Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black script tattoo of the word Khaleesi, with a swooping underline, on the outer side of a foot.
Khaleesi script tattoo on foot
Close-up of the phrase 'the best is yet to come' in black fine-line script lettering across the inner forearm.
Script quote on inner forearm
Lettering tattoo on the inner wrist reading I belong with Kristen's Bachelorette Party, if I'm lost, buy me a burrito, with a small burrito illustration.
Bachelorette burrito quote on a wrist
Black handwritten lettering reading La Vie Boheme on the inner wrist of a hand raised against a cream textured background.
La Vie Boheme lettering on a wrist
Black ornamental mandala tattoo in a geometric filigree style, running down the centre of a person's upper back, with hair in an updo and a lace top off the shoulders.
Ornate mandala tattoo down the upper back
Five hand-drawn arrows in black ink on a white background, each with a different fletching and arrowhead, drawn as a tattoo design sheet.
Five hand-drawn arrows in black line
Fine line tattoo of an Oregon state outline with the word home in script, a small pink heart and a green pine tree, on the side ribs.
Oregon state outline with home and pine tree
Black circular maze tattoo in a geometric style on the upper arm of a person wearing a grey knitted jumper, outdoors.
Circular maze tattoo on upper arm
Black line drawing of a steaming coffee cup on a saucer with coffee beans and a heart-shaped handle outline, shown on a cream background.
Coffee cup with steam and heart line design
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design with swirling scrolls and five-pointed stars trailing diagonally across a white background.
Swirling stars in pencil sketch
Black lettering tattoo of a Bible verse on an upper arm, with red and grey blood drips running down beside the text.
Scripture lettering with blood drips on upper arm
Full-colour tattoo of the Joker holding a jester playing card and raising a hand, with HA! comic lettering, on a lower leg.
Joker with playing card on a calf
Small green faceted gem tattoo with a dark outline on the back of a person's neck, with hair tied up.
Small green gem on the back of the neck
Fine line black heart outline with the word love in cursive script on the inner wrist and forearm.
Love script inside a heart on the wrist
Black lettering tattoo of the word love inside an infinity symbol on the inner wrist, in a script style.
Infinity symbol with love on wrist
Black and grey photo of a column of small fine line lettering tattooed down the centre of a person's back.
Vertical script tattoo down the spine
Black and white drawing of two open palms wrapped by a thorned vine, shown as a tattoo design with no placement on skin.
Open hands wrapped in a thorny vine
Black fine line botanical tattoo of a flowering stem with a butterfly on an upper arm, photographed beside a shop window.
Black line wildflower stem on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a faceted geometric lion head in teal and blue with black shading and amber eyes, on a forearm.
Geometric lion head on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a striped lighthouse inside an oval rope frame with waves and a flower, on the forearm.
Lighthouse in rope frame on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a young witch flying on a broomstick with a black cat and a green gift box against a blue sky, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Witch on a broomstick with black cat on upper arm
Two small black fine line tattoos on fingers of interlocked hands, a mountain peak on one finger and a camera on the other.
Mountain and camera finger tattoos
Fine line black script reading good vibes on the side of a torso, just below the ribs, with a grey top above.
Good vibes script on the side of the torso
Pixel art tattoo of a red-capped trainer and Pikachu in colour on the ankle.
Pixel art Pokémon trainer and Pikachu on an ankle
Black ink phoenix with spread wings and curling tail feathers on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Phoenix tattoo on upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a cartoon bee wearing a gold crown with a large green eye, lettered Queen D.E.P., on the top of a foot.
Cartoon queen bee with crown on a foot
Close view of a pale hand with four small playing card suit tattoos on the fingers: a black spade, a red heart, a black club and a red diamond.
Playing card suit tattoos on fingers
Flash design of a skull made from a pizza slice with dripping cheese, pepperoni eyes and a banner reading Small Steps, in a traditional style.
Pizza skull with Small Steps banner
Colour realism tattoo on a forearm showing a man in aviator glasses holding a cigarette beside an open-jawed shark, shown as a side-by-side pair of photos.
Realistic portrait and shark on a forearm
Watercolour-style butterfly tattoo with black outline and pink, blue and teal washes on the outer calf.
Watercolour butterfly on a calf
Three people's wrists side by side, each with script lettering reading Sisters with 1 of 3, 2 of 3 or 3 of 3 and a small red heart, held together in a clasp.
Matching sisters wrist tattoos, 1 to 3
Black and white photo of a forearm with three thin black parallel lines tattooed around it, forming a simple armband effect.
Three thin black bands around a forearm
Black and grey rose and blackberry tattoo with touches of red shading, covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person shown in side profile.
Rose and blackberry sleeve on upper arm
Realistically shaded forearm tattoo of a horse merging into a grey skeletal frame, with teal butterflies drifting off across the skin.
Horse and skeleton with blue butterflies on forearm
Black and grey ornate cross tattoo with scrollwork and the words Destemido and Sobrevivíente, shown on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate cross with lettering on upper back
Small black and grey anatomical heart tattoo with shaded detail and vessels on the inner forearm of a person wearing a grey top.
Anatomical heart on a forearm
Watercolour-style dreamcatcher tattoo on the inner forearm, with a pink and purple flower centre and blue feathers.
Dreamcatcher with feathers on a forearm
Realism-style colour tattoos on both calves, with a snarling werewolf with blood dripping from its fangs on the left leg and a green zombie face above a house on the right.
Werewolf and zombie face on both calves
Black line drawing flash sheet of four food designs on tracing paper: a sprinkled donut, pancakes with butter and flowers, a noodle box with chopsticks and hearts, and a pizza slice with dotted
Donut, pancakes, takeaway and pizza flash sheet
Drawn tattoo design of ornate scissors wrapped in a teal ribbon, with pink peonies and leaves, in a neo-traditional style with dotwork shading.
Scissors, ribbon and peonies design
Black ink ornamental tattoo with dotted chains, crescents and teardrops across the inner wrist and forearm, shown from two angles.
Ornamental lace wrist tattoo with dotted chains
Two tattoos on a pair of calves: a colourful patchwork figure with red hair on the left and a black and grey tall figure with a bird-like head on the right.
Two character figures on lower legs
Greyscale tattoo design drawing of a butterfly above a pocket watch with Roman numerals, with a ribbon banner reading Memories last forever.
Butterfly and pocket watch with script banner
Traditional style colour tattoo on the top of a foot showing a glass, a grey microphone, a teal flower and two orange banners reading YEAH and SCHENCE.
Banner tattoo with glass and flower on foot
Two matching Hello Kitty tattoos in a cartoon outline style, one on each foot, with a pink bow on the right foot and pink bow at the chin on the left.
Hello Kitty tattoos on both feet
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of a compass rose over a shaded globe with continents, on the inner upper arm.
Compass rose over a globe on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a skull wearing an eyepatch, with gold coins and a banner reading Goonies Never Say Die, on a limb.
Skull with eyepatch and banner on a limb
Black ink script letter B with the date 07.19.11 tattooed across two adjacent fingers of a hand, a lettering tattoo on the hand.
Matching script B and date tattoos on fingers

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