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 heart with thin radiating lines on the outer ankle, shown in a black and white photo on grass.
Small heart with fine lines on an ankle
Black ink line drawing on white paper of a swirling, paisley-style design with two flowers, a leaf and a row of small open circles, shown as a tattoo design.
Black ink swirl and flower design
Fine line black script lettering running along the upper arm, with a small outlined crescent moon on the side of the torso.
Script quote along an upper arm
Pencil and red ink sketch of an ornate lion head wearing a crown, drawn as a tattoo design on paper, with no body placement shown.
Lion head with crown, pencil design sketch
Close view of a thin black script lettering tattoo on the upper arm, partly cut off at the edge of the frame, with a person in a black and white striped top.
Fine line script on the upper arm
Black script lettering reading Still Breathing followed by a semicolon, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Still Breathing script on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a faceted diamond on the forearm, with soft shading and a faint pink tint in the skin beneath it.
Shaded diamond on the forearm
Close-up of a fine black script tattoo reading Rock 'n' Roll on the inner forearm near the wrist, in a lettering style.
Rock 'n' Roll script on a forearm
Black ink pen drawing of a hovering hummingbird above a sprig of leaves and open flowers, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Hummingbird and blossoms ink drawing
Black fine line Eiffel Tower tattoo on a forearm, held up in front of the real Eiffel Tower across a grassy park in Paris.
Eiffel Tower tattoo on a forearm
Black line drawing flash design of two birds facing each other beneath a banner reading YOU HOLD THE KEY, with keys, leaves and a keyhole framed in a central oval.
Two birds with keys and a banner
Close-up of the word Promise in black typewriter-style lettering along the side of a finger, with a silver ring on the hand below.
Promise lettering on a finger
Black fine line script reading Walk by faith tattooed on the top of a woman's ankle, with a metallic chain sandal strap across the foot.
Walk by faith script on ankle
A red brush-stroke drawing of a seven-pointed star inside a circle, with a spiral at its centre, shown with no body part visible.
Red brush circle with interlocking star and spiral
Black silhouette of a child holding a balloon, with a puzzle piece pattern on the backpack, over red, purple and teal watercolour splashes on the thigh.
Child silhouette with balloon on thigh
Close photo of a hand resting on a car steering wheel, showing small black script lettering tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Small script lettering on a wrist
Black and white photo of a hand with a small fine line crescent moon and star on one finger, a tiny hamsa hand on another, and an eye tattoo on the back of the hand.
Crescent moon, star and hamsa on fingers
Black and grey hatched rose tattoo with leaves on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with dark hair falling over the shoulder.
Hatched rose on a upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the Millennium Falcon spaceship on the forearm, with a clenched fist visible below.
Millennium Falcon on a forearm
Four black dandelion seedhead designs on a white background, arranged in a grid, with varying line weights and stems.
Four dandelion seedhead designs in black
Black and grey circular tattoo of stylised sea waves with hatched linework on the inner forearm.
Circular waves on a forearm
Shaded flash drawing of a winged pocket watch with Roman numerals, surrounded by three roses, in a neo-traditional style.
Winged pocket watch with roses design
Collage of five photographs showing black tree of life tattoos on a back, a foot, a lower back and a circular design on a upper back.
Tree of life tattoos on back and foot
Close-up of a bright neo-traditional mandala and floral tattoo in pink, purple and teal across a shoulder and upper arm.
Colourful mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tree whose roots and leaves curve into a globe, placed between the shoulder blades on a woman's back.
Tree on a globe across the upper back
Black and grey shaded Chevrolet script lettering over an outlined bowtie emblem, tattooed on an upper arm.
Chevrolet script and bowtie logo on upper arm
Black tribal-style heart design with a inward spiral and flowing tendrils, drawn on a plain white background as a flash design.
Tribal heart design with spiral
White henna-style lace, dot and crescent moon designs across the back of a hand and fingers, with pink nails.
White henna-style lace design on a hand
Realistic colour tattoo of a skull wreathed in orange and red roses, pink blossoms and a pale butterfly, on a forearm.
Skull with roses and butterfly on a forearm
Dark brown and grey paisley mandala tattoo with a blank central circle, inked on the inner forearm in a fine dotted style.
Paisley mandala on a forearm
Black dotwork and linework tattoo on an upper arm showing a pier silhouette under a moon, with stippled sky, rolling waves and pebbles inside a circle.
Pier, moon and waves in a circle on an upper arm
Two black and grey dotwork tarot card tattoos on the lower legs, showing The Chariot on the left and Strength with the numeral VIII on the right.
Tarot cards The Chariot and Strength on legs
Colour traditional tattoo of a coiled rattlesnake over a waving orange banner reading Don't Tread On Me, with a skull and rope on the upper back.
Rattlesnake and Don't Tread On Me banner
Neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman's face framed by blue hair, with three grey cats with yellow eyes above her head.
Woman with blue hair and three cats on upper arm
Fine line black script reading Jer 29:11, with a small purple semicolon, across the inner wrist.
Jer 29:11 script on the wrist
Three wrists show matching outlined script tattoos that read friends, each with small red and green accents.
Matching friends script wrist tattoos
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a spotted fawn with its head lowered, on the side of a person's ribs.
Spotted fawn on side ribs
Black and white photo of a simple outlined heart tattoo containing the words NOT YOU in block lettering on bare skin.
Outlined heart with NOT YOU inside
Woman's shoulder and upper arm with a red rose and black lace floral tattoo across the top of the shoulder and grey realism roses with lace down the upper arm.
Roses and lace across a shoulder and upper arm
Woman seen from behind in a seated pose with hands pressed together, showing black and grey rose and ornamental tattoos across her back and upper arms.
Black and grey roses across a woman's back and arms
Black line tattoo on a forearm reading 'You were meant for amazing things' above an adult elephant with a semicolon on its body and a small calf walking beside it.
Quote and elephants on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon Hello Kitty holding a lollipop, with cupcakes, sweets and grey paw prints across the upper arm.
Hello Kitty with cupcakes and candy on upper arm
Black line drawing of a coiling Eastern dragon with swirling clouds, in a Japanese-influenced style, shown on a white background.
Eastern dragon with swirling clouds
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded feather and a beaded anklet with an ornate pendant, placed on the ankle and foot.
Feather and beaded anklet tattoo on an ankle
Two matching black and grey tattoos of a compass and pocket watch with flowers and a lettered banner, shown on a pair of forearms.
Compass and pocket watch forearm pair
Colourful jellyfish tattoo on the inner forearm, with black outlined tentacles trailing over purple, blue, yellow and green washes.
Jellyfish tattoo on a forearm
Fine line script quote tattoo with an outlined heart and a small red ladybird, placed on the ribs, shown in two side by side photos.
Script quote and heart on the ribs
Close-up of a black script tattoo reading Once upon a time with a small red heart above it on the inner forearm.
Once upon a time script with red heart

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