Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a gaunt, tattered figure with wild hair and buckled straps, running down the upper arm.
Tattered buckled figure on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a palm tree, a yellow hibiscus and pink plumeria flowers with green leaves, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Palm tree and hibiscus on the upper back
Two matching pixel-art tattoos on the forearms, each with a split red and dark blue heart above a small game character in green, white and brown.
Matching pixel heart and game characters on forearms
Black line drawing of a feather curling around a nautilus shell with leaves and a flower, a fine line tattoo design on white paper.
Feather, nautilus shell and flower line drawing
Black geometric tattoo of a radial mandala with stacked sprigs on the top of a foot, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Radial mandala and sprig design on the top of a foot
Two black and grey script lettering tattoos on a forearm, reading For her I'd risk it all and Because of her I will not fall.
Script quotes on two forearms
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of gold hearts, a star medallion and a crescent moon brooch on a lower leg.
Gold and pink jewellery motifs on a lower leg
Two traditional colour tattoos side by side on a leg, each showing a cartoon woman in a rope-framed oval with a sunrise, mountains and a flower below.
Two cartoon portraits in rope frames on a leg
Black fine line tattoo of a sun, crescent moon and dotted chains on the inner wrist, with the words Psalms and 148:3 beside them.
Sun and moon wrist tattoo with Psalms text
Realism tattoo of a haunted Victorian house, a bare tree and a street lamp on an upper arm, in black and grey with soft red tones.
Haunted house and dead tree on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of an ornate elephant head inside a circular mandala on the forearm, in a fine line and dotwork style.
Ornate elephant head with mandala on forearm
Black fine line script reading na mo amituofo runs along the side of the ribs, below a black bra band.
Fine line script lettering on the ribs
Fine line tattoo design of a purple and blue butterfly with sparkle accents and swirling vines on a white background.
Purple fine line butterfly with swirls
Three people hold hands with matching fine line symbol tattoos on their wrists.
Matching symbol tattoos on three wrists
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and cursive script across the shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey orchids with script on upper arm
Two solid black blackwork bands wrap around a forearm, one above the other and slightly angled, against a dark background.
Two solid black bands on a forearm
Flat teal treble clef design with a heart formed within its curls, shown on a plain white background.
Treble clef with a heart in its curls
Black and grey drawing of a cartoon white cat wearing a bow with a small skull, a lingerie-style outfit with fishnet detail and holding a whip.
Cartoon cat with skull bow in black and grey
Black and grey sun tattoo with a face, radiating rays and dotted chains hanging below, placed centrally on the chest.
Sun with face on chest
Watercolour-style tattoo of a cartoon sea witch with purple hair, red lips and octopus tentacles on the outer thigh.
Cartoon sea witch with tentacles on thigh
Nine-panel collage of realistic coloured rose tattoos on arms, including red, pink and purple roses, an ornate framed rose and a faceted red gem.
Realistic rose tattoos collage
Fine line black tattoo of a city skyline with a tall spired tower on the inner wrist, above a woven bracelet.
City skyline on the inner wrist
Black and grey geometric bird in flight tattooed on skin, built from fine lines, overlapping circles and dotwork, placed on the back.
Geometric bird in flight on the back
Black and grey pencil drawing of an ornate pocket watch design with a heart-shaped centre on the dial, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Pocket watch with heart-shaped face
Black and grey tattoo of a rugged mountain range with shaded peaks and ridges, running across the upper arm.
Mountain range on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a horseshoe with a heart of delicate geometric lines inside it, on the forearm.
Horseshoe and geometric heart on a forearm
Black and grey daisy tattoo with shaded petals on the upper arm, photographed close up.
Daisy tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull overlaid with a Roman numeral clock face and handwritten script, on the upper arm.
Skull and clock face on an upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of Eeyore, Winnie the Pooh, Piglet and Tigger in a row across the forearm.
Winnie the Pooh characters in a row on forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoos on both ankles, with a peony bloom and leaves on the left and flowers and foliage on the right.
Black and grey floral ankle tattoos
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a globe wrapped in a banner reading WANDERLUST, with scrollwork and leaves, on the outer thigh.
Globe with banner and scrollwork on a thigh
Pencil-style drawing of a symmetrical ornate heart built from red and black flowing ribbons and curls, with small quote lettering along the outer edges.
Ornate heart with red swirls
Photo of a three-dimensional style tattoo of two puzzle pieces on the top of a foot, one shaded grey and one blue with a scale pattern.
Puzzle pieces tattoo on a foot
Black and grey tattoo of a crescent moon with spider webs and two spiders hanging on threads down the forearm, in a traditional style.
Crescent moon and spiders on a forearm
Tattoo design of the words Never Lose Your Flames in bold script lettering inside a flame shape, shaded from red at the top to black at the base.
Never Lose Your Flames lettering in a flame
Two inner wrists side by side, each with a small black soundwave tattoo on the forearm near the wrist.
Matching soundwave tattoos on two wrists
Fine line black ink tattoo of a bow and arrow with curling scroll ornaments on the ankle.
Bow and arrow with scrollwork on an ankle
Ink line drawing of a lion's head framed by chrysanthemums, daisies and leaves on white paper, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Lion and flowers line drawing
Black and grey lettering tattoo of a quote set in a typewriter-style font, running down the forearm.
Typewriter quote on a forearm
Photograph of a blue-inked butterfly tattoo group of five on the outer thigh, with the skirt being lifted beside it.
Five butterflies down a thigh
Six-panel black and white collage of tattoos: a shaded rose, the word Hope on an arm, beautiful in script, a lotus on a back, be kind to yourself on a forearm, and a fine stem on the upper back.
Collage of rose, lettering and botanical tattoos
Woman in a white strapless dress holding a bouquet of orange and yellow flowers, with a realistic portrait tattoo on her upper arm and a colourful floral sleeve on her forearm.
Bride with tattooed arms holding a bouquet
Realistic peacock feather tattoo on the outer thigh, with a teal, purple and yellow eye at the top and a grey-shaded feather running down the leg.
Peacock feather on the outer thigh
Black line drawing flash design of two roses, a HONOR banner and a blade on cream paper, in a traditional style, with no body placement shown.
Two roses and HONOR banner line drawing
Black blackwork tattoo of a skeletal creature with a long curling spine-like tail, placed on the side of the ribs.
Skeletal creature with a curled tail on the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a horse head merged into a heartbeat trace, with the script words with every heartbeat beneath it, on the side of a thigh.
Horse head heartbeat line with script
Traditional style colour tattoo of a striped lighthouse with rays of light and a banner reading BUT ALWAYS A GUIDING LIGHT, on a forearm.
Traditional lighthouse banner on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a squirrel curled around a hedgehog, framed by flowers and berries, on a calf.
Curled squirrel and hedgehog with flowers on a calf

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