Tattoo ideas

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

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Geometric tattoo of stacked triangles and a lotus-like shape in black and grey shading on a forearm, being worked on with a tattoo machine.
Geometric triangles and lotus on a forearm
Black and grey Japanese style bird with detailed feathers and a talon, tattooed across a shoulder and upper back.
Japanese bird and cloud design on shoulder
Black and white photo of a fine line script word tattooed along the forearm of a person, with a softly blurred background.
Fine script lettering on a forearm
Black fine-line tattoo of stacked, undulating wave lines wrapping around the inside of a forearm.
Stacked wave lines on a forearm
Watercolour-style paw print tattoo with black pads and rainbow splashes on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Watercolour paw print on upper back
Two matching forearm tattoos of split hearts filled with pink leopard spots, reading Big Sister and Little Sister in black script.
Matching big and little sister split hearts
Fine line black pine tree tattoo on the forearm beside a black and grey mountain range tattoo on the ribs.
Pine tree and mountain range tattoos
Traditional-style flash design of red and purple scissors wrapped in banners reading DON'T LOSE YOUR WAY and SWEET HEART, over white line flowers on a mint background.
Scissors and banners with flowers design
Neo-traditional botanical tattoo on a thigh showing a pink rose, lavender lupin spray, green leaves with red outlines and a small ladybird.
Rose and lupin bouquet on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork fish tattoo spanning the upper chest and shoulder, with fine geometric lines and wave-like fronds beside it.
Dotwork fish tattoo on chest and shoulder
Back of a neck with a purple bob haircut, showing a small black fine line geometric tattoo of a circle above a downward triangle and dots, sitting on the nape.
Small geometric triangle tattoo on the nape
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stag, pine trees, a river and mountains inside a diamond frame on a lower leg, shown from three angles.
Stag and mountain landscape in a diamond frame
Colour tattoo of a cherry blossom tree with pink flowers and brown shaded branches across the upper back and shoulder blade, in a Japanese style.
Cherry blossom tree across upper back
Black and white flash design of a coffin with a central skull, flourishes and a block of lettering on a speckled background, in a lettering style.
Coffin with skull and lettering
Woman seen from behind on a beach, with a vertical row of small silver triangles down her upper back and a silver chevron band on her upper arm.
Triangle and chevron designs on a back and arm
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical pair of poppies with geometric diamond shapes on a tan background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Symmetrical poppies with geometric diamonds
Simple black outline tattoo of three arrows, one with a heart-shaped head, on the forearm.
Three arrows on an arm
Fine line black geometric lotus flower tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand held in a loose fist.
Geometric lotus on an inner wrist
Black and grey shaded rose with swirling scrollwork on a person's ribs, with a navel piercing visible below.
Black and grey rose with scrolls on ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hand making a split-finger gesture, framed by flowers and leaves, on the inner forearm.
Split-finger hand with flowers on a forearm
Close-up of a small solid black sitting cat tattoo with a curled tail, placed on the neck behind a woman's ear.
Sitting cat tattoo behind the ear
Black and white photo of a person in a leather harness showing a rose tattoo and an ornate framed cameo on the thigh, with a snake and star sleeve on the upper arm and forearm.
Rose and ornate cameo tattoos on thigh and arm
Black ink lotus flower mandala tattoo with dotwork petals and curling swirls on a person's upper chest.
Lotus mandala on the chest
Watercolour and sketch style wolf head tattoo on a forearm, with grey shaded fur on one side, colour splashes of teal, green, pink and orange on the other, and a small crescent moon below.
Wolf and crescent moon on a forearm
Two black antler tattoos in a fine line style, one on each inner forearm, with the wearer's hands held out in front of red trainers on a cobbled street.
Matching antler tattoos on both forearms
Three bare feet on a red brick path, each with small fine line black star tattoos, one on the ankle and others on the top of the foot near the toes.
Small star tattoos on three pairs of feet
Model with a gold metallic lace-patterned gun temporary tattoo on her hip and a geometric hexagon design on her forearm, beside a sheet of matching designs.
Gold lace gun temporary tattoo on hip
Black ink tattoo on a forearm of a gramophone horn releasing dotted filigree swirls, with a small record player at the end, in dotwork style.
Gramophone and swirls on a forearm
Traditional style tattoos of roses, a top-hat skull and a red heart on the arms and thigh of a person wearing a gingham shirt and black skirt.
Traditional arm and thigh tattoos on a woman
Black line drawing of a lily with a curling stem and two leaves, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Single line lily with curling stem
Black circle tattoo on a calf with white geometric mountain linework and white dots for stars, in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Geometric mountains in a black circle on a calf
Close photograph of a hand with pale nails resting on hair, showing fine line script lettering in black ink along the middle finger and a small mark on the index finger.
Script lettering across two fingers
Two black and grey shaded roses tattooed on the upper thigh, with grey lace underwear and a bed in the background.
Two black and grey roses on the hip
Fine line outline of a running horse with the word Mustang in script beneath it, tattooed on the upper back of a person with dark hair.
Running mustang outline with script on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a plump cartoon cat on a forearm, with a real tabby cat resting its paw beside the arm.
Cartoon cat tattoo on a forearm
Two matching stick figure girls singing into microphones, one in a green dress and one in a purple polka dot dress, tattooed on the tops of two feet in fine line style.
Matching stick figure singers on feet
Fine line tattoo of a cartoon bear and small cub with light teal shading on a blue base, placed on the upper chest.
Bear and cub on the upper chest
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing an atom with orbiting electrons inside a compass rose with N, S, E and W arrows, drawn in black and grey.
Atom and compass rose tattoo design
Fine line black tattoo of a chain with a small anchor motif wrapped around the upper thigh of a woman in black underwear and a striped crop top.
Fine line chain and anchor thigh band
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a city skyline with a Ferris wheel and church spire across the upper back.
City skyline silhouette across a back
Black line drawing of a stylised tiger walking forward, with ornamental swirls and patterned panels across its body and a curling tail, shown on a white background.
Ornamental tiger line drawing
Black and grey geometric tattoo of overlapping circles with dotted lines on a forearm, photographed beside a dark t-shirt.
Overlapping circles on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoos of a small flower and a key on the inner wrist and forearm, with a hand raised near the mouth and silver rings on the fingers.
Small flower and key tattoos on a wrist
Close-up of a black and white race pace chart tattoo with a small red runner logo on the inner wrist and forearm, with a paper timing strip in the right corner.
Race pace chart temporary tattoo on wrist
Pink botanical coral-style tattoo on a woman's forearm near the wrist, with a white lace top and gold ring visible.
Pink coral design on the wrist
Black script lettering reading Family is my Strength across the inner wrist of a light-skinned arm.
Family is my strength script on the wrist
Small black line tattoo of a bicycle on the inner forearm, with a hand gripping the handlebar of a white bicycle behind it.
Bicycle tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a grinning Joker face with green snake-like hair and bloodshot eyes on the thigh, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Joker face with green hair on a thigh

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