Tattoo ideas

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

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Close-up of black handwritten lettering reading GRL on one finger and PWR on another, tattooed on the fingers of a hand with red nail polish.
GRL and PWR lettering on fingers
Black ink mandala-style lotus tattoo with dot accents centred on a person's upper back, shown in two photographs.
Mandala lotus tattoo on upper back
Fine line tattoo of a state outline with a small red dot and the word home in script, on the side of a ribcage in a Fine line style.
Fine line state outline with script home on ribs
Traditional style tattoo of a palm tree over a red sunset and sea, framed by teal leaves and red flowers, on a forearm.
Palm tree sunset and flowers on a forearm
Black and grey linework tattoo of a sewing spool with a threaded needle trailing below it, on the forearm.
Sewing spool and needle on a forearm
Deathly Hallows symbol above a handwritten quote with footprints, shown as a dark grey tattoo design on a white background.
Deathly Hallows symbol with script quote
Close-up of a small solid black heart tattoo on the upper chest near the collarbone, with long light brown hair falling over the shoulder.
Small heart tattoo on upper chest
Black and grey traditional butterfly tattoo centred on a chest, shown under an open sleeveless denim shirt.
Butterfly tattoo on the chest
Black ink tattoo of the numerals 9 and 3/4 in a calligraphic lettering style on the inner wrist.
Numerals 9 3/4 on the wrist
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Je pense, donc je suis on the inner forearm.
French quote in fine line script on forearm
Two matching colour cherry tattoos with green bows on the ankles of a person wearing dark leggings and black heels.
Cherry tattoos on both ankles
Traditional-style tattoo on a forearm showing a yellow-rimmed compass with a red and black star, a red rose with green leaves below, and a serpent wrapping around the compass.
Traditional compass and rose on a forearm
Pen line drawing of a crescent moon formed from flowers, leaves and seed pods, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Floral crescent moon line drawing
Two matching fine line black tattoos of an arrow with leaf-like fletching and a curved bow line, shown on the inner upper arms.
Matching fine line arrow tattoos on upper arms
Black ink sketch on paper of a tattoo design showing a keyhole inside a heart, flanked by pistons and ornate scrollwork, with two black pens beside it.
Keyhole heart and pistons tattoo design sketch
Dark blue ornamental hamsa hand tattoo on a wrist, with the hand raised against a pale bedsheet.
Blue hamsa hand on a wrist
Black ink tree with bare branches and small birds flying up towards the shoulder, with a line of small script beside the trunk, on a woman's upper back.
Bare tree and birds on a upper back
Black and grey small butterfly tattoo with soft shading on the inner forearm, near the wrist, with metal beaded bracelets worn above it.
Small butterfly on the forearm
Close-up of a fine line black ink world map tattoo on a person's inner wrist and forearm, worn beside beaded and metal bracelets.
Fine line world map tattoo on the wrist
Black ink drawing of a dotwork mandala with a lotus-like centre and leaf petals, joined by curved swag lines, shown as a flash design on white paper.
Dotwork mandala lotus with swag lines
Neo-traditional flash design of a red-haired woman in a utility outfit, framed by angel wings, sunflowers, vines and a banner reading The Girl Who Waited, with no body placement shown.
The Girl Who Waited flash design with angel wings
Flash sheet of six black ink arrow designs with ornate filigree shafts, several topped with eight-point star motifs, drawn on pale paper.
Row of ornate arrows and star designs
Traditional style colour tattoo of a yellow hot rod with red roses and green leaves, on the outer arm.
Yellow hot rod and red roses on an arm
Close-up of a small fine line script tattoo reading let it be behind a person's ear on the neck, in a sepia photograph.
Let it be script tattoo on the neck
Black and grey botanical tattoo of leafy vines curving down either side of a woman's spine, meeting three shaded roses on the lower back.
Rose and leaf vine tattoo down a back
Fine line black airplane tattoo on a wrist, with a hand holding a dog's paw on a tiled floor.
Small airplane tattoo on a wrist holding a dog's paw
Small tattoo of a red lip print with a black skull and crossbones over it, shown in close-up on skin.
Red lips kiss with skull and crossbones
Pencil drawing of a mermaid with long hair seated on a ship's anchor whose top forms a heart, shown as a flash design.
Mermaid and heart anchor design
Two painted traditional flash designs of daggers on cream paper, one with a red rose at the guard and one with a scaled hilt, an eye and a ribbon banner.
Two traditional dagger designs on cream paper
Black tribal flash design of two dragons with outstretched wings forming a heart, with a small rose at the base.
Tribal dragons forming a heart with a rose
Two traditional style tattoos of trapeze acrobats in red, orange and yellow, one on each thigh.
Trapeze acrobats on both thighs
Realistic coloured tattoo on a forearm showing a pocket watch with visible gears, a red rose and two butterflies.
Pocket watch, rose and butterflies on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of the Good Shepherd holding a lamb and a staff, with a halo and sunburst, across a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Good Shepherd with lamb on upper arm
Close photograph of a fine line script quote reading without struggle there is no progress in black ink on the side of a torso, near the ribs.
Script quote along the ribs
Realistic black and grey Nikon camera with a teal lens, framed by outlined roses and leaves, tattooed on the side of the body.
Camera and outlined roses on the side
Black lettering tattoo reading Family in flowing script, with a key whose bow is a heart, on the ankle.
Family script and key on an ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo on the inner forearm showing two eyes peering through a cracked stone opening, with a helmet-like shape at the lower edge.
Realistic eyes behind cracked stone on a forearm
Black and grey drawing of two crossed arrows with the letters N, E, S and W at the compass points, on a cream background.
Crossed arrows with compass points
Black and white photo of a fine line geometric tattoo of angular symbols on the inner forearm, with a hand resting on a laptop beside it.
Fine line geometric symbols on a wrist
Close-up of a neo-traditional seahorse tattoo in teal, peach and pink with black outlines, surrounded by pink sparkles and a small heart, beside a partial red rose.
Neo-traditional seahorse with sparkles
Dreamcatcher tattoo with shaded blue feathers on the side of the ribs, outlined in black linework.
Dreamcatcher with blue feathers on the ribs
Fine line black script reading if you're a bird I'm a bird with three small bird silhouettes, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Three birds and script quote on a wrist
Close-up of simple black lettering reading Mt 19:6 tattooed along a finger, with a silver ring on the finger beside it.
Mt 19:6 lettering on a finger
Traditional colour tattoo of a winged staff with a coiled red hose, a crossed axe and hook, and a black helmet with a red band, on the upper arm.
Winged staff with axe and helmet on upper arm
Black and grey butterfly and ornamental tattoo stacked down the centre of a woman's back, seen in a black and white photograph.
Butterfly stack down the spine
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an open pocket watch with a beaded chain above a red rose with green leaves on a forearm, with a black and grey version and a rose close-up beside it.
Pocket watch and red rose on forearm
Black and grey dotwork full sleeve on an arm, filled with mandala medallions, floral motifs and an eye-and-sun design across the upper arm and forearm.
Mandala and dotwork full arm sleeve
Small black script lettering reading cure on the side of the ribs, partly covered by a grey fabric top.
Cure script on the ribs

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