Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey lettering tattoo on the ribs showing the words Each day is a gift and not a given right, framed by a ribbon bow and scrollwork.
Ribbon and quote script on ribs
Fine line tattoo of a steaming coffee cup on a saucer, flanked by laurel sprigs and a handwritten phrase, on the upper chest.
Coffee cup and laurel sprigs on the chest
Close photograph of a small grey ornamental swirl tattoo on the back of a hand, with a gold ring on one finger and a red background.
Ornamental swirl on the back of a hand
Outline of a triangle on the inner forearm, filled with purple, blue and pink galaxy-style shading, with a white sleeve pushed up above it.
Galaxy-filled triangle on a forearm
Black fern frond tattoo in detailed linework running down the inner forearm of a person wearing a grey marl top.
Fern leaf tattoo on a forearm
Black and white design of two facing ravens with spiral eyes and wings, framed by Celtic knotwork in a circle, shown as a drawn tattoo design with no body part visible.
Twin ravens with spirals and knotwork
Stippled green and teal line drawing of a zombie skull with swept-back hair and a jaw hanging open, shown as a tattoo design with no placement on the body.
Zombie skull with swept hair
Black and grey realism tattoo of a howling wolf in front of a full moon, sitting on the upper arm and shoulder.
Howling wolf and moon on an upper arm
Small black fine line tattoo of a musical eighth note on the side of a finger, photographed against a blurred lace background.
Eighth note tattoo on a finger
Two people hold hands, each with a matching black and grey tattoo of a skull with a snake coiled around it on the forearm.
Matching skull and snake forearm tattoos
Two stacked photos of black and grey blackletter lettering tattooed on skin, with grey shading fading through the strokes.
Blackletter lettering shown in two panels
Close photo of a small black open-circle enso tattoo with a tapering brush-like stroke on the inner wrist, against a blurred indoor background.
Small enso circle on a wrist
Realistic biomechanical tattoo covering the back of a hand, with copper-toned metal plates, rivets and mechanical joints running over the fingers.
Biomechanical hand tattoo
Black tribal scorpion tattoo in solid blackwork linework across the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a white vest top.
Tribal scorpion on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate carnival mask with feathers across the upper arm and shoulder.
Ornate carnival mask with feathers on upper arm
Colour neo-trad tattoo of Little Red Riding Hood with large orange eyes and a wolf on the upper arm, shown in three mirrored panels.
Little Red Riding Hood and wolf on upper arm
Colourful cat face tattoo with green eyes and a pink tongue on the back of a hand, in a neo-traditional style.
Cartoon cat face on the back of a hand
Black and white photo of two hands resting together, each with a tiny fine line outline tattoo on the back of the hand.
Matching tiny outline tattoos on hands
Black ink pen drawing of a sailing ship on rough waves with a dangling anchor and the script words a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor, on white paper.
Sailing ship and anchor with quote
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork detail covering a forearm, shown in a dark black and white photograph of a person in a striped top and dark trousers.
Mandala sleeve on a forearm
Black line drawing of a heart outline containing blackletter-style lettering that reads Family, with a large decorative initial F, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Family lettering in a heart outline
Black swallow tattoo with a red throat on the upper back of a person with dark hair tied in a ponytail, wearing a floral top.
Swallow tattoo on upper back
Colour traditional-style tattoo of two crossed bacon strips with a banner reading I heart BACON and EAT MEAT below, on a limb.
Crossed bacon strips with I heart bacon banner
Black line drawing of a circular Gallifreyan script design in a fine-line style, with the words I will love you forever printed beneath it.
Gallifreyan circular script design
Sketched tattoo design of a songbird with spread wings in front of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, surrounded by leaves, drawn in blue and red pencil.
Bird and pocket watch design sketch
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of rolling waves and a crescent moon inside a circle, placed on the outer ankle.
Waves and crescent moon in a circle on an ankle
Glossy red heart framed by black ornamental scrollwork on a white background, shown as a tattoo design drawing.
Red heart with black scrollwork
Black linework drawing of a woman with flowing hair, an eye in a triangle above her brow, and a flame held in her hand, framed by vines and radiating lines.
Woman with all-seeing eye and flame
Fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a cartoon man's head in 3D glasses with red and blue lenses, a bow tie below, and the word Allons-y in black lettering.
Cartoon head with 3D glasses and Allons-y
Black ink design of a flock of small birds flying upward above the word freedom, with the letters m and o raised at the end, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Birds rising above the word freedom
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo on the inner forearm, filled with a dotwork and linework mandala pattern.
Crescent moon with mandala pattern on a forearm
Purple linework tattoo of the Millennium Falcon and Death Star across both thighs, with Rebel and Imperial emblems below.
Star Wars ships across both thighs
Two forearms crossed in front of a pale green t-shirt, both covered in bold black tribal blackwork patterns on the forearm.
Black tribal patterns on both forearms
Colour tattoo of three cupcakes with blue wrappers, pink swirls and sprinkles, running down the side of the ribs.
Three cupcakes with swirls on the ribs
Black geometric linework tattoo of a diamond shape with interlocking triangles on the upper back, below the neck, on a person wearing a cream open-back top.
Geometric diamond tattoo on upper back
Realistic tattoo of a green eye with long lashes and black and grey feathers beneath it, placed on a shoulder.
Realistic eye and feathers on shoulder
Coloured flash illustration of a cartoon woman with brown curls and a beast emblem tattoo on her shoulder, framed by roses and a banner reading 'Til the last petal falls.
Cartoon woman with roses and banner flash
Black and grey shaded tattoo of an adjustable spanner crossed with a screwdriver on the outer forearm, below a rolled checked shirt sleeve.
Spanner and screwdriver tattoo on a forearm
Small black palm tree tattoo on a person's ribs in a fine line style, shown beside a green swimsuit with the ocean and a railing behind.
Small palm tree tattoo on ribs
Pencil sketch flash design in neo-traditional style showing a cat with pearls, roses, a fan, a ribbon banner reading Must Love Cats and two stylised women, with no placement shown.
Cat, roses and Must Love Cats banner design
Black ink mandala drawing of a lotus-like flower on cream paper, with a flat, detailed dotwork and geometric pattern, shown beside two black marker pens.
Mandala flower drawn in black ink
Two mirrored black geometric tattoos of radiating triangular spikes curve across a person's forearms, with the face hidden behind the hands, in a blackwork style.
Mirrored geometric spike forearms
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a raven perched on a bare branch, wrapping around the ankle and lower leg.
Raven perched on a bare branch on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo of lotus petals and leaves on the chest, just below a bra.
Dotwork lotus mandala on the chest
Black line tattoo of the Catbus from My Neighbour Totoro with a small Totoro on its head and a soot sprite on a sign, on the outer thigh.
Catbus and Totoro outline on a thigh
Black geometric tattoos across four fingers of a hand, including a feather, an arrow and triangles, set against a textured white wall.
Geometric finger tattoos with feather and arrow
Black and grey realism tattoo of a face formed from a folded hundred dollar bill, with a cigar and smoke, on skin.
Banknote face with cigar
Fine line black tattoo of a conical flask, a DNA double helix and an atom with orbiting electrons in a row on a forearm.
Flask, DNA helix and atom on a forearm

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