Tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of an ornate hot air balloon in teal, pink and cream with the word freedom in black script below it, on the outer thigh.
Hot air balloon and freedom script on a thigh
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo with a banner reading what a catch, surrounded by circular lettering and two stars, on an upper thigh.
Anchor and quote on a thigh
Black and grey realism leg sleeve on a thigh and calf, showing a lion head, daisies, a pocket watch, a skull and lettering.
Lion and flower leg sleeve with pocket watch
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
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the outer thigh showing an orange gramophone, a red rose with green leaves and the lettering THE THERAPISTS PUMPING THROUGH YOUR SPEAKERS.
Gramophone, rose and lettering on a thigh
Black and grey infinity tattoo of barbed wire and fish hooks with the word Country in script, sitting on the outer thigh.
Fish hook and barbed wire infinity tattoo
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a light bulb inside a circle, with TESLA and 1856 in white lettering on a solid black rectangle, on the upper thigh.
Light bulb and Tesla 1856 on upper thigh
Black lettering tattoo on the side of a thigh reading I carry your heart with me, with the word heart written in a larger cursive script.
Quote tattoo on the side of the 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
Two thighs show matching black lettering tattoos above the knees, each with a leafy vine and flower, reading OH NO LOVE and YOU'RE NOT ALONE.
Matching thigh tattoos with leaves and a flower
Black lettering tattoo of a quote about courage on the outer thigh, framed by ornate scrolls and set in a mix of bold and italic serif type.
Quote tattoo with scrollwork on a thigh
Black and grey floral scrollwork and script lettering on a person's hip and thigh, photographed lying on a white bed.
Floral scroll and script on hip and 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
Black script tattoo on the side of a thigh reading for every dark night, with a single arrow and there is a brighter day beneath it.
Quote and arrow on a thigh
Black and grey lettering tattoo with a rose on the outer thigh of a woman in shorts and a checked shirt tied at the waist.
Rose and script tattoo on a thigh
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a gold pocket watch on a chain, playing card suit symbols and a black script quote in a realistic lettering style.
Pocket watch and quote with playing card suits
Black and grey traditional nautical designs, including a ship, star, compass and lighthouse, shown as flash sheets and temporary tattoos on a thigh.
Nautical temporary tattoo designs on a thigh
Black and grey botanical wreath with the words MY BODY MY RULES tattooed on the outer thigh.
Floral wreath with lettering on thigh
Black sans-serif lettering on a thigh reading 'We need never be hopeless because we can never be irreparably broken' across four lines.
Quote tattoo on the thigh
Black lettering tattoo on the thigh in a serif typeface, reading but without the dark, we'd never see the stars.
Quote tattoo on the thigh
Black brush-stroke guitar with a heart sound hole and the script words For the love of music on the outer thigh.
Brush guitar with script quote 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 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
Black and white photo of a leg in bed with a grey shaded rose, flowing hair and a rose design, plus script lettering running down the side, in a botanical and lettering style.
Roses and flowing hair sleeve with script on a leg
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 lettering tattoo on the outer thigh reading We're all mad here, with the words arranged in the shape of a spade.
We're all mad here lettering in a spade shape
Black cursive lettering tattoo reading soul meets body across the side of a thigh, with a pale waistband at the top edge of the frame.
Soul meets body script on upper thigh
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading DO NOT CUT ABOVE LINE with a scissors symbol on the upper leg, held by two hands.
Do not cut above line lettering on thigh
Black and white photo from behind of a woman in a white vest top and patterned underwear, showing a script tattoo on the neck and rose tattoos on the upper arms.
Rose and script tattoos on arms and neck
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 traditional tattoo on a thigh, showing a wreath of three roses and leaves around a pointing hand and the script Love Me Till I'm Dead.
Rose wreath with hand and script
Two matching thigh tattoos with black lines and lettering reading Goodnight nobody and Goodnight mush, the second beside a coloured bowl with a spoon.
Matching thigh tattoos: Goodnight nobody and a bowl
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the thigh with an outlined cross and the script words I can do all things, plus Philippians 4:13 beneath.
Cross and lettering tattoo on the thigh
Woman in a lace bra and open plaid shirt, showing a traditional-style rose and bird tattoo on her ribs, script lettering on her upper chest, and a rose and portrait design on her thigh.
Rose and bird tattoos on torso and thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the leg showing a circular mountain landscape with a moon, pine trees and a winding river, with the words not all those who wander are lost.
Mountain landscape in a circle with quote on leg
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
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
Traditional style colour tattoo of a blue inhaler wrapped in a red banner reading IT AINT EASY BEIN' WHEEZY, with a pink heart and swirls, on the upper leg.
Inhaler and banner tattoo
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
Two photographs of black lettering tattoos: "I'm fine" on the outer thigh above the knee, and "save me" on the ankle of a raised foot, both in a plain black script.
"I'm fine" and "save me" lettering on legs
Colour tattoo of the Ohio state outline filled with the state flag, with the script words Home is Where the Heart is below, on the upper leg.
Ohio flag state outline on thigh
Fine line black tattoo on the side of a thigh showing a stack of three books with the words I've lived a thousand lives above them.
Stack of books and quote on thigh
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of Snow White holding an apple, with a Fairest One of All banner, on the upper thigh.
Snow White with apple on thigh
Black and teal heart-shaped lettering tattoo with filigree scrollwork on the thigh, photographed on a leg in patterned pyjamas.
Heart lettering tattoo on thigh
Realistic shaded tattoo of stacked books, an open book and a quill with script above, placed on the outer thigh.
Stacked books, quill and script on a thigh
Fine black script lettering runs vertically down the thigh of a person in lace underwear who is holding a silver hand mirror.
Script tattoo on the thigh

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