Tattoo ideas

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

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Small outlined tattoo of two Mickey Mouse head balloons, one yellow and one navy blue, tied with black strings on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Mickey Mouse balloons on a wrist
Flash sheet of a sugar skull face design with a red rose, orange flowers, teeth and eye petals, intended for placement on the face.
Sugar skull face design sheet with rose and flowers
Fine line tattoo of a red-filled heart at the start of a black heartbeat trace, placed on the inner wrist.
Red heart and heartbeat line on a wrist
Light grey flame-rayed sun emblem with a central circle and a blade running through it, drawn on a black background as a tattoo design.
Flame sun emblem with a central blade
Black and grey tree of life tattoo on a person's upper arm and shoulder, with family names written across the branches and roots.
Family tree with names on upper arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo on a forearm and an ornamental floral sleeve on the other arm, with small finger tattoos, resting on white bedsheets.
Mandala and floral sleeve on forearm and hand
Japanese-style landscape tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a grey pagoda, cherry blossom, red maple, rocks and rushing water.
Japanese pagoda landscape on upper arm
Black ink flash design of an ornate compass rose with the letters N, E, S and W and a shaded rose at the centre, drawn on a parchment-style background.
Compass rose with a central rose
Two black and grey fox tattoos, one running along the inner forearm near the elbow and one on the upper chest near the collarbone, both shaded in soft greys.
Two fox tattoos on arm and collarbone
Two side-by-side photos of a fine line black and grey botanical vine with leaves and small flowers wrapping around the wrist like a bracelet.
Fine line botanical vine around the wrist
Black and tan leopard print spots tattooed on the side of a person's ribs, with one arm raised beside the torso.
Leopard print spots on the side ribs
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a pink cartoon train with a smiling face and the words I choo-choo-choose you in a speech cloud, with red hearts, on a lower leg.
Cartoon train with I choo-choo-choose you
Two small red maple leaves in soft botanical shading on the outer ankle, one leaf slightly smaller and angled towards the heel.
Two maple leaves on an ankle
Black and grey traditional dreamcatcher tattoo with three roses, a heart padlock, a pocket watch and feathers on the outer thigh.
Dreamcatcher with roses on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a tabby cat curled into a U shape, shaded with fine stripes, on the outside of an ankle.
Curled tabby cat on an ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man with slicked-back hair, a moustache and a suit and tie, placed on the forearm.
Black and grey portrait of a man on a forearm
Black ink blackwork tattoos of a pentagram, crescent moon, eye and cross stacked on the fingers of a hand.
Pentagram and moon symbols on two fingers
Colour tattoo of Van Gogh's Starry Night in a circle on the side of the ribs, with swirling blue sky, yellow stars and a dark cypress tree.
Starry Night scene in a circle on the ribs
Black fine line tattoo of a rope knot with a looped rope band around the inside of a wrist.
Rope knot bracelet tattoo on a wrist
Fine line dreamcatcher tattoo with two feathers and a small arc of script on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a woven bracelet above it.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a wrist
Bold black stencil line drawing of Pikachu standing on a Poke Ball, with no body part shown, so placement cannot be judged.
Pikachu standing on a Poke Ball stencil
Black ornamental owl tattoo with blue eyes and white filigree detailing, perched on a branch on the outer thigh.
Ornamental owl on a thigh
Black dotwork jellyfish tattoo on a forearm, with long dotted and lined tentacles trailing towards the wrist.
Jellyfish on a forearm
Two matching Mickey Mouse silhouette tattoos on the inner wrists, one in a thin black outline and one solid black, each with a small heart in the ear.
Matching mouse silhouette wrist tattoos
Black and grey geometric lion head tattoo with dotwork shading on the outer thigh.
Geometric lion head on a thigh
Black fine line tattoo of overlapping circles, arcs and a vertical line with dots on the inner forearm, in a geometric style.
Geometric circles and line tattoo on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a dog and a cat curled together inside an outlined heart, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Dog and cat curled in a heart on the wrist
Close view of a small black fine-line tattoo of three short dashes on the inner forearm, with a minimal curved symbol tattoo on the lower abdomen above the waistband of jeans.
Small fine-line marks on forearm and hip
Black and grey realism tattoo of three dog tags on a beaded chain, with the words Love, Laugh and Live, across the side of the ribs.
Dog tags on a beaded chain on the ribs
Close view of a hand with a white ink mandala design across the back of the hand and wrist, worn with silver rings and black matte nails.
White mandala design on the back of a hand
A realistic black widow spider tattoo with red markings on the top of a person's shoulder, with a black strap visible at the top of the frame.
Black widow spider on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a paint tin pouring pink paint with a brush resting in a second tin, shaded in grey and black, on a forearm.
Pink paint tin spilling on a forearm
Neo-traditional style flash drawing of a cartoon hummingbird with a large eye, teal body and yellow-green tail feathers, on a grey background.
Cartoon hummingbird flash design
Close photo of a tiny black heart and a small lightning bolt tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand held palm up.
Small heart and lightning bolt on a wrist
Red pencil sketch of a cartoon owl with spread wings clutching a faceted gem and a small flower, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Cartoon owl sketch with a gem
Black and white photo of a fine line infinity symbol with the word love written inside it on the side of an ankle, with platform heels on a rug.
Infinity and love script on an ankle
Fine line tattoo of a black outlined triangle with a small rainbow light beam on the upper arm, beside a patterned sleeve.
Triangle prism with light beam on upper arm
Black geometric linework tattoo of a woman's face and hair built from triangles, sitting on the outer thigh.
Geometric woman portrait on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a big-eyed orange kitten with a curled tail on the forearm, shown against a blurred blue background.
Orange kitten tattoo on forearm
Small blue jellyfish tattoo with soft watercolour-style shading on the side of a person's neck, behind the ear.
Blue jellyfish tattoo on the neck
Black outlined tattoo of Hello Kitty with a red bow holding a small orange teddy bear, on the inner forearm of a person seated with a grey top.
Hello Kitty holding a teddy bear on a forearm
Close-up of a soft, watercolour-style botanical tattoo of pink and red flowers with dark stems across a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Pink blossoms with dark stems on the upper arm
Red ink sketch of an hourglass, pocket watch and roses above a banner reading MAKE EVERY MOMENT COUNT, in a traditional tattoo flash style.
Hourglass and pocket watch flash design
Black fine line ruler tattoo with fraction markings on the side of the ribs, seen on a torso in a black swimsuit.
Ruler tattoo on the side ribs
Black and grey tattoo of three shaded roses with leaves on the upper back near the shoulder blade, seen from behind.
Three black and grey roses on a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo of a cartoon baby elephant reading a red book with musical notes above its trunk, on the top of a foot.
Baby elephant reading a book on a foot
Black and grey traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing a figure standing on a crescent moon beside clouds and a four-point star.
Figure on a crescent moon with clouds and stars
Close-up of the word peculiar in black typewriter-style lettering on the lower stomach, above the waistband of denim jeans.
Peculiar lettering on the lower stomach

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