Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey fine line tattoo of two peony flowers stacked down the upper thigh of a woman kneeling on a cream blanket.
Two peony flowers on a thigh
Black tribal tattoo covering a shirtless man's shoulder and upper arm, in a blackwork style with a large central circular motif.
Polynesian-style tribal shoulder and arm tattoo
Two matching black Roman numeral tattoos reading IV, heart, I, heart, VI, one on an upper forearm and one on a wrist, with a silver watch visible.
Roman numeral pair tattoos on forearms
Close photo of a forearm with four black fine-line geometric triangle symbols in a row on the inner arm.
Four triangle symbols on a forearm
Colour tattoo of two red roses with grey-shaded leaves and a music staff with notes across a person's back.
Roses and music staff across the back
Fine line black and purple tattoos of a straight razor, a comb and a thin looped line on three fingers of a hand with purple nail varnish.
Razor, comb and line tattoos on fingers
Full colour realistic floral sleeve tattoo of roses, peonies and leaves covering a woman's arm from shoulder to wrist.
Full floral sleeve of roses and peonies on an arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of orchids across a shoulder, with a floral and paisley-style tattoo on the upper arm of a woman in a black crop top.
Black and grey orchid tattoos on shoulder and arm
Black tribal-style bull head tattoo on a man's shoulder and upper arm, seen in a shirtless close-up photograph.
Tribal bull head on a shoulder
Two greyscale realism tattoos of dog faces, a pug on the left wrist and a French bulldog on the right wrist, shown with clasped hands against a white background.
Pug and bulldog portraits on wrists
Small black fine line outline of a heart tattooed on the upper chest near the collarbone, beside a crocheted shoulder strap.
Small heart outline on the upper chest
Two shaded black and grey bow tattoos sit on a woman's thighs, with a colour tattoo partly visible on the right thigh.
Twin bow tattoos on thighs
Black and grey photograph of a bold tribal-style symbol tattoo on the nape of a woman's neck, with her hand resting on her shoulder.
Tribal symbol on the nape
Realistic colour tattoo of an American flag revealed through torn skin on the upper arm, with DON'T TREAD lettering across the top.
American flag under torn skin on upper arm
Black and grey skull tattoo with ornamental patterns and trailing vines on a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Ornate skull and vines on a shoulder
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a grey cabin with smoke from its chimney, set in mountains and pines inside a gold scalloped heart, with the words Don't be afraid and We're going home.
Cabin and mountains heart tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey rose tattoo with leaves and shading covering the inner forearm, resting on striped bedding with a knitted cuff at the wrist.
Black and grey roses on a forearm
Small colour tattoo of a cupcake with pink frosting, a red cherry and green wrapper, outlined in black, on a finger.
Cupcake tattoo on a finger
Full leg tattoo of a red, gold and black Japanese-style dragon running from the thigh down to the ankle.
Red and gold dragon tattoo down a leg
Full arm sleeve tattoo in colour showing a swirling galaxy, grey spaceships, a planet and a cartoon astronaut across the upper arm and forearm, photographed from four angles.
Full space sleeve with galaxy and spaceships
Black and grey tattoo of pine tree silhouettes fading into stippled dotwork shading on the inner forearm, with a silver crescent moon bracelet at the wrist.
Pine treeline fading into dotwork on forearm
Black and grey photo of a small script lettering tattoo reading James 1:2 on the neck, with a hand resting in hair above it.
Script "James 1:2" tattoo on the neck
Black and grey linework tattoo of a castle with a bow, roses and a heart on an upper arm, with a person's shoulder and neck partly visible.
Castle, bow and roses on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon Totoro-style creature with red cherry blossoms and petals on the outer thigh of a bare leg.
Totoro character and red blossoms on a thigh
Small black outline lotus tattoo in a fine line botanical style on the side of an ankle.
Outline lotus on the ankle
Traditional style tattoo of an ornamental eagle in flight with red and black feathers, placed on the upper back over the shoulder blade.
Ornamental eagle in flight on a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo of a green cartoon monster stomping over grey buildings in a red sunburst, with a yellow banner reading Halt I am Reptar, on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Cartoon monster over a city on upper arm
Two wrists pressed together, each with a fine line black script tattoo reading grande soeur and petite soeur with a small outlined heart.
Matching sister script tattoos on wrists
Woman in a black slip dress taking a mirror selfie, showing a grey realism rose sleeve on her upper arm, a portrait tattoo on her forearm and a small eye tattoo on her chest.
Rose sleeve and portrait tattoo on arm
Fine line black tattoo of two hands linking little fingers on the upper arm of a person wearing a grey t-shirt.
Pinky promise hands on upper arm
Black and grey floral leg sleeve with roses, foliage and script running from ankle to thigh, with the leg raised against a wooden jetty.
Floral leg sleeve with script
Black and grey tattoos of chain anklets with shaded heart pendants on both ankles, shown against a beige carpet.
Heart pendant anklet tattoos on both ankles
Red poppy tattoo with a dark centre and green pistil on a forearm, surrounded by orange and red autumn leaves on a tiled floor.
Red poppy tattoo on a forearm among autumn leaves
Small colour tattoo of a peacock feather on the inner forearm, with rainbow strands fanning out from a green and teal eye at the base.
Rainbow peacock feather on a forearm
Colourful Japanese-style tattoo of a sleeping black and white cat curled around patterned shapes on the top of a foot.
Sleeping cat on the top of a foot
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala with small red-tipped buds tattooed across the upper back.
Lotus mandala across upper back
Pencil sketch design of a shaded feather with a flock of birds rising from its tip and the script words sometimes you gotta fall before you fly along its length.
Feather with birds and script quote
Neo-trad style tattoo of Mickey and Minnie Mouse with a script quote above them, placed on the lower back.
Mickey and Minnie with script quote on lower back
Black fine-line script tattoo reading I carry your heart, I am never without it, across a woman's upper chest near the collarbone.
Script quote across the collarbone
Black linework tattoo of a swirling tree with roots on a person's upper back, photographed from behind.
Swirling tree with roots on upper back
Close photograph of a small black fine line script tattoo of a partly visible phrase on the upper thigh, beside a lace skirt and a brown leather bag strap.
Fine script quote tattoo on a thigh
Flash-style drawing of four coloured beetles playing instruments on an aged parchment background, including a sunburst guitar, a drum kit, a Union Jack beetle and a bass guitar.
Four beetles playing guitars and drums
Woman seen from behind with a small black fine line tattoo of vertical marks on her back, beside a grey knit top with an open back.
Small vertical tattoo on upper back
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with flowing feathers across a bare shoulder, upper arm and upper back, shown in a monochrome photograph.
Phoenix tattoo across shoulder and back
Black ink flash drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope with the word SAILORS in ornate lettering across it, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Anchor and SAILORS lettering design
Black line drawing of musical notation on a white background, showing beamed eighth notes, treble clefs, a bass clef, rests and an f dynamic marking, with no body placement shown.
Musical notation design on white
Black and grey realism tattoo of dogwood blossoms, lily-style flowers and leaves spreading across a person's back, shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey dogwood flowers on back and shoulder
Black outlined smiley face with X eyes, a trail of black arrowheads and ink splatter, over teal and pink wash on a limb.
Smiley face with X eyes and arrow tail

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