Tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a compass with arrows, a fern, mountain peaks, a rose and the letters PNW.
Compass, fern, mountains and rose on arm
Black and grey traditional style forearm tattoo of a man with a pompadour haircut in profile, with script reading Love me Tender and a rose beside it.
Pompadour portrait with script and rose on a forearm
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a cat's face with lettering reading Lil Bub on a forearm, with a real tabby cat held against the arm.
Cat portrait tattoo on a forearm
Two black ink infinity symbol ring tattoos on interlaced fingers, one with a knot design and one with swirls and a small central dot.
Matching infinity ring tattoos on fingers
Woman with a traditional pink rose sleeve on her arm, a cluster of pink roses beneath her chest and a green fan on her forearm.
Pink rose sleeve with fan and chest roses
Dotwork and linework tattoo of a sitting fox with its tail curled, framed by wheat stalks, leaves and red flowers in a circle, on a person's upper back.
Fox and wreath on upper back
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a fairy silhouette beside a bare tree with drifting leaves, on the outer leg.
Fairy silhouette beside a bare tree
Close-up of two hands with small fine line tattoos in black ink, a strawberry on one middle finger and a potted cactus on another finger.
Small strawberry and cactus finger tattoos
Pen drawing of a heart formed from ribs and a sternum, shaded in dark ink on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Rib cage heart drawing
Close view of a fine line botanical fern frond tattoo on a shoulder, shading from black at the collarbone to blue on the upper arm.
Fern frond across a shoulder
Black line drawing of an ornate dragonfly design with filigree swirls and gear details on its wings, with a key forming its body, shown without any skin or placement.
Ornate dragonfly and key design
Fine line black bicycle tattoo with a red frame accent on the upper chest, close to the collarbone, beside a white top and red heart-patterned jacket.
Small bicycle tattoo on the upper chest
Black and grey realism style cameo tattoo of a skull woman with a red rose in her hair, set in an ornate frame on the forearm.
Skull cameo with rose on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a blue bow with a small red drop beneath it, outlined in black and shaded in a traditional style, on the forearm.
Blue bow with red drop on a forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm showing a winged armoured angel with a spear standing over a fallen figure.
Winged warrior angel on an upper arm sleeve
Black flash design of a bird silhouette in flight beside the script words 'don't just fly... soar', with no body placement shown.
Bird silhouette with 'don't just fly... soar' script
Black fine-line mandala tattoo with dotwork shading centred on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Mandala tattoo between the shoulder blades
Two traditional-style colour tattoos side by side on a forearm pair, one showing sewing tools with a MAKE banner and one showing baking tools with a BAKE banner.
Sewing and baking forearm tattoos
Realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and a shaded rose, placed on the upper arm.
Pocket watch and rose on upper arm
Close-up of a black script tattoo reading ad infinitum on the side of a person's ribs, with a hand lifting red fabric above it.
Ad infinitum script on the side ribs
Colour sunflower tattoo with arched word ILLUMINATION above it on a forearm, in a traditional style with bold black outlines.
Sunflower with illumination lettering on forearm
Colourful traditional-style tattoos, including roses, cover both forearms and the hands of a woman in a white graphic t-shirt, with a small tattoo visible at the neck.
Forearm sleeves and hand tattoos, graphic tee
Coloured pencil drawing of an open shell holding a pearl, shaded in purple, pink and teal, with pencil ribbon swirls around it, as a tattoo design.
Open shell with pearl and swirling ribbons
Two bare feet on blue patterned bedding, each with black script lettering along the top of the foot reading a line of a quote.
Matching script quote tattoos on two feet
Colour tattoo of the cartoon Mad Hatter in a green top hat and bow tie, holding a teapot, on the side of a thigh.
Mad Hatter cartoon character on the thigh
Two people in denim shorts and crop tops show matching small black star tattoos on their lower stomachs, cropped below the face.
Two small star tattoos on the lower stomach
White dotwork drawing of a stag skull with antlers, a crescent moon, crossed holly sprigs and vertical tally marks on a black background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Stag skull with crescent moon and holly
Black ink design drawing of a stylised bird with patterned wings and a long tail that curls into spirals, shown on a plain white background.
Stylised bird with swirling tail
Small black Pisces zodiac symbol tattoo on the side of a finger, photographed in close-up against a pale background.
Pisces symbol on a finger
Black fine line semicolon tattoo on one finger and a small black cross tattoo on the next, shown on a hand held in a peace sign.
Semicolon and cross on two fingers
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh of a scroll banner reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good, with purple flowers, green leaves, footprints and a triangle and circle symbol.
Quote banner with flowers on a thigh
Pencil sketch tattoo design of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, roses and leaves, and the script words Time flies.
Pocket watch with roses and script lettering
Close-up of a small black fine line rabbit face tattoo with long ears and whiskers on the side of a finger, with pink nails and dark denim behind.
Small rabbit face on a finger
Black and grey botanical tattoo sleeve on a upper arm and forearm, showing a rosemary sprig, a bee, a moth, a leaf and a pair of shears.
Rosemary, moth, leaf and shears on an arm
Small dark geometric tattoo on the outer forearm of a woman whose face is hidden behind a camera, with silver rings and bracelets on her wrists.
Woman with camera and small forearm tattoo
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a horse head framed by flowing mane in a heart shape, shown healed on skin beside its original line drawing.
Horse head in a heart of flowing mane
Black script lettering quote tattooed down the side of a woman's ribs, with a small tattoo visible on her forearm, in lettering style.
Script quote tattoo along the ribs
Black and grey lettering tattoo on skin showing an inhaler, dots and a cartoon cloud reading PUFF PUFF PASS, placed on the torso.
Inhaler and PUFF PUFF PASS cloud
Fine line black tattoo of a swallow in flight on a woman's shoulder near the collarbone, with a dark top and dark hair visible.
Small swallow on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a fox in a sketchy, watercolour-like style on the upper back and shoulder blade, with orange, red and grey washes and black linework.
Sketchy fox tattoo on the upper back
Woman in a white crochet bikini on a beach, showing a black and grey rose tattoo running down her upper arm and forearm.
Black and grey rose tattoo on an arm
Handwritten lettering in an infinity loop reading live the life you love and live the life you live, drawn in black ink on paper.
Infinity quote lettering design on paper
A colourful geometric triangle tattoo in navy, teal, pink and red on the top of a bare foot, beside a photo of paint pots on glass.
Geometric triangle tattoo on a foot
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a white maneki-neko beckoning cat with cherry blossom, gold coins and a pink lotus, on a forearm.
Maneki-neko and lotus on a forearm
Traditional style anchor tattoo with black outline and red and orange accents, sitting on the side of a man's neck behind his ear.
Traditional anchor on the neck
Black and grey ornamental design on the back of a hand and wrist, shown in a mirror selfie of a woman in a grey t-shirt.
Ornamental design on the back of a hand
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull framed by red and pink roses and white flowers, running across a woman's back and ribs in a realistic style.
Sugar skull and roses across back and ribs
Black fine line lotus flower tattoo with a dotted stem on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Lotus flower on the upper back

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