Tattoo ideas

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

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Two small fine line cross tattoos on the inner wrists of two people, one in black ink and one in red, with a black and white striped sleeve.
Two small crosses on wrists
Two crown tattoos on arms, the upper one with a red cushion and script reading her king, the lower one with a red gem and script reading his Queen.
Crown tattoos reading her king and his Queen
Black line drawing of a circle with an inner circle, a solid dot, arcs and the lettering 'You will not break me' beneath, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Circle emblem with 'You will not break me'
Black and white photo of the outer upper arm of a person in a grey top, with the words WE CAN BE HEROES tattooed in block capitals.
We Can Be Heroes lettering on an arm
Black and grey pin-up mermaid with curled hair riding a black seahorse, shown as a tattoo design on a black background.
Pin-up mermaid riding a seahorse
Flash sheet of ornate black script capital letters A to Z with flourishes and two numerals, drawn as lettering designs with no body placement shown.
Decorative script alphabet flash sheet
Fine line black tattoo of a fish symbol, an anchor and a heart in a row on the ankle, with a dark trainer worn over the foot.
Fish, anchor and heart tattoo on an ankle
Black fine line script tattoo reading forever young on the upper back, just below the nape of the neck.
Forever young script on upper back
Red line drawing of a violin with curling scroll flourishes on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Violin with swirling flourishes
Drawn tattoo design of an infinity symbol made of rope and vines, with an anchor, pink roses and the script words I refuse to sink.
Infinity anchor with roses and rope
Black ink Vegvisir compass tattoo with eight spokes and runic-style glyphs on the inner forearm, shown in black and white.
Vegvisir compass on inner forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Viajar es vivir dos veces on the side of the ribs.
Spanish script quote on the side body
Fine line tattoo of a figure in a black swimsuit holding a red ball overhead, placed on the inner forearm.
Small figure with red ball on forearm
Red awareness ribbon tattoo with black script reading Survivor over it, on the upper shoulder, in a close-up photo.
Survivor ribbon with script on shoulder
Black and grey realistic octopus tattoo with a tribal pattern above it on the lower arm.
Octopus with tribal pattern on a forearm
Black and grey script tattoo reading Never give up, with a shaded feather and a trail of stars, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Never give up script with feather and stars
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a curling wave with spray inside an outlined triangle, on the outer thigh.
Wave inside a triangle on the thigh
Black and grey feather tattoo running down the outer thigh of a person in black underwear, with further tattoos visible on the upper arm and hip.
Feather tattoo on the outer thigh
Pale white-ink floral tattoo with leaves and scrolling vines across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Pale floral design across upper back
Small fine line tattoo of a simple cat outline in black ink on the inner forearm, against a grey fabric background.
Minimal cat outline on a forearm
Black and grey handwritten script tattoo reading 'You are the page, the ink, the poem' across a woman's upper back, with a long braid and white ribbon.
Handwritten quote on the upper back
Close-up of a small fine line botanical tattoo of purple statice sprigs with green stems on the upper arm, shown in two side by side photos.
Purple statice sprigs on an upper arm
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind with her hair in a bun, showing a trail of small black bird tattoos running across her upper back and neck.
Small birds across upper back
Black botanical vine design with leaves, flowers and scrolls wrapping around an ankle, shown with a white flip-flop and a toe ring.
Floral vine design on an ankle
Black and grey tattoo of symmetrical wings with curling scrolls across the lower back, above a pair of low-rise jeans.
Winged swirl tattoo on the lower back
Small black anchor tattoo on the nape of a neck, shown in two photographs with dark hair falling around it.
Small anchor tattoo on the nape of the neck
Fine line black lettering tattoo reading strength, ending in a small heart, on the wrist.
Strength script with heart on wrist
Small black tattoo of the word Dream in a Disney-style script with a Mickey Mouse ears silhouette, placed on the lower abdomen.
Dream script with Mickey ears on the stomach
Small black and grey cannabis leaf tattoo on the side of a hand near the ring finger, with a rolled cigarette held between the fingers.
Cannabis leaf tattoo on a hand
Two matching black infinity symbol tattoos with small purple hearts sit on the inner wrists of two people whose hands rest together.
Matching infinity and heart wrist tattoos
Back view of a woman with a long teal braid and a small fine line tattoo at the nape of her neck.
Small neck tattoo with teal braid
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a cat in profile wearing steampunk goggles and brass-style gears, on a limb.
Realistic cat in steampunk goggles with gears
Watercolour-style bird tattoo in purple and blue with black linework on the upper back and shoulder, with the word freedom in script beside it.
Watercolour-style bird with freedom script on shoulder
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on a forearm, with flowing scrollwork vines rising from a large Om symbol and lace-like border at the wrist.
Om symbol and scrollwork on a forearm
Woman seen from behind with a gold and silver metallic winged scarab and Eye of Horus design on her upper back, in an Egyptian-inspired motif.
Gold winged scarab and Eye of Horus on upper back
Black and grey Japanese full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with cherry blossoms, waves, chrysanthemums and a sun motif.
Japanese sleeve with cherry blossoms and waves
Traditional style colour tattoo on a person's side above the hip, showing a red open mouth with teeth beside a sailing ship on blue waves.
Sailing ship and waves with open mouth
Black script reading 'I solemnly swear that I am up to no good' over pink, purple and blue watercolour splashes on a forearm tattoo.
Script quote over watercolour splashes on a forearm
Close view of a bold traditional-style tattoo of a winged ball in orange and grey on a person's lower abdomen, above jeans with embroidered roses.
Winged ball tattoo on the lower abdomen
Colour traditional tattoo of a red rose with a central skull-like figure on a forearm, with a white long-haired cat held in the crook of the arm.
Traditional rose tattoo on a forearm holding a white cat
Two neo-traditional tattoo designs in pink and copper, one with a rose and key, the other with a rose and ornate heart padlock, both with chains and swirls.
Rose, key and heart padlock flash pair
Green pencil sketch of a geisha with cherry blossom branches, a large moon, hair pins and a kimono patterned with clouds, with waves at the sides, as a Japanese style flash design.
Geisha with cherry blossom and waves sketch
Black fine line tattoo of mountains, a dotted circle and city buildings on the inner wrist, worn beside blue beaded and silver charm bracelets.
Fine line skyline tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey photo of two wrists turned towards the camera, with black script lettering reading No Lies on the left wrist and Just Love on the right.
No Lies and Just Love wrist tattoos
Colour tattoo of a purple cartoon cat with a crescent moon on its forehead, set in a pink heart frame with a jewelled crown, wings and stars, on a forearm.
Purple cat with crescent moon in heart frame
Close-up of a small black lettering tattoo reading adventure, running vertically along the calf below a knee, with a red cord and gold bangle at the ankle.
Adventure lettering on a lower leg
Black and grey botanical tattoo of leaves on the neck, with script and rose tattoos on the shoulders and full arm sleeves on a woman wearing a dark bustier.
Leaf neck tattoo and tattooed arm sleeves
Traditional style tattoo of a potted flower with green leaves and red petals on the calf, with a close-up inset.
Potted flower on a calf

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