Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realistic tattoo of a feather running diagonally down a lower leg, near the ankle, against a blurred concrete background.
Feather tattoo on a lower leg
Two wrists with matching fine line tattoos of a knotted cord bracelet with an anchor motif in black ink, placed on the forearm near the wrist.
Matching anchor cord tattoos on two wrists
Close-up of a small black script tattoo reading Carpe Diem on the top of a foot, above a peach stiletto pump.
Carpe Diem script tattoo on the foot
Black and white photo of clasped hands above a geometric lace-style black linework tattoo on the chest.
Lace-style chest tattoo with clasped hands
Traditional-style flash drawing of a ship in a heart framed by roses, with the words Beyond the Sea in black outline lettering.
Ship in a heart with roses flash design
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other on an upper arm, with a dark top in the background.
Two outlined hands on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of an open envelope with a red heart and red and yellow flowers with green leaves, on the top of a foot.
Envelope, heart and flowers on a foot
Black fine script lettering reading Always on my mind and Forever in my heart, with two outlined hearts, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Script quote with two outlined hearts
Black fine line tattoo of outlined stars, curling swirls and dotted sparkles on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Stars and swirls on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a mountain, winding river and pine trees in an oval frame on the upper arm.
Mountain, river and pines in an oval frame
Black ink Devanagari script lettering with a fine line mandala-style pattern and small dots across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Devanagari script lettering on upper back
Realistic coloured tattoo of a raven perched on a branch and holding a red rose with green leaves, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Raven with red rose on upper arm
Traditional style flash sheet with two portrait figures in the centre, surrounded by an eye, a hand holding a cigarette, a UFO, a bee and crystals, with slogan lettering.
Flash sheet with two portraits, UFO, eye and bee
Raised white ink floral tattoo with lattice-filled petals and curling scrolls across the top of a foot, in a botanical style.
White ink floral design on the top of a foot
Black ink fine line tattoo of a to do list with a heading, checkboxes and ruled lines across the inside of a forearm.
To do list tattoo on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of three chairs stacked down the side of the ribs, a wooden-framed chair at the top, a tubular sling chair in the middle and a wire chair below.
Three chairs along the ribs
Hairless sphynx cat with black and grey rose tattoos on its neck and upper chest, photographed against a brick wall.
Tattooed sphynx cat with black and grey roses
Black blackletter script reading Daughter tattooed on the top of a foot, just above the edge of a dark shoe.
Daughter lettering on the foot
Black and grey tattoo of three winged cats flying in a diagonal line across the upper arm.
Three winged cats across an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of three patterned elephants walking in a line across the forearm, each filled with paisley and mandala detail.
Three ornate elephants on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo on the inner wrist showing a heartbeat line that forms a cross and ends in a heart, with small text reading faith, hope and love below.
Heartbeat cross and heart on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a shaded mountain range and a pine tree on a person's upper back, with a small star pattern joined by thin lines above the peaks.
Mountain range, pine and star pattern on upper back
Black and grey Devanagari script tattoo running across a forearm, with a red string bracelet on the wrist against a dark background.
Devanagari script across a forearm
Black script lettering of a quote runs down the side of the ribs, framed by two outlined hearts and small stars, shown in a sepia-toned photo.
Quote lettering with two hearts on the ribs
Three-panel photo of a full arm sleeve in black and grey geometric dotwork, with mandala-style rosettes and circular patterns from shoulder to wrist.
Geometric mandala full arm sleeve
Black dotwork and fine line tattoo of two curled-up sleeping cats with small stars, enclosed in a circle on the outer forearm.
Two sleeping cats in a circle on a forearm
Fine line botanical tattoo of two wildflower sprigs with leaves and buds in black ink, placed on the side of the ribs beneath the arm.
Fine line wildflower sprigs on the ribs
Black and white photo of a small Roman numeral lettering tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with silver bangles worn on the same arm.
Roman numeral tattoo on the inner wrist
Black tribal-style horse head design with flowing swirled mane on a white background, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Tribal horse head design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pizza slice with a green eye and pepperoni spots, placed on the lower leg with a small X tattoo beside it.
Pizza slice with eye on a calf
Colour tattoo of a turquoise castle beneath white fireworks and an orange and purple sky, placed on the thigh.
Castle and fireworks on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo on a man's upper arm and shoulder, showing a pocket watch with Roman numerals, a script banner and shaded roses.
Pocket watch and roses on upper arm
Pencil sketch of decorative lettering reading Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday, with scrollwork and a banner, beside an eraser and two pencils.
Lettering sketch of a quote on a banner
Small fine line feather tattoo with soft grey shading and a script letter S on the back of a hand near the wrist.
Feather and script S on the hand
Black lettering tattoo on skin reading La revolución será feminista o no será, in block capitals on a shaded rectangular panel.
Spanish feminist slogan lettering
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork mandala tattoo covering the forearm, with shaded clouds and linework around its edges.
Black and grey mandala on a forearm
Fine line colour tattoo of a diver in a red and white striped swimsuit, diving forward with arms outstretched, on the side of the torso.
Diver in a striped swimsuit on the side of the body
Black and white photo of a raised hand showing a fine line Roman numeral lettering tattoo along the inner forearm near the wrist.
Roman numeral tattoo on the inner wrist
Black star tattoo trailing from the wrist across the back of a hand towards the fingers, with small dots between the stars.
Star trail tattoo across the back of a hand
Small black line tattoo of a unicorn beside plants and flowers on the forearm, with a coin placed beside it for scale.
Small unicorn tattoo on a wrist
Pencil sketch of a dreamcatcher with two shaded feathers and small birds, drawn on a spiral sketchbook page, suitable as a tattoo design.
Dreamcatcher and feathers pencil sketch
Realistic colour tattoo of four peonies with green leaves running down a person's bare back, placed along the spine.
Colour peonies running down the back
Black script lettering reading Carpe Librum on the inner wrist, shown in a close photograph of the arm.
Carpe Librum script on the wrist
Colour realism tattoo of a blue butterfly, two orange monarch butterflies and a sunflower with leaves on the side of a torso, above the hip.
Butterflies and sunflower along the ribs
Two hands with traditional style tattoos, bold black lettering across the finger knuckles and coloured banner designs on the backs of the hands.
Knuckle lettering and banners on both hands
Sepia line drawing of a symmetrical paisley and leaf ornament tattoo design on a grid-paper background, with no placement shown.
Symmetrical paisley ornament design
Black script lettering on a white background reading 'La vita è un sogno', a tattoo design in a flowing calligraphic style.
Italian script quote 'La vita è un sogno'
Two realistic tattoos of LEGO minifigures, Batman on one foot and Robin on the other, shown on the top of each foot.
LEGO Batman and Robin tattoos on feet

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