Tattoo ideas

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

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Neo-traditional tattoo of a wolf head with striped purple and red eyes and a black drip line running down the inner forearm.
Wolf head with drip line on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a sailing ship, red sun, waves and an octopus across the side of a torso and upper thigh, in a Japanese and traditional style.
Sailing ship and octopus side piece
Black script lettering reading There is Beauty in Brokenness across the collarbone, in a fine line lettering style.
Script quote across the collarbone
Black and white photo of a small fine line eye tattoo with radiating rays on the side of the torso, above a skirt waistband, with a hand resting nearby.
Small eye tattoo on the side torso
Black and grey traditional style moth tattoo with shaded wings on the side of a torso, with a partly visible tattoo to the left and white bedding behind.
Black and grey moth on the ribs
Pencil sketch of an ornate lotus mandala tattoo design on paper, with fine patterned petals, scalloped arcs and hanging diamond shapes.
Pencil sketch of a lotus mandala design
Small black fine line tattoo of two angular symbols above a right-pointing arrow, on the inside of a wrist.
Symbols and arrow on a wrist
Close-up of a fine line compass rose tattoo with a dotted outer ring and a map outline and two birds beside it, on the inner forearm.
Compass rose and birds on a forearm
Fine black French script tattooed vertically down the centre of a woman's upper back, below her hair bun.
Vertical French script down the spine
Traditional style colour tattoo of a scowling leprechaun in a green hat, smoking a cigar and holding a lit stick of dynamite, on a calf.
Angry leprechaun holding dynamite on a calf
Colour tattoo of the London skyline with Big Ben, the London Eye and fireworks, shown glowing under ultraviolet light on a foot.
London skyline with fireworks in UV ink
Pencil drawing of an ornate Latin cross with scrolled filigree arms and shaded grey detailing, shown on a pale background as a tattoo design.
Ornate filigree cross design in pencil
Black ink lotus mandala with a small flower and a draped dotted chain across the underbust, in botanical and dotwork style, on a woman's chest.
Lotus mandala with dotted chain on the chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wrecked sailing ship and a distant ship on rocky water, across a person's upper back.
Shipwreck and sailing ship across a back
Black handwritten-style lettering tattoo on the upper arm reading a quote in quotation marks, with an attribution line beneath it, in a lettering style.
Handwritten quote tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey photograph of a fine line mandala heart tattoo on the side of the torso beside a fine line mandala yin yang tattoo on the upper arm.
Mandala heart and yin yang tattoos
Black and white flash design of a stylised fox standing forward, drawn in bold solid black tribal-style shapes on a white background.
Stylised fox in bold black tribal linework
Black and white photo of a hand with a shaded botanical sprig tattoo along the middle finger, a small script word on the ring finger and a second sprig on the little finger.
Leafy sprigs and script on fingers
Close-up of a black lace-pattern tattoo with scrollwork and floral motifs running down a forearm, with a black lace bra visible behind it.
Black lace-pattern tattoo on a forearm
Black ink geometric mandala tattoo on the inner forearm of a person in ripped jeans and striped trainers, with a small tattoo on the ankle.
Geometric mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black tattoo of a feather with a flock of small black birds rising from its tip, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Feather with birds on upper back
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the inner wrist spelling Coexist, with the letters replaced by a peace sign, Star of David, yin yang and cross.
Coexist lettering with symbols on the wrist
Fine line and watercolour wash tattoo of a woman in a purple top with red hair and lips, on the upper arm.
Watercolour figure of a woman on upper arm
Black ink geometric mandala with a compass star at its centre, tattooed on the outer thigh of a leg.
Mandala and compass star on a thigh
Colour tattoo on a thigh showing a peeled banana wearing a top hat and monocle, with the script words I find this attire appealing, in a traditional style.
Peeled banana in a top hat on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of a treble clef, music notes on swirling staff lines and small stars, on the side of a person's lower torso near the hip.
Treble clef and music notes on the side
Black treble clef tattoo with grey music notes above it on the inner forearm, drawn in bold linework with soft grey shading.
Treble clef and music notes on a forearm
Black fine line script tattoo running down the outer upper arm of a person wearing a black lace bralette.
Script lettering along upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a grim reaper holding a black umbrella with raindrops, with the words IT ALWAYS FUCKING RAINS above, on a person's calf.
Grim reaper with umbrella on a calf
Close view of a fine line tattoo of two thin parallel black bands wrapped around a forearm near the wrist, against a teal background.
Two thin lines around a forearm
Flash sheet of six line drawn flower designs, including a cherry blossom and several circular rosette motifs, shown on a white background.
Cherry blossom and rosette flash sheet
Fine line black script tattoo reading what if you fly on the side of a torso, with pink lace lingerie along the bottom edge of the image.
Fine line script reading what if you fly
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with shaded feathers and three flowers on the forearm, in a realism style.
Dreamcatcher and flowers on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with a woman's figure, long hair and arm, on a limb in a close-up photograph.
Skull and woman silhouette in realism
Black and grey wolf head tattoo across the upper back, one half drawn as realistic fur and the other half filled with ornate mandala patterns.
Wolf head with mandala back piece
Black gothic-style lettering reading Dreamer beside a dreamcatcher with feathers and small blue beads on the inner wrist.
Dreamer lettering with dreamcatcher on wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pump-action shotgun running down the upper arm of a man in a white vest.
Shotgun tattoo on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull in profile with orange roses and green leaves, shown on skin in a close photograph.
Sugar skull with roses
Two people's shoulders in black and white, each with a small fine line outline tattoo of a hand on the upper shoulder.
Matching outline hands on two shoulders
Pencil drawing of an ornate pocket watch with Roman numerals, acanthus scrollwork casing and a visible movement, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Ornate pocket watch design in pencil
Purple illustrated dragon coiled around a dreamcatcher with feathers hanging below, drawn as a tattoo design on a black background.
Purple dragon wrapped around a dreamcatcher
Fine line black tattoo of a seated dog with a cat beside it, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dog and cat outline on the upper back
Woman seen from behind with a vertical black Roman numeral tattoo running down her spine and a partial tattoo on her upper arm.
Roman numerals down the spine
Five black line flash designs on tracing paper, showing a kissing couple, a rabbit on a heart, an apple with a bow, a Mickey balloon and Minnie with ice cream.
Disney character flash sheets on tracing paper
Colour tattoo of a green hummingbird feeding from pink blossoms, with blue and green paint-splash effects, on the side of the ribs.
Hummingbird and blossom on the ribs
Black script tattoo reading "but without the dark, we'd never see the stars" across the upper thigh, in a lettering style.
Quote script on a thigh
Black linework tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised and a patterned blanket on its back, sitting on the lower abdomen beside a navel piercing.
Patterned elephant with raised trunk on the abdomen
Black and grey neo-traditional flash drawing of a leopard head below a large flower, with geometric motifs, shown on paper beside two pens.
Leopard and flower tattoo design

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