Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white photo of a small black tattoo of media playback symbols running across the inner forearm near the wrist.
Media playback controls on the wrist
Black ink flash sheet of hand-drawn lettering, hearts, roses and plasters on a notebook page, pinned to a string against a pink background.
Hand-drawn lettering flash sheet on notebook paper
Black and grey realism tattoo of a horned owl gripping a pocket watch on the upper arm.
Owl gripping a pocket watch on an arm
Colour tattoo of a large paisley with a mandala flower centre and scrollwork on the upper leg, shown in pink, teal, yellow and green.
Colourful paisley with mandala flower on upper leg
Black silhouette design of a flock of birds flying upward beside fine script reading "with my God given Grace I will carry on", shown on a plain white background.
Flock of birds with script quote
Black geometric flamingo tattoo made of angular outlined facets, placed on the ankle and lower leg of a person with a black and grey photo.
Geometric flamingo on an ankle
Two women seen from behind show matching black script lettering on their shoulders, reading a perfect sister I am not and but thankful for the one I've got.
Matching script quote tattoos on two shoulders
Black dotwork tattoo of a slender tower with a round top, running vertically down the centre of a person's upper back.
Dotwork spire tattoo down the upper back
Colour tattoo of a dragonfly, a butterfly and clusters of pink, purple and blue five-petalled flowers on a person's skin, in a botanical style.
Dragonfly, butterfly and flowers on skin
Black floral lace-style tattoo running from the collarbone over the shoulder, drawn in fine linework and dotwork on bare skin.
Floral lace tattoo across collarbone and shoulder
Black fine line tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other, with dotted lines hanging planets, a sun and moon phases, on the upper arm.
Two hands with planets on upper arm
Black ink dotwork drawing of a raven perched among leafy botanical branches with small white flowers, shown on cream paper with no body part visible.
Raven perched among leafy branches
Black ornamental design of an owl with spiral eyes and swirling filigree body perched on a curling branch with a heart-shaped chest, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Swirl owl perched on a branch
Flash sheet of metallic gold temporary tattoo designs, including leaf bands, a chain, quatrefoil and diamond lattice panels, a flower motif and a pair of wings.
Metallic gold flash sheet of bands, chains and wings
Colour tattoo of a cartoon chibi Jason Voorhees holding a bloody machete, with a black outline, on a lower leg.
Chibi Jason Voorhees tattoo on a leg
Close-up of a fine-line tattoo in teal-blue ink on the side of a neck, drifting from behind the ear down towards the collarbone in wispy, smoke-like trails.
Blue wispy smoke tattoo on the neck
Black and grey realism tattoo of a moustached man's face covering the back of a hand, with a second face-like shape above the knuckles.
Moustached man portrait on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather on the side of the ribs, with a hand and dark nail polish visible at the top left.
Shaded feather tattoo on the ribs
Watercolour-style tattoo of a fox beside a teal four-leaf clover on an arm, with sketched black linework and orange splashes.
Fox and four-leaf clover on an arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a rose branch with leaves on the upper chest, with a shaded mandala pattern partly visible below.
Rose branch tattoo on the upper chest
Fine line black tree tattoo with spreading bare branches on the inner wrist, beside a beaded bracelet.
Bare tree on the inner wrist
Coloured neo-traditional flash design of a purple-skinned sea witch with a golden crown, trident and tentacles, above a banner reading SEA WITCH.
Sea witch character with banner flash
Black script lettering reading Mischief Managed in two lines across the inner wrist and lower forearm.
Mischief Managed lettering on a wrist
Two matching fine line black tattoos on the wrists, each showing a heart with a cross above an anchor and a time written beneath it, 9:44 and 9:46.
Matching heart, cross and anchor wrist tattoos
Black line drawing of a crescent moon dreamcatcher with two roses, swirling ornaments and dangling feathers, shown as a fine line tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Crescent moon dreamcatcher with roses
Black and grey cartoon tattoo of two monkeys on a stomach, one bent over and the other pulling at its tail, above jeans.
