Tattoo ideas

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

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Black linework peony, leaves and scrollwork tattoo across a person's back, shown in a black and white photo.
Peony and foliage back tattoo
Fine line black tattoo of two small stick figures holding hands on the side of a ribcage, with a red berry-patterned top in the background.
Two stick figures holding hands on ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a lion head inside a dreamcatcher with hanging feathers, placed on the side of the ribs.
Lion and dreamcatcher on the ribs
Pencil sketch of a pair of cowboy boots with stitched heart cutouts, wrapped in a coiled rope on a cream background.
Cowboy boots wrapped in rope with a heart
Realistic colour tattoo of a smiling man's portrait on an eagle wrapped in the American flag, perched on a branch, on the skin of the upper body.
Portrait and eagle in flag tattoo
Teal and blue mandala tattoo with black outlines and a cream centre, placed on the inner forearm of a person wearing a black top.
Teal mandala on a forearm
Small black outline tattoo of a lotus flower on the inner wrist, shown in a close photo against a black and white patterned background.
Small lotus outline on the inner wrist
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of a bee, a rose and leafy sprigs arranged in a circle on a forearm, Botanical style.
Bee and rose wreath on a forearm
Black and grey drawing of a skull built from US dollar bill engraving, with a pyramid eye, ornate scrollwork and the word HATE across the teeth.
Dollar bill skull design
Traditional tiger head tattoo in black, orange and red on a torso, beside a colourful arm sleeve with an eagle and a leopard head.
Traditional tiger head on ribs with arm sleeve
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of a trail of paw prints on a woman's ankle, with soft grey shading beneath them.
Trail of small paw prints on an ankle
Black line drawing of a botanical flower design with dotwork shading on the petals, flowing stems, leaves and buds, shown as a tattoo design.
Flowers and buds on a sweeping stem
Neo-traditional flash design of a pale blue fictional character with red hair, surrounded by roses, vines, a skull and a banner reading I Sense There's Something in the Wind, shown without a body
Sally with roses, skull and banner design
Black linework tattoo of a bald cartoon head with a skeptical expression and the word BULLSHIT above it, with red and yellow accents on a limb, placed on the body as seen in the photo.
Cartoon head with BULLSHIT lettering
Small fine line tattoo of three overlapping black circles on the upper chest, below the collarbone.
Three interlocking circles on the chest
Colour tattoos of SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star and Plankton across a chest and upper arm, with a black and grey floral tattoo on the other shoulder.
SpongeBob and friends on chest and arm
Black and grey fine script reading I've lived a thousand lives arches above a shaded stack of books on skin, with spines reading HOBBIT and LOTR.
Stack of books with script quote
Fine line black outline tattoo of a fairy with wings on the upper back, photographed close up on skin.
Fairy outline on upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an anthropomorphic frog in a striped jumper riding a red bicycle, on the forearm.
Frog riding a red bicycle
Woman in a pale floral mini dress with traditional-style tattoos of a peacock on the upper arm, a snake on the other arm, a wolf head on the knee and further designs on the neck and legs.
Peacock, wolf and snake tattoos with floral dress
Botanical neo-trad tattoo of anemones, peonies and foliage covering the upper arm and shoulder, shaded in grey with muted pink and green colour.
Anemone and peony bouquet on upper arm
Black Chinese character tattoo in a bold brush style, placed on the side of the body.
Chinese character tattoo on the side of the body
Watercolour-style tattoo of black outlined and solid stars with pink and blue washes and ink splatter on the ankle.
Watercolour stars on an ankle
Black handwritten lettering design of the word relax, with a long vertical stroke running through the l, on a plain white background.
Relax lettering design
Close photo of a fine line black sound wave tattoo running horizontally across the upper arm, with dark fabric visible at the top edge.
Sound wave line tattoo on upper arm
Black ink blackletter letter M on the top of a foot, with a scatter of small stars and dots trailing to the right.
Blackletter M with stars on the foot
Fine line botanical tattoo of a small bare branch ending in a tiny bud, placed on the shoulder.
Tiny branch sprig on the shoulder
Traditional red rose tattoo with green leaves and bold black outlines on a forearm, partly covered by a rose gold wristwatch with a black strap.
Red rose tattoo on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on the thigh showing a hand holding paintbrushes and pencils, framed by pink flowers and green leaves.
Hand holding paintbrushes and pencils on thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of peonies, a lemon slice and bare branches inside an angular frame on the thigh.
Peonies and lemon slice in a geometric frame on a thigh
Traditional style colour tattoo of a blue dagger wrapped in rope, with red roses and a pink bow, on the outer thigh.
Dagger, roses and bow on a thigh
Two feet on tarmac, each with a black script quote and a pink and red butterfly tattoo on the top of the foot.
Matching quote and butterfly tattoos on feet
Black and grey tattoo of a heraldic crest shield with a lion, a serpent, a badger and a large central letter H, on a person's upper back.
Heraldic crest shield tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork and linework mandala and lotus tattoos covering a bent arm, with a geometric mandala on the upper arm and a floral design on the forearm.
Mandala and lotus sleeve on a bent arm
Black and grey wing tattoo across the ribs and a blackwork ornament on the forearm of a woman in a black bikini standing in the sea.
Wing tattoo on ribs and blackwork forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a triquetra style Celtic knot with an extra looped top, on the back of the neck.
Triquetra knot on the nape of the neck
Black ink drawing of two snakes with scale texture, interlocking in a circle on a plain tan background, shown as a tattoo design.
Two snakes intertwined in a circle
Pencil sketch of a compass rose with an eight-point star, a fleur-de-lis at the north point and the letters N, E, S and W on white paper.
Compass rose design in pencil
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with a central paw print and hanging feathers and beads, placed on the upper back.
Dreamcatcher with paw print on upper back
Two matching fine line tattoos of paper aeroplanes with dashed flight paths, one on each inner forearm.
Matching paper aeroplanes on forearms
Realistic blue and grey tattoo of a car alternator with a pulley on the forearm, shown from two angles.
Alternator tattoo on a forearm
Watercolour style tattoo of a woman in profile with blue wash and pink flowers on the upper arm and shoulder.
Watercolour woman and flowers on upper arm
Triptych of a black and grey elephant tattoo with red roses, a dahlia and a lotus on the lower leg, in a neo-traditional style with shading.
Elephant with roses and dahlia on a calf
Colour cartoon tattoo of Chuckie Finster from Rugrats, with spiky orange hair and purple glasses, on the lower leg.
Chuckie Finster cartoon on a lower leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hooded video game hero with a shield and sword on the forearm.
Zelda-style hero with shield on forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of Milhouse from The Simpsons riding a flying eagle above a banner reading Everything's coming up Milhouse, on a leg.
Milhouse riding an eagle with banner on a leg
Black fine line tattoo of a cat with flowing swirls and a small butterfly on the upper chest, beside a dark strap.
Cat with swirls and butterfly on upper chest
Two clasped hands show matching geometric triangle tattoos, the larger one on the inner forearm with a purple galaxy fill and a smaller outlined pair on the hand.
Matching galaxy triangle tattoos on wrists

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