Tattoo ideas

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

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Traditional style tattoo of a black umbrella with red roses and grey shading above a banner reading Come What May, on the upper arm.
Umbrella and roses with Come What May banner
Fine line tattoos of Mickey and Minnie Mouse head outlines in black ink on the inner wrist, with Minnie's bow filled in red.
Mickey and Minnie outline tattoos on a wrist
Collage of a feather tattoo on the hip and side of the torso, shown as a purple linework stencil and as a finished piece in black, pink and blue.
Feather tattoo on the side of the hip
Small colour tattoo of a cartoon lion cub with a black outline on the inner wrist and forearm.
Small cartoon lion cub on a wrist
Colour tattoo of the Pokémon Celebi curled around a red and white Poké Ball, in a neo-traditional style on a forearm.
Celebi curled around a Poke Ball on a forearm
Woman in a white V-neck top and black lace bralette, with a thin outline heart tattoo on the upper chest and a blue letter A tattoo on the upper arm.
Outline heart and letter A tattoos
Two black ink tattoos on forearms: an avocado cut in half with dotwork shading on the left, and a pineapple outline on the right.
Avocado and pineapple tattoos on forearms
Black fine line cursive tattoo of the word saved across the forearm.
Saved in cursive script on a forearm
Colour tattoo of two gerbera daisies, one pink and one purple, with a blue swirl behind them, on the calf.
Pink and purple gerbera daisies on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a glossy red bow on a grey lace garter band wrapped around the thigh, with a red stripe along the band.
Red bow garter tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a fern frond and grass sprigs with leaves on the upper arm, with a knitted jumper and a white brick wall behind.
Fern and grass sprigs on the upper arm
Fine line tattoo of the word Dad in black script with a thin red heart outline above it, on the inner wrist.
Dad script and red heart on wrist
Four views of an abstract watercolour-style forearm tattoo with black ink splatters and red and teal washes.
Abstract splatter forearm tattoo
Small colour tattoo of a red rose with green leaves on the inner wrist, shown beside a cream knitted sleeve and blue denim.
Small red rose on the inner wrist
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design with the word believe in cursive script, flowing into an open heart outline, drawn on white paper.
Believe script in a heart outline
Black and white photo of a fine line script lettering tattoo with a small dot above it, on the inner forearm.
Fine line script lettering on a forearm
Gold metallic ornamental tattoo across the back of a hand and wrist, with a small peacock feather design on a second hand below.
Gold metallic ornamental tattoo on a hand
Black fine line tattoo of five moon phases in a row across the back of a hand, photographed against a dark background.
Moon phases on the back of a hand
Neo-traditional tattoo of a snarling grey wolf with a third eye and a gold-hilted dagger on an upper arm, with blue water swirls.
Wolf head and dagger on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and a rose on the forearm.
Pocket watch with rose on a forearm
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a woman in a wide-brimmed black hat holding a book titled Recently Deceased, with blue crystals beside it on the skin.
Woman in a wide hat holding a book
Single-line drawing of a mother's profile leaning over a sleeping baby, with two butterflies, in dark ink on a tan background.
Mother and sleeping baby line drawing with butterflies
Black linework rose with leaves and berries on a woman's shoulder, in a botanical style.
Rose and leaves on a shoulder
Fine line tattoo of three paper planes with blue watercolour wash and dashed flight paths, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Paper planes with blue wash on a back
Black and grey tattoo of a rayed sun with three small stars on the upper arm.
Rayed sun with three stars on an upper arm
Black and grey realistic rose with lace-style ornamental linework across the back of a hand and wrist.
Rose and lace design on the back of a hand
Black and grey biomechanical full arm sleeve tattoo with skulls, pistons and engine parts, shown on the upper arm and forearm.
Biomechanical sleeve with skulls and pistons
Hand-drawn mandala tattoo design in black pen with stippled dotwork shading and touches of red, yellow and green, shown on plain white paper.
Dotwork mandala design in red, yellow and green
Black ink sun with a face and rays behind a woman's ear on the left, and a smaller crescent moon with a face in the same spot on the right.
Sun and moon behind the ear
Traditional style tattoo of a red rose with green leaves and a gold beaded chain ending in a fleur-de-lis pendant, across the back of a hand.
Red rose and beaded chain on the hand
Realistic braid tattoo with a red tie, shaded in grey and muted mauve, running from the nape of the neck down the upper back.
Realistic braided hair tattoo on upper back
Colour and grey tattoo of a winged cross with a red rose and an In Loving Memory banner on the outer thigh, in traditional style.
Winged cross with red rose on thigh
Black ink tattoo of two stylised koi fish with scrolling ornamental linework on the upper back, photographed from behind.
Stylised koi pair on upper back
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters and a dotted outer ring, shown on the forearm.
Compass rose on a forearm
Black fine line botanical tattoo of flower sprigs and leaves on the side of a ribcage, below the armpit.
Fine line botanical sprigs on the side ribs
Black outline tattoo of Ariel and sea creatures from The Little Mermaid on the outer thigh, shown in a close photo of the skin.
Little Mermaid characters outline on thigh
Four small solid black bird silhouettes in a diagonal row on a woman's inner forearm, with a white lace top behind.
Four birds flying on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a gothic rose window with detailed tracery, shown in two side by side photos on the upper arm.
Gothic rose window tattoo on upper arm
Flash sheet of eight bow designs, seven in black outline and one shaded red bow, with no body placement shown.
Bow tattoo design sheet
Black dotwork drawing of a snail with a spiral shell and extended eye stalks, shown on a grey background as a tattoo design.
Stippled snail design
Black and grey fine line lotus tattoo with dotwork shading and geometric circles and lines on the upper thigh.
Lotus and geometric lines on a thigh
Black fine script lettering tattoo of a Latin phrase across the lower back of a person wearing white shorts and a braided belt.
Latin script tattoo across the lower back
Colour tattoo of cartoon Pikachu painting a picture of itself on an easel, with a paint pot and green bottle beside it, in a neo-traditional style on a forearm.
Pikachu painting at an easel on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an owl with teal eyes and a keyhole on its chest, perched on a branch above a crown key, on the thigh.
Owl and crown key on a thigh
Black script tattoo reading Walk by faith, not by sight beside an ornate cross, inked along the outer side of a foot in black and grey.
Cross and script quote on a foot
Black and grey tattoo of three roses with shaded leaves on the upper thigh, partly covered by white underwear.
Three black and grey roses on a thigh
Black script tattoo reading 'You only live once' across the side of the torso, near the ribs.
Script quote tattoo on the side
Black ink drawing of a lion's head framed by a large mandala and two smaller mandalas, sketched on paper as a tattoo design.
Lion with mandala motifs sketch

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