Tattoo ideas

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

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Colourful cartoon character tattoo with a rainbow halo, pink crystals and a bottle, shown on a limb in a circular crop.
Cartoon character with rainbow halo
Grey shaded puzzle pieces with a tree growing through them, green leaves, birds and a heartbeat line, tattooed on a calf.
Puzzle piece tree on a calf
Black ink script tattoo reading Sisters with an anchor forming the letter t, on the back of an ankle above a flip-flop.
Sisters script with anchor on ankle
Black and grey botanical tattoo with script lines on a thigh, with a hand making a peace sign at the top left.
Botanical and script tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey traditional back piece showing an eagle, a steamship inside a heart-shaped frame with flowers, and a snake coiled around a skull on the neck.
Traditional back piece with eagle and ship
Small fine line black ink tattoo of an ornate sofa with scrolled arms on the shoulder, with a tiny dotted line above it.
Small ornate sofa on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of lavender sprigs with a soft lilac wash behind, on the inner forearm.
Lavender sprigs on a forearm
Close-up of a black line tattoo on an arm showing a teal awareness ribbon inside a circle with the words DEFY THE HAND and YOU'RE DEALT.
Awareness ribbon in a circular text badge
Pencil sketch of a wolf head with branching antlers and long feathers trailing from its muzzle, drawn on white paper as a tattoo design.
Wolf with antlers and feathers sketch
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch and two roses with scrollwork on the forearm, with cursive script visible above.
Pocket watch and roses on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a maple leaf on the forearm near the elbow, with a realistic autumn forest and deer silhouettes filling the leaf in yellow, brown and red.
Maple leaf with forest scene on forearm
Three wrists with matching black fine line angel wing tattoos, with hands held together above them.
Matching angel wing wrist tattoos
Colour traditional-style moth tattoo in teal, pink and red on the upper back of a person with blonde hair in a bun.
Moth tattoo on upper back
Black and grey blackwork band tattoo on the inner forearm, with a large spiral and chevron and zigzag patterns.
Polynesian-style band with spiral on a forearm
Two shaded black and grey feather tattoos on the forearms of two people resting on a wooden floor, one small and one larger, in a realistic style.
Two feather tattoos on forearms
Colour realism tattoo of a black and tan dog with large ears, orange maple leaves and a green wash background on the forearm.
Realistic black and tan dog with maple leaves
A realistic purple and blue butterfly tattoo with dark outlines and shaded wings, sitting on a person's shoulder.
Purple butterfly tattoo on shoulder
Small black zebra tattoo in a simple outlined style on the side of a person's stomach, near the hip and below a zebra print top.
Zebra tattoo on the side of the stomach
Black and grey dotwork mandala and geometric lattice sleeve covering an upper arm and forearm, with a triangular motif near the elbow.
Mandala and geometric arm sleeve
Pencil sketch of a stylised swan with a curled neck and tapered wing strokes, shaded in grey on a pale background.
Pencil sketch of a stylised swan design
Black and grey traditional skull and crossed swords tattoo on an upper arm, just below a dark sleeve, in a black and white photograph.
Skull and crossed swords on an upper arm
Black and grey realistic scorpion tattoo with shaded tail and claws on the outer upper arm of a person in a white top.
Realistic black and grey scorpion on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork compass rose tattoo with a dotted ring and the words Not all those who wander are lost curved around it.
Compass rose with 'Not all those who wander are lost'
Grey and red tattoo of the Tin Man holding a red axe on the inner forearm, with a small red heart beside him.
Tin Man character on inner forearm
Black typewriter-style lettering reading rise up followed by a large semicolon, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Rise up semicolon on the wrist
Black linework drawing of a fox head wreathed in flowers and leaves, shown as a botanical tattoo design on a white print against a wooden background.
Fox with flower crown design
Black and grey dotwork rose tattoo framed by geometric diamonds and dotted lines, sitting on the inner forearm.
Dotwork rose within diamond frames on a forearm
Colour tattoo of two cartoon characters on the inside of a wrist, one with spiky orange hair and one with a striped orange head and dark nose, in bold black outlines.
Two cartoon characters on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork peony with geometric flower motifs across the forearm, photographed against a brick wall.
Peony and geometric florals on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an ornamented feather with swirled detail on the side of a thigh.
Ornamental feather on a thigh
Black line drawing of four triangle symbols in a row, each with a handwritten label, showing an upward triangle, a downward triangle, an upward triangle with one bar and a downward triangle with two
Four element triangles with handwritten labels
Watercolour design of a grey anatomical heart partly hidden by pink roses, peonies and a white anemone, in a botanical style with no body placement shown.
Anatomical heart with roses and peonies
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a log cabin beside a river and campfire, mountains and trees under a sunset, a red flower below, and the words THIS MUST BE THE PLACE.
Cabin, mountains and lettering on an arm
Close photo of a small black lettering tattoo reading EVERY DROP COUNTS with a tiny blue water drop, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Every drop counts lettering on a wrist
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a gold-horned unicorn with a lilac mane, a red drape and a feather, placed on the outer thigh.
Unicorn with feather and scrollwork on a thigh
Pencil sketch of a mermaid with long flowing hair and a scalloped shell tail, drawn on a sketchbook page, suitable as a fine line tattoo design.
Mermaid with shell tail sketch
Black outline tattoo of two overlapping triangles on the inner wrist and forearm, worn beside silver bangles against a floral background.
Two overlapping triangles on a forearm
Small black fine line anchor tattoo on the outer ankle, with woven bracelets worn above it.
Small anchor tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey shaded feather tattoo on the upper arm of a woman wearing a white vest top and layered gold necklaces.
Feather on an upper arm
Small black fine line tattoo of a circle above a looping swirl, sitting on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small circle and swirl tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with gears and Roman numerals on a forearm, with the name Greyson on the dial and 2015 below.
Pocket watch with gears on a forearm
Black and grey realism style tattoo sleeve on an upper arm showing Alice holding a DRINK ME bottle above a black and white checkerboard, with more tattoo work on the forearm of the other arm.
Alice and checkerboard sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a galleon at sea with a skull in storm clouds, on the upper arm.
Galleon and skull in storm clouds
Black and grey photograph of a small fine line geometric tattoo of a vertical line above a nested diamond, on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun.
Small geometric diamond on upper back
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a cherry blossom branch and two koi fish across the upper arm and shoulder.
Koi and cherry blossom sleeve
Close-up of a mouth with gold grills over the lower teeth, showing black lettering that reads FLAWLESS on the skin below the lower lip.
FLAWLESS lettering below the lip
Fine line script tattoo reading 'still' and 'beautiful' on the side of the torso, shown in a close-up photograph.
Script words 'still' and 'beautiful' on the side
Black and grey dotwork rose tattoo with outlined leaves on the side of the ribs, with a light patterned top visible beside it.
Dotwork rose on the ribs

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