Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of a unicorn head with a jewelled horn, mandala and lotus flowers on a thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Unicorn and mandala on thigh
Black fine line tattoo of an arrow with a chain of knots, a spiral and a gem pendant, running down a limb below a rolled denim hem.
Arrow with knot chain and gem drop
Black fine line script tattoo reading "this is love" with a small heart and a long underline sweep, across the side of a foot.
This is love script on a foot
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a raven in flight on a person's upper back, with its wing and body formed from a bare tree.
Raven and bare tree on upper back
Small fine line daisy tattoo with a yellow centre and green stem and bud, placed on the side of an ankle.
Daisy with bud on an ankle
Two solid black bow tattoos with long ribbon tails sit on the upper thighs of a person wearing a pale pleated skirt.
Black bow tattoos on thighs
Red plumeria flower with black tribal bands, swirling vines and a small cross tattooed across the top of a foot.
Plumeria and tribal band on the foot
Black and grey realistic full arm sleeve showing a galleon under sail, churning waves and a shark, across the upper arm and forearm.
Galleon and shark full arm sleeve
Black and grey photograph of a small pine tree tattoo in simple black linework on the side of a finger, with the hand raised against a plain wall.
Pine tree on a finger
Two matching black cameo silhouette tattoos in ornate frames sit on the upper thighs, drawn in a bold black ink style.
Matching cameo silhouettes on thighs
Black script tattoo reading Amor Vincit Omnia along the side ribs, shown in two photos side by side.
Amor Vincit Omnia script on the ribs
Small fine line black tattoo of a pine tree inside a thin outlined circle on the inner upper arm.
Pine tree in a circle on the inner arm
Fine line black tattoo of two overlapping triangles and a small dot on the back of a hand, which rests on an animal skull.
Overlapping triangles and dot on the hand
Black fine line script tattoo reading what appears to be in omnia paratus, placed on the inner forearm of a hand held out against a plain grey background.
Small script line tattoo on a forearm
Black realistic feather tattoo with fine shaded barbs running diagonally across the side of a torso, just below the ribs.
Realistic feather tattoo on the side ribs
Black and white photo of a forearm with five thin black horizontal lines tattooed in parallel bands around it, in a fine line style on the forearm.
Five parallel lines around a forearm
Black and grey anatomical heart tattoo in an engraved style on the centre of a person's upper chest, with small labelled text beside it.
Anatomical heart tattoo on the chest
Black and grey shaded swallow tattoo in mid-flight on the side of the torso, with feathers drawn in soft realistic detail.
Swallow tattoo on the side of the torso
Small solid black crescent moon tattoo on the inner wrist of a pale hand with black nails, set against black and white lace.
Crescent moon on the inner wrist
Two TARDIS police box tattoos in shaded blue and grey, one on a calf and one on a thigh, with the script words The Oncoming Storm beneath the thigh tattoo.
TARDIS tattoos on a calf and thigh
Black ink mandala tattoo with lotus flowers and leaves, shaded with dotwork, across the inner forearm.
Mandala and lotus design on a forearm
Realistic shaded tattoo of a grey corset lacing with a red bow and French script banner across the lower back.
Corset lacing and red ribbon on lower back
Large black and grey realism tattoo across a person's back showing a man in a hat and a woman in a long dress beside a vintage car and roadside sign.
Black and grey 1930s street scene on a back
Side view of a person in white underwear showing a coloured cat head tattoo inside an ornate scrolled frame on the ribs, against a cat-print wallpaper.
Cat portrait tattoo on the side ribs
Black and white photo of a small fine line camera tattoo centred on the upper back, with dark hair falling near the neck.
Small camera outline on upper back
Colour Neo-trad style heart tattoo on a forearm, filled with green patterned background and dark fuzzy sprites with white eyes, edged in pink scallops.
Heart with soot sprites on a forearm
Pen line drawing on graph paper of a fern frond, several feather and frond designs, a swirl and a hummingbird head, suitable as fine line tattoo flash.
Fern fronds, feathers and hummingbird sketch
Colour botanical tattoo of pink roses, rosebuds, a fern frond and red berries across the upper back of a person with short hair.
Botanical bouquet of roses and fern on upper back
Black ink line drawing of a honeysuckle sprig with trumpet-shaped blooms, curling tendrils and leaves on a white background, a design suited to a fine line botanical tattoo.
Honeysuckle sprig line drawing
Watercolour-style pink and purple lotus flowers with a hummingbird tattoo running down the ribs and side of the torso.
Lotus flowers and hummingbird on the ribs
Photograph of a realistic tattoo of torn, bleeding wounds running down a person's calf, shown in a Realism style against a dark background.
Realistic gash wound on a calf
Three small solid black stars tattooed on the top of a bare foot, with pink painted toenails, against a white wall and pale wooden floor.
Three stars on the top of a foot
Black and grey realistic wing tattoo covering a man's upper back, shoulder and upper arm as he raises his arm.
Feathered wing tattoo across back and upper arm
Colour tattoo of cartoon Milhouse from The Simpsons on a skateboard on the thigh, with banners reading Everything's Coming Up and Milhouse, in a traditional style.
Milhouse on a skateboard on a thigh
Black ink drawing of a small fairywren with a raised tail and white wing patch, perched on a thin branch with green leaves.
Fairywren perched on a leafy branch
Realistic grey wolf head with pink peonies and green leaves tattooed on the outer upper thigh, in a realism style with colour flowers.
Realistic wolf and peonies on a thigh
Black and grey photo of a person's upper back, seen from behind with hair in a bun, showing four small outlined triangles stacked vertically along the spine in a fine line geometric style.
Four stacked triangles down the upper back
Small black outline heart tattoo in fine line style on the forearm near the wrist.
Small outline heart on a forearm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a woman in a cap with script lettering, a hand raised to her mouth and a rosary, a tattoo flash design with no placement on the body.
Pencil portrait of a woman in a script-embroidered cap
Black and white photo of a hand resting on fabric, with a small fine line cross tattoo on the side of one finger.
Small cross tattoo on a finger
Black and grey realistic roses tattooed on the outer thigh of a person wearing ripped light-blue jeans and white trainers.
Realistic roses on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a snarling panther with a third eye and a red rose above it, on the forearm, with the word LOVE below.
Panther head and rose on a forearm
Black and grey sun tattoo with a face, ornamental rays and hanging chains, sitting on the thigh.
Sun with face and hanging chains on thigh
Large yellow sunflower tattoo with a brown centre and teal shading on a person's upper back and shoulder, photographed from behind.
Yellow sunflower on a shoulder
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a melting clock draped over a crescent moon, placed on the lower leg above the ankle.
Melting clock on a crescent moon at the ankle
Black and grey tattoo of an adult elephant and calf above the script name Sophia, on the upper back near the neck.
Elephant and calf with script name on upper back
Traditional style tattoo of a snarling wolf head with a red tongue and bared teeth, placed on the upper arm.
Snarling wolf head on an upper arm
Black script tattoo reading Don't forget to love yourself, sitting on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Script quote on upper chest

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