Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo of a skeletal bird-headed figure and a rabbit in a coat holding pocket watches on chains, on the forearm.
Skeleton bird and rabbit holding pocket watches
Two small black fine line tattoos on an ankle, a ringed planet above a simple rocket ship.
Small planet and rocket on an ankle
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper back, with hands pressed together in prayer below it.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper back
Black line drawing of a tattoo design in a circle, with two small circles, a crescent shape, two parallel diagonal bars and the word Hope beneath.
Hope symbol with circles and bars
Black and grey flying bird tattoos with one teal bird trailing down the upper back from the shoulder blade.
Flock of flying birds across a back
Five monarch butterfly tattoos on a person's ribs, shown side by side in daylight and under UV light, where the orange and black wings glow.
Monarch butterflies along the ribs
Watercolour-style clock face with a black strap and paint splashes in red, blue and purple, on the inner forearm and wrist.
Watercolour clock splash on a wrist
Black line drawing of a stylised face in a curved outline with a handwritten quote beneath it reading I do not let my insecurities overtake me.
Abstract face line drawing with quote
Black and grey Japanese style leg sleeve on a seated person, with a hannya mask on the calf and a scaled creature with fangs across the thigh.
Hannya mask and clouds leg sleeve
Woman with long blonde hair in an orange top, wearing gold metallic tattoos of scales and geometric patterns on her shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Gold metallic tattoos on shoulder and arm
Flash sheet of stylised turtle designs with spiral and scroll shell patterns in blue, green, pink and brown on a white background.
Stylised turtle designs in four colours
Black circular tattoo of interlocking spirals and knotwork on the upper arm, in a geometric style.
Circular spiral knotwork on an upper arm
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design featuring a peace sign at the centre, flanked by scrolling swirls, stacked circles above and a teardrop shape below, shown without a body placement.
Peace sign with swirls and drops design
Two ornate framed tattoos on the thighs, a teal pagoda on the left and a blue bird with pink blossom on a branch on the right.
Pagoda and bird tattoos on thighs
Black script tattoo of the word Family with flowing loops on the inner forearm.
Family script lettering on a forearm
Colour tattoo of two orange lilies entwined with black swirling vines and leaves, running down the side of the ribs.
Orange lilies and black swirls on the ribs
Back view of a woman with her hair in a bun, showing a small black and grey mountain peaks tattoo on the back of her neck, with a mountain landscape behind her.
Mountain peaks tattoo on the back of the neck
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a thin horizontal line with small inverted triangles on a woman's upper back, below the neck.
Fine line triangles on upper back
Close photo of a small black bird tattoo on a woman's forearm as her hand rests in the pocket of pale blue jeans.
Small bird tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a pink-frosted cupcake with a purple bow, yellow stars, blue sparkles and an orange fruit, in a traditional style with bold black outlines.
Cupcake with bow and stars
Two feet show matching black ink tattoos on the ankles, a ship's wheel with the script 'be the one to guide me' and an anchor with 'but never hold me down'.
Matching ship's wheel and anchor ankle tattoos
Black and grey drawing of a fox head framed by two roses, a central roses and jewel pendant, and leaves, in a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Fox head with roses and pendant design
Black and grey hatched ink drawing of a butterfly wing merging into a dark rose, shown as a design on white paper.
Butterfly and rose ink drawing
Black and white photo of a fine line dandelion tattoo with drifting seeds and French script across the lower back.
Dandelion seeds and French script on lower back
Black line drawing of a triskelion, three interlocking spirals arranged in a triangle, shown on a plain white background.
Triskelion triple spiral design
Black and grey realism phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a flaming tail on the side of the ribs.
Phoenix tattoo on the ribs
Close view of a botanical tattoo of blue forget-me-not flowers and dark leaves on a woman's upper shoulder, with her back and shoulder in soft light.
Forget-me-not sprig on a shoulder
Forearm tattoo of a woman's face with realistic eyes and lips, a hand near her mouth, black brushstroke streaks and red and ochre drips, shown in three side-by-side views.
Realistic face portrait with brushstrokes on forearm
Black ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork edging on a woman's shoulder and upper back, with a bracelet and necklace visible.
Mandala design on a shoulder
Two matching black tattoos on upper arms, each showing an infinity symbol with a mother and child silhouette and the words Mother and Daughter in script.
Matching mother and daughter infinity tattoos
Black ink drawing of a three-masted sailing ship riding interwoven waves, with a hanging anchor on a thin line, in a traditional nautical design shown on cream paper.
Sailing ship on waves with anchor
Black ink linework drawing of two mandala motifs with dashed triangles, circles and dotted hexagon lines on cream paper, shown as a tattoo design.
Geometric mandala design sketch
Two colour forearm tattoos: a grey jar labelled Frog's Breath with a green frog and flames on the left, and a jar labelled Deadly Nightshade with a skull in smoke and two butterflies on the right.
Frog's Breath and Deadly Nightshade jars on forearms
Black and grey photo of a script lettering tattoo reading We're simply meant to be on the inner wrist and forearm.
Script quote on the inner wrist
Black and grey ink drawing of a gnarled tree with twisting branches, small leaves and spreading roots, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Gnarled tree with exposed roots
Blue heart-shaped dreamcatcher tattoo with two hanging feathers and dotted beads on a forearm, in a fine line dotwork style.
Heart dreamcatcher with feathers on a forearm
Two small outlined star tattoos in fine line style, one on each wrist of two clasped hands, with the sea behind.
Matching small star wrist tattoos on the beach
Black and grey botanical rose tattoo on a woman's forearm, with a striped top and denim shorts in view.
Black and grey rose on a forearm
Colour biomechanical sleeve on an upper arm showing a blue turbine fan, a spark plug and segmented metal plates.
Biomechanical turbine and engine sleeve
Small black outlined heart tattoo on the ankle, in fine line style, with a black high-heeled shoe and dark trousers visible.
Small outlined heart on an ankle
Black line drawing of a ship in a glass bottle above an octopus and a whale, with a rose at the base and ribbon banners, in a traditional style.
Ship in a bottle with octopus and whale
Black and grey knuckle tattoos spelling STAY REAL in plain block lettering across two clenched fists, with tattooed forearms visible at the sides.
STAY REAL knuckle lettering
Traditional style tattoo of a black cat's head with yellow eyes inside a red heart and green scalloped border, on the upper arm.
Black cat head in a heart on an arm
Close photo of a multicoloured watercolour-effect world map tattoo in pink, red, blue and yellow on the outer thigh.
Watercolour world map on a thigh
Close-up of a wrist with a lettering design reading I'm With Courtney's 21st Birthday Party, If I'm Lost, Please Buy Me A Drink, beside a small red martini glass, in a typewriter-style font.
21st birthday quote and cocktail glass on wrist
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading imagine on the inner wrist, with a soft pink blurred background.
Imagine script on a wrist
Black and grey peony tattoo with leaves on the inner forearm of a person in a striped top and black trousers, in a Botanical fine line style.
Peony and leaves on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo on a calf showing a red eye in a cloud frame above a shaded umbrella with raindrops and a red flower below.
Eye, umbrella and rain on a calf

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