Tattoo ideas

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

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Coloured traditional-style flash drawing of a red and white striped lighthouse framed by a rope border, with a red flower at the top and an anchor at the bottom.
Traditional lighthouse and anchor flash design
Two thighs with matching traditional tattoos of teacups, roses and a Tea for Two banner in teal, orange and green, on the upper thigh.
Matching tea for two thigh tattoos
Black and grey biomechanical tattoo covering a woman's back, with a segmented spine, ribs and organic filigree swirls.
Biomechanical spine back tattoo
Pencil drawing of a rose formed from a rolled 100 dollar bill, with curling vines and leaves, shown as a black and grey tattoo design with no body placement.
Rolled 100 dollar bill rose design
Black and grey realism style tattoo of several roses with leaves covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey roses on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of Australia drawn as an old treasure map with scorched edges, a ship's wheel and the word Australia in script.
Australia map tattoo in old treasure map style
Neo-traditional style line drawing of a woman with octopus tentacles and a sailing ship, shaded in red wash on a cream background.
Woman with octopus tentacles and a ship
Black and grey linework tattoo of a rose, peony and poppy with leaves, sitting on the forearm.
Rose, peony and poppy on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a dachshund with a small pink heart on the inner wrist.
Dachshund line drawing on a wrist
Black and grey fine line dotwork tattoo of a constellation-like design with arrows, circles and starbursts across the upper back.
Fine line constellation across the upper back
Teal line drawing of a lion's head in profile, with its mane flowing into water splashes over a pale watercolour wash.
Lion head with flowing mane and water splash
Fine line fox with leafy sprigs on a forearm, with flowing wispy lines running down towards the wrist, in grey ink.
Fox and foliage on a forearm
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with sweeping tail and swirls running down the middle of a woman's back.
Phoenix tattoo along a spine
Small black and grey tattoo of a curled-up cat with soft shading on the inner forearm.
Curled cat on inner forearm
Pale raised circles and dots in a dotwork pattern across a forearm, with a dotted line along the lower edge.
White dot and circle pattern on a forearm
Black fine-line fleur-de-lis on a finger and an ornate lace-pattern tattoo on the wrist, photographed on a hand resting on brown leather.
Fleur-de-lis finger and lace wrist tattoo
Coloured drawing of a koi and a yellow goldfish among yellow and red flowers, with a black-and-white stencil version of the design in the top left corner.
Koi and goldfish design with stencil inset
Small pink cherry blossom tattoo in a fine line and soft wash style on the back of a hand, with a knitted sleeve at the wrist.
Cherry blossom on the back of a hand
Realistic red ladybird tattoo with black spots on a foot, shaded to look three-dimensional with small legs and antennae.
Ladybird tattoo on a foot
Black and grey realism tattoo of a horned goat-faced figure with spiral eyes, with a hunched creature with hands raised to its face below, on a lower leg.
Horned goat figure with spiral eyes on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two honey bees with detailed wings on a shoulder and upper back.
Two bees on a shoulder
Black script lettering tattooed along the side of the ribs, reading a line of text in a flowing handwritten style.
Script quote along the ribs
Black and grey fine line and dotwork crescent moon tattoo with geometric detail, placed centrally on the back of the neck.
Crescent moon with geometric detail on the neck
Fine line black Eiffel Tower tattoo on the side of a woman's neck, just below her ear.
Small Eiffel Tower tattoo behind the ear
Black line tattoo of a botanical plant with umbel flower heads and feathery leaves on the inner forearm, in a fine line style.
Umbel plant sprig on a forearm
Blackwork band tattoo with light negative-space shapes across the inner forearm, partly covered by a dark sleeve.
Black band with negative space on a forearm
Black and grey laurel wreath tattoo with shaded leaves and crossed stems at the base, placed on the side of the torso.
Laurel wreath on the ribs
Black ink Polynesian-style band tattoo with spirals and triangles wrapped around a tanned wrist, photographed against sand and sea foam.
Polynesian-style band tattoo on wrist
Black and grey ornate crown tattoo with filigree detailing and a small cross on top, placed on the lower abdomen beside a navel piercing.
Ornate crown on the lower abdomen
Black and green line drawing of a Polynesian-style tribal design with koru spirals and chevron bands, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Polynesian-style koru design with green fill
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lily across the forearm, with a small music note on the inner wrist.
Shaded lily and music note on forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a fox head in profile with pink roses, purple flowers and leaves on the thigh.
Fox and roses on a thigh
Black tribal tattoo of spirals and chevron bands running from the thigh down the calf of a person's leg.
Tribal spiral tattoo down a leg
Three black line-drawn scallop shells stacked vertically on a sun-tanned calf, in a fine line style, with sand and sunlight in the background.
Three scallop shells on a lower leg
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a daffodil with a long stem and two narrow leaves, on the forearm.
Daffodil tattoo on the forearm
Black ink silhouette design of a butterfly with a flower and leaves on a plain white background, in a botanical style with no body placement shown.
Butterfly and flower line design
Pencil sketch of an interlocking script monogram in black and grey, drawn as a lettering design for a tattoo.
Interlocking script monogram sketch
Black linework paisley and floral ornament with a red lotus motif tattooed along a person's ribs and side, with a navel piercing visible.
Paisley and red lotus tattoo on ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a large butterfly, a swallow and a smaller butterfly with a rose down the inner forearm.
Butterflies and swallow on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo on the side of a thigh reading so hold your head up high and know it's not the end of the road, set in a serif typeface.
Quote lettering along the side of a thigh
Black fine line feather tattoo with small script on the side of the ribs, with a woman in a white sports bra holding a black mug of tea.
Feather tattoo on the side ribs
Black ink tattoos on two inner wrists showing passport-style stamps, the word wanderlust in script and a compass rose, in fine line style.
Passport stamps, wanderlust and compass on wrists
Colour Botanical tattoo of peach peony flowers with green leaves and buds across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, outlined in black.
Peach peony and leaves on a shoulder
Black and grey fine line geometric tattoo of an eye, cross and drops of water on the inner forearm, shown against a dark background.
Geometric eye and cross on a forearm
Black and grey realism design of Medusa, with a woman's face framed by coiled snakes and rippling water below, shown on a dark background.
Medusa with snakes in black and grey
Black and grey realism tattoo covering a man's back with a sailing ship on rough waves, a bearded face in the sea spray, an underwater scene and a temple, with tentacles on the upper arms.
Full back sailing ship and sea scene tattoo
Two pencil sketches of ornate lettering designs, one reading HOPE and one reading FAITH, with flourishes around each word.
Hope and Faith lettering sketches
Black line tattoo of a heart formed from a treble clef, bass clef and piano keys on the side of the ribs.
Heart of treble clef and piano keys on ribs

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