Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo on a forearm of a face formed from a folded banknote with a rolled bill above, shown in two side by side photographs.
Money-face portrait on a forearm
Colour tattoo of an orange lion cub with black outline and the words Hakuna Matata in black script beside it, on the inner forearm.
Lion cub and Hakuna Matata script on a forearm
Two hands held together, each showing a small black lettering tattoo on a finger, with silver rings nearby.
Small character tattoos on two fingers
Two people seen from behind by a river, a man with a large black and grey crown tattoo across his upper back and a woman with a small crown tattoo on her upper back.
Crown tattoos on two people's backs
Pencil drawing of a lion head with a flowing, swirling mane, shaded in soft greys as a tattoo design.
Lion head pencil sketch
Flash sheet of boho tattoo designs in gold, grey and black, including feathers, arrows, a hamsa hand with an eye, a play triangle and the words WILD HEART.
Boho arrows, feathers and hamsa hand design set
Colour botanical tattoo of pink and purple lilies, green vines and blue butterflies across a person's back and side.
Lilies and butterflies across a back
Black linework tattoo of a circular botanical design with swirls, leaves and a bud, on the upper back near the neck.
Ornamental botanical circle on upper back
Black and green drawing of a stylised horse head with a swirling mane, shown as a design on a white background.
Swirling horse head design
Black ink tattoo of a crescent moon with ornamental filigree and a sun with radiating points, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Crescent moon and sun on upper back
White TARDIS police box silhouette with black slit detailing on a plain black background, shown as a stencil-style design.
TARDIS police box design
Black and grey shaded sunflower tattoo on the side of a person's ribs, with a braided belt and jeans visible below.
Shaded sunflower on the ribs
Black ink drawing of an Om symbol with flowing strokes, dotted lines and teardrop shapes above and below, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Om symbol design with dots and teardrops
Fine line black tattoo of a cartoon dog with a bow and a letter S on its chest, on the inner wrist.
Cartoon dog with bow on wrist
Coloured pencil drawing of a tattoo design with pink and purple lilies, an orange patterned butterfly and black swirling vines, with no body placement shown.
Lilies, butterfly and swirls tattoo design
Colour tattoo of two sunflowers with grey and black butterflies and green leaves, with a black linework swirl border, on the outer thigh.
Sunflowers and butterflies on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a pocket watch, a shaded rose and a dotwork mandala flower with a butterfly.
Pocket watch, rose and mandala on a forearm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm of a graveyard scene with a bare tree and crosses inside an ornate frame, flanked by two red roses.
Graveyard cameo with roses on upper arm
Woman seen from behind with a fine line botanical vine tattoo of leaves and flowers across her back, shoulder and upper arm.
Botanical vine tattoo across a woman's back
Black and grey feather tattoo on the upper arm beside a small solid black arrow tattoo on the back, with a white dress visible.
Feather and arrow tattoos on arm and back
Black and grey tattoo of mountain peaks above a pine forest on the upper arm, with soft grey shading and a faint warm tone behind the trees.
Mountains and pine forest on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a row of seven moon phases in fine shading across the inner forearm.
Moon phases sequence on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a milkshake with a cherry, striped straw and red polka dot bow on a forearm, in neo-traditional style.
Milkshake with cherry and polka dot bow
Black traditional-style tattoo of a sun with a face and long rays, placed on the chest beside a grey top.
Sun with face tattoo on skin
Black ink line drawing of an ornate goldfish with flowing fins and swirled scale patterns, drawn on cream paper as a tattoo design.
Ornate goldfish line drawing
Flash sheet of black crescent moon tattoo designs, some with stars, swirls, sparkles, a face and the words Blue Moon, in black and grey ink.
Crescent moon tattoo flash sheet
Two side-by-side photos of a lettering tattoo on the inner wrist reading too WEIRD to LIVE and too RARE to DIE, in black ink.
Too weird to live and too rare to die on the wrist
Realistic red hibiscus flowers with green leaves and buds trail from the shoulder down the middle of a woman's back, seen from behind in a room with framed paintings.
Red hibiscus flowers down a back
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading live forever on the upper back of a woman with a side braid.
Live forever script on upper back
Black and grey realism style lion tattoo with lotus and cherry blossom flowers across the upper arm, shown in three side-by-side photographs.
Lion and lotus flowers on upper arm
Black ink ornamental swirl tattoo with dots running up the ankle and onto the top of the foot.
Black swirling ornamental ankle tattoo
Gold metallic temporary tattoo of a diamond ring with the word BRIDE inside the band, on the inner forearm.
Gold diamond ring with BRIDE on a wrist
Black and grey photo of a fine line sound wave tattoo on the side of a person's torso.
Fine line sound wave tattoo on the side of the body
Fine line black lotus flower tattoo with an unalome-style line and dots on the inner wrist.
Lotus and unalome on the wrist
Small botanical wreath tattoo of pink flowers and dark leaves on the upper back, just below the nape of the neck.
Pink flower wreath on upper back
Black ink tattoo of the words miles to go with a dashed flight path and paper plane outline on the inner wrist, with a metal paper plane pendant hanging over the hand.
Miles to go and paper plane on wrist
Black and grey serif lettering reading bad wolf on the forearm of a person in a loose shirt and dark underwear.
Bad wolf lettering on a forearm
Close view of a fine line botanical tattoo in pale, light-coloured ink across a shoulder, with leaves, stems and swirling tendrils.
Pale botanical linework across a shoulder
Small black infinity symbol tattoo on the lower back, beside the white strap of a bikini bottom.
Infinity symbol on the lower back
Black and grey engraved-style rose with a bud and leaves tattooed on an upper arm, shown beside a grey sleeve.
Engraved rose and bud on upper arm
Colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat grin with blue eyes and the words We're All Mad Here in script lettering, on the inner wrist.
Cheshire Cat grin and quote on wrist
Black script lettering reading Everyday for the rest of our lives, split across two wrists that are pressed together, a Lettering design on the forearm.
Script quote split across two wrists
Black tribal-style design of a bird with a sweeping wing on a white background, drawn as a flash sheet without placement on the body.
Tribal bird with sweeping wing design
Black and white pen drawing of a tattoo design showing two plumeria flowers over a band of geometric patterns and curling scrolls, shown on a notebook page beside a black pen.
Plumeria band tattoo design on paper
Man in a grey check suit and black shirt, with a black and grey tattoo visible at the neck and upper chest above the open collar.
Man in grey suit with neck tattoo
Colour rose and grey linework hand tattoo on a person's lower left leg, with legs resting on a car dashboard and a camera in the lap.
Rose and hand tattoo on a calf
Black and grey flash design of two shaded roses, a Roman numeral pocket watch, a quill feather and a key over ink splatters, with no body placement shown.
Roses, pocket watch and feather flash
Two forearms in black and grey fine line tattoos: a palm tree, a small bird, a paper plane, the word WILDERNESS and a line with a circle.
Palm tree and wilderness forearm tattoos

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