Tattoo ideas

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

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Dotwork and line drawing of a cat with a third eye, a flower and a mandala behind its head, with faint red wash on the left.
Cat with third eye and mandala design
Two yellow rose tattoos with dark green leaves and black outlines, one on each ankle, worn with beige suede heels.
Yellow roses on both ankles
Black and grey realism tattoo of an hourglass wrapped in thorned vines and leaves on a forearm, held up towards a camera.
Hourglass and thorned vines on a forearm
Pencil-style drawing of a sparrow perched on a blossom branch beside an ornate pocket watch, scrollwork and key, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Sparrow, blossom and pocket watch design
Line drawing of two lilies with curling swirls and small stars in a botanical fine line style, shown as a standalone design with no body placement visible.
Lily and swirl tattoo design
Colour tattoo of a pink rose with small pink flowers and green leaves on a forearm, in a botanical style with dark outlines.
Pink rose and flowers on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two roses with leaves on the outer thigh, shown beside a blue floral wrap.
Two roses on a thigh
Black and grey botanical sleeve of poppies, anemones and leaves covering a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Botanical flower sleeve on upper arm
A woman photographed from behind with a dark botanical sleeve tattoo on her raised upper arm and forearm, in a black and grey floral style.
Floral sleeve tattoo on a raised arm
Small black branching tree tattoo in a fine line botanical style on the side of a person's ribs.
Small branching tree on the ribs
Fine line black vine tattoo with small curls and scrolls on a woman's ankle, above gold metallic heels.
Vine scroll tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies, a poppy and leaves across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade, shown in three photos.
Black and grey peony and poppy on shoulder blade
Black botanical tattoo of a bare tree with birds lifting off its branches, placed centrally on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun.
Bare tree with birds on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of a white water lily, green lily pads and an orange koi with ripples, across a person's upper back.
Water lily and koi on upper back
Black and grey realistic roses with leaves covering a woman's upper arm and shoulder, shown from the side.
Black and grey roses on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey fine line botanical tattoo of hibiscus-style flowers, leaves and buds on the centre of the chest, with hands resting either side.
Floral bouquet on the centre of the chest
Two matching fine line lilac sprigs in purple and green with small script beneath, one on each ankle.
Matching lilac sprigs with script on two ankles
Black line drawing flash on paper of a conch, a fan shell and a nautilus shell, each decorated with clusters of blossom, with a pen on the left.
Seashells and blossom flash sheet
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a large rose on the back of a hand, with flowers and leaves running up the forearm.
Black and grey rose and flowers on forearm and hand
Black fine line outline of a lotus flower on the inner forearm, drawn with a single even stroke and no shading.
Outline lotus flower on a forearm
Fine line black ink tree with bare branches running up a forearm, with a red string bracelet near the wrist.
Bare branch tree on a forearm
Black infinity symbol tattoo with scrolling swirls and small blue and red flowers with green leaves, on the inner forearm.
Infinity symbol with flowers on a forearm
Black and grey fine line botanical tattoo of flowers and leaves curving along the ribs, with a hand with pale nails resting above it.
Floral sprig tattoo on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a pink poppy with green shading and dotted accents across the back of a hand, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Pink poppy tattoo on the hand
Black line tattoo of a wild rose, lavender sprigs, a strawberry and serrated leaves in a botanical bouquet on the inner forearm.
Flower and lavender bouquet on a forearm
Colour tattoo of sunflowers and a pink peony spreading over the upper arm and shoulder of a woman in a green striped sports bra, with earphones hanging from her neck.
Sunflowers and peony on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey daisy tattoo with a yin yang centre on the inner forearm, shown against a knitted blanket.
Yin yang daisy on a forearm
Fine line black outline of a lotus flower with a small dotted triangle on the outer ankle of a bare foot resting on a beige cushion.
Lotus outline on an ankle
Realistic coloured poppy bouquet tattoo on the upper chest, visible above a grey V-neck top, with a partly visible tattoo on the upper arm.
Poppy bouquet on the upper chest
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a lotus flower inside a dotted circle with small stars and a geometric triangle, on the upper back.
Lotus in a dotwork circle on upper back
Black line-art tattoo of poppies, a ranunculus and a dahlia in a fine line botanical style on a forearm, resting on a wooden table.
Poppy, ranunculus and dahlia line tattoo on forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of an orange tiger lily with green leaves and dark outlines, placed on a person's upper back.
Orange lily tattoo on upper back
Pink rose with a bud and green leaves in a botanical neo-traditional style with bold black outlines, tattooed on a forearm.
Pink rose and bud on a forearm
Black fine line drawing of peonies, a lotus and leaves on tracing paper, a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Peony and lotus linework design
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a hamsa hand with an eye at its centre, flanked by two roses, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Hamsa hand with eye and two roses design
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with a geometric centre and leaves beside it, on a forearm.
Dreamcatcher and leaves on a forearm
Two infinity symbol tattoo designs decorated with flowers, leaves and butterflies, one in pink and red colour and one in black line art, shown without a body placement.
Infinity symbol with flowers and butterflies
Fine line drawing of a deer head wearing a beaded chain, framed by peony blooms and leaves, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Deer and peony flower design
Black fine line and dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon filled with a mandala and floral motifs, with chains and drop ornaments hanging below, on the upper arm.
Crescent moon with mandala and dangling charms
Black and grey botanical tattoo of poppies and fern fronds covering a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Poppies and fern on an upper arm
Shaded realistic red rose and butterfly tattoo with green leaves on a calf, photographed under ultraviolet light.
Red rose and butterfly on a calf
Black and grey fine line lily with a Greek word in script lettering beside it, tattooed on the side of the torso.
Lily and Greek lettering on the side of the torso
Black and grey realism style rose with leaves and thorny stem tattooed on the side of a hip, with a short script word beside it.
Black and grey rose with leaves on a hip
Black ink geometric and botanical tattoo on the upper back of a woman with short blonde hair, seen from behind.
Geometric and botanical back tattoo
Pen and ink tattoo design of a rose, ribcage, spine and pelvis with a blue insect wing, drawn in a botanical anatomical style.
Rose, ribcage and blue wing anatomy design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an owl beside pink and orange hibiscus-style flowers on the shoulder.
Owl and pink flowers on a shoulder
Black ink drawing of a sailing ship inside a laurel wreath, with the script words The Lady Daisy and a small star below, presented as a tattoo design.
Sailing ship with laurel wreath
Black ink tattoo of a forest floor with morel, chanterelle and oyster mushrooms, a beetle and a slug, in botanical linework and dotwork on the upper arm.
Forest floor with mushrooms and beetle on upper arm

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Popular subjects

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