Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo design of a spread-winged eagle holding a scroll banner reading LIVE TO RIDE, with a blank lower banner and no body placement shown.
Eagle with Live to Ride banners
Black fine-line mountain range tattoo with solid peaks on the back of an ankle, close to the heel.
Mountain range tattoo on ankle
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a globe on a stand with mountains and trees, a red flower and an arrow, on a lower leg.
Globe with mountains and a red flower
Colour tattoo of a pink circle with a gold star, crescent moon and gemstones, surrounded by planetary symbols, on the top of a shoulder.
Star and crescent moon emblem on shoulder
Traditional style colour tattoo of a sailor pin-up woman holding a ship's wheel above an anchor, placed on the upper arm.
Sailor pin-up with ship's wheel on upper arm
Black dotwork drawing of three interlocking triangles on pale paper, beside a black fine liner pen, shown as a tattoo design.
Interlocking triangles in dotwork
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty in a pink bow and pink overalls, drawn with bold black outlines and a cartoon style, on a limb.
Hello Kitty tattoo on skin
Small outlined ladybird tattoo in red and black on the ankle, with curled antennae and a black dot on the white half of the body.
Small ladybird tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey stag beetle tattoo with dotwork shading and fine linework on the inner forearm.
Stag beetle on an inner forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a black and grey rocket with a cat silhouette in its porthole, set against an orange sun and clouds on an upper arm.
Rocket with cat silhouette on upper arm
Black blackwork tattoo on a forearm showing a stippled geometric pentagon shape above two solid black bands near the elbow.
Geometric shape and bands on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo on a wrist with a dotted chain motif, a small diamond pendant and two crescent moons, in a black and grey photo.
Fine line chain and moon wrist tattoo
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a skull wearing a red, blue and purple feathered headdress on the outer thigh.
Skull in feathered headdress on a thigh
Black fine line script lettering running down the middle of a woman's back, shown from behind with a long blonde braid over one shoulder.
Script lettering down the spine
Black ink tattoo of a bold abstract symbol with dots on the lower abdomen, above the waistband of dark trousers.
Bold black symbol on lower abdomen
Black and grey realism tattoo of two sunflowers with leaves and stems on the outer thigh.
Two sunflowers on a thigh
Close-up of a small black fine line lotus flower tattoo on the inner wrist of a woman whose hand rests against her chin.
Small lotus outline on the wrist
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with a peace sign centre and the word Simplicity in script beside a small green leaf, on the outer upper arm.
Sunflower peace sign with Simplicity script
Black and grey single-line tattoo of a curled spiral form on the inner forearm, shown in a greyscale photograph.
Minimal curled line tattoo on forearm
Neo-trad style colour tattoo of a tabby cat's head with flowers, leaves and a banner reading BANDIT, on the outer thigh.
Cat portrait with banner on thigh
Small black fine line fish symbol and script lettering reading before me with a cross on the wrist, photographed with the palm facing up.
Fish symbol and cross wrist tattoos
Colour Japanese-style dragon tattoo across the chest, shoulder and upper arm, set against black and grey clouds.
Red dragon across chest and shoulder
Small black fine line tattoos of two yin yang symbols, open circles and solid dots along the top of a finger.
Yin yang and dot tattoos on a finger
Black and grey botanical tattoo with flowers, leaves and a stylised face with closed eyes, running down a calf.
Floral and face design on a calf
Small solid black semicolon tattoo on the side of a finger, with another hand holding it in a close-up photo.
Semicolon tattoo on a finger
Black ink drawing of a treble clef whose upper curl forms a cat's head with pointed ears, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Cat and treble clef design
Colour tattoo of two snow-capped grey mountains with small green trees under a blue sky, inside a black frame with the word mountains, on the upper arm.
Framed mountains with the word mountains
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a circular landscape with a tall pine, a lake and distant mountains, on the forearm.
Circular pine forest and lake on a forearm
Black and grey shaded feathers hanging from a cord with a small red bead, tattooed on the ankle and top of the foot.
Two feathers on a cord on the ankle
Black and grey ornamental floral tattoo in dotwork and fine linework covering a woman's shoulder, upper arm and upper back.
Ornamental floral shoulder tattoo in black
Black and white photo of four wrists held together, each with a small solid black playing card suit tattoo: a spade, a heart, a club and a diamond, on the forearm near the wrist.
Four playing card suit tattoos on wrists
Black and grey fine line arrow tattoo with a diamond head and feathered fletching running along the inner forearm.
Arrow tattoo on a forearm
Black ornamental butterfly tattoo with small gem-like dots and a curling antenna on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate butterfly with gems on upper back
Two black and grey tattoos: a shaded peony on the outer thigh on the left, and a rose within overlapping diamond outlines on the forearm on the right.
Peony on thigh and rose in geometric frame on forearm
Small colour tattoo of a teacup with a pink rose and green saucer on the side of a finger, with a gloved hand holding it.
Teacup and rose on a finger
Realistic colour tattoo of red roses, green leaves and a falling petal with a grey pocket watch on an upper arm.
Realistic red roses and pocket watch on upper arm
Black and grey fine line leaf tattoo with stippled shading and detailed veins, placed on the upper arm against a plain white background.
Leaf tattoo on the upper arm
Black fine line infinity symbol with the script words amy and andrew tattooed on the outer side of a foot.
Infinity symbol with names on a foot
Black line drawing of a cartoon captain in a rowing boat on waves, with lettering around a circular rope border, shown as a tattoo design.
Cartoon captain rowing a boat with lettering
Gold metallic temporary tattoo of sacred geometry symbols, including a Flower of Life and Metatron's cube, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Gold sacred geometry on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork honey bee tattoo with veined wings on the inner forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Honey bee tattoo on an inner arm
Colour tattoo of a butterfly with pink, red, blue and purple washes and ink splatters, on the outer forearm.
Watercolour butterfly on a forearm
Traditional tattoo of a bob-haired woman in boxing gloves and a yellow vest, framed by laurels and a KNOCK OUT banner, on a lower leg.
Boxer pin-up with gloves on a calf
Black script lettering reading "Without struggle, There is no progress" on the side of a ribcage, with a pink top held aside.
Script quote on the ribs
Black and white pen drawing of an ornate lotus mandala design with dotwork detail and hanging drops, placed on white paper beside a wristwatch and lace fabric.
Ornate lotus mandala design drawing
Small fine line tattoo of a pug dog held aloft by a galaxy-coloured hot air balloon in pink, purple and blue, placed on the side of the ribs.
Pug floating from a galaxy balloon on the ribs
Black and grey traditional flash drawing of a snarling wolf head with bared fangs, beside a shaded rose and leaves, shown as a design with no body placement.
Snarling wolf head with rose
Black ink fine line script reading still i rise with a small sun above the i, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Still I rise script with sun on upper back

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