Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoos of an ornate padlock and a skeleton key, one on each of two wrists and forearms.
Padlock and key tattoos on two wrists
Blue and teal concentric circle tattoo with arcs running across the outer forearm, shown in a close photograph of the arm.
Blue and teal concentric circles on an arm
Colour tattoo of a light bulb holding a red origami paper boat, surrounded by black ink splatters, on a forearm.
Light bulb with paper boat on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a spiral above a simple shape with a forked tail, placed on the forearm near the wrist.
Small spiral and simple shape on the wrist
Black and grey photograph of a small solid airplane silhouette above the handwritten words home, where i wanted to go, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Airplane and quote on a wrist
Traditional style colour tattoo of a cherubic face with closed eyes and a red flower on the inner forearm, beside a yellow crescent moon and red star.
Cherub face with flower on forearm
Black and grey dotwork peony tattoo on a forearm, with shaded petals, outlined leaves and a partial lettering tattoo at the top edge.
Dotwork peony on a forearm
Colour tattoo on an arm of a ball of teal and grey yarn crossed with two knitting needles, above and below the words KNIT FAST DIE WARM in traditional-style lettering.
Yarn ball with knitting needles and lettering
Small black fine-line geometric arrow tattoo with angular feathers and a diamond tip on the inner forearm.
Small geometric arrow on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of six arrows of varying designs running vertically across the inner forearm.
Six arrows in a row on the forearm
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a walking cat on the inner forearm near the wrist, against a dark grey fabric background.
Black cat silhouette on a forearm
Black cursive script reading As I breathe, I hope across the inner forearm, in a fine line lettering style.
As I breathe, I hope script on a forearm
Small black cross tattoo on the inner wrist, with a French manicure and a car steering wheel in the background.
Small cross tattoo on the inner wrist
Two shell tattoos on a pair of forearms: a blue watercolour whelk on the left arm and a black linework scallop with coral wash on the right.
Two shell tattoos on forearms
Close-up of a wrist with gold metallic temporary tattoos: a watch, a bangle and the words be happy and love in script on the forearm.
Gold metallic wrist tattoos with script and watch
Black and grey fine line palm tree tattoo with shaded fronds and a curved trunk, placed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Small palm tree on a forearm
Black botanical fine line tattoo of a fern frond with a short curved stem, shown on the forearm.
Black fern frond tattoo on a forearm
Colour cartoon tattoo of Winnie the Pooh and Tigger hugging beside a honey pot and a small bee, on the inner forearm.
Pooh and Tigger with honey pot on forearm
Black and white photo of a large black and grey skull tattoo covering a person's back, with a dotwork star on the upper back and a portrait on the arm.
Skull and star back tattoo in black and grey
Black outline tattoo of peonies, a chrysanthemum and leaves covering a forearm, in a Japanese-inspired botanical style.
Peony and chrysanthemum forearm design
Fine line black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a barn owl in flight above a geometric armillary sphere, with a rabbit and a fox below.
Owl, sphere and woodland animals on a forearm
Small solid black sitting cat silhouette tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand held up against a pale wall.
Sitting cat silhouette on the wrist
Black and grey photograph of a man's back and raised arms covered in skeletal anatomy tattoos, including a skull, ribcage, spine and spiders.
Skeletal back and arms tattoo, black and grey
Small black fine line anchor tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a hand and knitted sleeve in the frame.
Small anchor tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey traditional rose tattoo with hatched and stippled shading wrapping around an arm, with leaves and a bud at the top.
Blackwork roses wrapping an arm
Small colour tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat with pink paws, a blue collar and an orange coin, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Small maneki-neko lucky cat on wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of wood grain with knots and flowing rings, shown on a forearm resting on a paper-covered table.
Wood grain tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey photo of two forearms joined at the wrists, with a single geometric circle tattoo split across them in blackwork and dotwork style.
Geometric circle tattoo across two wrists
Black fine line tattoo of a heart-shaped cross with the script lettering 'by grace, through faith' on the inner forearm.
Heart cross and 'by grace, through faith' lettering
Fine line black ink tattoo of a world map outline on the inside of a wrist, with the hand raised in front of a paper map.
World map outline on the inner wrist
Close photograph of a blue flower tattoo with black script reading Ohana on the inner wrist and forearm, in a lettering and botanical style.
Blue flower and Ohana script on a wrist
Two matching black and grey realism tattoos of a shaded feather looped by an infinity line, with the word Sisters in script, on two forearms.
Matching feather and infinity tattoos reading Sisters
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo on the inner wrist, a heart outline with the word Love written in looping script inside it.
Script love heart on a wrist
Realism colour tattoo on a forearm of a young child resting their chin on their hands beside a tabby cat, with a few older tattoos at the top edge of the arm.
Realistic child and tabby cat on a forearm
Black and grey rose tattoo with a long stem and leaves on a forearm, drawn in botanical linework with dotwork shading.
Rose with stem and leaves on a forearm
Close up of a woman with long blonde hair wearing a white crochet bralette, with a gold-toned geometric arrow and triangle design on her forearm.
Gold arrow and triangle design on a forearm
Black ink mandala tattoo with floral motifs and dotwork shading across the back of a hand and onto the forearm, resting on a teal patterned cloth.
Mandala tattoo across hand and forearm
Close photo of a black rune-style tattoo on the inside of a wrist, with an open copy of City of Bones and its chapter 14 page beside it.
Black rune tattoo on a wrist beside an open book
Blue caduceus tattoo with outspread wings and a twining serpent on the inner wrist, in a fine line style.
Blue caduceus on the inner wrist
Black fine line geometric tattoo of a circular pattern within a band shape on the inner forearm, photographed against a bathroom background.
Geometric line tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey shaded roses and a dark geometric shape tattooed on a forearm, with the person standing in a white room wearing a pale floral shirt and jeans.
Black and grey roses on a forearm
Small black silhouette of a walking cat on a forearm, with a trail of tiny multicoloured paw prints leading towards it.
Black cat with rainbow paw prints on forearm
Fine line tattoo of a black heartbeat trace with a small red filled heart on the inner wrist and hand.
Heartbeat line and heart on a wrist
Fine line tattoo of a needle with a looping thread in black ink on the inner forearm of a person wearing a dark top.
Needle and thread on a forearm
Woman with black blackwork coverage across her chest, shoulder and upper arm, with a greyscale realism rose on her forearm and black linework at her lower abdomen.
Black coverage with a grey rose on the forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a crescent moon filled with orange, teal and red flowers, on the inner forearm.
Crescent moon with flowers on a forearm
Black and grey botanical twig tattoos on two forearms, one placed above the other, forming a matching sprig design.
Matching twig tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing an angel with wings, a robed bearded saint, a raven and a clock face with Roman numerals.
Angel, saint and clock full sleeve

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