Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of a purple perfume bottle with an atomiser bulb, sparkles, clouds and pink and orange flowers on a forearm, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Perfume bottle with flowers on a forearm
Small black stormtrooper helmet tattoo on the upper arm, with three dots below it.
Stormtrooper helmet on an upper arm
Black and grey lotus flower outline with grey shading on a forearm, shown in three close-up views against darkly coloured skin.
Lotus flower on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of two strands of blue and grey beads wrapping around the inside of a wrist.
Blue bead bracelet tattoo on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a molecular structure with a fused ring and side chain on a thigh, shown against a maroon top.
Molecular structure on a thigh
Black and grey photograph of a blackwork tribal band tattoo with bold triangles on a man's forearm, above a black wristband.
Tribal band tattoo on a forearm
Two-panel photo: a black typewriter-style quote reading We're all stories in the end on a forearm, and black concentric circles with a blue watercolour wash on a forearm below.
Quote and concentric circles on a forearm
Black ink dotwork drawing of a dagger piercing an open umbrella, with raindrops and the lettering True Friends and Stab you in the front, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Dagger and umbrella with True Friends lettering
Realistic colour tattoo of a grinning grey cat with blue eyes, wearing a green top hat with a pink band and a peacock feather, on a calf.
Cheshire Cat in a top hat on a calf
Close-up of a small black fine line outline heart tattoo on a person's shoulder, with a black bra strap visible.
Small outline heart on a shoulder
Black and grey winged shield emblem with the script words Surrender your heart beneath it, tattooed on a person's upper back.
Winged shield and script on upper back
Colour tattoo of a frog in dot-art style, with green dots, yellow and olive fills and black crosshatching, on the calf.
Dot-art frog on a calf
Black and grey ornamental wolf head tattoo with detailed patterned fill on the outer thigh of a person sitting on a sun lounger.
Ornamental wolf tattoo on a thigh
Blue tattoo of tall pine trees fading into a forest on the inside of a forearm, with a gold watch on the wrist.
Pine forest on a forearm
Black ink dragon tattoo with a coiled, swirling body running down the upper back, partly under a striped sun hat.
Dragon tattoo on upper back
Fine line black arrow tattoo on the neck behind an ear, with a dangling gold earring visible below.
Fine line arrow tattoo behind the ear
Back of a woman's shoulder with a realistic colour tattoo of orange flowers and grey shaded scrollwork, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Orange flowers and scrollwork on a shoulder
Fine-line black dandelion clock with splashes of pink, purple and blue on the inner forearm, with cursive script running along a long stem.
Dandelion clock with script stem on a forearm
Colour tattoo of an orange owl on a branch with a dark cloud, moon, stars and music notes on a man's upper arm.
Orange owl on a branch on an upper arm
Two side-by-side tattoos on an arm: a pastel faceted geometric cat on the left and a shaded realistic cat within a gold scrollwork frame on the right.
Geometric cat and realistic cat tattoos
Close-up of a small solid black aeroplane silhouette tattoo on a forearm, held up against a vintage world map.
Small aeroplane silhouette on a forearm
Colourful pansy tattoo with purple, yellow and orange petals and grey leaves on the ankle, beside a small black lizard tattoo on the top of the foot.
Pansy tattoo on the ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo of two open pocket watches with chains and Roman numeral dials, with script names on the faces, on a calf.
Two pocket watches with chains on a lower leg
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing a seated Buddha within a radiating halo, lotus flowers and a tiger head.
Buddha, lotus and tiger arm sleeve
Black and grey lettering reading Don't be a, followed by a dashed empty square outline, with part of an ornate design visible at the bottom right.
Don't be a lettering with dashed square
Black typewriter-style lettering reading breathe. on the inner wrist, with the hand open and relaxed above it.
Breathe lettering on the inner wrist
Realistic knight tattoo in grey shading with a red sash and raised sword, on the back of a lower leg.
Crusader knight with raised sword on a calf
Close-up of a small fine line leaf wreath tattoo in dark grey ink on the outer thigh of a person wearing khaki shorts.
Small leaf wreath on a thigh
Realism tattoo on the upper arm of a pocket watch with a gold movement, a feather, music staff lines and a compass rose, in black and grey with gold accents.
Pocket watch, feather and compass on upper arm
Black and white photo of fingers with small script lettering reading King and Queen, each finger paired with a small crown tattoo in black ink.
King and queen finger tattoos with crowns
Purple and black tattoo of a butterfly whose wings form a realistic eye, with a second wing and a dark stroke beside it, on bare skin.
Butterfly wing eye tattoo
Realistic shaded drawing of an open rose in blue ballpoint pen on white paper, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Shaded rose drawing in blue pen
Black and grey shaded tattoo of the Rebel Alliance emblem from Star Wars on the outer thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Rebel Alliance emblem on a thigh
Black and grey geometric lion head inside a mandala tattoo on the outer forearm of a person in denim shorts.
Geometric lion in a mandala on a forearm
Black handwritten script lettering reading The struggle is part of the story on a pale cream background, drawn as a flash design for a tattoo.
Script lettering reading The struggle is part of the story
Teal tribal-style design of a stylised figure with spiral motifs and a diamond at the head, with the character 陽 in dark grey at the lower left.
Tribal figure with character 陽
Small colour tattoo of purple and yellow pansies with scattered petals on the side of a person's neck, in a botanical style.
Pansies and petals on the side of the neck
Traditional colour flash sheet of Halloween designs including a vampire, witch hat, jack-o-lantern, poison bottles, candy corn and a severed head with a knife.
Halloween traditional flash sheet
Five small black moon phase tattoos in a row along the inner forearm, in fine line style, with a red string bracelet at the wrist.
Moon phases in a row on a forearm
Dark blackletter capital D design with a castle silhouette and four-point stars inside the bowl, drawn on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Blackletter D with castle silhouette
Large grey ink back tattoo of an ornate skull with a seated Buddha in its centre, flanked by winged figures and a mandala above.
Ornamental skull and seated Buddha across a back
Black typewriter-style lettering of a quote on the ribs, set over red and brown brick-like shading in a lettering style tattoo.
Quote tattoo on the ribs with red brick shading
Black and grey lettering tattoo of camera f-stop numbers 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11 and 16 in a typewriter font on the side of the body.
Camera f-stop numbers in typewriter font
Close-up of a fine line black infinity symbol with the word love in script inside it, on the side of a torso above a grey waistband.
Love infinity symbol on the side torso
Black tattoo of a tribal band with spirals and chevron patterns wrapped around a forearm, resting on a dark towel.
Polynesian-style band tattoo on a forearm
Coloured traditional-style illustration of a woman in profile with a swallow and diamond on her neck and chest and a skull on her upper arm.
Traditional-style woman with swallow, diamond and skull
Black script lettering of the French phrase 'Mon cœur est à toi' set over four lines on a plain white background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
French script quote, 'Mon cœur est à toi'
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an open book on the inner wrist of a raised hand, against a warm sepia bathroom background.
Open book tattoo on a wrist

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