Tattoo ideas

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

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Two hatched black ink feathers standing side by side on a white background, a blackwork-style flash design.
Two black ink feathers
Black ink tattoo design of an arrow with the words Little Pieces of Hope above a mandala and a fan of feathers, in a blackwork style.
Feathers, mandala and arrow with lettering
Black dotwork spiral tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder, shown from behind with the neck and hair visible.
Dotwork spiral on the shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an arched cat silhouette filled with stars and moon phases, placed on the inner upper arm.
Night sky cat silhouette on upper arm
Black dotwork tattoo of a campfire with pine trees, a crescent moon and stars on the upper arm.
Campfire, pine trees and crescent moon on an arm
Fine line black ink tattoo of a triangle, horizontal lines and arrows on a forearm, with a metal skull cuff worn at the wrist.
Triangle and arrows on a forearm
Black ink mandala tattoo in a lace-like geometric style wrapping around the upper thigh, with hanging drop lines and diamonds below.
Lace-style mandala thigh band tattoo
Black typewriter-style lettering reading Heart of a Lion across the upper chest, shown in a close photo.
Heart of a Lion lettering on chest
Black and grey realism rose with cursive script lettering on the side of a torso, held beside a fan of banknotes.
Black and grey rose and script on ribs
Two matching fine line tattoos reading soulsister with an arrow, one on a forearm and one on a wrist, shown as two hands are held together.
Matching soulsister arrow tattoos on two wrists
Pencil outline of a butterfly on white paper, surrounded by green, teal and black ink splashes, as a possible tattoo design sketch.
Butterfly line drawing with green ink splashes
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mandala, a rose and leaves covering an upper arm and elbow.
Mandala and rose on an upper arm
Black dotwork tattoo of a spotted fawn with its head bowed, sitting on the side of a person's ribs.
Dotwork fawn on the side of the ribs
Shirtless man with a black tribal pattern tattoo across his shoulder and chest, with a smaller spiked band along his side above the waistband of his jeans.
Black tribal chest and shoulder piece
Fine line script lettering in dark blue ink on the inner wrist of a woman wearing stacked bracelets.
Small script lettering on the inner wrist
Black and grey dotwork flash design of a woman with flowing hair, a starfish, bubbles and a skull on her cheek, drawn in ink on textured paper.
Woman with starfish and skull, dotwork design
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS with yellow windows and a small red light on top, with the word geronimo in black script below, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a grey patterned skirt.
Blue TARDIS and script on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon character with round glasses and a red and white striped hat, placed on the neck behind an ear.
Cartoon character with striped hat behind ear
Two matching yin yang tattoos on forearms, one a dotwork outline with a mandala and the other a blackwork mandala and paisley fill, in black ink.
Matching yin yang mandala forearm tattoos
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a headstone-shaped plaque reading BE KIND, framed by two daffodil-style flowers and leaves, on a forearm.
Be kind headstone with daffodils on an arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with an infinity symbol at its centre, placed on the top of a shoulder.
Mandala with infinity symbol on shoulder
Traditional colour tattoo of a shaded skull over crossed bones and a red shield, with script reading In My Darkest Hour, on the upper back.
Skull and crossed bones with script on upper back
Black and grey realistic tiger face tattoo with blue eyes, covering the calf of a leg.
Realistic tiger face on a calf
Fine line tattoo of a smiling sloth face with the words LIVE SLOW above and DIE WHENEVER below, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Sloth face and quote on inner forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a large flower with bold outlines and soft grey shading on an upper arm.
Large flower tattoo on upper arm
Two women seen from behind, each with a matching black fine line heart and infinity tattoo with the word love in script on the upper back.
Matching heart and love tattoos on the upper back
Full forearm and hand tattoo sleeve of Adventure Time characters including Finn, Jake, BMO and Ice King, shown from four angles in colour on a forearm and hand.
Adventure Time sleeve on forearm and hand
Black lettering tattoo on a forearm reading Not all those who wander are lost, with a mountain silhouette and two arrows between the lines.
Wander quote with mountains on a forearm
Pencil sketch of an anchor wrapped in rope with three roses, drawn on cream paper by a hand holding a pencil, a traditional-style tattoo design.
Anchor with roses and rope sketch
A woman with long wavy blonde hair sits on a wooden jetty with a dark black and grey tattoo covering her arm from the upper arm to the wrist.
Dark tattoo on a bare arm on a dock
Colour tattoo of a red dragon wrapped around a dark green orb, with a long curling tail, on a woman's upper back and shoulder.
Red dragon coiled around an orb on a shoulder
Fine line black script tattoo of a short phrase running down the side of a woman's back, shown from behind in a backless black dress.
Script phrase along a back
Small fine line black tattoo of a scallop shell on the lower leg, with a thin cord anklet visible below it.
Scallop shell on a lower leg
Black and white photo of a man's hands with blackletter-style lettering tattooed across the fingers and back of the hands, in black ink.
Black lettering tattoos across fingers and hands
Seven small butterflies in blue and pink ink fly across a woman's shoulder and upper chest, with the largest at the lower right.
Flock of butterflies on a shoulder
Black script lettering reading Love like Crazy with a small pink heart, tattooed across the top of a foot with pink painted toenails.
Love like crazy script on the foot
Two matching black linework tattoos of mountains, a pine forest and a lake wrap around a pair of wrists, with dark toenail polish visible at the bottom of the frame.
Matching mountain and pine forest wrist tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals, birds and a rose, covering a forearm.
Pocket watch and rose on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a teal and pink umbrella held by a hand above an orange sun, with an In Omnia Paratus banner below, on a limb.
Umbrella over a sun with motto banner
Black and grey blackwork elephant tattoo with intricate patterned panels on the side of the ribs, with a navel piercing visible nearby.
Ornate elephant on the ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of a pink dahlia with green leaves on the upper leg, photographed in a studio.
Realistic pink dahlia with green leaves
Small blue Cookie Monster tattoo with grey shading and large round eyes on the inner upper arm.
Cookie Monster tattoo on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a dragonfly with a semicolon as its body, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Dragonfly with semicolon body on a wrist
Traditional style tattoo of a hand forming an OK sign, wrapped in a grey cuff with red peonies and leaves, on the inner forearm.
Hand making an OK sign with red flowers on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's face with whiskers and striped fur on the inner forearm.
Tiger face tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, small wildflowers and leaves covering the inner forearm.
Black and grey roses and wildflowers on a forearm
Full-colour realism tattoo of a furry orange character with a large nose and open mouth, on the side of the ribs, set against a purple shadow.
Furry character tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey photograph of a bold black tribal dragon tattoo running down the side of a person's ribs.
Tribal dragon on the ribs

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