Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo of an unfurling fern frond with a spiral tip on the calf.
Unfurling fern frond on a calf
Five small black bird silhouettes on one ankle and a black palm tree on the other ankle, shown on bare feet on a sandy beach.
Birds and palm tree on both ankles
Black and grey realism tattoo of praying hands and an unrolled scroll of scripture across the ribs and side of the torso.
Praying hands and scripture scroll on ribs
Black ink drawing of a hummingbird built from ornate swirling linework and curls on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Swirling hummingbird tattoo design
Black ink line drawing of a side-facing skull wearing a feathered headdress with a heart-shaped pendant, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Skull in feathered headdress line drawing
Geometric sea turtle tattoo with black outline and watercolour-style colour fills in blue, purple, pink and green, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Geometric sea turtle on the forearm
Two colour thigh tattoos in ornate stained glass style frames, one showing Belle in a gown beside a red rose and the other a castle under a purple rose.
Belle and a castle in stained glass frames on thighs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of flowers, leaves and a dotted chain with drops across the chest below the breasts.
Flower garland across the chest
Colour tattoo of Van Gogh's The Starry Night covering the upper arm, with a swirling blue sky, glowing yellow stars and a dark cypress tree.
Starry Night recreation on upper arm
Two pixel art Super Mario tattoos in red, blue and skin tones, one larger on a calf and a smaller one on the other leg.
Pixel art Mario tattoos on calves
Hand-drawn fine line tattoo design of a continuous black line forming interlocking loops, shown on plain paper with no body placement visible.
Looped continuous line design on paper
Black and grey script lettering reading Family and Friends runs down the side of a ribcage in a lettering style.
Family and Friends script on ribs
Black and grey dotwork mandala with an animal face tattooed on the outer thigh, with a geometric blackwork sleeve on the forearm of a hand resting on a bare leg.
Mandala thigh tattoo with geometric forearm sleeve
Fine line black tattoo of a howling wolf with swirling flourishes on the inner wrist and forearm.
Howling wolf on the inner wrist
Colour botanical tattoo of pink magnolia blooms and green leaves across a woman's upper back and right shoulder blade, shown from behind.
Magnolia flowers across a upper back
A woman seen from behind wears a black tank top and shows a black and grey back tattoo of vertical bands and script-like marks, with a tattoo on her upper arm.
Back tattoo of bands and script marks
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a muscular warrior with face markings and a pistol, shown on the upper back.
Armed warrior tattoo on upper back
Black and grey floral sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, featuring sunflowers, dotwork mandala motifs and paisley swirls.
Floral sleeve across shoulder and upper arm
Close view of a wrist with typewriter-style lettering reading I'm with Amanda's Bachelorette Party and a black anchor with a red rope, placed on the forearm near the wrist.
Bachelorette party anchor on a wrist
Colourful paisley, swirl and flower tattoos across the tops of two bare feet, with a bird motif on the right foot.
Paisley and floral foot tattoos
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of mountain peaks above a lake and pine trees, enclosed in a rectangular frame on the upper arm.
Mountain and pine landscape in a frame
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two round soot-like sprites with large eyes and a faceted black crystal across the shoulder and upper arm.
Two soot sprites and a crystal on a shoulder
Small black ankh tattoo on an ankle, photographed against sand in a simple fine line style.
Ankh tattoo on an ankle
Neo-traditional tattoo of a mermaid with flowing golden hair and a teal and pink scaled tail on the side of a thigh.
Mermaid with golden hair on a thigh
Fine line infinity symbol tattoo with blue, peach and green hearts on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Infinity symbol with three coloured hearts on a wrist
Black and grey geometric blackwork tattoo covering a forearm, with isometric cubes, dotted panels and maze-like linework.
Geometric cube and maze forearm sleeve
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W lettering on the inner forearm, in a traditional style with shaded points.
Compass rose tattoo on a forearm
Black and white photo of a hand resting on a shoulder, with a small dotwork star cluster tattoo in black ink on the upper arm.
Dotwork star cluster on a shoulder
Close-up of a black fine-line lettering tattoo reading Peace will win, Fear will lose in a typewriter-style font, with a small tattoo visible on the upper arm in the left panel.
Peace will win quote lettering on skin
Black and grey shaded feline skull tattoo with two fangs on the calf, outlined with a thin teal edge.
Feline skull tattoo on a calf
Fine line black tattoo on the inner wrist showing an infinity loop with the words life and hope in script, with a small anchor hanging below.
Infinity loop with anchor and script words on wrist
Small colour tattoo of two green palm trees with brown trunks and a tuft of grass, outlined in black, on a pale area of skin.
Two palm trees on the skin
Black ink drawing of a tree stump cross-section, with concentric growth rings, radial cracks and a bark-like edge, on textured white paper.
Tree stump cross-section design
Black linework tattoo of a geometric faceted portrait of a woman wearing a flower crown, above a wreath of roses, on the upper arm.
Geometric portrait with rose wreath on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala flower tattoo with layered petals and circles on the upper arm, shown in three side-by-side photographs.
Geometric mandala flower on an arm
Black and grey realistic skull tattoo with ornamental shading on an upper arm, photographed at a steep angle.
Realistic skull on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of three sunflowers in a row across the inner wrist, with yellow petals, brown centres and botanical shading.
Three sunflowers on a wrist
Three photos of a set of black script tattoos reading 1 of 3, 2 of 3 and 3 of 3, each with a small coloured heart, shown on the top and side of the foot.
Script '1 of 3', '2 of 3' and '3 of 3' on feet
Black and grey dragonfly tattoo framed by ornate scrollwork and dotwork geometric patterns across the neck, shoulders and chest.
Dragonfly and scrollwork across neck and chest
Three matching black Roman numeral III tattoos in a fine line style on three wrists, with hands clasped together over a carpet.
Three matching Roman numeral III wrist tattoos
Black ink tattoo of a rosary-style beaded anklet wrapping the ankle, with a cross on the top of the foot, shown on a padded table.
Rosary anklet and cross tattoo on a foot
Black silhouette tattoo of Peter Pan characters flying along a dotted infinity loop with the words Never Grow Up, on the ribs.
Peter Pan silhouettes in an infinity loop on ribs
Small black serif 9¾ tattoo on the inside of a wrist, with a raised clenched fist above it against a plain light background.
Black 9¾ numerals on a wrist
Black and white photo of a white ink rose tattoo with botanical linework on the inner forearm, running toward the wrist.
White ink roses on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with hanging drops on the inner forearm, shown beside its printed stencil.
Lotus mandala tattoo on forearm
Five small potted cactus and succulent tattoos in green and teal, stacked vertically down a forearm against a white background.
Five potted cacti down a forearm
Close view of a dotwork gecko tattoo on the inner forearm, its segmented body in green, yellow and teal with black dotted legs and feet.
Green gecko on a forearm
Dotwork drawing of a moth with spread wings set within overlapping outline triangles, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Moth within overlapping geometric triangles

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