Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black ink drawing of an outline heart with a looping script letter, a dotted trail and a small cross, shown as a design on paper beside a mechanical pencil.
Fine line heart and cross design on paper
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of two hummingbirds across the upper chest and shoulder, with green, yellow and teal splashes behind them.
Two hummingbirds on chest and shoulder
Black sans-serif lettering reading BEER GOES HERE arcs across the back of a hand between the thumb and finger, with other tattoos visible above it.
Beer goes here lettering on the hand
Black and white photograph of two fingers on a hand, each with a simple black smiley face drawn on the skin.
Smiley faces on two fingers
Small sketchy blue-black heart outline tattoo on the upper chest, in a fine line style, with fingers with grey nail polish resting at the top left of the frame.
Small hand-drawn heart outline
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl's face with a moon and trees behind it, covering the chest.
Realistic owl and moon on chest
Close-up of a small fine line outline triangle tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand with dark nail varnish and a thin gold ring.
Small outline triangle on the inner wrist
Colour drawing of a whale filled with a purple, blue and pink galaxy of stars on a pale background, shown as a standalone tattoo design with no body part visible.
Galaxy-filled whale drawing
Two hands pressed together, each with a matching traditional-style dagger tattoo with an eye on the hilt and a banner ribbon on the back of the hand.
Matching dagger tattoos on two hands
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sailing galleon in heavy seas with crashing waves, wrapping around a forearm.
Galleon and waves on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a peony, green leaves and a butterfly wrapping up a forearm, in soft pink and green with grey shading.
Peony and butterfly on a forearm
Black compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters on the heel of a foot, shown in a black and white photograph.
Compass rose tattoo on the heel
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a coiled snake with blossoms and leaves on the outer thigh.
Snake and flowers on a thigh
Fine line tattoo of two outlined hands cupping a small solid black heart between them, on the side of a person's ribs.
Two outlined hands around a black heart on ribs
Fine line black sailboat tattoo with small waves on the inner wrist of a hand raised above a nautical chart.
Small sailboat tattoo on the inner wrist
Traditional-style flash drawing of a red heart with flames, a script Harley-Davidson banner, a blue rose and orange flowers on a black background, with a Harley-Davidson Motor Cycles shield logo
Heart, rose and banner flash design
Botanical-style floral design in dark brown henna-style ink with outlined petals and curling stems on pale skin, placement on the body not clear.
Henna-style flower design on skin
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crown with a script monogram above dark trousers and studded boots, on the lower leg near the ankle.
Crown and studded boots on a lower leg
Black ink tattoo of four bats with spiderweb-patterned wings in a diagonal row across the top of a foot.
Four bats in flight across a foot
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing praying hands, a cross, clouds, rosary beads and script lettering.
Black and grey sleeve with praying hands and script
Traditional-style tattoos cover the back of a hand, including a shield and an eight ball, while the hand holds a small ginger kitten.
Traditional hand tattoos holding a kitten
Gold metallic temporary tattoos of triangles, chains and arrows across a wrist, hand and forearm in a geometric style.
Gold metallic triangle tattoos on hand and wrist
Small fine line tattoo of the Eiffel Tower with a red heart, placed on the neck behind an ear.
Eiffel Tower and heart behind the ear
Grey shaded tattoo of a small cabin among pine trees on the outer thigh, with denim shorts visible above it.
Cabin and pine trees on a thigh
Black and grey traditional flash of an elephant with its trunk raised, shown with a flower and leaves below, drawn on white card against a dark background.
Traditional elephant flash with flower
Fine line heartbeat trace with the date 22.12.12 and a small red heart, tattooed on the inner upper arm.
Heartbeat line, date and red heart on upper arm
Small dotwork tattoo of scattered black dots resembling a constellation, on the inner forearm near the wrist, against a pale bedsheet.
Small dot constellation on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon unicorn with a rainbow mane and pink hooves on the upper arm.
Rainbow unicorn on an upper arm
Woman seated in a car with a dark black and grey rose and ornamental tattoo running along her forearm.
Rose and ornamental tattoo on a forearm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a Siamese cat's head with bright blue eyes and whiskers, on the inner forearm.
Realistic Siamese cat head on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two roses across the hip and lower stomach, beside a navel piercing and ripped denim jeans.
Black and grey roses on the hip
Fine line black tattoo of a drooping rose on a long stem with two leaves, placed on a forearm.
Drooping rose stem on a forearm
Traditional-style flash design of a woman's profile in a winged helmet, with oak leaves, acorns and a shield, drawn in brown ink on aged paper.
Winged helmet profile with oak leaves
Small black palm tree tattoo on the buttock of a woman lying face down on a blue towel on a sandy beach, wearing a red bikini.
Small palm tree tattoo on the buttock
Four cartoon owls of different sizes drawn in purple ink with shaded feathers on a beige background, shown as a tattoo design sheet.
Four purple owls in a row
Black and white flash drawing of an open ring made of circuit-style traces, with solid black pads and filled shapes, in a geometric style.
Circuit board ring design
Black tribal-style outline tattoo of a stylised creature with pointed ears and a spiked tail, with a small red spiral on its muzzle, on a limb.
Tribal-style creature with red spiral
Woman seen from behind with arms raised, showing a rose tattoo on her upper arm and shoulder in muted red and grey ink.
Rose tattoo on upper arm
Small black Eiffel Tower tattoo with three birds on the inner wrist, in a close photo of a hand with dark green nail polish.
Eiffel Tower and birds on a wrist
Black ink flash design of a hand-drawn banner ribbon reading Warrior not Worrier, in lettering style.
Warrior not Worrier banner design
Colour traditional tattoo of a teal stand mixer with a steel bowl and a red mesh whisk, framed by orange flowers and green leaves, on an upper arm.
Stand mixer and flowers on upper arm
Black and grey flash design of two skulls with wings above a shield, with a sword running down the centre, and a second design of crossed swords around an empty shield.
Winged skulls, sword and shield design
Two pairs of fists show black circle tattoos on the top knuckles and the words TAKE TIME in black lettering across the lower knuckles, a lettering tattoo on the hands.
Take time knuckle lettering
Black silhouette of a figure with red butterflies drifting from its head, tattooed across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Silhouette releasing red butterflies on upper back
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat face with three orange eyes on the upper arm, shown in a close photograph.
Three-eyed black cat face on an arm
Black tribal flash sheet of stacked bands with carved-style tiki faces and interlocking swirls, shown on white paper with no tattoo placement.
Tribal pattern flash sheet with tiki faces
Black and white flash design of a bearded figure framed by two surfboards, anchors, waves and dotwork bands, with no body placement shown.
Symmetrical surfboard figure flash
Black and grey tattoo of Jack Skellington and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas inside an ornate scrolled frame with skulls, on the side of a person's ribs.
Jack and Sally in an ornate frame on the ribs

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