Tattoo ideas

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

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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 and grey tattoo on a forearm of a framed, Polaroid-style drawing of a house with a fence, with flourished script lettering below it.
Framed house drawing and script on a forearm
Fine script tattoo arranged in a heart shape reading mom, i love you to the moon and back, with a small red ladybug, on a forearm.
Ladybug and heart quote on a forearm
Two black and grey bow tattoos on the backs of the thighs of a person lying face down on a bed in underwear.
Two bow tattoos on the thighs
Colour tattoo of two sisters seated back to back with the words Sisters will always be connected by the heart, on the thigh.
Two sisters seated back to back on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoos of two men in suits shaking hands, one on each calf, seen from behind.
Two men shaking hands on calves
Traditional colour tattoo of a compass with red roses, green leaves and a beaded chain, placed on the outer thigh.
Compass and roses on a thigh
Black tribal tattoo in a bold Polynesian-inspired pattern covering the shoulder, upper arm and upper chest of a man.
Tribal black sleeve across shoulder and chest
Realism style tattoo of four coloured planets stacked down the inner forearm against a teal and red nebula with small stars.
Planets and nebula on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a pink and purple lotus with a yellow centre on the inner wrist, in a botanical style.
Lotus flower on a wrist
Small solid black silhouettes of birds scattered across the top of a foot, in a sepia-toned photo against a patterned cloth.
Flock of birds on a foot
Colour tattoo of three red roses with green leaves on the outer thigh, in a traditional style with bold outlines.
Three red roses and leaves on a thigh
Close-up of a thigh with a blue Spanish script quote and a shaded blue bow tattoo, partly cropped at the left edge.
Spanish script quote and blue bow on the thigh
Three-panel photo of a black and grey realistic floral sleeve tattoo with roses and leaves covering a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey floral sleeve on arm and shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of three small birds in flight above cursive script reading If you're a bird I'm a bird, on the inner wrist.
Three birds and script on a wrist
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
Fine black lettering of latitude and longitude coordinates runs vertically down the centre of a woman's bare back, shown from behind.
Coordinates tattooed down the spine
Fine line black script reading l'amour fou, joined to a thin continuous line running along the forearm.
L'amour fou script on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a thread spool with a needle and loose thread on an upper arm.
Spool of thread and needle on an upper arm
Black script lettering reading night gathers, and now my watch begins, with two black raven silhouettes, tattooed along the side of a torso on the ribs.
Two ravens and a script quote along the ribs
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of antlers, a flower wreath and two arrows with the script expecto patronum on a forearm.
Antlers, flowers and script on a forearm
Black ink pen drawing of a long cursive lettering line with swash tails on cream paper, a flash design for a lettering tattoo.
Cursive lettering line design on paper
Fine line black tattoo on the ribs of a person in a black lace bra, showing silhouette birds flying above a small figure hung from thin lines.
Birds and a hanging figure on the ribs
Black and grey ornamental lotus tattoo on the upper back, with a swallow and a script quote below it on the lower back.
Lotus and swallow on a back
Small black ink cross tattoo with decorative ends on the upper back of a woman lying on grass, with her face turned away from the camera.
Ornate cross on upper back
Black line drawings on tracing paper of a hairdryer with a rose and lavender, and a comb with a bow and pearls alongside a pair of scissors, shown as tattoo flash designs.
Hairdryer, comb and scissors flash sheet
Colour leg sleeve tattoo of cartoon film strip scenes covering the thigh and calf, shown from two angles.
Cartoon film strip leg sleeve on thigh and calf
Black script lettering reading Never a victim. Forever a fighter. across a person's lower back, above the waistband of blue jeans.
Quote lettering across lower back
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
Two views of a Japanese-style tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing grey ninja figures, red ink splashes, kanji characters and a pagoda.
Ninja and pagoda shoulder piece with kanji
Black and white flash design of a small bird perched on a branch above a three-part banner reading Rise free from care before the dawn and seek adventures.
Bird on a branch with banner quote
Traditional style tattoo of a sailing ship, eagle and skull on a thigh, framed by red clouds and lightning bolts above teal waves.
Sailing ship, eagle and skull on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo centred on the sternum, with white tape across the upper chest.
Lotus mandala on the sternum
Close photo of black hand-style lettering reading LIKE A LADY across the top of a finger, with a blurred dark background.
Like a Lady lettering across a finger
Black and grey bee tattoo on the top of a foot, framed by a white ornate border held over the skin.
Bee tattoo on the top of a foot
Realism style black and grey tattoo of a roaring lion's head with a detailed mane covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Roaring lion head on upper arm
Fine line black ink design of the word love in cursive script with two small birds perched on a leafy branch, drawn on lined paper.
Love script with two birds on a branch
Black script lettering tattoo of latitude and longitude coordinates on the side of the ribs, partly visible beneath a black top and white shirt.
Latitude and longitude coordinates on ribs
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a Dalek on the forearm, with its dome, sensor stalk and dotted casing in heavy black ink.
Dalek tattoo on a forearm
Close-up of a small black serif tattoo reading 'here,' on a forearm, with a rolled green sleeve above it.
Small serif word 'here,' on a forearm
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a sleeping cat with a red peony on its back and green leaves, placed on the top of a foot.
Sleeping cat and peony on a foot
Fine line heart tattoo on the upper back with two dog heads outlined inside and a solid blue paw print below.
Heart with dog outline and blue paw print
Black silhouette tattoo of four birds in flight in a row across the lower abdomen, above the waistband of dark jeans.
Four flying birds across the lower abdomen
Black script lettering reading Riddikulus on the side of a finger beside a brass ring, shown as a small temporary tattoo.
Riddikulus script word tattoo on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant head with curled trunk on the side of a finger.
Small elephant head on a finger
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart with ringed planets and a spiral galaxy inside it, on an upper arm.
Anatomical heart with cosmic scene
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
Traditional style tattoo of a banjo wrapped in a banner reading Fire and Hail, with orange, red and teal flowers, on the upper arm.
Banjo, flowers and banner on upper arm

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