Tattoo ideas

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

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Pink and teal watercolour-style heart tattoo with paint splashes on the forearm.
Watercolour heart on a forearm
Black and grey ornamental hamsa hand tattoo with an eye at its centre, on the forearm.
Hamsa hand with eye on forearm
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading Fight Your Demons on the side of a torso, with a decorative F, placed over the ribs.
Fight Your Demons lettering on ribs
Black fine line tattoo of dandelion seeds drifting across the upper chest and collarbone, with a larger dandelion clock on the right.
Dandelion seeds across a collarbone
Colour realism tattoo of pink cherry blossom branches in front of a full moon on a dark blue night sky, on the calf.
Cherry blossom and full moon on a calf
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a hairless Sphynx cat with blue eyes and a blue scarf on the upper arm.
Sphynx cat portrait with blue scarf
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey bat peeking out of a blue teacup beside a crescent moon, on the forearm.
Bat in a teacup with crescent moon
Black and grey Japanese style phoenix full sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, shown in three side-by-side photographs.
Phoenix full arm sleeve
Colour tattoo of a brown teddy bear holding a red heart balloon while sitting on a grey patch, placed on the forearm.
Teddy bear with heart balloon on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a moon with crater detail, placed on the outer forearm.
Moon tattoo on a forearm
Traditional style flash drawing of a snarling black panther head with yellow eyes and an open red mouth, drawn on textured paper.
Snarling panther head flash
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing Darth Vader, stormtroopers and a bounty hunter helmet beside TIE fighters and a Death Star.
Star Wars sleeve on upper arm
Traditional style anchor tattoo wrapped in rope on the top of a foot, with Roman numerals on the shank.
Traditional anchor and rope on a foot
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and three roses, covering the inner forearm.
Pocket watch and roses on a forearm
Three photographs of small fine line tattoos in black ink: a wrapped snake on a finger, a crescent moon with a small animal beneath rays on the chest, and a set of scales with crosses and stars on the
Fine line snake, moon and scales tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of two roses in shaded linework on a shoulder and upper arm, with a dark top and white pillow in the background.
Two roses on a shoulder
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a Hello Kitty style mermaid with red hair, a green scaled tail and blue bubbles on the thigh.
Hello Kitty mermaid on a thigh
Six small heart designs in a grid of two rows and three columns, with outline and solid hearts in gold foil and black ink on a white background.
Six gold and black heart designs
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the top of a foot showing three elephant silhouettes in a line above the words One step at a time.
Three elephants and script on a foot
Colour traditional tattoo of a largemouth bass leaping through teal waves on a forearm, with bold black outlines.
Largemouth bass through waves on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a wreath of flowers and leaves on the forearm near the elbow, photographed against a plain light background.
Floral wreath on a forearm
Two black mandala tattoos sit on the upper thighs of a person wearing a black and white floral skirt, with ornate detailing and dotted fill.
Twin mandala tattoos on thighs
Pencil sketch of an open hand with the words love, provoke, direction, promise and good luck placed above the fingers as a finger tattoo design.
Pencil sketch of a hand with finger words
Traditional-style flash drawing of a cartoon owl with large blue eyes, pink glasses and brown feathers, with no body placement shown.
Cartoon owl with pink glasses
Two wrists with small fine line black tattoos, a smiley stick figure on the left wrist and a robot on the right, with small heart tattoos on the fingers.
Stick figure and robot wrist tattoos
Fine line teal script reading hope woven through an infinity loop on the inner forearm, with a steel wristwatch worn just above it.
Hope script in an infinity loop on forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoos cover the tops of both feet, with solid black bands around the ankle and the words LOVE and PAIN across the toes.
Mandala tattoos on both feet
Black script lettering reading let your faith be bigger than your fears across the ribs, with a white lace garment above.
Script quote across the ribs
Traditional colour tattoo of two bears framed by red and orange flowers and antlers, shown on a limb.
Two bears, antlers and flowers on a limb
Two pink watercolour-style flower tattoos on a forearm, with a larger cluster on the upper forearm and a smaller bloom near the wrist, in botanical style.
Pink blossoms on a forearm
Black stencil design of a gnarled, leafless tree with a skull in its trunk, shown on a white card against a dark green backdrop.
Gnarled dead tree with skull stencil
Black and grey flash drawing of a ribcage with a crab claw below, a flower rosette behind, the word Cancer and a short verse printed underneath.
Cancer zodiac ribcage and crab flash
Black line anchor tattoo on a calf, with soft orange, pink, purple and teal watercolour washes behind it.
Anchor with watercolour splashes on a calf
Black script lettering tattoo across the back of a hand and wrist, with a small cross above it, on a woman wearing a black bikini top and denim shorts.
Script lettering tattoo on the hand and wrist
Fine line tattoo of a star constellation with dotted connecting lines on the inner forearm, shown against a pale arm and a window background.
Constellation of stars on a forearm
Close crop of a woman in pink satin lingerie with a black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo on the back of her hand.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of crosses, dots and chevrons running diagonally across a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Fine line symbols down the upper back
Two people seen from behind with small colour cartoon tattoos, a blue character on the left shoulder blade and a pink character on the right shoulder.
Two cartoon tattoos on shoulders
Black and white photo of fine line cursive script lettering running diagonally along a forearm, with the hand relaxed below.
Cursive script lettering on a forearm
Black line drawing of a butterfly whose wings are formed from musical staff lines and notes, with swirling flourishes around it.
Butterfly made of musical staves and notes
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Strength on the inner wrist, with a sweater cuff visible below.
Strength script on a wrist
Fine line black script tattoo on the inner forearm of a hand raised against a grey tiled floor, in an angular style that appears to be Tengwar.
Elvish script tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a geisha with a lotus flower and a butterfly on the upper arm and shoulder.
Geisha portrait with lotus on upper arm
Close-up of a fine line black outline tattoo of the world map across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
World map outline across upper back
Black fine line script tattoo reading 'spark' on the side of the ribs, shown under a loose white vest top.
Script word 'spark' on side ribs
Colour tattoo of green and pink northern lights over a dark pine forest, with a constellation of white-dotted lines above, on the upper back.
Northern lights and pine forest on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sailing ship, compass and banner reading she adjusted her sails, covering the upper arm.
Sailing ship and compass sleeve
Black and grey floral tattoo of peonies, anemones and leaves across a shoulder, with soft shading in the petals.
Black and grey floral bouquet on a shoulder

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