Tattoo ideas

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

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Three colourful butterflies tattooed down the side of a person's ribs, shown from behind in a grassy garden setting.
Three butterflies on the side of the torso
Four people's wrists and forearms show matching small black fine line outline tattoos of a heart with a looping tail.
Matching heart tattoos on wrists
Shaded grey and red flower tattoo with buds and leaves on an upper arm, with a patterned top and floral kimono visible below.
Floral tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a triangle with a circle inside and lettering along its edges, shown on bare skin.
Triangle and circle with quote lettering
Black and grey bow tattoo with shaded loops and trailing ribbon ends on the lower back of a woman in dark jeans, seen from behind.
Bow tattoo on the lower back
Black ink tattoo of the word RISES in angular stylised lettering on the inner upper arm.
Rises lettering on the upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a hand releasing falling grains above a pocket watch, on the inside of a forearm.
Realistic hand and pocket watch on a forearm
Black Greek lettering tattoo set in five staggered lines across a person's shoulder and upper back, in a clean serif lettering style.
Greek lettering across a shoulder
Small black cartoon cat tattoo with blue eyes and a curled tail on the ankle, next to a silver chain anklet with a heart charm.
Black cat tattoo on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a realistic skull, a red rose with dripping red lines and green leaves, with blue watercolour splashes, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Skull and rose on a shoulder blade
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and forearm showing a crowned religious figure, a veiled woman holding rosary beads, and a revolver on the chest.
Black and grey religious realism sleeve with revolver
Black ink daisy with a leafy stem leading to a circular spiral motif on a forearm, photographed against blue fabric with sunflower print.
Daisy and spiral motif on a forearm
Realistic black and grey portrait of a woman with curled hair blowing a pink bubble gum bubble, with pink watercolour splashes, on a forearm.
Woman blowing pink bubble gum on forearm
Small cartoon whale tattoo in teal and pink with a black outline and a heart-tipped spout, placed on the lower back.
Cartoon whale with heart spout on lower back
Traditional style tattoo of an eye inside a lace-bordered heart with three tear drops and a red rose with green leaves above it, on an upper arm.
Eye in a heart with rose on upper arm
Black script lettering reading inspired, with swirling flourishes and small sparkle stars on a white background, in the style of a tattoo lettering design.
Inspired script lettering design
Traditional style tattoo of red lips with bloodied teeth and dripping red, with the words SWEETNESS and I WAS ONLY JOKING, on the upper thigh.
Lips with bloody teeth and slogan on a thigh
Black and grey fine line script tattoo with a small dot above it, shown on the inner forearm in a black and white photograph.
Fine line script on a forearm
Black script reading Україна with a trident emblem beside it, tattooed on the inside of a wrist, while the hand holds a blue and yellow ribbon.
Ukrainian script and trident on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a crescent moon and stars above mountains, pine trees, a cabin and a winding path inside an oval frame.
Night sky mountain cabin scene on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a ribbon bow filled with musical staves and notes, shaded on the outer upper thigh.
Sheet music bow on the upper thigh
Black ink drawing of an ornate feather filled with paisley, mandala and floral patterns on a white background.
Ornate feather design in black ink
Close-up of two hands held palm up, with a black script lettering tattoo reading Whom then shall I fear on the right wrist.
Script quote on the wrist
Black linework drawing on paper of a tattoo design with a swallow, an hourglass, flower blooms, leaves and dotted beads, with no body part shown.
Swallow, hourglass and flowers design
Small fine line tattoo of two smiling cartoon toast slices, one with red jam and one golden, holding hands beside a pink heart on the side of a foot.
Jam and toast characters holding hands on foot
Traditional tattoo of a three-masted ship inside a red and black heart, with a lighthouse, dark rocks and an orange flower on a forearm.
Ship in a heart with lighthouse and flower
Close photo of a fine line black Celtic knot tattoo with a looped top on the outer ankle, shown against a dark blue background.
Fine line Celtic knot on an ankle
Black and white photo of a small fine line wave tattoo on a person's upper back, with a curling crest and trailing lines.
Fine line wave tattoo on upper back
Fine line black arrow tattoo with curled scroll details on the upper back, centred below the nape of the neck.
Arrow with scrolls on upper back
Black line geometric lotus tattoo with overlapping circles and diamond-tipped lines on a forearm.
Geometric lotus on a forearm
Red kiss-mark lips tattoo with a skull and crossbones cut into the negative space, on skin just below a lace edge.
Kiss-mark lips tattoo with skull and crossbones
Black ink tattoo of an anchor beside the script quote 'Don't pray for an easy life, Pray for the strength to endure a hard one' on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Anchor and quote on a shoulder blade
Small watercolour-style barn owl tattoo in purple, pink and orange on the side of a torso.
Watercolour barn owl on the side
Black and grey realism tattoo of a horse inside a dreamcatcher with three feathers, on the outer thigh.
Horse dreamcatcher on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of mountain peaks and pine trees inside a triangular outline, with a small star above, on the side of the ribs.
Fine line mountain range within a triangle on ribs
Black and grey cat face with a bell collar tattooed on a finger, shown beside a small outlined star tattoo on another finger of the same hand.
Cat face with bell collar on a finger
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of triangles, zigzags, dots and solid bands covering a lower leg from below the knee to the ankle.
Blackwork geometric leg tattoo from knee to ankle
Black and grey butterflies, swirling vines and small stars tattooed on an ankle and the top of a foot, with the name Sara in script at the bottom.
Butterflies and vines on an ankle
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design made of a double spiral with dot trails on white paper, with no body part shown.
Spiral with dotted trails design
Small black scorpion tattoo on a person's hip beside a teal skirt, with a navel piercing visible above it.
Small scorpion tattoo on a hip
Fine line black script tattoo reading be still on the side of a ribcage, with a grey top lifted to show it.
Be still script on the ribs
Black and grey botanical tattoo of three hares within a circular wreath of flowers and leaves, placed on the upper back.
Three hares in a botanical wreath on a back
Black and white photo of three small solid black dots arranged in a loose triangle as a dotwork tattoo on the inner wrist.
Three small dots on the inner wrist
Black script lettering reading Allons-y beside a blue TARDIS with small dots, on the inner upper arm.
Allons-y lettering and TARDIS on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a thread spool, dress form, dashed heart and needle linked by a single thread line, shown on skin.
Sewing tools and heart on a continuous thread
Small shaded owl perched on a leafy branch, tattooed on the outer ankle in black and grey.
Owl perched on a branch on an ankle
Small black anchor tattoo on the side of a finger, resting on a wooden table, with a colourful tattooed forearm visible beside it.
Small anchor tattoo on a finger
Small black geometric tattoo of a stacked arrow and diamond motif running vertically down the middle of a woman's upper back.
Vertical geometric arrow tattoo on the back

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