Tattoo ideas

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

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Grey shaded fine line tattoo of a butterfly, cherry blossom flowers, leaves and swirls on a forearm, with a faint pink wash on the wings and petals.
Butterfly and cherry blossom on a forearm
Solid black crow tattoo with stylised feather scales on the upper arm of a person wearing a white t-shirt.
Black crow on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a small triangle above a cross shape on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Small triangle and cross wrist tattoo
Black and grey cherry blossom tattoo with leaves and branches wrapping around the outer thigh of a seated person on a purple rug.
Cherry blossom thigh tattoo in grey
Close-up of a fine-line black script tattoo reading love is enough in cursive on a forearm.
Love is enough script on an arm
Colourful cartoon camera with a smiling face in its lens and a smiling yellow film canister beside it, tattooed on a limb.
Smiling cartoon camera and film canister tattoo
Black and grey fine script tattoo reading Stay Strong with a feather across the top, placed on a person's upper shoulder near the collarbone.
Stay Strong script with feather on shoulder
Small teal and yellow shaded fish-scale tattoo of overlapping arcs on the top of a foot, with white-tipped toenails.
Green scale pattern on a foot
Black line drawing sheet of twelve crystal clusters in a grid, offered as fine line tattoo flash designs.
Crystal cluster flash sheet
Colour tattoo of a green and purple hummingbird beside pink trumpet flowers and black swirling vine linework, on skin in a neo-traditional botanical style.
Hummingbird and pink flowers on upper back
Colour tattoo of a cherry blossom branch with pink and red flowers and dark grey stems on the side of the torso, partly covered by clear plastic wrap.
Cherry blossom branch on the side of the torso
Colourful watercolour-style hummingbird tattoo in pink, blue, purple and orange on the side of a person's ribs.
Watercolour hummingbird on the side of the ribs
Black moon phase tattoo of a row of circles shading from crescent to full on the upper arm of a woman in a coral vest top.
Moon phases on upper arm
Black blackwork tattoo of a triangular hooded emblem filled with Celtic knotwork, on the forearm.
Celtic knotwork emblem on a forearm
Colourful geometric bird tattoo with watercolour splashes on the top of a foot, against a red background.
Geometric bird with watercolour splashes on a foot
Black and grey realism tattoo across a bare back, with a spine made of stacked books, a small figure in a long dress reaching up, and a ladder and scrollwork beside it.
Book spine and reaching figure on a back
Black lettering tattoo in a script style reading Brevity is the soul of wit, on the forearm of a person in a plaid shirt with arms crossed.
Quote in script on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a lace-style keyhole heart with leaves and teardrops across a person's upper back.
Lace heart keyhole design on upper back
Close photo of a solid black silhouette of a leaning figure beside shaded grey stacked books with a red ribbon, tattooed on the thigh.
Black silhouette figure beside stacked books on thigh
Hand-drawn coloured design of a whisk, knife and spoon crossed over purple flowers and green leaves, with a yellow banner reading Mis en place.
Whisk, knife and spoon with flowers and banner
Black fine line tattoos of two cartoon figures on the top of a foot and on the thigh, with a black swirl band on the calf.
Matching cartoon line tattoos on foot and thigh
Small dark blue palm tree tattoo on the inner forearm, held up against a black wrought iron gate.
Small palm tree on the inner forearm
Realistic skull tattoo in shaded greys and reds on the back of a hand, with partial script tattoos above the wrist.
Realistic skull tattoo on the hand
Small black infinity symbol tattoo on the back of a neck, with ear piercings visible above it in a black and white photo.
Infinity symbol on the back of the neck
Two matching fine line tattoos in black ink on the inner forearms of two people, each showing a triangle with a circle, a lightning bolt and the numbers 9 3/4.
Matching triangle, bolt and 9 3/4 tattoos on forearms
Colourful cartoon tattoo of Jake the Dog from Adventure Time on the top of a foot, set against bright rainbow rays.
Jake the Dog cartoon on a foot
Two black ink lettering tattoos, reading Harlem and Shake, sit on the lower legs just above the ankles.
Harlem and Shake words above the ankles
Realistic shaded tattoo of a hammer, pliers and hatchet bound together with red rope, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Hammer, hatchet and pliers bound with rope
Close-up of a thin black fine line tattoo of a curling wave across the wrist, with the hand visible on the right.
Fine line curling wave on a wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a fox's head in profile inside a circle with lettering around the edge, on the upper chest.
Fox profile in a circle with lettering on chest
A two-line black script lettering design reading a quotation about strength, shown on a plain white background with no body part visible.
Script quote on strength and survival
Fine line black tattoo of two hands with fingers crossed, placed on the side of the ribs.
Crossed fingers outline on the ribs
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with shaded petals and a dark centre on the forearm, photographed outdoors on grass.
Sunflower tattoo on a forearm
Two crossed forearms in black fine line ink, one with a small cross and the other with angular geometric lettering that appears to read GOD, both on the inner forearm.
Small cross and angular lettering on forearms
Small colour tattoo of four cartoon breakfast foods, bacon, a fried egg, a slice of toast and a grey-green item, each with a face and legs, in fine line style on the inner forearm.
Cartoon breakfast characters on a forearm
Realistic colour crucifixion scene tattoo on a forearm, showing a figure with long dark hair on a cross before an orange sun, with a small blood drip near the wrist.
Crucifixion scene on a forearm
Fine line script tattoo reading "not all who wander are lost" on the upper back, just below the neck, above a blue top.
Script quote across the upper back
Black ornamental mandala tattoo in a geometric and dotwork style on a woman's upper thigh, with white fabric draped beside it.
Black mandala tattoo on the thigh
Two people link arms to show matching fine line tattoos of two hands hooked together in a pinky promise on the upper arm.
Matching pinky promise hands on upper arms
Close-up of a black fine line script tattoo reading Don't let the past steal your peace, placed on the ribs below a black and white bandeau top.
Script quote on the ribs
Black ink drawing of a hamsa hand with an eye and yin-yang details above a lotus flower, in a botanical and dotwork style, with no body placement shown.
Hamsa hand and lotus flower design
Black line drawing of an ornate lotus flower design with swirling patterns, dots and a curled stem, shown on a white background.
Ornate lotus flower design
Fine line black tattoo on a chest showing the words i forgive you in script above an outlined plaster with a dotted pad, in Fine line and Dotwork styles.
I forgive you lettering with plaster on chest
Traditional style colour tattoo of two red cherries with green leaves and a purple ribbon banner reading CHERRY BOMB, on skin.
Cherry bomb banner with twin cherries
Traditional style colour tattoo of a cartoon character seated in an orange armchair with a bowl of cherries, above a banner reading I apologize for nothing, on an upper arm.
Cartoon character with banner on upper arm
Black line drawing of an infinity symbol with a treble clef woven into its loop and two separate treble clefs below, shown as a fine line tattoo design on a plain white background.
Infinity symbol with treble clefs
Two photographs of botanical floral tattoos in grey ink, one on the outer thigh and one on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Floral tattoos on thigh and forearm
Colour geometric tattoo of a fox head on a forearm, built from red, orange, grey and tan triangular facets with black outlines.
Geometric fox head on a forearm

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