Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black dragonfly tattoo with detailed mesh-like wings on the upper back, with a small Roman numeral VI below its long tail.
Dragonfly across the upper back
Two large rose tattoos on the backs of a person's calves, one red and one blue-grey, with dark linework and teal leaves.
Red and blue roses on both calves
Fine line black tattoo of branching lines on an upper arm, beside a black and white checked sleeve.
Fine line branching design on upper arm
Colourful watercolour-style compass rose tattoo with Roman numerals above it, placed on a shoulder.
Watercolour compass rose on a shoulder
Colour traditional tattoo of a green typewriter with a red dotted arch and orange flowers below it, on the calf.
Typewriter and flowers on a calf
Black compass rose with rainbow watercolour splashes and the words Not all who wander are lost curved beneath it, tattooed on an upper back.
Compass rose with watercolour splash on upper back
Black and grey drawing of a tree with fine branches, scattered leaves in red accents and spreading roots, shown as a standalone tattoo design without a body placement.
Tree with roots design
Black and grey botanical rose tattoo with leaves on the outer thigh of a woman wearing white shorts, shown in a mirror selfie.
Rose tattoo on a thigh
Close-up of a traditional style tattoo of a smiling sloth hanging from a branch in bold black outline with dotted fur shading, on the lower leg.
Sloth hanging from a branch on a leg
Black and grey dotwork mandala with a moth at its centre, tattooed on the front of a thigh.
Mandala and moth on a thigh
Black ink line drawing of a sleeping cat with a curled tail, shown as a tattoo design on cream paper with no body placement visible.
Sleeping cat line drawing
Close view of a gold and navy mandala-style temporary tattoo on the back of a hand, with a finer gold filigree design on the wrist and forearm.
Gold and navy mandala design on the hand
Black and grey pencil drawing of a crowned lion with a cross above its head, holding a heart in its paw, in a realistic style.
Crowned lion holding a heart
Small black fine line script reading be still and know on the inner forearm, with the wearer in a striped top.
Fine line script phrase on inner forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a heart holding a clasped human hand and a paw, with the words Boys Whatever above and Cats Forever below, on a limb.
Heart with clasped hand and paw and banner text
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing a 1920s Cotton Club sign, gangsters with tommy guns, and a woman's portrait.
1920s Cotton Club gangster sleeve
Realistic tattoo of a blue feather with black bars and grey shading across a person's forearm.
Blue feather tattoo on a forearm
Black and white flash design of a tribal sun face surrounded by spirals, chevrons and bold curved blackwork shapes, with no body part shown.
Polynesian-style sun face and spiral design
Black and grey photo of three small fine line birds in flight on the inner wrist, with a knitted sleeve and wooden boards behind.
Three small birds on a wrist
Black and grey fine line feather tattoo running down the forearm, close to the wrist.
Feather tattoo on a forearm
Two calf tattoos side by side: a dark silhouette of a figure beside a chimney skyline with orange shading and the words Step in Time, and a silhouette of a figure holding an umbrella with blue shading
Two calf tattoos of silhouettes with lettering
Colour realism tattoo of a Doberman's head on a limb, shown beside the blue line stencil used to transfer the design.
Doberman portrait tattoo beside its stencil
Black ink drawing of a deer skull with antlers entwined with flowers and leaves, pinned to a line on a paper sheet against a dark background.
Deer skull with flowers ink drawing
Small black stylised phoenix tattoo with a swirling tail on the upper back, photographed from behind.
Stylised phoenix on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a bouquet with daisies, buds and leaves on the upper thigh.
Floral bouquet on a thigh
Two wrists on sand showing gold script lettering reading bride's babes with a small heart, in a lettering style on the forearm near the wrist.
Gold script bride's babes on wrists
Colour tattoo of a round cartoon owl with a blue wing, beside a cupcake, a green caterpillar and a small pink heart on the side of the body.
Cartoon owl with cupcake and caterpillar
Small black geometric arrow and diamond tattoo centred on a woman's upper back, with a silver body chain draped across it.
Geometric arrow tattoo down the spine
Black tribal blackwork tattoo with a large spiral and geometric bands across a person's left side ribs and waist.
Tribal spiral tattoo on the side ribs
Three-panel photo of a colourful neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing the horned sorceress Maleficent holding a staff, with a dragon behind her and green flames.
Maleficent with dragon on upper arm
Black and grey photo of two wrists with the script words "You Are My Strength" tattooed in a fine line cursive style across the inner wrists.
You Are My Strength script on two wrists
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in profile with flowing hair and scrolls, on the outer thigh.
Profile portrait with scrollwork on a thigh
Fine line botanical tattoo of a lavender sprig in purple and green on a calf.
Lavender sprig on a lower leg
Fine line black outline tattoo of a seated cat reaching a paw towards two small blue butterflies, placed on the ankle.
Cat reaching for butterflies on an ankle
Small colour tattoo of a pink and purple lilac sprig with green leaves on the outer ankle, in a fine line botanical style.
Lilac sprig on an ankle
Black cursive script lettering tattooed on the top of a foot near the ankle, with waves breaking on sand behind it.
Cursive script tattoo on a foot at the beach
Black and grey realism forearm tattoo of a pocket compass with rope and a faded world map, shown in a split view with a compass rose and continent outlines.
Compass and world map forearm tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of mountains, a waterfall and pine trees inside a triangular frame, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Mountain, waterfall and pines in a triangle
Black line drawing of an ostrich filled with floral mandala and swirl patterns, shown as a fine line flash design with no body placement.
Ostrich with floral mandala pattern
Traditional style dagger piercing a heart with a banner reading MORTE and blood drops, tattooed on a forearm in black, grey and red ink.
Dagger through a heart with a Morte banner
Side view of a person in a black backless top with the word Hope in black script tattooed on the side of the ribcage below the arm.
Hope script tattoo on the side ribs
Black script lettering running down the outer thigh of a person wearing denim shorts and knee-high boots, on a street.
Script quote tattooed on a thigh
Two people holding hands, each with a realistic Star Wars tattoo on the forearm: grey and blue R2-D2 on one arm and gold C-3PO on the other.
R2-D2 and C-3PO forearm tattoos
Colour tattoo of a sun and moon combined into one face with long rays and watercolour washes in orange, purple and teal.
Sun and moon face with watercolour wash
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hooded grim reaper holding a scythe and hourglass on the upper arm.
Grim reaper with scythe and hourglass on upper arm
Black script lettering tattoo running along the outer forearm, with thick strokes and sharp, tapered ends.
Black script tattoo on a forearm
Woman seen from behind with a braided updo, showing a fine line tattoo of a flock of black birds rising across her upper back and spine.
Flock of birds across a back
Colour flash design of a blue and pink bird on a flowering branch with the script Never Clip My Wings and two music notes.
Bird on a branch with Never Clip My Wings script

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