Tattoo ideas

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

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Small black outline tattoo of a pair of scissors on a dashed cut line, across the top of a foot between the second and third toes.
Scissors and dashed cut line on toes
Black and grey blackwork ornamental tattoo wrapping across the top of a foot towards the ankle.
Ornamental blackwork band on a foot
Black and grey realism tattoo of a light switch set to ON, placed behind an ear.
Light switch tattoo behind the ear
Neo-traditional tattoo design drawn on paper showing a woman wearing an ornate crown, holding a skull, in grey shading with red accents.
Neo-trad woman with crown and skull design
Illustrated emblem in greys with red and orange accents, showing a deerstalker, magnifying glass, violin, skull, teacup and the banner Consulting Detective, drawn as a tattoo-style design.
Sherlock Holmes consulting detective emblem
Black and grey tattoo of a curled tabby cat with a hand shape over its back, placed on the side of the ribs.
Tabby cat tattoo on the ribs
Black ink flash design of a skull shaped teacup above two crossed cigarettes, in a traditional style with grey shading.
Skull teacup with crossed cigarettes flash
Colour tattoo of Minnie Mouse ears outlined in black with a red polka dot bow, on the side of a hip above a purple waistband.
Minnie Mouse ears and red bow on hip
Realistic tattoo sleeve on an upper arm showing bare branches, a pinecone, oak leaves and green foliage in a camouflage-style woodland pattern.
Realistic forest sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey tattoos on a woman's forearms, upper arm and fingers, including a dotwork mandala, a rose, flowers and a portrait of a woman in a headpiece, with her face hidden behind her hands.
Mandala, floral and portrait sleeve on arms and hands
Neo-traditional tattoo of pale scrolling ornaments over purple and teal waves on a limb, shown fresh and glossy with ointment.
Scrolling ornament and waves on a limb
Grey and muted-colour drawing of a Green Man face made of leaves, set within Celtic interlace knotwork and two stylised animal heads, shown as a tattoo design.
Green Man with Celtic knotwork design
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with an eye and heart at the centre, placed on a woman's ribs beside a grey tank top.
Hamsa hand tattoo on the ribs
Traditional style tattoo on a thigh showing a black banner reading KEDZIE above two teal bars with four red stars, which together form the Chicago flag.
Chicago flag and banner on a thigh
Black line-drawn cartoon sheep tattoo with a black head on the side of a person's torso, above the waistband of dark jeans.
Cartoon sheep tattoo on the side of the hip
Back of a person's neck with short dark hair, showing a small solid red heart tattoo with a dark outline on the nape, above a red beaded necklace.
Small red heart on the nape of the neck
Black line drawing of a hammer merged with a tree of life, framed by interlaced Celtic knotwork and swirling scrollwork on a white background.
Tree of life and hammer knotwork design
Two people show black script lettering tattoos across their upper backs, one quote placed above the other, in a lettering style.
Two script quote tattoos across upper backs
Fine line black ink drawing of a ginkgo leaf with radiating veins on a long stem, suitable as a botanical flash design.
Ginkgo leaf line drawing
Black ink drawing of a butterfly with wings formed from musical notes and scrolling swirls, sketched on lined paper and held up by a hand with dark nail polish.
Butterfly made of music notes design
Black and grey skull hourglass tattoo with stippled shading and hatched linework on the inner forearm.
Skull hourglass on a forearm
Back view of a model in a striped backless dress, showing a fine line black script tattoo on her upper arm and a small solid triangle tattoo at the nape of her neck.
Script lettering on upper arm and small triangle at nape
Black and grey dotwork and fine line drawing of a symmetrical geometric lotus ornament with a vertical stem, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Geometric lotus-style ornament design
Black line drawing flash sheet of seventeen small animal face designs, each numbered and labelled, including bear, fox, owl and hippo.
Animal face flash sheet with numbered labels
Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a man with dark curly hair in a red jacket, with a small black silhouette below, on an upper arm.
Realistic colour portrait tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a lower leg showing a cat reaching up towards a ringed planet held on a chain by a hand, set within a dotted geometric panel.
Cat and planet on a calf
Two clenched hands with small fine line black tattoos of symbols, including crescent moons, crosses and a key, on the fingers of each hand.
Small symbols tattooed across eight fingers
Traditional style colour tattoo of a cabin under a red sun with mountains and clouds, framed by red roses within a dotted arch on the upper arm.
Cabin, mountains and roses in a sunset arch
Colour tattoo of the grinning Cheshire Cat lying down in purple and pink stripes, placed on the lower back above the waistband of jeans.
Cheshire Cat tattoo on lower back
Black and grey realism tattoo on the outer thigh showing a row of bare trees above water, with a realistic face with closed lips in the reflection below.
Trees reflected in water with a face on the thigh
Two matching black tattoos on inner wrists, each showing a puzzle piece with a pixelated heart, one outlined and one solid black.
Matching puzzle piece and pixel heart wrist tattoos
Small blue botanical flower tattoo with leaves on the upper arm of a woman wearing a white vest top.
Small blue flower on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing two overlapping female faces, one with a third eye, with arrows and flowing hair in a realistic shaded style.
Two faces and arrows on a forearm
Two people seen from behind with matching black and grey script tattoos on their upper backs, each with an infinity symbol: one with a feather, one with an anchor.
Matching infinity quote tattoos on shoulder blades
Black henna-style floral and dotted lace design across a person's lower back and hips, above red underwear.
Henna-style lace design on lower back
Realistic colour tattoo of a hovering hummingbird with blue, green and purple plumage beside a purple flower on skin.
Hummingbird and purple flower tattoo
Black linework tattoo on the upper arm of a person showing a hatched mountain peak and pine trees resting in an outlined open hand.
Mountain and pine trees in a hand on upper arm
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a flying bird on the inner wrist, with a hand wearing teal nail polish visible above it.
Flying bird on the inner wrist
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a sitting cat on a stack of books, with loose ink linework, on the forearm.
Watercolour cat on stacked books
Black and grey realism tattoo of a clock face with a visible movement and a rose on the upper arm and shoulder, with a cross tattoo at the edge of the frame.
Clock face and rose on an upper arm
Black lettering tattoo on the side of the body reading Wanderlust, a strong desire or impulse to travel and explore the world, with a thin line and small airplane outline.
Wanderlust definition with airplane on side
Black and grey skull tattoo made of wavy parallel lines that create an optical illusion, shown on a limb.
Striped optical skull tattoo on a limb
Colour botanical tattoo of poppies and roses on the upper chest of a person wearing a grey V-neck top.
Poppies and roses on a chest
Black ink drawing of the hand-lettered words and if not he is still good, framed by a wreath of leaves, ferns and small flowers, shown as a design with no body placement.
Hand-lettered quote in a leafy wreath
Four-view photo of a colourful realistic botanical sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing pink magnolia blooms, a branch, dragonflies and beetles.
Magnolia and dragonfly full sleeve
Black ink flash sheet of traditional-style designs including hands, daggers, a skull, a rose and a candle, drawn on white paper.
Black ink flash sheet of hands, daggers and skulls
Collage of six red and blue outline tattoos in an offset, misregistered style, including a paper aeroplane, a ray gun, a suitcase with a palm tree, a fish skeleton and a cartoon creature, on arms and
Six red and blue linework tattoos in a collage
Black and grey traditional tattoo of two roses with leaves, buds and a stem running down the inner forearm.
Black and grey roses on a forearm

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