Tattoo ideas

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

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Two small fine line tattoos on fingers, a ringed planet like Saturn on one finger and a rocket on the neighbouring finger, with orange painted nails.
Saturn and rocket finger tattoos
Black and grey photograph of the words LIKE A LADY tattooed in block lettering across the top of a finger, with dark painted nails on the hand.
Like a Lady lettering across fingers
Black cursive script tattoo reading beautiful across the upper arm near the shoulder.
Script word beautiful on upper arm
Flash design of pink lips biting a gold bullet engraved with the words Trust no Bitch, drawn in a bold traditional style.
Pink lips biting a bullet design
Fine line outline of the continents in dark ink on the outer ankle, with a woven string anklet above it.
World map outline on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a lotus flower and ornate mandala on the outer thigh, shown in a photo of a person in black shorts.
Mandala and lotus tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate heart-shaped padlock with a keyhole and a hanging key, on the upper arm.
Heart padlock and key on upper arm
A colour nebula over a black and grey mountain range, tattooed across the shoulder and upper arm, shown beside a digital version of the same design.
Nebula and mountain range on an upper arm
Black script tattoo reading Family, Where life begins and and love never ends, with a swirl flourish, shown in two photos on skin.
Family script tattoo with swirl flourish
Black and grey photo of two rows of fine line angular symbols tattooed on the hand and wrist, one above the other.
Two rows of angular glyphs on the hand
Traditional style flash drawing of a snake coiled around a dagger, in black linework on textured tan paper.
Snake wrapped around a dagger
Black script lettering reading Live You're Life across the ribs, in a Lettering style with thin strokes and a few decorative flourishes.
Script quote along the ribs
Traditional style hourglass tattoo with LIVE FOR TODAY banners, flowers, a skull and a rose across the side of the ribs, in black, grey and pale pink.
Hourglass with banners and skull on ribs
Colour tattoo of a slim cherry blossom branch with pink flowers and green leaves, shown on the side of the body.
Cherry blossom branch on the side of the body
Black fine line lotus flower tattoo on the side of a raised middle finger, with a silver snake ring on the next finger.
Small lotus tattoo on a finger
Black line drawing of an infinity symbol with the script words Your and Name written along its loops, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Infinity symbol with script name placeholder
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a rosary wrapped around an ankle, with a cross hanging down across the top of the foot.
Rosary and cross anklet tattoo
Black linework tattoo of a tall, tiered tower with a pointed spire on the inner forearm, with the windows picked out in small dots.
Tiered tower with spire on a forearm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a woman's face and a small songbird on the upper arm, with splashes of red, blue and teal.
Watercolour woman and bird on upper arm
Black line drawing flash design of two swallows, a spool of thread with scissors and a needle, and a banner reading CRAFT OR DIE, in a traditional style.
Swallows, thread spool and CRAFT OR DIE banner
Large black and grey realism angel wings tattoo spread across a person's upper back, with feathers shaded in fine detail.
Angel wings across the upper back
Black and grey bare tree tattoo with twisting trunk and branches on the side of a torso, over the ribs and above the waistband of jeans.
Bare tree tattoo on the side ribs
Two inner wrists with black typewriter lettering reading the truth is out there and i want to believe, with a small red alien doodle beside the second line.
Typewriter quotes on both wrists
Colourful watercolour-style teapot tattoo on a calf, pouring rainbow liquid into a teacup and saucer, shown from two angles.
Teapot pouring into a teacup on a calf
Colourful watercolour-style owl tattoo with orange, blue and green feathers on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Colourful owl on upper back
Black and grey tribal sleeve tattoo on an upper arm with a dimensional, cracked stone effect.
Tribal pattern on an upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a grey Singer sewing machine on a yellow and brown table, on the outer leg of a pale-skinned person.
Singer sewing machine tattoo on a leg
Black script lettering tattoo of a four-line quote in flowing cursive, placed across the top of a foot.
Script quote across the top of a foot
Colour neo-traditional full sleeve on an arm, shown from several angles, with a horned owl, a lantern, moths and leaves on the upper arm and forearm.
Owl, lantern and foliage full sleeve
Black and grey roses with dotwork shading running down the outer thigh, with dark clothing covering the rest of the leg.
Two roses with dotwork on a thigh
Close photo of a fine line teal and blue awareness ribbon above black script lettering reading With pain comes strength, on skin.
Teal ribbon and script quote tattoo
Colour neo-trad tattoo on the thigh showing a Mickey Mouse head outline with a dark castle silhouette against an orange and purple sky, with red mandala patterns in the ears and base.
Mickey silhouette castle on thigh
Black line drawing of a dandelion whose seeds become musical notes and a treble clef, with the script words don't let them say you ain't beautiful, shown as a tattoo design and not on skin.
Dandelion turning into music notes with script
Fine line black botanical twig tattoo with small branching stems on the upper arm near the elbow, with a white sleeve rolled up.
Fine line twig on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork and hatched tattoo of a flying saucer beaming light over a farmhouse and bare tree, on the thigh.
Flying saucer over a farmhouse on a thigh
Side of a torso showing a realistic red rose and black lace tattoo running down the ribs, with black and white rose design panels on either side.
Red roses and black lace on the ribs
Black and grey shaded wing tattoo on the side of the ribs of a person lying on a white fluffy rug.
Wing tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey pencil drawing of a cartoon owl with large eyes, lashes and a chest covered in hearts, presented as a tattoo design on paper.
Cartoon owl with heart-patterned chest
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a humpback whale curling around a peony on the upper back, with fine outline linework.
Whale and peony on upper back
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a brown cartoon bison-like creature with teal flowers and four element symbols on a forearm.
Cartoon bison and flowers on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's face with curly hair, eyes closed, singing into a microphone, on the inner upper arm.
Black and grey portrait with a microphone on an upper arm
Small black silhouette birds in flight form a diagonal line across the side of a person's ribs in a black ink tattoo.
Flock of birds across the ribs
Forearm tattoo of a realistic pink peony framed by a black outlined triangle, with grey dotwork and black botanical leaves and berries around it.
Pink peony in a triangle on a forearm
Close-up of a fine line black handwritten script tattoo of a quote across a shoulder and upper back.
Handwritten script quote on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a peacock feather in green, teal and blue with a black outline, centred on a woman's upper back between the shoulder blades.
Peacock feather on upper back
A seated person in a white t-shirt and ripped black jeans shows a coloured tattoo on the forearm, with the hand resting on the knee.
Forearm tattoo on a seated figure
Three outline stars in pink, teal and purple on the inner forearm, drawn in a simple fine line style.
Three outline stars on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of the word Wanderlust in flowing script with an arrow running along the forearm.
Wanderlust script and arrow on a forearm

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