Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo of a pale-faced woman with long dark hair and fangs, eyes hidden by a banner reading Save the Vampire Queen, with an anchor below, on an upper arm.
Vampire queen portrait on a upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a whisk on the inner forearm near the wrist, shown in a black and white photo.
Whisk tattoo on the forearm
Traditional tattoo of orange flowers with green leaves and red dots on a forearm, with a blue flower at left and a snake head at lower right.
Traditional flowers and snake on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a cat face with ears, a dot nose and whiskers on a person's ribs, with a white towel draped over the lower body.
Cat face tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey pencil drawing of an ornate lantern with a rose, leaves, bees and radiating rays, drawn as a tattoo design.
Lantern and rose design with bees
Three stacked panels of black ink sketches showing eyebrow hair-stroke designs on a grey-green background, drawn as a brow tattoo design guide.
Three eyebrow stroke design sketches
Colour realism tattoo of a grimacing woman in a head wrap, with the words Ain't nobody got time for that beneath, on an upper arm.
Grimacing portrait with quote on upper arm
Two people show black script tattoos on their lower backs, one reading Everyday for the and the other reading rest of our lives.
Matching script text on two lower backs
Small black and grey butterfly tattoo on the inside of an ankle, with a pink beaded anklet and a bed in the background.
Small butterfly on an ankle
Black line drawing of a curling dragon with swept wings and a spiked tail on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Curling dragon line design
Black fine line script reading peace of mind on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Peace of mind in fine line script
Black italic script lettering spelling the word wonder on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Wonder in script lettering
Two matching fine line geometric tattoos of circles and vertical lines sit on the inner forearms of two people holding hands.
Matching geometric line tattoos on forearms
Fine line black tattoo of a single unbroken wave crossing the forearm.
Single line wave on a forearm
Lettering tattoo on the inner forearm in black and purple, with a party message and two purple martini glasses.
Party message and martini glasses on a forearm
Graphite pencil drawing of a phoenix with wings raised and a long swirling tail, a tattoo design sketch in a fine line style on a strip of paper.
Pencil sketch of a phoenix with flowing tail
Woman seen from behind on a boat in a bikini, with a gold metallic sea turtle tattoo on her upper back near the shoulder.
Gold sea turtle tattoo on upper back
Painterly tattoo of a panda face above a pink galaxy heart, with black ink drips and red washes, on a lower leg.
Panda and galaxy heart on a calf
Fine line cartoon cat with closed happy eyes, red and grey shading, a script name and a red heart above it, tattooed on a forearm.
Cartoon cat with script name on forearm
Two side-by-side photos of matching pink bow tattoos on the lower back, each with black script above or beside it, one reading To infinity and the other And beyond.
Matching pink bow tattoos with script quotes
Black and white photo of two thigh tattoos: a sketchy pocket watch with a banner on the left thigh and a shaded skull on the right thigh.
Skull and pocket watch tattoos on thighs
Black flash sheet of geometric tattoo designs, including a triskelion, concentric circles, a spiral, interlaced knots and angular symbols, on a grey wood-effect background.
Set of geometric symbols and knots on a flash sheet
Colour tattoo of swirling music notes in blue and pink with a black treble clef heart below, across a person's ribs.
Music notes and treble clef heart on ribs
Colour tattoo of the Portuguese coat of arms with yellow castle towers and blue shield dots, set within a grey scrolled frame and yellow and green banners.
Portuguese coat of arms tattoo
Black line drawing flash design of a woman in profile wearing a feathered headpiece with flowers, beside a rose, leaves and a moon with birds, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Profile of a woman with roses and a feather
Black script lettering on an inner forearm reads Give me your heart and your hand and we can run, in a Lettering style.
Script quote on an inner forearm
Two-panel photo of colour cartoon-style tattoos on skin: two figures on a blue watercolour wash on the left, and a TARDIS, a deerstalker hat and two figures on the right.
Cartoon figures and TARDIS tattoos on skin
Black and grey shaded crown tattoo in a realism style, sitting on the lower back above the waistband of a pair of blue jeans.
Shaded crown tattoo on the lower back
Colour tattoo of a red and silver VW camper van with surfboards on the roof and a peace sign, on the upper back.
VW camper van with surfboards on the back
Black script tattoo reading Just Breathe with pink beaded chains and a triangle motif on the top of a foot, above a sandal strap.
Just Breathe script with beaded chains on foot
Fine line black ink tattoo of a stack of books with titles including 1984 and Brave New World on the outer thigh.
Stack of book spines on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with dangling dot chains and drops, sitting on the centre of the chest below a pink sweatshirt.
Lotus mandala tattoo on the chest
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a tall conifer tree running up the back of a calf, with shaded trunk and feathered branches.
Tall pine tree on a calf
Black ink flash design of a white silhouetted creature framed by swirling waves, scale patterns and fine dotwork.
Silhouette within swirling waves
Black and grey geometric tattoo of fanned triangular lines on the forearm, finished with a solid black band at the wrist end.
Geometric line fan band on a forearm
Black blackwork tattoo of a pair of antlers, placed centrally on the back of a person's neck with hair pulled to either side.
Antler pair on the back of the neck
Colour tattoo of Marvin the Martian holding a red rose on the forearm, drawn in a bold cartoon style with dark outlines.
Marvin the Martian holding a rose on forearm
Two black script tattoos on the inside of the wrists, one reading El-Shaddai and the other Adonai, with two hands clasped together above them.
Matching wrist script tattoos reading El-Shaddai and Adonai
Black script tattoo reading I loved you at your darkest, with Romans 5:8 beneath it, on the outer thigh, shown in a black and white photo.
Script quote and Romans 5:8 on the thigh
Fine line black script tattoo reading all of time and space across the upper chest, with a dark strap crossing the skin.
All of time and space script on upper chest
Two small triangle tattoos on forearms: a thin outlined triangle on a light skin arm and a solid black triangle on a darker skin arm, in a minimal geometric style.
Outlined and solid triangles on two forearms
Traditional style sleeve tattoo on a limb, showing a skull with red roses, a pink rose, diamonds and yellow flowers in bold colour.
Traditional skull and rose sleeve
Black and grey dotwork hamsa hand with a lotus and an eye at its centre, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Hamsa hand and lotus with eye on thigh
Black fine line tattoo of a heart outline whose line continues into a small anchor, on the inner wrist.
Heart and anchor on the inner wrist
White stylised skull design on a black background, with angular brow and nose detail and a toothy grin, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Stylised skull design in white on black
Small black cat silhouette tattoo with a curled tail and red eye and nose details, on the lower leg above a yellow sock.
Black cat silhouette on a lower leg
Black ink script tattoo running vertically down the nape of a person's neck, in a calligraphic lettering style, with dark hair above.
Vertical script tattoo on the back of the neck
Black ink ornamental feather design on a white background, built from bold solid stripes, rows of dots and curling filigree, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Ornamental feather design in black

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