Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of small stars and curling swirls on the side of the hip, with a navel piercing visible above.
Stars and swirls on the hip
Two fine line black tattoos on ankles: a small wave on the left ankle and a simple shell outline on the right, with jeans rolled above black socks.
Wave and shell ankle tattoos
Small gold-toned peacock feather tattoo on the outer thigh of a person in ripped denim shorts, with the sea at sunset behind.
Peacock feather on a thigh at sunset
Black line drawing of the initials E and M joined by a plus sign, with a fine-line botanical sprig on each side, shown on a white background as a tattoo design.
E and M initials with leafy sprigs
Colourful passport stamp designs and a compass rose tattoo in fine line style across the outer thigh.
Passport stamps and compass on a thigh
Fine black script lettering tattoo running down the upper arm of a woman in a white vest top and camouflage trousers.
Script lettering on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of stylised hands around a star-shaped flower on an elbow, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Stylised hands and flower on elbow
Small grey owl tattoo with yellow eyes on the middle finger of a clenched hand.
Owl tattoo on a finger
Fine line black script reading family, looped inside a single-line heart outline on the inner wrist.
Family script inside a heart on a wrist
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo on the wrist resembling a dotted chain bracelet with a diamond pendant and a small crescent moon.
Fine line chain bracelet tattoo on wrist
Black and grey sailing ship on rough waves tattooed on the outer thigh, with a dotted line running down to a small anchor, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Sailing ship and anchor on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork and fine line gardenia flower tattoo on the inner forearm, with shaded leaves and a thin stem.
Gardenia flower on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo on a forearm of a pink potion bottle with a DRINK ME banner, an EAT ME heart cookie and a red rose above.
Drink me bottle and eat me cookie on a forearm
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos of arrows, a black triangle band and an Eye of Horus on a lower leg above an ankle chain.
Metallic arrows and Eye of Horus on a leg
Realism style black and grey tattoo of a lion wearing aviator sunglasses, with dreadlocks, a joint and beads, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Lion in sunglasses with dreadlocks on upper arm
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a pocket compass surrounded by magnolia flowers and green leaves, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Compass and magnolia flowers on a forearm
Black line drawing of a crown above an ornate looped letter M with scrollwork and a small dot below, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Crowned monogram design
Black and grey fine line tattoos on a forearm, including a wand, a snake with a skull, Deathly Hallows symbols and the number 9 3/4.
Wand, snake and Deathly Hallows forearm set
Dotwork geometric lotus flower inside an upward-pointing triangle, flanked by two crescent moons, tattooed on the forearm.
Geometric lotus with crescent moons on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of an arrow with the word liam in script on the inner forearm.
Arrow with script name on a forearm
Side by side photos of a solid black tribal dragon tattoo on a lower leg, before and after a rework with grey shading and highlighted outlines.
Black tribal dragon on a calf, before and after
Black and white photo of a fine line treble clef tattoo between the shoulder blades on a person seen from behind, with hair in a loose bun.
Treble clef tattoo on upper back
Fine line black sun tattoo and crescent moon tattoo with lettering running along the outer edge of two bare feet.
Sun and moon foot tattoos with script
Fine line black tattoo of a paper plane with a dotted flight path and cursive script on the side of the ribs.
Paper plane and script on the ribs
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an anatomical heart pierced by nails, with green leaves, a yellow glow and blood drips, on a lower leg.
Anatomical heart with nails on a calf
Blue and black owl tattoo on an ankle, with a dreamcatcher-style head and shaded blue feathers forming the body.
Dreamcatcher owl on an ankle
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies and leaves on the inner forearm of a person in a striped top.
Black and grey peony bouquet on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a flying saucer beaming up a spotted cow, with stars and a red glow, on an upper arm.
UFO abducting a cow on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a leaping hare above a small rose and sprigs of leaves on pale skin.
Leaping hare with botanical sprigs
Black ornamental floral tattoo across the back of a hand and fingers, in a botanical style, with dark painted nails and silver rings.
Black floral swirl design across hand and fingers
Close-up of a black script lettering tattoo reading though every dark night, there is a brighter day, placed along the side of the ribs.
Script quote along the side of the ribs
Pencil drawing of an ornate acanthus-style scrollwork monogram on a brushed metal background, with no body part shown.
Ornate scrollwork monogram drawing
Close-up photo of a tattoo on skin showing the word Survivor in black script with a pink awareness ribbon and red shading behind it, in lettering style.
Survivor script with pink awareness ribbon
Black ink tattoo on a forearm with the words knitting is the saving of life in typewriter lettering around three stylised leaf or wheat motifs.
Knitting quote with leaf motif on forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an ornate spear or dagger running diagonally along a forearm.
Ornate blade tattoo on a forearm
Small black Eiffel Tower tattoo in fine line detail on the inner forearm, shown against plain skin.
Eiffel Tower on a forearm
Small black fine line infinity symbol tattoo on the side of a finger, held up against a pale background.
Infinity symbol on a finger
Black and grey dotwork mandala on a woman's upper back, with fine script lettering running down the spine.
Mandala and spine script on upper back
Colour tattoo of a peacock with magenta eye-spot feathers and pink peonies wrapping around an upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Peacock and peonies on an upper arm
Two matching tattoos of a Portal-style ring with a black stick figure, one blue on a hip above a belt and one orange on a lower stomach above patterned shorts.
Matching Portal rings on two hips
Colour tattoo of Olaf the snowman from Frozen, with a small pink flower and green grass, on the lower leg.
Olaf the snowman on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of pink carnations and green foliage tied with a jewelled bow, on the upper thigh.
Carnation bouquet with bow on thigh
Black fine line tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol with scrolled flourishes and cursive lettering reading always, on the forearm.
Deathly Hallows and always script on forearm
Realistic 3D tattoo of a brick wall breaking through cracked plaster on a shaved scalp, photographed from behind.
Cracked brick wall tattoo on a scalp
Fine line black butterfly tattoo with curled antennae and a looping tail on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Single-line butterfly on upper back
Two forearms with small coloured tattoos: a column of moon phases on the left arm and a row of solar system planets, including a ringed Saturn, on the right arm, both on the inner forearm.
Planet tattoos along both forearms
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a helmeted motorcycle rider with speed lines and a zigzag star, on an arm.
Motorcycle rider with speed lines
Fine line red tattoo of two outlined elephants with trunks meeting around a small heart, on the ankle.
Two red elephants with a heart on an ankle

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