Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of Kodos, the green one-eyed alien from The Simpsons, with tentacles and the words 'Don't blame me I voted for Kodos' above, on a thigh.
Kodos from The Simpsons with lettering on a thigh
Close view of a thin black fine line script tattoo on the outer thigh of a person lying on a sunlounger by the sea.
Fine line script on a thigh at the beach
Back view of a woman in black lace underwear showing a black and grey realism sleeve on her arm, an om lotus and script tattoo on her thigh, and a clock design on the back of her hand.
Black and grey sleeve, thigh and hand tattoos
Black script reading Changed for good above an ornate green heart-shaped frame holding a black mask, tattooed on the thigh.
Changed for good script and masked heart frame on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man in glasses and a tie on the outer thigh, with a scroll banner reading Assistant Regional Manager.
Portrait of a man in glasses with banner on thigh
Black and grey script lettering tattoo of a motivational paragraph across the outer thigh, shown in a black and white photo with denim shorts.
Block quote tattoo on the thigh
Black script lettering reading 'for those I love I will sacrifice' across the upper thigh, beside denim shorts.
Script quote across the upper thigh
Black script tattoo on a thigh reading All you need is faith, trust and a little bit of pixie dust, with two grey stars and a small mouse ear silhouette.
Script quote with stars on a thigh
Black script lettering reading Fidem habe across the upper thigh of a woman wearing a grey top.
Fidem habe script on a thigh
Black lettering tattoo on a thigh in a lettering style, with a serif quote about courage between two ornamental scroll flourishes.
Lettered quote tattoo on the thigh
Fine line black script lettering tattoo on the outer thigh of a person in denim shorts on a sandy beach.
Small script tattoo on a thigh
Black lettering tattoo reading part of a Latin phrase ending in audere semper, in a plain lettering style on the outer thigh of a leg.
Latin lettering along the thigh
Colour tattoo on the upper thigh showing orange daisies, a pencil with eraser, a blue awareness ribbon and the word Survivor in script.
Survivor script, daisies and awareness ribbon on thigh
Colour tattoo of a blue police box with scrolled black lettering reading Bad Wolf and a quotation, on the outer thigh.
TARDIS and Bad Wolf lettering on a thigh
Black and grey shaded cross tattoo with cracked-stone detailing and flowing script lettering on the upper thigh.
Shaded cross with script quote on thigh
Black and grey shaded rose with leaves on a thigh, beside fine script lettering on the other leg, with both legs resting in a bath.
Shaded rose and script tattoos on legs
Realism teddy bear in an ornate frame on one thigh and black and grey script lettering on the other, with the wearer in underwear and striped socks.
Teddy bear and script tattoos on thighs
Black bold block lettering reading RAD on the upper thigh of a person in black sports shorts, black compression socks and neon yellow trainers.
Rad block lettering on a thigh
Dark script lettering reading "Not all those who wander are lost" on the outer thigh, with a denim shirt pulled up beside it.
Script quote tattoo on the thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh showing a white cartoon cat with a pink bow inside a gold frame, with pink banners reading ladies don't start fights but they can finish them.
White cartoon cat in gold frame with quote banners
Black handwritten script tattoo reading I know you might roll your eyes at this, but I'm so glad that you exist, shown on a forearm and an upper thigh.
Handwritten quote tattoo on forearm and thigh
Two photographs of black ink lettering: "I'm fine" on the thigh above the knee, and "save me" on the ankle, both in a brush-style script.
"I'm fine" and "save me" lettering on leg
Two black and grey script words tattooed one on each thigh, with swirl flourishes, below denim shorts.
Script words on both thighs
Colour tattoo of an ornate hot air balloon with a trailing freedom script on the outer thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Hot air balloon and freedom script on thigh
Close-up of a thigh with a blue Spanish script quote and a shaded blue bow tattoo, partly cropped at the left edge.
Spanish script quote and blue bow on the thigh
Black and grey script tattoo across a torso above a black thong, with a portrait of a woman and a lace garter tattoo on the thighs.
Script across the abdomen and portrait on the thigh
Black typewriter-style lettering of a short prose quote tattooed down the upper thigh of a person wearing a floral skirt.
Typewriter quote tattoo on a thigh
Crossed legs showing black and grey tattoos on the thighs, including script lettering, a cluster of roses, a crescent moon with a face and a figure in a hood.
Script, roses and moon tattoos on crossed legs
Thin black lettering reading Curiosity often leads to trouble runs across the side of a thigh, with a hand resting on a grey top above it.
Quote tattoo on the side of a thigh
Black script tattoo reading Hairdresser on fire, with flourished capitals, across the outer thigh.
Hairdresser on fire script on a thigh
Black lettering reading Curiosity often leads to trouble runs along the outer thigh of a person wearing a grey top with one hand on their hip.
Quote in script along the side of a thigh
Small black lettering reading GRL PWR sits on the outer thigh of a seated person in black underwear and a white shirt.
GRL PWR lettering on a thigh
Fine line lettering tattoo shaped like an infinity loop, written in dark ink across the outer thigh of a person wearing a striped dress.
Lyric loop tattoo on a thigh
Close photo of a black fine line script tattoo of a partly cropped handwritten phrase across the upper thigh, with white lace fabric above.
Fine line script tattoo on upper thigh
Close view of a thigh with a black line tattoo of a seated woman in front of a city skyline, with WILDSTYLE arched above and GIRL POWER lettering on the legs.
Girl Power and Wildstyle thigh tattoos
Mixed-ink tattoo of the cartoon snowman Olaf from Frozen with the words Some people are worth melting for above him, on the outer thigh.
Olaf snowman with quote on thigh
Black fine line tattoo of the words No Boundaries in script inside a circle of barbed wire on the outer thigh.
No Boundaries lettering in barbed wire on thigh
Black script lettering arranged in a circle on a bare thigh, in a lettering style, with a wine bottle and picnic basket on a striped blanket behind.
Circular script lettering on a thigh
Two thigh tattoos showing black script reading Good Girl with ornamental flourishes and orange flowers, worn by a person in striped shorts.
Good Girl script tattoos on thighs
Black and grey wing tattoo across the ribs and an ornamental mandala-style tattoo on the back of the hand, with vertical lettering down the outer thigh.
Wing and mandala tattoos on a woman at the beach
Traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing a teal rose, a yellow banner reading LIKE HOME, a red shoe and the words THERE'S NO PLACE in black lettering.
Teal rose and ruby slipper on a thigh
Fine line black script tattoo reading 'I will almost die for this beauty' running along a woman's thigh above the knee.
Script quote on the thigh
Fine-line black script tattoo of a partly visible phrase reading through the, running across a person's upper thigh.
Script quote on the thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a white cartoon cat with a pink bow inside a gold ornate frame, with script lettering below, on a thigh.
Cartoon cat in ornate frame on thigh
Outlined TARDIS tattoo with blue and purple watercolour splashes and the words Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey in black script below it, on the thigh.
TARDIS with watercolour splashes and quote on thigh
Black and grey photo of tattooed legs showing an elephant design and looping script lettering on the thigh, with a hairless cat resting on the knee.
Elephant and script tattoos on legs with a cat
Colour tattoo of pink cherry blossoms and black swirling vines with script lettering and falling pink petals on the thigh.
Cherry blossom vine with script on a thigh
Black script lettering reading "You have no power over me" with fine vines and three small pink and blue shaded orbs, on the side of a thigh.
"You have no power over me" script on thigh

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