Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo of two stacked dreamcatchers with feathers and an arrow across the top, on the outer thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Stacked dreamcatchers and feathers on a thigh
Black and grey realism leg sleeve tattoo showing birds, wings and peony flowers across the thigh and calf, shown in two side views.
Black and grey bird and flower leg sleeve
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a pocket watch, two shaded roses and fine line flowers on the thigh.
Pocket watch and roses on a thigh
Colour geometric tattoo of a seated fox in faceted orange and red tones with black details on the outer thigh.
Geometric orange fox on the thigh
Fine line tattoo of a cat face with green-shaded eyes and whiskers on the upper thigh.
Cat face with green eyes on a thigh
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an astromech droid with ornate geometric panels, on the outer thigh.
Astromech droid on a thigh
Black geometric mandala tattoo on the upper arm of a woman in a white crochet bralette and denim shorts.
Black mandala tattoo on an upper arm
Close view of a seated person with several small black fine line tattoos, including a palm tree on the thigh and a can and a triangle on the forearm and lower leg.
Small fine line tattoos on arms and legs
Traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing a compass rose, a blue swallow, a purple rose and a banner reading Not all who wander are lost.
Compass, swallow and rose on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a flying superhero with blue hair and a star-spangled top and red boots, with orange swirls, on the outer thigh.
Flying superhero on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a black cat face with a gold crescent moon and heart-shaped nose, on the thigh.
Black cat face with crescent moon on thigh
Colour tattoo of a featureless female silhouette with red and orange flowing swirls and a purple outline, on the outer thigh.
Woman silhouette with flowing swirls on thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a skull, shells and peony flowers across a woman's hip and thigh, shown from the side against a white wall.
Skull and peony flowers across hip and thigh
Black fine line script reading 'i am enough' with an arrow below it, its fletching shaded in teal and lavender, on a person's thigh.
Script 'i am enough' with arrow on thigh
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of planets orbiting a central sun on the thigh.
Solar system orbits on the thigh
Dotwork crescent moon tattoo on the thigh filled with pine trees, mountains, clouds and stars, with small teal and yellow colour accents.
Crescent moon landscape on thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a bare tree with falling leaves on a thigh, with a figure and books tattooed on the upper arm.
Bare tree and falling leaves on a thigh
Colour tattoo of peony flowers and leaves with black linework and pink and purple wash shading, placed on the outer thigh.
Peony cluster on a thigh
Black and grey rose tattoo with botanical linework on a person's thigh, beside black knee-high socks printed with white cat faces.
Rose tattoo on a thigh
Two black and grey tattoos on the thighs: a cat skull with a dotted outline on the left and a snarling three-eyed cat on the right.
Cat skull and three-eyed cat on thighs
Colour tattoo of a purple and green prickly pear cactus with yellow roses and a red bud, in traditional style, on the outer thigh.
Prickly pear cactus with yellow flowers on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a sailing ship on rough blue waves beneath a full moon and purple clouds, with script lettering above, on the outer thigh.
Sailing ship and full moon on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork portrait of a man in a collared shirt, with the word SOMETIMES above, on the thigh.
Black and grey portrait of a man on a thigh
Close-up of a small black lettering tattoo running along the side of a person's hip and upper thigh, in a fine, neat style.
Small black lettering on the hip
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading 'It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live' on a thigh.
Script quote on a thigh
Watercolour-style jellyfish tattoo in pink, purple and blue with thin black tentacle lines, on the outer upper thigh.
Watercolour jellyfish on a thigh
Black ink blackwork tattoo of wavy lines and a honeycomb of hexagons running down a person's thigh and calf, seated on a pale table edge.
Blackwork honeycomb tattoo on a leg
Traditional style colour tattoo of a blue inhaler wrapped in a red banner reading IT AINT EASY BEIN' WHEEZY, with a pink heart and swirls, on the upper leg.
Inhaler and banner tattoo
Woman in a white shirt wearing gold and silver metallic geometric flash tattoos, including a silver palm tree on her upper arm and bands on her wrist and forearm.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on arms and legs
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a wide-eyed owl perched on a stack of books with a ribbon bookmark, on the side of a leg.
Owl perched on a stack of books
Colour tattoo of a teacup with steam and a teal floral pattern resting on a stack of three shaded books, placed on the outer thigh.
Teacup on a stack of books on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a black cross with shaded angel wings on the side of a thigh.
Cross with angel wings on a thigh
Watercolour style thigh tattoo of flying silhouettes passing a clock tower below a moon with a ship, set on a splash of pink, blue and teal.
Peter Pan silhouettes and clock tower on thigh
Two views of a geometric dotwork tattoo on the outer thigh, with dotted lines, circles and a small figure in black ink with touches of blue.
Geometric dotwork thigh tattoo
Colour traditional tattoo of a stag's head with antlers inside an ornate gilded oval frame on the upper thigh.
Stag in an ornate frame on a thigh
Watercolour-style landscape tattoo of pine trees, a red-roofed cabin and water, covering the outer thigh down towards the knee.
Watercolour forest landscape on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a yellow Minion character in a black suit and red tie, holding two pistols and wearing a goggle over one eye, on the outer thigh.
Minion in suit with pistols on thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo on the thigh with a ring of bees above a bouquet of herbs and flowers, framed by dotted diamond lines.
Bees and botanical bouquet on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo on the side of a thigh showing a stack of three books beneath the script words I've lived a thousand lives.
Stack of books and a quote on the thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a stag with peonies and leaves inside a geometric diamond outline on the upper thigh.
Stag and peonies in a diamond frame on thigh
Two photographs of black lettering tattoos: "I'm fine" on the outer thigh above the knee, and "save me" on the ankle of a raised foot, both in a plain black script.
"I'm fine" and "save me" lettering on legs
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a smiling Vault Boy with folded arms in front of a mushroom cloud, with the words prepare for the future above.
Vault Boy and mushroom cloud on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a purple dripping candle with a grey smoke wisp and a brass holder, on the thigh.
Purple dripping candle with smoke
Colour tattoo of the Ohio state outline filled with the state flag, with the script words Home is Where the Heart is below, on the upper leg.
Ohio flag state outline on thigh
Black fine line phoenix tattoo with flowing feathers running from the side of the ribs down onto the thigh.
Phoenix tattoo across ribs and thigh
Fine line black tattoo of two roses with hatched leaves on the outer thigh, shown on bare legs against white bedding.
Two roses on a thigh
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a glass candy jar full of eyeballs, labelled Eye Candy, with a skull on a bow, shown on the thigh.
Eye candy jar of eyeballs on thigh
Close-up of a watercolour-style fox tattoo in orange and red with blue and purple splashes on the outer thigh, with a hand holding up blue fabric.
Watercolour fox on a thigh

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