Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white stencil-style drawing of a man's face turned slightly to the side, with swept-back hair and a heavy brow line.
Stencil-style portrait of a man's face
Black ink tattoo of a pair of scissors decorated with scrolls, leaves and a small flower, sitting on the forearm.
Scissors with floral flourishes on a forearm
Pencil and ink sketch of an ornate oval mirror frame with scrolled borders and hanging drops, shaded with a pale green wash in the centre.
Ornate oval mirror frame design sketch
Black fine line tattoo of roses, buds and leafy foliage spreading across the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun.
Rose bouquet across the upper back
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a Medusa head with snakes, wings and wheat ears within a triskelion, on the upper back.
Medusa and triskelion on the upper back
Fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds that become flying birds, with the script She believed she could so she did, on the outer side of a foot.
Dandelion, birds and script on a foot
Fine line black tattoo of a small daisy sprig tied with a bow on the forearm, with script lettering above it on the same arm.
Daisy sprig and script on a forearm
Realistic colour floral tattoo of red roses, peonies and pale chrysanthemums on a person's upper back and shoulder.
Red rose and peony bouquet on the shoulder blade
Black ink drawing of a barn owl perched on a stippled skull within a diamond frame, a dotwork and blackwork tattoo design shown on tracing paper with no body placement.
Barn owl on a skull tattoo design
Black and white flash design of two cat characters with bows, one dressed as Batman and one as Robin, with no body placement shown.
Hello Kitty as Batman and Robin design
Neo-traditional floral tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with grey-shaded blossoms at the top and a red rose and green leaves below.
Floral sleeve of peonies and rosebuds on upper arm
Red and black Buffy the Vampire Slayer tattoo on the thigh, with a red silhouette, a dark moon and the words Death is my gift and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer lettering on thigh
Colour hummingbird tattoo with an outline flower and black dots on a forearm, shown in three angled views.
Hummingbird and flower on a forearm
Two matching fine line heartbeat tattoos with a heart and the words little sister and big sister, shown in black ink on a forearm.
Matching heartbeat sister tattoos on forearms
Black and grey fine line swallow tattoo on the inner wrist, with pale pink roses in the background.
Swallow tattoo on the inner wrist
Pen and ink sketchbook drawings of an arrow, a feather, an antler and a revolver, with fine line shading and dotted detail on the arrowhead.
Sketched arrow, feather, antler and revolver designs
Black silhouette tattoo of a figure holding an umbrella and carpet bag, with blue and red skirt details, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Umbrella-carrying nanny silhouette on shoulder blade
Sheet of gold, silver and black metallic geometric tattoo designs with quatrefoils, diamonds and starbursts, shown flat with no body placement.
Metallic geometric temporary tattoo sheet
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two peony flowers with leaves and a small bee, on the upper arm.
Black and grey peonies with a bee on upper arm
A sheet of gold metallic temporary feather tattoo designs on a white backing, with one feather set with a teal gem, shown on a dark surface.
Gold foil feather temporary tattoo sheet
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a red faceted diamond framed by gold scrolls and a crown-like top, placed on the centre of the chest.
Diamond in ornate scrollwork on a chest
Two forearms with blue script lettering: Fearless with a teal ribbon on the upper arm, and Hope with a teal ribbon beneath it.
Fearless and Hope ribbon tattoos on forearms
Black and grey tattoo of a skeletal woman with flowers in her hair and a crown, inside a circle of lettering, on a limb.
Skeletal woman in a circle with light bulbs
Black tribal-style rampant lion tattoo with a flowing mane and raised paw, centred on the upper back.
Tribal rampant lion on the upper back
Full colour botanical tattoo of three sunflowers with green leaves and buds running diagonally down the side of the ribs.
Sunflower trio on the ribs
Three black hummingbird silhouettes with rainbow-coloured wings tattooed on the upper arm, in a flying formation.
Three hummingbirds on an upper arm
Tattoo of a guitarist in a headband with musical notes, rendered in neon UV ink on a leg under blacklight.
Guitarist portrait in UV ink on a leg
Colour tattoo of a pink and grey gumball machine filled with multicoloured gumballs on the chest, with a hand holding back a light fabric top.
Gumball machine on the chest
Solid black tribal tattoo of a winged figure with a sweeping, flame-like tail on the upper back.
Tribal winged figure on the upper back
Two black swallows above the words we only part to meet again 5-17-12, set in a small typewriter-style font on the side of the ribs.
Two swallows and a quote on the ribs
Small black fine line lettering reading don't panic on the upper arm, with a green knit sleeve pushed up above it.
Don't panic lettering on upper arm
Two hands with fingers interlocked show matching small black abstract symbol tattoos on the inner wrists, against a wooden panel wall.
Matching abstract symbol wrist tattoos
Fine line black tattoo of the Eiffel Tower, a paper plane and the word wanderlust on the top of a foot in a beige high heel.
Eiffel Tower and wanderlust on a foot
Colour traditional tattoo on the forearm of a cat-shaped figure in teal and red with a red bow, with a red rose and an eye at its centre.
Cat-shaped design with rose and eye
Colour tattoo of a pink cherry blossom branch and a shaded blue butterfly across the lower abdomen, in a realistic botanical style.
Cherry blossom branch and butterfly on abdomen
A black cat tattoo with a curled tail, blue eyes and a pink collar, surrounded by faint grey swirls and small stars on skin.
Black cat with curled tail
Black linework tattoo of a flowering cactus and two roses with leaves across a thigh, in a botanical style.
Cactus and roses on a thigh
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with shaded wings on the upper arm of a person wearing a black t-shirt.
Butterfly tattoo on an upper arm
Lettering-style temporary tattoo on the inner wrist reading I'm with Robin & Ashley's Bachelorette Party, with two rainbow martini glasses in red and black ink.
Bachelorette party quote with rainbow martini glasses
Black dolphins curving within swirling linework tattooed on a wrist, in a bold blackwork style.
Dolphins and swirls on a wrist
Two photos of a fine line black script tattoo reading love is enough on the inner forearm.
Love is enough script on a forearm
Colour and grey shaded tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a spiralling striped leg, red shoes, a small blue star and sparkles.
Striped legs and red shoes on the ribs
Traditional style colour tattoo on the upper arm of a mermaid kissing a sailor, framed in an oval rope border with a lighthouse and flames.
Mermaid and sailor kiss in a rope frame
Colour tattoo on a woman's upper back showing a red feather turning into butterflies above a seated child drawn in outline with red and orange wash.
Feather, butterflies and a child on upper back
Colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing Hello Kitty in a pink dress among hearts on a purple cloud background, with a Powerpuff Girl below.
Hello Kitty and Powerpuff Girl sleeve
Black and grey tattoo of three roses with shaded leaves across the shoulder and upper arm.
Three roses on a shoulder
Black dotwork and fine line tattoo of a fox head with a vertical line and small diamond between the eyes, on the inner forearm.
Fox head on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of an hourglass filled with skeletons and skulls, beside a red rose and a coffin, on the upper arm, with a swallow tattoo at the edge of the frame.
Hourglass with skeletons and coffin on upper arm

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