Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white photo of a person with tattooed hands and forearms, showing a rose on the forearm and a cup design on the back of the hand, in a traditional style.
Rose and cup tattoos on hands and forearms
Black ink line drawing of a tattoo design with several roses, buds and leaves entwined with bold swirling vines, drawn on white paper.
Rose and swirling vine design
Blue line drawing in traditional style of a moustached man whose chest and shoulders show a woman's portrait with a rose, a ship, an anchor and hearts, framed by dotwork shading and stars.
Tattooed man with woman portrait and nautical motifs
Black tribal swirl tattoo with spirals and curling tendrils, placed centrally on the lower back above the waistband of blue jeans.
Tribal swirl tattoo on the lower back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a misty forest with two bold tree trunks across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Forest scene across a shoulder blade
Realistic red ladybird tattoo with black swirling vine linework wrapping around an ankle.
Ladybird and swirls on an ankle
Traditional style tattoo of a pink flower and orange leaves in a black cuff band with orange dotted borders, on the forearm near the wrist.
Traditional flower cuff on a wrist
Fine line tattoo of a pink awareness ribbon with the script word mom inside a heart-shaped outline, placed on a person's shoulder.
Pink ribbon and script word on shoulder
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 fine-line silhouettes of flying figures and stars forming an infinity loop with the words Never and Grow Up, tattooed on the ribs.
Flying silhouettes and lettering on the ribs
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
Thin black lettering reading Curiosity often leads to trouble runs across the side of a thigh, with a hand resting on a grey top above it.
Quote tattoo on the side of a thigh
Black and grey daisy-style flower tattoo with bold outline petals and stippled centre, on the upper back near the shoulder.
Daisy-style flower tattoo on upper back
Small colour tattoo of a red ladybird with black spots beside a white daisy and black swirling stems, placed on the top of a foot.
Ladybird and daisy on a foot
Close-up of a red kiss mark lips tattoo on skin, with a skull and a cross-like motif inside the lips.
Red lips kiss mark with skull
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a robin perched on a branch beside a peach rose and leaves, on a limb.
Robin and rose on a limb
Black fine line lotus tattoo with swirling scrolls and a hanging drop motif on a woman's upper back, below the nape of the neck.
Lotus ornament on upper back
Realistic black, grey and blue moth tattoo covering the back of a hand, with a second faded moth partly visible above the wrist.
Realistic moth tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a dotted rain cloud above a patterned teacup filled with waves and a sailing ship, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Teacup with waves, ship and rain cloud
Small black fine line cross tattoo on a man's forearm as he walks outdoors across a snowy hillside, holding another person's hand.
Small cross tattoo on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a barn owl with pink magnolia flowers and buds across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Barn owl and magnolias on upper back
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with open wings on the inner forearm, shaded to look three-dimensional against a dark background.
Monarch butterfly on an inner forearm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon sea witch with purple skin and yellow hair on the abdomen, shown in two photographs.
Cartoon sea witch on the abdomen
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tabby cat's face with wide eyes and an open mouth, on the inner forearm, beside a photo of the real cat.
Realism tabby cat portrait on a forearm
Black ink tribal-style spade design drawn on white paper, with swirling curls, tapering points and small dot accents.
Tribal spade design
Pencil drawing of Thor's hammer with interlaced Celtic knotwork bands and a shaded moon behind it, shown as a tattoo design.
Thor's hammer with Celtic knotwork
Black and grey sketchy blackwork tattoo of a sitting cat with ink drips running down the upper arm against a dark background.
Sketched black cat on upper arm
Colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat's grin with teal eyes and a pink nose, above the words we're all mad here, on a limb.
Cheshire Cat grin with quote on a limb
Black and white tribal-style flash design of a Mickey Mouse face, with ornate swirling patterns filling the ears, nose and mouth, and no placement on the body shown.
Tribal-style Mickey Mouse face design
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
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a rocket with a pink heart, crescent moon, planets and stars on the forearm.
Pastel rocket and crescent moon on a forearm
Realistic tattoo of a lace garter with a bow on the outer thigh, shown beneath denim shorts.
Lace garter with bow on thigh
Black fine line script tattoo reading inhale the future, exhale the past, with three small birds in flight, on the upper back near the shoulder.
Inhale the future quote and birds on shoulder
Back view of a leg covered in black and grey script and sleeve-style designs, with a colour traditional pin-up woman on the calf and a small tattoo at the ankle.
Leg tattoos with pin-up and script
Close-up of a small fine line script tattoo reading 'it is what it is' in black ink along the side of the ribs, below dark clothing.
Script quote along the side ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of Big Ben clock tower with yellow clock faces, crescent moon and stars among clouds, on the upper arm.
Big Ben with moon and clouds on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a lace-patterned heart with hanging chains and a small anchor, on the calf.
Lace heart with hanging chains on a calf
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 fine line tattoo of angular lettering resembling GOD on the back of a neck, above a checked shirt collar.
Angular lettering on the back of the neck
Close-up of a grey fine line antler tattoo with small flowers at its base on a person's forearm, beside a long necklace with a crystal pendant.
Antler and flower tattoo on a forearm
Japanese style flash drawing of a red koi carp with maple leaves, grey swirling waves and a purple lotus, with Japanese characters beside it.
Koi carp flash with maple leaves and waves
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of seven moon phases in a row across the chest and under the bust, with a full moon at the centre.
Moon phases across the chest in black and grey
Colour traditional tattoo of a skeleton-faced black cat, a red rose and blue flowers above a banner reading Siempre en mi corazon, on the upper arm.
Skeleton cat and rose banner on upper arm
A gloved tattooist uses a machine to add a red, orange and yellow watercolour-style floral tattoo to a forearm.
Colourful floral tattoo being inked on a forearm
Black and grey geometric dragonfly tattoo with faceted wings on the side of a person's ribs.
Geometric dragonfly on the ribs
Two small colour pineapple tattoos with green leaves, one on each of two people's upper arms, in a casual photo.
Matching pineapple tattoos on two upper arms
Small black castle tattoo with a curved arch above it on the back of a person's neck, above a white collared polka dot top.
Castle tattoo on the back of the neck

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