Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a woman dressed as a clown, with a red bandana, red nose and white face paint, across the top of a foot.
Clown woman with red bandana on foot
Two black and grey photographs of a forearm with a fine line tattoo of four parallel bands around the wrist, and on the left a triangle with a horizontal bar and small marks below it.
Four-line band and triangle on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of three birds in flight on a woman's upper back near her left shoulder, photographed from behind.
Three birds on upper back
Black and grey fine line script reading Frida, placed at the base of the neck on the upper back.
Frida script on the upper back
Colour tattoo of two pink roses with green leaves and stems wrapping across the inner forearm, shown on a black chair.
Two pink roses with leaves on a forearm
Papercut traditional-style flash design of a compass, roses, dice, a butterfly and a banner reading Not all who wander are lost, shown as white cut paper on grey card.
Compass, roses and dice flash design
Black fine line script letters b and k joined by a thin connecting line and a solid heart, shown as a tattoo design on a light grey background.
Script letters b and k with a heart
Black lettering tattooed vertically down a bare upper back reads "those who matter don't mind", in a typewriter-style font, with a pool behind.
Vertical quote tattooed down the upper back
Black ink drawing of a compass rose inside a pocket watch case with a calligraphic quote beside it, shown as a tattoo design.
Compass in a pocket watch case with quote
Fine line black arrow tattoo on the forearm below the elbow, with a small cluster of dots on the upper arm, shown on a bare arm beside a white t-shirt.
Dot cluster and small arrow on an arm
Two small crown tattoos on inner wrists, the left a solid black silhouette and the right a black outline, both in fine line style.
Matching small crown tattoos on wrists
Brown line drawing of a compass rose with a fleur-de-lis at north and the letters N, E, S and W, on a beige background.
Compass rose with fleur-de-lis
Fine line black cat tattoo on the back of a woman's neck, with a tabby cat resting on her shoulder.
Small cat tattoo on the nape
Colour tattoo sleeve on a limb showing a blonde cartoon girl with a ponytail in a rainbow outfit on a cloud, with a strawberry-hatted cartoon girl below against a blue sky.
Cartoon girls and clouds on a full limb sleeve
Two-panel photo of colour traditional tattoos on an upper arm and forearm, including a blue rose, a woman's face, a skull cross, a winged heart labelled Rocker and a shield reading Victory or Death.
Traditional rock-themed arm tattoos
Black and grey fine line tattoo on a upper back showing a fairy silhouette with a wand, sparkling stars and the quote All the world is made of faith, and pixie dust.
Fairy silhouette and quote on upper back
Two small black finger tattoos on clasped hands: a crescent moon on one finger and a geometric hot air balloon on the neighbouring finger, in fine line style with light shading.
Crescent moon and geometric balloon on fingers
Four matching black arrow tattoos with Roman numerals, two small ones on the wrists and two larger ones on the inner forearms.
Matching arrow tattoos with Roman numerals
Colour tattoo of a cartoon fawn with large brown eyes and a green watercolour splash behind it, on the side of a finger.
Cartoon fawn on a finger
Black and grey engraved-style rose tattoo with leaves and a draped bead strand, placed on the side of the ribs.
Engraved rose with pearl strand on side
Bold black tattoo of a letter A intertwined with a flowing heart and sweeping strokes, placed on the ankle.
Heart and letter A on an ankle
Black ink compass rose with a wheel-style centre, N, E, S and W letters and two lines of coordinates, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Compass rose with coordinates on a forearm
Claw marks filled with leopard print spots, shaded in black and grey, across the upper chest and shoulder in a realism style.
Leopard print claw marks on upper chest
Black and grey traditional style tattoos of a hare on the left foot and an owl on the right foot, both on the tops of the feet.
Hare and owl tattoos on feet
Solid black silhouette of a seated cat with its tail curling down, tattooed on the back of a lower leg near the ankle.
Black cat silhouette tattoo on an ankle
Shaded purple lily tattoo with black stars, swirls and script letters on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Purple lily and stars on upper back
Black ornamental mandala design in a band across a raised forearm, against a plain pale pink background.
Mandala band on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a heartbeat trace with the script words Just live, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Heartbeat line with script on the chest
Collage of black fine line infinity symbol designs with script words and birds, shown as temporary tattoos on a wrist and forearm.
Infinity script temporary tattoo designs
Five botanical pansy designs in blue, purple and violet with yellow centres across a woman's upper arm.
Five pansies across an upper arm
Black and white photo of a hand with a moth tattoo on the palm and the word DANDY lettered on the wrist, with a metal watch strap.
Moth and script tattoos on a hand
Fine line geometric swallow tattoo in black ink on the side of a person's ribs, with cream fabric wrapped across the upper torso.
Geometric swallow on the ribs
Black line geometric tattoo of a bird with spread wings merging into a scorpion tail, with faceted shards, across a man's chest.
Geometric bird and scorpion on chest
Black and grey dotwork sugar skull surrounded by mandala and lotus florals on the outer thigh.
Sugar skull with mandala florals on thigh
Collage of stylised animal designs on a white background, including red ornamental birds, owls, black swans, elephants, pink cranes and multicoloured giraffes.
Collage of stylised animal line art designs
Black and grey fine line poppy tattoo on the back of a calf, with a stem, buds, leaves and a shaded diamond below.
Poppy with diamond on a calf
Woman in a black one-piece swimsuit with a fine line triangle tattoo on her upper arm and a small script tattoo on her side.
Triangle outline and small script tattoos
Pen drawing of a traditional-style anchor wrapped in rope, with a seagull, a ribbon banner reading family and blue water, shown as a design with no body placement.
Anchor and rope design with family banner
Small colour tattoo of a carrot with green leafy top on the inner forearm, near the wrist, with an out-of-focus background.
Small carrot tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a pizza slice with a banner reading Love dies, pizza is 4ever, on a thigh.
Pizza slice and banner on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a snarling creature with a glowing teal eye, blue and purple shading and ink splatter drips, placed on the upper back.
Blue and purple creature on upper back
Flash-style cartoon design of a wild-haired character in a lab coat under a curved banner reading My new catchphrase is, with a crude phrase in a puddle below, in colour.
Cartoon character with catchphrase banner
Colour tattoo of a red and white striped top hat inside a circle of black lettering reading Today You are You, on the upper back.
Striped hat and circular quote on upper back
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a forearm of a cartoon woman with round glasses and long brown hair, wearing a green jacket and holding a skull inside a circle.
Cartoon woman holding a skull on a forearm
Black ink mandala tattoo with scrolled ornamental details on the nape of a shaved head, seen from behind against a plain white background.
Mandala tattoo on the back of the head
Fine line black tattoo of a sitting dog with a small red accent on a woman's upper back, photographed from behind at the beach.
Small sitting dog on upper back
Black and grey tribal tattoo with bold spirals and chevron fill covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal spiral piece on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a revolver in a leather holster wrapped around the thigh.
Revolver in holster on thigh

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