Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of a brown antler-like branch with pink and yellow blossoms on the inner upper arm, in a botanical style.
Antler branch with blossom on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of the fundamental theorem of calculus, F(b) minus F(a) equals a definite integral, in black ink on the left ribs.
Calculus equation on the ribs
Small dark blue-black tribal-style turtle tattoo with a spiral body on the upper back, below the nape of the neck.
Small tribal turtle tattoo on upper back
Two small solid black paw print tattoos sit behind a person's ear in a close-up photograph, with the ear cuff and studs visible.
Two paw prints behind the ear
Two matching black and grey dotwork tattoos of curled animals with flowers, one on each calf.
Matching curled animals with flowers on calves
Pink infinity ribbon tattoo with the handwritten words love and mom in black script on skin.
Pink infinity ribbon with love and mom script
Black and grey tattoo of a fish outline pierced by a nail, sitting on the side of an ankle.
Nail and fish outline on an ankle
Japanese style flash design of a grey hannya demon mask and a red and white kabuki mask, framed by cherry blossoms and clouds.
Hannya and kabuki masks with cherry blossom
Small black fine line script reading Cui Cui on a person's hip, with floral underwear visible at the edge of the frame.
Cui Cui script on a hip
Gold fine line geometric drawing of a bow and arrow with a compass rose inside the curve, on a dark olive background, shown as a design with no body placement.
Bow, arrow and compass design
Black and grey pencil drawing of stag antlers above a cluster of three roses, presented as a tattoo design.
Antlers and three roses design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch, compass rose and world map on a forearm.
Pocket watch, compass and map on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a small songbird perched on ornate scrollwork on a forearm.
Songbird on scrollwork on a forearm
Two photos: a fine line V-shaped band tattoo on a wrist on the left, and a black and grey blackwork band with a large flower across a forearm on the right.
Wrist V-band and floral forearm band
Colour tattoo of a red-haired cartoon mermaid with a teal tail on a forearm, shown beside a separate teal tail design.
Cartoon mermaid on a forearm
Three black pen drawings of floral crescent designs on white paper, with leaves, daisies and blossoms curving along each moon shape, and a black pen lying at the top.
Floral crescent tattoo designs on paper
Traditional style colour tattoo of a cocktail glass showing palm trees and a red sun, with a parasol and orange slice, on the forearm.
Cocktail with palm tree sunset on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of four geometric triangle and symbol shapes in a row on a forearm.
Four geometric triangle symbols on a forearm
Japanese-style tattoo covering a torso and both arms, with a large koi fish, peonies, clouds and a moon on the chest and a colour peony sleeve on each arm.
Japanese koi, peony and cloud torso and sleeves
Fine line tattoo of two crossed arrows with rainbow-striped feathers and dotwork arrowheads on the upper arm.
Crossed arrows with feathers on an upper arm
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a central anchor and a fleur-de-lis above the N, in dotwork shading, on the side of the ribs.
Compass rose with anchor on the ribs
Small black fine line outline of a round-eared mouse head tattoo on the side of an ankle, against a dark background.
Small outline mouse head on ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged figure crouched on a rock, shown on the upper arm.
Winged figure on a rock on an upper arm
Black fine line script lettering tattooed on the side of the ribs, shown reversed in a mirror selfie.
Black script lettering on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's head in profile on the inner forearm of a person wearing a dark floral top.
Cat portrait on a forearm
Small solid black heart tattoo on a shoulder, with a tie-dye fabric edge and warm sunlight across the skin.
Small heart tattoo on a shoulder
Black line drawing of a cat face with two curved ears, three whisker strokes on each side and a small solid heart for the nose, on a plain white background.
Cat face line design with heart nose
Two colourful illustrated tattoos, an owl and a fox, on the tops of bare feet with grey toenail polish.
Owl and fox tattoos on the feet
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sun with radiating rays above rocky mesas and a path, with agave plants at the base, on an upper arm.
Sun over mesas on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of an arrow with a compass star inside a dotted circle, on a forearm.
Arrow and compass star on a forearm
Two black infinity-style tattoos on a pair of ankles, the right one with a small crown and scrollwork.
Matching infinity ankle tattoos
Colour tattoo on the top of a foot showing a white cartoon cat in a red bow and red collar, holding a gold coin, with bold black outlines.
Hello Kitty as a lucky cat on a foot
Colour tattoo of a woman with a turquoise face covered by blue and orange butterflies and pink roses in her dark hair, centred on a person's upper back.
Faceless woman with butterflies and roses on back
Small solid black witch hat tattoo with a pink buckle on a finger, with a hand held up against a dark background and purple nails.
Witch hat tattoo on a finger
Two black and white line drawings on tracing paper: a bald man with glasses above a Basic Chemistry banner and lily, and a bearded man beside an arrow-pierced rose with a Cherokee Rose banner.
Two portrait flash designs with rose and banners
Traditional-style flash design of a fist gripping a knife with red blood drips and a banner reading KILL 'EM ALL, shown on paper with no body placement.
Fist holding a bloodied knife
Black and grey realism tattoo across a bare back showing a small girl in a dress beneath a tall tree, with a grinning cat on a branch above, placed on the back.
Girl under a tree with grinning cat on a back
Three wrists placed side by side show matching fine line outline elephant tattoos on the forearm, each with a raised trunk, and two have small hearts above.
Matching elephant tattoos on three wrists
Pencil drawing of a dripping heart pierced by a dagger, with a rose and a looping ribbon wrapped around it, a design suited to a blackwork or neo-traditional tattoo.
Heart, dagger, rose and ribbon drawing
Small black fine line arrow tattoo on the side of a ribcage, below a lace bralette and above high-waisted jeans.
Small arrow tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lipstick tube with MAC lettering wrapped around a finger, next to a red painted nail.
Lipstick tube tattoo on a finger
Raised hand holding a pink ice lolly above a forearm with four small coloured popsicle tattoos.
Popsicle tattoos on a forearm
Black and grey drawing of a realistically shaded rose with watercolour ink splashes and a curling stem, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Shaded rose design with ink splashes
Two matching black and grey tattoos on the upper backs of two people, each showing the words Mother Daughter in script over a shaded heart with swirling scrollwork.
Matching mother and daughter heart tattoos
Black and white photo of a bare back showing a single thin black fine line tattoo running down the spine from the nape of the neck.
Single fine line down the spine
Two close photos of a small black fine line tattoo of a stick figure jumping on a trampoline, placed on the inside of a palm.
Stick figure on a trampoline on the palm
Colour tattoo of a blue gecko climbing beside pink and yellow plumeria flowers and green leaves, on the top of a foot.
Blue gecko and plumeria flowers on a foot
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sun and crescent moon above a hanging chain of dots and stars on the inner wrist and forearm.
Sun, moon and star chain on a wrist

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