Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey traditional style drawing of a dagger with a ribbed handle and blood drops, shown as a standalone tattoo design.
Dagger with blood drops flash design
Black linework flower of life tattoo inside a circle on a forearm, with a person in a plain white t-shirt beside it.
Flower of life tattoo on a forearm
Small fine line black ink tattoo of an owl perched on a branch on the inner forearm, with a green leafy background.
Small owl on a branch on a forearm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with purple, pink and blue watercolour washes on the inside of a forearm.
Mandala with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Close-up of a flowing script tattoo spelling the word hope in dark ink, with the final letter shaded in orange, on a forearm.
Hope script tattoo on a forearm
Black and white design of a solid heart with a white treble clef cut out of its centre, shown on a plain white background.
Treble clef within a solid black heart
Traditional style tattoo of two swallows in flight on the upper chest, shaded in black and grey with rust-toned accents on their chests.
Two swallows in flight on upper chest
Black ink blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a curled-up cat in front of rooftops, a sun and waves, inside a circle on the upper arm.
Sleeping cat and town in a circle on upper arm
Colour tattoo of the Wonder Woman logo beneath torn-open skin on a forearm, shown in three photographs.
Wonder Woman logo under torn skin
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a geometric bird in flight, built from overlapping circles and lines, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Geometric bird in flight on upper back
Black ink drawing of a wolf howling beside a second wolf on a rocky outcrop, with tall pine trees rising behind them.
Howling wolf pair beneath pine trees
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a UFO beaming down over clouds, with a small floating figure above pine trees and mountains inside a triangle.
UFO and mountain scene in stacked triangles
Black fine line outline tattoo of a small dog with large upright ears on the top of a foot, in black and grey.
Outline of a chihuahua on a foot
Two matching fine line infinity symbol tattoos on the inner wrists, each with script reading Love You Most and Love You More and a small red heart.
Matching infinity wrist tattoos
Black and grey traditional flash sheet showing a swallow with roses, a butterfly, a tiger head, a snake, a skull in a beanie, a woman with a rose in her hair and an eye.
Traditional flash sheet with swallow and tiger
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the word Believer running into an ornate key, on a person's upper chest or shoulder area beside a white top strap.
Believer script and key on skin
Realism style black and grey tattoo of a cratered moon in a circle on the forearm.
Moon tattoo on a forearm
Hand-drawn sketch in purple pen of a compass rose surrounded by flowers, buds and leaves, a flash design for a tattoo.
Compass rose with flowers and buds
Colour tattoo of a cat-shaped sugar skull with a pink bow and floral details on the top of a foot.
Cat-style sugar skull with bow on a foot
Colour Japanese-style dragon tattoo with green scales and white whiskers, set among red clouds, on a forearm.
Green dragon with red clouds on an arm
Back of a woman's neck showing a shaded red rose tattoo with a white cross over it, plus a small black cross on the upper back below.
Red rose with cross on the back of the neck
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a haunted house, bats, a bare twisted tree and a yellow moon across a person's shoulder and upper arm.
Haunted house and bats on shoulder
Black raven with a crescent moon, peach poppies and sunflowers arranged around a grey skull, drawn as a botanical tattoo design.
Raven perched on a skull with flowers
Two hands and a forearm with black mandala, leaf and dot designs in a mehndi-style geometric pattern on the hands, wrist and forearm.
Ornate black mandala designs on hands and forearms
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of mountains, pine trees and a lake inside a diamond frame on a calf.
Mountain lake landscape in a diamond on a calf
Black and grey Traditional style tattoo of a mountain cabin, pine trees and a sunburst with clouds on the upper arm.
Mountain cabin landscape with sunburst
Colour tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, red roses and a blue ribbon on the thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Pocket watch and red rose on a thigh
Three small black fine line tattoos on the inner forearm: a sun with the words The Sun, a crescent moon with The Moon, and a yin yang with The Truth.
Sun, moon and yin yang tattoos on a forearm
Geometric cat head tattoo with dotwork shading and watercolour splashes of pink, purple and teal on an upper arm.
Geometric cat head on upper arm
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design on grey paper, showing a peace sign framed by two treble clefs, looping swirls and teardrop shapes, with a dot at the top.
Peace sign with treble clefs and swirls design
Large R2-D2 droid tattoo in blue, white and grey covering most of a man's back, seen from behind.
R2-D2 droid tattoo across a back
Black linework flash design of a winged fairy with flowing tendril lines, drawn on a pale blue background with no body placement shown.
Winged fairy linework tattoo design
Fine line black linework tattoo of a geometric star and pendant design on the upper back, with purple hair falling either side.
Geometric star pendant tattoo on upper back
A woman's back and upper arm decorated with gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos of an anchor, chevrons, arrows and a diamond chain, against a white background.
Metallic gold and silver temporary tattoos on back
Small black outline tattoo of a pizza slice with melted cheese and pepperoni detail, sitting on the side of the ribs below the arm in a fine line style.
Small pizza slice tattoo on the ribs
Black fine line outline tattoo of a world map on the side of a ribcage, photographed in a bathroom.
World map outline on ribs
Bold solid black stylised symbol with two white spiral cutouts on a plain white background, shown as a design drawing rather than on skin.
Black symbol with two white spirals
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a winged caduceus with clouds and a heartbeat line, on the ankle and lower leg.
Caduceus with wings and heartbeat line on ankle
Small black outline of a bat tattoo on the inner wrist and base of the hand, in a fine line style.
Bat outline on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of an ornate hamsa hand with a blue eye at its centre, surrounded by watercolour-style splashes of pink, blue and yellow, on the inner ankle.
Watercolour hamsa hand with eye on the ankle
Black and grey tattoo of peonies with leaves and a flock of birds flying up towards the shoulder blade on a person's upper back.
Peonies and birds across a upper back
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a world map inside a dotted circle with a stippled compass star above it, placed on the upper back beside swallow tattoos.
World map and compass rose on the back
Two bare feet, each with a matching black script tattoo reading I hope you dance across the top of the foot.
Matching I hope you dance script on both feet
Colour tattoo of a castle under a full moon within a gold scrollwork frame, with a black and grey rose below it on the thigh.
Castle at night and grey rose on thigh
Fine line black bicycle tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with a city skyline blurred in the background.
Small bicycle tattoo on the inner wrist
Black lettering tattoo of the phrase What's Past is Prologue with a small arrow beneath it, on the inner forearm, in a lettering style.
Quote and arrow on a forearm
Two black and grey cat face tattoos on the inner forearms near the wrists, one softly shaded and one more loosely sketched.
Two cat face tattoos on the wrists
Hand-drawn black pen sketch of a dreamcatcher with a flower mandala, beaded strings and four feathers, labelled Dream Catcher, on a teal background.
Dreamcatcher drawing with four feathers

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