive written in red script across the centre.
Survive script and branch circle on a forearm
Black script lettering reading For you I shall live, with Roman numerals, tattooed along the neck behind a person's ear.
Script quote behind the ear
Traditional colour tattoo of a skeleton mermaid with flowers in her hair, her scaled tail wrapped around a red anchor, on a limb.
Skeleton mermaid and anchor on a leg
Black ink infinity symbol with looping script lettering above a tribal-style bird with a long flowing tail, tattooed on a person's ribs.
Infinity script and bird on ribs
Black and grey antler tattoo with shaded linework sitting behind a person's ear.
Antler tattoo behind the ear
Black and red top hat above a spade shape containing the lettering "We're all mad here", tattooed on the forearm in a lettering style.
Top hat and spade with lettering on forearm
Two people show matching fine line tattoos of hands with linked little fingers on their inner forearms.
Matching linked-finger hand tattoos on forearms
Black and grey shaded back tattoo with a lotus, crescent moon, star and swirling clouds, photographed from behind with a small lotus tattoo on the wrist.
Lotus and crescent moon back tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a shaded crescent moon with fine line circles and arrows on the forearm.
Moon and geometric circles on a forearm
Realism black and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with teal swallows, a pocket watch, a Roman numeral clock face, and a skull and rose on the back.
Realism clock, bird and skull sleeve
Black and grey Japanese style flash drawing of a hannya demon mask with lotus flowers and swirling wave motifs.
Hannya mask with lotus and waves
Small colour tattoo of an infinity symbol shaped like a pepperoni pizza slice with melting cheese, on the inner forearm.
Pizza infinity symbol on a forearm
Painterly DNA double helix tattoo in orange, red and yellow with blue and yellow dots on the inner forearm.
DNA helix on a forearm
Black tribal patterned tattoo covering a man's chest, shoulder, upper arm and ribs, with bold swirls and geometric shapes.
Tribal patterned chest, shoulder and arm tattoo
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a peacock with feather eyes and pink flowers across a person's upper back.
Peacock and pink flowers on a back
Woman seen from behind with a colour botanical tattoo of a large sunflower, sky and cherubs covering her back.
Large sunflower and cherubs across a full back tattoo
Black script lettering reading dance magic dance, ending in a small cartoon creature with blue flame-like details, tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dance magic dance script with a creature
Black and grey dotwork mandala with a crescent moon face and dangling dot chains and drops, tattooed on a lower leg.
Crescent moon mandala with dotwork on calf
Loose sketch-style tattoo of Belle and the Beast from Beauty and the Beast in yellow, blue and orange washes, on the thigh.
Belle and the Beast in loose watercolour sketch
Large black linework back tattoo of an elephant in an ornate headdress, with feathers, lotus flowers and a filigree panel, in a botanical style across the back.
Elephant and lotus back piece
Black cat silhouette tattoo on the upper back, with pink, blue, yellow and green paint-like splashes trailing behind it.
Black cat with watercolour splashes on the back
Black and white photo of two hands held together, each wrist showing a small black Roman numeral tattoo in a serif lettering style on the forearm.
Roman numeral tattoos on two wrists
Black lace-style floral tattoo with scrolls, leaves and a large rosette across the back, in a botanical blackwork style.
Black lace-style floral tattoo on the back
Black leopard print spots and a pink nail polish bottle spilling pink polish, tattooed on a forearm, with a hand holding a thin tool at the left edge.
Leopard print and nail polish on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a bird with spread wings in fine outline and shading, on the side of a person's ribs.
Flying bird on the side ribs
Fine black line drawing of a castle skyline with script lettering reading Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Hogwarts castle skyline with script quote
Pen drawing of an arrow design with the words follow your and Arrow on a kraft card with a purple and turquoise watercolour wash, suitable as a tattoo flash sketch.
Arrow design with script on kraft card
Black ink tattoo of a dandelion whose seeds turn into flying birds, sitting on the lower abdomen above grey waistband clothing.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on the abdomen

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