Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black tattoo of an arrow with a diamond tip and feathered fletching, framed by dotted curves, on the back of a person's ankle.
Fine line arrow with dotted curves on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a kokeshi doll in a teal kimono with pink cherry blossoms on a person's upper back.
Kokeshi doll and blossoms on upper back
Colour tattoo of the No-Face spirit from Spirited Away in an ornate grey frame with a red background, with small soot sprites around the frame, on the forearm.
No-Face in an ornate frame on an arm
Colour tattoo of a pink rose, magnolia blooms and buds with blue and pink watercolour splashes on a lower calf.
Rose and magnolia with watercolour splashes on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of five blue butterflies with dark edged wings, arranged in a diagonal line across the upper shoulder.
Five blue butterflies across a shoulder
Colour tattoo on an upper thigh showing Totoro beside a campfire with Calcifer, soot sprites and small white forest spirits under a night sky.
Totoro and forest spirits scene on a thigh
Black and grey pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a pocket watch on a scroll banner, an hourglass with chain, roses and a Holy Bible banner, in a realistic style.
Pocket watch, hourglass and roses sketch
Fine line black tattoo of an arrow with two feathers and the word Serendipity in cursive script, placed on the upper shoulder near the neck.
Arrow, feathers and script on the shoulder
Close-up of a black lettering tattoo reading You're Fine in a typewriter-style font, inked on skin.
You're Fine lettering tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a desert scene with saguaro cacti, mountains and a moon, set inside a circle on the lower leg.
Desert landscape in a circle on the lower leg
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of Jack Skellington and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas, sitting on the back of a calf.
Jack and Sally on a calf
Fine line black cross tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand with red nail polish, above a cream lace sleeve.
Small cross tattoo on the inner wrist
Colour neo-trad tattoo on a calf of a circular mandala with teal lotus flowers, dotwork petals and a teal sphere with constellation lines.
Lotus mandala with constellation on a calf
Black and white flash design of Medusa wearing a paisley bandana over her lower face, with snakes writhing around her head inside a Greek key border.
Medusa with bandana in a Greek key circle
Colour traditional tattoo of a crowned queen in a blue hood inside an ornate gold frame, on the calf.
Crowned queen in a gold frame on a calf
Colour tattoo of a cartoon fairy with yellow hair in a bun, a yellow dress and grey-outlined wings, on the side of the body.
Cartoon fairy in a yellow dress
Black outline tattoo of a cartoon figure with a curling tail, above the script words Remember who you are, on skin.
Cartoon figure with script lettering
Traditional style flash drawing of a hot air balloon with a red sun, flowers and an anchor, with the words Enjoy the Ride on a banner.
Hot air balloon with banner and flowers
Black line drawing of a dragon coiled in a circle, with raised wings and a hexagonal scaled body, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Coiled dragon with raised wings
Black and grey traditional dagger design with an ornate hilt and shaded blade, drawn on a white strip of paper over a dark wooden surface.
Ornate dagger flash design
Black cursive lettering tattoo reading fernweh on pale skin, in a fine line lettering style.
Fernweh script on skin
Close-up of a person's ear with a small black fine line script tattoo reading What and a symbol, placed behind the ear.
Small script word behind the ear
Traditional style swallow tattoo with a pink flower and leaf sprig in its beak, on the side of a person's torso.
Swallow with flower and leaf sprig
Close-up of a bare back with gold metallic temporary tattoos of a triangle, chevron arrows and a feather, plus a silver geometric armband on the upper arm.
Gold metallic temporary tattoos on a bare back
Black and grey tattoo of a curling ribbon banner reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good, with footprints, on a limb.
Footprints and quote banner on a limb
Black fine-line wavy tattoo running vertically down the spine of a woman seated with her bare back to the camera.
Wavy line tattoo down the spine
Flash sheet of twelve black and grey dotwork designs with ornamental animal heads, a crab, a lion and fish, with no body placement shown.
Twelve zodiac-style ornamental designs
Wolf head tattoo on a thigh, realistic on the left and broken into faceted triangles on the right, with a yellow eye and a blue eye.
Geometric wolf head on a thigh
Small black fine line Gemini zodiac symbol tattooed on the side of a finger on the hand, with a silver band on the neighbouring finger.
Small Gemini symbol on a finger
Colourful paw print trail in blue, purple, teal, green and orange, with the words I'll meet you at the bridge in black script across the upper back.
Paw print trail with script on the upper back
Black line flash design of two fists with HAND MADE across the knuckles, beside a spool of thread, scissors, a needle and yarn.
Hand made fists with sewing tools
Black botanical tattoo of a bare branching tree with two small leaves on the inner wrist of a hand held palm up against a turquoise background.
Bare branching tree on inner wrist
Black and grey flash design of a skull inside an astronaut helmet, with a ringed planet and small stars above.
Skull in astronaut helmet flash
Flash design of a stag head with antlers, feathers and flames, above crossed axes and a ribbon, drawn in engraved linework with red accents.
Stag head with axes and flames
Colour tattoo of an anchor with a pink bow, a sailing ship inside a pink rope ring and a small heart, on a person's upper back.
Anchor and sailing ship on a back
Fine line black arrow tattoo on the outer ankle and foot of a person lying on a bed, with the shaft running horizontally and feathered fletching at the right end.
Small arrow tattoo on an ankle
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue-green eye with long lashes, red petal shapes and a tear drop on the arm, with black swirl linework above.
Realistic eye with red petals and a tear
Colour tattoo of a watercolour-style butterfly in pinks, reds and teals with ink splatters on the inner forearm, above a small solid black circle.
Watercolour butterfly on a forearm
A watercolour-style flower tattoo in red, orange and pink with loose black linework and blue and green washes, on the side of the ribs.
Watercolour-style flower on the side ribs
Line drawing flash of a yellow crescent moon above a ribbon banner reading Fighting evil by moonlight, with a second banner reading Winning love by daylight, on a pink background.
Crescent moon and banner quote design
Purple pencil flash drawing of a planchette-style design with a shaded eye, a smiling sun, a crescent moon and the words SPEAK TO ME NO MORE, in a neo-traditional style.
Planchette design with eye, sun and moon
Fine line tattoo of a mountain range with the script words the mountains are calling on the upper back, below the shoulder blade.
Mountain line and script on upper back
Colour tattoo of a gold oil lamp with swirling blue and purple smoke rising above it, with small diamond shapes, on a area of skin.
Magic lamp with blue and purple smoke
Two small black Roman numeral tattoos in a serif font sit on the inner wrists of two hands, one reading VIII and the other partly rotated.
Roman numeral tattoos on two wrists
Black script lettering reading without borders on the outer ankle, with a rolled denim trouser cuff above it.
Without borders script on ankle
Close view of a small black lettering tattoo of a two-line quote across the upper back, with dark hair tied up above it.
Quote tattoo on upper back
Photograph of a red and grey corset lacing tattoo with bows wrapping the thighs of a person lying on a white bed, with black sheer lingerie visible at the hip.
Corset lacing and bow tattoo on thighs
Black blackwork tattoo of an American flag made from arrows and arrowheads, with arrow shafts as stripes, on the side of a person's ribs.
Arrow flag tattoo on the ribs

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