Tattoo ideas

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

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Black symbol tattoos across the finger joints of two clasped hands, with a plain ring on one finger against a dark background.
Symbol tattoos on clasped fingers
Two black ink tattoos of running foxes on the backs of a pair of hands and wrists, held together against a white background.
Running foxes across the hands
Black and white photograph of a hand with a fine diamond lattice tattoo across the back, in a geometric style, with a chunky silver ring on one finger.
Lattice tattoo on the back of a hand
Four-panel photo of a hand with a fine line black swallow tattoo on the wrist and a tiny swallow on the side of one finger.
Fine line swallow tattoos on the hand
Fine line anchor tattoo on the side of a finger, shown in a close-up photo of a hand against a dark blue background.
Small anchor on a finger
Black finger band tattoo with light blue swirling ornaments on a curled hand, shown in close view.
Ornamental band tattoo on a finger
Realistic colour full sleeve tattoo of Alice in Wonderland characters, including the Cheshire cat, Mad Hatter and Red Queen, on an upper arm and forearm.
Alice in Wonderland full sleeve
Realism tattoo of a shaded skull with blue and grey tones across the back of a hand, with smoky grey and purple shading running up the forearm.
Shaded skull on the back of a hand
Small solid black silhouette tattoo on the back of a hand near the base of a finger, shaped like an animal's head and neck.
Small black silhouette on the hand
Small solid black crown tattoo on the inner wrist, next to a black sleeve and a hand with pale grey nail polish.
Small crown tattoo on a wrist
Fine line black safety pin tattoo on the back of a hand, with another hand resting over it and a grey knitted sleeve visible.
Safety pin tattoo on the back of a hand
Close photograph of a grey tribal-style tattoo with spiral and interlocking patterns across the back of a hand and up towards the wrist.
Tribal design across the back of a hand
Black and grey fine line laurel wreath on the back of a hand, with a small crown on a finger and a small cross on the side of another finger.
Laurel wreath, crown and cross on a hand
Close-up of a small black fine line semicolon tattoo on the side of a finger, with a pale pink nail and a blue patterned fabric behind the hand.
Small semicolon tattoo on a finger
Colour neo-traditional oni demon mask tattoo with bared fangs and orange eyes across the back of a hand.
Oni mask on the back of a hand
Small black fine line cross tattoo on the side of a finger, with long pale nails visible on a hand.
Small black cross on a finger
Black and white photo of a man with a rose sleeve tattoo on his forearm and hand, with knuckle tattoos and a wristwatch, his face cropped out of frame.
Rose sleeve and knuckle tattoos
Three fingers of a hand with the words Live, Laugh and Love in black script lettering, one word per finger, with red painted nails.
Live, Laugh, Love script across three fingers
Small black fine line botanical tattoo of a flower on a stem, on the back of a hand near the wrist.
Small black flower on the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on a forearm, with a fine line and chevron marks running down to the wrist and palm.
Mandala and line tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a cat's nose and whiskers across the side of a finger, with long blonde hair and a denim jacket visible behind.
Cat whiskers tattoo on a finger
Black script lettering reading promise tattooed along the side of a raised index finger, shown against a blurred dark background.
Promise lettering on an index finger
Two matching colour tattoos on adjacent fingers show Jack Skellington and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas, each holding a red heart, in a traditional style on the hands.
Jack and Sally finger tattoos
Black and grey photo of an ornate floral tattoo with paisley-like motifs across the back of a hand and down onto the fingers, in a botanical style.
Ornate floral design across the back of a hand
Black and grey realism sunflower tattoo covering the back of a hand, with shaded dark ink visible on the wrist above.
Sunflower on the back of a hand
Two colourful unicorn head tattoos sit on the fingers of two hands, outlined in black with pink and rainbow manes.
Unicorn head tattoos on two fingers
Two hands with small fine line chain tattoos in black ink running along the index fingers, one on the back of each finger.
Chain tattoos on two index fingers
Three matching black line tattoos of faceted origami-style shapes, one near an ankle, one on the back of a hand and one on a wrist beside a thin bracelet.
Three matching origami-style tattoos
Two hands with fine line black tattoos on the ring fingers, a letter M on one finger and a figure eight on the other, each framed by two thin lines forming a band.
Matching finger bands with letter M and figure eight
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a rose with leaves and a long stem running from the back of a hand onto a finger.
Rose tattoo on the back of a hand
Fine line black tattoo of two short cross-bars, a looping stroke and dotted xo marks along the side of a finger.
Fine line marks and xo on a finger
Black ornamental mandala tattoo wrapping around a forearm and wrist in a blackwork and dotwork style, with a solid black band across the middle.
Mandala wrist cuff tattoo
Black and grey script reading Lady on a forearm and fine lettering across the fingers and back of a hand, with a navy hoodie in the background.
Script lady on forearm and lettered hand
Small dotwork tattoo of a bird in black ink on the back of a hand near the wrist.
Small dotted bird on the hand
Close view of both hands with small fine line tattoos of crosses, dots, arrows and chevrons on the fingers, alongside several rings.
Fine line finger tattoos on both hands
Black and grey anatomical heart with a red inverted triangle and red arrows tattooed on the ribs.
Anatomical heart in a red triangle on ribs
Black lettering reading courage on the side of a finger, with red painted nails and a blurred yellow background.
Courage lettering on a finger
Gold metallic temporary tattoos of a mandala on a bare back, with lace-style ornaments on the upper arm, forearm and hand, as a woman with curly hair turns away.
Gold metallic mandala and lace tattoos on back
Small black jack-o'-lantern face tattoo on the side of a finger, shown against a plain white background.
Jack-o'-lantern tattoo on a finger
Traditional-style moth tattoo with black outlines and soft pink and grey shading on the back of a hand.
Moth tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey pencil drawing of a hooded woman with sugar skull face paint, with ornamental tattoo designs on her forearm and hand.
Hooded woman with sugar skull face
Small black fine line bird silhouettes in a row across two fingers of a hand, with a coloured tattoo partly visible on a forearm at the right edge.
Row of small birds across two fingers
Small black script tattoo reading oops on the side of a finger, shown in a fine line lettering style on a hand with red painted nails.
Oops script tattoo on a finger
Black and white photograph of a small outline triangle tattoo on the side of a finger, in a geometric style, with a hand holding it.
Small triangle tattoo on a finger
Solid black heart tattoo with knotwork and radiating lines on the back of a hand, with small X and O tattoos on the fingers.
Black heart with knotwork on the back of a hand
Small black fine line cross tattoo on the side of a finger, with a blurred outdoor background.
Small cross tattoo on a finger
Close-up of a silver mandala and gold lace-style temporary tattoos on the hand and forearm of a woman wearing turquoise jewellery.
Metallic mandala and lace designs on hand and forearm
Close-up of black and grey gothic lettering reading STAY TRUE across the knuckles of two hands, with shaded letterforms and a dark background.
STAY TRUE knuckle lettering

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