Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a tabby cat's face on the inner forearm, with shaded fur stripes and whiskers.
Tabby cat portrait on the inner forearm
Woman seen from behind in a car wearing a straw hat, with a small black sun tattoo with a spiral centre and rays on her upper back below the nape of the neck.
Small sun tattoo on upper back
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a tiger and a wolf in tribal linework with swirls, a star and the kanji for love above, shown without any body placement.
Tiger and wolf tribal design with kanji
Colour tattoo of two outlined rabbits, flowers, leaves and red berries arranged in a heart shape on the inner forearm, in a folk-inspired style with bold black linework.
Rabbits and flowers in a heart on an inner arm
Small black outline lotus flower tattoo in a fine line style on the upper arm, with a hand resting on the arm.
Lotus flower on an upper arm
Drawing of a butterfly-style design with spiderweb wings, curled tendrils and a dark central body, shaded in lilac and purple on a white background.
Web-winged butterfly design in lilac
Realism tattoo of a grey and white cat with blue eyes inside a black scrolled ornamental frame on the upper arm.
Grey cat portrait in scrollwork frame on upper arm
Close-up of a black outlined cat face tattoo with blue eyes and a red nose, with whiskers and tribal-style markings, on lower back skin.
Cat face with whiskers on the lower back
Arm tattoo of cartoon rabbits in a single red-brown ink on the upper arm, with a partial design visible at the top right.
Cartoon rabbits in red-brown ink on upper arm
Black infinity symbol with an arrow passing through it, tattooed on the wrist.
Infinity symbol and arrow on a wrist
Fine line black compass tattoo with a letter N and north arrow on the inner forearm, shown in a black and white photo.
Compass tattoo on inner forearm
Fine line black ink tattoo of two hands holding a handwritten scroll, with footprints trailing across the upper arm.
Hands holding a scroll with footprints
Small black cross tattoo in fine line style on the side of a finger with glitter nail polish, against a plain background.
Small cross tattoo on a finger
Black brush script lettering spelling the word Wonderful on a plain white background, a lettering design for a tattoo.
Wonderful in brush script lettering
Two black script quote tattoos sit on the upper thighs, with a black and grey feather design between them.
Script quotes on thighs with feather
Black and white photo of a fine line Deathly Hallows symbol tattoo on the back of a woman's neck, with her hair tied up in a bun.
Deathly Hallows symbol on the back of the neck
Colour tattoo of a maple leaf on the upper back, filled with a dark silhouetted landscape of bare trees against a yellow and orange sky.
Maple leaf landscape on upper back
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a green and blue fish tail curling through black-outlined waves on skin.
Green and blue fish tail with waves
Black line drawing of a crescent moon filled with swirling ornamental scrollwork, with three arrows crossing vertically through it, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Crescent moon with crossed arrows
Fine line black tattoo of a wildflower bouquet with slender stems, leaves and small blossoms on the forearm.
Wildflower bouquet on a forearm
Two photos of a forearm tattoo showing a yellow sunflower with black dotwork owl and mandala details, placed on the inner forearm and wrist.
Sunflower and owl on a forearm
Black and white photo of small block lettering reading GRL PWR tattooed on a forearm, with a dark background and a necklace visible above.
GRL PWR lettering on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of an older man with red face paint and a feathered headdress, on the upper arm.
Realistic portrait of a man in feathered headdress
Realistic colour tattoo of two red lilies with green leaves across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade.
Red lilies across a shoulder blade
Fine line black tattoo of two wavy lines on the back of a neck, with dark hair and a white collar visible around it.
Two wavy lines on the neck
Realistic tattoo of a Kraft Dinner packet with orange pasta and blue packaging, on a person's lower leg below dark trousers.
Kraft Dinner box tattoo on a calf
Black fine line cross tattoo on the side of a finger, with a dark ornamental tattoo visible at the wrist.
Small cross tattoo on a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of two sugar skulls, one with curled hair and a flowered hat, on an upper arm, with a script lettering piece in a second panel.
Sugar skull couple on upper arm
Two realistic orange, black and teal butterfly tattoos, one on the back of each hand, with a partly visible traditional flower tattoo at the top left.
Butterflies on the backs of both hands
Close crop of a person's upper arm with a botanical tattoo of small blue-grey flowers, green leaves and a pink stem tip, in colour.
Botanical flower sprig on upper arm
Brown henna botanical design of flowers, leaves and scrolling vines across the palm, fingers and wrist, with dotted line accents.
Henna flower design on hand and wrist
Colour tattoo of two cartoon rabbits, one orange and one grey, beneath five yellow stars on the inner forearm.
Two rabbits under yellow stars on a forearm
Black ink Chinese characters with English captions reading Sisters, Elder Sister and Younger Sister, shown as a lettering tattoo design sheet with no body placement.
Chinese characters for sisters, elder and younger
Colour tattoo of two hummingbirds among roses, dahlias and blossoms across the upper chest, shown on a person wearing a white top.
Hummingbirds and roses across the upper chest
Solid black silhouette tattoo of three birds in flight on the upper chest near the collarbone, with a black strap top in view.
Three birds in flight on the collarbone
Black ink anatomical heart with roots and branches on the inner wrist of a raised hand, in a botanical style.
Anatomical heart with roots on a wrist
Pencil sketch on paper of an abstract serpent-like creature with an open jaw, loose flowing lines and floating rectangular shapes, a tattoo design study rather than a tattoo on skin.
Pencil sketch of an abstract serpent creature
Fine line black tattoo of three small round-headed creatures with dot eyes, placed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Three small round-headed spirits on a forearm
Solid black silhouette of an anchor with a heart overlapping its shank, separated by white outlines, shown as a flat design with no skin visible.
Anchor and heart silhouette design
Fine line black feather tattoo with three small birds and the script words Strength, Growth and Love on the inner forearm.
Feather, birds and script on a forearm
Small colour tattoo of a red fox beside dark leafy branches on the inner wrist, drawn in a fine line style.
Fox and leafy branch on the wrist
Small black fine line crescent moon with three five-pointed stars tattooed on a shoulder.
Crescent moon and stars on a shoulder
Close photo of a sinuous dragon tattoo on the side of a torso, drawn in loose brushstroke-style black ink with blue and pink splashes.
Brushstroke serpent dragon on the ribs
Close crop of a torso in a torn white top, showing fine black script lettering on the upper arm and a second script line on the forearm, both partly cropped.
Script lettering on upper arm and forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a white dog in a green jacket and red tie, framed in an ornate gold border, on the calf.
Dog portrait in gilt frame on a calf
Black and white photo of an open palm with a black linework outline of a hand gesture tattooed across it, placed on the palm.
Hand outline tattoo on palm
Two matching fine line tattoos of fawns nuzzling, with yellow ochre shading on the ears and muzzles, shown on the inner forearms of two people.
Matching fawn outline tattoos on wrists
Two matching fine line tattoos of Snoopy and Woodstock sharing a red heart, placed on the inner wrists of two people.
Matching Snoopy and Woodstock wrist tattoos

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