Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white photo of a small fine line tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other on the inner forearm.
Two reaching hands on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a green and yellow skull merged with a blue butterfly wing and a red rose, on a thigh.
Skull and butterfly wing on a thigh
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a wolf head with hatched shading, on the calf of a man's lower leg.
Wolf head on a calf
Small black fine line tattoo of a whisk on the side of a person's neck, below a red bandana, with the face not shown.
Whisk tattoo on the side of the neck
Blackwork tribal bands of triangles and hatched lines on a forearm, with the hand resting under the chin beside it.
Geometric blackwork bands on a forearm
Close-up of a hand and forearm with the words IGNORE ALL PROBLEMS in brown block lettering on the inner forearm, against a white background.
Ignore all problems slogan on a forearm
Two matching black fine line tattoos of interlocking hearts with the word sisters, shown on the inner wrists of two people.
Matching sister heart tattoos on wrists
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a armoured woman with a laurel wreath and a sword, with red roses below, on the upper arm.
Armoured woman with laurel and roses on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a woman with a braided hair, blue flowers, a feather and a patterned headband, on the outer thigh.
Woman portrait with feather and blue flowers on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two overlapping triangle outlines on the inner wrist, shown in a black and white photo.
Two overlapping triangles on the inner wrist
Colour realism tattoo of a magpie perched on a branch with purple blossoms, on the lower leg.
Magpie on blossom branch on a calf
Traditional tattoo with dotwork shaded hand reaching upward beside a dagger, a small flower and a bird, on the arm near the elbow.
Stippled hand with dagger and bird
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a long sword with a stylised tree above and two elvish-style letters on the calf, shown from two angles.
Sword, tree and script on a calf
Black dotwork mandala with a lotus centre and moon phases on a person's upper back, with dotted beaded strands hanging below.
Mandala with moon phases on upper back
Black and grey Celtic triquetra knot tattoo with swirling linework and dots, placed on the upper back.
Celtic triquetra knot with swirls on the back
Black ink sketch of a mountain range above the handwritten script words the mountains are calling, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Mountain range with script quote
Black ink forearm tattoo of mountains, pine trees and a moon inside a dotted circle with triangles, above a sprig of leaves.
Mountain, pine and moon in a dotted compass circle
Black ink tattoo of the word AHIMSA in Latin capitals with Devanagari script beneath it, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Ahimsa lettering on upper chest
Black and grey tattoo of an Om symbol with a meditating Buddha face and lotus flowers on the inner forearm.
Om symbol with Buddha and lotus on a wrist
Colourful neo-traditional seahorse tattoo with a horse-like face, curled tail and four bubbles, on the side of the body.
Cartoon seahorse with rising bubbles
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an anchor with a small circle at the top and a leaf shape on the shank, on the inner forearm.
Fine line anchor on the forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged classical angel statue with candles on an upper arm, framed by purple gothic arch linework.
Angel statue with candles on upper arm
Black pinecone tattoo on the inner wrist in a botanical style, with solid black shading and white highlights between the scales.
Pinecone tattoo on the inner wrist
Realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with a dragonfly and a pale petal on an upper arm.
Open pocket watch with dragonfly wings
Greyscale drawing of a dove in flight with outstretched wings, set against a sunburst and soft clouds, shown as a tattoo design without any body placement.
Flying dove with sunburst and clouds
Pencil sketch of a shaded anchor with a feather wound around its shank, drawn as a tattoo design on plain white paper.
Anchor with feather wrapped around the shaft
Side of a torso showing a script quote with purple and green floral accents along the ribs, and a green and orange scale pattern tattoo on the hip.
Ribs script and green scale tattoo
Black line drawing of the words Country Girl in flowing script, with a horse head outline above the letters and a heart shape below, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Country Girl script with horse head and heart
Black and grey lace garter tattoo with leaves and scrolling vines wrapped around the upper thigh.
Black lace garter band on a thigh
Three views of a full arm sleeve in black and grey dotwork, with geometric flowers, circles and linked shapes covering the upper arm and forearm.
Black and grey geometric flower sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lanky figure with wild hair inside a glass snow globe, on the calf.
Snow globe with a lanky figure on a calf
Fine line script tattoos on two wrists, reading 'to infinity' on the left and 'and beyond' on the right, in blue ink with red accents and small birds.
To infinity and beyond on two wrists
Black and white flash design of a sword running through the words Be Brave Not Safe in decorative lettering with swirling flourishes.
Be Brave Not Safe lettering with sword
Black and grey tattoo of a flying saucer inside a circle of typewriter-style lettering, on an arm or leg of unclear placement.
UFO with circular quote tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of an ornate mirror frame beside a lettered quote in blackletter style, on the side of a person's ribs.
Quote and ornate mirror on the ribs
Black and grey wolf tattoo in mid-stride across the forearm, framed by fine dotted triangles and lines.
Running wolf with dotted geometry on forearm
Black and grey fine line palm tree tattoo with dotwork shading and thin geometric circles and arrows, on a forearm.
Palm tree with geometric circles on a forearm
Traditional-style tattoos of an eye, a bearded face with a flower and lettering on a thigh, with a white kitten in the foreground.
White kitten in front of traditional tattoos on a thigh
Black and grey photo of three small solid black star tattoos in a descending line on the side of an ankle and foot.
Three stars on an ankle
Full-colour neo-traditional tattoo of a rooster with blue and orange plumage and a red comb, placed on the thigh.
Colourful rooster on the thigh
Colour realism tattoo on a thigh showing a mermaid on a rock beneath a large yellow moon, with a blue underwater scene of fish and coral below the waterline.
Mermaid under a full moon on a leg
Two colourful floral tattoos in a soft painted botanical style, one on the top of a foot and ankle and one on the outer hip and thigh, with a hand holding red fabric beside it.
Painterly florals on feet and hip
Fine line black outline tattoo of a paper plane on the inner forearm, near the wrist, with a hand resting open below it.
Paper plane on the inner forearm
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a seated woman with long hair holding a katana, with red lips and a red sword tassel, on the upper thigh.
Woman with katana in Japanese style
Grey shaded feather tattoo with script lettering reading 'With brave wings she flies' on the side of a hip, photographed in sunlight by the sea.
Feather and script quote on hip
Fine line script reading not all those who wander are lost, with a watercolour wash and an orange paper plane, on the inner forearm.
Paper plane and quote on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of an ornate elephant filled with mandala-style patterns on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate elephant on a shoulder
Close view of a black ink geometric mandala tattoo on a woman's shoulder, with a long braid falling over her other shoulder.
Black mandala tattoo on the shoulder

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