Tattoo ideas

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

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Neo-trad heart locket tattoo with grey filigree scrollwork, a red gem centre and a ribbon, shown on skin.
Filigree heart locket with red gem
Black and grey realistic angel wings tattoo spanning the upper back of a person lying face down on a striped sofa.
Large angel wings across a back
Colour tattoo of two butterflies on a person's upper back near the shoulder, one shaded red and one shaded blue, with dark outlines.
Two butterflies on the upper back
Black and grey ornamental wolf head tattoo with feather and floral motifs on the inside of a forearm.
Ornamental wolf head on forearm
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing an anchor with a dreamcatcher, a feather and the word dreamer in script.
Anchor, dreamcatcher and feather design
Black and grey outlined fox head tattoo with shaded edges, placed on skin of the torso.
Fox head outline tattoo on the torso
Black and grey traditional tattoo of two swallows in flight, a sunburst and a small flower on the back of a hand.
Swallows and sunburst on the back of a hand
Black and grey shaded feather tattoo with fine linework running along the inner forearm, against a dark background.
Feather tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an angular rune-like symbol carved into cracked stone effect on skin, with reddened skin around it.
3D cracked-stone rune on skin
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm showing a Roman numeral pocket watch, a scrolled banner with script lettering, leaves and stars.
Pocket watch and script sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey photo of small eye tattoos on the back of a hand, on a finger and near the wrist, in a fine line style.
Small eye tattoos on hands
Traditional-style flash drawing of a striped hot air balloon with a banner reading Enjoy Your Journey, a woven basket and small stars, in red, brown and black ink on kraft paper.
Hot air balloon with Enjoy Your Journey banner
Watercolour-style dragonfly tattoo in blues, greens and pinks on a person's upper back, with the words never give up in black cursive script beneath it.
Blue and green dragonfly with script on upper back
Black ink line drawing of an ornate mandala with dreamcatcher-style feathers and hanging chains on a cream background.
Ornate mandala with feathers and hanging chains
Small outlined ice cream cone tattoo with a pale scoop and yellow waffle cone on the inner forearm.
Ice cream cone on a forearm
Black and grey silhouette tattoo on a forearm showing a row of trees moving from full foliage to bare branches, with small human figures beneath.
Silhouette trees and figures along a forearm
Fine line botanical tattoo of two lavender stems with green leaves on the lower leg, shown in soft purple and green ink.
Lavender sprig on the lower leg
Black fine line drawing of an open birdcage with a small bird flying out of it, on a white background.
Open birdcage with a bird flying out
Black fine line script lettering reading follow your heart, drawn on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Follow your heart script lettering
Fine line black ink tattoo of a constellation of dots and small star shapes on the inside of an ankle, against pale skin.
Fine line constellation on an ankle
Blue-grey pine tree silhouettes fading into dotwork shading on a man's forearm, with a gold watch on the wrist.
Pine trees on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a mermaid holding a baby, with flowing hair, bubbles and a blue and purple scaled tail, on skin at the side of the torso.
Mermaid cradling a baby in colour
Traditional style tattoo of a stack of books with an eye on the cover and a yellow banner reading NERD LIFE, on the upper arm.
Stacked books with an eye and NERD LIFE banner
Three metallic gold ornamental scroll borders with leaf and curl motifs on a cream background, shown as a design sheet with no body placement.
Three gold scroll border designs on cream
Pencil drawing of a woman with sugar skull face make-up, long wavy hair, roses, a chain and a small skull, shown as a design rather than a tattoo on skin.
Sugar skull portrait with roses
Colour tattoo of a feather in blue, purple and black with curling swirls and small birds on the side of the ribs.
Feather with swirls and birds on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an armillary sphere and a winged staff with a serpent, with geometric lines and arrows, on the forearm.
Armillary sphere and winged staff on a forearm
Close-up of a colourful geometric mandala tattoo on a person's shoulder, with a multi-strand beaded necklace visible at the neck.
Colourful mandala tattoo on shoulder
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a sailing ship, a lotus flower and an anchor across the upper arm, shown in two photographs side by side.
Sailing ship, lotus and anchor on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a black and white cow face with purple daisies, sitting on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Realistic cow and daisies on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a blue cross wrapped in green vines and a grey banner reading Mom and Dad, on a limb.
Blue cross with Mom and Dad banner
Black and grey photograph of a small ornate key tattoo on one person's hip beside a heart-shaped padlock tattoo on another person's hip.
Key and heart padlock tattoos on hips
Pencil drawing of a raven above a wolf's head with a Celtic knot between them, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Raven, Celtic knot and wolf design
Hand and wrist with a grey-blue fox tattoo on the back of the hand, an ice cream cone above the wrist and small symbols and script around them.
Fox and ice cream cone on a hand and wrist
Colour neo-traditional style tattoo of a cartoon cat in a devil costume with a purple bow, horns, a tail and wings, on a limb.
Devil cartoon cat tattoo on a limb
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a sailing ship on rough waves, with a rose beneath it, on an upper arm.
Sailing ship and waves on an upper arm
Gold metallic mandala and lace-style tattoos on a hand, forearm and upper back, with hands crossed over the shoulder.
Gold metallic mandala and lace tattoos
Black and white photo of a solid silhouette tattoo of a ballet dancer in an arabesque pose on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ballet dancer silhouette on upper back
Realism tattoo of a lion wearing a feathered headdress, with blue eyes and red face paint, on the forearm.
Lion in feathered headdress on forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of the cartoon sailor Popeye holding a spinach can labelled SPINACH, on the forearm.
Popeye the Sailor on a forearm
Black and grey mandala tattoo on the lower leg above the ankle, in a black and white photo of a bare foot standing on grass.
Mandala tattoo on lower leg
Black and white design of a braided rope ring enclosing the word caim, its definition and a small star and circle emblem, with no body placement shown.
Caim braided ring with star sigil
Two gold metallic chevron arrow tattoos sit on a person's thighs, with hands resting in a pink knit jumper and black and white nail art.
Gold chevron tattoos on the thighs
Small black fine line giraffe tattoo on the side of a finger on the hand, with palm fronds blurred in the background.
Small giraffe tattoo on a finger
Black flowing script calligraphy reading "it is well" on a white background, drawn as a lettering design in a lettering style.
"It is well" script lettering design
Black linework tattoo of an anchor combined with an infinity symbol on the calf of a leg.
Anchor and infinity symbol on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a pin-up woman with a flower in her hair, holding a ukulele, on an upper arm.
Pin-up woman with ukulele on upper arm
Blue cartoon ghost with a smiling face and dark outline on an arm, with a small spider design at the upper left.
Blue cartoon ghost tattoo on an arm

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