Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of blue roses, a pink bud and red peonies on an upper arm, shown as purple linework, then in progress and finished.
Blue roses and peonies on upper arm
Small black swirl and dot band tattoo wrapped around a finger on a hand, in a simple linework design.
Swirl band tattoo on a finger
Pencil and stippled drawing of a moth with a crescent moon, the words Always Find The Light and geometric construction lines, shown as an unplaced tattoo design.
Moth and crescent moon design with lettering
Black sans serif lettering spelling WARRIOR across the inner wrist and forearm, with the I drawn with a dot beneath it.
WARRIOR lettering on a wrist
Traditional style flash design of two matching banners reading society, with a vintage bus, a compass, red roses and a bare tree, in colour.
Society banners with bus, compass and roses
Neo-trad tattoo on the outer thigh of a woman with pearl headwear and drop earrings, holding a red anatomical heart beside a black feather.
Woman holding a heart on a thigh
Close-up of a black script tattoo reading endless love across a finger, against a dark floral fabric background.
Endless love script on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of a French bulldog's head on the middle finger of a hand.
French bulldog portrait on a finger
Black and grey realistic rose tattoo with soft shading on a person's chest, above a white V-neck top.
Shaded black and grey rose on the chest
Black fine line drawing of two ginkgo leaves on long curved stems, shaded with parallel lines on a white background.
Two ginkgo leaves on stems
Black linework and dotwork flash design of an anatomical heart with a chair and hanging bulb inside, lettered YOU LIVE THERE below.
Anatomical heart with a chair inside
Fine line black script reading Spirit, lead me, with a small arrow above it, on the inner upper arm of a person with the arm raised.
Arrow and script quote on upper arm
Teal tribal-style skull design with swirling linework and a toothed jaw, shown glowing against a black background.
Tribal skull design in glowing teal
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing butterflies, a daisy, a woman's face, elephants on a savanna and leopard spots.
Black and grey realism sleeve with savanna and leopard
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a saguaro cactus above a succulent on the upper arm, shown in an outdoor setting.
Cactus and succulent on the upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a corked bottle with a sunset and palm trees, a red rose and green leaves, with an anchor and banner above.
Palm tree bottle and rose on an upper arm
Blue-black silhouettes of birds in flight rise across a shoulder blade above a line of cursive lettering that reads Sometimes you've gotta fall before you fly.
Bird flock and quote on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a blue, teal and purple feather with dark shaded edges on the top of a foot, near the big toe.
Blue feather tattoo on a foot
Small black fine line tattoo of a looped motif on a person's forearm, resting on a floral bedsheet.
Small black motif on a forearm
Red rose inside a heart-shaped green vine with black outlines, a botanical tattoo on skin.
Red rose in a heart-shaped vine
Black and grey photograph of a small blackwork mountain range tattoo on the side of a bare ankle, with the foot raised.
Mountain peak tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey flash design of a globe with a botanical sprig border and script lettering reading Be the change you hope to see in the world.
Globe with botanical lettering design
Two knees in black ripped jeans, with fine line lettering reading NO GODS on the left knee and NO MASTERS on the right, in thin greyish-purple ink.
No Gods and No Masters lettering on knees
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a cat's head with angular facial planes and pointed ears, on the inner forearm.
Geometric cat head on a forearm
Black ink line drawing of a fairy with flowing hair and large wings on white paper, a tattoo design with no body part shown.
Line drawing of a fairy with wings
Colour botanical tattoo of blue flowers, peach roses, green leaves and two orange butterflies on a person's upper shoulder, seen from behind.
Blue flowers and butterflies on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a barn owl perched on a stack of coloured books on the upper arm, with the shoulder and a dark vest top visible.
Barn owl perched on a stack of books
Fine line black outline tattoos of a ringed planet and a rocket on two fingers of a hand with orange nail polish.
Ringed planet and rocket on fingers
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a planchette with a crescent moon and three flowers on the thigh, beside a heron leg and a feather.
Planchette with crescent moon and flowers on thigh
Black ink line drawing of an arrow with feathered fletching, a curved bow and a triangular head, drawn on white paper over a wooden surface.
Feathered arrow line drawing on paper
Cartoon black cat with a crescent moon on its forehead, beside a crescent moon wand and star-in-circle emblem, tattooed on the thigh with small blue floral accents.
Black cat with crescent moon wand on thigh
Black ink drawing of a tree of life inside a dreamcatcher hoop with three hanging feathers and beads, in a fine line style.
Tree of life dreamcatcher design
Black and white photograph of two interlocked hands with small black script lettering tattooed on the fingers.
Small script words on interlocked fingers
Black and grey neo-traditional owl tattoo surrounded by roses and a lotus on an upper arm and shoulder.
Owl and roses on upper arm and shoulder
Colourful watercolour-style tree inside a circle, tattooed on a person's shoulder, with pink, orange, green and blue tones.
Watercolour tree in a circle on a shoulder
Realistic black and grey rose tattoo on a person's thigh, with ripped light blue jeans around the leg.
Black and grey roses on a thigh
Three black ink mandala-style tattoos on the inner forearms and wrists of arms held together, with a flower, a sun and a star-like design.
Three mandala-style tattoos on wrists and forearms
Black fine line cursive lettering reading ad infinitum on the side ribs, with a hand holding a red fabric above it.
Ad infinitum script on the side ribs
Black Greek lettering spelling αδελφή in a simple script on pale skin just below lace trim, placed on the upper thigh.
Greek word lettering on the upper thigh
Black and white stencil design of an armoured figure in a segmented power suit with a large arm cannon, shown in a running pose.
Armoured figure with arm cannon stencil
Torso in a black lace bralette and leather jacket, with a small red lettering tattoo on the forearm near the hand.
Small script lettering on forearm beside lace bralette
Realistic colour tattoo of a revolver wrapped in a pink ruffled garter with a bow and heart charm, on the outer thigh.
Revolver and garter on a thigh
Fine line script tattoo reading I am free in pale ink on the wrist, with a pink object and grey tiles behind.
I am free script on a wrist
Black ink pen drawing of an open lotus flower with hatched shading on the petals, shown as a design on white paper.
Lotus flower pen drawing
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion whose seeds turn into flying birds, running from the shoulder blade up towards the neck on a woman's upper back.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on upper back
Black ink tattoo of a snake eating its tail forming a circle around a tree and crescent moon, placed on the centre of the chest.
Ouroboros with tree and moon on chest
Coloured neo-traditional flash design of a woman in a white dress holding a lantern, with a skull reaper, bee, unicorn, ghostly figures and a Forget Me Not banner.
Bride with reaper, bee and unicorn flash
A forearm with grey pentagram, floral and script tattoos, and a small red rose on the finger, held beside a hairless Sphynx cat.
Pentagram and script on a forearm, with a Sphynx cat

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