Tattoo ideas

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

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Two matching foot tattoos: a watercolour feather with flying birds and the words I'll be your wings on the left foot, and a shaded grey anchor with waves and birds on the right foot.
Feather, birds and anchor tattoos on both feet
Black and white photo of a fine line script lettering tattoo reading Familie na aan die hart along the ribs, with a hand and shirt at the edge of the frame.
Script phrase along the ribs
Shaded purple violet flower tattoo with a yellow centre on the upper arm, photographed with the arm raised.
Purple violet on an upper arm
Black and grey realistic moon tattoo with the words LA LUNA above it, on the upper arm of a person wearing a dark t-shirt.
Realistic moon and La Luna lettering on upper arm
Realistic botanical tattoo of white blossoms and blue forget-me-nots with green leaves on the upper arm.
Forget-me-nots and white blossoms on upper arm
White ink anchor tattoo with a rope wrapped around the shank, shown on the top of a bare foot.
White ink anchor with rope on a foot
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a cat with a skeletal ribcage inside angular geometric shapes, on the upper arm.
Sketch-style cat and ribcage on upper arm
Black and grey shaded lotus flower tattoo with layered petals and a closed bud, on the lower torso.
Shaded black and grey lotus flower
Black dotwork and fine line tattoo of a circular mandala with a red polygon overlay on the upper arm of a bare-chested man.
Geometric circle and dotted lines on upper arm
Before and after close-up of a brow with brown hair-stroke ink added above the eye, shown as a framed two-panel collage.
Eyebrow before and after
Small black and grey hourglass tattoo on the inner wrist, shown against a dark patterned fabric in a black and white photo.
Hourglass tattoo on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo on the outer thigh of a glass dome holding two cartoon skeleton characters in a yellow gown, with a black bat on top and red petals at the base.
Jack and Sally in a glass dome on thigh
Teal line drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope and set within an ornate filigree mandala, shown as a flash design on textured beige paper.
Anchor with ornamental filigree flash design
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a ginger cat in a top hat, monocle and green bow tie, framed in an oval with a teal background, on a thigh.
Cat in top hat and monocle on a thigh
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a large raven in flight with smaller birds, German text and a vertical brushstroke ladder motif.
Raven in flight across a back piece
Lettering tattoo on a forearm of the state of Wisconsin outlined in black, with a handwritten quote inside and a small red heart near the bottom.
Wisconsin state outline with handwritten quote
Fine line black lettering reading hope with a puzzle piece outline beside it, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Hope script and puzzle piece on a wrist
Colour tattoo of two melting clocks draped over a branch inside a rope-edged oval on the side of the ribs, in traditional style.
Melting clocks in a rope oval on ribs
Black typewriter-style lettering reading walk by faith across the top of a foot, with a denim jean cuff visible above the ankle.
Walk by faith lettering on a foot
Traditional-style flash design of a skull with red roses and green leaves, wrapped in cream scroll banners carrying script lettering.
Skull and roses with scroll banners
Black ornamental elephant tattoo with a lotus flower and mandala-style patterns across the side of the ribs.
Ornate elephant with lotus on ribs
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with yellow petals, a brown centre and green leaves on the back of a person's neck.
Sunflower on the back of the neck
Close view of a small black ampersand tattoo on the lower back of a person with shoulder-length wavy brown hair, in fine line lettering style.
Small ampersand on a back
Fine line infinity heart tattoo with two names in script and soft blue and purple wash, on the back.
Infinity heart with script names
Watercolour style tattoo of a bird in flight with orange, blue and purple splashes on the side of the torso.
Watercolour bird in flight with splashes
Colour tattoo of a seated cartoon monkey with blue face and green robe inside fine geometric lines, with orange watercolour splashes, on the upper arm.
Cartoon monkey in geometric lines on upper arm
Two wrists held together, each with a small yin yang tattoo on the inner wrist, one drawn in black outline and the other solid black, in a fine line style.
Matching yin yang wrist tattoos
Black script lettering reading Be the change on the inner wrist, in a lettering style with a flowing, hand-drawn look.
Be the change script on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a spiral clock face with musical notes and a dragonfly on a woman's upper back.
Spiral clock and music notes on upper back
Black and grey script lettering reading For her I'd risk it all on a forearm, with a second line, Because of her I will not fall, on the other arm.
Script quotes on two forearms
Black fine line script tattoo reading most ardently across the outer ankle and foot.
Most ardently script on an ankle
Full-colour Japanese style koi fish design drawn in red and orange with white wave lines and a black and grey swirl behind it, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Koi fish with swirling waves design
Watercolour style Joker face tattoo with green hair and a red grin, with ink splatter and sketched lines, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Joker face tattoo on upper back
Fine line black outline heart with a looping tail and a flat purple puzzle piece tattoo on the wrist.
Heart and puzzle piece on a wrist
Two clasped hands, each ring finger carrying a black band tattoo of angular geometric marks, with grey skulls in the background.
Matching band tattoos on two ring fingers
Black ink silhouettes of four small flying figures trailing down from behind the ear onto the neck, shown in black and white.
Four flying silhouettes behind the ear
Black and grey tattoo on the side ribs of a bare torso, showing a seated woman and a rose within an ornate scrolled frame.
Ornate framed figure and rose on ribs
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a Hufflepuff crest with a badger, gold scrollwork, a blue gem and a HUFFLEPUFF banner, on the forearm.
Hufflepuff crest with badger on a forearm
Black and grey back tattoo of a skull breaking through cracked stone blocks, shown on a man lying face down on a white treatment table.
Skull and fragmented stone back piece
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a lion face with a mandala-style petal backdrop and fringed drapery below, shown on skin.
Lion face within a mandala design
Fine line black Arabic script lettering tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand against a black background.
Small Arabic script on inner wrist
Colour neo-traditional style tattoo of a cartoon kitten with a pink bow and green head, with a brown robe body, on the lower abdomen.
Cartoon kitten with pink bow on lower abdomen
Black script lettering reading Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders, with a solid black cross above it, on a person's upper back.
Cross and script quote across upper back
Loose, sketchy purple and magenta dragonfly tattoo on the top of a foot, with splashes of colour around the wings and body.
Dragonfly on the top of a foot
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a large tree silhouette with two cats on its branches against soft smoky shading.
Cats in a tree silhouette on the upper arm
Fine line pen drawing of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals, surrounded by interlocking gears and large clock numerals, on paper.
Pocket watch and gears line drawing
Back view of a person's legs covered in black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoos, with mandala motifs on the thigh and knee and a Greek key pattern on the hip.
Blackwork and dotwork leg sleeve with mandalas
Four vertical black barbed wire tattoo designs of differing widths and wire twists, drawn on a white sheet with no body placement shown.
Four vertical barbed wire designs on white

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