Tattoo ideas

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

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Back of a person with a full back tattoo of ornate black linework florals and mandala motifs, with a heart tattoo on the forearm.
Full back floral mandala linework tattoo
Fine line black tattoo of a curling wave with a script word beside it, on the outer side of a bare foot near the ankle, in black and white.
Wave and script tattoo on a foot
Small traditional-style tattoo of a red flower and green leaves with a banner on the ankle, above teal marbled leather boots.
Small red flower tattoo above teal boots
Colour botanical tattoo of a pink lotus with green vines wrapping up the side of the ribs and hip.
Pink lotus and green vines on the side
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a tombstone reading WISH YOU WERE HERE with a flower and a leaf at its base, on the upper leg.
Tombstone reading Wish You Were Here
Black fine line lotus flower tattoo on the heel of a foot, resting on a black and white floral sheet.
Fine line lotus on a heel
Botanical tattoo of pink peony, purple lisianthus and crocus flowers with leaves and berries on a calf, in a coloured, lightly shaded style.
Botanical flower bouquet on a calf
Black script lettering reading "We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy" across a person's upper back, with a partial dark design at the left edge.
Script quote across upper back
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a stack of strapped books with red roses, a small red flower and green leaves.
Stack of books and roses on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a sailing ship with a flock of birds flying from its sails, waves beneath and the words SAIL ON on the forearm.
Sailing ship and birds on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion head with roses and fragments of script on the upper arm and shoulder.
Lion head and roses on upper arm
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a haunted Victorian house under a full moon with bats and bare trees, on the side of the torso.
Haunted house and full moon on the side
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two peonies and rosebuds with leaves on the outer thigh, shown in a close photo of a woman wearing a patterned skirt.
Peony and rose cluster on a thigh
Black ink botanical tattoo of wildflowers and poppies with exposed roots running up the inner forearm against a red background.
Wildflower bouquet with roots on a forearm
Black ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on the upper arm, with older coloured tattoos visible around it.
Mandala tattoo on upper arm
Black and white photo of a fine line outline world map tattoo on the inner wrist and lower forearm, with the hand raised in a loose fist.
World map outline on a wrist
Black script lettering reading You have to believe on the inner forearm, shown in daylight above and under UV light below, where the ink glows blue.
You have to believe script on forearm
Black dotwork mandala on the back of a hand and blackwork bands across the wrist, in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Blackwork bands and mandala on a hand and wrist
Black and grey botanical tattoo of lilies, leaves and a dotted drop chain across the chest, with shading in dotwork.
Lily and foliage across the chest
Black and grey angel wings tattoo across the upper back of a person with their hair in a loose bun, shown in a black and white photo.
Angel wings on upper back
Hand with silver metallic mandala-style temporary tattoos on the back and fingers, with matching wrist and finger bands, against a grey and white fur background.
Silver mandala temporary tattoo on a hand
Black and grey unicorn head tattoo with a small pink rose on the top of a foot, in a bold traditional style.
Unicorn head with rose on a foot
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the thigh showing a cartoon couple kissing inside an ornate scrolled frame, with a red and blue poisoned apple skull and purple beads.
Snow White kiss in ornate frame on thigh
Two lower legs in a bath of foam, with a red rose and ornate black linework on the left leg and a colourful swallow on the right leg, in neo-trad style.
Rose and swallow leg tattoos in a bath
Fine line black tattoo of an infinity symbol with heart-shaped loops on a forearm.
Infinity heart symbol on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a swallow in flight beside red rosebuds and gold leaves on the upper arm.
Swallow and rosebuds on upper arm
Colour tattoo on a forearm with a red painted splash, a white bow and arrow, and black numerals reading 48500n 3500°E with a script E.
Arrow and coordinates on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a compass design with skis running north to south, crossed ski poles on the diagonals and mountain peaks across east and west, with N, E, S and W lettering.
Compass design with skis, poles and mountains
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two sunflowers with leaves on the upper arm, with a grey t-shirt sleeve rolled above it.
Sunflowers on an upper arm
Black inverted pentagram tattoo with sharp, flowing linework and tapered points on the upper arm, in a blackwork style.
Inverted pentagram on upper arm
Black linework botanical tattoo of branching leaves and flowers across a shoulder and upper arm, shown from behind in a striped top.
Botanical sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey tribal tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with bold chevrons, bands and a sunburst motif.
Tribal shoulder and arm sleeve in black
Colour tattoo of a phoenix with outstretched orange wings and a teal and blue flame above it, with a trailing purple, pink and yellow tail, on the side of a thigh.
Phoenix tattoo on the side of the thigh
Black and grey circular forearm tattoo showing a moon, clouds, stars, mountains and swirling waves in hatched linework.
Moon, mountains and waves on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather running diagonally across the side of the torso, with soft shading along the barbs.
Realistic feather on the side of the torso
Black cursive script tattoo reading Michael Jackson on the inside of a wrist, in a lettering style.
Michael Jackson script on a wrist
Pencil sketch on paper of the word Always in cursive script, with a Deathly Hallows triangle-circle-line symbol before it and a lightning bolt after it, drawn as a tattoo design.
Always lettering with Deathly Hallows symbol
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a parchment scroll carrying a handwritten script quote, placed on the side of the ribs.
Scroll with script quote on ribs
Small fine line tattoo of an open book with a red heart on one page, placed on the ankle.
Open book with red heart on ankle
Close-up of a small black fine-line tattoo of angular geometric symbols on the inner forearm of a person wearing a white top.
Fine line angular symbols on a forearm
Small realistic hummingbird tattoo in green and dark tones on a woman's upper shoulder, with long brown hair falling across her back.
Hummingbird tattoo on the upper shoulder
Colour sunflower tattoo with yellow petals, a dark green centre and a green leaf on the side of a bare foot, with painted toenails.
Sunflower tattoo on a foot
Black ink flash design of a knotwork dragon coiled inside a circle, drawn on aged parchment with a faint star behind it.
Celtic knotwork dragon in a circle
Traditional black and grey tattoos of a crescent moon and a sun with faces, placed side by side on a forearm.
Crescent moon and sun on forearms
Colour tattoo of the Avengers A logo with Captain America's shield, a Hawkeye arrow and a Loki helmet horn, on a limb with freckled skin.
Avengers logo with shield and arrow
Fine line script tattoo reading Finish Strong on a forearm, with a hand resting on a navy and pink running shoe.
Finish Strong script on a forearm
Four-panel view of a colour and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm, showing skulls with red roses and green leaves.
Skulls and red roses on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose made from folded 100 dollar bills, shown on a lower arm.
Rose made from folded 100 dollar bills

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