Tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink lettering tattoo of the word Always in script, with a Deathly Hallows symbol in place of the A and a feather beneath, on the forearm.
Always script with Deathly Hallows and feather
Black script lettering reading a four-line rhyming poem tattooed across the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Script poem tattoo on upper back
Black and grey Celtic knotwork cross with the words Tell me I can't above and And I'll show you I can below, tattooed on a calf.
Celtic cross with quote lettering on a calf
Black botanical leaf sprig tattoo behind a person's ear, shown in a black and white close-up photograph.
Small leaf sprig behind the ear
Traditional black and grey tattoo of a crescent moon with a smiling face and a black cat sitting on it, on the upper arm.
Crescent moon and black cat on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat with green eyes and a pink tongue, surrounded by cherry blossoms, on an upper arm.
Black cat and cherry blossoms
Black script lettering reading Dream, with a swirl across the D and two star bursts, on the inner wrist in a fine line style.
Dream script with star bursts on a wrist
Fine line constellation tattoo of connected star dots on the upper chest near the shoulder, in black ink.
Constellation tattoo on the collarbone
Two photos of a traditional-style tattoo of a red rose inside a black-outlined triangle with green shading, on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Red rose in a triangle on the upper back
Three small fine line black heart tattoos on the forearms and wrists of several people, with one wearing a charm bracelet.
Small heart tattoos on forearms
Small geometric tattoo of a downward-pointing triangle with rainbow stripes and a black outline, on the side of the torso.
Rainbow triangle tattoo on the side
Black and grey ink drawing of a lion's head in profile within a starry night circle, with a Leo banner and flowers, shown as a tattoo flash design.
Lion profile with Leo banner and starry sky
Black and white yin yang design with two roses and swirling vines, drawn as a tattoo-style flash design with no body placement shown.
Yin yang with roses design
Black ink flash sheet of ten symmetrical ornamental designs with spirals, diamonds, chevrons and dots, drawn on white paper.
Ornamental flash sheet with ten motifs
Fine line tattoo of a woman's face with flowers in her hair, placed on the forearm, shown in black ink.
Line drawn woman with flowers on forearm
Two side-by-side photos of small black fine line paper plane tattoos on the inner forearm near the wrist, one folded and faceted, one a simple outline.
Paper plane tattoos on the wrist
Black and grey tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a top hat and monocle, smoking a cigar and holding a cane with a bird-head handle, on a lower leg.
Dapper cat in top hat and monocle on calf
Small black-outlined infinity symbol with script letters R and M, a central heart and two red hearts, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Infinity symbol with R and M on wrist
Two wrists with matching black crown tattoos, one reading One Life and the other One Love, with the hands clasped together.
Matching crown tattoos reading One Life and One Love
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull wrapped in octopus tentacles across the upper arm, shown in a full view and a close-up.
Skull and octopus tentacles on upper arm
Black lettering tattoo of the HTML tags </head> and <body> in a bold sans-serif font, placed on the back of the neck, with a khaki cap and grey top visible.
HTML head and body tags on the neck
Neo-trad tattoo of an ornate hand mirror and a red rose on the upper thigh, with a dotted pearl chain hanging below.
Ornate hand mirror and rose on a thigh
Pencil-style line drawing of a woman with closed eyes, flowers in her hair, a songbird and orchid sprigs, designed as a fine line tattoo sketch.
Woman with bird and orchids sketch
Black fine line tattoo of a stretched dog with a curling tail on the lower back, in a Fine line style.
Stretched dog outline on lower back
Pen and ink flash drawing of an anchor with a ship's wheel across its shank, shaded with hatching and stippling on dotted paper.
Anchor and ship's wheel design
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses, a compass and script on the outer thigh.
Roses and compass on a thigh
Black ink ruler tattoo marked 1 to 10 running along a person's forearm towards the wrist, with the hand clenched in a fist.
Ruler tattoo on a wrist
Black paw print tattoo trail across the top of a bare foot with red painted toenails, resting against a textured cream wall.
Paw print trail across the top of a foot
Black and grey tribal-style wings tattoo covering the upper and mid back, with bold solid linework and geometric patterns.
Tribal wings across a back
Fine line black script tattoo reading Enjoy across the inner wrist, with a thin silver chain bracelet below it.
Enjoy script on a wrist
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a Nikon FM10 film camera, a film strip and daisies on the outer thigh.
Film camera and daisies on a thigh
Colour Traditional-style tattoo of a grey anchor with a green and blue feather wrapped around it, on the calf.
Anchor and feather on a calf
Two black script tattoos reading Be Brave, one on the inside of a wrist and one at the nape of the neck, in a lettering style.
Matching Be Brave script tattoos
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoos cover the tops of both feet and the ankles, with a floral motif on the left foot.
Mandala tattoos across both feet and ankles
Red and pink dripping FRESH lettering tattooed across the stomach, shown below a white bra.
FRESH lettering across the stomach
Two calf tattoos of grey cat portraits, one framed by gold scrollwork with a red rose, the other surrounded by orange poppies, in a realism and neo-traditional style.
Cat portraits with flowers on two calves
Traditional style tattoo of a sailing ship with XXX beneath it on the back of a hand, with a skull and red flowers continuing up the wrist.
Sailing ship and skull on a hand
Watercolour-style orca head tattoo with red, teal and purple washes and dotwork speckles on the calf.
Orca head with galaxy splatter on a calf
Black and grey anchor tattoo with three banners reading a quote, shaded in a traditional style on the side of the ribs.
Anchor and quote banner on ribs
Black linework tattoo of a stylised cat with a curled tail and collar with a pendant, on the upper arm.
Stylised black cat on upper arm
Black line-work floral tattoo with flower heads and leaves across a woman's shoulder and upper back.
Black floral design across a shoulder
Two black-and-grey outline tattoos on open palms: a small circle with a dot on the left hand and a crescent moon on the right, against a dark background and dry grass.
Circle and crescent moon tattoos on palms
Black and grey ornamental blackwork sleeve tattoo with spirals and fern-like motifs running from the upper arm down to the hand, shown against a white wall.
Ornamental sleeve tattoo on an arm
Black script lettering arranged in a loop across a bare leg, with a wine bottle and picnic basket on a striped blanket behind.
Script lettering looped in a circle on a leg
Colour tattoo of a peach with a green leaf on the inner forearm, drawn in traditional style with bold black outlines.
Peach on a forearm
Pencil sketch of two ornate sugar skulls with flowers and curling swirls, drawn as a tattoo design in black and grey.
Sugar skulls with flowers and swirls
Two people seen from behind with matching small fine line Baymax tattoos on their shoulders, fists bumped in the middle.
Matching Baymax tattoos on two shoulders
Small fine line tattoo of a tan cat wearing a grey striped jumper, placed on the back of a person's shoulder.
Cat in a striped jumper on shoulder

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