Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of an old sailor in a peaked cap and pipe, with a lighthouse and lightning below, on the upper arm.
Sailor and lighthouse on upper arm
Black and grey sketch-style blackwork tattoo of a deer, fox and wolf stacked vertically on a forearm, shown from two angles.
Deer, fox and wolf stacked on a forearm
Flash sheet of small black line-drawn stick and poke tattoo designs, including arrows, stars, a diamond, an eye, a cross and a sun.
Stick n poke tattoo ideas flash sheet
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate hand mirror surrounded by lilies and scrollwork, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Hand mirror and lilies on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, a key and scrolling ornament on a forearm.
Pocket watch and key realism on forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black lace bow with a pink cameo centre and red ribbon tails on the lower leg.
Lace bow with pink cameo on a lower leg
Realism colour tattoo of the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland, wearing a blue waistcoat and holding a pocket watch, on the outer thigh.
White Rabbit with pocket watch on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three mountain peaks on the back of a person's neck.
Mountain range tattoo on the back of the neck
Two solid black silhouette swallows in flight on a forearm, with soft, slightly feathered edges.
Two swallows in flight on the arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small rose with two leaves and a stem on the forearm, photographed with the arm bent at the elbow.
Small rose on a forearm
Black ink Polynesian-style tattoo of a sea turtle with a compass star and chevron border, wrapping the shoulder and upper arm.
Polynesian turtle tattoo on upper arm
Colour tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle, circle and vertical line in black, over red, green, yellow and blue watercolour-style splashes on skin.
Deathly Hallows symbol with watercolour splashes
Fine line black tattoo of two small stick figures holding hands on the side of a ribcage, with a berry-print top and bottoms in the frame.
Tiny stick figures holding hands on the ribs
Fine line solar system tattoo on a forearm, with a sunface at the centre, dashed orbit lines, planets and a dotted asteroid belt.
Solar system orbits on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a Boston terrier's face inside a black-line scrollwork frame on the upper arm.
Boston terrier portrait in a scroll frame
Small black outline triangle tattoo on the side of the ribcage, in a fine line style, with a grey tank top and a window in the background.
Small outline triangle on the ribs
Pen drawing of a symmetrical dotwork mandala with a central flower and layered leaves, shown as a tattoo design on white paper beside two black fineliner pens.
Dotwork mandala flower design on paper
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a sailing ship with an anchor and rope waves on the forearm.
Sailing ship and anchor on a forearm
Black lettering reading To die will be an awfully big adventure above an outlined star tattoo on a forearm.
Quote and star on a forearm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a woman in a robe with closed eyes beside an eagle, with a large red wing bearing a black double-headed eagle.
Woman and eagle with red wing on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of two crossed arrow shapes with a crescent moon, placed on the shoulder of a person with dark hair and a beaded chain necklace.
Crossed arrows and crescent moon on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two magnolia flowers with leaves on a person's shoulder and upper arm, shown in black and white.
Magnolia blooms on a shoulder and upper arm
Black line tattoo of a Punnett square grid with capital E and lowercase e letters on the inner wrist.
Punnett square tattoo on a wrist
Small colour cartoon tattoo of a man in a blue cap pushing a red lawnmower, placed on the back of a shaved, bald scalp.
Cartoon man mowing with a lawnmower on a scalp
Black and grey fine line tattoo across a person's upper back showing clock dials, a compass, flowers and a lace-like ornament, seen from behind.
Clock dials, compass and flowers across a back
Back view of a woman with a full Japanese style back tattoo of a geisha among flowers, with tattooed sleeves on both arms.
Full back Japanese geisha piece with sleeves
A sheet of metallic gold and silver temporary tattoo designs showing fairies on crescent moons, chains, a necklace, butterflies and dotted bands.
Metallic gold and silver fairy, chain and butterfly designs
Black and grey realism tattoos of a lion head on the middle finger and a wolf head on the ring finger of a hand with black nail polish.
Lion and wolf head tattoos on two fingers
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with shaded stars and swirling vines on the side of a torso, over the ribs.
Crescent moon and stars on the ribs
Realistic tattoo of a red rose under a glass dome with petals on the base, shaded in grey and red across the upper arm.
Red rose under a glass dome on upper arm
Two-panel photo: a close-up of a fine line black script word tattoo on the ribs, and a woman seen from behind with a small matching script tattoo on her back.
Fine line script word tattoo on ribs and back
Fine line black script tattoo reading 'i could really use a wish right now' across the upper back of a woman with long hair.
Script quote tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of a black infinity symbol entwined with pink cherry blossoms, branches and green leaves, on the outer thigh.
Infinity symbol with cherry blossoms on a thigh
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a cat silhouette in an oval cameo frame with flowers and a pearl drape, on a person's upper back.
Cat cameo on upper back
Small geometric tattoo of a dog with a faceted multicoloured body in orange, pink, yellow and blue, on the inner forearm.
Multicoloured geometric dog on forearm
Realistic black and grey portrait of a woman with sugar skull face paint and red flowers in her hair, with red beads, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Sugar skull portrait with red flowers on a thigh
Neo-traditional pink flamingo tattoo with dark outlines, set against an orange sun and surrounded by leaves with red berries, on a limb.
Pink flamingo with leaves on a limb
Colour realism tattoo of a teacup with splashing coffee and red roses on a lower leg, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Teacup with splashing coffee and roses
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cratered full moon on a shoulder, with the words LA LUNA in small capitals above it.
Moon with La Luna text on shoulder
Black and white photo of two hands, each with a small black geometric star tattoo on the ring finger, in a dotwork style.
Matching geometric star tattoos on fingers
Black and grey realism tattoo of two songbirds on an upper arm, one carrying a leafy sprig, shaded with fine stippled dotwork.
Two birds with a sprig on an upper arm
Black linework tattoo on a shoulder showing a striped half-sun with radiating rays, a heart with a bow, and a small cloud, with a partial tattoo at the top left.
Sun, heart and cloud tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate cross with wood-grain shading and rivet details, sitting on the upper arm.
Wood-grain cross on upper arm
Forearm with a white ink snake tattoo in fine dotted linework, with the word achieve in black lettering above it.
White ink snake and achieve lettering on a forearm
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a skull with pink heart eyes, pink dice and nautical stars across the top of a foot, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Skull, dice and nautical stars on a foot
A man with full-body Japanese style tattoos in green, red and cream, showing a koi fish and peony flowers on the torso and arms, with his hands clasped in front of white underwear.
Japanese koi and peony tattoos on torso and arms
Black and grey photo of two matching forearm tattoos in bold lettering reading mischief and managed, with short dash marks beside each word.
Mischief and managed lettering on forearms
Watercolour-style botanical sprig with red berries and a fine black script line running down the middle of a back, tattooed along the spine.
Leafy sprig and script down the spine

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