Tattoo ideas

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

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Small black fine line tattoo of a dotted constellation with star points on the side of a ribcage, above a grey draped fabric.
Dotted constellation on the ribs
Two matching black and grey tattoos of balance scales with yin yang symbols, placed side by side on the inner wrists.
Matching scales and yin yang wrist tattoos
Colour tattoo of three cartoon-style women in coats and boots, placed on the upper arm and shown in a close photograph of the skin.
Three cartoon women on an upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a mermaid with red roses and yellow flowers on the outer leg, with a bird at the top left.
Traditional mermaid with roses on a leg
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a large peony, smaller blossoms and berry sprigs across the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey floral piece on upper arm
Colour tattoo of three blue dolphins arranged in a circle on the lower leg.
Three dolphins in a circle on a lower leg
Two matching fine line sun tattoos with dotted rays sit on the inner forearms of two people, one above the other, beside a fluffy knit sleeve.
Matching small sun tattoos on two forearms
A sheet of six black single-stroke line drawings of doves in flight on a white background, suitable as tattoo flash.
Six flying dove line designs
Matching black and grey tattoos of a compass and a clock with flowers and a script banner, placed across two forearms.
Compass and clock pair on forearms
Small black symbol tattoo on the side of a finger, shown in a hand held in an OK-style gesture against a blue wall.
Small symbol tattoo on finger
Black linework tree with bare branches and carved orange jack-o'-lantern pumpkins with green leaves, tattooed across an upper arm and shoulder.
Pumpkin tree on upper arm
Small black outline skull tattoo on an ankle, shown in a sepia photograph of a person wearing white high-heeled shoes.
Small skull tattoo on an ankle
Black line drawing of a cross joined to a heartbeat trace that ends in an open heart, with the words FAITH, HOPE and LOVE beneath, in a fine line style with no body placement shown.
Cross, heartbeat and heart line design
Close-up of dark ink stylised lettering on the inner wrist, beside a woven friendship bracelet and a silver peace sign pendant.
Stylised lettering on inner wrist
Colour tattoo on the ribs of torn lined notebook paper with handwritten script reading I like watching the puddles gather rain, with purple, green, red and orange paint drips.
Torn notebook paper with script and paint drips
Side-by-side photos of an ankle: on the left a blue-green rose tattoo, on the right the same area with the ink largely faded.
Faded rose ankle tattoo, before and after laser removal
Neo-traditional tattoo of grey scissors with pink blossoms and a teal ribbon on the inner forearm, with a teal wash behind.
Scissors and cherry blossom on a forearm
Black dotwork crescent moon tattoo on the inner wrist, with the shading fading into scattered dots along the lower edge.
Dotwork crescent moon on a wrist
Watercolour-style wolf head tattoo in blue, purple and yellow washes on the inner forearm, with soft splashes around the edges.
Watercolour wolf head on a forearm
Small bee tattoo with black outline and yellow stripes on the top of a foot, with a matching stencil on the table beside it.
Bee tattoo on the top of a foot
Black and grey dotwork heart with a world map, ribbon banners reading friendship and loyalty, and dotted chains across the sternum and upper abdomen.
Heart and world map chest tattoo with banners
Traditional flash drawing of a woman with bats swirling through her hair and bold red-rimmed eyes, with lettering reading Bat Shit Crazy beneath her.
Woman with bats in her hair, traditional flash
Black and grey tattoo of a raven with thistle stems and a Latin banner across a man's chest, with a smaller bird on the shoulder.
Raven and thistles across chest and shoulder
Black and grey dotwork rose with shaded leaves on a forearm, with part of a geometric tattoo visible at the top edge.
Rose with leaves on a forearm
Traditional-style flash designs of cartoon characters from Bob's Burgers, shown as coloured paper prints on a dark background, including a rose and a butterfly.
Bob's Burgers character tattoo flash designs
Dark ink Om symbol inside a sunburst border on the back of a hand resting on sand, in a black and grey style.
Om symbol in a sun design on the hand
Realistic tattoo of a grey skull with red tissue visible through a star-shaped tear in skin, on an area of upper leg or arm.
Skull inside a torn star
Black and white photo of the word faith in a serif typewriter style lettering tattoo on the inner forearm of a person in a leather jacket.
Faith lettering on a forearm
Full sleeve tattoo of a galaxy with nebulae and ringed and banded planets in blue, pink and purple, shown from six angles on a black background, covering the upper arm and forearm in realism style.
Galaxy and planets full sleeve tattoo
Black ornamental dotwork tattoo with swirls and a small floral sprig on a woman's forearm, with a gold watch on the wrist.
Ornamental dotwork tattoo on forearm
Colour tattoo of three green corn stalks above wavy ground lines, with two small clouds and stars above them, on an upper arm.
Corn stalks and clouds on upper arm
Metallic silver and gold mandala design on a woman's upper back, with a filigree drop down the spine and a patterned armband on the upper arm.
Silver mandala and filigree back design
Traditional colour tattoo of a red and white striped hot air balloon filled with three red roses and green leaves, on the outer thigh.
Hot air balloon with roses on a thigh
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading We're all stories in the end, Just make it a good one, across the back, partly under a lace bra.
Quote tattoo across the lower back
Colourful patterned dragonfly tattoo in fine line and neo-traditional style on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade, with small stars and a pink curve below.
Patterned dragonfly on a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo of Superman in a comic book style on the inner forearm, with a blue cape flowing up towards a raised fist.
Superman figure and cape on a forearm
Tattoo of the words Not all who wander are lost in script above a mountain range, on the upper back near the shoulder.
Mountain range with quote on shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion with large feathered angel wings spanning the full width of a person's back.
Winged lion across the back
Black ink line drawing of a fine line and dotwork tattoo design, with a geometric diamond at the top, a vertical row of dots and a feather at the base, on a white background.
Diamond, dot line and feather design
A colourful Japanese-style tattoo sleeve covering a leg from thigh to calf, with a yellow creature, a red fish and green clouds.
Colourful Japanese-style leg sleeve
Small black fine line treble clef with a semicolon shape tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Treble clef and semicolon on a wrist
Three photos of a realistic feather and red rose tattoo with swirling linework across the ribs and side of the torso.
Feather and rose ribcage tattoo
Black fine line tattoo of two poppies on stems, running down the inner forearm of a person in a black and white photo.
Fine line poppies on a forearm
Two colour sugar skull tattoos wearing grey crowns, one on each calf, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Twin sugar skulls with crowns on calves
Close-up of a fine black lettering tattoo on the inner forearm showing latitude and longitude coordinates in a clean sans-serif typeface.
Latitude and longitude coordinates on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of an anchor combined with an infinity symbol on the inner wrist, with pale water in the background.
Anchor and infinity symbol on a wrist
Five black musical designs on a white background, including a treble clef, quavers and beamed notes, each finished with curling swirls, shown as a tattoo-style flash sheet with no body placement.
Musical notes and swirls flash sheet
Black and white photo of a fine script tattoo reading For whoever finds Me finds Life, Proverbs 8:35, on the upper shoulder near the collarbone.
Proverbs 8:35 script on a shoulder

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