Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour realism tattoo of a faceted diamond filled with a galaxy and a dark planet, with ...and beyond script beneath it, on the upper arm.
Galaxy diamond with ...and beyond script
Solid black tribal flame motif with two curling tips on a white background, shown as a flash-style design with no body placement visible.
Black tribal flame design
Full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm in realistic colour, showing two green and orange puppet characters, one holding a paintbrush at an easel, with flowers and a vegetable below.
Puppet painters full sleeve on upper arm
White line drawings of traditional tattoo flash motifs, including an eagle, skulls, a hand, a bear and a skeleton, on a black fabric tapestry hung against a white wall.
Traditional flash sheet on black fabric
Small solid black poodle silhouette tattoo with a textured fill on the back of a hand, near the wrist.
Poodle silhouette on the back of a hand
Black and grey script lettering with scrollwork tattooed along the side of the ribs, reading a line of scripture across several lines.
Scripture lettering along the ribs
Colour tattoo of a hot air balloon with three portrait medallions, a lettered basket and an anchor, in neo-traditional style with dotwork, on a person's upper back.
Hot air balloon with portraits on upper back
Black and grey paw print tattoo with a small heart cut out of the main pad, shown on the inner wrist and forearm.
Paw print with heart on the inner wrist
A woman in a white strapless gown holds a bouquet of yellow roses and succulents, with colourful neo-traditional portrait tattoos covering her upper arms and forearms.
Colourful portrait sleeve on upper arms
Black and grey realism tattoo of peony flowers with leaves and a small bee on the upper arm.
Black and grey peony and bee on upper arm
Black line flash sheet of traditional-style designs with banners, including a microphone, teapot, coffin, bear with dagger, and a rabbit in a top hat.
Traditional flash sheet with banner designs
Black ink crescent moon tattoo with ornamental patterned linework and scrollwork on a person's upper back, shown from behind.
Ornate crescent moon on upper back
Detailed grey vintage bicycle tattoo with small coloured roses along its base, on the inner forearm near the wrist, in a realism style.
Vintage bicycle and roses on a forearm
Small solid black ampersand tattoo in a lettering style on the upper forearm of a person wearing a grey vest top, against white bedding.
Small black ampersand on a forearm
Black script lettering tattoo reading Keep fighting, stay strong and live with hope, running along a forearm resting on a white textured blanket.
Keep fighting script quote on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hairless cat skull with large ears and fangs, placed centrally on the chest.
Cat skull on the chest
Fine line tattoo of five arrows in black ink on the upper arm, with feathered fletching at the top of each shaft.
Five arrows on an upper arm
Black line drawing of a globe where the continent of North America is formed from clusters of daisy-like flowers, a botanical flash design with no body placement shown.
Daisy-filled globe with North America
Vintage-style botanical drawing of white daisies with yellow centres, blue flowers and green leaves arranged in a bouquet on a white background.
Daisy and blue flower bouquet
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with cogs and Roman numerals on the forearm.
Pocket watch with gears on a forearm
Watercolour-style world map tattoo in pink, yellow and teal with black script reading Life's a Journey not a Race, on the forearm.
World map and script quote on forearm
Dotwork lotus flower with a teal and black mandala above and dotted chains with teal drops below, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Lotus and mandala on the thigh
Watercolour-style macaw tattoo in red, orange and blue spreading across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Watercolour macaw on upper back
Close-up of a fine-line black script tattoo reading Today is a gift on the upper back of a person with short dark hair.
Today is a gift script on upper back
Colour tattoo of pink, purple and teal flowers, butterflies and small stars in a sweeping vertical line across a person's back.
Flowers, butterflies and stars down a back
Small black fine line tattoo of a solid heart on the inner wrist, trailing into dots and musical notes rising up the forearm.
Heart and music notes on a wrist
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading Expecto Patronum on the upper arm of a person wearing a white dress.
Expecto Patronum script on upper arm
Colour tattoo on the outer thigh of an oval framed night scene with a figure in a long gown reaching toward a bright starburst, surrounded by blue snowflakes.
Figure under a starburst within a snowflake frame on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a scrolled ornament on the back of a wrist, with a single thin line running up the forearm.
Fine line scroll ornament on a wrist
Colour fine line tattoo of a nerve cell with branching dendrites and an orange axon, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Neuron tattoo on upper back
Black fine-line tattoo of a heartbeat trace that forms a cross and ends in an outlined heart, with the words FAITH, HOPE and LOVE beneath, on the side of the ribs.
Heartbeat cross and heart with faith, hope, love
Black linework butterfly design with lace-like wing patterns, dotted trailing lines and a soft pink wash, drawn on paper as a flash design.
Lace-patterned butterfly design
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a dahlia and a peony with leaves and buds, running up the outer forearm.
Dahlia and peony tattoo on a forearm
Black and white tattoo design of an ornate cross with filigree scrollwork and engraved-style hatching.
Ornate filigree cross design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tabby cat in a top hat, monocle and waistcoat inside a beaded oval frame with a bow, on an upper arm.
Cat in top hat and monocle in a beaded oval frame
Collage of black and grey feather tattoos: two shaded feathers on the side of the ribs and two ornate feather designs drawn on paper.
Feather tattoos on ribs with feather drawings
Close photo of a realistic eye tattoo with a blue iris and black and grey script above it, on the inner wrist and hand.
Realistic blue eye tattoo on the wrist
Traditional style tattoo of green holly leaves and red berries wrapping around an ankle, outlined in bold black linework.
Holly and berry band on an ankle
Black dotwork and mandala-style tattoo of a rebel alliance style emblem on the side of the ribs.
Mandala rebel emblem on the ribs
Small black outline lotus tattoo in fine line style on the inner wrist, with the hand raised against white bedding.
Small outline lotus on a wrist
Shaded double infinity knot tattoo in grey with a red ribbon band across it, on the upper arm.
Double infinity knot on upper arm
Small black fine line tattoo of a triangle, an asterisk and a circle in a diagonal row on the inner forearm.
Triangle, asterisk and circle on a forearm
Black linework dreamcatcher with blue feathers and loose feathers tattooed on the side of a person's ribs.
Dreamcatcher with blue feathers on the ribs
Colour phoenix tattoo in orange, red and yellow with spread wings and purple swirls across a person's upper back.
Phoenix tattoo on upper back
Geometric wolf head tattoo in grey, blue and tan on the outer thigh, built from flat faceted shapes.
Geometric wolf head on a thigh
Fine line black dandelion seed head with drifting seeds tattooed on the inner forearm, beside a silver watch.
Dandelion seeds blowing across a forearm
Back of a woman with a fine line tattoo running down the spine from the nape, ending in small lowercase lettering that reads october, in the Fine line and Lettering style.
Thin spine line ending in the word october
Close-up of two small solid black bird silhouettes in flight on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Two small birds on a wrist

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