Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo of three origami cranes and a shaded flying bird running down a woman's lower leg, shown against a white background.
Origami cranes and a flying bird on a leg
Realistic sphynx cat in a grey suit, monocle and spotted bow tie inside an ornate black frame, tattooed on the upper arm.
Sphynx cat in monocle and bow tie on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a cell diagram with a dotted nucleus and the Latin phrase omne vivum ex vivo below it, on the lower leg.
Cell diagram with Latin script on a calf
Small fine line black arrow tattoo running diagonally along the inner forearm of a light-skinned arm, with feathered fletching at one end.
Fine line arrow on a forearm
Small purple butterfly tattoo on the side of the ribs, with a light blue sports bra sitting just above it.
Small butterfly on the ribs
Greyscale skull with red-tinted flowers and a lily tattooed across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, shown in a botanical style with soft shading.
Skull and flowers across shoulder and upper arm
Black ink tattoo of a stag-headed man in a long coat holding a cane, in an engraved hatched style, on the inner forearm.
Stag-headed gentleman on a forearm
Close-up of a small black fine-line tattoo of a treble clef and rose on an ankle, above beige platform heels.
Treble clef and rose on an ankle
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing an angel with a spear, a woman's portrait, a skeleton and a chained figure.
Full sleeve of angels and a woman's portrait
Black script tattoo reading All Was Well in quotation marks, with three small stars above, on the inner wrist beside a silver round locket.
All Was Well quote on a wrist
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pink castle inside a snow globe, framed by purple flowers, leaves and snowflakes, on the outer thigh.
Castle snow globe with flowers on a thigh
Fine line tattoo of Belle and the Beast in profile beside a rose with a green stem, with the script words Tale as old as time, on the upper back.
Belle and Beast silhouette with rose and script
Healed tattoo of red, yellow, blue and black stars following a grey shaded swirl across the outer top of a foot.
Coloured stars swirl across a foot
Two hands rest on a wooden table, each ring finger wearing a black and grey band tattoo, with a partly visible tattoo on the left forearm.
Band tattoos on two ring fingers
Five-panel photo of a full sleeve realism tattoo on an arm, showing galaxies, a ringed planet, a red glowing nebula and rocky asteroids from the shoulder to the wrist.
Space scene full sleeve on an arm
Black line drawing of a seated fairy with long hair and butterfly wings, surrounded by flowers and leaves, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Seated fairy with butterfly wings and leaves
Traditional colour tattoo of an owl perched on a branch with stars and clouds, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Owl on a branch on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of the Rebel Alliance emblem filled with red roses, green leaves and teal accents, shown on bare skin of the torso.
Rebel Alliance emblem filled with roses
Black and grey traditional tattoos covering a bent leg, including a skull with a Before Dishonor banner, a swallow, a peacock and a pin-up head on the lower thigh.
Traditional leg sleeve with skulls and swallows
Realistic grey dolphin head tattoo on a shoulder, with soft shading, a detailed eye and a dark pectoral fin beneath it.
Realistic dolphin head on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork feather tattoo on the side of a man's neck, sitting just behind the ear.
Black feather tattoo on the side of the neck
Close-up of a black fine line tree with roots on the inner forearm, with the script words I climbed the tree to see the world beneath it.
Tree and quote on the inner forearm
Black line drawing of a symmetrical ornamental star design with a lotus-like centre and looping lines, shown on a white background.
Symmetrical ornamental star line design
Black wolf head tattoo in bold outline with a diamond-patterned mane, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Wolf head tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey drawn tattoo flash of a dagger crossing a banner reading The blood of my enemies, with clouds and stars, in a traditional style.
Dagger and banner lettering flash design
Black and grey tattoo of a castle, crescent moon and stars rising from an open book on the upper back, with a small circle and triangle symbol at the base of the book.
Castle rising from an open book on upper back
Fine line lotus tattoo with grey wash and a dotted line above it, sitting on the centre of the chest between the breasts.
Lotus with dotted line on the chest
Fine line drawing of a feather whose long stem trails into a cursive script line, sketched in dark ink on squared paper.
Feather with trailing script line design
Black and grey dotwork style tattoos of a brain, an eye and a human heart stacked down the inner forearm.
Brain, eye and heart on a forearm
Black and grey fine line lotus flower tattoo on a forearm, with a thin stem, two small dots and a looped infinity-style line below.
Lotus flower on a forearm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a hand making a V sign and gripping folded banknotes, placed on the lower leg near the ankle.
Hand making a V sign holding banknotes
Two matching Traditional style tattoos of framed portrait heads with gold bands over the eyes, one on each thigh.
Matching framed portraits on both thighs
Black fine-line drawing of two mirrored feathered wings on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Pair of mirrored feathered wings line drawing
Black ornamental flash design of a bird with spread wings and a rose on its breast, with decorative linework and a ribbon-like tail at the base.
Winged bird with rose ornament
Watercolour-style tattoo of a glowing light bulb with a red paper boat inside, surrounded by black ink splatter, on the forearm.
Watercolour light bulb on forearm
Colour tattoo of a black mermaid silhouette swimming through teal and pink bubbles, with two small fish silhouettes, on the side of the ribs.
Mermaid silhouette with teal bubbles on ribs
Line drawing of a skull styled as a stormtrooper helmet, shaded with black hatching and red and cream tones on a plain grey background.
Skull in a stormtrooper helmet design
Black and grey shaded roses with leaves wrap across the forearm of a person resting their hand on a white bed.
Black and grey roses on a forearm
Colour tattoo of Oscar the Grouch peering from a metal bin with a SCRAM tag, on a forearm.
Oscar the Grouch in a trash can on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds that turn into birds, with script text, across a woman's upper back.
Dandelion and birds with script on upper back
Two matching black and grey dragon tattoos with stippled wings on the wrists, each with a small character beside it, against a dark brick wall.
Matching dragon tattoos on two wrists
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a nautilus shell spiral surrounded by stippled stardust on a forearm.
Nautilus shell and stardust on a forearm
Neo-traditional flash design of a pin-up woman with dark wavy hair, a red rose tucked above her ear and a green dress collar.
Pin-up woman with a red rose in her hair
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading Dream on the upper chest of a woman in a white top, with layered necklaces and rings visible.
Fine line script word on upper chest
Colour botanical tattoo of pink lilies and black vine swirls running up the outer ankle and onto the top of a foot.
Pink lilies and vine on an ankle
Black fine line script reading walk by faith with a small cross, tattooed on the side of a bare ankle and foot resting on dark leather.
Walk by faith script on ankle
Black and grey realistic feather tattoo running along a forearm, with small dots near the wrist.
Feather tattoo on a forearm
Black and white photo of hands in beaded lace sleeves, with a small fine line script tattoo on one finger.
Small script tattoo on a finger

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