Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of a red heart wrapped in curving musical staff lines with black notes and a treble clef, on skin with light freckles.
Heart wrapped in musical staff and notes
Black and grey script lettering reading Be careful who you trust, the devil is an angel, over shaded wings tattooed on the side of a ribcage.
Script quote with wings on the ribs
Back view of a person's neck showing a small black cross tattoo above a thin chain necklace with a pendant.
Small cross tattoo on the neck
Black outline drawing of a flower with six rounded petals around a small centre circle, with a long stem that curls into a loop at the bottom, on a white background.
Simple line drawing of a flower with looped stem
Black and grey realistic pocket watch tattoo with a loop bow on the inner forearm near the wrist, with stacked bangles and a leather watch strap.
Pocket watch tattoo on a wrist
Small cartoon baby elephant tattoo with its trunk raised, sketched in black linework with blue and purple watercolour splashes, on the inner forearm.
Baby elephant on a forearm
Black outline drawing of two peonies with leaves on pale tracing paper, a botanical tattoo design with no placement shown.
Peony line drawing with leaves
Small fine line tattoo of two cartoon cats, one solid black and one outlined, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Two cartoon cats on an ankle
Watercolour-style pink flowers with black stems and splashes of ink tattooed across a person's upper back.
Pink watercolour flowers across a back
Tiny fine line black cross tattoo on the inner ankle of a person wearing glittery gold platform heels.
Small cross tattoo on an ankle
Two solid black circular tribal designs with spiral motifs and a central wave-like symbol, shown as line art on a white background.
Two circular tribal spiral designs
Two matching ankle tattoos: a black outline Mickey Mouse head on one ankle and a Minnie Mouse outline with a red polka-dot bow on the other.
Matching Mickey and Minnie ankle tattoos
Fine line black ink tattoo of a sun with a crescent moon and radiating rays on the outer elbow of a person resting on an ornate metal table.
Small sun and moon tattoo on an elbow
Close-up of a watercolour-style ribbon tattoo in blue, purple and pink with splashes of colour on the left side of a person's ribs.
Watercolour ribbon on ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of purple violets with yellow centres, green leaves and a small bud on a stem, on the forearm.
Violets and a bud on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of two coiling snakes with patterned scales wrapping across the ribs and side of the torso.
Coiled snakes across the ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line wave tattoo on the upper back of a woman whose hair covers her face, with one hand raised to her head.
Fine line wave on upper back
Fine line black script tattoo reading breathe, with a wave flourish, on the inside of a wrist.
Breathe script with wave on wrist
Photorealistic colour tattoo of a red squirrel holding food, set against green foliage on a lower leg.
Realistic red squirrel on a lower leg
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a hummingbird and red and purple lilies across the ribs of a person's side.
Hummingbird and lilies on the ribs
Three-panel photo of a large colour and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a castle, a red steam train, a white owl, dragons and a hippogriff.
Hogwarts castle and steam train sleeve
Black and grey fine line tattoo of seven moon phases in a curved row across the upper back of a person with short blonde hair.
Moon phases across the upper back
Three small black paw print tattoos in a diagonal line on the inner forearm near the wrist, in a fine line style.
Three paw prints on a forearm
Fine black outline tattoo of a four-leaf clover on the inner wrist, drawn in a thin, simple line.
Small four-leaf clover on a wrist
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a green pony with pink hair and dripping red blood, set within a black-outlined scrollwork frame above a small skull.
Zombie pony and skull in a scroll frame on a thigh
Black and grey outline tattoo of the Chevrolet bowtie emblem with light shading, sitting on a side hip above denim jeans.
Chevrolet bowtie logo on the hip
Black typewriter-style lettering reading wild and free across the side of the ribs, partly covered by a black top.
Wild and free lettering on the side ribs
Fine-line black heartbeat trace tattoo running diagonally along the inner forearm of a hand with dark green nails, against a dark background.
Heartbeat line tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black cross tattoo on the upper back and a small dot tattoo on the side of the waist, shown in a sports bra.
Small cross and dots on the side torso
Black and grey dotwork yin yang tattoo on a calf, with a ringed planet and galaxy swirl on one side and a sun, birds and mountains on the other.
Yin yang with sun, mountains and planet
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a lighthouse, stars and clouds inside a bottle, on the upper arm.
Lighthouse in a bottle on an upper arm
Colourful tattoo of a child-like drawing on the inner forearm, showing a blue stick figure, a striped figure, a face and small flowers.
Child's drawing tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bird with spread wings above an arrow and triangles, on the side of the ribs.
Winged bird and arrow on the ribs
Grey outlined anchor tattoo with swirling scrollwork and a pale blue curved section at the top, sitting on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Anchor with swirls on the upper back
Small black fine line tattoo of a flying saucer with a dotted beam on the inner ankle.
Small UFO tattoo on an ankle
White line drawing of an ornate anchor made of scrolls, circles and filigree on a dark navy background, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Ornate filigree anchor design
Calf tattoo of a pale pink masked spirit face with black stripes, set within a black ink splatter that drips downward, in a fine line and splatter style.
Masked spirit in ink splatter on calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a unicorn rising from a teacup of pearls and purple crystals, with sparkling stars on a pink and lilac background, on a forearm.
Unicorn in a crystal teacup on a forearm
Fine line black cross with thin cursive script lettering on the inner wrist and forearm of a raised hand.
Cross and script on the inner wrist
Black fine-line script tattoo running vertically down the centre of the chest, between the hands of a person in an open denim shirt.
Vertical script tattoo on the chest
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing three classic horror monster faces among flying bats.
Classic horror monster sleeve with bats
Black and grey tribal-patterned bird tattoo on the upper arm, shown from a side angle with a black top worn in the background.
Stylised bird on upper arm
Close-up of a small black fine line feather tattoo on the inner wrist, beside a gold bangle and a grey cord bracelet.
Fine line feather tattoo on a wrist
Traditional style colour tattoo on the top of a foot showing a parachute carrying a small parcel, a patterned cup, a pink flower and green leaves.
Parachute, cup and flower on a foot
Two small black fine line tattoos on ankles, a compass rose on the left ankle and an anchor on the right, with yellow-rimmed snakeskin-print flats.
Compass and anchor tattoos on ankles
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a blue and purple owl perched on a branch with a golden heart keyhole and key, placed on the upper back.
Blue and purple owl with heart padlock on the back
Close-up of a fine line black outline tattoo of the state of Texas behind a person's ear, with the ear and hair visible.
Texas state outline behind the ear
Shirtless man with platinum hair and his face hidden by his hands, showing a black blackwork tree-line band on his right forearm and a dark ornamental sleeve on his left arm.
Forest band and ornate sleeve on a shirtless man

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