Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black outline world map tattoos on the soles of two bare feet, placed on the sole of each foot.
World map tattoos on both soles
Small black fine line tattoo of a dragonfly with detailed wings on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Fine line dragonfly on upper back
Flash-style drawing of a skull wreathed in pink blossoms, leaves, a butterfly and a hummingbird, in muted pastel washes and black ink on a cream background.
Skull with blossoms and butterfly
Black lettering tattoo in a handwritten script reading Chase your dreams but always know the road that leads you home again, placed along the ribs.
Quote tattoo along the ribs
Black ink drawing of an owl design with ornate feathers and dotwork circles, shown as a tattoo-style flash sheet with no body placement.
Ornate owl ink drawing in dotwork detail
Black and grey claddagh tattoo with two hands holding a heart under a crown, set inside a Celtic trinity knot on skin.
Claddagh within a Celtic knot
Two tiny green ink dots on the side of a thumb beside the nail, shown against a dark and white fabric.
Two small green dots on a finger
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a hare wrapped in a snake, with roses and leaves above and an eye in a triangle below.
Hare, snake and botanical upper arm piece
Flash sheet of tattoo designs photographed on a gift box, including a blue owl, a koi fish, a realistic eye, three BELIEVE lettering designs and a feathered headdress, all shown without a body
Traditional flash sheet with owl, eye and lettering
Black and grey dragon tattoo on the side of a torso and floral tattoos on the chest and upper arm, with the face cropped out of frame.
Dragon and floral tattoos on torso and arm
Black and white photo of two hands clasped together, showing a small fine line K with a heart on one finger and a Q with a heart on the other, with script-style tattoos across the back of the hand.
King and queen card tattoos on fingers
Black and grey mountain range tattoo with hatched peaks, pine trees and a dotted diamond border, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Mountain range tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realistic wolf head tattoo across the upper back of a person lying face down on a bed.
Realistic wolf head on a back
Black ink drawing of a compass rose tattoo design with feather accents on the west and south points and a dotted central medallion.
Compass rose with feathers
Small black fine line tattoo of a geometric symbol made from crossed lines, placed on the side of an ankle.
Small geometric symbol on an ankle
Black ink line drawing on paper of a rope-framed heart holding a lighthouse, waves and birds, with a flower and leaves below and a small anchor, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Lighthouse heart and flower design sketch
Black script lettering reading not all those who wander are lost, with small bird silhouettes, tattooed on the top of a bare foot on wet sand.
Script quote and birds on a foot
Traditional style colour tattoo of a skull-topped cupcake with a red bow and the words Cut cake not wrists, with a small pink flower beside it, on a forearm.
Skull cupcake with lettering on forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a red and yellow gradient cloud, grey rain cloud, falling rain and a black and mint wave.
Rain clouds and wave on a forearm
Two black fine-line script tattoos with a Deathly Hallows triangle symbol on the soles of a pair of feet, one reading Mischief Managed and the other I solemnly swear.
Deathly Hallows and script quotes on two feet
Black silhouette tattoo of a person with tousled hair and a red stripe down the centre, on the inner forearm, above a white wristband and a beaded bracelet.
Black silhouette portrait on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of three ornately patterned elephants walking in a line, with trunks linked, across the upper back.
Three patterned elephants walking across a back
Colour botanical tattoo of pink wild roses, blue lupin spikes and green foliage across a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Wild roses and lupins on upper arm
Sketched tattoo design of a dreamcatcher with feathers, ribbons, two roses and two butterflies, shaded in purple and pink tones.
Dreamcatcher with roses and butterflies
Black serif capital lettering tattooed vertically down the centre of a person's lower back, shown in a Lettering style on the Back.
Vertical lettering down the spine
Colour neo-trad style tattoo on a forearm showing a dark whale with a galaxy body and gold constellations, surrounded by orange and green planets, clouds and a paper boat.
Whale, constellations and paper boat on forearm
Realistic green cat eyes with black liner tattooed side by side on the inside of a forearm.
Green cat eyes on a forearm
Colour design drawing of two crescent moons with human faces, stars and black swirls, shaded in purple, pink and blue, with no body placement shown.
Two crescent moons with faces and stars
Black linework tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat with a jewelled pendant, framed by scrollwork and beads, with a rose below, on the upper thigh.
Sphynx cat and rose on a thigh
Colour fine line tattoo of the cartoon character Piglet in a green jumper holding a dandelion, with seeds drifting away, on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Piglet holding a dandelion on the upper chest
Colour tattoo of blue, green and yellow fish scales in a repeating pattern on the thigh, shown in two photographs.
Blue and green fish scale pattern on thigh
Black lion tattoo on the forearm, its body formed from the words Hakuna Matata in a bold tribal-style lettering design.
Lion formed from Hakuna Matata lettering
Large black and grey realism tiger tattoo covering a man's back, with bamboo leaves framing the big cat as it steps forward.
Tiger and bamboo back piece
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and flower buds with cursive script across the shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey orchids and script on upper arm
Two forearms with wrists turned towards the viewer: a fine line black arrow on the left arm and a fine line feather in teal and muted pink on the right arm, both on the inner forearm.
Arrow and feather tattoos on two forearms
Colour tattoo of Eeyore the donkey hanging upside down from a red balloon on the upper back, in a neo-traditional style.
Eeyore hanging from a red balloon on upper back
Small fine line black tattoo of a vertical line with clusters of tiny sprig-like strokes on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Fine line sprig design on forearm
Abstract brush-stroke tattoo on a forearm in black, grey-green and red ink, with splatter dots and loose vertical strokes.
Abstract brush strokes on a forearm
Black fine line outline of the world map tattooed across a woman's upper back, seen from behind against patterned wallpaper.
World map outline tattoo on upper back
Black and grey flash design of two swallows flying towards each other in mirror image on an aged, parchment-coloured background, in a traditional style.
Two swallows in mirrored flight
Black and grey flash design of a ribcage, heart, spine and pelvis framed by serrated leaves, with no body placement shown.
Anatomical ribcage and pelvis with leaves, Cancer
Two black feather tattoos, one fine line with a curled stem on the wrist and one realistic shaded feather on the foot, with lilac painted toenails.
Matching feather tattoos on wrist and foot
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two crossed arrows with a rose and small flowers on the side of the ribs.
Crossed arrows and rose on the ribs
Traditional-style pomegranate tattoo with black leaves on the back of a hand, with a small black flower and numerals above the wrist.
Pomegranate on the back of a hand
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a wolf head beneath pine trees with the words Winter is coming curved around it, on the upper thigh.
Wolf head and pine trees on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of roses and a mandala pattern across the side of a torso, on the ribs.
Roses and mandala on the side ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl with spread wings, sparkling stars and a crescent moon on the thigh.
Owl with stars on a thigh
Two forearms with matching colour pixel art tattoos of video game style characters, each with a red pixel heart above.
Pixel art game characters and hearts on forearms

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