Tattoo ideas

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

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Traditional black rose tattoo with a bud, leaves and thorned stem on a forearm near the elbow, with a partly visible banner above.
Black rose tattoo on forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat with red eyes and a white cross on the forehead, set on red splatter on the back of a hand.
Black cat with cross on hand
Colour neo-traditional full sleeve tattoo of red poppies, blue-grey daisies and green leaves on an upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of red poppies and daisies
Bold black-outlined phoenix tattoo with red and yellow flame tail across the upper back, in a tribal-style design.
Phoenix tattoo across upper back
Colour flash sheet of Hello Kitty tattoo designs in a bold traditional style, including a dagger, a rose, a bow and an ice cream cone.
Hello Kitty tattoo flash sheet
Black ink tattoo of Mickey Mouse head silhouettes, some outlined and some solid, arranged in a vertical line with a small star across the upper back.
Mickey Mouse silhouettes down the back
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical mandala flower design with dotted shading and leaf-like petals, drawn on paper beside two markers.
Radial mandala flower design drawing
Colour tattoo of a peacock feather on a person's upper chest near the shoulder, with teal fronds and an orange, pink and blue eye.
Peacock feather tattoo on shoulder and chest
Black linework tattoo of a unicorn head inside overlapping diamond outlines with dotwork shading, on the forearm.
Unicorn head in geometric frames on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stag beetle with spread wings on a forearm.
Stag beetle tattoo on a forearm
Black botanical tattoo of a palm tree with two curved trunks and feathery fronds, sitting on the ankle.
Palm tree on an ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a raven perched in front of a moon, with a ribbon and an ornate pocket watch, on an upper arm.
Raven and pocket watch on upper arm
Black and grey pencil sketch of a monstrous creature head with open jaws, rows of sharp teeth and a long curling tendril, drawn as a design with no body placement.
Sketched monster head with open jagged jaws
Black and grey drawing of an owl head with dense ornamental feather patterns and staring eyes, shown as a standalone design with no body placement.
Ornamental owl head design
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading be strong and courageous along the ribs, with the person's hair falling over the shoulder.
Script quote along the ribs
Black fine line script reading inhale the future exhale the past, with a flock of birds flying above it on a shoulder.
Script quote and birds on shoulder
Realism style tattoo of a grey SLR camera with a Canon label, purple succulent, green vines and blue flower, with Stay Focused script below, on the ribs.
SLR camera with Stay Focused script on ribs
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing four cartoon-style men with mop-top hair in a psychedelic illustrated style, surrounded by flowers and swirling patterns.
Four illustrated figures and flowers on an upper arm
Two people press their inner wrists together, each with a colour monarch butterfly tattoo with bold black outlines on the forearm.
Matching monarch butterflies on two wrists
Black fine line tattoo of a molecular chain running vertically down a person's upper back, above a green top.
Molecular chain tattoo down the back
Colour tattoo of a pink rose with green leaves on the forearm, drawn with a dark outline and soft watercolour-style shading.
Pink rose with green leaves on a forearm
Black script reading muay thai above a shaded red boxing glove tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm.
Muay thai script and boxing glove on wrist
Colour tattoo of pink peonies with small blue flowers and green leaves across an upper arm and shoulder, in a botanical style.
Pink peonies and blue blossoms on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a large-eyed cartoon girl in a bow and pink trousers, with small blue stars, on a person's forearm.
Cartoon girl with stars on a forearm
A tattooed man in a black t-shirt printed with a horned skull, tentacles and a band logo, with colourful tattoos on both forearms and upper arms.
Man in black tee with tattooed arms
Black and grey realistic tattoo of three roses and a rosebud with leaves on the outer thigh, above denim shorts.
Three roses and a bud on a thigh
Black tattoos on a person's upper back: a Libra symbol at the nape of the neck, with chakra-style symbols running down the spine.
Libra and chakra symbols down a back
Colour tattoo on a woman's upper back and shoulder blade showing a black silhouette of a tree with a swing and falling leaves against a blue, pink and orange sunset.
Tree and swing silhouette at sunset on a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a crescent moon with a delicate vertical motif and dotted top on the inner upper arm.
Crescent moon and fine line motif on upper arm
Pencil line drawing of a woman with wavy hair, a flower mandala above her temple and a crescent moon on her cheek, a neo-trad style tattoo design being traced by a hand with a fine pen.
Pencil sketch of a woman with flowers in her hair
Small black geometric triangle tattoo on the forearm beside stacked bracelets, including a gold feather charm, in black and grey ink.
Triangle tattoo on wrist beside feather bracelet
Realism tattoo of a woman's face with pink and white flowers and blue and orange butterflies on the side of the ribs.
Woman portrait with flowers and butterflies on ribs
Black and grey shaded tattoo of an owl with a smaller owl inside a ring-shaped frame, on the upper back.
Owl tattoo on upper back
Traditional style tattoo of a globe with a compass rose, a sailing ship and teal flowers with leaves on the back of a hand.
Globe, compass and ship on the back of a hand
Black and white ink snakes coiled together across a forearm, rendered in blackwork and dotwork style.
Intertwined snakes on a forearm
Black ornamental padlock and key flash design with handwritten script above and below, shown without any body placement.
Ornate padlock and key with love script
Black and grey palm tree tattoo with dotted circles and fine construction lines on the inner forearm.
Palm tree with geometric lines on a forearm
Black ornamental tattoo of two flowers and curling vines with swirls across the upper chest, in a botanical style.
Black floral vine tattoo on the chest
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies, roses and dotwork swirls across a woman's chest and shoulder, with a black dress neckline below.
Peony and rose chest and shoulder piece
Black and grey dotwork moon tattoo with mandala patterns, stars and leaves, placed on the side of the ribs.
Moon and mandala tattoo on the ribs
Japanese style chest tattoo of a solid black crow perched on a branch with red blossoms.
Black crow on red blossom branch on chest
Black and white photo of a bare back with a fine line flock of small birds tattooed diagonally across the upper back, with a small feather-like mark lower down.
Flock of birds down the spine
Woman seen from behind with a long grey braid, showing a pale grey snowflake tattoo on her shoulder blade.
Snowflakes on a shoulder
Black Celtic knotwork crescent moon tattoo design on a plain beige background, with no body placement shown.
Celtic knot crescent moon
Colour tattoo of a butterfly whose wings are red and black chequered racing flags, with a bowtie emblem and fleur-de-lis, on an upper arm in a bold, flat style.
Butterfly with chequered flag wings on upper arm
Black and grey realism lion head tattoo with tribal swirl linework across a person's chest.
Lion head with tribal swirls on the chest
Greyscale pencil drawing of a barn owl in flight with spread wings and trailing feathers, a realistic tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Barn owl in flight, pencil drawing
Colour tattoo of a wild rose sprig with pink petals, dark green leaves and a bud, in botanical style with dotwork centres, on the forearm.
Wild rose sprig on a forearm

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