Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey botanical tattoo of poppies, daisies and wildflowers with roots on the forearm.
Wildflowers and roots on a forearm
Black and grey linework tattoo on a forearm showing a standing cat in a striped jumper and shorts, with Cyrillic lettering beneath it.
Standing cat in striped jumper on forearm
Realism tattoo of a brass compass wrapped in rope on the upper arm, set over an outlined map.
Compass and rope on an upper arm
Black and grey mountain range tattoo inside a thin circular outline on the inner forearm, shaded with fine hatching.
Mountain range in a circle on a forearm
Black ink blackwork tattoo of a sun with flame rays and a mandala-style floral design across a thigh, with a thin chain draped over the skin.
Sun, flames and mandala on a thigh
Two hands held together over grass, each showing a small purple flower tattoo on a finger, in a simple botanical style.
Matching small flower tattoos on two hands
Black silhouette design of an infinity symbol with a dachshund standing on the upper curve and paw prints trailing off to the right.
Infinity symbol with dachshund and paw prints
Painted tattoo design of a howling wolf in front of a crescent moon, with bold black linework and watercolour splashes in pink, orange, green and blue, shown on white paper beside coloured pencils.
Howling wolf and moon design
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind with a small solid black cross tattoo between her shoulder blades on the upper back.
Small cross tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with fading butterflies and handwritten script on the outer thigh.
Skull, butterflies and script on a thigh
Two small black fine line crescent moon tattoos on the inner wrists of a person with dark nail polish, with the sea and rocks behind.
Small crescent moon tattoos on both wrists
Two matching fine line cat tattoos, one plain and one striped, sit on the tops of two feet that touch at the toes.
Two cats on the tops of feet
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm of an upside-down bat with a smiling moon above it and a bird's beak beside it, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Upside-down bat and moon on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of a horizontal line with two downward triangles, one dotted, on the upper back of a woman with her hair up.
Fine line triangles on upper back
Two black and cream moth designs with dotwork spots, crescent moon and geometric wing panels, shown as painted boards on a dark wooden surface.
Two black and cream moth designs on boards
Close photo of a blue lotus tattoo with purple shading beside black fine-line cursive script reading spira volens on the inner forearm.
Blue lotus and script on a forearm
Pink cherry blossom flowers with dark stamens and two falling petals, shaded in a realistic botanical style on the forearm.
Cherry blossom sprig on a forearm
Small black outline triangle tattoo on the upper back, seen from behind on a person with blonde hair falling forward.
Small outline triangle on upper back
Black handwritten script lettering on a white background reading 'the show must go on... All over the place... or something', a lettering design with no body placement shown.
Handwritten script quote: the show must go on
Colour neo-traditional style tattoo of a green and purple butterfly with blue bubbles on the side of a foot near the ankle.
Green butterfly with bubbles on a foot
Black tribal-style cat face design in bold solid linework, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Tribal cat face design
Two small black fine line semicolon tattoos, one on each wrist, with the two wrists held together in a close photo.
Matching semicolon wrist tattoos
Colour tattoo of a spread-winged owl perched on a lantern, with bare branches and an orange sunset, on the lower back.
Owl and lantern across the lower back
Six colourful digital watch tattoos reading LATE, three on each of two forearms, with the two wrists held together against a plain background.
Six digital watch tattoos on two forearms
Small black crescent moon tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand against a dark blue background.
Small crescent moon on the wrist
Small red lettering tattoo of a short phonetically spelled word on the lower back, above dark camouflage leggings.
Small red word tattoo on the lower back
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a pepperoni pizza slice with a "Pizza my heart" banner and script lettering on a forearm.
Pizza slice with a "Pizza my heart" banner
Traditional style colour tattoo on the thigh showing a sun over snowy peaks and a river, framed by a rope border and the words If it's the mountains bending rivers you will have them.
Mountain, river and sun scene on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing Totoro under an umbrella beside the grinning Catbus, with shaded grass and leaves.
Totoro and Catbus on a forearm
Black line drawing of a triquetra trinity knot made from three interlaced loops, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Triquetra trinity knot design
Black and grey moth tattoo with shaded wings on the upper back, just below the base of the neck.
Moth tattoo on upper back
Watercolour-style pink and blue lotus flower tattoo with black linework and ink splashes running up the ankle, shown against a dark leather seat.
Watercolour lotus flower on an ankle
Black and grey photograph of a Virgo zodiac symbol tattoo on the back of a neck, with hair pulled over one shoulder.
Virgo zodiac symbol on the back of a neck
Black and grey pencil drawing of a skull with a guitar headstock, two roses and music notes, shown as a tattoo design.
Skull, guitar and roses design
Close view of an abstract black, purple and turquoise brushstroke tattoo sweeping across a woman's shoulder and upper chest.
Abstract brushstroke tattoo on a shoulder
Black line drawings on white paper of unalome spirals, arrows, a lotus and a crescent moon dagger, with crystals along the bottom edge.
Unalome, arrow and lotus flash sheet
Realistic-style tattoo of a key with a pink bow and a keyhole, with the script words follow your heart along the shaft, on the side of a torso.
Key with pink bow and follow your heart script
Small solid black elephant silhouette tattoo on the lower abdomen beside the waistband of open jeans, worn under a pink top.
Small elephant silhouette on the hip
Geometric black line drawing of a fox head with watercolour splashes in pink, yellow, blue and red, shown as a tattoo design without a placement.
Geometric fox head with watercolour splashes
Black, distressed Eye of Horus symbol drawn as a flat graphic on a white background, with no body part visible.
Eye of Horus symbol design
Black and grey fine line tattoo of seven moon phases in a vertical row on the forearm, close to the wrist.
Moon phases down the forearm
Black and grey blackwork sleeves with paisley and lace-like patterns and floral shoulder pieces, shown on a person with hands pressed together in front of the face.
Blackwork sleeves with floral shoulder pieces
Black hand-drawn script lettering reading just breathe on a white background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Just breathe script lettering design
Black and white lotus flower with an eye at its centre, set within a circle of radiating lines above a row of small script-like glyphs, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Lotus with eye in a radiating circle
Colour tattoo on the outer thigh of a blue ball of yarn, crochet hook, pink scissors and orange tape measure, with the script words Just Keep Crafting beneath.
Yarn, crochet hook and scissors on a thigh
Back of a person with a black and grey traditional style tattoo of roses, clasped hands holding a scroll that reads Everything we left unsaid, and a small coloured rose at the left shoulder, placed
Roses and clasped hands with script across upper back
Black script lettering reading Love is All or Nothing with a small heart on the inner forearm of a woman with dark hair.
Love is All or Nothing script on forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a woman's face framed by a flower crown and dark curled hair, placed on the thigh.
Woman with a flower crown on the thigh

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