Tattoo ideas

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

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Black fine line tattoo of a plump cartoon manatee with a single flipper and a small eye, on smooth skin at the side of the torso.
Cartoon manatee outline tattoo
Black silhouette tattoo of five birds flying in a line across the top of a bare foot, placed near the ankle.
Five birds in flight across a foot
Black and grey traditional-style anchor tattoo wrapped in rope with two starfish, script lettering on the shank and 6:19 on the crown, on the side of the torso.
Anchor with rope and starfish on the side
Fine line black sun tattoo with triangular rays on an ankle, shown on a bare leg and foot.
Small sun tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey barcode tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a black strap watch and a hand visible beside it.
Barcode tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey peony with lace-style filigree and hanging beads tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Peony and lace design on the upper back
Small black fine-line 9 3/4 lettering tattoo on the inner wrist of a clenched fist against a plain white background.
9 3/4 numerals on the inner wrist
Small paw print tattoo with a heart in the central pad, placed on the inner wrist, shown in a close, slightly blurred photo.
Paw print with heart on a wrist
Realistic colour tattoo of the bones of a foot, showing metatarsals and toe bones with shaded depth, on the top of a foot.
Realistic skeletal foot tattoo
Full-colour tattoo of a mermaid with blue-green scales and a flowing purple tail, arm raised, on the outer thigh.
Mermaid with raised arm on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of three owls on a branch against a bare tree and orange moon, on the upper arm.
Three owls on a branch on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a glass jar filled with planets and a spiral galaxy, with a FAR AWAY label, on a forearm.
Galaxy in a jar on a forearm
Black anchor tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with the word Hebrews written in script along the shaft and 6:19 above the crossbar.
Anchor with Hebrews script on the wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two adult elephants and three calves walking in a line across the upper back.
Elephant family walking across upper back
Fine line black ink tattoo of two ginkgo leaves on a stem, placed on the upper back of a person with dark hair and a black top.
Two ginkgo leaves on upper back
Black and white photo of a woman's upper back with her hair in a bun, showing a small fine line stag head tattoo at the base of the neck.
Small stag head tattoo on upper back
Black script lettering reading Esse Quam Videri with a butterfly above it, tattooed on the top of a foot, with red painted toenails.
Latin script and butterfly on the top of a foot
Black script lettering reading 'for those I love I will sacrifice' across the upper thigh, beside denim shorts.
Script quote across the upper thigh
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with a carved face, four stars and dotted chains with drop pendants, placed on the upper back.
Crescent moon and stars on upper back
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon decorated with flowing swirls and scroll details on a white background.
Ornamental crescent moon design
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sitting dog in a single continuous outline, placed on the side of the ribs.
Fine line sitting dog on the ribs
Black and grey shaded Superman shield tattoo on the upper arm, with a raised, bevelled look around the S.
Superman shield on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo on the inner forearm showing a city skyline with a domed building, a bridge and a line of lettering beneath.
Skyline line art with lettering on forearm
Black ink tattoo of a pair of scissors cut through a horizontal line, with clawed hands on the upper chest and left shoulder, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Scissors and clawed hands across the chest
Black fine line tattoos of chemical molecule structures across both shoulders and upper chest of a person whose face is not shown.
Molecular structures across both shoulders
Black line flash design of an infinity symbol with a gymnast silhouette in its right loop, with the words forever above and a gymnast below.
Forever a gymnast infinity design
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a daisy with a bud, stem and two leaves on the forearm, in fine line with shading.
Daisy and bud on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a cherry blossom branch with pink flowers and buds wrapping up the inside of a forearm, shown in a realistic style.
Cherry blossom branch on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of overlapping atomic orbital diagrams, with solid and dashed circles and ellipses, across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Atomic orbital diagram on upper back
Two matching colour tattoos of the robots WALL-E and EVE on a pair of ankles, with small red hearts beside each character.
WALL-E and EVE ankle tattoos
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a man with blond hair and glasses in a purple diamond frame, with a MATT name plate, on a forearm.
Portrait with glasses and name plate on forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a lotus flower inside a brushed crescent arc, with small stars and dots above, on pale skin.
Lotus in a crescent with stars
Black Lettering-style script tattoo reading "Only after disaster can we be resurrected" on the upper arm of a man with his arm raised behind his head.
Quote tattoo on upper arm
Small black swirl and dot tattoo on the ankle, shown in a close photograph of a bare foot.
Small swirl and dot tattoo on an ankle
Black winged triforce crest tattoo on a calf, with red, blue, green and yellow watercolour washes behind it.
Triforce crest with watercolour splashes on a calf
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of three kitchen utensils stacked vertically on the inner forearm.
Three kitchen utensils on the inner forearm
Black and grey photo of two small anchor tattoos, one on each foot near the ankle, resting on a tooled leather surface.
Matching anchor tattoos on two feet
Fine line black script tattoo reading There is no love without forgiveness, running vertically along the side of a bare back and ribs.
Fine line script quote along the back
Black and grey dotwork traditional tattoo of crossed scissors wrapped in two banners with lettering, placed on the outer thigh.
Scissors and banners on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork compass rose with a world map behind it, tattooed across the top of both feet.
Compass rose and world map on both feet
Black script tattoo reading Love me for who i am across the upper chest, with a small butterfly in the middle and a shaded butterfly near the shoulder.
Script quote and butterflies on the collarbone
Two side-by-side views of a realistic colour tattoo of a pocket watch and red rose on a forearm, set against an orange watercolour wash.
Pocket watch and rose on a forearm
White chalk-style kanji character above the lowercase word pain on a black background, drawn as a possible tattoo design.
Chalk kanji with the word pain
Two inner forearms crossed over each other, each with a compass rose tattoo in fine line, the left in blue ink and the right in grey.
Matching compass rose tattoos on wrists
Blue watercolour-style tattoo on a lower leg showing a white triangle with an eye and bow tie inside flames, with the text Reality is an Illusion above and The Universe is a Hologram below.
Triangle eye and flames with quote on a calf
Fine line black tattoo on the ribs reading My life is my message, with three flying birds, a bird on a leafy branch and a cross.
Birds, branch and cross on the ribs
Black fine line geometric tattoo of nested triangles with a small circle-headed figure and dots, placed on the back of a person's neck.
Fine line triangle and figure tattoo on neck
Fine line black ink infinity symbol with the words you and me in script on the back of a hand, with fingers clasped around it.
Infinity symbol with you and me on the hand

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