Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo across a person's upper back showing a circular landscape, with a night mountain and pine scene on the left and a red sunset over water with a blossoming tree on the right.
Split landscape with tree across a back
Colour tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings and flowing tail, with red hibiscus-style blooms, across the inside of a forearm.
Phoenix with flowers on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a mouse perched on a branch with leaves and flowers, drawn in dotwork and fine hatching on the thigh.
Mouse on a branch with flowers
Traditional swallow tattoo with red roses and green leaves wrapping around a forearm.
Swallow and roses on a forearm
Close view of a bold black Polynesian tribal tattoo covering a man's shoulder, upper arm and chest, with geometric bands and chevron patterns.
Polynesian tribal shoulder and chest piece
Photograph of a small cartoon creature tattoo on the forearm, wearing red and blue 3D glasses, a red bow tie and a red fez, drawn in brown outline.
Cartoon creature with 3D glasses on a forearm
Design of a skull in a samurai helmet with crossed katana, pink flowers and an oni mask, in a Japanese style.
Samurai skull with katanas and flowers
Two photos of a small fine line outline lightning bolt tattoo in blue and red, shown on a forearm on the left and a shoulder on the right.
Outline lightning bolt on a forearm and shoulder
Black ink owl with ornamental scrollwork tattooed on the thigh of a person wearing denim shorts.
Owl with scrollwork on a thigh
Close-up of a green and grey Celtic knotwork butterfly tattoo with spiral wing tips on skin.
Celtic knot butterfly tattoo
Pencil drawing of a cheerful baby dragon hatching from a cracked egg, with its wings forming a heart shape and a small butterfly nearby.
Baby dragon hatching with heart-shaped wings
Close-up of a grey shark tattoo with a small floral detail on the inner forearm, beside a blue beaded bracelet, on a person in a white shirt, beige waistcoat and geometric bow tie.
Shark tattoo on a forearm
Traditional tattoo of a sailing ship rising from a teacup with a red flower and a grey cloud behind it, on the forearm.
Sailing ship in a teacup on a forearm
Black and grey mandala flower tattoo on a hand, with a knitted sleeve and leather bracelet in soft, dark light behind it.
Mandala flower tattoo on the hand
Black script tattoo reading be still on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a silver ring and pink nails visible beside it.
Be still script on the inner forearm
Small black fine line treble clef tattoo with two dots on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Treble clef on the inner wrist
Two matching black and grey dotwork wolf head tattoos with dotted triangles, one on each forearm.
Two wolf heads on forearms
Two interlocked forearms show black script lettering reading Every Saint Has A Past and Every Sinner Has A Future, on a person's arm in the foreground.
Matching saint and sinner script on forearms
Realistic magenta poppy tattoo with black linework and blue wash across a shoulder and upper arm.
Magenta poppies across shoulder and upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of sunflowers, daisies and a red rose with two red birds across the upper arm and shoulder.
Sunflowers, daisies and rose on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a draped jewellery-style necklace with pendants across the upper back.
Draped jewellery necklace tattoo on upper back
Black ink line drawing of an octopus with curling tentacles and stippled suckers on a white background, shown without skin.
Octopus line drawing with curling tentacles
Black and grey bee tattoo with floral patterned wings and a honeycomb centre, shaded with dotwork, on a forearm.
Bee with honeycomb on a forearm
Close-up of a dark blue script lettering tattoo reading Never a failure, Always a lesson across the ribs, partly covered by a pink sports bra.
Script quote on ribs
Black fine line tattoo of the dopamine molecular structure, with HO, OH and NH2 labels, on the side of the body.
Dopamine molecule line tattoo on the side of the body
Black ink drawing of an ornate mandala design with feather-like petals and dotwork shading, suitable as a tattoo design.
Ornate mandala design with feather motifs
Black and grey blackwork cat head tattoo with ornate sugar skull markings and roses on the forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Cat head with sugar skull detail on a forearm
Flash sheet of Harry Potter themed tattoo designs in traditional style, including a pennant, Deathly Hallows symbol with roses, a Hogwarts letter, a Chocolate Frog and a wand.
Harry Potter themed flash sheet
Fine line lavender sprig tattoo in purple and green on the side of a person's neck, below the ear.
Lavender sprig on the side of the neck
Fine line black dreamcatcher tattoo with feather fringe on the side of a person's ribs, seen from behind in warm light.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on the ribs
Fine line black script lettering tattoo on the outer thigh of a person in denim shorts on a sandy beach.
Small script tattoo on a thigh
Pen and ink drawing of a stag head with long antlers, shaded in dotwork and set among soft ochre and pink watercolour splashes, shown as a tattoo design on a plain background.
Stag head with antlers and watercolour splashes
Two matching black infinity symbol tattoos with small purple heart outlines, one on each person's inner forearm near the wrist.
Matching infinity and heart tattoos on wrists
Colourful vintage-style poppy bouquet tattoo with green leaves and buds, placed on a woman's upper arm near the shoulder.
Poppy bouquet tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage microphone, electric guitar neck and bass clef on the inner forearm, with ink splatter behind.
Microphone, guitar and clef on a forearm
Small black anchor tattoo with a red heart at the top of its shaft and red script reading Hebrews 6:19 below it, on the side of the upper arm.
Anchor and heart with Hebrews 6:19 on upper arm
Colour cartoon bee tattoo with large eyes, antennae and blue-tinted wings, placed on the side of the body.
Cartoon bee tattoo on skin
Black linework tattoo of the Hindu deity Ganesh wearing an ornate crown above lotus flowers, on the upper thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Ganesh and lotus on a thigh
Close photo of a coloured tattoo of a green-faced creature with tendril-like hair on the sole of a foot, set on a blue wash, against grass.
Green-faced creature tattoo on a sole
Pencil and ink drawings of a dotwork geometric cat head with a triangle and a cross with blackletter lettering, shown as tattoo design sketches.
Geometric cat head and cross designs
Black ink thigh tattoo of Alice seated beside the White Rabbit holding a fan, a potion bottle and script lettering reading part of a quote.
Alice and White Rabbit thigh tattoo
Fine line black ink symbols including a crescent moon, stars and dots on the hands and wrists, in a fine line style.
Small symbol tattoos on hands and wrists
Black ink skull above the words DEAD MEN DON'T BITE, tattooed on the upper arm of a person wearing a grey t-shirt.
Skull with Dead Men Don't Bite on upper arm
Black and grey peony and botanical tattoo covering the lower legs from the knee to the ankle, shown on both legs in a Japanese-influenced floral style.
Peony and flower leg sleeve on both legs
Traditional style red rose tattoo with green leaves on the thigh above the knee, worn with black knee-high socks.
Red rose on a thigh
Flash sheet of thirty black line drawn arrows in tribal-style designs, with feathered fletching and geometric details, on a white background.
Thirty hand drawn arrows design sheet
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dachshund's head and long body with a collar, placed on the upper back.
Dachshund portrait on upper back
Black and grey shaded skull tattoo with vine details covering the back of a hand against a black background.
Shaded skull with vines on the back of a hand

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