Tattoo ideas

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

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Black fine line tattoo of a beach scene with a sun, clouds, a palm tree and rolling waves on the inner forearm.
Beach scene with palm tree on a forearm
Fine line black dotwork tattoo of a rosary forming a heart shape with a cross at the end, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Rosary heart and cross on the wrist
Colour tattoo of a TARDIS and a small Dalek against a swirling blue, purple and red sky, placed on the upper back.
TARDIS and Dalek against a swirling sky
Black and grey dotwork moth tattoo with crystal-like geometric wings on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Geometric moth on a shoulder blade
Pencil drawing of a dreamcatcher with a braided hoop, three hanging feathers and a flock of birds flying off to the left, shown as a tattoo design.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and flying birds
Black and grey blackletter lettering spelling HARES, running vertically down a forearm.
Vertical blackletter lettering on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a paw print with a dog's face in each pad, shown on the upper arm above a printed photo of the dog.
Paw print with dog portraits on upper arm
Black handwritten lettering tattoo across a person's upper back reading I'll be stuck fixated on one star when the world is crashing down.
Handwritten lyric lettering on upper back
Pencil-style neo-traditional sketch of a cat's head in profile with whiskers, beside a cluster of buds and leaves.
Sketched cat head with buds
Black ornamental tattoo across a woman's upper back, resembling a jewelled necklace with a central mandala pendant, floral motifs and dotted drops, seen from behind.
Mandala necklace design across upper back
Fine line black cross tattoo on the back of a woman's neck, with her hair pulled into a low twist.
Small cross on the back of the neck
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a bare tree with roots on the inner wrist, photographed against a patterned textile.
Bare tree with roots on a wrist
Neo-traditional black and grey tattoo of a log cabin with red chimneys, smoke, pine trees and stars, shown on the forearm.
Cabin with pine trees on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a torn old map revealing a compass rose, across a person's shoulder and upper back.
Torn map and compass rose on shoulder blade
Close-up of black handwritten lettering reading i'm fine on a person's skin, with a hand wearing a silver ring and pale nail polish pointing at it.
"i'm fine" lettering on skin
Close-up of a small red bow tattoo on the side of a finger, with a dark teal painted nail, in a fine line style.
Small red bow on a finger
Black and grey Japanese style dragon design with clouds, scales and claws, drawn on paper with no body placement shown.
Black and grey dragon with clouds
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mermaid seated on rocks, gazing away with wind-blown hair and small birds around her, on the outer thigh.
Mermaid and birds on a thigh
Traditional style colour tattoo of a tattoo machine framed by red roses and green leaves, with a banner reading CRAFT DIVA, on a section of skin.
Tattoo machine with roses and banner
Fine black line tattoo design of a G, a chevron, an inverted V and a V on a plain white background, with no body placement shown.
Minimal line G chevron and V design
Black and grey traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing an anchor, a skull, a ribbon banner with lettering and five-pointed stars.
Anchor, skull and stars on an arm
Black script lettering tattoo of a four-line quote across the ribs, with a hand with red nail polish resting at the top of the frame.
Script quote tattoo along the ribs
Watercolour-style blue wave tattoo with green and purple splashes wrapping around a forearm, shown in two photos.
Watercolour-style wave on forearm
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a scallop shell, starfish and sand dollar on the lower back, above a maroon waistband.
Shell, starfish and sand dollar on lower back
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a cartoon sea turtle with large expressive eyes, shown on the upper leg.
Cartoon sea turtle on a leg
Black cursive lettering tattoo of a short word on the inner wrist, shown in a close-up photograph.
Cursive word tattoo on the inner wrist
Fine line black script lettering tattoo running vertically down the centre of a woman's back, along the spine.
Vertical script quote down the back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the upper arm showing Groot, Captain America's shield, Thor's hammer, a Hulk fist and an arc reactor around a banner reading It's only forever, not long at all.
Groot with superhero emblems in a rope frame
Fine line black tattoos of a palm tree above a wave on two wrists, plus curved lettering on a forearm, as two people hold hands on sand.
Palm tree and wave tattoos on two wrists
Colour Japanese tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat and a red daruma doll with pink cherry blossoms on the top of a foot.
Lucky cat and daruma on a foot
Close view of a fresh black geometric lattice tattoo with diagonal lines on a person's back, with a gloved hand visible at the top left.
Fresh geometric lattice tattoo on skin
Black line drawing of a stylised wolf head in profile with a single red eye, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Stylised wolf head in profile
Black and white photograph of a lower leg, foot and hands covered in dark geometric tattoos, with the body resting on grass.
Geometric tattoos on a lower leg and hands
Colour botanical tattoo of a longhorn skull surrounded by succulents, lavender and trailing thyme on the outer thigh.
Longhorn skull with succulents on a leg
Two small tattoos on the ankles of a person standing barefoot in the sea shallows: a black anchor on the left leg and a blue balloon on the right, in fine line style.
Anchor and balloon tattoos on ankles
Black tribal-style dragon design with a horse-like head and curling tail ending in outlined bubbles, drawn on paper.
Tribal seahorse dragon design with bubbles
Colour tattoo of a black cat's head with yellow eyes and faceted shading on a limb, with other tattoos partly visible nearby.
Black cat head with yellow eyes
Black linework tattoo of a faceted geometric mountain inside an outline circle on the inner forearm.
Geometric mountain in a circle on a forearm
Colourful sketch-style snail tattoo with grass and plant details across a person's upper back, placed between the shoulder blades.
Watercolour-style snail on upper back
Black fine line outline of a symmetrical lotus flower tattoo on the inner upper arm, with partial lettering visible at the top right.
Outline lotus flower on upper arm
Black line drawing of a stylised owl face with symmetrical swirls, scrollwork and feather-like wings, shown as a design on a plain white background.
Stylised owl with swirling ornament
Neo-trad tattoo design drawing of a woman with a feathered headdress, animal skulls and red gemstones, shown in grey pencil with red accents.
Neo-trad woman with feathered headdress
Black line drawing of a fairy with a bun, flowing hair and large wings on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Fairy with wings line drawing
Black lettering tattoo on a forearm reading (500) This is not a love story. This is a story about love, in a script and serif style.
Quote lettering on a forearm
Black and grey photo of a person's upper back and shoulder with a small colour monarch butterfly tattoo and black script lettering reading Love me for who i am.
Monarch butterfly and script on the upper back
Black linework tattoo of an infinity symbol with two solid paw prints and an outlined heart on the wrist.
Infinity symbol with paw prints and heart
Realistic colour tattoo of a brass compass and coiled rope over a black-lined world map on an upper arm and shoulder.
Compass and rope on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral clock face with a building in its centre, framed by banners reading GREAT and SCOTT, on an upper arm.
Clock face and banners on an upper arm

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