Tattoo ideas

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

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Two matching black fine line knot tattoos on the inner wrists, with a small celestial stack of sun, moon, star and sparkle motifs below one of them.
Matching knot tattoos on two wrists
Traditional style colour tattoo of a purple fan with red and blue flowers and green leaves, placed on the lower leg.
Traditional fan with flowers on the leg
Small black Lettering tattoo of a single character on the inner wrist of a woman with a raised arm, in a black and grey style.
Small character tattoo on the inner wrist
Gold handwritten script reading 'dont fear.' on a plain white background, shown as a lettering design rather than on skin.
Handwritten 'dont fear.' script design
Grey ornamental elephant tattoo with a pink lotus at the raised trunk, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate elephant with lotus on upper back
Black ink drawing of a cougar face inside a circle with a hexagon and dashed construction lines, shown as a tattoo flash design.
Cougar head in a circle and hexagon
Black outline tattoo of a Volkswagen Beetle car in fine line style, sitting on the stomach above the navel.
Volkswagen Beetle on the stomach
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading imagine across the inner forearm, with the hand extended to the right.
Imagine script on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a cactus with spines on the outer ankle, photographed from behind with white trainers.
Cactus outline tattoo on an ankle
Fine line black geometric tattoo of nested triangles and cubes sitting centrally on the chest, with a hand resting below it.
Geometric triangle and cube linework on chest
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two flowers with arrows on the inner forearm, shaded with soft grey tones.
Two flowers and arrows on a forearm
Hand with four small dotwork moon phase tattoos in black and grey, one on each finger, set against a backdrop of bones and a glass candle jar.
Moon phases tattooed across four fingers
Pencil drawing of a Japanese-style foo dog with a flowing mane and tail, standing among swirling clouds, shown as a black and grey tattoo design sketch.
Japanese foo dog with swirling clouds
Circular colour tattoo of two yin and yang cats set against a starry galaxy background, placed on the upper back.
Yin and yang cats in galaxy colours
Black and grey silhouette of a woman in profile dissolving into red petals, tattooed on the calf.
Silhouette dissolving into red petals on a calf
Black script lettering reading Rise and rise again until lambs become lions, tattooed along the inner forearm.
Script quote tattoo on the forearm
Black and grey drawing of two feathers, one solid black and one sketched in fine grey lines, on a plain white background.
Two feathers tattoo design
Solid black bear silhouette in a blackwork design, with white spiral swirls and dots cut into the body, shown as a flat drawing with no body placement.
Black bear silhouette with spirals
Colour botanical tattoo on a forearm showing green herb leaves, a rosemary sprig with small flowers and a striped feather.
Herb sprig and feather on a forearm
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty dressed as a nurse, with a blue bow, nurse cap and syringe, on the lower leg.
Hello Kitty nurse tattoo on a leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull in an hourglass with a chain and lightning background, on a forearm.
Skull hourglass on a forearm
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a shaded cloud with a lightning bolt on the upper arm.
Cloud and lightning bolt on upper arm
Back view of a woman with her hair in a half-up ponytail, showing a small black fine line elephant tattoo on her upper back.
Small elephant outline on upper back
Close-up of a small black Roman numeral tattoo in lettering style on the back of a hand, with silver rings on the fingers.
Small Roman numeral tattoo on the back of a hand
Black tattoo of a cat silhouette whose body forms a treble clef, with a long thin curling tail, on the side of a torso beside black and white striped clothing.
Cat and treble clef on the side
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a humpback whale set against an outlined geometric crystal shape, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Humpback whale within a geometric crystal
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind in a hot tub, with a small lettering tattoo of a two-line quote across her upper back.
Small quote tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of two sunflowers with grey shaded butterflies and green leaves, placed on the side of a thigh.
Sunflowers and butterflies on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a flowering cactus, a sombrero and a red and orange sunset inside a circle, on a forearm.
Cactus and sombrero sunset on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a seedling with roots, then a stippled soil block, a patterned pot and a saucer stacked in a vertical sequence.
Seedling and potting stages on a forearm
Black and grey ornate owl design with spread wings, holding a crystal ball, drawn in fine lines and dotwork with no body placement shown.
Ornate owl with spread wings holding an orb
Black ornamental feather tattoo with swirls and a mandala-like pattern on the forearm, with two small birds flying below it.
Ornate feather and birds on forearm
Black fine line geometric tattoo on an upper arm, with stacked circles, arcs, vertical lines, a small diamond and arrow tips.
Fine line geometric arc and diamond on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of a sketchy, abstract face on the forearm of a person in a white top.
Abstract face tattoo on a forearm
Two matching black fine line compass and arrow tattoos with dotted rings sit on the back of two hands held together.
Matching compass and arrow tattoos on two hands
Black and grey photo of a fine line tattoo of a needle and looping thread on the inner forearm, with denim shorts in the background.
Fine line needle and thread on a forearm
Black tattoo of three tanks above the words 'We are healthy only to the extent that our ideas are humane' on the outer thigh.
Tanks above a quote on the thigh
Black and grey photo of a small fine line geometric fox tattoo on the inner wrist, with a raised hand and silver bracelets.
Geometric fox on the inner wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoos of three pine trees and a mountain range on an ankle, shown in two photographs.
Pine trees and mountain peaks on the ankle
Traditional colour tattoo of two red roses, a mint green shoe with polka dots and a strand of pearls on the inner forearm.
Roses and mint shoe on a forearm
Two tattooed legs raised against a pale wall, showing black and grey script, a lace-style floral piece and colour roses in a botanical style on the calves.
Tattooed legs with script, roses and lace
Colour tattoo of a teddy bear in green dungarees and braces, shaded in browns and greens on a limb.
Teddy bear in green dungarees
Fine line outline heart tattoo in black ink on the side of a woman's chest, above the edge of a white bra.
Small outline heart on the chest
Black ink compass rose mandala design with geometric petals, pointed tips and scattered dots, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Compass mandala design
Coloured pen drawing of a skull formed from butterflies, a daisy, leaves and vines, a tattoo flash design.
Skull of butterflies and flowers
Small black lettering reading me with a trademark symbol on the inner wrist of a raised open hand against a plain light background.
Small me lettering on the inner wrist
Black tribal-style wolf head tattoo on the upper arm, with bold solid linework and a sharp, angular outline.
Tribal wolf head on upper arm
Black bare tree silhouette above the lowercase words 'i am.' tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Bare tree and 'i am.' on a wrist

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