Tattoo ideas

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

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Small black anchor and red heart tattoos on the inside of a wrist, with a raised hand above.
Anchor and heart on a wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a cross, heart and anchor on the inner wrist and forearm, shown in a black and white photo.
Cross, heart and anchor on the inner wrist
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of overlapping circles, a dotted axis line and shaded moon phases on the inner forearm, with a small script word at the edge.
Overlapping circles and moon on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a circle divided by spokes with a dashed arrow, on the inner forearm, with cursive script tattooed below.
Fine line circle and arrow on forearm
Fine line black tattoo of two crossed lavender sprigs on the forearm.
Crossed lavender sprigs on an arm
Fine line black script tattoo of the word love with a long swash line across a forearm, set against a plain white background.
Love script on a forearm
Fine line black script tattoo on a forearm reading got a dream, got a spark, got somewhere to be.
Small lettering quote on a forearm
Black fine line swirls and a semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist, shown against pale skin.
Swirls and a semicolon on the inner wrist
Fine line black tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle enclosing a circle with a vertical line, on the inner wrist.
Deathly Hallows symbol on the inner wrist
Blue fine line tattoo of three snowflakes, curling swirls and a rounded central shape on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Blue snowflakes and swirls on a wrist
Fine line pink rose tattoo with a thin green stem and leaves on the inside of a wrist, above a red knitted sleeve.
Pink rose with stem on a wrist
Black fine line tattoo on a forearm of a city skyline with a Space Needle style tower, blending into a heartbeat style waveform line.
City skyline and heartbeat line on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo on an arm showing a stethoscope, a heartbeat trace, the word nurse in script and a heart shaped stethoscope tail.
Stethoscope heartbeat and nurse tattoo
Three small solid black swallow silhouettes in fine line style on the inside of a wrist, with the hand raised above.
Three small swallows on a wrist
Two forearms with matching fine line black script tattoos reading I love you mama and I love you more, each with two bird silhouettes in flight.
Matching script and bird tattoos on forearms
Fine line geometric tattoo of three overlapping circles crossed by a vertical and horizontal line with small arrowheads, in black ink on the forearm.
Overlapping circles and crosshair on forearm
Black and grey fine line and dotwork sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing sailing boats, waves, swirling clouds and a small airliner.
Sailing boats, waves and airliner sleeve
Fine line black ink tattoo of roses, buds and leafy sprigs along a forearm, shown against a plain white wall.
Black line roses and foliage on a forearm
Black and grey fine line arrow tattoo running along the forearm, with the point towards the wrist.
Arrow tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of an infinity symbol with a small heart in the lower loop and two paw prints, placed on the inner wrist.
Infinity symbol with paw prints and heart on wrist
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with fine linework and dotwork detail on the forearm.
Geometric mandala tattoo on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a small cat with an orange striped tail and tiny script beside it, placed on a forearm.
Small cat outline with striped tail on a forearm
Black and grey photo of a small fine line tattoo of a sleeping cat curled up on the inner forearm.
Sleeping cat outline on a forearm
Two people holding hands, each with a small black arrow tattoo on the inside of the forearm, in a fine line style.
Matching arrow tattoos on two forearms
Small black and grey tattoo of a vertical row of moon phases, from crescent to full, along the inner forearm near the wrist.
Moon phases down the inner forearm
Black and grey botanical tree tattoo with small green and yellow accents on the inner forearm of a person holding another person's hand.
Tree tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a heart pierced by an arrow on the inner wrist and forearm.
Fine line heart and arrow on the wrist
Four stacked forearms show matching small black fine line swirl tattoos with dotted lines on the wrist.
Matching swirl wrist tattoos
Black fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a typewriter-style quote above an ornate corset on a stand, with denim visible in the background.
Quote and corset dress form on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of two poppies with fine line shading and overlapping geometric triangle outlines on the inner forearm.
Poppies with geometric triangles on forearm
Black fine-line eight-point star beside cursive lettering reading let it go on the inner forearm, photographed outdoors against a blurred green background.
Star and script lettering on the forearm
Small fine line tattoo of the number 11 on the inner forearm, shown beside a teacup with a line drawing of a woman on its inside.
Tiny number 11 on a wrist
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading 'alive' with a thin trailing line, on the inner wrist.
Fine line script 'alive' on a wrist
Small fine line tattoo of a shell with stippled dotwork shading on the forearm, in dark ink against pale skin.
Small shell outline on an arm
Close-up of a hand with two tiny black fine line quotation mark tattoos on the inner wrist, above a red sleeve.
Small quotation mark tattoos on the wrist
Fine line tattoo of three daisies on the wrist, with a gold bangle worn just above it.
Three daisies on a wrist
Small black compass rose tattoo on the inner wrist in a fine line style, with a white rope bracelet and a nautical chart behind the hand.
Compass rose tattoo on inner wrist
Close-up of a small black fine line bicycle tattoo on a forearm, with a grey and black striped knitted sleeve beside it.
Small bicycle tattoo on a forearm
Two matching black compass rose tattoos on the inner wrists, one on each arm, drawn in fine line detail.
Matching compass roses on two wrists
Fine line black tattoo of four arrows, two with feathered fletching, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Four arrows on a wrist
Fine line black script reading Philippians 4:13 with a small solid heart, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Philippians 4:13 script with heart on forearm
Fine black script lettering on a forearm that begins with the words Daughter of, with the rest of the phrase partly hidden by the angle of the photo.
Script lettering on a forearm
Small fine line tattoo of a kitten's face on a forearm, shaded in grey with teal eyes and a pink nose.
Kitten face on a forearm
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo of the word beloved in black ink on a woman's inner forearm, while she holds a white mug of coffee.
Beloved script on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of media player icons (rewind, pause, play, fast forward and shuffle) in a row across the inner wrist.
Media player controls on a wrist
Black and grey fine line forearm tattoo of a compass rose, a sailing ship and an ornate cartouche with lettering, with a small globe near the wrist.
Compass rose, ship and cartouche on a forearm
Three wrists clasped together, each with a small fine line black Roman numeral tattoo on the inner forearm, reading III, III and IIII.
Matching Roman numeral wrist tattoos
Small fine line tattoo of a lotus flower with an infinity symbol and dots on the inner forearm, shown against a purple and gold patterned bedspread.
Lotus and infinity on a forearm

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