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 full moon above two crescent moons cradled in open hands, on the inner forearm.
Full moon and two crescent moons on a forearm
Black and grey fine script tattoo of the word spiro on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Script word 'spiro' on a wrist
Black and grey photograph of a tattoo reading skin is boring in typewriter-style lettering, set among bold outlined rays and ornamental linework on the arm.
Skin is boring script within a linework design
Black ink blackwork tattoo of an astronaut helmet, a skull and a ringed planet stacked down the outer thigh.
Helmet, skull and planet on a thigh
Line drawing of a solid black cat and an outlined white cat walking side by side, tails curled together above them, in a fine line style.
Two cats walking with tails entwined
Small black and grey lotus flower tattoo with soft shading and a drooping stem, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Small lotus on upper chest
Colour tattoo of two hands holding a faceted teardrop gem, drawn with fine hatched shading, on the outer thigh.
Two hands holding a faceted gem on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork and fine line sleeve on the upper arm, with a rose, a mandala style flower and ornamental geometric patterns.
Mandala and rose sleeve on the upper arm
Black geometric spine tattoo on a woman's back, with a small infinity symbol at the nape of the neck and a vertical line of script and a solid black circle down the centre.
Spine tattoo with infinity symbol and geometric marks
Black and grey bat symbol tattoo in an oval outline on the inner wrist and forearm.
Bat symbol tattoo on the inner wrist
Close view of a hand with black matte almond nails and small fine line tattoos, including two short parallel lines and a curved loop motif on the fingers.
Fine line finger tattoos with black nails
Pencil drawing of a neo-traditional skull surrounded by roses, a crossbone and spider webs, designed as a tattoo.
Skull with roses and crossbones drawing
Two palms face up showing matching black ink split-heart tattoos, one half reading FUCK and the other YOU, on the hand.
Split heart tattoos on two palms
Black and grey photo of a small solid black swallow tattoo at the base of the neck, with the wearer's hair tied up and their back turned to the camera.
Small swallow tattoo at the nape
Black and grey photograph of a forearm with a blackwork tattoo of two bands at the wrist and three bold stripes further up the arm.
Striped bands on a forearm
Pastel teal and pink drawing of an octopus with dark shaded tentacles curling around its body on a white background.
Pastel octopus design with curling tentacles
Colour realism tattoo of two peonies with green leaves and buds across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade.
Realistic peonies across a upper back
Black and grey photograph of two hands holding pistols, with the Latin words Aequitas and Veritas tattooed in lettering across the fingers.
Latin lettering on fingers beside pistols
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral pocket watch on a chain and an ornate key on the upper thigh.
Pocket watch and key on the upper thigh
Two wrists held together showing black crown tattoos, the left in fine ornate linework and the right in dotwork shading, both on the inner wrist.
Matching crown tattoos on two wrists
Dark brown mehndi-style floral and paisley design across the back of a hand and along the fingers, resting on grey fur beside a makeup brush and compact.
Mehndi-style floral design on the back of a hand
Black fine line infinity symbol with a heart forming one loop, tattooed on the side of a hip, with a hand with magenta nails resting nearby.
Infinity and heart tattoo on the hip
Geometric bird tattoo with dotwork-shaded wings and a red heart on a string, with two small clouds, on the side of the torso.
Geometric bird with red heart on side
Drawing of two ornate feathers with dotted swirling lines, one feather shaded in blue and pink watercolour and the other in black ink.
Two feathers with dotted swirls
Colour tattoo of Eeyore the donkey holding a purple tail with a pink bow and a small yellow butterfly above, on the inside of a wrist.
Eeyore and butterfly on the wrist
Black ink tattoo of three bird silhouettes on a branch with a small spiral on the toe, shown on the top of a foot.
Birds on a branch across a foot
Two forearms with clasped hands, each bearing two colour tattoos of anthropomorphic animals in suits, including a hawk, a bear, a leopard and a cat, placed on the inner forearms.
Four animal portraits in suits on two forearms
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird feeding from a hibiscus flower on the side of the ribs, in a realistic style.
Hummingbird feeding from hibiscus on ribs
Black and white photo of a small fine line and dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart inside a dotted circle, on the upper arm near the elbow.
Anatomical heart in a dotted circle on the upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional cat head tattoo with blue crystals and beaded chains on the thigh.
Colourful cat head with crystals on thigh
Red realistic tattoo of a lace garter with a bow and trailing ribbons, wrapped around the upper thigh.
Red lace garter tattoo with bow
Black outline script reading blue grass, with a simple line drawing behind it, on the outer upper arm.
Blue grass script on an upper arm
Black ink line drawing of a girl with a unicorn horn surrounded by roses and leaves, with pink and teal accents on her arms, shown as a tattoo design.
Unicorn girl with roses tattoo design
Fine white-ink geometric flower of life tattoo on the palm of an open hand against a dark fabric background.
Flower of life on a palm
Large back tattoo of green and grey aliens, a flying saucer and a fiery sunset landscape, with an alien face tattooed across the head.
Alien and flying saucer back piece
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a yellow and orange mandala flower with pink centre accents and teal and green leaves on an upper arm.
Mandala flower on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon baby tiger with large blue eyes, orange and black stripes and a black-tipped tail, on skin.
Cartoon baby tiger with blue eyes
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with fine lines on a woman's upper back, with her long hair falling over her shoulder.
Compass rose on upper back
Black outline rose tattoo in fine line botanical style on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, with a second rose partly visible above it.
Black line rose tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo on a shoulder and upper back, showing torn skin that reveals metal armour plates with rivets and a buckle, with a Celtic knot on the shoulder cap.
Torn skin revealing armour with Celtic knot
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a fox with splashes and drips in orange, red, purple and blue on the upper thigh.
Watercolour fox on a thigh
Close photo of a small blue fine line scallop shell tattoo on the side of a finger, with a hand holding sand and shells on a beach.
Small scallop shell tattoo on a finger
Black line drawing of a lotus flower in botanical style with dotwork shading and dot accents, shown as a tattoo design on a pale background.
Lotus flower design with dotwork shading
Fine line black tattoo of the word home in script inside a state outline, with a small star, on the side of a torso.
Home script inside a state outline
Colour realism tattoo of a brown bear's face with amber eyes and a black nose, placed on the upper arm.
Realistic bear face on upper arm
Black geometric chakra symbols in a vertical column down the centre of a person's back, with a white fur coat over the shoulders.
Chakra symbols stacked along the spine
Colour butterfly tattoo with black floral swirls and a red flower on a person's shoulder blade, shown in a three-photo collage.
Butterfly and floral swirls on shoulder
Three black-outlined cartoon cat faces with blue bows, in a fine line style, tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Three cartoon cats with blue bows on the upper back

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