Tattoo ideas

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

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Black fine-line mountain range tattoo above the text ISAIAH 54:10 on the inner upper arm, in blackwork and lettering style.
Mountain range and Isaiah 54:10 on upper arm
Colour flash design of a swallow, pierced pink heart and purple roses over a green swirling background, in a traditional style.
Swallow, dagger heart and purple roses flash
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of an outlined box with a shaded base on the back of a finger, next to grey painted nails.
Small outlined box on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lit lamp post on the upper back, with a script quote reading Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times.
Lamp post and quote on upper back
Close-up of a black serif lettering tattoo reading 'and to wonder what was going to happen next' across the upper chest near the collarbone.
Quote tattoo on the upper chest
Hand-drawn ornate lettering design reading out of the ashes we rise, in black ink on grid paper, with no placement on the body shown.
Out of the ashes we rise lettering design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing Hello Kitty with a red bow, a pink cupcake, lollipops, candies and a heart.
Hello Kitty and sweets on an upper arm
Solid black aeroplane silhouette tattoo on the upper back of a person lying on their side, with beige bra straps visible.
Aeroplane silhouette tattoo on a back
Black and white photo of a thin fine line tattoo of a jagged zigzag shape on the inner wrist.
Fine line zigzag on the inner wrist
Colour lotus flowers with grey paisley and mandala linework tattooed across a side hip and onto the buttock.
Lotus and paisley tattoo on hip and buttock
Pen drawing on paper of a fairytale castle inside an ornate scrollwork frame, with a rounded ear shape at the top, shown as a tattoo design.
Fairytale castle in scrollwork frame
Black tribal sleeve tattoo with spirals, chevrons and triangles covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Polynesian-style tribal sleeve on upper arm
Black and white photo of a shaded realistic wolf head tattoo on the upper back of a person with hair held up.
Wolf head tattoo on upper back
Botanical tattoo of a black vine with two red-shaded flowers and small script words, curling around the ankle and onto the top of the foot.
Vine and flowers on an ankle
Black bear inside a rust-orange oval with small leaf details on the upper arm of a person wearing a grey vest top.
Bear in an oval on an upper arm
Fine line world map tattoo with soft pink, purple and teal watercolour washes on the forearm.
World map tattoo on a forearm
Two-panel image: above, a healing raised scar on skin; below, a red and black cherry blossom branch tattoo on the shoulder covering that area.
Cherry blossom branch over a scar
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm, shown inside a circle, of a night sky with a crescent moon, two flying saucers and a row of pine trees.
Night sky with UFOs and pines on a forearm
Close-up of a small black outline Tudor rose tattoo on the outer lower leg just above the ankle, with a bare wooden floor behind.
Tudor rose on the ankle
Black linework tattoo of a compass-style symbol inside a ring of runes, on the upper back near the shoulder.
Compass and runes on the shoulder
Arm with a full sleeve of traditional-style roses in red and blue-grey, with green leaves and thorns, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Rose sleeve on upper arm and forearm
Black and white photo of a small grey-shaded cannabis leaf tattoo on the upper thigh, with a hand holding the waistband of underwear and a navel piercing visible.
Cannabis leaf tattoo on upper thigh
Colour tattoo of stacked and open books in blue, red and brown above the script words "the world was hers for the reading" on the upper back.
Books and quote across the upper back
Small fine line black tattoo of a botanical sprig with a few buds on the side of a torso, just below the ribs.
Fine line sprig on the ribs
Two forearms resting on a white shaggy rug, each with a small photo-print tattoo on the wrist, with a phone and scattered print photos nearby.
Photo-print temporary tattoos on two wrists
Black and grey realism tattoo of two adult elephants leading a calf with trunks linked, across the forearm.
Two adult elephants and a calf on an arm
Black serif lettering on a forearm reading so it is better to speak remembering we were never meant to survive, in a Lettering style on the forearm.
Serif quote tattoo on a forearm
Man seated on steps with full traditional-style sleeve tattoos on both arms and colourful tattoos of a rose and a female profile on his legs.
Full sleeves and leg tattoos on a seated man
Black lettering tattoo reading part of a Latin phrase ending in audere semper, in a plain lettering style on the outer thigh of a leg.
Latin lettering along the thigh
Black and grey realism clock with Roman numerals and gears on an upper arm, with the script words Time is Money beneath it.
Clock and gears with Time is Money script
Back view of a woman with a full Japanese-style back tattoo showing a geisha in a kimono, cherry blossom and a lantern, against a pink wall.
Japanese geisha back piece with cherry blossom
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an open hand holding a thin branch on the arm, with a shaded engraved-style hare below it.
Hand holding a branch and hare tattoo
Fresh black linework outline of a barn owl with spread wings and a beaded necklace, across the chest and side ribs.
Barn owl with spread wings and beaded necklace
Black and grey dreamcatcher with hanging feathers and a script quote tattooed along the side of the ribs.
Dreamcatcher and script quote on ribs
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a compass with a star-shaped rose face, surrounded by teal and green leaves and branches, on a limb.
Compass with leaves on a limb
Black and grey tribal dragon tattoo with spread wings covering the upper and middle back, photographed against a brick wall.
Tribal dragon with spread wings across a back
Grey shaded lily with curling vine lines tattooed across a wrist and the back of a hand in a botanical style.
Lily and vine tattoo on wrist and hand
Fine black cursive lettering with a small compass rose tattoo on the side of the ribs, shown in a sepia photograph with a knitted garment draped over the body.
Cursive word and compass on the ribs
Black and grey script lettering reading Stronger Than Ever, with Day After Day beneath it, across the upper chest.
Stronger Than Ever script lettering across chest
Black ink drawing of a hatched mountain range with three peaks on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without placement on the body.
Hatched mountain range design
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded rose with a stem and leaves, and the word Strenght in cursive script above it, on the side of a hip.
Script word and rose on a hip
Embroidered traditional-style design of a green cactus growing from a skull above a red sun and mesa silhouettes, with the words DON'T BE A PRICK, shown in a wooden frame against a brick wall.
Cactus and skull design in a wooden frame
Traditional style colour tattoo of a strawberry sprig with red berries, white five-petal flowers and green leaves, on the outer thigh.
Strawberry sprig on a thigh
Two matching black and grey key tattoos with the word Sisters in script, shown on the inner forearms of two people.
Matching sisters key tattoos on forearms
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cat in profile looking left, with whiskers and scroll ornaments below, on a lower leg.
Black and grey cat portrait with scrollwork on calf
Black line drawing of a crescent bow with ornate scrollwork inside its curve, crossed by three arrows with feathered fletching, shown without any body placement.
Crescent bow and arrows line design
Seven small colour chakra symbols in a rainbow sequence run down the centre of a bare back, from the nape to the lower back, in a geometric style.
Seven chakra symbols down a back
Colour tattoo of a red genie lamp with blue smoke curling above it, forming a Mickey Mouse shape, on the lower leg.
Genie lamp with smoke on a leg

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