Tattoo ideas

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

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Small black and grey tattoo of four dog heads in a row on the outer thigh, drawn in fine line with soft shading.
Four dog heads in a row on a thigh
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bear silhouette with white constellation lines and star dots, on the outer ankle.
Bear silhouette with constellation on ankle
Black and grey tattoo of a front-facing owl with detailed ornamental feathers and talons, on the back.
Ornate owl tattoo in black and grey
Traditional-style tattoo on a forearm showing a grey umbrella with a lightning bolt, rain, a paper boat sailing in a purple teacup and a red rose on the cup.
Umbrella storm and paper boat in a teacup
Black ornamental mandala tattoo covering the forearm and back of the hand of a woman in a bikini, with small lettering tattoos on her side.
Mandala tattoo on forearm and hand
Black ink ankh with a heart-shaped loop on the left ribs of a person wearing a white top.
Ankh and heart on the ribs
Close photo of a fine line tattoo of small black birds in flight on the inner wrist, with a hand holding the wrist and a camera raised in the frame.
Small black birds on an inner wrist
Colour realism tattoo of a tiger's head in profile with purple and blue flowers and painterly splashes, shown on an upper arm.
Tiger head and flowers on an upper arm
Black and grey mandala-style forearm tattoo with sunflowers, a six-pointed star and lace-like dotwork, running from the forearm down to the wrist.
Mandala sunflower forearm tattoo
Colour tattoo of the three Powerpuff Girls, Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup, in a bold cartoon style with black outlines across the upper arm.
Powerpuff Girls on an upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a dark blue scarab beetle with orange wings and a red gem on the chest, framed by teal foliage and dotted chains.
Scarab beetle with orange wings on the chest
Small blue and black wave tattoo in a Japanese style on the centre of a chest, shown above an open zipped dark jacket.
Blue wave on the chest
Two forearms with handwritten black lettering tattoos reading Peace will win and Fear will lose, placed on the forearms.
Peace will win and fear will lose on forearms
Colour tattoo of a cartoon woman with flowing dark hair and autumn leaves on the thigh, with a red cartoon creature at the top right.
Cartoon woman with flowing hair on thigh
Close view of a tattooed forearm and hand resting on a gold guitar, with a traditional style skull and rose design on the forearm and small lettering on the knuckles.
Tattooed forearm and hand on a guitar
Two feet showing a pair of tattoos: a pink and blue watercolour feather with birds and the words I'll be your wings on the left foot, and a shaded grey anchor with birds and the words and I'll be your
Matching anchor and feather tattoos on two feet
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a skull on a card labelled LA MORT, held by a hand above a geometric mandala, in a dotwork style.
Skull and hand tarot card on a forearm
Cartoon flash design of a chibi mermaid with black hair, gold goat horns and a blue scaled tail, labelled Capricorn, with no body placement shown.
Capricorn mermaid illustration
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a yellow cartoon character with braided hair inside an oval frame, a lemon slice and green leaves, with script lettering curving around the edge.
Cartoon character and lemon with lettering
Two colour tattoos of the Pokémon Charmander and Squirtle sit side by side on a limb, each drawn in a bold outlined cartoon style.
Charmander and Squirtle side by side
Woman seen from behind with long balayage waves, showing a black and grey botanical flower tattoo on her upper arm.
Black and grey flower tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a cartoon owl perched on a dreamcatcher with three feathers hanging below, on the upper back.
Owl on a dreamcatcher across the upper back
Two forearms held together, each with a black cross tattoo and the words Mark 5:36, with one set of words in red script on the forearm.
Matching cross and Mark 5:36 forearm tattoos
Woman in a white lace dress with black and grey botanical tattoos of roses and leaves on her upper arm, shoulder and forearm.
Roses and foliage tattoos on arm and shoulder
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of a butterfly, a swallow and roses across the side of the torso and hip.
Butterfly, swallow and roses on the side torso
Traditional-style flash design of a jewelled hand holding a lipstick, with pink roses, pearl strands, a cat cameo and the script words Femme Fatale, on a teal background.
Femme Fatale hand with roses and pearls
Black line drawing of a peacock feather with a curled eye and flowing swirls on a white background, a botanical tattoo design.
Peacock feather line drawing
Black and grey shaded sunflower tattoo with a dotted seed head on the forearm, photographed on a blanket.
Sunflower on the forearm
Black and grey engraved-style drawing of a vintage anchor wrapped in rope, with the script words Refuse to sink beneath it on a white background.
Anchor with rope and Refuse to sink script
Black fine line tattoo of an eye with radiating rays and star motifs arranged in arcs across the palm of a hand.
Eye and stars tattoo on the palm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a house framed by branching trees and roots, sitting on the calf.
House with branches and roots on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of a woman's profile wearing a headdress, shaded in soft greys, on the side of a person's ribs.
Woman in headdress profile on the ribs
Black and grey realism feather tattoo above the words Wingardium Leviosa in script lettering, on the inner upper arm.
Shaded feather and script quote on upper arm
Two stacked photos of a lettering tattoo on skin, a script quote with a purple butterfly at each end, placed along the side of the body.
Butterfly and script quote on skin
Close photo of a fine line black ink unalome style tattoo running up the side of a finger on a hand, with a dot at the top and a looping spiral at the base.
Fine line unalome tattoo on a finger
Two arms pressed together in black and grey, one with fine line lettering reading GIRL ALMIGHTY on the forearm and one with SHE'S NOT AFRAID on the upper arm.
Girl Almighty and She's Not Afraid text tattoos
Realistic colour tattoo of a metallic Superman shield on the upper chest, shaded in red, purple and blue-grey to look three-dimensional.
Superman shield on the chest
Black script lettering reading 'without struggle there is no progress' tattooed on a ribcage, shown in a lettering style.
Quote reading 'without struggle there is no progress'
Close-up of a black typewriter-style quote tattooed along the side of the ribs, reading you are terrifying and strange and beautiful, something not everyone knows how to love.
Typed quote tattoo along the ribs
Fine line tattoo of a grey tabby cat sitting inside a circle of small purple and red flowers and green leaves, on the upper thigh.
Tabby cat in a flower wreath on the thigh
Black handwritten script lettering of the word lovely on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Lovely in handwritten script
Fine line peony tattoo with pink wash and grey leaves running from the side of the neck across the shoulder blade.
Peony and leaves across neck and shoulder
Black outline drawing of a standing elephant in profile on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Simple line drawing of an elephant
Black and grey owl tattoo with a compass and ankh on the forearm, in neo-traditional style with dotwork shading.
Owl and compass on a forearm
Black fine-line geometric wolf head tattoo on the upper arm of a woman wearing a white vest top.
Geometric wolf head on upper arm
Woman with a cigar and an open polka dot dress, showing a black and grey portrait tattoo on her upper arm and a red rose tattoo on her forearm.
Rose and portrait tattoos on arms
Colour traditional-style tattoo of Chewbacca from Star Wars, with a black outline and brown shaded fur, on a person's arm.
Chewbacca tattoo on a limb
Colour tattoo of a barn owl in flight, with soft blue, teal, purple and pink wash-like shading, on the side of a ribcage.
Watercolour barn owl in flight on ribs

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