Tattoo ideas

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

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Small black and grey owl tattoo on a branch with scribbled script beneath it, placed behind a person's ear.
Small owl tattoo behind the ear
Black line drawing flash design of a banner reading Death before decaf, flanked by roses, with a teacup bearing a skull and crossbones, in a traditional style.
Death before decaf banner with roses and teacup
Purple line drawing of a barn owl, a long-haired face, a banner and ornate script lettering, shown as a tattoo flash design with no body placement.
Owl, portrait and lettering flash design
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper back of a woman with her hair tied up, set in a wooded background.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Fine line tattoo of three black birds perched on a curling vine with pink blossoms, running from the shoulder across the upper chest.
Birds on a vine across the collarbone
Fine line black tattoo of a bird with long trailing feathers on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Bird with flowing tail on upper back
Black ink tattoo of the words how strange it is to be anything at all, set within swirling scrollwork on the upper arm.
Quote lettering in scrollwork on an arm
Black ink line drawing of a lion head with a flowing mane, set in a crescent moon and beside a rosary and cross, drawn on paper as a tattoo design.
Lion head with crescent moon and rosary
Black and grey sugar skull tattoo with a curled handlebar moustache, decorated with paisley and floral patterns, on skin.
Sugar skull with a moustache
Fine line black tattoo of stacked circles, loops and small dots running vertically down a forearm.
Vertical line of circles and loops on a forearm
Black and grey floral tattoos on both forearms of a person in a black sleeveless top and ripped black jeans, standing against a white wall.
Floral tattoos on both forearms
Black ink tattoo of a cat with one blue eye, set inside an ornate scrolled frame on the side of a ribcage.
Cat in ornate frame on the ribs
Black fine line feather tattoo on the upper shoulder of a woman wearing a white lace top, seen from behind.
Feather tattoo on a shoulder
Small fine line black tattoo of a treble clef combined with an anchor on the ankle.
Treble clef and anchor on an ankle
Pencil drawing of a realistic lion head with a wind-swept mane ending in curling swirls, a design suited to a tattoo, shown with no body placement.
Lion head with flowing mane
Small black fine line tattoo of a stylised squirrel with a curling tail on the outside of an ankle, shown against a light teal surface.
Squirrel with swirling tail on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo with geometric lines across a woman's upper back, shown in a full view and a close-up.
Dotwork lotus on upper back
Black and white photo of a small black cross tattoo on the back of a person's neck, seen from behind with hair tied in a ponytail.
Small cross on the back of the neck
Fine line black tattoos of a small sun on one ankle and a crescent moon on the other, shown on two bare feet resting on dark leather.
Sun and crescent moon tattoos on ankles
Black ink illustration of a cartoon man's face wearing a fedora-style hat and sunglasses, tattooed on the upper arm.
Cartoon face with hat and sunglasses on upper arm
Collage of four tattoos: a red and black sugar skull woman on the upper arm, a white cartoon robot on purple splashes, an owl's amber eye, and a black and grey woman holding banknotes on the forearm.
Collage of four tattoos: sugar skull, Baymax, owl and money
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring dinosaur with open jaws and raised claws, placed on the upper thigh.
Roaring dinosaur on an upper thigh
Bold black trident tattoo running down the centre of a person's bare back, with a smaller dark design on the right shoulder.
Trident tattoo down the back
Fine line black and grey tattoo of antlers, roses and dotted triangles on a forearm.
Antlers and roses on a forearm
Colour tattoo of the Superman shield on a chest, shown as if the skin is torn open to reveal it, with a halftone dot texture.
Superman shield torn through chest skin
Pencil sketch of a hummingbird feeding from a lily, a black and grey tattoo design with a scrolling tail and leaves.
Hummingbird feeding from a lily
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle, placed on the inner forearm.
Small circular wave on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a large white butterfly silhouette set within ornate scrollwork and filigree panels on the upper arm.
White butterfly in ornamental panel on an arm
Black and grey fine line dreamcatcher tattoo with three hanging feathers on the inner upper arm of a person wearing a black top.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on upper arm
Black and grey geometric tattoo of stacked moon phases running down the spine on a bare back.
Moon phase column down the spine
Reddish-brown outlined phoenix tattoo with ornamental swirls and flowing tail feathers across a person's upper back.
Ornamental phoenix on upper back
Black line drawing of an anchor whose shank forms part of an infinity symbol, shown on a plain white background.
Anchor and infinity symbol design
Realistic pink butterfly tattoo with a dark drop shadow on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink 3D butterfly on a shoulder
Colour fine line style snowflake tattoo in turquoise and purple on the side of a ribcage, under a grey sports top.
Turquoise snowflake on the ribs
Tiny black fine line smiley face tattoo on the side of a finger on a hand resting on a dark surface.
Small smiley face on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of tall pine trees, birds in flight, a mountain and a deer on a calf, shown from four angles.
Forest and mountain scene on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a grey horse head with an orange bridle and a grey rose with brown leaves, on the calf.
Horse head and rose on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of a breaking wave and a sailing ship, split into rectangular panels, on the upper arm of a person in a dark t-shirt.
Wave and ship on upper arm
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a treeline with birds in flight on the inner forearm, shown against a dark top.
Treeline and birds on a forearm
Black script lettering reading Okay. Okay. across the side of a finger, in a lettering style.
Okay okay script on a finger
Black ink line drawing of a bat with spread wings and claws curled in front of an outlined heart, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Bat with outstretched wings and a heart
Close photo of a black-outlined orange butterfly tattoo with a semicolon body and the script words Stay Strong and Carry On beneath it, on skin.
Orange butterfly with semicolon and script text
Black and grey tattoo of lily-style flowers, stars and swirls covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Flowers and stars on upper arm and shoulder
Close photo of a small fine line black tattoo of scissors with a tiny heart on the side of a finger, worn beside a silver band ring.
Fine line scissors tattoo on a finger
Grey shaded elephant tattoo standing on its hind legs with its trunk raised, on the side of a torso above the hip.
Rearing elephant tattoo on the ribs
Black cursive lettering reading dream with looping flourishes across the inner wrist, in a fine line style.
Dream script tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a skeletal animal, a crescent moon, a large flower and dotted geometric lines.
Skeletal animal, moon and flower on upper arm
Three words in black script lettering, Favored, Constant and Graced, tattooed one word per finger on a hand resting on denim.
Favored, Constant and Graced finger lettering

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