Tattoo ideas

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

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Black silhouette tattoo of four flying birds across the left side of a torso, on the ribs, in a fine solid black style.
Four birds in flight on the ribs
Black outline drawing of a large star surrounded by curling swirls and small outlined stars, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Star with swirls and small stars design
Traditional style colour tattoo of an anatomical heart with flames, a pocket watch and a banner on the forearm.
Anatomical heart and pocket watch on a forearm
Black and grey nautilus shell tattoo with fine hatched linework on the lower stomach, just above the waistband of jeans.
Nautilus shell on the lower stomach
Small red heart tattoo with a dark outline on the back of a person's neck, beneath short dark hair and above a beaded necklace.
Small red heart tattoo on the back of the neck
Black and grey traditional-style roses with leaves and fine script above them, tattooed across a woman's shoulder.
Black and grey roses with script on shoulder
Colour geometric fish tattoo in teal, orange and yellow with hatched fins, on the upper arm or shoulder.
Geometric fish tattoo on the upper arm
Black dotwork tattoo design of a symmetrical fan of overlapping shaped segments, drawn on a white background with no body placement shown.
Symmetrical dotwork fan design
Black geometric wolf head tattoo with dotwork and blackwork shading on the upper arm, with small touches of pale teal.
Geometric wolf head on the upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoos of a dragon beside crystals on one thigh and a winged griffin with pumpkins on the other, both on the upper thighs.
Dragon and griffin thigh tattoos
Three photographs of a leg covered in illustrated tattoos with bold outlines, featuring a bowler-hat figure with an umbrella, a stylised tree and a bird, placed on the thigh.
Illustrated leg tattoos in three panels
Black and white photo of a fine line script quote tattoo along the side of a ribcage, with a lace bra visible above it.
Script quote tattoo on ribs
Black script reading California with small hearts on a woman's forearm, with black line-work flowers on her upper arm and elbow.
California script on a forearm
Grey and red shaded hot rod car with a windmill and mountains on a back shoulder, beside a Route 66 shield tattoo on the upper arm.
Hot rod and Route 66 shield on a shoulder
A forearm covered in white ink tattoo work of lace-like floral and mandala motifs on pale skin.
White ink lace pattern on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a wave flowing into the word calm in script on the outer ankle, with a silver anklet worn above it.
Wave and calm script on ankle
Black and white photograph of a dotwork drawing on paper showing a cat's head in profile beside a stippled crescent moon, with no body placement visible.
Cat head with crescent moon design
Black ink outline tattoo of an open book with the word Escape in lettering beside it, on the skin of a foot or ankle.
Escape lettering with an open book
A neo-traditional skull design drawn on paper, framed by grey scrollwork and red panels with dotted borders, with pens lying nearby.
Skull with scrollwork in neo-trad style
Two small black butterflies with stippled wing detail, one larger and one smaller, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Two butterflies on a forearm
Black and grey geometric arrow tattoo with a triangular eye motif running vertically down the back of a neck.
Vertical geometric arrow with eye on neck
Black script lettering tattoo on a thigh reading Everything will be okay, In the end, If it's not okay, Then it's not the end.
Script quote tattoo on a thigh
Fine line black script tattoo reading free on the upper chest near the collarbone, with three small birds flying up from the end of the tail.
Free script with birds on the collarbone
Colour tattoo of a lavender pentagram entwined with green oak leaves, yellow and red acorns and black scrolling swirls, on skin.
Pentagram with oak leaves and acorns
Close-up of a fine line black tattoo of a small leafy sprig with two leaves on the outer ankle, in a botanical style.
Small leaf sprig on an ankle
Black and grey realism dragon tattoo with spread wings across a person's back, with the head turned to the right and mouth open.
Black and grey dragon across a back
Geometric lion head design in blue tones with a triangular grid overlay and halftone shading, shown as a standalone drawing on a white background with no body placement.
Geometric lion head in blue
Black and grey tattoo of a large bow with a faceted heart brooch and a key hanging from a chain, placed on the thigh.
Bow, heart brooch and key on thigh
Fine line blue script tattoo reading Love on the inner wrist and forearm.
Love script on a wrist
Black and grey botanical tattoos on two calves, a rabbit with strawberries on the left leg and a fox with mushrooms and blackberries on the right.
Rabbit and fox calf tattoos with botanicals
Black and grey fine line doodle sleeve on an upper arm, with an owl, pizza slice, boombox, cassette tape and script lettering.
Doodle sleeve with owl, boombox and script
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with shaded petals and a dotted centre, placed on the upper back shoulder of a person wearing a white off-shoulder top.
Shaded sunflower on a shoulder
Three views of a colour biomechanical tattoo covering a lower leg and ankle, with bronze, gold, green and purple mechanical plating.
Biomechanical leg tattoo shown from three angles
Traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing a bottle enclosing a dark sea scene with waves, with a red rose and leaves at its base.
Bottle with sea scene and rose on a forearm
Two forearms resting on a white sheet, each with fine line black script tattoos, including the words always in flux and float, and a small arrow on the left forearm.
Fine line script and arrow tattoos on two forearms
Black fine line script lettering reading Live as if you were to die tomorrow, running vertically along the side of the ribs.
Script quote running down the ribs
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tied bunch of carrots with leafy tops on the lower leg, drawn in engraved-style linework with dotted shading.
Bunch of carrots on a calf
Fine line black ink tattoos on three fingers of a hand: an eye with lashes, a crescent moon and a cat's head.
Eye, moon and cat finger tattoos
Two black ink drawings of tattoo designs in Elvish Tengwar-style lettering, one labelled Always and one labelled Love, on a white background.
Always and Love in Tengwar script
Black and grey tattoo of Totoro holding an umbrella on the lower leg, with soot sprites running across the top of the foot.
Totoro and soot sprites on an ankle
Realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a woman in a lace masquerade mask, red roses, a pocket watch and ornate scrollwork, shown from three angles.
Masquerade mask and roses full sleeve
Black and grey line drawing of a botanical flower bouquet with roses, leaves and small buds, shown as a design on a white card over a weathered wooden background.
Botanical flower bouquet flash design
Black and grey realism forearm tattoo showing bare trees, tall pine trees, three flying birds and a tent in a forest scene.
Forest scene with birds and tent on forearm
Black fine line script tattoo reading inhale the future exhale the past, with four birds in flight, on a shoulder.
Script quote and flying birds on shoulder
Close view of the back of a woman's neck showing a small black lettering tattoo of the word freed in a typewriter style, placed at the nape below a hair bun.
Small word tattoo on the back of the neck
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a world map with a compass rose and arrows, placed on the ankle and lower leg.
World map and compass on an ankle
Red line drawing of a Vegvisir, an eight-armed Norse compass symbol, surrounded by a ring of runic characters on a white background.
Vegvisir compass within a runic ring
Two matching black crown tattoos on the inner wrists, one above the words One Life and the other above One Love, with the hands clasped together.
Matching crown tattoos reading One Life and One Love

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