Tattoo ideas

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

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Pen and coloured pencil drawing of two koi fish circling a blue circle filled with white swirls and water splashes, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Two koi fish around a swirling wave circle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rolled stack of banknotes with a seal and serial number on the upper arm, with a partial portrait behind.
Rolled banknotes on an upper arm
Black and grey serif lettering tattoo of a two-line quote running across the inner forearm.
Two-line quote across the forearm
Two wrists with matching fine line tattoos of a crescent moon, small four-point stars and the script words To the moon and back on the inner forearm.
Matching crescent moon and script wrist tattoos
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a small T-rex dinosaur held up by a cluster of outlined balloons, placed along the ribs.
Baby T-rex held aloft by balloons on ribs
Black and grey photograph of the phrase 'still I rise' in small serif lettering on the inner wrist of a forearm against a dark background.
Still I rise lettering on a wrist
Black script lettering reading Live Laugh Love across the inner wrist, shown on a hand held palm down.
Live Laugh Love script on a wrist
Realistic black and grey spoons tied with a purple ribbon, with a purple butterfly above, on a forearm, shown in three side by side panels.
Spoons, ribbon and butterfly on a forearm
Full back tattoo of a colourful Japanese-style phoenix with flowing feathers wrapping around the back and side of the body.
Colourful phoenix back piece
Colour tattoo of six cartoon doughnuts with pink, chocolate and white icing and sprinkles, on the inner forearm and wrist of a palm-up hand.
Pink and chocolate doughnuts on the inner wrist
A hand with white ink mandala and floral tattoo designs across the back of the hand and fingers, wearing silver rings.
White ink mandala design on hand
Black and white photo of two palms-up wrists, each with black script lettering tattooed on the inner wrist reading "Don't make this easy" and "I want you to mean it".
Matching script quote tattoos on two wrists
Realism-style black and grey tattoo of blindfolded Lady Justice holding a pair of scales on a calf, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Lady Justice with scales on a calf
Black and grey octopus tattoo with stippled shading wrapping around a flexed upper arm, with a white sleeve at the shoulder.
Octopus tattoo on an upper arm
Black cursive script tattoo on the side ribs of a bare midriff, with a hand holding a cream macrame fringed bag.
Cursive script tattoo on the ribs
Black line drawing of a dog face decorated in sugar skull style with ornamental eyes, a heart shaped nose ring and floral patterns, shown on white paper.
Sugar skull dog face design
Black and grey dotwork crescent moon filled with mandala patterns, shown in a central photo flanked by two close-up views of the design.
Mandala crescent moon tattoo
Four people's inner wrists show matching black script tattoos reading No 1/4, No 2/4, No 3/4 and No 4/4, with a key design beside No 3/4.
Four numbered wrist tattoos, 1/4 to 4/4
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two roses and the French words vivre pas à pas on an ankle and foot.
Two roses and French script on an ankle
Stippled dotwork illustration of a skull with diamond eyes, a compass rose on the brow, roses and flowers, and a ribbon banner, in peach on dark teal.
Skull with roses and compass design
Pencil drawing of a Cheshire Cat style grin and whiskered face with blue-green eyes, above the words we're all mad here, with no body placement shown.
Cheshire Cat grin with blue-green eyes
Colour tattoo of a pink peony with green leaves and bold black outlines on the inner forearm, in a neo-traditional botanical style.
Peony and leaves on a forearm
Small black outline tattoo of a Mickey Mouse head on the outer ankle, in a fine line style.
Mickey Mouse outline on an ankle
Pencil and ink line drawing of a bat with spread wings curling around an outlined heart, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Bat wrapped around a heart line drawing
Small fine line tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and vertical line, on the inner forearm beside pearl bracelets.
Deathly Hallows symbol on a forearm
Black and grey realism back tattoo showing a large skull beside a woman's face in profile, with a skeletal hand around her neck, across the upper back.
Skull and woman's profile on a back piece
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a skull wearing a feathered headdress, covering the upper back.
Skull in feather headdress across a back
Black and grey compass rose tattoo on the palm of a hand, with muted purple map shading and a sprig of branches at the wrist.
Compass rose and map shading on a palm
Black line drawing of a running canine design with a swirled, flowing tail and solid black legs, in a bold blackwork style on a white background.
Running canine with swirling tail
Fine line black infinity symbol with script names on one wrist and small Roman numeral script on the other wrist, shown with both hands clenched.
Infinity symbol with script names on wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a crescent moon with mandala detail and hanging arrow and chain ornaments on the upper arm.
Crescent moon and arrow ornament on upper arm
Black and white photo of a small fine line outline lotus flower tattoo on the inner wrist.
Small lotus flower on the inner wrist
Small botanical flower tattoo with black outline, pink shading and a clear gem at the centre, placed on the inner ear.
Small flower tattoo on the inner ear
Black linework drawing of a coiled dragon with a long, spiked body and a sweeping wing shaded with a grey splatter effect, on a white background.
Coiled dragon design with a grey wash wing
Colour tattoo of two orange butterflies with black outlines and swirling black linework on the outer thigh.
Two orange butterflies with swirls on a thigh
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a cabin, pine trees, mountains and rain clouds on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cabin and mountain landscape on the upper back
Painted-style botanical tattoo of a pink rose, a dark red bloom and dark green leaves on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Pink rose and foliage bouquet on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a calf showing a screaming woman with her hands at her throat in front of a dark fence.
Screaming woman with hands at her throat
Grey flying bird silhouettes tattooed across the upper back of a person wearing a dark strappy top, with palm trees behind.
Flying birds across the upper back
Side-by-side before and after photos of a red floral tattoo with dark green shading on a person's upper back, which is fully gone in the after image.
Floral tattoo before and after removal on upper back
Colour tattoo of a peacock feather in orange, pink, purple and blue watercolour washes on a lower leg, with the word rise in black script near the ankle.
Watercolour peacock feather with rise on a calf
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading "to travel is to live" with a dotted flight path and airplane, on the side of the ribs.
Script quote with airplane on the ribs
Black lettering tattoo on a thigh in a lettering style, with a serif quote about courage between two ornamental scroll flourishes.
Lettered quote tattoo on the thigh
Colour and black ink tattoo of a woman in a geometric patterned dress on a woman's upper arm, with scalloped fan lines and dots around the figure.
Female figure in patterned dress on upper arm
Brown linework design on a forearm showing a standing figure beside a tall cylindrical object and three small round creatures, with spirals, a star and tally marks on the hand.
Figure and creatures on a forearm with hand spirals
Flash sheet of bold black Japanese-style dragons and kanji characters labelled wealth, wisdom and love, with small red accents.
Dragons and kanji flash sheet
Fine line black outline of a small elephant tattooed on a person's ankle, with a pale pink background.
Small elephant outline on an ankle
Black script lettering reading Luke 1:45 on the inner wrist of a palm-up hand, against a dark floral background.
Luke 1:45 script lettering on a wrist

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