Tattoo ideas

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

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Coloured illustration of an ornate sun with a human face, its rays filled with dotwork and paisley-like patterns, shown as a design drawing rather than a tattoo on skin.
Ornate sun face with dotwork rays
Black script lettering reading Leaving behind my minor life for grander maybes, with small underline flourishes, on skin at the side of the hip above a patterned fabric strap.
Script quote tattoo on the side of the hip
Black and grey tattoo of a hooded, cloaked figure reaching towards a triangle symbol with a vertical line, placed on the upper back.
Hooded figure and triangle symbol on upper back
Small black fine line tattoo of a solid heart with an infinity-style swirl on the inner wrist, partly framed by silver bangles.
Heart and infinity swirl on a wrist
Black and grey pencil drawing of a heart-shaped keyhole lock framed by roses and lace ornament, a flash design for a tattoo.
Lock, roses and lace ornament design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mason jar filled with planets and stars, with a label reading FAR AWAY, on the forearm.
Mason jar galaxy with FAR AWAY label
Black and grey lettering tattoo of the Camaro by Chevrolet logo in shaded script on a forearm, with a grey t-shirt in the background.
Camaro by Chevrolet logo on a forearm
Traditional style flash design of a grinning skull with flames, crossed pistols, spade symbols and a banner reading Diablo, drawn in black, cream and red.
Skull with flames, pistols and banner
Pencil drawing of a black and grey tribal design with bands of triangles, chevrons and diamond lattice, shaped to curve over a body.
Black and grey tribal pattern design sketch
Black and grey lettering tattoo on a forearm reading you see flowers in these weeds, beside a dandelion seed head with drifting seeds.
Quote and dandelion seed head on a forearm
Silver metallic temporary tattoo of a mandala on the back of a hand, with chevron and diamond bands across the wrist and lacy motifs on the fingers.
Silver mandala and wrist bands on a hand
Two small colour tattoos of pizza on the wrists of two people, one a dripping slice and one a whole pizza cut into slices.
Matching pizza tattoos on two wrists
Coloured pencil drawing of a fox with a compass and green ribbon, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Fox and compass design
Black and white photo of two matching fine line tattoos of elephants with trunks touching, one on each wrist.
Matching elephant pair on wrists
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a rising sun over teal waves and pine trees, with grey clouds on the shoulder, shown on an upper arm from three angles.
Sun, waves and clouds on an upper arm
Black and white photo of a back covered in an antique world map tattoo, spanning the shoulders, neck and upper arms.
Antique world map tattoo across back
Two matching black linework heart designs with ornate swirls, one reading Big Sis and the other Lil Sis in script, shown as a flash sheet.
Matching big sis and lil sis heart designs
Black line drawing of a heart formed from interlaced ribbon-like Celtic knotwork, with no placement shown on skin.
Interlaced heart knot design
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey and cream schnauzer's face inside a teal and green ribbon wreath with leaves, on a calf.
Schnauzer portrait in a teal wreath on a calf
Watercolour-style lion head linked by thin geometric circles and lines, with red and green splashes, on an upper arm.
Lion head with geometric circles on upper arm
Small fine line black infinity symbol with a heart in its left loop, tattooed on the inner wrist of a light-skinned arm held by a hand with purple nails.
Fine line infinity symbol with heart on wrist
Gold and black metallic temporary tattoos include a spread-winged bird on the upper arm, a dotted geometric band on the forearm and a floral design on the foot.
Metallic temporary tattoos on legs at the beach
Black and grey script lettering with swirling flourishes across a lower abdomen, above two heart-framed pin-up tattoos on the thighs.
Script lettering on abdomen with heart pin-up thighs
Black fine-line dotwork constellation tattoo of stars and connected dots on a woman's upper back, below the shoulder blade.
Constellation tattoo on upper back
Black line tattoos of flowers, buds, stems and leaves on the outer thighs of two legs, in a botanical style.
Botanical flower tattoos on two thighs
Greyscale illustration of a skull with a cracked clock face on its crown, Roman numerals and red accents in the eye sockets, shown as a tattoo design.
Skull and clock face design
Colour tattoo of a small cartoon Spider-Man swinging with a trailing web line, placed on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Chibi Spider-Man on an upper arm
Fine line flash design of two hands pressed palm to palm, with black painted nails, drawn in black ink on a plain off-white background.
Fine line drawing of two hands pressed together
Black lettering-style numerals 2, 4 and 7 with a red shaded state outline between them, tattooed in a vertical line on a forearm.
Numbers and state outline on a forearm
Two identical navy circles with cream spiral swirl linework, shown side by side on a textured linen background.
Navy circle with cream swirl design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a deer head inside an outlined triangle with roses and flowers, on the side of the ribs.
Deer head and flowers in a triangle on ribs
Colour tattoo of a cherry blossom branch with pink flowers and green leaves, spanning the shoulder and upper arm of a person wearing a black top.
Cherry blossom branch across a shoulder
Black outline tattoos of a stag and a doe framed by flowers, covering the upper thighs of a woman wearing black underwear.
Stag and doe with flowers on both thighs
Black and grey geometric honeycomb tattoo of hexagons covering the backs of both calves, shading from solid black at the centre to open outlines at the edges.
Hexagon honeycomb pattern on both calves
Close-up of a fine line outline sun tattoo on the top of a foot, with red painted toenails visible above it.
Outline sun on the top of a foot
Small pink bow tattoo with a black outline and grey centre knot on the side of a finger, shown on a hand with teal nail polish.
Small pink bow tattoo on a finger
Small solid black dragon silhouette tattoo in blackwork style on the upper chest, below the collarbone, on a woman in a black vest top.
Dragon silhouette on upper chest
Fine line outline star tattoo in black ink on the inner wrist, with stacked silver bead and cord bracelets beside it.
Outline star on the inner wrist
A red and black geometric folk-pattern tattoo wraps around the forearm and wrist of a person wearing a patterned top.
Red and black folk pattern on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a spiral, small loops and a short dot running along a finger, in a black and white photograph.
Fine line spiral tattoo on a finger
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of two Siamese cats in an ornate grey frame on the outer thigh.
Siamese cats in an ornate frame on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a green hummingbird feeding from a red hibiscus flower with a leafy stem, placed on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Hummingbird and hibiscus on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork bee tattoo on one wrist beside the words just be in a simple serif font on the other wrist.
Matching bee and just be wrist tattoos
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a treble clef formed from twisting brown vines, with two red birds perched on it and a small red rose.
Treble clef of vines with two red birds on a thigh
Colour peacock tattoo across a woman's chest, with feathers fanning out to the shoulders and eye markings in red, green and yellow.
Peacock tattoo across the chest
Colourful illustration of three decorated sugar skulls with pink roses, leaves and scrollwork on a black background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Three sugar skulls with roses
Black and white photo of a woman's legs, with a Beauty and the Beast outline tattoo inside a floral wreath on the thigh and a banner tattoo on the knee.
Beauty and the Beast thigh tattoo
Colour tattoo of peonies, violet anemone-style flowers, green leaves and two moths across an upper arm and shoulder, in a botanical style.
Peonies and moths on an upper arm

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