Tattoo ideas

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

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Black bare trees silhouetted against a large red moon, with dark shaded ground fading out at the bottom, tattooed on a forearm.
Bare trees and red moon on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a raised fist and a kneeling figure inside a laurel wreath, on a forearm.
Raised fist and kneeling figure in laurel wreath
Small black paw print tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with a silver bracelet and rings nearby.
Paw print on inner wrist
Full sleeve realism tattoo in black and grey with blue tones, showing a grinning cat, pocket watches, a girl and film strip portraits across the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of clocks, cat and portraits
Purple butterfly tattoo with black outlines and white spots, shaded to look three-dimensional with a dark shadow, on the inner forearm.
Purple butterfly on a forearm
Two forearms resting on a cream rug, each with abstract tattoos of thin black lines, a teal band and a bold black stroke across the forearm.
Abstract bands and lines on two forearms
Full colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing hummingbirds, orange tiger lilies, a praying mantis and a frog among flowers on a turquoise background.
Full sleeve of hummingbirds, lilies and frog
Black and white photo of a hand holding a cup, with a small heart tattoo on one finger and a dark tattoo on the forearm at the left edge.
Small heart tattoo on a finger
Fine line black tattoo of a vintage bicycle with detailed spoked wheels and a soft shadow beneath, on a forearm.
Vintage bicycle on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of the word lumos beside a four-pointed star on the inner wrist.
Lumos script and star on a wrist
Forearm tattoo of the Aquarius water-bearer symbol, two black wave lines inside a loose teal brush-stroke circle.
Aquarius symbol in a teal circle on a forearm
Close-up of a small solid blue semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand held near the chest.
Small blue semicolon on inner wrist
Fine line tattoo of a cat outline on the inner wrist and forearm, drawn in thin dark grey ink.
Fine line cat outline on wrist
Black and grey Japanese dragon with clouds, maple leaves and a rose across a forearm, shown from three angles.
Japanese dragon and maple sleeve on a forearm
Two arms pressed together showing matching origami swan tattoos on the forearms, one in teal and one in red, on a bed with black floral linen.
Matching origami swan tattoos on forearms
Large blue rose tattoo with dark green leaves on a thigh, with a small daisy-style tattoo on the forearm of a person in a floral top.
Blue rose tattoo on a thigh
Black script lettering reading Go and try you'll never break me, tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Script quote on the inner wrist
Black fine line heartbeat trace running across the inner wrist, with a shaded black and grey mountain peak sitting in its centre.
Mountain and heartbeat line on a wrist
Black and grey tattoos on a forearm, including a bulb shape, a grinning mouth and a spiral, with a white t-shirt worn above.
Black and grey forearm tattoos with a spiral
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a pocket watch with chain and two roses on the forearm.
Pocket watch and roses on a forearm
Solid black shark tattoo in a blackwork style on the forearm, with open jaws, visible teeth and a dorsal fin.
Black shark tattoo on a forearm
Black blackwork tattoo of a forest with bare trees, pine trees and flying birds on a forearm, shown in four side-by-side views.
Forest silhouette tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey traditional owl tattoo with bold outlines, shaded feathers and triangle and circle motifs in the eyes, on an arm.
Owl tattoo on an arm
Black ink tattoos on a forearm and upper arm, beside a white t-shirt with hand-drawn faces and GIRL POWER lettering.
Partial arm tattoos beside a girl power t-shirt
Two matching tarot-style tattoos in black and grey dotwork on the inner forearms, each showing a figure inside a patterned border.
Tarot card style forearm pair
Back view of a shirtless person with black and grey botanical tattoos of flowers, vines and moths covering the back, shoulders, upper arms, forearms and hands.
Back and full sleeves of botanical and moth tattoos
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a curled, sleeping cat with a scaled fish tail inside a circle, on the forearm.
Curled cat with fish tail on forearm
Two close-up photos of a realistic red ladybird tattoo with black spots on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Realistic ladybird on a forearm
A small black ampersand tattoo in a thin, flowing script on the inner wrist, with the hand resting palm up.
Small ampersand on an inner wrist
Small black fine line sailboat on waves tattooed on the inner wrist, with the hand raised in front of a nautical chart.
Small sailboat tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a feathered arrow with a script word along the shaft, on the inner forearm.
Feathered arrow with script word on a forearm
Small black and grey tattoo of a curled figure inside a circle on the wrist and forearm, in a dimly lit photo.
Curled figure in a circle on a wrist
Black line tattoo of two floor plans with the word CLOVER on a forearm, in a fine line style, against a grey sofa.
Floor plan tattoos on a forearm
Tattooed forearms and upper arms of a person in a blue t-shirt holding a tabby cat belly up, with dark and coloured ink visible on the arms.
Tabby cat held by tattooed forearms
Fine line black tattoo of a small fox sitting on the inner wrist, with the hand raised against a blurred brown background.
Small fox on the inner wrist
Small red fine line tattoo of a geometric motif with dots and tiny triangles on the inner forearm of a person wearing a dark knitted jumper.
Red fine line geometric motif on forearm
Two people's inner forearms side by side, each with a small black outlined tattoo of two interlocking hearts.
Matching interlocking hearts on two forearms
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pin-up style Snow White with black hair, a red bow and a black corset, above a row of red roses on a forearm.
Pin-up Snow White and roses on a forearm
Three people show matching black Celtic knot tattoos on their forearms, each with a coloured outline in green, blue or purple.
Matching Celtic knot tattoos on three forearms
Colour tattoo of a cross-stitch style geometric pattern covering a forearm, with red, teal, green and yellow diamond and zigzag motifs.
Cross-stitch style geometric forearm tattoo
Black and grey photo of the word dust in thin script lettering on the inner forearm, with a watch strap and an open book behind.
Dust script lettering on a wrist
Collage of colour Disney character tattoos, including the Beast on a hand, Scar, a Genie, and Peter Pan and Tinker Bell on a forearm sleeve.
Disney character tattoos collage on hand and arm
Blackwork armband tattoo of stacked chevron bands on a forearm, photographed on a blurred city street.
Black chevron band on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork elephant silhouette within fine line geometric circles and triangles on a forearm.
Elephant and geometric lines on a forearm
Black ink script quote reading Through Dangers Untold and Hardships Unnumbered on the inner wrist, beside a white dogwood flower on stone.
Quote on the inner wrist beside a dogwood flower
Fine line black script tattoo of a semicolon followed by the word live on the inner wrist.
Semicolon and live on a wrist
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a mint ice cream scoop shaped like a cat's face, with a chocolate drip and cherry, beside red flowers in a neo-traditional style.
Cat-face ice cream cone on a forearm
Two views of a red and black mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the inner elbow and forearm.
Red mandala tattoo on an elbow

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