Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tied bundle of herbs with stippled leaves and small flower sprigs, on the upper arm.
Herb bundle tied with ribbon on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a winter lake with dark pine trees and a purple sky, revealed through torn skin on the side of the ribs, with blue snowflakes around it.
Winter lake and pines in torn skin on ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a bear built from overlapping circles and geometric lines, with Roman numerals inside the body, shown on pale skin.
Geometric circle bear with Roman numerals
Black and white photo of a realistic, greyscale tattoo of a full moon with shaded craters on the upper arm, with a floral dress visible beside it.
Realistic moon on upper arm
Fine line lettering tattoo shaped like an infinity loop, written in dark ink across the outer thigh of a person wearing a striped dress.
Lyric loop tattoo on a thigh
Black script lettering reading Vivere senza rimpianti runs vertically down the side of a person's back, above a black open-back dress.
Vertical Italian script quote on a back
Black and grey photograph of a torso with full dotwork sleeves, chest patterns and a lotus with fern-like fronds tattooed on the abdomen.
Dotwork sleeves with lotus on the abdomen
Colour tattoo of a cartoon unicorn with a rainbow mane and tail, holding a banner that reads feminist as fuck, on a area of skin.
Rainbow unicorn with slogan banner
Black and grey tattoo of a musical staff, treble clef and notes with swirls across the top of a foot, with red toenail polish.
Musical staff and notes on a foot
Black and grey arrowhead tattoo with a bold outline and shaded fill on a forearm, with a dark rose tattoo above it.
Arrowhead tattoo on a forearm
Three small solid black paw print tattoos on the lower back above the waistband of blue denim jeans.
Three black paw prints on lower back
Colour tattoo of a Stormtrooper helmet decorated with blue sugar skull style florals and scrollwork, on a leg, in a neo-traditional style.
Stormtrooper helmet with blue floral pattern
Traditional style colour tattoo of a teal stand mixer with a steel bowl, surrounded by pink, orange and purple flowers and green leaves, on the upper leg.
Teal stand mixer with flowers on a thigh
Back view of a white ornamental lace-style design across the upper back, shoulders and upper arms, worn with a white dress.
White ornamental design across upper back
Six numbered pencil sketches of skulls in varying shapes and shading, shown as possible tattoo design options.
Six numbered pencil skull sketches
Close-up of two fingers with dark serif lettering reading Mr. and Mrs., with a band on one finger and a diamond ring on the other, in a Lettering style tattoo on the hand.
Mr and Mrs lettering across two fingers
Black and grey daisy flowers with scrolling vines and dot shading, tattooed on the upper arm.
Daisy and scroll tattoo on an upper arm
Hand-drawn black ink lettering sheet of the numbers 0 to 9, an exclamation mark and an ampersand, in a decorative lettering style suitable as tattoo flash.
Hand-drawn numerals and symbols sheet
Black script tattoo of the word Hope, with an awareness ribbon forming the final letter, on a close-up of skin.
Hope script with ribbon on skin
Close photo of a black fine line script tattoo of a partly cropped handwritten phrase across the upper thigh, with white lace fabric above.
Fine line script tattoo on upper thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with ornamental swirls and outlined petals across an upper arm.
Skull and filigree swirls on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eagle head, a rose and a compass and pocket watch on an upper arm.
Eagle, rose and compass sleeve on upper arm
Colour tattoo of an Art Nouveau style woman with red hair and white flowers, with teal and white swirls, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Art Nouveau woman upper arm sleeve
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a red jelly mould with heart speckles and a rainbow inside, on a leg.
Red jelly mould with rainbow on a leg
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a woman's head in profile with three ribbon banners reading DARLING, YOU'LL BE and OKAY, drawn on a notebook page.
Ribbon banners reading Darling, You'll Be Okay
Black and grey rose and mandala tattoos on the upper arms and forearms of a woman in a rust-coloured dress, with a gold bracelet on the left wrist.
Rose and mandala sleeves in warm light
Black and grey photo of two hands held together, each with a bold cartoon tattoo of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse kissing on the back of the hand.
Mickey and Minnie kissing tattoos on hands
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mountain and pine trees above rolling hills, enclosed in a thin rectangular frame on the upper arm.
Mountain landscape in a rectangular frame on upper arm
Black lettering reading must be this tall to ride with a red arrow pointing left, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Must be this tall to ride lettering on ribs
Black and grey ink drawing of a stag, wolf and bear heads stacked one above another, shown as a realistic tattoo design on a white background.
Stag, wolf and bear stacked heads
Black and grey tree of life tattoo enclosed in a circle on the forearm, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading.
Tree of life on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo reading Not all those who wander are lost, set in a calligraphic script along the side of the ribs.
Quote lettering along the ribs
Traditional colour tattoo of a woman's portrait with pink jacket, pink flowers and a blue banner reading Ain't No Such Thing, on the upper arm.
Portrait with flowers and banner on upper arm
Watercolour-style tree tattoo with black branches and green, blue and yellow washes on the upper thigh.
Watercolour tree on a thigh
Black and grey shaded feather tattoo on the side of the torso, angled diagonally across smooth skin.
Shaded feather tattoo on the side of the body
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of an oni demon mask with koi fish and clouds covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Oni mask and koi on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a bald grey alien with a scowling expression, wearing a suit and tie, on the forearm.
Grey alien in a suit on a forearm
A loose watercolour hummingbird in pink, purple and yellow with a long thin beak, shown in flight against a plain white background.
Pink watercolour hummingbird in flight
Small colour tattoo of a bee with outlined wings on the upper arm near the shoulder, with a striped top visible beside it.
Bee tattoo on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a globe hanging from a hot air balloon above a suitcase, with a small blue aeroplane, on a person's upper back.
Globe balloon and suitcase on upper back
Colour Japanese-style dragon tattoo with green scales and red flames wrapping around a person's upper thigh, with legs resting on a cream fluffy blanket.
Green and red dragon on a thigh
Watercolour style tattoo in teal, green and pale pink washes running down the spine of a woman's bare back, with a thin black line along the spine.
Watercolour wash down the spine
Hand-lettered black ink design reading You Are Enough inside a double circle on white paper, in a script lettering style.
You Are Enough lettering in a circle
Black and grey fine line peacock feather tattoo on the side of a finger, with the hand curled in front of a partly visible face.
Peacock feather tattoo on a finger
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo covering the forearm, shown from the front and side in a two-panel photo.
Black and grey mandala on a forearm
Small black ink yin yang circle with a tree of life design on the inner forearm, with chains and bamboo leaves in the background.
Yin yang tree of life on the inner forearm
Planet Express circular logo tattoo in black and red, showing a black spaceship over a red planet, on a lower leg.
Planet Express logo on a calf
Traditional colour tattoo of a globe showing continents and latitude lines, with yellow and green leaves and a red rose below, on the upper leg.
Globe with leaves and a rose on a leg

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