Tattoo ideas

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

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Four-panel photo of a full arm sleeve in black and grey blackwork and dotwork, with ornate geometric patterns running from the shoulder to the wrist.
Ornate geometric full arm sleeve
Black and grey photo of a forearm with two bold outlined geometric band tattoos, one above the other, filled with symmetrical leaf-like patterns.
Two geometric bands on a forearm
Two small black and grey tattoos on the hand: a solid semicolon on the left and a fine line outlined diamond on the right.
Semicolon and diamond on the hand
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an elephant head with raised trunk over a geometric mandala, on the upper arm.
Dotwork elephant with geometric mandala on upper arm
Black tribal-style design drawing of a five-point star inside a ring of interlocking looped bands, shown on a plain white background with no body placement.
Pentagram within a looping knotwork circle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of interlocking geometric star and polygon patterns covering a forearm, with a blurred convention hall behind.
Geometric dotwork star pattern on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a radiating sun with concentric circles, centred on the upper back.
Radiating sun on upper back
Black dotwork and line lotus mandala tattoo centred on the upper back, with small dots scattered around the outer petals.
Lotus mandala on the upper back
Black and grey pencil sketch of an ornate tattoo design with a central rose, two side roses, lace-like patterning and dotted chains drawn on paper.
Rose and lace ornamental design sketch
Colour tattoo on the inner forearm of a whale in black and grey dotwork shading, overlaid with a red globe grid, teal and orange circles and a thin black circle.
Whale and geometric circles on a forearm
Back of a shaved head showing a grey shaded skull above a black linework pattern of triangles and diamonds, placed on the scalp.
Skull and geometric triangles on a shaved head
Black linework tattoo of a rose inside overlapping triangles, with circles and dots, on the inner forearm, in a botanical geometric style.
Rose within geometric triangles on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of flowers and leaves inside a dotted triangle on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Floral cluster in a dotted triangle on a wrist
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork sleeve on an arm, with a mandala-style motif on the upper arm and bands of pattern running down the forearm.
Geometric dotwork sleeve on an arm
Two clasped hands resting on a wooden ledge, with black and grey finger lettering and geometric patterns on the knuckles and back of the hands.
Hands with finger lettering and geometric knuckle tattoos
Fine line geometric tattoo of an arrow passing through three dotted circles and a cross, on the upper arm.
Arrow and dotted circles on upper arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotted petals on the upper back of a person with dreadlocks tied up, photographed from behind.
Mandala tattoo between the shoulder blades
Two hands with white and turquoise geometric diamond and chevron designs on the skin in a geometric style, across the back of the hands and wrists.
White and turquoise geometric designs on hands
Small colour mandala tattoo with orange, peach and teal petals on a woman's lower abdomen, just below the navel.
Small mandala tattoo on the lower abdomen
Fine line drawing on tracing paper of a bow with radiating arrows and feathers, with a small mandala flower above, shown as a tattoo design.
Bow and radiating arrows line drawing
Two hands with small black dotwork tattoos of a circle and a dotted triangle on the side of the fingers.
Dotwork circle and triangle on two fingers
Black ink mandala drawing on white paper, with radiating petals, rosette motifs and dense dotwork shading around a central circle.
Black ink mandala with radiating petals
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon filled with mandala-style patterns, dotwork, zigzags and swirls, shown as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Crescent moon mandala design
Black fine line geometric tattoo of arrows and diamond shapes along the side of a ribcage, with long curly hair falling beside it.
Geometric arrow tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo centred on the sternum, with white tape across the upper chest.
Lotus mandala on the sternum
Black and grey drawing of an ornate compass rose tattoo design with a fleur-de-lis at the top and the words Une Vie Extraordinaire around the ring.
Ornate compass rose design
Black fine line tattoo of seven chakra symbols within lotus outlines running down a person's back, with an Om symbol at the top.
Seven chakra symbols down the spine
Fine line black geometric lotus tattoo with angular petals on the inner wrist and forearm.
Geometric lotus on the inner wrist
Shirtless man with black geometric bands and parallel lines tattooed on his forearm and upper arm, with a solid band around the wrist of the other arm.
Black banded linework on forearm and upper arm
Black line drawing of a geometric design: a circle crossed by four pointed petal shapes, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Circle with four overlapping petals
Black and grey geometric tattoo of stacked nested diamonds and chevrons running down the inner forearm of a person holding a fist.
Nested diamond geometric tattoo on a forearm
Two origami-style birds in black linework with blue, teal and pink watercolour fills, tattooed on an upper arm.
Watercolour origami birds on upper arm
Line drawing of a black compass rose with rainbow watercolour splashes behind it, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Watercolour compass rose design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an Om symbol in a triangle with a dreamcatcher and feathers, on a person's upper back.
Dreamcatcher and Om symbol on upper back
Fine line geometric tattoo of interlocking red and blue triangles on the inner forearm, set against a dark background.
Red and blue triangular linework on a forearm
Black line work panda face tattoo with yellow, orange and teal geometric shapes, placed on the upper torso.
Geometric panda face on the chest
Black ink sketch on paper of a tattoo design with faceted gemstones, hatched shading, and small star and diamond sparkles, with no body placement shown.
Gemstone and star sketch design
Black geometric tattoo of diamonds, zigzags and arrows running down the centre of a bare back, in a geometric style on the back.
Geometric spine tattoo on a back
Black and grey blackwork skull tattoo with dotted and mandala-like patterns on the upper arm, with the jaw open.
Ornate skull with mandala patterns on upper arm
Fine line and dotwork tattoo on the inner upper arm of a tree within a circle, with a mandala-style lotus beneath it.
Tree in a circle with mandala on upper arm
Black and grey geometric dragonfly tattoo with faceted wings on the side of a person's ribs.
Geometric dragonfly on the ribs
Realism-style lion head in black and grey shading, with a small gold pentagon on its brow, set inside a black triangle outline on the forearm.
Lion head and triangle on a forearm
Black geometric tattoo of stacked circles and dots running vertically down the inner forearm.
Stacked circles and dots on a forearm
Black Venus symbol inside a pink outlined inverted triangle, tattooed on the side of the ribs in a geometric style.
Venus symbol in a pink triangle on the ribs
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo on the outer thigh showing a fierce mythical creature head with ornate detailing, a compass-like motif and fine trailing lines.
Large mythical creature tattoo on a thigh
Two black ink heart designs on white paper: an anatomical heart with peony flowers in dotwork, and a geometric heart in fine line hatching.
Anatomical and geometric heart designs on paper
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with hanging drops and a fine chain line, centred on the torso below the bust.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on the torso
Two black and grey dotwork mountain range tattoos, one smaller on a calf and one larger on a thigh, shown in a framed geometric style.
Mountain range tattoos on calf and thigh

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