Tattoo ideas

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

What will it cost? Try the tattoo cost calculator
Black cursive script reading Life goes on sits above a thin black heartbeat trace on the inner forearm.
Life goes on script with heartbeat line
Nine small white lettering designs in gold and dark brown script, mostly reading just drunk, with one reading drunk in love, arranged on a white surface.
Just drunk lettering designs in gold script
Two forearms side by side with matching black script lettering tattoos on the inner forearm, reading Together forever never apart and Maybe in distance but never in heart.
Matching quote tattoos on forearms
Fine line black script tattoo reading be happy on an upper arm, with a thin line curving beneath the words.
Be happy script on upper arm
Black fine line giraffe outline tattoo with script lettering inside its body and neck, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Giraffe outline with script on upper back
Black script tattoo reading I am not afraid, I was born to do this, across the inner forearm, with a silver skull bracelet on the wrist.
Script quote tattoo on forearm
A man in an inverted yoga pose shows a tall black and grey script and figure tattoo running down the centre of his back, styled as lettering, against a black background.
Vertical script and figure tattoo down a back
Black and grey script lettering of the Serenity Prayer running diagonally across skin on the side of the ribs.
Serenity Prayer script tattoo along the ribs
Black and grey flash design of a dotwork-shaded rose with three arrows and the words "Love yourself so no one has to" curved around it.
Rose and arrows with "Love yourself" lettering
Fine line black heart outline with the script words dents du bonheur inside, placed on the inner forearm.
Heart outline with script lettering on forearm
Two small black script letter tattoos on the fingers of clasped hands, in a fine line lettering style.
Script letters on two fingers
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cross emerging through cracked skin on a forearm, with Risen and Savior scroll banners across it.
Cracked stone cross with Risen and Savior banners
Fine line lettering reading TOUGH ENOUGH in orange, teal, purple, green and yellow on the upper arm of a person in a striped top.
Multicoloured TOUGH ENOUGH lettering on upper arm
Back view of a woman with platinum blonde hair and a fine black lettering tattoo running vertically down her upper arm, with a lace-up satin dress.
Fine lettering on upper arm, back view
Pencil sketch of cursive script lettering arranged in a circle reading what goes around comes around, drawn on paper with no body placement visible.
Circular script lettering sketch
Blackwork and red-line sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, with a circular symbol, arrow-like marks and lettering.
Abstract black and red arm sleeve
Close photo of a forearm held out against a grey concrete wall, with three small black glyph-like symbols in a row tattooed along the inside of the arm in a lettering style.
Three black glyph symbols on a forearm
Close-up of a black lettering tattoo reading May the Force be with you in bold sans-serif capitals across the inner forearm near the wrist.
May the Force quote on a forearm
Black and grey script lettering reading Selfish Machine across the inner wrist and forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Selfish Machine script on a wrist
Black fine line script tattoo reading Believe with three small flying birds above the end of the word, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Believe script with three birds on a wrist
Black lettering tattoo of a quote in a serif typeface running along a forearm that rests on grass.
Quote tattoo on a forearm
Black ink script lettering on an upper arm showing a crossed-out name above the words oops and I meant Hollie, in a freehand script style.
Crossed-out name with 'oops I meant' lettering
Two inner wrists side by side showing black script tattoos reading Sometimes you fall and before you fly, with two bird silhouettes and a small red heart shape.
Matching wrist quote tattoos with birds
Black script lettering reading We accept the love we think we deserve across a forearm, in a lettering style.
Script quote along the forearm
Black ink lettering reading Expecto Patronum in an arched serif font across the side of a thigh, with dark clothing at the top of the frame.
Expecto Patronum lettering on a hip
Pen drawing of an infinity symbol with the words live life with no regrets written in thin fine line script, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Infinity symbol with 'live life with no regrets' script
Black and grey tattoos on bare legs in a bath, including a rose with leaves, script lettering reading SELF and floral designs on the thighs.
Lettering and rose tattoos on thighs in a bath
Back view of a woman in a lace dress with a small black script tattoo on her upper back near the shoulder.
Script tattoo on upper back in lace dress
Two people with matching black ink Sisters script tattoos in an ornamental infinity-style scroll on their ribs, shown from the side with shirts lifted.
Matching Sisters script tattoos on two ribs
Two matching handwritten script tattoos on the inner wrists, one reading I love you and the other reading I love you more, in black ink.
Matching I love you and I love you more wrist script
Black and white photo of a fine line handwritten script tattoo running down the side of the ribs, partly covered by a dark top and lace bra.
Handwritten script line along the ribs
Black fine line script tattoo reading "Fate fell short" on the upper chest near the collarbone, with a navy polka dot top visible at the edge of the frame.
"Fate fell short" script on upper chest
Black lettering tattoo reading Think happy thoughts on the back of a woman's neck, below blonde braided hair, in a lettering style.
Think happy thoughts lettering on the nape
Black and white flash design of a stag head silhouette with hand-lettered text reading We will forever be wild and free over a row of pine trees.
Stag silhouette with lettering and pine trees
Black and white photo of fine line script reading Just believe on the inner wrist, with a silver beaded bracelet above it.
Just believe script on a wrist
Black script lettering reading Never a victim, Forever a fighter across the lower back above the waistband of jeans.
Script quote across the lower back
Black line drawing of a geometric circular design with decorative lettering above and below, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Circular symbol design with quotation
Close-up of the fine line script word Meraki in black ink on the inner forearm, resting on a blue denim lap.
Meraki script on the inner forearm
Black fine line script reading cute but psycho, but cute, tattooed along the side of a ribcage below a black lace garment edge.
Script quote on the ribs
Black and white photo of a black script quote tattoo running along the upper thigh, partly covered by a hand holding dark fabric.
Script quote along the upper thigh
Hand-drawn script lettering reading Put on some lipstick and pull yourself together over a pink watercolour lip shape, shown as a design drawing on paper.
Lipstick quote in script lettering
Two people shown from behind with matching black and grey angel wing tattoos over their shoulder blades, each with script lettering beside the wing.
Matching angel wing tattoos with sibling script
Black ink line drawing of a dandelion with seeds blowing away and the Portuguese script 'a vida é bela', a fine line botanical lettering design.
Dandelion seeds and 'a vida é bela' script
Black brush-painted cross above the word LOVE in block lettering on a white background, shown as a flash design.
Brush cross with LOVE lettering
Fine line black script reading let it be, with three small bird silhouettes above it, on the inner wrist and lower forearm.
Let it be script with three birds on the wrist
Black lettering tattoo reading Because This Moment Simply Is in a serif typeface across the forearm.
Quote tattoo on a forearm
Black lettering and an anchor tattoo on the side of a foot near the ankle, with the script words We shall never drift apart running along the skin.
Anchor and script quote on a foot
Dark red script tattoo reading Strength with a small heart either side, on the inner wrist above denim jeans.
Strength script with hearts on wrist

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