Tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink line drawing of a standing giraffe, its body and neck filled with intricate zentangle-style patterns on white paper, shown as a design rather than a tattoo.
Patterned giraffe line drawing
Two matching black outline triquetra knot tattoos, one on an upper arm and one on a forearm, with solid black linework and unshaded white interiors.
Matching triquetra knot tattoos on two arms
A watercolour-style kitten tattoo with splashes of blue, purple, pink and orange across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Watercolour kitten on upper back
Realism chest tattoo of two grey skulls with roses and lilies, and a red anatomical heart bound by a chain, across the chest and shoulders.
Skulls, roses and anatomical heart on chest
Close-up of a small black fine line cross tattoo on the back of a hand, next to a black strap wristwatch and silver rings.
Small black cross tattoo on the back of a hand
Two side-by-side photos of tattoos in red and blue outline: a cactus with a crescent moon and stars on the left, and a pizza slice with an arrow and small heart on the right.
Cactus and pizza slice tattoos
Black and grey photo of the words Romans 8:18 in fine black script tattooed on a shoulder blade.
Script "Romans 8:18" on a shoulder
Bare foot on sand with a gold and silver metallic floral temporary tattoo on the top of the foot and metallic stripes and dots on the ankle.
Metallic gold and silver temporary tattoos on a foot
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with lace-like wing detail and swirling scrollwork, with a pink ribbon overlapping it, on the side of the ribs.
Butterfly and pink ribbon with scrollwork on ribs
Black dotwork drawing of a stylised owl with large round eyes, feathered patterns and a faceted gem on its chest, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Ornate owl design in dotwork
Fine line infinity symbol tattoo with a red heart inside its left loop, on the side of a finger.
Infinity and heart tattoo on a finger
Two flash designs in black line work on cream: a skull with a mandala headdress and a rose framed by mandala ornaments, in a dotwork style.
Skull and rose tattoo designs
Traditional style tattoo of a yellow cottage with a red roof and door, a dotted heart of smoke, and a teal flower with green leaves on a forearm.
Cottage and flower on a forearm
Fine line black star tattoos scattered along a forearm, with a small crescent moon tattoo on a finger of the raised hand.
Star and crescent moon tattoos on forearm and finger
Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a man with slicked-back dark hair, blue eyes and a toothy grin, on the upper arm or thigh.
Realistic colour portrait of a man
Colour realism tattoo of honeycomb, three bees and small flowers with the script words Order is peace on the side of a torso.
Honeycomb and bees with script on the side
Fine line black botanical sprig tattoo with small flowers, buds and leaves, tied with a bow at the base, on a person's left side ribs.
Botanical sprig with a tied base on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of an angel wing on the left and a bat-like demon wing on the right, framing a Gemini zodiac symbol in the centre, on skin.
Angel and demon wings with Gemini symbol
Black and grey botanical tattoo of poppies and daisies with sprigs of foliage on the outer thigh.
Poppy and daisy bouquet on a thigh
Geometric triangle tattoo with dark speckled shading, thin black outlines and pink and teal watercolour splashes on skin.
Geometric triangle with watercolour splashes
Black and grey geometric wristband tattoo on a forearm, with a band of triangles above a solid black band edged with short vertical strokes.
Geometric wristband tattoo
Bold neo-traditional tattoo of a bouquet with a red poppy, orange tulips and a daisy in a blue vase, placed on the upper arm.
Flower bouquet in a vase on upper arm
Black ink drawing of an octopus wearing a top hat and monocle, holding a teacup, with stippled and hatched shading on its tentacles.
Octopus in top hat with monocle and teacup
Traditional style colour tattoo on a calf, showing a red rose inside a black-outlined diamond with a sprig of leaves above and a folded crane shape behind.
Red rose in a diamond with leaves on a calf
Black and grey shaded tattoo of two kissing profiles framed in a circle, on the upper arm.
Two profiles kissing in a circle
Pencil drawing of a shaded skull framed by a mandala ornament above and a lace-like geometric ornament below, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Skull with mandala ornaments design
Colour realism sleeve tattoo of orchids and a monarch butterfly on an arm, set against a blended green, orange and blue background.
Orchids and monarch butterfly sleeve
Black script lettering with decorative flourishes tattooed along the ribs, with a shirt pulled up beside it.
Script lettering along the ribs
Black serif lettering reading Not all those who wander are lost across a pale forearm, set against a blurred green background.
Quote in serif lettering on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two dreamcatchers with hanging feathers running down the centre of a bare back.
Dreamcatchers and feathers down the back
Fine line constellation tattoo of dots and thin connecting lines across the upper back and shoulder blade of a person with curly hair.
Constellation tattoo across upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a large peony with leaves on a forearm, shown in a close-up beside a wider view of the same arm with a small dark circular tattoo.
Black and grey peony tattoo on forearm
Colour tattoo of a blonde woman in a pink top and blue skirt, with dotted swirls around her, on the back of a calf.
Blonde woman in pink and blue dress on a calf
Realism-style colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS in a starry scene, set in a gold ornate frame with a red bow tie, on a person's upper back.
TARDIS in an ornate frame on the upper back
Black ink drawing on graph paper of a geometric compass rose with N, S, E and W labels, joined by a vertical line to an arrow at the top and bottom, as a tattoo design.
Compass rose and arrows tattoo design
Two matching cartoon parakeets perched on a branch, one green and one grey, in colour tattoos on the inner wrists.
Matching parakeet tattoos on wrists
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a pair of ornate scissors whose blades form the body of a butterfly with outstretched wings.
Butterfly scissors design
Black outline tattoo of flowers, swirls and a geometric city skyline across a shoulder and upper arm, with red shading.
Flowers, swirls and a city skyline on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a dark space helmet with stars, a cratered moon and a red rocket with an orange trail, in a bold neo-traditional style on the forearm.
Space helmet and rocket on a forearm
Fine line black and grey tattoo of two birds perched on a leafy branch, with a third bird in flight above, on the forearm.
Three birds on a branch on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of feathers and scrolling ornament on the upper arm and elbow of a person with long dark hair.
Feather and scrollwork tattoo on upper arm
Realistic nebula full sleeve tattoo in teal, green and orange with glowing red stars, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Nebula full sleeve on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a row of moon phases across the lower abdomen, with a navel piercing visible above.
Moon phases across the lower abdomen
Black ink flash drawing of an ornate dagger with two roses and a scrolled banner, drawn on cream paper with no body placement shown.
Dagger with roses and banner
Black and grey realism tattoo of Jack Skellington inside an ornate oval frame on a calf.
Jack Skellington in an ornate frame on a calf
Fine line black tattoo of overlapping circles, a triangle and a hexagon running down a calf, in a geometric style.
Geometric shapes on a calf
Colour tattoo of a unicorn cupcake with a horn, stars and a small unicorn on the outer thigh, in a bold neo-traditional outline style.
Unicorn cupcake with stars on the thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hairless cat's head in profile with a diamond-shaped eye, set against outlined triangles on the inner forearm.
Hairless cat head with geometric triangles on a forearm

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