Tattoo ideas

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

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Three small black fine line infinity symbol tattoos on ankles, with the feet crossed together on a carpeted floor.
Matching infinity symbol ankle tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of swallows on wires, an open pocket watch, pearl beads and handwritten script across the upper arm and shoulder.
Swallows and pocket watch on upper arm
Black and grey lily flowers and swirling vines wrap down a leg, running from the thigh past the knee and onto the calf.
Lily and vine leg tattoo
Realistic black and grey skull wearing a red paisley bandana, tattooed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull in red bandana on upper arm
Black and grey flash design of a dandelion seed head dissolving into flying birds, with the words I will carry you with me til I see you again.
Dandelion turning into birds with quote
Black and grey moth tattoo with a dotted circular halo and three diamond drops on the forearm.
Moth with dotwork halo and diamond drops on forearm
Black and white photo of the words BE THE CHANGE tattooed in block lettering on the inner wrist, above beaded bracelets.
Be the Change lettering on a wrist
Small fine line tattoo of a scallop shell in black ink on the inner forearm, near the elbow.
Fine line scallop shell on a forearm
Black script lettering reading 'i am not afraid to walk this world alone' across the inner forearm, in a lettering style.
Script quote tattoo on the forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a botanical sprig with several buds on the inner upper arm.
Fine line sprig on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a flock of small birds in flight running down the inner forearm.
Flock of birds down a forearm
Black and grey photograph of a minimal double circle tattoo with a sketchy outline on the inner forearm, against a dark background.
Double circle tattoo on a forearm
Two matching colour compass rose tattoos, each with a red outer ring and blue and orange points, one on each forearm.
Matching compass rose tattoos on forearms
Black and grey tattoo of mountains, a crescent moon and stars inside a diamond frame, with pine trees at the base, on the upper back.
Mountain landscape in a diamond frame on the back
Black outline heart tattoo with a small green leaf inside, on the inner wrist of a light-skinned hand with dark nail varnish.
Outlined heart with a green leaf on a wrist
Black line-work lotus flower tattoo with dotted detail on the side of a torso, with a hand resting on the skin above it.
Black line lotus on the side of the torso
Fine line black tattoo of handwritten script, a musical staff with notes and a treble clef on the inner forearm.
Script and music staff on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a girl holding an umbrella with rain falling from it, on the inner forearm above a wrist strap.
Girl with umbrella on a forearm
Fine line black ink tattoos on the inner upper arm of a woman, including a small heart outline and a thin wavy line below it.
Small heart and line tattoos on upper arm
Small black, grey and red fine line marks in a vertical row on the side of a person's ribs, photographed shirtless in a mirror.
Small symbols on the side ribs
Black and grey fine line script lettering on the inner ankles of two feet, one reading Feet don't fail me now and the other reading Take me to the finish line.
Two script quote tattoos on ankles
Two matching fine line tattoos on forearms, each showing a solid black bird beside a thin red or blue line that loops into a heart shape.
Matching bird and heart line tattoos on forearms
Black and grey tattoo of three swallows in flight on the inner wrist, shown in a black and white photograph.
Three swallows on a wrist
Black and grey skeleton hand forming an OK sign in dotwork shading with bold black outlines, on a forearm beside partly visible colour tattoos.
Skeleton hand making OK sign on forearm
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, wings and a banner reading 15-04-2017, on the forearm.
Pocket watch with wings and date banner
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull style Hello Kitty face with a pink rose beneath it, on the forearm.
Sugar skull Hello Kitty and rose on a forearm
Black serif lettering reading "I'm the hero of this story" runs diagonally across the side of the torso above a grey knitted top.
Quote tattoo reading "I'm the hero of this story"
Black and grey fine line tattoo on a forearm reading MAGIC, with a triangle, circle and vertical line symbol in place of the letter A.
MAGIC lettering with triangle symbol on a forearm
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with an eye at its centre and ornamental filigree, on the forearm.
Hamsa hand with eye on a forearm
Black fine-line script lettering reading Love never fails on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Love never fails in fine script
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a cute pink octopus wearing a purple bow and holding a pink gem, with bold black outlines and soft shading.
Kawaii octopus with bow and gem
Pink brushstroke awareness ribbon tattoo on the side of the ribcage against a plain blue background.
Pink awareness ribbon on the side of the torso
Traditional black and grey cat head tattoo with yellow eyes and a solid black moon above it, on the upper arm.
Sphynx cat head with yellow eyes on an arm
Black line drawing of a sugar skull with floral ornaments, heart-shaped eyes and a decorative scroll jaw, shown as a design on white.
Sugar skull line drawing
Six fine black ink sketches of looping, swirling ornamental designs drawn on grid paper, with two pens resting above them.
Six looping line ornament sketches
Black and white photo of a thin black fine line zigzag tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm.
Fine line zigzag on a wrist
Small fine line tattoo in pink and blue of a circle above a cross, placed on the inner wrist.
Pink circle and blue cross on a wrist
Realistic colour tattoo of pink roses and orange monarch butterflies covering a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Pink roses and monarch butterflies on an upper arm
Fine line outline of a small heart tattoo on the lower abdomen, just above white lace underwear.
Small outline heart on the lower abdomen
Small black script tattoo on the upper back of a woman with a fishtail braid, holding a watermelon slice on a beach.
Small script tattoo on a woman's upper back
Black and white yin yang tattoo of two cats curled inside a circle, shown in solid black ink on the lower leg.
Yin yang cats tattoo on a calf
Close photograph of a tiny single-line elephant tattoo in black ink on the inner wrist, with the hand raised against a plain white background.
Small elephant outline on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Batman comic scene with BATMAN lettering and a bat symbol across the upper arm.
Batman comic scene on upper arm
Traditional style flash drawing of a woman wearing a grey cat mask with red ears, beside a red heart pierced by an arrow and green leaves.
Woman in cat mask with arrowed heart
Colour realism tattoo of a red rose with rosebuds and two butterflies, one orange and black and one blue, across the upper back.
Realistic rose and butterflies on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of a lion head in an abstract single line style, with dotwork shading on the muzzle, on an upper arm.
Single line lion head on an upper arm
Watercolour-style world map tattoo in pink, purple, teal and blue across the inner forearm.
Watercolour world map on a forearm
Fine line black outline of two nested downward-pointing triangles on the inner wrist, with a gold and white watch strap beside it.
Nested outline triangles on a wrist

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