Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black tattoo of a small elephant with its trunk raised towards a heart, on an ankle.
Elephant and heart on an ankle
Three wrists held together showing fine line black ink flower tattoos: a sprig of small blossoms, a daisy on a stem and a larger open bloom.
Three matching flower wrist tattoos
Colour realism tattoo of a sunflower with green vines and swirls across the forearm, shown in three side-by-side panels.
Sunflower and vines on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a looped star emblem above the words 'never give in' in script, on the forearm.
Looped star emblem with 'never give in' script
Two forearms held together showing a red geometric circular mesh tattoo across both arms, with black brushstroke and dotwork shading and small red crosses.
Red geometric mesh across two forearms
Black and grey realism tattoo of two sunflowers with leaves across a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Sunflowers across the upper back
A hand holding black cat-eye sunglasses, showing a small black script tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with partly visible lettering.
Black script wrist tattoo with cat-eye sunglasses
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with fine linework covering the upper arm of a person with reddish-blonde hair.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey fine line feather tattoo with soft shading running down the forearm, with a gold bracelet and heart charm worn on the wrist.
Feather tattoo on the forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cowboy hat and boots above the script line "Life's a dance you learn as you go", on a person's upper back.
Cowboy hat and boots with a script quote
Small painterly dragonfly tattoo with teal wings and a green body hovering above teal water ripples, on bare skin.
Dragonfly over water ripples
Black script lettering reading No Pain No Gain with decorative flourishes, drawn as a tattoo design on a white background.
No pain no gain script lettering
Black and grey traditional style hourglass tattoo on the upper arm, with a flower at the top, a sailing ship in the upper and lower bulbs, and the words savor it on a banner.
Hourglass with ship and flower on upper arm
Black line drawing of a tall stem with a row of daisy-like flowers, a botanical tattoo design shown without any body placement.
Vertical stem of line-drawn daisy flowers
Colour tattoo of blue forget-me-not flowers and pink dahlias with green leaves on a forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Blue forget-me-nots and pink dahlias on a forearm
Black cursive script lettering on a plain white background, reading "I didn't give you the gift of life, life gave me the gift of you."
Script quote design, gift of life
Small black jack-o'-lantern face tattoo on the side of a finger, with a grey nail polish visible against a plain pale background.
Jack-o'-lantern tattoo on a finger
Forearm tattoo of red pomegranates, pale flowers and grey-shaded leaves, shown in three photographed angles.
Pomegranates and flowers on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a pink, purple and teal nebula with stars, framed by grey sculpted hands, on the inner forearm.
Nebula held in grey hands on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a dark handbag with an orange beaded handle and a red PICTURE IT banner across it, on the upper arm.
Handbag and PICTURE IT banner on upper arm
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading Not all those who wander are lost, with swirling flourishes, across the top of a foot.
Quote lettering with swirls across a foot
Black ink tattoo of a treble clef and bass clef over a wavy music staff, with script lettering reading music is the sound of life, on the upper back.
Treble and bass clefs with script quote on back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a stag, wolf and bear stacked vertically on the outer thigh, above black lace stocking tops.
Stag, wolf and bear stacked on a thigh
Small black line anchor tattoo on a lower leg, photographed from above with boat shoes and a warm vintage tone.
Small anchor tattoo on a lower leg
Two matching black and grey tattoos of cartoon girls in dresses labelled Salt and Pepper, one on the upper arm and one on the forearm.
Matching salt and pepper figure tattoos
Collage of three black and grey forearm tattoos: a lettered Carl Sagan quote, an engraved travel scene with landmarks, and the word travel in fine line script with a heartbeat line.
Travel tattoos: quote, city landmarks and script
Black and grey dotwork lotus flowers and geometric mandala tattoo across the upper back and nape of the neck.
Lotus and geometric mandala on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a slender sprig with three leaves and a small bell-shaped flower on the forearm.
Small botanical sprig on a forearm
Blue pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a woman's face framed by flowing hair, peonies and a owl, in a neo-traditional style.
Woman with roses and an owl design
Colour botanical tattoo of pink gladiolus flowers with green stems on a person's shoulder and upper arm, shown from behind.
Pink gladiolus tattoo on the shoulder
Colour tattoo of a pink iced doughnut with sprinkles and a bite taken from its edge, in a bold neo-traditional style, on the back of a hand.
Iced doughnut with sprinkles on the hand
Two matching black om symbol tattoos, one on the top of each bare foot, shown against a pale fabric background.
Matching om symbols on two feet
Black linework drawing of a cat head with a feather headdress, pearl necklace, gem and bow, a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Cat head with feathers and pearls
Black ink dotwork drawing of a sun with stippled rays, leaf-shaped petals and a crescent moon, shown as a design on grey paper with no body placement.
Sun and crescent moon design
Black ink lettering tattoo of an ornate capital letter with curled terminals, outlined in a crescent moon and small star outlines, on a limb.
Decorative capital letter with crescent moon and stars
Colour realism tattoo of a pine tree landscape under a sunset sky, framed by a black heart outline on a calf.
Landscape inside a heart on a calf
Small black and grey crown tattoo with fine outlines and light shading on the side of a finger, with red nail polish visible.
Small crown tattoo on a finger
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a grey cartoon creature with big eyes and blue patterned markings, framed by pink flowers and green leaves on a calf.
Cartoon creature with flowers on a calf
Black and grey traditional tattoo on a torso featuring a woman's portrait, a moustachioed man in a bow tie, arrows and chain borders around the navel.
Traditional portraits and arrows on a torso
Fine line black tattoo of a bobby pin on the inner forearm, with a real bobby pin resting on a dark surface below.
Bobby pin tattoo on a forearm
A colour tattoo of a red balloon on a string holding a king penguin, placed on the side of the ribs.
Red balloon and penguin on the ribs
Solid black blackwork bat emblem with ragged, splintered edges and thin radiating streaks, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Bat emblem on a forearm
Woman with metallic gold and silver temporary tattoos of chevrons, diamond patterns, a palm tree and a leaf sprig on her forearms and upper arm.
Gold and silver flash tattoos on arms
Black and grey tattoos of a fox head and a rose on both forearms, with a dagger and small script on the left arm, shown with hands clasped over denim.
Fox and rose tattoos on forearms
Close-up of a small black fine line Q and heart tattoo on the inner wrist of a person with their hand raised to their chin.
Small Q and heart tattoo on a wrist
Colour realism tattoo of a red fox with autumn leaves and circular script across the upper back.
Fox and circular script on upper back
Colour tattoo of a matryoshka doll with red poppies and a folk pattern on the forearm, in neo-traditional style.
Matryoshka doll with poppies on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo design of a dandelion seed head dissolving into a flock of birds, shown as a standalone drawing with no body placement.
Dandelion seed head turning into birds

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