Tattoo ideas

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

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Close-up of a tattoo machine needle tip working on skin beside dark outlines of a large fresh tattoo, with small spots of blood visible.
Tattoo needle working on fresh linework
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with lotus motifs running down the middle of a woman's back, seen from behind.
Ornamental mandala tattoo down the spine
Black and grey realistic full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a woman's portrait, an angel wing and a skull.
Realistic sleeve with woman, wing and skull
Side-by-side photo of a botanical floral tattoo across a shoulder and upper arm, shown as a black linework outline on the left and shaded black and grey on the right.
Floral shoulder piece before and after shading
Neo-traditional flash design of a green zombie hand gripping a red rose, with two curled banners and a small skull at the lower left.
Zombie hand holding a red rose with banners
Fine line black script reading follow your heart with a thin arrow and small heart below it, on the inner forearm.
Follow your heart script and arrow on a forearm
Close-up of fine black script lettering running vertically across a shoulder and upper arm, in a lettering style.
Vertical script lettering on a shoulder
Black fine line geometric feather tattoo made of overlapping polygons, running along the forearm below the elbow.
Geometric feather on forearm
Two forearms crossed under clasped hands against a white wall, one with a dark spiked band tattoo with two stripes near the wrist and the other with a tiny line of script.
Spiked band tattoo on a forearm
Pencil and pink-tinted sketch of a compass surrounded by roses and dotted lines, drawn as a tattoo design on paper with pens beside it.
Compass and roses tattoo design sketch
Black and white photo of a fine dotted star constellation tattoo across the upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Dotted star constellation on upper back
Black lettering tattoo reading "I'm Fine" in a script style on the back of a thigh above the knee, shown in two side-by-side photos.
"I'm Fine" script on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a symmetrical folk-style floral mandala with grey shaded petals, red hearts and green leaves on the shoulder and upper back.
Folk floral mandala on a shoulder
Black and grey owl tattoo with green eyes perched on a branch, with the word libertad in script below, on the back of a lower leg.
Owl on a branch with libertad script
Solid black blackwork sun tattoo with a yin yang centre and triangle border, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Tribal sun with yin yang centre on chest
Close-up of a thin black fine line script tattoo reading Believe in yourself on the inner wrist, with a braided bracelet below it.
Believe in yourself script on wrist
Teal and blue jellyfish tattoo with soft, wash-like shading and trailing tentacles on a forearm, with the hand raised at the top of the frame.
Jellyfish tattoo on a forearm
Line drawing of crossed antlers with a hanging dreamcatcher and feather, shaded from red to blue, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Crossed antlers with dreamcatcher and feather
Fine line black script lettering on the side of a hip, just above black lace underwear.
Script lettering on a hip
Twelve black line drawings of arrows in fine line style, with varied feathered fletching and arrowheads, arranged in a staggered column on a white background.
Set of arrow tattoo designs
Two small outline heart tattoos, one black and one red, on the wrists of two hands holding a gold heart locket necklace.
Small heart tattoos on the wrists
Full back tattoo in realistic colour showing masked figures, a clown face, a skull and a gas mask, with tattooed sleeves visible at the sides.
Full back piece of masked figures and a clown
Black and grey realism tattoo of the Bride of Frankenstein and Frankenstein's monster face to face inside a heart with a spiderweb, on the upper back.
Bride of Frankenstein and monster in a heart
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a compass rose with arrows and dotted circular lines on the inner forearm.
Compass rose and arrows on a forearm
Small fine line tattoo of an elephant in black outline with a purple ribbon at the tip of its trunk, on the ankle.
Fine line elephant with ribbon on ankle
Traditional-style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a tent and pine trees in a shield-shaped frame, with red maple leaves around it.
Camping scene in a shield frame with maple leaves
Two tattooed people in a Japanese style: a woman with a grey oni mask on her stomach and a man with a full colour sleeve and an oni mask on his chest.
Two people with Japanese style tattoo sleeves and torsos
Black ink tattoo of a bare tree with small red accents and a flock of birds flying across the upper back, in a botanical silhouette style.
Bare tree and birds on upper back
Watercolour-style tattoo of a teal anchor wrapped in rope, with two birds and red splashes, on the outer thigh.
Watercolour anchor and birds on a thigh
Fine-line black geometric tattoo of a shaded hexagon with a long vertical line and small cross mark, on the inside of a forearm.
Geometric hexagon and line on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon green koala hugging a black and white panda on a patch of skin.
Cartoon koala hugging a panda
Sheet of metallic gold, silver and black temporary tattoo designs showing arrows, a key, stars, chevrons and circular sunburst motifs on a white background.
Metallic arrow and key flash sheet
Fine line tattoo of the state of Michigan on the arm, its outline filled with mandala and floral patterns and a small red heart in the lower peninsula.
Michigan outline with mandala filling
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a Yoda-like character with large ears and a wrinkled face, on the upper arm.
Yoda portrait tattoo on upper arm
Flash sheet of fifteen small designs, each a sleeping cartoon pony curled inside an outlined heart shape, in a range of pastel and bold colours on a white background.
Sleeping pony hearts flash sheet
Black and grey tattoo of a shield-shaped design with overlapping ribbon-like forms, shaded, on a limb above a striped sock cuff.
Shield with overlapping ribbon forms in grey
Black and grey tattoo of a horned animal head inside a cracked circular medallion beside a cross, on a lower leg.
Horned animal medallion on a calf
Black and grey realism rose over sheet music on an upper arm and forearm, with a moth tattoo on the chest, shown in a three-panel photo collage.
Rose over sheet music arm sleeve
Colour tattoo of a palm tree on a striped rainbow island with four embracing figures, placed on the front of the upper thigh above the knee.
Palm tree island with embracing figures on thigh
Sketch-style elephant tattoo wearing a feather headdress, with teal and red accents, on the upper arm and shoulder of a woman.
Elephant in a feather headdress on the upper arm
Black and grey line drawing of two peonies with leaves on pale paper, a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Two peonies with leaves line drawing
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a beetroot with leaves and trailing roots on the inner forearm, against a dark leather background.
Stippled beetroot on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a painted figure with closed eyes, red lips and ornate gold and floral patterns on the outer upper arm near the shoulder.
Painted figure tattoo on upper arm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and visible gears, with a poppy and a chain on the inner forearm.
Pocket watch and poppy on a forearm
Two black fine line tattoos on an upper arm: an outline world map above and a compass with arrows and the letters N, E, S and W below.
World map and compass tattoos on arms
Two arms pressed together in black and white, each with a fine line outlined geometric shape near the elbow, one larger and one smaller.
Matching outlined polygons on two elbows
Close-up of a small thin black open-circle tattoo on the inner wrist, shown with the hand open, in a fine line style.
Small open circle on the inner wrist
Traditional style tattoos of a pin-up figure, a red rose and a skull on a woman's upper arm and forearm, with a black slogan tank top.
Pin-up, rose and skull tattoos on an arm

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