Two cartoon monkeys across the stomach
Black and grey realism tattoo on the inner forearm showing a guitar neck and strings appearing through torn skin, with a script logo on the headstock.
Guitar emerging from torn forearm skin
Black and white photo of two raised hands showing matching fine line script tattoos that read love on the inside of the wrists.
Matching love script tattoos on two wrists
Black ink tattoo of the words so it goes in a typewriter-style font with a long arrow beneath, on the upper back, in a black and white photo.
"so it goes" lettering with arrow
Fine line black constellation tattoo of dotted stars with a small lowercase m on the upper chest, next to a red plaid shirt.
Star constellation with small letter on upper chest
White ink ornamental tattoo with mandala-like rosettes and scrollwork covering the shoulder and upper arm of a person in a black top.
White ink lace design on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey steampunk owl wearing a top hat and smoking a pipe, with gears and smoke, tattooed on an upper arm.
Steampunk owl in top hat on upper arm
Close view of a small black fine line outline of a lotus flower tattooed on the side of a person's ribs, below the arm.
Fine line lotus tattoo on the side ribs
Dark swirl tattoos on the preserved digits of a mummified hand or foot, shown in black ink on dried, yellowed skin.
Swirl tattoos on preserved digits
Small fine line tattoo of a purple bellflower on a slender green stem, placed on the back of the neck below dark hair.
Bellflower stem on the back of the neck
Fine line black outline tattoo of two small wings on the back of a wrist, with a hand resting on a wooden table.
Pair of outline wings on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's eyes and striped face within a feather, on the inner forearm.
Tiger eyes within a feather on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and three shaded roses with dewdrops, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Pocket watch and roses on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a pink unicorn with a rainbow mane carrying a helmeted rider who holds a blaster, on the lower leg.
Helmeted rider on a pink unicorn
Small black fine line tattoo of a circle containing three dark rings and small marks, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small circular fine line tattoo on forearm
Two hands with colourful neo-traditional tattoos on the backs: a cartoon robot holding a wrench on the left and a grinning green-capped face on the right.
Cartoon robot and grinning face on both hands
Black line drawing of a chrysanthemum with leaves and a curling vine inside a circle, in a botanical design style with no body placement shown.
Chrysanthemum and spiral vine in a circle
Black and grey brush lettering design reading BROKEN CRAYONS STILL COLOR, stacked over four lines on a white background.
Broken crayons still color lettering
Black and grey script tattoo on the ribs of a person in a black sports bra taking a mirror selfie in a tiled bathroom.
Script tattoo on the ribs
Two black and white photos of script lettering tattoos, one reading Alone we are strong and the other Together we are stronger, each with a small bird, on the upper back.
Alone and together quote tattoos with birds
Black lettering tattoo on an upper arm reading Those who mind don't matter, those who matter don't mind, in a plain block typeface.
Quote lettering on an upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a black palm tree above a red setting sun and horizon lines, on the inner upper arm.
Palm tree and red sun on upper arm
Black and grey hot air balloon tattoo with ornate dotwork patterns and a hanging anchor on the inner forearm.
Hot air balloon and anchor on a forearm

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Popular subjects

Flower 8,605 Script 6,821 Leaves 6,438 Rose 4,399 Heart 4,105 Lettering 3,720 Bird 3,605 Feather 3,392 Quote 3,385 Swirl 3,253 Star 3,037 Dot 3,012 Text 2,685 Mandala 2,563 Wing 2,537 Word 2,200 Circle 2,163 Hand 1,970 Skull 1,900 Cat 1,806 Petal 1,805 Stem 1,695 Triangle 1,678 Outline 1,574 Arrow 1,573 Ornament 1,552 Banner 1,537 Eye 1,508 Woman 1,494 Moon 1,451