Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black tattoo of an abstract heart-like outline with a curl on the inner wrist.
Small line tattoo on the inner wrist
Black ink line drawing of a segmented serpent biting its own tail in a circle, with the lettering Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration set around the edge.
Circular serpent design with quote lettering
Fine line black tattoo of a pumpkin carriage with scrolls and dotted trails on the side of the ribs, with a hand resting at the top of the frame.
Pumpkin carriage tattoo on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a bow patterned with the American flag, with white stars on blue and red and white stripes, on a calf.
American flag bow on a calf
Colour tattoo reproducing Van Gogh's The Starry Night on a woman's upper back and shoulder, with swirling blue and yellow sky and a dark cypress tree.
Starry Night tattoo on the upper back
Digital illustration of a dragon coiled in a circle around a red and gold triskelion, set on a parchment-style background with faint script, with no body placement shown.
Coiled dragon around a red and gold triskelion
Realism style black and grey tattoo of a winged hourglass with rays, roses and diamonds across the upper back.
Winged hourglass with roses on upper back
Black ink traditional flash sheet on cream paper showing a raven, bat, black cat, pumpkin, coffin, broomstick, spiders and spider webs, with a £31 price marked in the centre.
Halloween flash sheet with bats, cats and spiders
Black line drawing of a cartoon owl with large eyes perched on a pussy willow branch, a flash design for a tattoo.
Cartoon owl on a willow branch
Black ink sketch of a fleur-de-lis with loose, scratchy brush strokes on a white background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Sketchy black fleur-de-lis design
Small black lettering tattoo of a copyright symbol and the year 1982 on the side of an ankle.
Copyright symbol and 1982 on an ankle
Black and grey Viking chest and arm sleeves, with two longships and tattooed portraits in the sails above a large Thor's hammer on the stomach.
Viking ships and Thor's hammer chest piece
Black and grey neo-traditional sugar skull woman tattoo with a flower in her long hair, running down the upper arm.
Sugar skull woman on upper arm
Realistic pink diamond tattoo with faceted highlights and a soft shadow beneath it, placed centrally on the chest above a black V-neck top.
Pink diamond tattoo on the chest
Black and white line drawing of octopus tentacles with suckers, framed by solid vertical bands and triangular tribal patterns, shown as a design for an armband.
Octopus tentacles with tribal armband bands
Digital drawing of two interlaced dragon heads above a Celtic triquetra knot, in purple and teal marbled ink on a tan background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Celtic dragons and triquetra knot design
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading Believe with a shaded blue butterfly above it, on the top of a foot wearing a flip flop.
Butterfly and Believe script on a foot
Black serif numerals reading 221B tattooed on the inner forearm close to the wrist, with a skin tone background.
221B tattoo on the inner forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a geisha with white flowers in her hair and a finger raised to her lips, on the lower leg.
Geisha with finger to lips on a calf
Fine line outline of a small crescent moon in black ink on the outer ankle, against white bedding.
Small crescent moon on an ankle
Fine line tattoo of a dotted line with small star shapes running diagonally across the inner forearm, beside a flower arrangement on a wooden table.
Dotted line with small stars on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a blaster pistol with the words HAN SHOT FIRST beneath it, on the outer thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Blaster pistol tattoo on thigh
Two wrists with matching black half-heart tattoos, one reading best and the other friends, shown beside clenched fists.
Matching half-heart wrist tattoos
Small fine line tattoo of an umbrella with raindrops over a blue watercolour cloud, on the inner forearm.
Umbrella and raincloud on the forearm
Colourful watercolour-style skull tattoo in blue, pink, orange and green with black splatter marks on the upper arm.
Watercolour skull on upper arm
Two matching forearm tattoos in black ink: a sun with a face and dotted chain drapery on the left arm, and a crescent moon with a face on the right arm, in a dotwork style.
Sun and moon tattoos on two forearms
Black line drawing of the Aquarius water bearer figure pouring water, with a wave symbol and the word AQUARIUS beneath it, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Aquarius water bearer zodiac design
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo on the side of a woman's ribs, with her arm raised and a fringed metallic wrap draped over her side.
Lotus tattoo on a ribcage in profile
Black linework lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork trim on a person's abdomen, above the navel, in a fine line style.
Lotus mandala tattoo on the abdomen
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with soft brushstroke petals and small dots at its centre, on a woman's upper arm.
Black and grey lotus on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dandelion seed head with birds flying off it and the word Always below, on the side of the torso.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on the side
Watercolour style tattoo of a teal and pink dragonfly and an orange dandelion seed head on the side of the ribs.
Dragonfly and dandelion seeds on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a purple witch hat on a broomstick with a pink star and teal stippled dotwork background, on a limb.
Witch hat and broomstick with stippled background
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl perched on a branch, running down the side of the ribs.
Owl perched on a branch on the ribs
Fine line black outline tattoo of a world map with the word wanderlust in script, on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
World map outline with wanderlust script on upper back
Pen sketch of a pirate woman in a tricorn hat with a monkey on her shoulder and an ornate cutlass, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Pirate woman with monkey and cutlass sketch
Solid black tribal armband tattoo with bold geometric shapes and bands wrapping around the elbow and upper arm, against a dark background.
Black tribal armband around the elbow
Black mandala tattoo on the back of a hand, beside faded LOVE script on the wrist and fingers, shown in four photographs.
Mandala on the back of a hand
Black script lettering in fine handwritten style runs diagonally across a pale inner forearm and wrist.
Script lettering quote across the wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small fawn on the inner wrist of a hand held against a white background.
Small fawn tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a shaded rose inside a circle with fine lines and a small diamond, on the inner forearm of a person wearing black underwear.
Shaded rose in a geometric circle on a forearm
Three side-by-side views of a full back tattoo in colour, with blue waves and a figure on one side and orange flames on the other, shown on a bare back.
Full back piece, water and fire split, three views
Four small fine line tattoos on hands and wrists in a collage, including a diamond, an eye, a heart, an arrow, a cross and a circle, placed on fingers and wrists.
Small fine line tattoos on hands and wrists
Black and grey tree tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with first names written among the leaves in script lettering.
Family tree with names on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a blue and orange bluebird perched on a branch, on the inner wrist.
Bluebird perched on a branch on the wrist
A hand reaching out against a dark background, with thin black fine line bands tattooed around the fingers.
Fine line bands across fingers
Two small black crown tattoos on the fingers of a hand, one in outline and one in solid black, in a fine line style, with a metal bracelet on the wrist.
Small crown tattoos on fingers
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on a forearm, showing two solid black bands above a fine-line geometric pattern of interlocking triangles near the wrist.
Black band cuff with geometric lines on a wrist

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