Tattoo ideas

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

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Black outline tattoo of a large rose with leaves and a bud on a person's hip, in a fine line botanical style.
Outlined rose on a hip
Colourful cartoon tattoo of Hello Kitty with a red bow, a cupcake, a rainbow and a lollipop, on the outer thigh.
Hello Kitty with cupcake and rainbow on a thigh
Two cartoon monster tattoos on a chest, one red and one olive green, each labelled RAWR, placed on either side of the upper chest.
Two cartoon monsters with RAWR text on chest
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading good vibes on the side of a torso, just below a grey top.
Good vibes script on the side ribs
Four views of a black and grey full arm sleeve with red sunburst rays, a profile portrait, the words Easy Rider and a road ends sign, and a motorcyclist, placed on the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve with Easy Rider motif and red sunburst
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head and mane with front paws, covering most of a person's upper back.
Realistic lion tattoo across the back
Colour tattoo of a bare sapling with a red bauble, standing on blue and brown planks, in a neo-traditional style on the upper arm, with a robot tattoo below.
Bare sapling with red bauble on upper arm
Colour tattoo of an anchor with a rope and two pink hummingbirds over blue watercolour splashes, on a person's upper back.
Anchor and hummingbirds on a upper back
Traditional style tattoo of a winking woman in a patterned headscarf with a banner reading NEVER AGAIN, on an upper arm.
Winking pin-up with Never Again banner on upper arm
Black script lettering tattoo reading without struggle there is no progress, placed on the side of the ribs.
Quote lettering on the ribs
White dotwork drawing of a ram skull with curled horns, two crescent moons and a starry triangle inside a circle, on a black background.
Ram skull with crescent moons in a triangle
Blackwork tattoo of wavy parallel black lines forming a fingerprint-like pattern across the inner forearm.
Wavy black lines on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of an hourglass with a lit candle in the top bulb and a bare tree in the bottom bulb, on the upper arm.
Realistic hourglass with candle and tree
Small black fine line tattoo of a bee on the upper chest of a woman in a black and white swimsuit.
Small bee tattoo on upper chest
Flash sheet of red and blue filigree ornaments, swirls, rosettes and crescent moon phases, with the word Marked in blue script across the centre.
Red and blue ornament and moon phase flash sheet
Black and white photo of a fine dotted constellation tattoo with a single star, sitting on the upper chest near the collarbone and shoulder.
Dotted constellation on upper chest
Black ink mandala tattoo with dotwork detail and hanging drop motifs wrapping the inner wrist and forearm.
Mandala wrist tattoo in black ink
Fine line black tattoo of two otters holding hands on the outside of an ankle, above a brown boat shoe.
Two otters holding hands on an ankle
Black ink script lettering design with stippled shading, dots and swirling flourishes, drawn on white paper.
Script lettering design with dotwork shading
Black and grey dotwork lotus and mandala tattoo wrapping around the forearm, set against a white textured wall.
Lotus mandala band on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, leaves and small sprigs on the upper back, centred below the nape of the neck.
Rose bouquet on upper back
Fine line black arrow tattoo across the inner ankle of a bare foot, with a thin shaft running around the leg and the head and fletching at each end.
Arrow tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey roses and an ornamental cross across a woman's chest and shoulders, with colour tattoos on her forearm and hand, in a neo-traditional style.
Rose and ornamental cross chest tattoo
Two clasped hands show matching black ink tattoos around the fingers, each with a heart and star motif.
Matching finger ring tattoos on clasped hands
Small black outline tattoo of an elephant facing right with its trunk curled, placed on the inner wrist in a fine line style.
Small elephant outline on the wrist
Solid black silhouette tattoo of two figures forming a heart shape on the inner wrist.
Two figures forming a heart on a wrist
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon woman in a red polka-dot bandana flexing her arm, with banners reading I'M A STRONG and SMART SENSUAL WOMAN, on a calf.
Cartoon character with quote banners on a leg
Photograph of a forearm tattoo with a white ink mandala pattern and a small black spider near the wrist, set against a lace background.
White mandala and black spider on a forearm
Black and grey barn owl perched on a branch with flowers and leaves inside a dotted circle, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Barn owl and flowers in a dotwork circle
Hand-drawn black ink design of a realistic eye framed by ornate acanthus-style scrollwork, being inked with a brush pen on white paper.
Eye within ornate scrollwork design
Black line drawing of the word daydreamer in handwritten script with a long looping underline swash, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Daydreamer script lettering design
Colour tattoo of a loose, painterly swirl with blue, yellow, orange and green brushstrokes around an open circle, on the inner forearm.
Abstract colour swirl on a forearm
Coloured pencil drawing of a skull formed from bare branches, with a blue bird perched on top, blue blossom, a green apple and no body placement shown.
Skull of branches with a bird and blossom
Colour tattoo of an owl wearing round glasses above crossed bones, in neo-traditional style, on the inner lower arm.
Owl wearing glasses on a lower arm
Realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint, blue eyes and red lips, shaded in grey on the forearm.
Sugar skull woman portrait on forearm
Neo-trad style tattoo on a calf showing a snarling bear head behind a woman's face, with grey shading and warm orange skin tones.
Bear and woman portrait on a calf
Black ink rose cluster with stems on the upper thigh of a person wearing a dark red skirt, in a botanical style.
Rose cluster on a thigh
Two side-by-side photos of feet, each with a shaded black and grey puzzle piece tattoo and script lettering above the toes, a matching pair.
Matching puzzle piece and script on feet
Black blackletter-style lettering reading SHIT HAPPENS, tattooed on the inner upper arm in black ink.
Shit Happens lettering on an upper arm
Fine line black script lettering reading geronimo on the upper arm, photographed close up against a floral fabric.
Geronimo script on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded face with long hair, labelled Jesus, on the inner forearm.
Jesus portrait on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lace garter with a ribbon bow on the upper thigh.
Lace garter with bow on a thigh
Black and grey pencil drawing of a dagger piercing a shaded rose with leaves, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Dagger through a rose design
Black and grey outline tattoo of Simba's head with the words Hakuna Matata on the top of a foot, shown in ordinary light and under ultraviolet light.
Simba and Hakuna Matata on a foot
Black and grey engraved-style rose with leaves and stem tattooed on a forearm, shown against a white top and denim shorts.
Engraved rose on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an older man with long, swept-back hair and a high forehead, placed on the side of the ribs.
Realistic grey portrait of a man on the ribs
Shaded grey owl perched on a black branch with pink blossoms, tattooed across a shoulder.
Owl on a blossom branch on a shoulder
Colour traditional tattoo of an otter wearing red sunglasses, draped over a banner reading Otterly Ridiculous, on a thigh.
Otter in red sunglasses over a banner

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