Tattoo ideas

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

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Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo reading "type one" with chevron symbols below it, on the inner wrist, in fine line lettering style.
Small fine line "type one" wrist tattoo
Black and grey blackwork cuff tattoo on a forearm, with solid black bands and thin geometric triangle lines near the wrist.
Black band cuff with geometric lines on wrist
Traditional style colour tattoo of a heart-shaped padlock with a red bow and roses, on the inner forearm.
Heart-shaped padlock with red bow on a forearm
Watercolour-style feather tattoo in blue, green and yellow with black linework on the forearm.
Watercolour feather on a forearm
Black fine line script tattoo reading 'jeder tag ist ein geschenk' across the inner forearm, shown on a pale arm resting on a dark leather cushion.
German script quote on a forearm
Man in a white linen shirt holding a straw hat, with small black fine-line tattoos on both forearms, against a whitewashed stone wall.
Man in linen shirt with small forearm tattoos
Blue botanical flower tattoo with leaves on the inner forearm of a person wearing a white top and a gold pendant.
Blue flower tattoo on forearm
Colour tattoo of a sun with a spiral centre and wavy green and blue rays on the inner forearm.
Green and blue sun with spiral centre
Colour tattoo of a red and pink leaf with a green stem on the outer forearm, with a black linework floral tattoo above it.
Red leaf tattoo on a forearm
Close photograph of a small black fine line tattoo of two botanical sprigs forming a V shape on the inner forearm.
Small sprig wreath on the inner arm
Colour tattoo of the cartoon turtle Squirtle, with blue skin, an orange shell and a curled tail, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Squirtle tattoo on the inner wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a heart filled with swirling scrollwork and two small hearts, on the inner forearm.
Swirled heart tattoo on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a blue square and gold compasses with a letter G, on the inside of a forearm.
Square and compasses with G on a forearm
Two matching fine line black script tattoos reading Sisters within an infinity symbol, one on the back of the neck and one on the inner wrist.
Matching sisters infinity tattoos
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a cat curled up asleep inside a circle with small stars, on the forearm.
Sleeping cat in a circle on a forearm
Two forearms and hands with tattoos: a colour flower and green swirl on the left, and black and grey roses, a sun motif and mandala on the right, with ring-finger designs visible.
Floral and mandala tattoos on both forearms and hands
Traditional colour tattoo of the Golden Gate Bridge with a banner reading HOME and a red heart held in hands, on the inner forearm.
Golden Gate Bridge and heart on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of the word freedom in a serif typeface with a small bird above the final letters, on the inner wrist.
Freedom lettering with bird on wrist
Fine line black botanical sprig tattoo with small leaves and buds running up the forearm.
Fine line botanical sprig on a forearm
Black and grey shaded key tattoo with an ornate scrolled bow, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a blue sleeve and wrist bracelets.
Ornate key tattoo on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a solar system with a radiating sun, concentric orbits and a ringed Saturn, placed on a forearm against a brick wall.
Solar system orbit diagram on a forearm
Black and grey fine line dreamcatcher tattoo with three hanging feathers and beads on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Dreamcatcher with feathers on the forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a red rose with green leaves and an orange Deathly Hallows symbol, with a lettered banner, on the forearm.
Rose and Deathly Hallows banner on arm
Colour tattoo of a green awareness ribbon with the word Fighter written in black script across it, on the forearm.
Green awareness ribbon with Fighter script
Fine line tattoo of the word HOMESICK in capitals above a small flying saucer, placed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Homesick lettering and UFO on wrist
Two stacked blue wave motifs with curled ends tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Double wave design on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of media player controls, including rewind, pause, play, fast forward and shuffle, running across the inside of a wrist.
Media player controls across a wrist
Blue ink tattoo of a long-tailed bird and peony-style flowers running along a forearm, in a Japanese-influenced botanical style.
Blue bird and flowers on an arm
Sketch-style tattoo of a woman's head and shoulders with swept-up hair on the inner forearm, shaded in grey and black with touches of red.
Vintage woman portrait sketch on a forearm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a hot air balloon with a wicker basket on the forearm, with soft blue and yellow washes around it.
Watercolour hot air balloon on a forearm
Black lace-patterned bird with blue wing and tail accents, perched on a branch on the inner forearm.
Lace-patterned bird on a forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of orange poppies and lavender sprigs with green leaves on the outer forearm, shown with the arm extended.
Poppies and lavender on a forearm
Two small fine line tattoos in black ink on a pair of forearms, an hourglass on the left arm and a computer cursor arrow on the right.
Hourglass and cursor arrow on forearms
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tall conifer tree with shaded branches and a rooted trunk, running down the inner forearm.
Tall conifer tree on a forearm
Black and grey horned figure tattoo on a woman's abdomen, with further tattoos visible on her upper arm and forearm, photographed from below the neck.
Horned figure tattoo on the abdomen
A grey tabby kitten rests on an arm with a traditional-style snake and flower tattoo on the forearm and a LUCK banner tattoo on the upper arm.
Kitten resting on a tattooed forearm
Fine line black ink tattoo of two embracing figures on the forearm of a person wearing a grey t-shirt.
Embracing figures on a forearm
Close-up of a metallic gold temporary tattoo on a wrist showing a ring with a diamond, the words BRIDE and tribe inside the band, and small sparkles.
Gold bride tribe ring temporary tattoo
Close-up of a fine line black script quote running diagonally across a fair-skinned forearm, with a ring visible on the hand below.
Script quote along a forearm
Collage of four small black ink tattoos: a sun and crescent moon on an ankle, a lotus on a toe, a rose behind an ear, and a panda on a wrist.
Four small black tattoos: sun, lotus, rose and panda
Close photo of a black silhouette swallow with blue-shaded wings and two blue leaves on the inner forearm.
Blue and black swallow on a forearm
Black and grey barcode tattoo with printed digits on the inner wrist of a person's arm.
Barcode tattoo on the wrist
Small fine line tattoo of a black pine tree inside a thin circle with green watercolour wash, on the inner forearm.
Pine tree in a green watercolour circle on a forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an arm showing Los Angeles street signs, palm trees and city buildings, from the upper arm to the forearm.
Los Angeles street signs and palm trees sleeve
Fine black handwritten script reading lumos with a four-pointed star beside it, tattooed on the inside of a wrist.
Lumos script and star on a wrist
Black ink tattoo of a Chi Rho symbol with alpha and omega letters inside a laurel wreath on the forearm.
Chi Rho with alpha and omega in a laurel wreath
Fine line black script tattoo of the word explore on the inner forearm, with a blurred hand holding the wrist in the foreground.
Explore script on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon cat face with blue eyes and a pink bow, in a bold outline style, on the forearm.
Cartoon cat with pink bow on a forearm

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