Tattoo ideas

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

What will it cost? Try the tattoo cost calculator
Small solid black cupid silhouette drawing a bow, with the word Shit. in typewriter lettering, on an upper arm.
Cupid silhouette with word on upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of a blackberry branch with green leaves and ripe and unripe berries on the upper arm.
Blackberry branch on an upper arm
Two arms side by side show fine line black outline tattoos of a wavy cactus, a palm tree, a saguaro cactus and a small sprig on the upper arm.
Cactus and palm tattoos on two upper arms
Colour tattoo of a snarling fox wearing a pearl necklace and teal crescent ornament, with a spiked orange collar, on an upper arm.
Snarling fox with pearl necklace on upper arm
Four photographs of an upper arm sleeve in black outline linework showing cartoon princess characters, a carriage and a prince, with no shading or colour yet added.
Princess sleeve linework on upper arm
Colourful tree canopy above a DNA double helix trunk with brown roots, tattooed on the upper arm.
Tree and DNA helix with roots on upper arm
Two matching black mandala flower tattoos, one on a woman's shoulder blade and one on her upper arm, in a dotwork style.
Mandala flower tattoos on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey traditional swallow with script lettering and a feathered headdress portrait on a person's upper arm.
Swallow and headdress portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realistic scorpion tattoo with raised tail and detailed shading, on the upper arm of a person.
Realistic scorpion tattoo on upper arm
Realism tattoo of a hummingbird above two red roses and grey leaves, shown across the upper arm and shoulder in three photographs.
Hummingbird and red roses on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of branching lines on an upper arm, beside a black and white checked sleeve.
Fine line branching design on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing a 1920s Cotton Club sign, gangsters with tommy guns, and a woman's portrait.
1920s Cotton Club gangster sleeve
Three-panel photo of a colourful neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing the horned sorceress Maleficent holding a staff, with a dragon behind her and green flames.
Maleficent with dragon on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hooded grim reaper holding a scythe and hourglass on the upper arm.
Grim reaper with scythe and hourglass on upper arm
Gold metallic temporary tattoo of stacked geometric arrows on a woman's upper back, with a matching gold armband on her upper arm.
Gold arrow design on a woman's back
Black outline tattoo of an octopus with dotted suckers and a mug-shaped vessel on the upper arm, shown against a dark top.
Octopus and mug on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull wrapped in banknotes, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull wrapped in banknotes on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a red heart with a MOM banner, an anchor, rope and yellow roses, placed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Heart and anchor with MOM banner on upper arm
Black and grey Japanese-style tattoo of a seated Buddha on a lotus base with a stem and leaves, running down the upper arm beneath cloud scrolls on the shoulder.
Seated Buddha and lotus on upper arm
Black ink lettering tattoo reading know your own happiness, with scrolled flourishes above and below, on the upper arm of a person in a denim vest.
Know your own happiness quote on upper arm
Black and grey dragon tattoo across a stomach, with tattooed arm and leg visible at the edges of a torso shot of a woman in a black bra and briefs.
Dragon tattoo across a stomach
Black dreamcatcher tattoo with a mandala centre and hanging feathers on a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on the upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a human skull framed by pink roses and grey scrollwork on the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic skull and roses on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a blue genie rising above a golden lamp, with a handwritten quote beneath it, on an upper arm.
Blue genie and magic lamp with quote on upper arm
Colour Japanese style tattoo of blue and purple peonies, red blossoms and green leaves across the upper arm and shoulder.
Peony and blossom tattoo on upper arm
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat with a red lotus and cherry blossoms on an upper arm.
Maneki-neko cat with lotus on upper arm
