Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey fine line tattoo of planets on elliptical orbits with small stars, on the outer thigh, held taut by a hand at the left edge.
Orbital planet diagram on a thigh
Two small black fine line butterfly tattoos on the upper thighs of a person seen from behind, with long blue hair and denim shorts.
Small butterfly tattoos on the thighs
Fine-line black script tattoo of a partly visible phrase reading through the, running across a person's upper thigh.
Script quote on the thigh
Black ink fine line illustrations of dinosaur skeletons, a trilobite and a turtle fossil on a person's thigh and knee, with a vintage camera held in the frame.
Dinosaur and trilobite fossil designs on thigh
Black and grey octopus tattoo with stippled dotwork on the head and fine-line tentacles, on the side of a thigh.
Octopus tattoo on the side of a thigh
Black geometric tattoo of a woman's face with curly hair, built from triangular facets, on the outer thigh.
Geometric faceted portrait on a thigh
Small fine line black and grey rose with a thin stem and two leaves, tattooed on the upper leg of a person lying on white sheets.
Small rose tattoo on a thigh
Colour tattoo of pink cherry blossoms and black swirling vines with script lettering and falling pink petals on the thigh.
Cherry blossom vine with script on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of three camera aperture symbols in a vertical row, decreasing in size, on the outer thigh.
Three aperture symbols on a thigh
Black script lettering reading "You have no power over me" with fine vines and three small pink and blue shaded orbs, on the side of a thigh.
"You have no power over me" script on thigh
Two thin black outline circle tattoos on wrists, with a faceted geometric bird tattoo on a bare thigh.
Outline circles on wrists and geometric bird on thigh
Black ink verse quote in a serif typeface, set inside an ornate scrolled frame on the outer thigh, with partial script visible above.
Verse quote in ornate scroll frame on thigh
Black line geometric swan tattoo with angular wings on the outer thigh, shown beside a navy dress.
Geometric swan on a thigh
Black lace-style butterfly and floral garter tattoo in fine linework on a woman's thigh, beside a sheet of matching design stencils.
Lace butterfly garter tattoo on a thigh
Close-up of a black script quote tattoo across the outer thigh, reading Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.
Script quote tattoo on a thigh
Black fine-line tattoo of an ornate triangle enclosing a circle with a vertical line, shown on the side of the ribs and thigh in a two-panel photo.
Ornate triangle and circle on the side body
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a torso in a square frame, with a hand on the hip and black underwear, on the outer thigh.
Line drawing of a torso in a square frame on a thigh
Black fine line crescent moon with a script quote beside it, tattooed on the outer thigh of a person in a brown knitted cardigan.
Crescent moon and quote on a thigh
Small black and grey tattoo of a tabby cat lying on its side with a red collar, placed on the thigh.
Tabby cat tattoo on a thigh
Fine line tattoo of a stretching cat with a curled tail in black ink on the outer thigh.
Stretching cat on a thigh
Close-up of a fine line black sun tattoo with a circle, short rays and dots on the outer thigh, above a black knee-high sock.
Small sun outline on a thigh
Hand resting on a thigh with a black fine line floral vine wreath tattoo, plus small eye and crescent moon tattoos on the fingers.
Floral vine wreath on a thigh with hand tattoos
Black and white photo of a black outline peony tattoo with leaves on the thigh, in a fine line botanical style.
Peony outline tattoo on the thigh
Two matching black and grey hamsa hand tattoos with an eye and floral ornament, one on each of two thighs.
Matching hamsa hand tattoos on thighs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sleeping baby elephant with large ears on the outer thigh, shown on skin against white towels.
Sleeping baby elephant on a thigh
Black fine line tattoo of a heart formed from fingerprint ridges, on the side of a person's upper thigh.
Fingerprint heart on the side of a thigh
Black ink tattoo of two dreamcatchers with hanging feathers and a branch across the outer thigh, with a hand holding up denim shorts.
Dreamcatchers and feathers on a thigh
Single-colour tattoo on a thigh of the words HELL IS EMPTY AND ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE, framed by swirling scrollwork in lettering and fine line style.
Quote lettering with scrollwork on a thigh
Fine line black outline tattoo of an adhesive plaster with dot detail on the outer thigh.
Plaster bandage tattoo on the thigh
Fine line black outline tattoo of a tumbler with a liquid line, above the words MALE TEARS in capitals, on the side of a thigh.
Glass of male tears on a thigh
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading "Not all those who wander are lost" across the outer thigh of a person in a denim shirt.
Script quote on a thigh
Black outline tattoo of three roses with leaves and a stem running down the thigh, drawn in a botanical fine line style.
Outline roses on a thigh
Black fine line tattoo of the word always in flowing script above an ornate Deathly Hallows symbol, shown as a close-up on skin and on a woman's thigh.
Always script and Deathly Hallows symbol on a thigh
Fine line tattoo on the outer thigh showing a red line drawing of a woman's head with flowing hair above a navy line drawing of a standing figure.
Red and blue line figures on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a standing figure with arms outstretched and hair blowing, on the outer thigh.
Figure with outstretched arms on a thigh
Fine line black script tattoo reading faith with a small swirl and dash on the side of a hip, partly covered by dark clothing.
Faith script on the hip
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading always on my mind, forever in my heart, on the upper thigh.
Script quote reading always on my mind on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bare tree with fine branches inside a dotted circle, on the outer thigh.
Bare tree in a dotted circle on a thigh
Black ink paisley and floral ornament tattoo covering the front of a thigh, rendered in fine line and dotwork style.
Paisley ornament tattoo on a thigh
Fine line cherry blossom branch tattoo in pale lilac ink running across a thigh, with a hand resting near the hip.
Cherry blossom branch on a thigh
Black fine line tattoo of a castle with spires, roses and four-pointed stars on the outer thigh.
Castle, roses and stars on a thigh
Fine line tattoo of a cat face with green-shaded eyes and whiskers on the upper thigh.
Cat face with green eyes on a thigh
Close view of a seated person with several small black fine line tattoos, including a palm tree on the thigh and a can and a triangle on the forearm and lower leg.
Small fine line tattoos on arms and legs
Black fine line script reading 'i am enough' with an arrow below it, its fletching shaded in teal and lavender, on a person's thigh.
Script 'i am enough' with arrow on thigh
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of planets orbiting a central sun on the thigh.
Solar system orbits on the thigh
Close-up of a small black lettering tattoo running along the side of a person's hip and upper thigh, in a fine, neat style.
Small black lettering on the hip
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading 'It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live' on a thigh.
Script quote on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo on the side of a thigh showing a stack of three books beneath the script words I've lived a thousand lives.
Stack of books and a quote on the thigh

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