Tattoo ideas

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

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Close-up of a shaded black and grey realism rose tattoo on the side of a man's neck, above a denim shirt collar.
Black and grey rose on a neck
Close photograph of a black outline lion cub tattoo with grey shading on the outer ankle and heel of a foot.
Lion cub outline on an ankle
Dark grey stylised letter tattoo on the outer forearm of a hand with yellow stiletto nails reaching into a monogram tote full of banknotes.
Stylised letter tattoo on a forearm
Black and white photo of the word agape in fine line script with a small cross above it, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Agape script and cross on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a whale skeleton running from the wrist up the forearm and onto the upper arm, showing the skull, ribs, spine and tail fluke.
Whale skeleton tattoo on forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of an inhaler wrapped in a banner reading Catch My Breath, placed on a calf.
Inhaler with Catch My Breath banner on a calf
Small black star tattoos run along the side of a middle finger on a hand with red nails and a silver ring.
Cluster of stars along a finger
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the upper arm showing a woman's face with red roses beside a cartoon man in a dark suit running with a smaller figure on his shoulders.
Woman's face and cartoon figures on upper arm
Black and grey circular emblem marked 42, ringed by script and stippled dotwork, with a vertical ornament above, tattooed on a person's upper back.
Circular emblem with 42 on upper back
Two matching black feather tattoos on the inner wrists of two people, one with a curled stem and one with fine shading, in a fine line style.
Matching feather tattoos on two wrists
Black and grey geometric dotwork tattoo of a swallow in flight on a lower leg, with its wings spread and tail feathers extending down toward the ankle.
Geometric dotwork swallow on a lower leg
Black and grey Japanese style dragon tattoo covering a man's shoulder, upper arm and chest, photographed in black and white.
Black and grey dragon on shoulder and chest
Black script lettering with blue shading, reading I'd risk the fall just to know how it feels to fly, tattooed diagonally along a side rib.
Script quote along the ribs
Black linework tattoo design of a pair of feathered wings curving into a heart shape, with a cross at the centre and two crossed blade-like feathers at the base, drawn on white paper.
Winged cross design forming a heart shape
Watercolour-style feather tattoo in blue, purple and pink with black linework, on the inner upper arm near the elbow.
Watercolour feather on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue-skinned alien face wearing goggles, with red lips, on the upper arm.
Blue alien face with goggles on upper arm
Colour tattoo of three Totoro characters and two soot sprites in a row along the forearm.
Totoro trio and soot sprites on an arm
Black and grey rosary tattoo with a cross and heart-shaped centrepiece running down a forearm.
Rosary and cross on a forearm
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo covering a torso and upper arm, with a pagoda, an oni demon holding prayer beads, clouds and a dragon on the sleeve.
Pagoda and oni demon torso and sleeve
Two matching fine line black tattoos of an infinity loop crossed by an arrow, with the letters R and K, shown on two wrists.
Matching infinity and arrow wrist tattoos
A person in a black fedora and white tee shows tattoos on both forearms, with colour work on the left arm and grey work on the right.
Tattooed forearms under a black fedora
Black script lettering tattoo of the Serenity Prayer running down a person's back, with the words stacked in three sections.
Serenity Prayer script lettering on back
Black and grey rose tattoo on the forearm running onto the back of the hand, with a geometric mandala design in fine linework and dark leaves.
Rose and geometric mandala on the hand
Thin black cursive lettering reading 'totus tuus' on a woman's forearm, held beside a white and blue wedding bouquet.
Cursive lettering on a forearm beside a bridal bouquet
Two matching cartoon toast tattoos with smiling faces and small red hearts, one with peanut butter on the forearm and one with jam on the ankle.
Matching peanut butter and jam toast tattoos
Small colour tattoos of a blue teapot with a pink lid and a pink teacup with teal outlines on the middle finger of a hand.
Teapot and teacup on a finger
Black and grey stipple flash drawing of a cat in a feathered top hat, smoking a pipe and wearing a bow tie and lace collar.
Cat in feathered top hat with pipe
Black and grey traditional swallow tattoo in flight on the back of a hand, with bold outlines and simple shading.
Swallow tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey tattoo of scissors, a thread spool, needles and a thimble on the side of the ribs, drawn in fine detailed linework.
Sewing tools tattoo on the ribs
Traditional tattoo of a sailing ship among clouds, with red roses and a banner reading The Atlantic Was Born Today, on the thigh.
Sailing ship and roses on a thigh
Blue to purple hatched drawing of a lion head with a flowing mane inside a lightning bolt, on a textured off-white background.
Lion head within a lightning bolt
Traditional-style tattoo on a forearm of a green octopus with yellow suckers wrapped around a grey anchor, with pink roses and blue flowers below.
Octopus wrapped around an anchor with roses
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of three small birds perched on a thin wire, placed on the side of a person's ribs.
Three birds on a wire on the ribs
Neo-traditional tattoo of a perched songbird surrounded by orange flowers and green leaves, covering the back of a hand.
Songbird and orange flowers on the hand
Black fine line willow tree tattoo with drooping branches and roots on the back of a neck, in Botanical style.
Willow tree tattoo on the back of the neck
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman with arms crossed resting on a snarling tiger head, on the inner forearm.
Woman resting on a tiger head on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh showing a woman's face in profile above a grey shark, with a sailing ship and red sun behind her.
Woman, shark and sailing ship on a thigh
Upper back and shoulders of a person with curly red hair on a beach, showing an outlined star tattoo and several small tattoos.
Star and small tattoos on the upper back
Close-up of a small black fine line outline of a pickup truck tattooed on the ankle, with a blurred red vehicle in the background.
Pickup truck outline on an ankle
Black and grey bare tree tattoo with a thick trunk and spreading branches covering the upper back and shoulder blade.
Bare tree across a back
Two black and grey sketch-style thigh tattoos, a figure in a vintage diving helmet on the left and a girl with a bow in her hair on the right, both framed by leaves and flowers.
Diver and girl tattoos on both thighs
Small colour tattoo of a pink peony with green leaves on a stem, placed on a woman's upper chest near the collarbone, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Pink peony and leaves on the chest
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a smiling sun with a crescent moon face and swirling rays on the lower abdomen, over a blue and purple wash.
Sun and crescent moon on the lower abdomen
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a Game Boy wearing a top hat, with a laurel wreath and joystick, on the calf.
Game Boy with top hat on a calf
Fine line cursive script reading hope in pale ink on the forearm, shown in two close-up photographs of the same arm.
Hope script on a forearm
Black ink linework drawing of a tree whose branches form the spread wings and tail of a bird, on white paper beside a pen and notebook.
Tree drawn as a spread-winged bird
Flash sheet of black line designs on white, including an om symbol, a hamsa hand, mandalas, paisley motifs and decorative borders.
Henna-style flash sheet with om and hamsa
Black and grey realism tattoo of shaded feathers with the word family in script across the ribs.
Family script and feathers on the ribs

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