Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour realism tattoo of a dark purple and orange butterfly resting beside a pink thistle bloom on the side of the torso.
Realistic butterfly and thistle on the torso
Realism colour tattoo of a blue classic muscle car viewed from the front, placed on a forearm.
Blue classic muscle car on a forearm
Neo-traditional blue peony with green leaves and lavender sprigs in colour, tattooed on the outer upper thigh of a person wearing a black top and grey underwear.
Blue peony and lavender on a thigh
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a police box with ink splashes and fine trailing lines on the upper back.
TARDIS with ink splashes on upper back
Black dotwork tattoo of a feather filled with mountains, pine trees and clouds, on the inner forearm.
Feather with mountains and pines on a forearm
Black linework flash design of a raven with spread wings, decorated with spiralling Celtic knot patterns on its wings and body.
Celtic knot raven in flight
Colour tattoo of an awareness ribbon filled with puzzle pieces, framed by black linework butterfly wings with red accents, on the inside of a forearm.
Puzzle ribbon butterfly on a forearm
Bold black semicolon-style symbol with purple, teal and pink flowers and fine black vines on the inner wrist.
Semicolon symbol with flowers on wrist
Colour traditional tattoo of a mermaid holding a rope, with waves, clouds, birds and a flower, on an upper arm.
Traditional mermaid with rope on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an eye with teardrops inside an elongated box, framed by flowers and leaves, on an upper arm.
Eye and teardrops in a box with flowers
Fine line black tattoo of an arrow with a feather fletching and a geometric arrowhead on the upper arm.
Feather and arrow on the upper arm
Black blackwork mandala tattoo on the inner forearm with a second dark floral mandala below it, shown in a black and grey photograph.
Black mandala tattoos on a forearm
Realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a barn owl, red poppies, a fox head and green foliage.
Owl, poppies and fox on a full sleeve
Black and grey owl tattoo with lace-like detailing perched on a crescent moon, on the inner forearm.
Owl perched on a crescent moon on a forearm
Black line drawing of a geometric lattice design inside a tall shape with pointed top and bottom, on a white background.
Geometric lattice design with diamonds
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo on the chest below the bust, shown with a close-up detail beside it.
Lotus mandala tattoo under the bust
Realistic colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly on a shoulder, shaded to look three-dimensional with a cast shadow on the skin.
Monarch butterfly on a shoulder
Traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing a black and grey crescent moon with stars, beside a red rose with black leaves.
Crescent moon and red rose on a forearm
Four pastel flash designs on a pink background: a unicorn with a Wonderland banner, a scallop shell, lips with a glittery drip, and mushrooms in a circle.
Unicorn, shell, lips and mushroom flash designs
Black linework drawing of a neo-traditional anchor wrapped in rope, with flowers, leaves and cloud shapes, shown as a tattoo design on a warm background.
Anchor with rope and flowers design
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a sailor's head in a cap inscribed Cherie, with a whale and a sunset sea scene inside the head, in neo-trad style.
Sailor head with whale on a forearm
Pink cherry blossom branch tattoo with black shaded limbs wrapping around an upper arm, in a Japanese-inspired style.
Cherry blossom branch on upper arm
Black ornate mandala-style blackwork tattoo with hanging dangles across a woman's chest and upper abdomen, shown in a mirror selfie.
Black ornate mandala tattoo across the chest
Black script tattoo reading Believe with a black and purple mouse ears silhouette on the loop of the B, shown on skin.
Believe script with mouse ears
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos of stacked chevrons on a forearm, beside a gold watch, with a row of small gold triangles on the thigh.
Gold metallic chevron and triangle temporary tattoos
Back view of a woman in a white top with a small fine line geometric tattoo on her upper arm near the elbow, in black ink.
Small fine line tattoo on upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo on the side of the torso showing a palm tree, a wave, an orange sun, a red flower and a surfboard-shaped panel with script lettering.
Palm tree, wave and surfboard tattoo on the side
Small fine line script tattoo on the inner wrist of a person in a sepia photo, with a silver bracelet on the same arm.
Fine line script on inner wrist
Colour tattoo of a smiling pink jellyfish with bubbles, sparkles and the words I don't think you're ready for this JELLY on an upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Kawaii jellyfish with quote on upper arm
Small colour tattoo of a pink lotus flower with green leaves on the inner wrist, with the hand turned palm up and bare legs visible behind.
Pink lotus flower on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of a shaded face and a small astronaut within angular geometric panels, placed on the upper thigh.
Face and astronaut panels on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of an infinity symbol joined to an anchor on the side of a torso, with blue fabric along the bottom edge.
Infinity and anchor tattoo on the side torso
Black ink dreamcatcher with trailing feathers and a linework band across the ankle, shown on the top of a bare foot.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a foot
Black blackwork tattoo of a branching tree with fine roots spreading from the ankle across the top of a foot.
Branching tree tattoo across a foot
Black and grey dotwork sun with a face and swirling rays on one foot and a crescent moon with a face on the other foot, both tattoos on the top of the foot.
Sun and moon tattoos on both feet
Inner forearm with the word WILDERNESS in serif capitals, a long thin diagonal line with a small circle, and a small fine line mark near the top.
Wilderness lettering and fine line on forearm
Watercolour style tattoo on a thigh showing blue and orange butterflies, an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and soft splashes of purple and orange.
Watercolour butterflies and pocket watch on thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, leaves and small blossoms across the outer thigh.
Roses and blossoms on a thigh
Sheet of gold and silver foil temporary tattoo designs with hand-lettered phrases, diamond rings, a heart and a pink flower, shown on a white background.
Bachelorette flash tattoo mix pack
Small pink dandelion tattoo with a curving green stem on the inner wrist and forearm, photographed outdoors in daylight.
Pink dandelion on the wrist
Framed white print of a dark blue Ogham-style vertical mark with the words Neart and Strength beneath it, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Ogham strength design in a frame
Small black fine line tattoo of a light bulb with a filament on the inner wrist, shown in a black and white photo of a raised hand with rings.
Light bulb on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, a chain and yellow flowers with green leaves, wrapping an upper arm in a neo-traditional style.
Pocket watch and flowers on upper arm
Black line flash design of a stitched spellbook with an eye on its cover, a banner reading It's all just a bunch of, and purple Hocus Pocus lettering.
Stitched spellbook with eye and banner flash
Fine line infinity symbol tattoo with a flowing script name on the top of a foot, shaded in blue-grey ink.
Infinity symbol with script name on foot
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses and a face on the outer thigh, with a small line tattoo on the ribs.
Roses and portrait tattoo on the thigh
Two matching purple owl tattoos on the tops of a pair of feet, each perched on a branch with pink flowers and small stars, with pink toenail polish.
Matching owls on both feet
Traditional style colour tattoo of a dog's head decorated like a sugar skull, with floral eyes and a red tongue, on a forearm.
Sugar skull dog head on a forearm

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