Tattoo ideas

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

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Black linework tattoo on the inner upper arm, with a geometric parallelogram framed by flowers, leaves and acorns in a botanical style.
Geometric botanical piece on upper arm
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a snarling bull head with a chain through its nose ring, shaded in grey with red and yellow accents, on a calf.
Bull head with chain on a calf
Traditional style sleeve on a man's left arm, showing a swallow, a ribbon banner and a ship, with a script tattoo partly visible on his chest.
Traditional sleeve with swallow and ship on left arm
Colour tattoo of a black chain circle inside a green leaf wreath with red flowers, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a striped top.
Chain wreath with red flowers on a forearm
Black and grey realistic magnolia flowers and buds climbing a vine across an upper arm tattoo, in a Botanical style.
Magnolia sleeve on upper arm
Realistic brown snake tattoo being worked on a forearm, with the artist's gloved hands and tattoo machine visible.
Realistic snake tattoo on a forearm
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat with a red bell and pink cherry blossoms on a calf.
Maneki-neko lucky cat and cherry blossoms on a calf
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a fingernail on the tip of a finger, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Fingernail tattoo on a finger
Close view of black lettering tattooed along the side of a person's waist reading 'In the sun I feel as one', with a small black tattoo on the forearm at the top right.
Lyric line tattoo along the side of the waist
Black and grey chest tattoo of a crow on a branch with thistle stems, a Latin banner and a second bird, with faint red and teal bands, placed on the chest and shoulder.
Crow and thistles across a chest
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo, seen from behind with its tail curled, on the inner wrist and lower forearm.
Black cat silhouette on a wrist
Realistic colour tattoo of a pink magnolia flower with green leaves and a closed bud, shaded to look three-dimensional, across the top of a foot.
Pink magnolia across the top of a foot
Black fine line handwritten script reading just imagine, with a small outlined heart beneath, drawn on a plain white background.
Just imagine script with small heart
Black fine line tattoo of an owl with swirling tendrils and a small mushroom motif, placed on the side of the torso.
Line owl with swirls on the side of the torso
Black script lettering with looping flourishes spelling Am and Money, with a coloured dollar sign above it, on skin.
Script lettering reading Money with a dollar sign
Fine line black tattoo of mountain peaks beside a circular sun on the inner wrist of a raised hand with red painted nails.
Mountains and sun on the wrist
Fine line black tattoo of draped chains with small droplet charms across a wrist and the back of a hand, in a black and white photo.
Draped chain tattoo on a wrist
Fine line black outline of the African continent on the inner forearm, with a small red heart and a tiny star marked on the map.
Africa map outline on a forearm
Black ornamental scrollwork tattoo across the ribs below the bust, with a central floral motif and hanging swag details.
Ornamental scrollwork tattoo below the bust
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a leaning tree with a triangle and arc linework on the inner forearm, with the paper stencil design beside it.
Stippled tree and geometric lines on a forearm
Black tribal tattoo with swirling blade-like linework running from the ribs down the side of the waist to the hip.
Tribal tattoo along the ribs and waist
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a mermaid with cherry blossoms and swirling waves on the upper arm.
Mermaid with blossoms and waves on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork jellyfish tattoo repeated on a calf, with long outlined tentacles trailing down the leg.
Twin jellyfish tattoos on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate pocket watch face with Roman numerals, a crescent moon and scrollwork, on the upper leg near the knee.
Pocket watch with Roman numerals on a thigh
Traditional colour tattoo of a paintbrush with orange flowers, dark teal leaves and a peacock feather on the forearm.
Paintbrush, flowers and peacock feather on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a scallop shell with a dotted trail, a small star and a crescent moon, on the inner forearm.
Scallop shell with dotted trail on a forearm
Hand-drawn script lettering design reading Mind on my money, money on my mind, in black ink on cream paper, being traced by a hand holding a pen.
Script lettering sketch on paper
Black and white photo of a fine line Always script tattoo on one ankle and a fine line triangle, circle and vertical line symbol on the other ankle.
Always script and triangle symbol on ankles
Black and grey realism style hibiscus flower tattoo with soft shading on the side of the body near a black garment.
Hibiscus flower on the side of the body
Realistic colour tattoo on a side torso made to look like torn skin, revealing a blue sky with clouds and black swallows in flight across the ribs.
Torn skin revealing sky and swallows on ribs
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a round-eyed owl perched on a branch with pink blossom, placed on the shoulder and upper arm.
Owl and blossom branch on a shoulder
Fine line black infinity symbol and small heart outline tattoos on the inner wrists of two raised arms, one wrist wearing a red string bracelet.
Infinity and heart tattoos on two wrists
A woman in a grey t-shirt with a black anatomical heart balloon print shows a colour traditional portrait tattoo of a woman with a hair bun on her forearm.
Woman portrait tattoo on forearm with heart print tee
Black and grey realism leg sleeve on the thigh and calf showing a Joker face and a Batman figure with bat symbol, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Joker and Batman leg sleeve
Black ink drawing on white paper of a stylised calligraphic lettering design with curling flourishes running diagonally across the sheet.
Calligraphic swirl design on paper
Black and grey fine line tattoo of headphones with the cable running into the script word mmmbop, on the side of the ribs.
Headphones and script on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo centred on a person's upper back, with a dotted chain and drop ornaments hanging below.
Lotus mandala with dotted drape on upper back
Black and grey realism style compass rose tattoo with shaded points, a fleur-de-lis at north and N, E, S and W lettering, on the lower leg near the ankle.
Compass rose on the lower leg
Woman's arm with a colourful Japanese-style sleeve tattoo showing a red peony, a female figure and blue swirls, photographed in a mirror selfie.
Japanese-style sleeve with rose and figure
Black and grey realistic roses tattooed across the back of a hand, with a steel wristwatch on the wrist in a monochrome photo.
Black and grey roses across the back of a hand
Two forearms with matching black fine line arrow tattoos on the inner wrist side, one forearm resting over a geode held in the hand.
Matching arrow tattoos on two forearms
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon filled with dotwork patterns and a lotus, with hanging chains, beads and diamond pendants, drawn on white paper.
Crescent moon with lotus and hanging chains
Pencil sketch of a small bird with outstretched wings and feathered detail, drawn in red and blue coloured pencil on cream paper, shown as a possible tattoo design.
Bird with spread wings pencil sketch
Realistic black and grey snarling cat tattoo with yellow eyes across the back of a hand, with shaded forearm detail above the wrist.
Snarling cat tattoo across the hand
Colour botanical tattoo of a vintage-style flower bouquet with peonies, roses and blue morning glory across a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Vintage floral bouquet on upper arm
Two matching foot tattoos: a pink and blue feather with flying birds and the words I'll be your wings on the left foot, and a black anchor with birds and the words and I'll be your anchor on the right
Feather and anchor foot tattoos with matching script
Black and white photo of a small dashed-outline heart tattoo on the inner wrist, worn beside a wrapped leather bracelet with a dark bead clasp.
Small dashed heart on an inner wrist
Realistic blue and green fish scale tattoo across a person's shoulder and upper arm, with small water droplets on the scales.
Blue fish scale tattoo on upper arm

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