Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black tattoo of a bird in flight with curling tail flourishes on the side of an ankle.
Bird in flight on an ankle
Close photo of a fine line tally mark tattoo in black ink on the pale inner forearm, with four upright strokes crossed by a fifth and two further strokes.
Tally marks on the forearm
Flash drawing of a crossed bow and arrows with a crescent moon and hanging striped purple feathers, shaded in grey pencil with watercolour accents.
Crossed bow, arrows and feathers design
Black line drawing of two spotted toadstools above a circular Celtic interlace knot, with leaves and curling tendrils at the base.
Mushrooms and Celtic knot design
Black and grey fine line geometric tattoo of a howling wolf head on the side of the ribs.
Geometric wolf head on ribs
Fine line black script tattoo reading 'Open your mind, its beautiful inside' running along the inner forearm against a dark leather background.
Script quote on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a heart formed from a continuous line with music notes and a treble clef, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Heart of music notes and treble clef on the wrist
Realistic colour tattoo of a frowning cat face with a teal halo background on the outer forearm near the elbow.
Grumpy cat portrait on a forearm
Neo-traditional wolf head with blue eyes and an open snarling mouth, with red and orange leaves and a partly visible script banner, tattooed on a knee.
Snarling wolf with banner on knee
Small feather tattoo on a forearm in blue and black ink, with a coffee cup and laptop keyboard in the background.
Blue feather tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, featuring a sunflower, a rose, a lotus and an ornate elephant head with mandala detailing.
Sunflower, rose and elephant arm sleeve
Black script lettering reading For we live by faith, not by sight, running diagonally across the side of the ribs.
Script quote along the ribs
Close view of a blue, teal and gold tattoo of birds within an ornate oval frame on the upper back, above a grey sweater with red fox motifs.
Blue bird ornament on upper back
Fine line black outline of a triangle with a horizontal line near its apex, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Small triangle on the inner wrist
Colour botanical tattoo of violas, green vines and roots with a bumblebee, across a person's shoulder and upper back.
Violas, vine and bee across a shoulder
Coloured drawing of a sleeping orange fox with a white chest and dark ears, framed in an oval of brown branches and green ivy, suited to a botanical tattoo design.
Sleeping fox in an ivy wreath
Traditional tattoo of a pink heart with a dotted outline and a grey banner reading Myself, on the inner forearm.
Pink heart with banner on a forearm
Watercolour-style pink and red cherry blossom flowers and buds with thin stems across a shoulder and upper arm.
Pink blossom branch across a shoulder
Black ink drawing of a bumblebee with hatched shading on its body and veined wings, with a small letter B beneath it on textured white paper.
Ink bee drawing with the letter B
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of a heart formed by a treble clef and two dots, on the inner wrist of a hand with blue painted nails.
Heart and treble clef on inner wrist
Black line drawing of a leafy tree with swirling branches and twisted roots, with a small bird above, shown as a design on white.
Tree with swirling branches and roots
A sheet of ten black and grey rose drawings on a white background, shaded with fine hatching and stippling in a botanical realism style.
Ten black and grey rose flash designs
Close photograph of the sole of a foot with the words MADE IN ENGLAND tattooed in black capital letters, styled as lettering, held by two hands.
Made in England lettering on the sole of a foot
Small rainbow-filled triangle tattoo with cartoon eyes and a smile on the outer ankle, shown above a black slide sandal.
Rainbow triangle with cartoon eyes on ankle
Colour tattoo of a pocket watch, daisy and leaves on a thigh, beside a black linework version of a similar design under plastic wrap.
Pocket watch and daisy on a thigh
Fine black capital lettering reading TONY HAWK on the lower back, in a black and white photo with a dark top and black thong visible.
Small TONY HAWK lettering on lower back
Colour cherry blossom branch tattoo with pink flowers, buds and dark stems running across the ribs and side of a torso, in a botanical style.
Cherry blossom branch tattoo across the ribs
Colour botanical tattoo of a red tulip, pink rose and blue flowers with green leaves and yellow berries on the inner forearm.
Red tulip and pink rose forearm tattoo
Black tribal-style tattoo running up a bare ankle and across the top of a foot, with turquoise bead anklet and toe ring jewellery.
Tribal tattoo on an ankle and foot
Colour traditional tattoo of three red roses with green leaves running diagonally across the side of a person's back.
Three red roses with green leaves on the back
Drawing of a fox seen from behind, sitting with its head turned, filled with red, orange and purple swirling linework and a white-tipped tail on a white background.
Ornate swirl-patterned fox seen from behind
Pencil drawing of a crescent moon, a hand holding a wand and two ribbon banners with script lettering, shaded in yellow and black linework.
In the Name of the Moon banner design
Black fine line tattoo of horizontal lines with wheat, lavender, leaves and flowers on the side of the ribs.
Horizontal lines with botanical sprigs on ribs
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm of a nude woman holding a mirror with long flowing hair, with German lettering above, placed on the inner forearm.
Mirror-holding nude and German text on forearm
Colour tattoo of a grey cartoon teapot with an angry face, wrapped in gold chain and a padlock, on the calf.
Chained cartoon teapot on a calf
Black and grey pentagram set inside a sun with flame-like rays, with two small bat silhouettes, on the upper back near the neck.
Pentagram sun and bats on upper back
Two raised legs in black platform sandals show traditional tattoos of red roses, a skull and a sun on the thighs and calves, against floral wallpaper.
Traditional tattoos across both legs
Black lettering tattoo in a typewriter-style font running down the side of the ribs, reading let it go, let them go, let all go, so comes love.
Typewriter quote along the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds and small birds across the inner wrist and forearm.
Dandelion seeds drifting across two wrists
Colour tattoo of a seated yellow toy-style pin-up figure with red bob hair and OGLE cups, on the upper thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Seated pin-up figure with red bob on thigh
Black ink and grey pencil drawing of a stylised cat with spider web patterns on its body and a curling tail, a design suitable for a tattoo.
Stylised cat with spider web and swirling tail
Black and grey pencil drawing of a jellyfish with a shaded, ridged bell and long flowing tentacles, shown on a cream background, in a realism style suited to a tattoo design.
Jellyfish pencil drawing
Black tattoo of a stag's antlers and head across the back of a hand, with the head extending down the middle finger, in a geometric style.
Stag antlers across the back of a hand
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a crescent moon and roses with dotwork accents, placed on the chest below the bust.
Crescent moon and roses below the bust
Black cat tattoo with blue eyes, a pink collar with a blue tag and a curling tail, with grey swirls and small leaves beneath it on skin.
Black cat with curling tail
Black and grey dotwork compass rose tattoo with ornate mandala-style petals on the upper back.
Compass rose with mandala detail on upper back
Black and grey realistic skull tattoo wearing a bandana and a studded eye patch, shown on a limb.
Realistic skull with bandana and eye patch
Black linework anchor wrapped in rope, with pink roses and blue flowers, tattooed on the forearm.
Anchor with pink roses and blue flowers on forearm

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