Tattoo ideas

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

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Two wrists with matching black script tattoos reading Queen and King, one wrist wearing a gold chain bracelet.
Queen and King script tattoos on wrists
Upper arm tattoo of a solid red faceted elephant and outlined geometric elephant shapes, with red and blue watercolour splashes.
Geometric elephant and watercolour splashes on upper arm
Japanese style chrysanthemum tattoo in orange and grey shading covering a forearm, with wave shading above and small script on the wrist.
Chrysanthemum sleeve on a forearm
Black fine line script reading 'We shall never drift apart' with an anchor, tattooed on the top of a foot and on a lower leg above the ankle.
Matching anchor and script quote on feet
Close-up of a fine line black tattoo of two lines of latitude and longitude coordinates on the side of the torso, above floral shorts.
Coordinates tattoo on the side of the torso
Colour tattoo of a flying owl with spread wings on the neck behind the ear, shaded in browns and tans with yellow eyes.
Flying owl tattoo behind the ear
Geometric wolf head tattoo in dark outline, with blue and purple dreamcatcher feathers hanging below it on a forearm.
Geometric wolf with dreamcatcher on forearm
Colour flash design of an owl wearing a top hat with a pink feather and a monocle, framed by grey scrollwork and magenta roses on a green background.
Owl in top hat with monocle and roses
Realistic green winged dragon lizard tattoo with shaded scales and a long curled tail, on the upper back of a woman with dark hair.
Green winged dragon lizard on upper back
Black and grey flash sheet showing three arrow designs, two with script wording such as aim in life and keep aiming, with no body placement shown.
Three arrow designs with script quotes
Traditional colour tattoo of a framed mountain sunset scene surrounded by orange poppies and green leaves, placed on the thigh.
Framed mountain scene with poppies on thigh
Black and grey tree tattoo with birds rising towards the neck and a line of handwritten script across the upper back.
Bare tree, flying birds and script on upper back
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with script text on a woman's upper back, shown with gold chain body jewellery.
Sunflower and script tattoo on upper back
Pencil sketch of a lantern with a candle, surrounded by leaves and berries, drawn on tracing paper as a tattoo design.
Lantern and foliage design sketch
Fine line black tattoo on a forearm showing a fern frond on the left joined by a single line to a dotwork mountain range on the right.
Fern and mountain range along a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a dragonfly with spiral-tipped wings on the inner wrist, in a fine line style.
Small dragonfly with swirled wings on a wrist
Traditional-style tattoo on an arm of a hand holding an hourglass, with a yellow rose, green leaves, seed pods and a red background.
Hand holding hourglass with yellow rose
Black ink drawing on cream paper of a crescent moon filled with dotwork mandala patterns, with hanging drop details beneath, shown as a tattoo design.
Crescent moon mandala design on paper
Black fine line bow tattoo on the back of a wrist, with script lettering reading Trust Yourself on the inner forearm and Love across a finger.
Bow and script words on hand and forearm
Black and red tribal-style phoenix tattoo with spread wings on the inner forearm, shown against a woven leather background.
Tribal phoenix on a forearm
Dark blue dotwork tattoo of dots, strands and a teardrop pendant across a woman's upper back and down her upper arm.
Dotwork drape across the upper back
White cursive lettering reading Stay Strong with a small outlined heart on a black background, a black and grey lettering design.
Stay Strong script lettering with a heart
Colourful neo-traditional flamingo tattoo with a butterfly, roses and blue flowers on the calf of a leg.
Pink flamingo and butterfly on a calf
Two solid black swallow silhouettes tattooed on the side of a ribcage, with a dark top pulled up above them.
Two swallows on the ribs
Large abstract back tattoo in black ink and red splashes, showing a vinyl record, turntable, bare tree and the word turn, placed across the back and side of the torso.
Abstract turntable and tree back piece
Black line drawing of two detailed eyes with lashes and brows, with Russian lettering between them, on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design.
Pair of eyes with Russian lettering
Both forearms with colourful traditional tattoos of yellow and blue roses, swallows, stars and Chinese characters, with palms held open toward the camera.
Traditional rose and swallow sleeve on both arms
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading everything happens for a reason across the inner forearm.
Handwritten quote on a forearm
Fine line tattoo on the forearm of a heartbeat line that turns into a city skyline with a statue, twin towers and a spire, in black with a touch of teal.
Heartbeat line into city skyline on forearm
Small black fine line crescent moon tattoo with soft stippled shading on the neck behind the ear.
Small crescent moon behind the ear
Colourful hot air balloon tattoo with mandala patterns and the word freedom in black script on the thigh.
Hot air balloon and freedom script on a thigh
Full arm sleeve tattoo in colour showing Bowser, Link, Princess Peach, Mario and Yoshi from video games, photographed from three angles on a black background.
Video game character full arm sleeve
Fine line black tattoos of chevrons on the fingers, a crescent moon, an arrow and a small heart on the back of a hand.
Small arrows, moon and heart on hand
Colourful neo-traditional butterfly tattoo with teal, coral and red wings, black outlines and a small red heart on the grey body, on a limb.
Neo-traditional butterfly with a heart
Black line drawing of a cat face inside ornate scrollwork, with dark gemstones on the forehead and below the chin, shown as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Ornamental cat face tattoo design
Black line drawing of a circular geometric diagram with arcs, dots and a small filled circle, above the words hello, sweetie in a thin script, shown as a tattoo design.
Circular line diagram with "hello, sweetie."
Fine line black and grey alchemical circle tattoo with spirals, stars and a central vertical axis, placed on the outer thigh.
Alchemical circle design on a thigh
Small botanical tattoo of a red five-petalled flower with shaded petals, placed behind a person's ear.
Red flower behind the ear
Colour neo-trad style tattoo on the thigh showing tarot cards for The Sun and The Moon, a crystal ball, sparkles and dangling teardrops.
Tarot sun and moon with crystal ball on thigh
Traditional style armband tattoo of a red rose in orange, green and teal on a person's lower leg, with a dotted geometric border.
Rose armband tattoo on lower leg
Red and blue coloured pencil drawing of a lily with three butterflies and flowing swirls, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Lily and butterflies tattoo design sketch
Three photos of a matching black line tattoo of a stick-figure girl carrying a red handbag with an S monogram on the top of a foot, with red painted toenails.
Stick-figure girl with handbag tattoo on feet
Black and grey realism wolf head tattoo with smoky swirls across a woman's shoulder and upper back.
Wolf head tattoo on a shoulder
Fine line black infinity symbol tattoo with two names in cursive script on the inner wrist.
Infinity symbol with script names on wrist
Fine line black script reading lumos with a four-pointed star beside it, tattooed on a wrist.
Lumos script and star on a wrist
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh of a blue globe with green continents, surrounded by bright flowers, scrolls and a banner reading TRAVEL DISCOVER EXPLORE.
Globe, flowers and banner on a thigh
Small black fine line cross tattoo on the back of a woman's neck, with her hair held to one side.
Small cross on the back of the neck
Realistic shaded purple ribbon tattoo with the word Dad and a hanging rosary cross, on the upper back.
Purple ribbon, rosary and cross with Dad

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