Tattoo ideas

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

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Neo-traditional colour tattoo of two cartoon racing cars, one grey and one red, on the lower abdomen above a pink waistband.
Cartoon race cars on the stomach
Dark script lettering tattooed in four lines along the side of a ribcage, set against bare skin.
Script quote along the ribs
Black script lettering reading My family my everything across the upper chest near the collarbone, in a Lettering style.
Script text reading My family my everything
Close-up of a traditional style tattoo of a woman's profile in dark hair with a red bow and red lips on the upper arm.
Pin-up profile with red bow on upper arm
Black dotwork and blackwork mandala tattoo with a central lotus motif, spanning the upper back and nape of the neck.
Ornamental mandala tattoo across upper back and neck
Black line drawing of a vertical tattoo design with curling swirls, teardrop accents and five-petal flowers, in a botanical style with no body part shown.
Vertical swirl vine with five-petal flowers
Black ink geometric tattoo of diamonds, squares, dots and exclamation marks running down a forearm, in a casual indoor photo.
Vertical row of geometric symbols on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo on a thigh showing a large dahlia, anemone and blossom sprigs in detailed shading.
Dahlia and blossom cluster on the thigh
Small solid black anchor tattoo on the side of an ankle, above a bright yellow sock.
Small anchor tattoo on an ankle
Realistic tattoo of an ornate magnifying glass on the inner forearm, with a black cross visible through the lens.
Magnifying glass with cross on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with a clover and blackletter text reading et virtute, on an upper arm.
Pocket watch and clover on upper arm
Black and grey close-up photo of the words Bad Influence in script lettering tattooed on the chin below the lower lip.
Bad Influence script lettering on chin
Black fine script tattoo reading 'We loved with a love that was more than love' across the ribs, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Script quote across the ribs
Black and red mandala tattoo on the back of a hand, with a tabby cat resting its chin on the hand beside it.
Mandala tattoo on a hand holding a tabby cat
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a white cat in a black ornate frame with pink and red roses, on the lower leg.
White cat portrait in an ornate frame with roses
Black and grey realism tattoo of stacked US hundred dollar bills and two roses, with script lettering across the top edge, shown in a close-up of skin.
Stacked banknotes and roses in black and grey
Flash sheet of temporary tattoo designs in gold, black and silver, including lotus flowers, om symbols, chakra mandalas, a hamsa hand and a seated Ganesha.
Gold and black lotus, om and chakra flash sheet
Black and grey realism tattoo of torn skin revealing Latin text across an upper arm and down towards the elbow.
Torn skin revealing Latin text on an arm
Colour tattoo of a rebel-style emblem on the upper arm, with blue, purple and orange galaxy shading filling the shapes.
Galaxy-filled rebel emblem on upper arm
Two photos of black script tattoos: the words I'm fine on the outer lower leg below the knee, and save me on the ankle and lower calf.
Handwritten words on lower leg and ankle
Ink drawing of an ornate owl built from mandala and lace patterns, in black and grey dotwork with pink accents on white paper.
Ornate mandala owl design
Eagle head in grey shading with a starred wing and red striped flag design on the side of the ribs.
Eagle and flag design on the ribs
Black linework tattoo on the inner wrist of a forearm showing an outlined heart with a cross, two birds above and an anchor hanging below.
Heart, cross and anchor on a wrist
Black line drawing of a swallow in flight with stippled dotwork shading on its wings and body, shown as a flash design on an off-white background.
Swallow in flight, dotwork flash design
Black and grey pencil drawing of a spread-winged owl gripping a pocket watch on a chain, presented as a tattoo design sketch.
Owl with pocket watch design
Small green fine line awareness ribbon tattoo with a dot above it on the inner forearm near the wrist, beside a green rubber band bracelet.
Green ribbon and dot tattoo on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a green-hatted skull with yellow shamrocks and a black hat band, on the upper arm, in a traditional style.
Green top hat skull with shamrocks on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of floral swirls and vines on the side of a torso above the hip, with a jeans waistband and rhinestone skull buckle visible.
Black floral swirl tattoo on the side of the torso
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a soaring bird silhouette on the inner wrist, with the open palm raised towards the camera.
Small bird silhouette on the wrist
Full arm sleeve of colourful cartoon Disney characters, including Pinocchio, Snow White and Ariel, shown in two side-by-side photographs of the upper arm and forearm.
Disney character sleeve on an arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of lilies with long stems and soft shaded petals wrapping across a person's upper thigh and hip.
Lilies wrapping a thigh in grey shading
Fine line tattoo of a chubby outlined cat holding a pink bowl of steaming noodles, placed on the ankle.
Cartoon cat with noodles on an ankle
Arm sleeve tattoo of a black and grey compass rose over a vintage map backdrop, with blue watercolour splashes and a small anchor, on the forearm.
Compass rose sleeve with blue watercolour splashes
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork tattoo on the thigh showing a wolf above a mountain campsite with a tent, pine trees and flowers.
Wolf and campsite in a circular dotwork design
Colour tattoo of Spider-Man in a leaping pose with grey city buildings behind him, across the forearm of a person sitting in a car.
Spider-Man tattoo on forearm
Fine line tattoo of a black cat with a curled tail, paw prints and a small red heart, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Cat and paw prints on upper chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings and swirling smoke across a woman's upper back and shoulder.
Black and grey phoenix across a shoulder blade
Colour realism tattoo of a deer with large antlers bursting through torn skin on a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Deer emerging through torn skin on upper arm
Black and grey mountain range tattoo with stippled shading across the inner wrist of an open hand, shown palm facing against a dark background.
Mountain range tattoo on the inner wrist
Two thigh tattoos in a traditional style: a coloured Snow White in an ornate frame on the left leg, and a black line drawing of Alice in a matching frame on the right leg.
Snow White and Alice thigh tattoos
Shaded black and grey rose tattoo on a forearm while a person ties the laces of grey knit sneakers.
Rose tattoo on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo of two flying saucers, stars and pine trees inside a diamond outline on the forearm.
UFOs and pine trees in a diamond outline
Solid black mermaid silhouette tattoo on the inner wrist, with the tail curving downwards towards the hand.
Mermaid silhouette on the inner wrist
Fine line black compass rose merged with an atom diagram, tattooed centrally on the upper back below the neck.
Compass and atom tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of a giraffe-seahorse hybrid with an orange spotted body, blue eye and pink ear, curled tail and black outline, on a person's side above the hip.
Giraffe seahorse hybrid on the ribs
Two matching realistic avocado half tattoos on the wrists of two people, one showing a pale green flesh and the other a red-brown pit.
Matching avocado halves on two wrists
Colour realism tattoo of a blue dragon and a red dragon facing each other to form a heart shape on the upper back.
Blue and red dragons forming a heart on back
Pencil drawing of a stylised bird with a shaded grey wing and a looping scroll swirl above it, on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Swirling bird tattoo design

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