Tattoo ideas

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

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Black handwritten script reading "You're so brilliant. Don't soon forget." on a grey textured background, shown as a lettering design with no body placement.
Handwritten script reading You're so brilliant
Colour tattoo of a cartoon rabbit-eared figure in sunglasses and a white top with a double-C logo, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a checked shirt.
Cartoon rabbit character on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a black-outlined triangle filled with watercolour-style pink, orange, purple and blue washes, on the upper arm.
Watercolour triangle with galaxy splash on upper arm
Two forearms show matching black and grey tattoos: a shaded lotus with dotted line detail on the upper arm and a geometric mandala on the lower forearm.
Matching lotus and mandala forearm tattoos
Flash sheet of three black line geometric arrow designs with triangles, diamonds, circles and dotted rings on a white background.
Three geometric arrow designs on a flash sheet
Black ink tattoo on a forearm of a stack of books with open pages lifting into a flock of birds, in a sketchy linework and shaded style.
Books turning into birds on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a black fairy silhouette with blue wings and a purple swirling trail with stars, on the side of the ribs.
Blue-winged fairy with a purple star trail
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red and orange rose with green leaves on the inner wrist, shown with the hand raised against a wooden table.
Red rose on an inner wrist
White rune-like symbols on a teal painted canvas, each labelled with a word such as Strength, Wisdom, Luck, Grace, Hope or Love.
Rune-style symbols with word labels
Traditional-style tattoo of a black sheep head with curled black wool, crossed bones and a banner reading Black Sheep, on the forearm.
Black sheep head with banner on forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a peacock butterfly framed by red flowers across the centre of a woman's chest, worn with a white bralette.
Peacock butterfly with red flowers on chest
Black line drawing of a stylised creature head in profile with a spiked crest and a spiral curl at the back, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Stylised creature head in profile with spiral
Side by side, a photo of a grey Persian cat and a colour traditional tattoo of a cat in a top hat, monocle and bow tie with hibiscus flowers and a banner reading You Sir Are The Cat's Meow.
Top hat cat tattoo beside a cat photo
Black ink tattoo of an Om symbol combined with an elephant head outline and two lines of Devanagari script on bare skin.
Om symbol with elephant head and script
Small black and grey rose tattoo on a woman's lower abdomen above the waistband of a black and white bikini, with the face cropped out of frame.
Small rose tattoo above a bikini waistband
Close photo of a fine line black tattoo of a hand and a profile face with closed eyes on a limb, with a shaded black and grey woman in a headdress tattoo below.
Fine line profile and hand with black and grey figure
Black script lettering tattoo reading L'amore vince sempre running down the side of a ribcage in a black and white photo.
Italian script along the ribs
Black and grey realism style tattoo of an antique world map with a compass rose, tree and horse on a person's back.
Antique world map across a back
Upper arm tattoo of a girl in a red hooded cloak walking a woodland path beside tall trees and reeds, in grey shading with red accents.
Little Red Riding Hood on a forest path
Two people seen from behind with matching black script tattoos on their shoulders, reading You Are My Sunshine and My Only Sunshine beside small sun rays.
Matching sunshine quote tattoos on the shoulders
Black fine line ornamental tattoo of hanging drops and dotted motifs across a woman's shoulder and upper chest, with a pendant shape near the upper arm.
Ornamental filigree tattoo across shoulder and chest
Fine line swirl flourish tattoo in blue, green, purple and red running vertically across a person's upper back.
Coloured swirl flourish on upper back
Black linework tattoo of a sun symbol with a solid ring and four groups of three rays, on the side of a ribcage.
Zia sun symbol on the ribs
Black filigree butterfly tattoo with a blue and pink ribbon at its centre, on a person's upper back below the shoulder blade.
Filigree butterfly with ribbon on upper back
Two matching traditional goat head tattoos with curled horns and orange eyes, one on the back of each hand, with red shading and leaf tattoos on the wrists.
Matching goat head tattoos on the hands
Black and white photo of a woman in a studded black bodysuit with a rose tattoo on her thigh, an ornate design on her other thigh, and a partial tattoo on her upper arm.
Rose and ornate thigh tattoos with studded garters
Black and grey mandala-style tattoo wrapping the inner wrist and forearm, with dotwork shading and small dots above and below.
Mandala wrist cuff tattoo on a forearm
Digital drawing of a purple butterfly with black swirls, dots and a grey sunburst, shown as a flash design with no skin visible.
Purple butterfly with black swirls
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading iloveyou on the top of a shoulder near the collarbone.
Script iloveyou on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of sweet pea flowers on the upper arm, with soft shaded petals along a single long stem.
Sweet pea flowers on upper arm
Black linework tattoo of a cactus in a patterned pot on the inner upper arm, with a black top and denim visible beside it.
Cactus in a patterned pot on upper arm
Black and grey botanical sleeve tattoo with roses and a bird across the upper arm and forearm of a person seated on a vintage pickup tailgate.
Floral sleeve with a bird on the arm
Colourful neo-traditional chest and shoulder tattoo showing a woman's face, an iris, scrollwork, a butterfly and roses, shown in three photo panels.
Floral chest and shoulder tattoo with a woman's face
Two photos of a traditional style neck tattoo showing a red jewel set inside an ornate heart frame beside a black and grey rose on the neck.
Red gem heart and rose on the neck
Woman in a black racerback vest top showing traditional-style tattoos on her left upper arm and forearm, including a red rose.
Traditional-style arm tattoos with rose
Close photo of a colourful traditional swallow tattoo with bold black outlines on the back of a hand, with dark tattoos partly visible on the forearm.
Traditional swallow on the back of a hand
Two small red fine line bow tattoos on the side of two clasped fingers, on a hand held against a soft, blurred background.
Red bow fine line tattoos on two fingers
Colourful butterfly tattoos in green, yellow and pink with black vines and small stars across the top of a foot.
Butterflies and vines across a foot
Black ink flash design of two birds and the lettering I am flawed if I'm not free, with swirling flourishes, shown on a white background.
Two birds and quote lettering design
Black and grey fine line and dotwork penguin tattoo inside circles and crosshair lines on a man's forearm.
Penguin within geometric circles on a forearm
Fine line black script tattoo reading believe with a small heart over the i, on the top of a foot.
Believe script with heart on foot
Seated stylised lion tattoo in orange, red and yellow tones with black shading, on the forearm of a person wearing a black and white patterned top.
Stylised orange lion on a forearm
Black ink mandala and floral vine tattoo in dotwork and botanical style running from the lower leg down to the ankle.
Mandala and vine tattoo on ankle
Black and grey shaded bow tattoo with an outlined loop and tails on the nape of a person's neck, with hair pinned up above it.
Bow tattoo on the nape of the neck
Traditional colour tattoo on a calf showing a bearded figure with a raised hand, a bent dark-haired figure and a red horned devil in front of a rainbow arc.
Bearded figure, red devil and rainbow on a calf
Black tribal tattoo of bold circles, spirals and sweeping blades covering a shoulder and upper arm, in a blackwork style.
Tribal shoulder tattoo with spirals and circles
Black and grey realism tattoo across a person's upper back showing a man in a tailcoat walking a tightrope, with an anatomical heart and a brain hanging from the pole.
Tightrope walker balancing heart and brain on back
Black outline smiley face, alien head and crescent moon fine line tattoos on the fingers of a hand making a peace sign.
Smiley, alien and moon finger tattoos

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