Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of a kokeshi-style doll in a blue kimono with cherry blossom branches and a banner reading FOR YOU ANYTHING, on a person's upper back.
Kokeshi doll and cherry blossom on a shoulder blade
Fine line black script reading miles to go across the top of a foot, with a brown sandal strap crossing beside it and purple toenail polish.
Miles to go script on top of foot
Colourful watercolour-style cross tattoo on a lower leg, with green, red, orange, yellow and purple brushstrokes and black ink at the centre.
Watercolour-style cross on a calf
Close view of a black ink paisley and floral tattoo covering the neck and upper chest, in a blackwork botanical style.
Black paisley and floral neck and chest tattoo
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a pin-up woman with curly dark hair and two cats, with an orange banner reading EAT LADY, on the upper arm.
Pin-up woman with cats on upper arm
Close-up of a fine line black tattoo of two dandelion seed heads on stems, placed on the inner forearm.
Two dandelion seed heads on a forearm
Man seen from behind on a motorcycle, showing a traditional-style rose and spiderweb tattoo on his forearm and ink at his neck.
Rose and spiderweb forearm tattoo on a biker
Black and grey pencil drawing of a tribal sun with radiating rays above bold Polynesian-style patterns, shown as a design with no body part visible.
Polynesian sun and tribal sleeve design
Purple line drawing of a skull framed by a lotus mandala and scrolling ornament, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Skull with lotus mandala and scrollwork
Black and grey photo of two forearms with a Roman numeral lettering tattoo on the right forearm and a thin vertical line of script on the left.
Roman numerals and script on two forearms
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm and forearm showing a crowned skull, smoke, a world map and a compass.
Crowned skull and compass sleeve
Black wanderlust lettering tattooed on a person's right forearm, with a partly visible red tattoo on the left forearm, as they hold a camera in front of a helmet.
Wanderlust lettering on a forearm
Fine line floral vine tattoo with pink roses and blue flowers wrapping around an ankle, shown from two angles.
Floral vine anklet tattoo in pastel pink and blue
Tattoo design of two red roses framed by black tribal shapes and grey swirls on a white background.
Red roses with black tribal design
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a face merged with a city skyline, barbed wire and birds, with bold lettering below on the forearm.
City skyline and face double exposure on upper arm
Close view of a small black silhouette butterfly tattoo cluster on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade and neck.
Butterfly silhouettes on upper back
Black fine line arrow tattoo with a leaf-like head running down the upper back, beside a woman with pink sweet pea flowers in her hair.
Fine line arrow on upper back
Fine line black script reading Beloved on the heel and ankle side of a foot, against a black and white chequered floor.
Beloved script tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey realistic rose with leaves tattooed on a forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Rose and leaves on a forearm
Two matching fine line black script tattoos reading faith, each crossed by a long horizontal stroke, on the inner wrists.
Faith script on both wrists
Realistic colour tattoo of a grey cat with blue eyes resting on a purple checked blanket, on the forearm.
Grey cat with blue eyes on a forearm
Two fine line script letters, a T and an R, each with a small heart, tattooed on pale inner forearms in a sepia photograph.
Script initials T and R with small hearts
Close photo of a thin black line tattoo of a delta-shaped emblem with a small inner mark, on skin beside blue fabric.
Delta emblem outline tattoo
Colour tattoo of a cartoon sheep wearing a red bow, with blue hearts and the words I thought you loved me in black lettering, on a calf.
Cartoon sheep with bow and quote on a calf
Three photos of a geometric line tattoo on an upper arm, with a star containing a grey spiral shaded in the centre.
Geometric line tattoo with star on upper arm
Black lettering tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, reading WORDS FAIL above MUSIC SPEAKS, with the second line upside down.
Words fail, music speaks lettering on a forearm
Black tribal tattoo with a sun motif and swirling bands across the shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal sun tattoo on upper arm
Two matching fine line black tattoos on inner forearms, a fox with the word always and a stag with the word protego.
Matching fox and stag forearm tattoos
Black and grey traditional-style drawing of an anchor with a heart, a ribbon and a layered flower, shown on plain paper with no body placement visible.
Anchor and flower tattoo design
Two colour cartoon tattoos of Jake the dog and Finn the human from Adventure Time, one on each forearm.
Jake and Finn cartoon tattoos on forearms
Black script lettering reading Still I Rise across the inner wrist, shown in a black and white photograph.
Still I Rise script on the wrist
Black swirling linework tattoo with curls and dots across the upper back, shown in a sepia-toned photograph.
Swirling tribal-style tattoo on upper back
Black script lettering tattoo reading Don't forget to love yourself, placed across the upper chest near the collarbone.
Script quote across upper chest
Close-up of a red heart with grey leafy sprigs tattooed on the sole of a bare foot, in a fine line botanical style.
Red heart and leaf sprigs on sole of foot
Brown and black tattoo of a world map showing Africa and part of Europe, with a compass rose on the right, on an upper arm.
World map and compass rose on upper arm
Two hands touch at the fingertips, each showing a matching small black ornamental symbol tattooed on the finger.
Matching ornamental symbol tattoos on two fingers
Pencil sketch of a volleyball design with the words one love in cursive script across its panels, drawn as a lettering concept with no body placement shown.
One love script on a volleyball sketch
Two forearms with geometric wolf head tattoos in grey and teal on the left and blue on the right, placed on the inner forearm.
Matching geometric wolf heads on forearms
Black and grey traditional-style owl tattoo wearing round glasses, with a scaled body and leafy sprigs below, on the side of the upper thigh.
Owl in glasses with leaves on a thigh
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with a lotus-like centre and a hanging drop motif across a woman's chest, above a black bralette.
Geometric mandala chest tattoo
Back view of a person in mint green dotted shorts, showing a small black lettering tattoo that reads Hope on the outer thigh.
Small word tattoo reading Hope on a thigh
Close photo of a black script tattoo reading Take me as I am or watch me as I go across two lines, placed on the side of the ribs.
Script quote across the ribs
Flash sheet of gold metallic temporary tattoo designs on white, including a mandala with a blue centre, palm trees, an anchor, triangles and the word breathe.
Gold metallic flash sheet with mandala and palms
Small red FUN lettering tattoo in simple script on a person's lower abdomen, above the waistband of black underwear with a bow.
Small red FUN lettering on the hip
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo with leaves and a Sink or Swim banner on a forearm, shown in two views.
Anchor with leaves and Sink or Swim banner on a forearm
Black fine line scallop shell tattoo on the side of a person's ribs, with a grey top and grassy dunes in the background.
Scallop shell tattoo on the ribs
Small black fine line outline of a cloud on the inner wrist, with a laptop keyboard visible in the background.
Outline cloud on the inner wrist
Black ink tribal design drawn as a heart on an aged parchment background, filled with chevrons, spirals and dotted bands, shown as a flash design rather than on skin.
Tribal-patterned heart design

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