Tattoo ideas

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

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Small solid black fleur-de-lis tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, photographed in black and white.
Small fleur-de-lis on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a stag head with branching antlers and fine line geometric triangles on the forearm.
Stag head with antlers on a forearm
Black barbed wire band tattoo wrapping around the inner wrist, with two temporary tattoo sheets showing the same design beside it.
Barbed wire band on a wrist
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a seated Guanyin holding a lotus, with sunburst rays and clouds, on a forearm.
Seated Guanyin with sunburst on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of parallel red and blue lines wrapping around a forearm near the wrist, with a brown belt and blue polka-dot dress in the background.
Red and blue fine lines on a forearm
Fine line black wave tattoo on the inner wrist, with a blurred beach and sunset in the background.
Small wave tattoo on a wrist
Black script lettering reading Family doesn't end in blood runs diagonally down the inner forearm in a fine line tattoo.
Family quote in script on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of an hourglass with blue gems, red tulips and teal leaves on the inner forearm.
Hourglass with tulips on a forearm
Small black fine-line dreamcatcher tattoo with a circular web and three feathers on the inner wrist, with the hand raised against a pale background.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on the inner wrist
Traditional style tattoo of a woman's profile in a teal circular frame with a yellow scalloped edge, flames and green leaves, on a forearm.
Profile woman in teal frame on a forearm
Fine line crescent moon tattoo in black ink on the forearm, shown against a pale background.
Crescent moon outline on a forearm
Two side-by-side photos of a traditional style compass rose on an inner wrist in black ink and an anchor wrapped in rope on a forearm in blue and grey shading.
Compass rose and anchor on forearms
Several forearms and wrists show matching black script tattoos reading "to life.", with a small heart symbol on one arm and a colour flower tattoo on another.
Matching "to life" script tattoos on forearms
Neo-trad tattoo of a black maneki-neko cat with a crescent moon, pentagram, peach flowers and small white cats on a forearm.
Black maneki-neko cat on a forearm
Black and grey shaded owl tattoo with large round eyes and feathered wings, sitting on the inner forearm above grass.
Shaded owl on a forearm
Forearm with a colour traditional rose and star, a grey deer framed by flowers, and the words Don't let me drown in black lettering, with a thigh tattoo visible below.
Rose, deer and lettering on a forearm
Small botanical tattoo of a red rose with green leaves and red buds on the inner forearm.
Red rose and foliage sprig on a forearm
Traditional style mandala tattoo in red, grey and black with bold outlines, on the forearm near the elbow.
Red and black mandala on forearm
Colour tattoo of a purple iris with a closed bud and green leaves on a forearm, shaded in a botanical realism style.
Purple iris and bud on a forearm
Colour tattoo on a forearm of red tulips, teal leaves and purple swirls framing a black and blue ornamental letter, in a traditional style.
Red tulips and ornamental letter on a forearm
Traditional-style tattoo of a campfire, tent and mountains in a rope-edged oval with yellow flowers, on a forearm.
Camping scene in rope frame on forearm
Black lettering tattoo in a typewriter-style font reading 'things are shaping up to be pretty odd' along the inner forearm.
Typewriter-style quote on a forearm
Small realistic colour tattoo of a red cardinal perched on the wrist, with shaded feathers and a yellow beak, photographed on a hand held palm up.
Cardinal tattoo on the wrist
Black and white photo of two wrists showing matching small fine line Celtic knot tattoos on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Matching Celtic knot wrist tattoos
Traditional style colour tattoo of an owl perched on a branch, shown on the inner forearm.
Traditional owl on a forearm
Small fine line black compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters on a forearm, in a black and white photo.
Compass rose tattoo on a wrist
Small black semicolon tattoo in a fine line style on the wrist of a raised hand, with a wooden deck behind.
Small semicolon tattoo on a wrist
Colourful blue and green owl tattoo with large round eyes on a forearm, shown beside its pencil and ink sketch on paper.
Blue owl tattoo on a forearm
Fine line geometric arrow tattoo with circles, triangles and dots in black ink on the forearm.
Geometric arrow tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of stacked arrows and overlapping circles on a forearm, set against a wooden floor.
Arrows and circles on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship with rigging on the forearm.
Three-masted ship on a forearm
Black and grey fine line script reading love yourself, with a thin arrow and small heart below it, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Love yourself script with arrow on forearm
Two matching fine line tattoos in dark ink on skin, one reading love by the moon beside a crescent moon and one reading live by the sun beside a sun, shown on forearms.
Matching moon and sun script tattoos
Black fine-line tattoo of a treble clef merged with a heart shape on the inner wrist and forearm.
Treble clef and heart tattoo on a wrist
Realism tattoo sleeve on the forearm showing Greek-style columns, a detailed astronomical clock dial and a classical statue against a cloudy sky, in grey shading with warm brown tones.
Classical columns and astronomical clock on forearm
Black and grey realism rose tattoo with a second bud, leaves and a thorny stem wrapping across a forearm.
Black and grey rose tattoo on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a seated elephant playing a small keyboard with musical notes, above the words love the life you live, on a forearm.
Elephant and quote on an arm
Colour realism tattoo on a forearm showing a portrait of a bald man with glasses and a goatee in an orange hoodie, above a rolled stack of banknotes with a pink band on blue crystals.
Realistic portrait and cash bundle on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo reading don't panic in a typewriter-style font across the inner wrist of a forearm, with green crystal beads in the foreground.
Don't panic lettering on an inner wrist
Colour botanical tattoo of white daisies, fern fronds and a green fiddlehead on a forearm, in a traditional style with bold black outlines.
Daisies and fern foliage on a forearm
Small red rose with a green stem and leaves on the inner forearm, beside a fine black line curving towards the wrist in a fine line botanical style.
Small red rose on the forearm
Two forearms with botanical tulip tattoos in soft pink and red washes, with thin dark outlines and green stems on the forearm.
Tulips on two forearms
Colour tattoo of a grey cross with two red roses on the inner forearm of a person holding a black and white dog.
Cross and roses on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of three wheat stalks with long leaves running down the inner forearm of a person wearing a striped top and cream shorts.
Wheat stalks on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of red lips biting a black triangle, set within a sunburst of fine lines and a block-text quote, with soft watercolour washes.
Biting lips and triangle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala sleeve covering the upper arm and forearm of a woman in a white vest top.
Mandala sleeve on an upper arm and forearm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a large rose with small blossoms and leaves wrapping around a forearm.
Black and grey rose and blossoms on a forearm
Close-up of a hand with white nail polish and silver rings, showing a small black fine line anchor tattoo on the inner wrist.
Small anchor tattoo on the wrist

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