Tattoo ideas

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

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Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a snarling wolf with red roses and gold accents on the calf.
Snarling wolf and red rose on a calf
Brown ink sketch of a tattoo design with a treble clef as the body, musical notes on the wings and curled swirls, shown on cream paper with no body placement.
Winged treble clef design sketch
Black and grey botanical tattoo of large flowers, leaves and branches covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Large floral tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of thigh and calf muscle anatomy in fine hatched linework, running down the outside of a woman's leg.
Muscle anatomy tattoo down a thigh and leg
Small fine line tattoo of Hello Kitty's face with a pink bow on the inner wrist, outlined in black with pink on the bow.
Small Hello Kitty tattoo on the wrist
Black outline drawing of three stacked ribbon banners with curled tails and hatched shading on their undersides, shown on a plain white background.
Three stacked ribbon banners line drawing
Colour tattoo of a sketchy owl with red poppies and a blue crescent moon on the outer thigh, in a watercolour style.
Watercolour owl and poppies on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a looped ribbon in rainbow stripes with a black outline, placed on the inside of a forearm.
Rainbow ribbon on a forearm
Black script lettering reading Trust your struggle across the upper chest below the collarbone, in a lettering style.
Script lettering along a collarbone
Colour realism tattoo of the Cheshire Cat's grinning face with bright blue eyes on a limb, shown in two side-by-side views.
Cheshire Cat grin tattoo in colour
Fine line black arrow tattoo with a Celtic knot head and triangular fletching running along the inner upper arm.
Celtic knot arrow on inner arm
Watercolour-style tattoo of a black and pink compass star with black branches and outlined leaves in teal, purple and blue, on a person's upper back.
Watercolour compass and leaves on upper back
Watercolour design drawing of a bird in flight beside a pocket watch strung with beads, with purple and pink paint drips and splashes.
Bird and pocket watch watercolour design
A small watercolour-style unicorn tattoo in pink and purple tones on the inner forearm, with a thin dark outline and a spiralling mane.
Watercolour unicorn on a forearm
Two wrists with matching black script tattoos reading Big Sis and Lil Sis, each with a small red heart beside the words.
Matching Big Sis and Lil Sis wrist tattoos
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a large daisy-like flower with dotwork centre and shaded rose partly visible behind it, on a forearm.
Black and grey daisy with rose on an arm
Four-panel collage showing a rose and gramophone tattoo on a forearm, progressing from black outline to shaded grey to full colour.
Rose and gramophone on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line geometric lotus tattoo made of overlapping petal outlines on the inner forearm.
Geometric lotus outline on a forearm
Back of a person's neck and upper back showing a fine line fleur-de-lis tattoo with blue watercolour wash, and a thin black line running down the spine to a dot.
Blue fleur-de-lis with a line down the spine
Back of a person's neck and ear showing a small black fine line unicorn tattoo on the neck beside the ear.
Small unicorn tattoo on the neck
Close-up of a traditional style tattoo of a grey bird with a red breast, with green leaves and berries, on the lower torso above a grey waistband.
Grey bird with red breast and vines on the torso
Black and grey pencil drawing of an ornate lotus flower with scrollwork, dotted chains and a faceted teardrop gem, in a dotwork and botanical style.
Ornate lotus design with scrollwork and gem drop
Black and grey tribal tattoo with bold swirling linework across a man's shoulder and upper arm, photographed in profile against a dark blue background.
Tribal shoulder and upper arm tattoo
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with hanging feathers and leaves on a limb, drawn in fine line work with light shading.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and leaves
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a seated woman within a diamond lattice frame on the outer thigh, with a grey skirt lifted above it.
Geometric woman figure on a thigh
White ink mandala tattoo with floral and paisley motifs covering the upper arm and shoulder of a woman in a white vest top.
White ink mandala on upper arm
Fine line black ink city skyline tattoo on the side of a bare back and ribs, shown in a black and white photograph.
City skyline fine line tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo on the inner forearm and wrist showing silhouetted bats, a shaded moon and clouds, with a black cat sitting at the lower edge.
Bats, moon and black cat on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a small outlined cloud with tiny solid hearts falling beneath it, placed on the inner upper arm.
Small cloud raining hearts on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl set in a yin yang circle, with a barn owl style pale half, on the upper thigh.
Owl in a yin yang circle on a thigh
Painted watercolour peacock in blues and greens with detailed feather eye patterns on a white background, drawn as a standalone design rather than shown on skin.
Watercolour peacock with feather eyes
Cartoon cow tattoo with black outline, black spots and a pink muzzle, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cartoon cow on upper back
Black script tattoo reading Faith on the lower abdomen, just above the waistband of dark jeans, in a fine line lettering style.
Faith script tattoo on the lower abdomen
Black and white photo of a black script tattoo reading Never Again on the back of a neck, with a strap visible below it.
Never Again script tattoo on the neck
Realistic black raven in flight with wings and tail breaking up into ink splatter, with fine red lines behind it, drawn as a tattoo design on a pale grey background.
Raven in flight dissolving into ink splatter
Two small blue Tetris-style block tattoos in a geometric style, one on each inner wrist.
Tetris blocks on two wrists
Colour realism tattoo of a lion's head across a woman's upper back, framed by black mandala-style ornament and teal shading on the shoulder.
Realistic lion with mandala ornament on upper back
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a whale decorated with sailboats, fish and an umbrella, with a bird on top, on the inner forearm.
Whale with sailboats on a forearm
Black ink sketch of an anthropomorphic cat with a hair bun, holding a cigarette, with wisps of smoke rising around the figure.
Sketched cat with cigarette and smoke
Black ink drawing of a mandala-patterned elephant head above a lotus, with hanging chain and drop details, in a dotwork and geometric style.
Mandala elephant with lotus and hanging chains
Colour daisy tattoo with grey-shaded white petals, black outline and a yellow centre, placed on the upper back.
Daisy on the upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a howling wolf with geometric leaves on the inner forearm.
Howling wolf and geometric leaves on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a flame-shaped emblem filled with pink and blue galaxy shading and white speckles, sitting on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Flame emblem with galaxy fill on upper chest
Black pen drawing of a triangle symbol formed by a lightsaber hilt, an arrow and a lightsaber, with a ringed circle at its centre, drawn on plain paper.
Hallows-style triangle with lightsabers and arrow
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a peony with leaves across the outer forearm, with two small swallows near the wrist.
Peony and swallows on a forearm
Traditional style anchor tattoo wrapped in rope on the forearm, with the words Hope Anchors the Soul in blackletter lettering and small red gems.
Traditional anchor with rope and lettering
Black ink tattoo of a treble clef and bass clef forming a heart shape on the inner wrist, shown in a black and white photo.
Treble and bass clef heart on a wrist
Small fine line tattoo of a mountain range with shaded peaks in black and grey on the forearm of a person wearing a white top.
Mountain range on a forearm

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Popular subjects

Flower 8,605 Script 6,821 Leaves 6,438 Rose 4,399 Heart 4,105 Lettering 3,720 Bird 3,605 Feather 3,392 Quote 3,385 Swirl 3,253 Star 3,037 Dot 3,012 Text 2,685 Mandala 2,563 Wing 2,537 Word 2,200 Circle 2,163 Hand 1,970 Skull 1,900 Cat 1,806 Petal 1,805 Stem 1,695 Triangle 1,678 Outline 1,574 Arrow 1,573 Ornament 1,552 Banner 1,537 Eye 1,508 Woman 1,494 Moon 1,451