Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour Japanese style tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat with a red lotus and cherry blossoms on an upper arm.
Maneki-neko cat with lotus on upper arm
Black ink circular yantra design with radiating script across the middle of a bare back, with part of another tattoo visible at the lower back.
Circular yantra with script on mid-back
Realistic tattoo of a purple crayon on a forearm, with a real purple Crayola crayon held against it.
Purple crayon tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a sinking ocean liner with small boats in the water, placed on the upper chest.
Sinking ocean liner on chest
Fine line black ink tattoo of a magnolia branch with open flowers and buds on the side of the ribs, with a hand resting on white floral fabric.
Magnolia branch on the ribs
Blue Delft-style floral tattoo design of peonies and leaves, shown on a white card against a textured fabric background.
Delft blue floral design on white card
Realism tattoo of a blue eye with a single tear running down the cheek, on a limb with grey shaded skin.
Realistic blue eye with a single tear
Solid black tribal design of a stylised winged figure with a long tapering tail on a white background, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Tribal winged figure design
Black line tattoo of a heart formed from a treble clef and bass clef with three outlined stars, on the inner wrist.
Music heart and stars on a wrist
Colour traditional tattoo of a pepperoni pizza slice with the words In Crust We Trust above it, on the forearm.
Pepperoni pizza slice with In Crust We Trust
Man with full black and grey geometric dotwork sleeves, snowflake-style shoulder pieces and a chest design, photographed against a dark background.
Geometric dotwork sleeves and chest on a shirtless man
Small black outline lotus flower tattoo on the lower abdomen, just above the waistband of denim shorts, in fine line style.
Lotus flower on the lower abdomen
Small red balloon tattoo with a black outline and trailing string on the outer ankle, shown on a leg in dark leggings and denim.
Red balloon tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sundial with Roman numeral clock faces wrapping around the forearm.
Sundial and clock face on a forearm
Black and grey skull tattoo with pink cherry blossom petals and red swirls on a person's upper arm, in a Japanese influenced style.
Skull and cherry blossom on upper arm
Two black and grey dotwork flash designs in a sketchbook: a shaded rose cluster with leaves over a cracked triangle, and a geometric deer skull with antlers, feathers and flowers.
Rose and geometric deer skull dotwork designs
Back tattoo covering the upper and mid back in a traditional style, with floral and ornamental designs and script across the lower back.
Full back piece with script across the lower back
Colour tattoo of Tigger from Winnie the Pooh bouncing among autumn leaves on the lower leg.
Tigger bouncing among autumn leaves on a calf
Small black geometric arrow tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm of a pale arm, resting on a grey knitted jumper.
Small arrow tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mountain peak and moon inside a circle, placed on the calf.
Mountain and moon in a dotwork circle on a calf
Black line drawing of a pocket watch surrounded by roses and a beaded chain, in a traditional style, shown as a tattoo design on a sepia textured background.
Pocket watch with roses and beads
Close view of a fine line geometric tattoo with dotwork on a forearm, held against a brown leather bag with embossed line patterns.
Geometric lines and dots on a forearm
Colour tattoo of Van Gogh's The Starry Night covering the outer upper arm near the elbow, with swirling blue and yellow sky and a dark cypress-like shape.
Starry Night painting tattoo on upper arm
Brown ink drawing of an elephant filled with intricate floral, dotted and lattice patterns, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornamental elephant design in brown ink
Fine line black tattoo of a small sprig with a star-tipped stem on the upper chest below the collarbone, with a small key tattoo on a finger.
Small sprig tattoo near the collarbone
Black ink sketch of a single pine tree with a loose, shaded canopy on white paper, beside a black pen, shown as a botanical tattoo design.
Pine tree design sketch in black ink
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hand making the ILY sign, placed on the ankle of a bare foot.
Sign language hand on an ankle
Black and red tribal tattoo of two intertwined wolves with heart and swirl motifs, across the upper back.
Two tribal wolves across the upper back
Collage of black lettering tattoos in Roman numerals, placed on wrists, the neck, the chest and the upper back, in a lettering style.
Roman numeral tattoos on wrists, neck and chest
Colour neo-trad tattoo on a thigh showing Jack and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas inside a heart-shaped frame with a spiderweb and red roses.
Jack and Sally in a heart frame on a thigh
Black tattoo of a flock of birds rising over the script line Sometimes you're gotta fall before you fly, on a person's upper back and shoulder.
Bird flock and script quote across a shoulder
Japanese style flash design of a cat wearing samurai armour and a red helmet, surrounded by pink leaves and black accents, with no body placement shown.
Samurai cat in armour design
Colour sunflower tattoo with two bees on the ribs and upper abdomen, shown with a lifted blue shirt.
Sunflower with bees on the ribs
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a silhouetted girl with a ponytail and full dress holding a sparkler, on the upper arm.
Girl silhouette with sparkler on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of two crossed arrows with the names Karen and Micah and the date June 21st 2014, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Crossed arrows with names and date on forearm
Pen and ink sketch of a round-eyed owl perched on a leafy branch, drawn on aged paper as a tattoo-style design with no body placement shown.
Owl perched on a branch
Collage of three small black dot and bar tattoos on a wrist, the back of a neck and a rib cage, beside a chart of numerals zero to fourteen.
Three small dot and bar numeral tattoos
Purple watercolour-style owl face tattoo with yellow eyes and sketchy black linework, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Owl face tattoo on upper back
Pencil line drawing of a hamsa hand tattoo design with an om symbol, an eye, flowers, a diamond and feather motifs, on pale paper.
Hamsa hand design with om and eye
Black and grey fine line fleur-de-lis tattoo with a dotted circle above, on the upper back between the shoulder blades, in front of a patterned textile.
Fine line fleur-de-lis on upper back
Fine line serotonin molecule tattoo on the upper chest, glowing blue under ultraviolet light.
Serotonin molecule tattoo on chest
Black ornate key tattoo over soft watercolour-style splashes of purple, pink, blue and orange on the inner wrist.
Black key over watercolour splashes on a wrist
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a whisk, rolling pin and red berries behind a ribbon banner reading BAKE AND DESTROY.
Bake and destroy baking tools banner on forearm
Colour tattoo of a cherry blossom branch with pink flowers and a bird with a red throat, plus two small characters, on a person's upper back.
Cherry blossom branch and bird across upper back
Close view from behind of a small black fine line arrow tattoo pointing downwards on an ankle, above white trainers and rolled blue jeans.
Small arrow tattoo on the ankle
Traditional colour tattoo of scissors, thread spools, a measuring tape and a banner reading Create on a forearm, shown beside its grey pencil design.
Sewing tools and banner on a forearm
Two black and grey tattoos side by side: a crescent moon with a face and hanging beaded chains, and a sun with a face, rays and beaded chains on the upper back.
Crescent moon and sun tattoos with chains
Black fine line elvish-style script tattoo running diagonally across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Elvish-style script across upper back

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