Tattoo ideas

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

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Two hands held together showing a red traditional rose on the back of one hand and a black and grey rose on the other, with small finger tattoos on the fingers.
Rose tattoos on the backs of both hands
Black geometric mandala tattoo covering the backs of both hands and wrists, with dotwork and blackwork patterns, shown resting on a dark leather surface.
Geometric mandala tattoo across both hands
Black and grey realism tattoo of a turntable with a vinyl record and tonearm across the back of a hand.
Turntable and vinyl record on the hand
Black and grey fine line tattoo of draped beaded chains with teardrop pendants across the middle finger of a hand.
Draped chain tattoo across fingers
Two clenched fists show the word KNITPURL tattooed one letter per finger in a serif lettering style, with black outlines and pink, orange and yellow fills on the hands.
KNITPURL lettering across knuckles
Black and grey photo of two hands with the word FEMINIST tattooed in serif lettering, one letter per finger, with a partly visible outlined design on the back of the left hand.
FEMINIST lettering across fingers
Small black palm tree tattoo on the side of a finger, with a hand raised against a palm tree and blue sky.
Small palm tree tattoo on a finger
Close photograph of the word Bazinga in black lettering tattooed along the side of a finger, with dark red nail polish and a wooden wall behind.
Bazinga lettering on a finger
Black and grey fine line anchor tattoos sit on the fingers of two clasped hands, photographed in close up.
Small anchors on two clasped fingers
Colour realism tattoo of a fox, blackberries, white flowers and a pink rose across a forearm and onto the back of the hand.
Fox, blackberries and rose on forearm and hand
Small black fine line om symbol tattoo on the inside of a wrist, shown beside a hand with black nail polish.
Small om symbol on the wrist
Groom in a black suit with dark tattoos on his right forearm and hand, standing beside a bride in a beaded gown holding red and pink peonies.
Tattooed hand and forearm beside a peony bouquet
Colourful traditional mandala tattoo on the back of a hand, with bold black outlines and green, purple and pink petals, against a whitewashed brick wall.
Mandala tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and white photo of two hands held together, with Mrs in script on one finger and Mr in block lettering on the neighbouring finger, both on the hand.
Mrs and Mr lettering on two fingers
A hand with long nude nails and turquoise rings shows a metallic gold and turquoise geometric diamond design on the back of the hand, in a geometric style.
Turquoise and gold geometric design on a hand
Fine line black tattoo of two outlined hearts with an equals sign between them on the side of a finger.
Two outlined hearts on a finger
Black blackwork tattoo of a geometric mandala pattern covering the back of a hand and fingers, with black painted nails.
Geometric mandala tattoo across the back of a hand
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a grey tattoo machine with orange flames and a black battery across the back of a hand.
Tattoo machine on the back of a hand
A clenched fist with blue-grey blackletter-style lettering reading CATS MEOW across the knuckles, with a turquoise painted fingernail on the thumb below.
Cats Meow lettering across knuckles
Small traditional-style tattoo of a dark grey storm cloud with an orange lightning bolt on the back of a hand.
Storm cloud and lightning bolt on a hand
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos of coins, chains and feathers across a hand, wrist and forearm, shown in a fine line style on a white background.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos
Fingers on a hand with black lettering reading 'me about my tattoo' in script, plus a small teal diamond tattoo, with white and glitter nail polish.
Finger script phrase and diamond on hand
Two hands held together, each with a realistic black and grey lion head tattooed on the finger, shown in a realism style.
Lion and lioness finger tattoos
Fine line black tattoo on the back of a hand showing a turtle, a rabbit and a curved double-headed arrow, with a solid black band around one finger.
Turtle, rabbit and arrow on the hand
Black ink scrollwork tattoos across the fingers of a man's hands clasped near his chin, with a tattooed forearm and a feather pendant necklace visible.
Scrollwork finger tattoos on clasped hands
Small black outlined lotus tattoo with a dotted base on the middle finger of a hand, in fine line botanical style, with turquoise rings on nearby fingers.
Small lotus tattoo on a middle finger
Black and white photo of a hand with a traditional-style rose and leaves tattooed on the back, with silver rings on the fingers.
Rose tattoo on the back of a hand
Two hands pressed together showing a fine line black sprig tattoo on one finger and a small heart with a peace symbol tattoo on another finger, placed on the hand.
Small sprig and heart tattoos on fingers
Collage of four panels showing colourful star, wand and wing designs, apparently temporary tattoos, on a hand, shoulder, upper arm and upper back.
Four star and wing designs on skin
Black and grey realism tattoo of a gas mask with smoky shading across the back of a hand.
Gas mask tattoo on the back of a hand
Small colour cupcake tattoo with a red cherry on a finger, with a partly visible pastel cartoon tattoo on the neighbouring finger.
Cupcake tattoo on fingers
Collage of four fine line infinity symbol tattoos with script wording, shown on a wrist, a finger and the upper back.
Infinity symbol tattoos in a four-photo collage
Two tattooed hands crossed over a denim jacket, one showing a black and grey wolf head and the other a colour tiger head, both in traditional style on the backs of the hands.
Wolf and tiger hand tattoos
Close view of a man's hand with a small black capital lettering tattoo on the side of the ring finger, in a lettering style, with a wristwatch and dark suit sleeve visible.
Small capital lettering on a finger
Black sketched stack of books with coloured watercolour splashes in pink, green and blue, tattooed on the back of a hand.
Stacked books with watercolour splashes on a hand
Collage of four small black fine line tattoos: a cross on a finger, a swallow on the upper arm, a simple outline shape on the nape of the neck, and a sailboat on the wrist over a nautical chart.
Four small fine line tattoos on skin
Black and grey shaded flower tattoo on the wrist of a man wearing a brown strap watch, with a red sweatshirt and navy trousers.
Shaded flower tattoo on a wrist
Colour realism tattoo of a red and gold crown with pearls and fleur-de-lis on the back of a clenched hand.
Realistic crown tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism lion face tattoo with a shaded mane across the side of a clenched hand, with gold rings on the fingers.
Lion face tattoo on a clenched hand
Woman in a white shirt wearing gold and silver metallic geometric flash tattoos, including a silver palm tree on her upper arm and bands on her wrist and forearm.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on arms and legs
Black blackletter-style 1988 numerals tattooed on an ankle, with a black blackwork mandala design on the back of the hand resting nearby.
1988 numerals on ankle
Four photographs of matching fine line tattoos: the word Always with Deathly Hallows symbols on two wrists, teal and red origami swans on two forearms, watercolour hearts on two wrists, and the word
Matching tattoos on wrists, arms and fingers
Two hands with small black finger tattoos, including a heart outline and geometric line designs, and a red rose on the back of one hand.
Finger tattoos with a rose and a heart
Woman with white ink elephant design on her chest, mandala designs on both hands and a lace-style design at her neck, in bright sunlight.
White ink elephant and mandala designs
Fine line tattoo of a solid heart and an outline heart joined by thin lines across a finger on a hand held in a fist, against a white background.
Heart line tattoo on a ring finger
Black geometric tattoo of a mandala on the back of a hand and wrist, with crescent, ankh and arrow symbols on the fingers and a small sun motif on an ankle.
Black mandala and symbol designs on hand and foot
Black and white photo of two small fine line rune tattoos on the side of two fingers, one a chevron shape and one a cross-barred symbol.
Two small rune tattoos on fingers
Three small black fine line tattoos of overlapping geometric heart outlines, one on each of three fingers of a hand.
Three small heart outlines on fingers

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