Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour Japanese style tattoo of a red spotted mythical beast with turquoise mane and flames across a full back, set against dark grey clouds.
Red spotted mythical beast across a full back
A woman in a lace dress shows a full colour sleeve tattoo of roses and flowers covering her upper arm and forearm, holding hands with a man in a grey suit.
Full colour rose sleeve on an arm held by a partner
Black script reading Mischief Managed with a curved trail of footprints, tattooed on the top of a foot near the ankle.
Mischief Managed script and footprints on a foot
Close-up of a fine line black cat tattoo on a woman's upper chest near the collarbone, with a maroon top visible below.
Single-line cat outline on the upper chest
Red script lettering over a dark horizontal bar with small star marks, tattooed on the inside of a forearm.
Red script lettering on a forearm
Close-up of a tiny black fine line crescent moon tattoo on the inner ankle, with a black leather platform shoe worn on the foot.
Small crescent moon on an ankle
Black fine script lettering reading Riddikulus with a small wand motif, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Riddikulus script on forearm
Colour tattoo of four interlocking puzzle pieces in blue, yellow, green and red with black outlines, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Four puzzle pieces tattoo on the forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a grey snake coiled around two daggers with green drips, on the outer arm.
Snake wrapped around two daggers on an arm
Three tapered, dark blue-black curved lines tattooed on the neck behind the ear, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Three curved strokes behind the ear
Close-up of a small, thin-lined rainbow tattoo on the edge of an ear, with a white plug earring set with a clear stone below it.
Small rainbow arc tattoo on an ear
Fine line black ink swallow tattoo on a shoulder, shown in close up above a dark grey top.
Small swallow tattoo on a shoulder
Close-up of a dark script quote reading a person's a person, no matter how small, beside a pink dandelion with a green stem, tattooed on a shoulder.
Dandelion and quote on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of an open eye with a detailed eyebrow on the chest, drawn in fine engraving-style hatching and stippling.
Engraved eye with eyebrow on chest
Black and grey tattoo of a chain anklet with a hanging shield-shaped medallion on the ankle.
Chain anklet with shield medallion
Black and grey mandala tattoo on the inner forearm, built from fine linework and dotwork in a symmetrical floral design.
Black mandala tattoo on a forearm
Fine line and dotwork lotus tattoo with geometric circles on the upper back of a woman seen from behind.
Lotus tattoo on upper back
Pencil drawing of an owl perched on a branch inside a dreamcatcher circle, shaded in black and grey as a tattoo design.
Owl in a dreamcatcher design
Traditional style colour tattoo of two clasped hands inside a red heart with a beaded border, on a forearm.
Clasped hands in a beaded heart on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a curved chainring edge on a lower leg, photographed beside a real bicycle chainring.
Chainring tattoo on a calf
Colour tattoo of a stitched, zombie-style cat character with a red bow and skull on an upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Stitched zombie cat character on an upper arm
Two bare feet on grass show matching fine line tattoos of the words You are my sunshine, each with a small yellow sun beside the text.
Matching sunshine quote tattoos on feet
Black and white photo of two bat tattoos on a chest, with a spiked choker, layered chains and an inverted cross pendant.
Bat tattoos on chest beside inverted cross necklace
Black tribal-style gecko design with white swirl cutouts along its body and curled tail, shown on a white background with no body part visible.
Tribal gecko design
Black and grey forearm tattoo sleeve with a crystal, peace sign, heart, pentagram and crescent moon, worn below a black t-shirt.
Black and grey symbol sleeve on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a Pantone-style colour swatch reading TATTONE 5K1 N on the upper arm, with a grey shirt sleeve over the shoulder.
Pantone-style colour swatch tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a chain bracelet with star-shaped links wrapped around the wrist and back of the hand.
Star chain bracelet tattoo on wrist
Fine line tattoo of a small tree with reddish and green leaves and a tiny green bird, placed on the upper back below the neck of a person in a white top.
Small tree tattoo on upper back
Shirtless man with a bold black tribal tattoo covering his chest, shoulder and upper arm, shown against a dark patterned background.
Tribal black ink across chest, shoulder and arm
Fine line black arrow tattoos on the forearms of two crossed arms against a plain light background.
Matching arrow tattoos on crossed forearms
Black and grey script lettering reading Alis Volat Propriis across the side of the ribs, above the waistband of jeans.
Alis Volat Propriis script on ribs
Traditional style tattoo of a woman in profile with a red rose in her hair and gold beaded jewellery, on the forearm.
Woman in profile with rose on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of two hands holding taut crossing string, placed on the forearm.
Two hands and string on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork ornamental bands wrap around two forearms and wrists, with silver rings and bracelets against a black background.
Ornamental lace bands on crossed forearms
Realistic colour tattoo of a red cardinal perched on a brown branch with green leaves, on the side of a person's ribs.
Cardinal on a branch on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling wolf head with shaded fur on the thigh of a bent leg.
Realistic wolf head on a thigh
Close view of a torso in white lace lingerie with traditional style tattoos, including a teal eye in a heart on the upper stomach and a bird on the side.
Traditional tattoos on a torso, arms and thighs
Black script lettering tattooed on a forearm reads I don't care, I'm still free, you can't take the sky from me.
Script quote tattoo on a forearm
Geometric tattoo of a faceted bird in teal, green and orange with black outlines, on the forearm.
Geometric bird on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a lighthouse, a sailing ship and a moon over a stormy sea, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Lighthouse and sailing ship seascape on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon cat with sweets and a checkered pattern across the top of a foot, in a loose sketchy style.
Cartoon cat with sweets on a foot
Black ink line drawing of a small elephant filled with mandala and zentani-style patterns, surrounded by flowers and leaves, shown as a tattoo design.
Patterned elephant with mandala motifs
Black ink drawing on cream paper of a lotus flower above an Om symbol, with a small dot and curved line between them, shown as a tattoo design.
Lotus flower and Om symbol design
Black and grey photograph of a small vertical lettering tattoo on the back of the neck, reading N 40 W 105 with triangles above and below.
Coordinates tattoo on the back of a neck
Two small black fine line four-pointed star tattoos sit on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Two small stars on the collarbone
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing two large roses, smaller buds and leaves wrapped around a compass star, shown on paper with no body placement.
Rose cluster and compass star sketch
Close view of a fine line botanical tattoo of trailing green leaves and small buds on the upper arm of a woman in a striped top.
Trailing leaves and buds on an upper arm
Realistic red and grey skull tattoo across the back of a hand, with smoky swirls on the forearm and small symbols on the fingers.
Realistic skull on the back of a hand

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