Tattoo ideas

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

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Black fine line swallow tattoo on the inner wrist and base of the palm of an open hand, against a soft blurred background.
Swallow tattoo on an open hand
Fine line black ink sun and crescent moon with a small star, tattooed on two fingers of a hand with red nails.
Sun and crescent moon on two fingers
Black and grey barcode tattoo with the word HUMAN beneath it, placed on a woman's upper chest near the shoulder, in a sepia photograph.
Barcode with HUMAN on upper chest
Realistic butterfly tattoo in orange, yellow, teal and black ink on the shoulder, with detailed wing veining and antennae.
Realistic butterfly on skin
Black and white photo of a fine-line anchor tattoo with a circular ring, running down the inside of a forearm.
Thin-line anchor on a forearm
Black outline tattoo of cartoon gloved hands forming a red heart, on the top of a foot above black platform heels.
Cartoon gloved hands forming a red heart on foot
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded treble clef wrapped in a twisting ribbon of music staves with notes, on the upper arm.
Treble clef and music staff ribbon on upper arm
Black blackwork tribal band with feathers and a curled column motif on an upper arm, with a yellow top and blue floor behind.
Black tribal feather band on an upper arm
Small black fine line tattoo of a mountain and lake inside a circular border of pine branches, on the forearm of a person sitting outdoors in a wooded area.
Mountain lake in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a large rose with lace and dangling beaded drops on the upper arm and shoulder.
Shaded rose with lace and beads on upper arm
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with a crescent moon, two feathers, scattered birds and script reading Dream on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and the word Dream
Colourful tattoo of a bumblebee with pink, blue and yellow watercolour splashes on the side of an ankle.
Bumblebee with watercolour splashes on an ankle
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of blue waves running down a bare back, with pink and orange lotus flowers at the lower back.
Blue waves and lotus flowers across a back
Black ink infinity symbol on a finger and ornate tattoos across the back of a hand and wrist, shown in a mirror selfie where a patterned phone case covers the face.
Infinity symbol and hand tattoos in a mirror selfie
Black fine line script tattoo reading believe with a small heart above the i and three dots after it, on the top of a bare foot.
Believe script on the top of a foot
Thin black line drawing of three geometric, origami-style elephants walking in a row, in a Geometric style, on a plain white background.
Three geometric elephants in a row
Black and grey dotwork and geometric paw tattoos with claws on the tops of both bare feet, with black toenail polish.
Matching paw tattoos on both feet
Three views of a forearm with a colour nebula tattoo in blues, purples and pinks, with small white star accents and faint outline lines above it.
Nebula and stars on a forearm
Black ink dotwork drawing of the Nefertiti bust in profile with a stippled headdress and ornate lace-like collar, shown on white paper held between fingers.
Nefertiti bust drawing in dotwork
Colour traditional tattoo on the upper arm of a pink heart inscribed with the word NAH, framed by teal, purple and magenta flowers and green leaves.
Pink heart with flowers and NAH lettering
Black and grey pencil drawing of a young child in profile wearing a feathered headdress with a beaded band and star medallion, a design that could be used as a tattoo.
Child profile in a feathered headdress
Pencil sketch of a compass rose with N, E, S and W labels and the words Psalms 32:8 beneath, shown as a possible tattoo design in black and grey.
Compass rose sketch with Psalms 32:8
Black script lettering reading Goonies never say die across the lower back, with soft grey shading.
Goonies never say die script on lower back
Two black and grey dotwork tattoos: a crescent moon with a drawn face and hanging chains on the upper arm, and a draped chain pattern across the shoulder.
Crescent moon and dotwork chains on arm and shoulder
Colour tattoo of a red chrysanthemum with blue ribbon-like petals and small goldfish, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Chrysanthemum with goldfish on a shoulder blade
Black and white photo of a small black line tattoo of a crown above an open trapezoid on the back of a hand, with scrollwork tattoo visible on the wrist.
Crown above a trapezoid on the hand
Back view of a fine-line black script quote tattoo running vertically down the centre of the spine.
Script quote running down the spine
Black and red keyhole tattoo with an eye inside, surrounded by circular lettering reading live the car-crash hearts, on the lower leg.
Keyhole and eye with circular lettering on a calf
Black fine line tattoo of a lavender sprig with small stippled buds on the inner upper arm, with a black top and white brick wall behind.
Lavender sprig on an upper arm
Bare foot and ankle with a Japanese-style cherry blossom branch tattoo in black linework and red flowers, climbing from the top of the foot up the ankle.
Cherry blossom branch wrapping an ankle
Black and orange lotus flower tattoo with a dotted line and small star motifs below it, on a woman's upper back.
Lotus flower with dotted trail on upper back
Two clasped hands rest on sand, each wrist bearing a matching black script tattoo reading S'il plaît à Dieu.
Matching French script wrist tattoos
Black and grey geometric feather tattoo on the inner forearm, with an outlined faceted top fading into solid black dotwork at the base.
Geometric feather on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hairless cat's head in profile, set inside a solid black circle on the upper chest.
Hairless cat in a black circle on the chest
Black dotwork mandala tattoo of a layered flower behind a person's ear, shown from the side with their hair pulled back.
Dotwork mandala behind the ear
Small black fine line tattoo of a baby elephant with its trunk raised, on the outer ankle of a person lying on white bedding.
Baby elephant on an ankle
Close-up of a fine-line gold chevron tattoo on the back of a hand, worn beside stacked metallic bracelets on the wrist.
Gold chevron tattoo on the back of a hand
Fine line black botanical tattoo of a single flower with a long thin stem and small bud on the ankle, shown with white canvas sneakers.
Single flower with long stem on ankle
Realistic tattoo of a horror villain in a fedora and bladed glove on an upper arm and shoulder, with red blood accents.
Horror villain with bladed glove on upper arm
Black and white photo of a woman seated on sand with her back to the camera, showing a large Japanese-style floral tattoo covering her back.
Japanese floral back piece on a woman at the beach
Black tribal-style dragon with raised wings and a curled tail tattooed on the outer calf of a leg.
Tribal dragon on a calf
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a figure with a television for a head and a braided plait, on the thigh and leg, shown in two photographs.
Figure with a television head on a leg
Black and grey pen drawing of a raised-trunk elephant sitting on a lotus flower, surrounded by zentangle-style floral patterns, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Elephant on a lotus flower design
Metallic gold Team Bride lettering temporary tattoo on the inner wrist, beside a pink paper flower.
Gold Team Bride temporary tattoo on wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a compass with arrow points and the letters N, E, S and W on a lower leg, with sand on the skin.
Compass and arrows on a lower leg
Black and grey dotwork rose with leaves on the inner forearm, sitting above a fine-line geometric diamond and triangle design.
Black and grey rose with geometric diamond on forearm
Black and grey bull head tattoo with patterned markings and dotted horn details, shown on the forearm in a traditional style.
Bull head tattoo on a forearm
Black line drawing of an anatomical heart inside an ornate oval frame with scrolling leaves and a beaded jewel at the top, shown as a neo-traditional tattoo design on tracing paper.
Anatomical heart in an ornate oval frame

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