Tattoo ideas

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

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Rear view of a person's neck and bare shoulders showing a small fine line script tattoo just behind the ear.
Fine line script on the neck
Black line drawing of a pair of feathered angel wings on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Pair of angel wings line drawing
Black and grey pencil drawing of two dahlia flowers on long stems with serrated leaves, in a botanical style suited to a tattoo design.
Two dahlias on stems, pencil drawing
Sketch-style stag head with antlers and leaves in black linework with red and blue watercolour washes, on the outer thigh.
Stag with antlers and leaves on the thigh
Two interlocked hands with small black numeral tattoos in a fine lettering style on the fingers, with silver rings worn on two fingers.
Matching numerals on two fingers
Fine line black tattoo of a crescent moon and a constellation of small stars joined by dotted lines, on the side of the torso above the waistband.
Fine line constellation with crescent moon on side
Traditional style flash design of three Poké Balls with fire, water and leaf elements and ribbon banners reading Life's Hardest Choice, on a black background.
Pokeball trio with fire, water and leaf
Black and grey shaded feather tattoo with a script word beside it, sitting on the lower abdomen above a lace waistband.
Shaded feather with script on the lower abdomen
Four black paw prints with thin red heart and swirl linework on the outside of an ankle, with a patterned sock at the lower edge of the frame.
Paw prints with red heart swirls on ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a misty pine forest across a forearm, with a black smartwatch on the wrist.
Pine forest forearm tattoo
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing Winnie the Pooh and Piglet walking along a path beneath a bare tree.
Winnie the Pooh and Piglet walking on upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of blue cornflowers with green stems and buds on the inner forearm, shown in a pair of photographs.
Cornflowers on a forearm
Grey pencil-style drawing of a cartoon creature sitting beside a small heart and a butterfly, with the script words There's always something worth living for beneath.
Cartoon creature with butterfly and quote design
Neo-traditional illustration of an animated princess with a red tiger tattoo on her upper arm and shoulder, lotus flowers, and Arabic script on a banner.
Tattooed animated princess with tiger in cameo frame
Colour tattoo on a thigh showing a round cartoon character in glasses holding a sugar skull, with teal banners reading Sympathy for the Unusual, in a neo-traditional style.
Cartoon character with banners on thigh
Black line drawing of a triangle, circle and vertical line with the script words Until the very end beneath it, a sketched design with no body placement shown.
Deathly Hallows symbol with quote
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a lotus with mandala detailing and dotted lines, placed on the centre of the chest.
Lotus and mandala design on the chest
Two small triangle tattoos on forearms, one an outlined fine line triangle on a pale arm and one a solid black triangle on a darker arm, against white fabric.
Outline and solid triangle tattoos on forearms
Woman seen from behind with black and grey realistic rose tattoos covering both arms in full sleeves, from upper arm to forearm.
Black and grey rose sleeves on both arms
Black ink linework drawing of a symmetrical floral mandala with petals, leaves, scrolls and dotted shading, drawn on white paper beside a black fineliner pen.
Symmetrical floral mandala design in ink
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a peach with leaves, flowers and the words Life is peachy on an upper arm.
Peach and flowers on an upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a peony, pink and orange flowers and green leaves held in a hand with a red cuff, on a person's upper back.
Traditional flower bouquet held by a hand
Fine line tattoo of two interlocking heart outlines on a forearm, one red with the word Sister and one blue with the word Brother in script.
Sister and brother heart outlines on a forearm
Black ink botanical tattoo of poppies, blackberries and buds on a woman's upper back and shoulder, seen from behind.
Black botanical flowers on a shoulder blade
Fine line black script tattoo reading "Curiosity often leads to trouble" along the side of a hip, with a hand resting on the body.
Quote tattoo along the side of the hip
Black and grey treble clef tattoo with flowing script lettering woven through it, shown on the upper back.
Treble clef with script on upper back
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of a cat's head shaped like a balloon, tied by a string to a hand, on the outer thigh.
Cat balloon held by a hand on a thigh
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a chain bracelet with dangling charms on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Chain bracelet tattoo with charms
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat wearing a blue striped scarf on the upper arm, with dotted circle linework.
Sphynx cat in a blue scarf on an upper arm
Fine line black script reading if you're a bird, I'm a bird, with three flying bird silhouettes on the inner wrist.
Script quote and three birds on a wrist
Pencil sketch of a woman's face framed by curling hair, peach roses, antlers, arrows and chains, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body part visible.
Woman with roses and arrows pencil design
Small black and grey Mickey Mouse silhouette tattoo with hatched shading, on the inner wrist.
Mickey Mouse silhouette on the wrist
Two colour tattoos side by side on a limb: a geometric wolf head with a crescent moon on the left and a geometric stag head with antlers on the right, in a neo-traditional style.
Geometric wolf and stag side by side
Forearm tattoo of a Zia sun symbol in black linework with red, orange, blue and green watercolour washes, shown from three angles.
Watercolour Zia sun on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the upper arm of a circular mountain and river landscape, surrounded by radiating lines and two small dots.
Mountain landscape in a sunburst on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eagle head with a feather and flying birds on an upper arm and shoulder.
Eagle head and feather on an upper arm
Black and grey realism biomechanical tattoo of gears, pistons and metal plates torn open through the skin of a forearm.
Biomechanical gears on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a ringed planet cut into horizontal slices, with a blurred cactus background.
Sliced planet layers on a forearm
Black ink script lettering reading it goes on, with a small bird, on the side of a finger in lettering style.
Script lettering and bird on a finger
Black geometric grid tattoo on a shaved scalp, shaded to look like a receding tunnel, shown from behind and in a three-frame sequence with a finger pointing at its centre.
Grid vortex tattoo across a shaved scalp
Dark blue geometric mandala tattoo with pink accents on the upper thigh of a person lying on a patchwork quilt.
Blue mandala tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a footballer seen from behind, wearing a number 7 shirt with the name Cantona across the back.
Footballer seen from behind on a forearm
Black lace-pattern tattoo with pearl dots and hanging beads across the upper arm and shoulder, in a blackwork style.
Black lace and pearl shoulder tattoo
Two people holding hands, each with a colourful rainbow faceted hexagon tattoo on the inner forearm, geometric style.
Rainbow faceted hexagon tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on a forearm and upper arm, showing a storybook scene with a rabbit-like figure and a top-hatted character among other engraved details.
Storybook sleeve with rabbit and top-hatted figure
Close-up of a tiny black fine line sailboat tattoo on the upper chest near the collarbone, with blonde hair and a black strap in the frame.
Small sailboat on the collarbone
Black, grey and muted green swallow in flight with a rust-red throat, tattooed on a leg in a soft, wash-style Japanese manner.
Swallow in flight on a leg
Black and grey shaded pine cone tattoo on the inner wrist, with part of a floral tattoo visible on the forearm above it.
Pine cone tattoo on the wrist

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