Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey script quote above a winged diamond tattoo on the side of the ribs.
Script quote and winged diamond on ribs
Fine line drawing of a mirrored pair of fairy wings in black ink on a plain white background.
Pair of fairy wings line drawing
Small red heart tattoo with a black outline on the inner wrist, photographed close up.
Small red heart on the inner wrist
Black and white photo of a forearm with a fine-line rainbow feather tattoo in pink, purple, blue, green and yellow strands.
Rainbow feather on a forearm
Black line drawing of a stylised bird in flight with decorative swirled feathers on the wings and tail, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Stylised bird in flight line drawing
Solid blue outline tattoo of a TARDIS police box on the lower leg near the ankle.
Blue TARDIS tattoo on the lower leg
Black and grey realistic-style tattoo of roses, leaves and a moth on the inner forearm of a person wearing a green top and jeans.
Black and grey roses and moth on a forearm
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a blonde cartoon woman in a mask and red and blue corset holding a smiley bomb, placed on the calf.
Cartoon woman with smiley bomb on calf
Colour tattoo of an open book reading We're all stories in the end, with blue flowers and vines, on a limb in a close-up photo.
Open book with a quote and blue flowers
Black line drawing of a steampunk tattoo design with interlocking gears, a coiled chain and a pocket watch with Roman numerals, shown without any body placement.
Clockwork gears and pocket watch design
Black and grey mandala tattoo on a forearm, with a gold hamsa hand chain worn across the back of the hand.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a grey anchor wrapped in rope and pink roses with blue flowers, on the outer thigh.
Anchor and roses on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a pizza slice with dripping cheese and pepperoni, with script words whatever and forever, in a traditional style on skin.
Pizza slice tattoo with whatever forever script
Realistic colour tattoo of a pink peony, blue forget-me-nots and dark green leaves on the ankle and lower leg.
Peony and forget-me-not bouquet on an ankle
Flash sheet of black ambigram lettering designs with paired words such as Angel and Devil, Faith and Hope, and Loyalty and Betrayal, each with a small caption beneath.
Ambigram lettering flash sheet
Black script lettering reading I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, tattooed across a shoulder and upper back.
Script scripture quote on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a long feather with blue, green and yellow watercolour splashes on the inner forearm of a person wearing denim.
Feather with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading silver lining on the upper chest, with a person in a grey V-neck top holding a black mug.
Silver lining script on the upper chest
Overhead view of two people in bed with traditional style tattoos of a snake, roses and a panther head on their legs, forearm and hand, with breakfast plates beside them.
Traditional tattoos on legs and forearms in bed
A sheet of black mandala and lotus tattoo designs on white paper, with ornamental chains and drops, shown on a pink floral background.
Mandala and lotus tattoo design sheet
Green botanical succulent tattoo design in traditional style with bold black outlines, hatching and yellow highlights, shown on a white background.
Green succulent flower design
Full back tattoo of a shaded grey skull with red poppies, a helicopter and a line of black lettering, with painterly black and red splashes.
Skull and poppies across a full back
Black ink drawing of a snarling cat face merged with a skull, with stippled dotwork on the bone and fine hatched fur, shown as a tattoo design.
Cat and skull hybrid drawing
Black and grey tattoo of two roses, a pocket watch and a hummingbird on the outer thigh, with a banner reading Time Heals Nothing.
Roses, watch and hummingbird on a thigh
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with a beaded rim, fine web and three shaded feathers, placed across the upper back.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on the upper back
Black tribal knotwork tattoo of an interlaced animal inside a circle on the upper back, with a tribal sun design at the top right edge.
Interlaced animal knotwork across the upper back
Two photos of shaded crown tattoos in a realism style, one above the words His Queen on the side of the torso and one with blue gems above the words Her King on the chest.
Crown tattoos reading His Queen and Her King
Colour tattoo of two origami-style birds with black geometric outlines and watercolour blue, teal and pink shading on the upper arm.
Origami birds with watercolour wash on upper arm
Black ornamental elephant tattoo with a patterned body in blackwork style, on the left ribs of a woman photographed in a mirror.
Ornate elephant tattoo on the ribs
Realism style colour tattoo of a owl perched on a branch in front of a pale moon, with green leaves, across the side of a person's torso.
Owl on a branch before a moon
Realistic red rose with green leaves and shading tattooed on an upper arm, in full colour.
Realistic red rose on an upper arm
Small compass rose tattoo on the inner wrist, with a bold black outline, red and yellow accents and a dark star-shaped centre.
Compass rose on the inner wrist
Black ink full sleeve on a woman's arm, with mandala patterns, scrollwork and fern sprigs covering the upper arm and forearm down to the wrist.
Blackwork mandala sleeve with fern motifs
Black and grey fine line horse head tattoo with script quotes above and below it on skin.
Horse outline with devotion quote
Black and grey tattoo of a Spartan helmet with a plume above crossed swords, centred on a person's upper back.
Spartan helmet and crossed swords on upper back
Black line drawing of a circle filled with overlapping circles, arcs and straight lines, in a geometric style, with no body placement shown.
Circular geometric line design
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind, with a fine line outline tattoo of the world map across her upper back.
World map outline across a upper back
Black linework tattoos including an eye and a star cover the forearm and upper arm of a driver whose hand rests on a wood-wrapped steering wheel.
Linework tattoos on a forearm at the wheel
Realistic solar system tattoo on a lower leg, showing Saturn, Jupiter, Earth and Mars over a purple galaxy background.
Solar system planets on a calf
Pen and ink sketch of a sailing ship whose hull forms a dripping skull, drawn on an open sketchbook page.
Skull ship pen sketch
Fine line outline of a lotus flower tattooed on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Lotus flower on a forearm
Black and grey realistic swallow tattoo in flight on a person's ribs, seen from behind beside a dark vest top.
Swallow tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with scrolling outlines and small floral accents on a shoulder, worn over a grey top.
Mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Two colour cartoon tattoos on a wrist: a brown dog beside an orange leaf, and an orange fox peeking over a post with a leaf below, shown in two photos.
Cartoon dog and fox on a wrist
Black ink line drawing of a luna moth between two blossoms and a bud, framed by circles and arcs, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Luna moth with flowers and geometric arcs
Mixed colour and grey city street tattoo across a torso, with shop signs, a skyscraper and a traffic light, placed on the stomach.
City street scene across a torso
Black cursive script tattoo lettering design on a white background, reading 'Lose your mind.' above 'Find your soul.'
Two-line cursive script quote design
Two women seen from behind, each with a matching fine line black knot tattoo on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Matching knot tattoos on two backs

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