Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a long-legged elephant carrying a stack of cubes on its back, on the outer calf.
Elephant with stacked cubes on a calf
Small black power symbol tattoo on the inner wrist, with a red plaid sleeve below and a dark background.
Power symbol on the wrist
Small solid black teapot tattoo with cross-hatched shading on the inner wrist and forearm of a light-skinned arm against a white background.
Teapot silhouette on the inner wrist
Colour realism tattoo of a woman's face in a red and gold masquerade mask, surrounded by leaves and swirls, on the outer thigh.
Masked woman and autumn leaves on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an antlered hare with a crescent moon behind it, on the outer thigh.
Antlered hare and crescent moon on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a winged cherub above a banner, with clouds, a cross, praying hands and a rosary below.
Cherub banner and praying hands on upper arm
Back view of a man with a large solid black blackwork tattoo of geometric stripes and angular bands across the back, shoulders and upper arms.
Black geometric stripe tattoo across a back
Black ornamental floral tattoo with dotted drops across the sternum, above the stomach, worn on the chest.
Floral sternum tattoo with hanging drops
Black script lettering on an upper arm reads Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, then Love leaves a memory no one can steal.
Script quote on upper arm
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork and hanging drops on the side of the ribs.
Lotus mandala with hanging drops on the side
Colour tattoo of a prism splitting light into a rainbow on the upper arm, with stippled dotwork shading in the triangle.
Prism and rainbow on an upper arm
Fine line black wand tattoos on the fingers of a hand, with the longest wand running along the middle finger and a shorter one on the index finger.
Three wand tattoos on fingers
Black and grey Japanese-style wave and cloud tattoo on a forearm, with hands pressed together above a yellow mug on a teal wooden surface.
Black and grey wave tattoo on a forearm
Colourful watercolour-style lion head tattoo with purple, orange, green and blue splashes and paint drips on a calf.
Watercolour lion head on a calf
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a running wolf pierced by arrows, with the words WINTER IS COMIN beneath it, on the calf.
Running wolf with arrows and lettering on a calf
Close photo of a small, fine-line black lettering tattoo in a non-Latin script running across the upper thigh.
Thin black script tattoo on the thigh
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a honeybee with detailed shaded wings on the upper arm.
Small bee tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the upper arm, with a solid black band along the lower edge of the armband.
Dotwork mandala armband on upper arm
Black and white photograph of two weathered hands, each with a small black swallow tattoo on the back between the thumb and first finger, in a traditional style.
Two swallows on the backs of hands
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with a monarch butterfly, turquoise beads and magenta-tipped feathers, on the forearm.
Dreamcatcher with monarch butterfly on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of three daisies with leaves across the side of the ribs.
Three daisies on a side rib
Fine line black script reading faith running along a woman's forearm while she sits on grass with her arm bent.
Faith script on a forearm
Four black crown designs on a peach background, one with a cross, one with a lotus-style top, one with filigree scrolls and one with swirling ornamental flourishes.
Four ornate crown designs in black
Black and white ink drawing of a rabbit skull with long curved ears, shaded with fine hatching and stippling, shown as a tattoo design.
Rabbit skull design with tall ears
Black and white photo of a fine line cursive script lettering tattoo running diagonally across a woman's shoulder and upper back.
Cursive script lettering across a shoulder
Full back tattoo in bold colour showing a cow, rooster and pig in a farmyard scene with a red barn, in a neo-traditional style.
Farm animal scene across a full back
Close-up of the word 'saved' in thin black fine line script tattooed on the inner forearm.
Fine line script word 'saved' on a forearm
Black line drawing of a woman in profile within a circle, surrounded by lilies and small bubble dots, in an Art Nouveau style design.
Woman in profile with lilies line drawing
Close view of a small fine line black arrow tattoo on the inner forearm of a person holding a mug of tea while sitting on a white bed.
Small arrow tattoo on a forearm
Black traditional tattoo of a dagger piercing a heart with the words YOU ARE O.K. inside, on a forearm.
Dagger through a heart reading you are OK
Small fine line tattoo of a sailboat above a wavy sea line, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Sailboat on the upper chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's face with a full mane on the side of a finger, with red nail polish visible on the adjacent finger.
Lion portrait tattoo on a finger
Two forearms pressed together, each with fine line black script lettering tattooed on the skin reading I will never let you fall and I'll stand up with you forever.
Matching script quote tattoos on two forearms
Colour tattoo of an armoured winged female warrior with a sword and red cape, covering the upper arm in a neo-traditional style.
Armoured winged warrior on an upper arm sleeve
Neo-traditional tattoo of a red-haired mermaid with a green tail sitting on a rock inside an ornate beaded frame with shells and a starfish, on the thigh.
Mermaid cameo on thigh
Realism tattoo of a sitting chocolate Labrador with its head tilted, in black and grey shading on the ankle.
Sitting chocolate Labrador on an ankle
Traditional style colour tattoo of an anatomical heart pierced by a dagger, with a banner reading Live through the pain, on the upper arm.
Dagger-pierced heart with banner on upper arm
Black and grey ornamental cat face tattoo with mandala-style patterns and a small flower on the calf.
Ornamental cat and flower on a calf
Person wearing a white t-shirt with a black moon face graphic and the words LA LUNE, with a partly visible colourful tattoo sleeve on the upper arm.
Moon graphic t-shirt with tattoo sleeve
Angular fine line tattoo of an anatomical heart in red and blue outlines with a black horizontal line, on the forearm.
Geometric anatomical heart on a forearm
Close-up of a woman with gold grillz pointing at a small black outline tattoo on her finger, with a gold pendant and hoop earrings visible.
Small finger tattoo with gold grillz
Shaded grey anchor wrapped in rope and decorated with blue flowers, with script initials on the stock, in a traditional style on the lower leg.
Anchor with rope and blue flowers on a calf
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sitting cat with the words The cat did it and a small arrow pointing to the cat, on the wrist.
Sitting cat with The cat did it text on a wrist
Black outline world map tattoo with small red hearts on a forearm, in a fine line style, shown beside a pointing hand and stacked bangles in front of a blurred map.
World map tattoo with red hearts on forearm
Two matching shaded black crown tattoos with cursive script letters on the forearms of two people holding hands.
Matching crown and script tattoos on two wrists
Photograph of a realistic tattoo of a star torn open through skin on a man's upper arm and shoulder, revealing words such as freedom and love in black, grey and red ink.
Torn skin star with words on upper arm
Black line drawing of a woman with her hair in an updo and a hoop earring, shown as a single-weight fine line design on a white background.
Line drawing of a woman with an updo
Traditional style tattoo of a black and red moth with a central eye motif and fern fronds on skin.
Moth with fern fronds in traditional style

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