Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey cartoon tattoo on the top of a foot, showing a black-haired girl and a grinning figure in a striped suit over a spider web, with a drawn design of the same scene inset at top right.
Cartoon couple and spider web on a foot
Small red and orange maple leaf tattoo with soft shading and a thin stem, on the inner forearm.
Maple leaf on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a giraffe whose neck and body are formed from the words Stand Tall in script, on the side of the ribs.
Giraffe formed from Stand Tall lettering
Small black fine line semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist, shown against a window with white blinds.
Small semicolon on the inner wrist
Small colour tattoo of a white egg with three green spots, shaded in grey, on the side of an ankle.
Green spotted egg on an ankle
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, leaves and dotted stems on an upper arm, with part of an anchor visible at the left edge.
Floral lace-style tattoo on upper arm
Neo-traditional flash of a blonde cartoon woman with a tattooed arm, two bluebirds, roses and a banner reading Once Upon a Dream.
Blonde princess with roses and banner
Two people seen from behind, each with a matching small black outline cartoon character tattoo with a halo-like circle on the shoulder.
Matching cartoon tattoos on two shoulders
Fine line black constellation tattoo of connected dots and dotted lines on the inner upper arm, with a yellow knitted jumper in the background.
Constellation tattoo on an upper arm
Black and white photo of a small single-line outline heart tattoo on the inner wrist, resting over an open book with a knitted sleeve.
Small outline heart on a wrist
Close-up of a small fine line script tattoo reading warrior in blue ink on a woman's inner forearm, while she holds an open book wrapped in a teal knit sweater.
Warrior script on inner forearm
Black tribal-style dragon design drawn on a plain white background, with no body placement shown.
Tribal dragon design
Small black fine line Venus symbol tattoo on the centre of the chest between the breasts, with a faint blue guide line above and below it.
Small Venus symbol on the centre chest
Fine line black ink tattoo of an infinity symbol with the script words life and love and a shaded feather across it, on the inner forearm.
Infinity feather with life and love on forearm
A small dotwork tattoo of a smiling cartoon ghost with red cheeks, on an area of skin with the placement not clearly visible.
Smiling ghost with dotted outline
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Polynesian-style sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red and blue sewing thread spool with a needle and white flowers and green leaves, on the skin of the upper body.
Sewing spools and needle with flowers
Black line drawing of a small sprig of leaves tied with a bow at the base, shown as a tattoo design on a textured off-white background.
Small botanical sprig design
Traditional style tattoo on a forearm of a long-haired woman seated atop a snarling gorilla head with yellow eyes, with a partial banner above.
Woman on a gorilla head on a forearm
Botanical anchor tattoo with pink roses, purple blooms and pink blossom wrapped around a black anchor on the inner wrist.
Anchor and roses on the inner wrist
Floral skull tattoo on the outer thigh, built from black and grey botanical patterns with pink roses and teal accents.
Floral skull on a thigh
Black ink tattoo on the upper back below the neck showing a bird silhouette with arrows, a flock of small birds, the Deathly Hallows triangle symbol, a trident and the words books are proof humans can
Birds, Deathly Hallows symbol and quote on upper back
Two small black and grey robot tattoos, solid silhouettes, on the upper arm of a person in a striped top.
Two robots on an upper arm
Black line drawing of a koala clinging to a eucalyptus branch, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Koala clinging to a eucalyptus branch
Pencil sketch of a dreamcatcher with long feathers and a flock of small birds drifting off to the right, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and flying birds
Black script lettering reading Dreams are our escape from reality on the upper back near the shoulder blade, seen over a white vest top.
Script quote across upper back
Black and grey script tattoos reading Start and today on two forearms, with a shaded dollar sign above the word today.
Start and today script on forearms
Black ink tribal-style design of a howling wolf head in profile, drawn on white paper, with bold solid shapes and spiral details.
Tribal howling wolf head design
Close photo of a thin black script tattoo reading God is good along the inner forearm near the wrist, in a lettering style.
God is good script on the forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a compass with red and blue roses and green leaves on an upper arm.
Compass with roses on upper arm
Close view of a small fine line arrow tattoo in black ink on the inner forearm of a woman whose hand is raised to her hair.
Fine line arrow tattoo on a forearm
Black line tattoo of a standing cat with a raised, curled tail and a collar, placed on the upper arm.
Cat with curled tail on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bicycle and a row of houses inside a bottle, with stars, a moon and the words ALTIJD VOORUIT, on the calf.
Bicycle and town in a bottle on a calf
Black tribal-style tattoo of a clock face with swirling bands on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Tribal clock tattoo on upper back
Two matching black and grey tattoos of a bird perched on a curling branch with leaves, one on each forearm near the wrist.
Matching bird and branch forearm tattoos
Colour tattoo of Jack Skellington beside two carved pumpkins with pale smoke swirls, across the side of the ribs.
Jack Skellington and pumpkins on ribs
Black linework tattoo on a forearm showing a stacked armour plate, ribcage, lungs and heart, in a blackwork style.
Armour, ribcage, lungs and heart on a forearm
Black and grey dragonfly tattoo with detailed wing veining and a long thin body running down the forearm.
Dragonfly tattoo on a forearm
Two matching fine line black tattoos of a teepee with a crescent moon and a small tuft of grass, on the inner forearms of two people holding hands.
Matching teepee tattoos on forearms
Flash sheet of six pencil drawn potion bottles, several with a ribbon banner reading Drink Me, shown in black and grey.
Drink Me potion bottle flash sheet
Black and grey realism tattoo of a kookaburra perched on a branch, placed on the side of the ribs.
Kookaburra perched on a branch on the ribs
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of an owl above a sugar skull with floral ornament, on the upper arm, shown in a three panel collage.
Owl and sugar skull on upper arm
Small black fine line treble clef tattoo on the outer ankle and lower leg, with a thumbs up gesture in the foreground.
Treble clef tattoo on an ankle
Sepia line drawing of a steampunk cat wearing a clockwork top hat and brass goggles, with a pocket watch and mechanical butterfly, as a tattoo design.
Steampunk cat in top hat with gears
Black and grey flash drawing of a winged heart above a layered lotus-style flower, with detailed feather shading.
Winged heart over a floral base
Black and white dotwork and hatched drawing of a skull wearing a ribbed knitted beanie, shown on a white background.
Skull in a knitted beanie
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch, skull and roses on the side of the ribs, with a butterfly and swirling ornament.
Pocket watch, skull and roses on ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two adult elephants leading three calves in a line across the upper back.
Elephant family walking across the upper back

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