Tattoo ideas

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

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Black horse head tattoo with a flowing mane on the side of a torso, against a blurred green field.
Horse head tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass over a world map on a forearm, with map labels visible around it.
Compass over a world map on a forearm
Pink cherry blossom branch tattoo with black outlines wrapping over the shoulder and upper arm.
Cherry blossom branch on a shoulder
Traditional style crescent moon tattoo with a purple rose and gold roses and leaves on a teal fill, placed on the lower leg.
Crescent moon with roses on the lower leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather breaking up into a flock of birds on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Feather dissolving into birds on upper back
Grey shaded cat head with teal eyes, surrounded by scrolling swirls and lotus flowers, tattooed on the side of a thigh.
Cat head with teal eyes and lotus flowers on thigh
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined heart joined to a heartbeat trace, with the date 9·17·12 along the line, on the forearm near the wrist.
Heart and heartbeat line with date on wrist
Traditional-style tattoo of a grey shaded anchor with a yellow ribbon wrapped around it, on the inner forearm.
Anchor with yellow ribbon on a forearm
Sepia pencil drawing of a winged angel with a sword standing over a crouched demon, a design suited to a large back or chest piece.
Winged angel standing over a fallen demon
Black and grey script lettering tattoo of a motivational paragraph across the outer thigh, shown in a black and white photo with denim shorts.
Block quote tattoo on the thigh
Black and white photo of a black mandala tattoo on the upper arm of a person in a white crop top and denim shorts, with a straw hat beside them.
Mandala tattoo on upper arm
Two side by side photographs of matching fine line black and grey tattoos on the top of the feet, each showing an infinity symbol with a feather and script reading big sister or little sister.
Matching feather and infinity sister tattoos on feet
Black and grey dotwork peony and acanthus leaf tattoo set in a circle on the upper arm.
Peony and acanthus leaves in a circle
Black and grey mandala and rose tattoo with a crescent moon on the forearm, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading.
Mandala and rose on a forearm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with petal shapes on the upper arm of a person in a white vest top, with the other hand resting across the arm.
Black mandala tattoo on upper arm
Two black ink tattoos of the word love in ornate script lettering, one on each wrist, shown side by side.
Matching love lettering on two wrists
Colour tattoo of a bee with translucent grey wings and a yellow and black striped abdomen on the forearm.
Bee tattoo on the forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a cartoon owl with beaded eye rings perched on a branch, on the forearm.
Cartoon owl on a branch
Fine line black arrow tattoo with striped fletching and dotted shaft across the side ribs, below a dark top.
Small arrow tattoo on the side ribs
Four views of a colourful realism full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a spiral galaxy, planets, a spaceship and a bare tree under a moon.
Full sleeve space and moonlit landscape
Close-up of a small black and grey fine line feather tattoo with an eye-like marking on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Feather tattoo near the collarbone
Black tribal-style horse design with white linework through the body and flame-like mane and tail, shown on a plain white background.
Tribal horse with flame mane and tail
Traditional style colour tattoo of a pink lipstick with gold case and pink flowers with green leaves on a forearm.
Lipstick and pink flowers on a forearm
Blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon, stars and stippled waves inside a solid black circle on the forearm.
Crescent moon and waves in a black circle
Man seen from behind with black tribal tattoos on his back, down his spine, and across both upper arms and shoulders.
Tribal back and arm tattoos on a shirtless man
Black and grey linework tattoo of a sun with a face and rays, with a dotted garland and diamonds, across the centre of the chest below the bust.
Sun face and dotted garland on sternum
Realistic colour tattoo of a smoking caterpillar beside a brass hookah, in teal and orange, wrapping around a forearm.
Caterpillar with hookah on a forearm
Two matching black bracelet-style tattoos on the inner wrists, with lace-like bands, dotted lines and a small anchor motif.
Matching lace and anchor bracelet tattoos on wrists
Traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing a red snake, a blade, a lightning bolt, a red rose and a banner reading They Make A Master Of Death.
Snake, rose and banner on a thigh
Fine line black script reading la vie en rose on the inner wrist of a hand, shown in a sepia-toned close-up photograph.
La vie en rose script on a wrist
Black linework tattoo of two merged female faces with a central third eye and a starburst sun below, shown on a forearm in three photographs.
Merged female faces with third eye and sunburst
Two matching black pi symbol tattoos, each with a small outlined heart above the right stroke, on a pair of wrists in a fine line style.
Matching pi symbol wrist tattoos
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bare tree inside a circle, set within a downward triangle with ornamental patterns, on a forearm.
Tree in circle within a triangle on a forearm
Man's torso, neck and arms covered in black blackwork tattoos, with a honeycomb pattern of hexagons and pentagons and a dotwork gradient around the navel.
Honeycomb blackwork torso piece
Black linework flash drawing on paper of a sun and crescent moon with a woman's face, surrounded by spiky rays, dotwork accents and dangling drops, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Sun and crescent moon face flash design
Black and grey lettering and clock tattoo with an ornate scrolled frame, shown on the lower back with part of a feathered wing at the top edge.
Ornate clock face with a wing above
Small black and grey money bag tattoo with a dollar sign, in simple outline, on the side of a finger.
Money bag with dollar sign on finger
Sepia photo of a shaded black and grey tattoo of a seated winged figure with a long braid, placed centrally on a person's mid back.
Seated winged figure with braid on mid back
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on an arm, with a portrait of a woman and roses on the upper arm and dotwork flowers on the forearm.
Floral sleeve with portrait on upper arm
Colourful barn owl tattoo in a loose watercolour style, with the words It's only forever not long at all in black script, on a limb.
Barn owl with lyric lettering on a limb
Small fine line feather tattoo in soft pink, blue and yellow shading on the inner forearm.
Pastel feather on a forearm
Black script lettering reading Love on the side of a woman's neck, photographed from behind with the sea and a small island in the background.
Script love lettering on the neck
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a feathered arrow with a patterned shaft and a curved bow line with beads, sitting on the upper arm.
Feathered arrow on upper arm
A man's upper arm, with a black and grey tattoo of a circular symbol, rests around a woman with long blonde hair while they sit in a vintage truck.
Couple in a vintage truck with an arm tattoo
Cheshire Cat grin tattoo with teal eyes and a pink nose, with the words we're all mad here beneath it, on pale skin.
Cheshire Cat grin with teal eyes
Fine line black outline tattoo of the African continent on the inner forearm near the wrist, with stacked beaded bracelets worn below it.
Africa continent outline on the inner wrist
Traditional tattoo of a red lantern with a banner reading There is a light, with card suit symbols and script above, on the back of a hand.
Lantern and banner on the back of a hand
Black geometric snowflake tattoo on an ankle above a grey canvas slip-on shoe, with rolled-up dark denim jeans.
Snowflake tattoo on the ankle

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