Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey ornate lion head tattoo in profile with a patterned geometric mane, on the upper back over the shoulder blade.
Ornate lion head on upper back
Colour tattoo of a grey and white butterfly with a pink ribbon and soft blue wash, placed on the upper back, in a realistic style.
Butterfly and pink ribbon on upper back
Colour tattoo of a Celtic knot shamrock with heart-shaped leaves, shaded in green and yellow with a black outline, on skin.
Celtic knot shamrock tattoo
Black and grey fine line design of a dandelion clock releasing seeds towards two birds, with the words this too shall pass written along the stem.
Dandelion seeds with script stem design
Forearm with a small hand-lettered Happy Camper tattoo in black on a pale blue circle, with a black and brown roasting stick crossing the words.
Happy Camper lettering on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a pair of scissors with curling vines on the upper back, shaded to look three-dimensional.
Scissors and vines on a upper back
Black linework dreamcatcher with teal feathers tattooed on the side of the ribs, with light denim jeans worn below.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on the ribs
Black dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with hanging ornamental motifs and a heart pendant on a forearm, photographed against a dark red wall.
Lotus and heart ornament on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box above a black banner reading Everyone Is Important, on the side of the ribs.
Blue police box TARDIS with banner on ribs
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a skull with a pink rose, a feather, a songbird and beaded chains, with a pencil drawn in the lower right.
Skull, rose and feather design sketch
Black fine line tattoo of an elephant with a raised trunk on a pale area of skin.
Minimal elephant line tattoo on skin
Black and grey traditional tattoo of Frankenstein's monster and his bride kissing inside a scalloped heart, on the calf.
Frankenstein couple in a heart on a calf
Colour tattoo of a pale masked figure with brown hair and a knife, set against red blood splatter, on the side of a person's ribs below the breast.
Masked slasher with knife on ribs
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design with lilies, curling vine swirls and the words Live Laugh Love in cursive script, in black and grey.
Lily and swirl design with script
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bearded man's face under a crown of antler-like branches, covering the upper arm.
Bearded man with antlered branches on upper arm
Black fine line cursive script reading one of two on the inner wrist, with the palm of the hand raised above it against a brown towel.
One of two script on an inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass with flowers, a beaded chain and a ribbon reading TAKE ME HOME, on the outer thigh.
Compass and banner on a thigh
Black linework drawing of nested circular arcs inside a large circle, on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design sheet.
Nested arcs inside a circle
Pink rose with green leaves framed by black lace-style linework, tattooed on a calf in a Botanical style with soft shading.
Pink rose and black lace tattoo on a calf
Colour realism style sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a bare tree, maple leaves and a bright sun burst in red, orange and yellow.
Autumn tree and maple leaves on an upper arm
Small black fine line tattoo of symbols and marks in a row on the mid back of a woman wearing a white lace open-back bodysuit.
Small line tattoo on the mid back
Black and grey tattoo on the outer thigh of two skulls, candelabra and hanging chains, shaded with dotwork stippling.
Skulls and candelabra on a thigh
Black ink tattoo of a treble clef, bass clef and musical notes stacked together on an upper arm, in a bold solid style.
Treble and bass clefs with music notes on upper arm
Grey shaded owl with a pink magnolia and leafy branch tattooed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Owl and magnolia on upper back
Close-up photo of black script lettering reading Mommy with a red ribbon in the middle, tattooed on the inner wrist, in a lettering style.
Script word Mommy with red ribbon on wrist
Colour tattoos of the Batman and Superman logos with torn black and blue edges, one on each foot, shown on the tops of a pair of feet.
Batman and Superman emblems on two feet
Purple and black hand-lettered Psalm 91:4 design with a feather illustration, lettering style, no body placement shown.
Psalm 91:4 lettering with a feather
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a fox head in profile with a small bird on a branch, leaves and a rose on skin.
Fox, bird and rose tattoo
Black and grey band tattoo on the forearm with stippled shading that suggests a treeline and a small dot above it.
Shaded landscape band tattoo on forearm
Black and white flash design of a solid spiky starburst with the word YAY in white hand-drawn capitals on a plain white background.
Starburst with YAY lettering
Black and grey photo of a typewriter-style lettering tattoo on a forearm reading Our brains are sick but that's okay.
Typewriter-style quote on a forearm
Traditional-style flash design of a horned forest spirit deer with teal antlers above a banner reading Forest Spirit, a red mask and crossed swords below.
Forest spirit deer with banner and mask
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of crossed arrows tied with rope knots across a man's forearm.
Crossed arrows and rope on a forearm
Two hands holding a small branch, with a tiny black fine line tattoo on each wrist, one a short curved stroke and the other a Y-like shape.
Small fine line marks on two wrists
Black line drawing of a hand gripping a tattoo machine, with roses and lotus leaves wrapped around the wrist and forearm in a traditional botanical style.
Hand holding a tattoo machine with roses
Black and grey engraving-style tattoo of a skeleton holding a scythe, with clouds, stars and a DEATH banner, wrapping the forearm.
Skeleton with scythe and DEATH banner on forearm
Back of a woman's neck and upper back with a fine line trail of small outlined stars in black ink, tapering down towards the shoulders.
Star trail tattoo down the back of the neck
Small black fine line outline of a cactus on the inner forearm, shown against a cluttered room.
Small cactus outline on a forearm
Black ink symbols on both palms and number words on the fingers, including a loop-and-cross sigil on the left palm and an eye on the right hand.
Symbols and number words on both palms and fingers
Shirtless person with black and grey tattoos on the chest and upper arms holding a kitten against their body.
Tattooed arms holding a kitten
Colour realism tattoo of a pink rose with a water droplet and a faceted gemstone, framed by black dotwork and mandala patterns on a forearm.
Realistic rose and gem forearm piece
Red pencil sketch of a woman with flowing hair entwined with a snake and surrounded by flowers and leaves, drawn as a tattoo design.
Woman and snake floral design sketch
Black and grey paw print tattoo with bone-shaped name banners on a lower leg.
Paw prints with name bones on a calf
Black script tattoo reading Because you're mine with a flourish on the forearm, and a black banner reading I walk the line on the arm below.
Script quote and banner on forearm
Black Polynesian style tribal tattoo with triangles, swirls, flowers and a bird motif curving across the ribs, with a hand resting on the skin above it.
Polynesian style tribal band on ribs
Black ink script reading how beautiful on the left foot and a black mountain silhouette tattoo on the right foot, shown on bare feet over carpet.
Script and mountain tattoos on both feet
Colourful abstract tattoo of pink, magenta and purple brush-like strokes with small dots, running up the inner forearm towards the wrist.
Pink and purple abstract strokes on a wrist
Colourful watercolour-style flower tattoo with a black outline and blue, green and purple splashes and drips, on the upper back.
Watercolour-style flower on upper back

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