Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey fine line tattoo of a half sun with rays and a small bird in flight, on the inner wrist.
Small sunrise with a bird on a wrist
Close-up of an upper arm with metallic gold, silver and blue temporary tattoos of a feather and geometric bands and diamonds, with a beach behind.
Metallic geometric temporary tattoos on an upper arm
Two matching black and grey tattoos on the calves, each with a moth above a geometric crystal shape inside dotted diamond outlines, in a dotwork and geometric style.
Matching moth and geometric calf tattoos
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading for thee I love I will sacrifice, running vertically along a person's left side ribs.
Script quote running down the ribs
Black and grey pencil-style drawing of a layered peony flower with soft shading, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper with no body part visible.
Shaded peony flower design
Photograph of a watercolour-style hourglass tattoo with blue, orange and red splashes on a woman's upper back, placed between the shoulder blades.
Watercolour hourglass on upper back
Traditional style tattoo of a palm tree, setting sun over hills, birds and a red flower on a forearm, with black outlines and bold colour.
Palm tree sunset and flower on a forearm
Fine line arrow tattoo in pale ink across the side of a foot, with the point facing left.
Fine line arrow on a foot
Black fine line script tattoo reading I'll be seeing you on a forearm, with a metal bracelet visible at the top of the frame.
Script quote tattoo on a forearm
Back view of a full back Japanese style tattoo of dragons among red clouds and waves, with colour and grey shading, extending down onto the thighs.
Full back dragon tattoo
Watercolour-style colour tattoo of a pink rose under a blue glass dome with falling petals, placed on the calf.
Rose under a glass dome on a calf
Two photos of a solid black blackwork tattoo of two crossed rifles with a heart between them, placed on the ankle.
Crossed rifles and heart on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork butterfly inside a diamond outline, tattooed centrally on the upper back below the neck.
Butterfly in a diamond on the upper back
Traditional-style tattoo of red and blue flowers with green leaves and yellow accents, shown in two photos on a leg and an arm.
Traditional red and blue flowers with leaves
Close-up of a small black fine-line botanical sprig tattoo running vertically along the side of the ribs, with a tiny chevron mark nearby.
Fine line sprig on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart with flowers and leaves growing from its top, on a forearm.
Anatomical heart with flowers on a forearm
Colour tattoo of two orange sunflowers with green vines and a partly visible horseshoe on the lower back.
Sunflowers and vine across the lower back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a spotted gecko climbing across the top of a foot toward the ankle.
Gecko climbing across the top of a foot
Black and grey tattoo of a lace garter with a bow, shaded in a realistic style, on the upper thigh.
Lace garter with bow on thigh
Black and grey pagoda and bird tattoos in ornate oval frames, with cherry blossom branches, on the thighs.
Pagoda and bird in ornate frames on thighs
Three small solid hearts in purple, pink and teal on the inner wrist of a hand with painted pink nails against a dark background.
Three small coloured hearts on a wrist
Two hands with matching black lettering tattoos on the fingers, reading love you most and love you more.
Matching love you most and love you more finger tattoos
Small black ink symbol with a loop and crossed strokes on the top of a foot, with a shell anklet and pale green toenails.
Black symbol tattoo on the top of a foot
Ornate lotus flower design drawn in black linework with pink and purple watercolour washes on white paper, beside two Ecoline ink bottles and a brush.
Ornate lotus design in pink and purple ink
Realistic colour tattoo of a black raven perched on a branch over a glowing orange jack-o'-lantern, placed on the calf.
Raven perched over a glowing pumpkin on a calf
Close-up of a shaded blue and teal scallop shell tattoo in a realistic style, sitting on the side of the body.
Blue scallop shell tattoo on the side of the body
Colour geometric arrow tattoo with triangles and a chevron head on the inner forearm, with a second person's hand holding the wrist.
Geometric arrow tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey shaded lotus flower tattoo on the upper back, with the hairline visible at the top of the frame.
Soft shaded lotus flower on the upper back
Close photo of a small black fine line sprout tattoo with one leaf on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small sprout tattoo on the inner wrist
Black script lettering reading Favoured, Constant and a third word on three fingers of a hand, placed on the finger segments.
Script words tattooed on three fingers
Colour tattoo of pink cherry blossoms with yellow centres and green leaves beside a black script monogram, on a person's upper back.
Cherry blossoms and script monogram on back
Close-up of two arms with small black fine line tattoos of birds in flight, one trio on the forearm near the wrist and another on the upper arm.
Three small birds in flight on arms
Colour tattoo of a stylised figure in an ornate headdress beside a small skull, in traditional style, on the outer upper arm.
Ornate figure with skull on upper arm
Black tribal-style sea turtle design with bold solid shapes, swirling motifs and patterned flippers on a white background.
Tribal sea turtle design
Traditional colour tattoo of a grey tabby cat with yellow eyes, a purple and teal bow, and a teal collar with a pearl necklace, on a limb.
Grey tabby cat with bow and pendant
Realism style tattoo of a frowning face in round glasses and a red beanie, with lettering curved around it, on a lower leg.
Bespectacled face in red beanie on a calf
Black line tattoo of a head outline with spiky hair and square glasses, on a limb of the body.
Line outline of a head with glasses
Two matching black outline cat tattoos holding umbrellas with stars, one on a shoulder and one on an upper arm, with a red gem tattoo below.
Cats with umbrellas on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head in three-quarter profile, with a full mane and detailed whiskers, on skin.
Realistic lion head tattoo
Man with a large black and grey crown tattoo across his back and a tattooed upper arm, standing beside a woman with a small tattoo on her lower back on a sandy beach.
Crown tattoo on a man's back at the beach
Black and white photo of a small fine line infinity symbol tattoo on the wrist, beside a dark chain bracelet set with large crystals.
Infinity symbol on the wrist
Neo-trad style tattoo design of a teal owl wearing a top hat and goggles, with a shaded pink and purple rose beneath it, on a textured teal background.
Owl in a top hat above a rose
Back tattoo in black tribal linework with red shading, showing a symmetrical stingray-like design with spirals across the upper back.
Tribal stingray design across the upper back
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing skulls, dice, pistons, playing cards, flames and a motorcycle engine, shown from three angles.
Skull, dice and engine full arm sleeve
Colour tattoo of a grinning cartoon beaver with a red nose on a calf, set against green grass, trees and an orange sunset.
Cartoon beaver on a calf
Two hands with crossed fingers show small black fine line arrow tattoos on the fingers, photographed in a car.
Arrow tattoos on crossed fingers
Close-up of a small solid black semicolon tattoo on the forearm, in a simple bold style.
Semicolon tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a seated Buddha with a lotus and a halo on the upper arm and shoulder, with floral ornament and script on the forearm.
Seated Buddha and lotus sleeve on an arm

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