Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo of planets and dots running down the inner forearm, with a ringed planet like Saturn in the middle.
Solar system planets down a forearm
Black and white line drawing of an elephant head with butterfly wings for ears, framed by daisies and roses, shown as a tattoo design.
Elephant with butterfly wings and flowers
Small solid black tattoos on four fingers of one hand, showing a seahorse, a spiral shell, a mermaid silhouette and a wave swirl.
Small sea-themed finger tattoos
Traditional style tattoo of a black cat head with red ears, wide staring eyes and a dotted starry background, on a limb with other tattoos nearby.
Black cat head with red ears on a limb
Close-up of a hand with a brown henna peacock feather design across the back of the hand and fingers, beside a real peacock feather.
Peacock feather henna design on a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling bear's head with bared teeth and a detailed nose, on the upper arm.
Snarling bear head on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of two delicate flower stems with open blooms on the inner ankle.
Two flower stems on an ankle
Blue pen line drawing of three anime-style characters above a keyblade set within a heart and lily ornament, with stars and clouds behind them.
Keyblade, heart and three figures line sketch
Colour tattoo of a butterfly with blue and pink swirled wings and black outline, on the forearm.
Swirl butterfly on the forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rosary wrapping around an ankle, with a cross hanging down across the top of the foot.
Rosary and cross tattoo on an ankle
Two small fine line black tattoos of paper planes with dotted loop trails sit on the tops of a pair of bare feet on sand.
Paper plane tattoos on two feet
Fine line black script tattoo reading Love along the side of a finger, on a hand with black nail polish resting on a light blue cloth.
Love script tattoo on a finger
Black script tattoo reading There's no place like home across the foot, with a small red bow to the right.
There's no place like home script on a foot
Fine line black tattoo of a looping letter j with a semicolon beside it, above the word always in typewriter-style lettering on the inner wrist.
Semicolon and always on a wrist
Black ink tattoo of a howling wolf filled with bare tree branches, in blackwork style, on the upper arm.
Howling wolf filled with tree branches on upper arm
Black line drawing of two roses with leaves and a long stem on a white background, a botanical tattoo design sketch.
Two roses with leaves line drawing
Black ink blackwork sleeve with paisley, floral and mandala-style motifs covering the upper arm and forearm of a person lying on a white sheet.
Full blackwork ornamental sleeve on an arm
Colour full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a prism with a rainbow beam, a brick wall, a large eye and small figures among clouds.
Full sleeve with prism, brick wall and eye imagery
Black ink tattoo of a bare tree with spreading branches and roots on a forearm, shown against a dark blurred background.
Bare tree with roots on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a goldfinch perched on a branch with pink wild roses, daisies and leafy sprigs, on the upper arm.
Goldfinch and wild roses on an upper arm
Pencil and ink drawing of an elephant head framed by black dotwork mandalas with red accents, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Elephant and mandala tattoo design
Black and grey tattoo of a bird with a banner and leaf shapes on a man's neck, above a white shirt and dotted tie.
Bird and banner tattoo on the neck
Black ink tattoo of a gothic cityscape with spires and arched buildings running down the thigh and calf of both legs, in a blackwork style.
Gothic cityscape tattoos on both legs
Colour tattoo of a faceted robin in a circle of night sky with stars and a teal glow, on the calf.
Faceted robin in a starry circle on a calf
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a snarling bear in a feathered headdress above a skull and beaded necklace, on a lower leg.
Bear in feathered headdress with skull on a calf
Black ink lion head with the words courage and DEAR HEART above it, tattooed on a forearm in a fine line style.
Lion and courage lettering on a forearm
Realistic black and grey fish tattoo with orange and teal triangular shards, running down the back of a calf.
Fish with coloured shards on a calf
Black and white photo of a small fine line eye tattoo with radiating lashes on the back of a person's neck, with hair in a bun.
Small eye tattoo on the back of the neck
Colour tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat surrounded by pink cherry blossoms in a Japanese style, on the upper thigh.
Maneki-neko lucky cat with cherry blossoms
Black and grey tattoo of a dismembered humanoid figure with drips of ink, running across the ribs of a bare torso.
Dismembered figure on the ribs
Black and grey shaded compass rose tattoo on the inner forearm, with the script quote Not all those who wander are above it and the word Lost below.
Compass rose and quote on forearm
Pink and magenta watercolour-style flamingo tattoo with orange legs on the lower leg, set against green foliage and purple flowers.
Pink watercolour flamingo on a lower leg
Close-up of a black fine line script tattoo reading Never look back across the upper back below the neck, with a black cut-out top and pink bra visible.
Never look back script on upper back
Black fine line tattoo on a leg showing a stylised figure with a bowed head and an arm curving around a round shape.
Line-drawn figure with a bowed head on a leg
Two wrists with black serif lettering tattoos, one reading LUMOS and the other NOX, set against a blurred dark green background.
LUMOS and NOX wrist lettering
Small geometric tattoo of a black outlined triangle on the inner forearm, with a grey sleeve and bare winter trees behind.
Outlined triangle on a forearm
Abstract tattoo of black lines, grey dots and red and teal brush strokes running down a forearm.
Abstract brush strokes on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a human skull merged with a spiral sea shell, placed on a limb.
Skull and spiral shell on a limb
Black and grey realism tattoo on skin showing two facing skulls, a skeletal hand, three butterflies, a rose and swirling smoke.
Two skulls, butterflies and rose in black and grey
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of mountains and pine trees inside a diamond shape on the inner forearm.
Mountain and pine forest in a geometric frame on a forearm
Colour Japanese-style cherry blossom branch tattoo with red blossoms, a black sun and flying birds, running from the ankle up the lower leg.
Cherry blossom branch and sun on an ankle
Black fine line tattoo of chevron lines radiating from a central line across the back of a hand and onto the wrist, in a geometric style.
Chevron line tattoo across the back of a hand
Black line drawing of a dreamcatcher with a flower of life centre, three hanging catchers, feathers and stars, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Dreamcatcher line drawing design
Two matching black and grey realism tattoos of a winged sphinx within a large circular wing motif, one on each forearm, shown with clenched fists.
Winged sphinx tattoos on both forearms
Small fine line tattoo of a curled monkey with a long tail on the inner wrist, in black ink with soft grey shading on the face.
Curled monkey on the inner wrist
Traditional style tattoo of a bearded man with a quiff and moustache on the back of a hand, with small finger tattoos and a Believe script on the wrist.
Bearded man portrait on the back of a hand
Black and grey drawing of a tattoo design with poppies, a compass and a moth, shown on paper with no body placement visible.
Poppies, compass and moth design
Realistic black and grey tattoo of two roses with leaves and a bud across the upper back, with fine drips running down from the lower leaves.
Black and grey roses on upper back

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