Man with full black and grey geometric dotwork sleeves, snowflake-style shoulder pieces and a chest design, photographed against a dark background.
Geometric dotwork sleeves and chest on a shirtless man
Black and grey skull tattoo with pink cherry blossom petals and red swirls on a person's upper arm, in a Japanese influenced style.
Skull and cherry blossom on upper arm
Colour tattoo of Van Gogh's The Starry Night covering the outer upper arm near the elbow, with swirling blue and yellow sky and a dark cypress-like shape.
Starry Night painting tattoo on upper arm
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a silhouetted girl with a ponytail and full dress holding a sparkler, on the upper arm.
Girl silhouette with sparkler on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of two dolphins swimming through blue water with rising bubbles, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Two dolphins swimming on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bee with spread wings over a honeycomb pattern on the inner upper arm.
Bee over honeycomb dotwork on upper arm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of stacked skulls, wisps of smoke and a shadowed figure, shown on the upper arm, shoulder and forearm from three angles.
Skulls and smoke full arm sleeve
Black ink botanical tattoo of a flowering sprig with leaves and small blooms on the upper arm, in a fine line style.
Flowering sprig on upper arm
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal tattoo with spirals and triangles wrapping the upper arm, with stippled dotwork shading.
Polynesian-style tribal upper arm tattoo
Colour tattoo on an upper arm of a blue police box in an ornate oval frame, with a red bow tie and a black sneaker below it.
Blue police box in an ornate frame on an upper arm
Black tribal tattoo covering a shirtless man's shoulder and upper arm, in a blackwork style with a large central circular motif.
Polynesian-style tribal shoulder and arm tattoo
Full colour realistic floral sleeve tattoo of roses, peonies and leaves covering a woman's arm from shoulder to wrist.
Full floral sleeve of roses and peonies on an arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of orchids across a shoulder, with a floral and paisley-style tattoo on the upper arm of a woman in a black crop top.
Black and grey orchid tattoos on shoulder and arm
Realistic colour tattoo of an American flag revealed through torn skin on the upper arm, with DON'T TREAD lettering across the top.
American flag under torn skin on upper arm
Full arm sleeve tattoo in colour showing a swirling galaxy, grey spaceships, a planet and a cartoon astronaut across the upper arm and forearm, photographed from four angles.
Full space sleeve with galaxy and spaceships
Black and grey linework tattoo of a castle with a bow, roses and a heart on an upper arm, with a person's shoulder and neck partly visible.
Castle, bow and roses on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a green cartoon monster stomping over grey buildings in a red sunburst, with a yellow banner reading Halt I am Reptar, on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Cartoon monster over a city on upper arm
Woman in a black slip dress taking a mirror selfie, showing a grey realism rose sleeve on her upper arm, a portrait tattoo on her forearm and a small eye tattoo on her chest.
Rose sleeve and portrait tattoo on arm
Fine line black tattoo of two hands linking little fingers on the upper arm of a person wearing a grey t-shirt.
Pinky promise hands on upper arm
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with flowing feathers across a bare shoulder, upper arm and upper back, shown in a monochrome photograph.
Phoenix tattoo across shoulder and back
Black and grey realism tattoo of dogwood blossoms, lily-style flowers and leaves spreading across a person's back, shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey dogwood flowers on back and shoulder
Fine line black arrow tattoo on the forearm below the elbow, with a small cluster of dots on the upper arm, shown on a bare arm beside a white t-shirt.
Dot cluster and small arrow on an arm

Ideas by style

Fine line Traditional Blackwork Japanese Dotwork Neo-trad Realism Lettering Botanical Geometric

Ideas by placement

Forearm Upper arm Shoulder Back Chest Ribs Thigh Calf Ankle Hand Neck

Popular subjects

Flower 8,605 Script 6,821 Leaves 6,438 Rose 4,399 Heart 4,105 Lettering 3,720 Bird 3,605 Feather 3,392 Quote 3,385 Swirl 3,253 Star 3,037 Dot 3,012 Text 2,685 Mandala 2,563 Wing 2,537 Word 2,200 Circle 2,163 Hand 1,970 Skull 1,900 Cat 1,806 Petal 1,805 Stem 1,695 Triangle 1,678 Outline 1,574 Arrow 1,573 Ornament 1,552 Banner 1,537 Eye 1,508 Woman 1,494 Moon 1,451