Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey traditional style tattoo of Jack Skellington holding a carved jack-o'-lantern, on the outer thigh.
Jack Skellington holding a pumpkin on thigh
Small black serif letter Y tattoo on a woman's side below the arm, shown in a lettering style, with her hand resting on her arm.
Small serif letter Y on the side
Close-up of a woman's bare back with fine black cursive lettering tattooed on the lower back, below the shoulder blade.
Cursive script lettering on upper back
Shaded grey and white blossom flowers with magenta sprigs trailing along a forearm, in a botanical realism style.
Blossom branch on a forearm
Black and grey geometric owl tattoo on an upper arm, built from dotwork shading, fine lines and solid black triangles.
Geometric owl on an upper arm
Two matching forearm tattoos of patterned owls perched on black branches with red flowers and green leaves, in a botanical style.
Owls on branches across two forearms
Black linework tattoo of a bird in flight with outstretched wings on the inner forearm, in a fine line style.
Bird in flight on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a squirrel on leafy branches beside a roaring lion's head on the upper back.
Squirrel and roaring lion on upper back
Red poppy flowers with grey stems and buds in a painterly botanical tattoo on the lower leg near the ankle.
Red poppies on a lower leg
Black lettering tattoo running vertically down a woman's spine, her bare back visible in a white backless dress.
Vertical script quote along the spine
Black and white photograph of clasped hands with a musical staff and notes tattooed across the fingers and back of the hand.
Musical staff tattoo across fingers
Colour traditional tattoo of an hourglass framed by red roses and green leaves on a person's calf, with green canvas sneakers.
Hourglass and roses on a calf
Black ink and pencil drawing of a snail with an ornate patterned shell beside geometric crystals and scrolling swirls, a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Snail and crystals tattoo design
Two photos of black ink tattoos: a small cross on the ankle and the words Proverbs 31:25 in script on the top of the foot.
Cross on ankle and script on foot
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon filled with mandala and paisley patterns, with a lotus flower and a dotted flower beside a vertical ornamental dagger motif.
Crescent moon with mandala and lotus design
Black and grey feather tattoo running across the top of a bare foot towards the toes, with white painted toenails.
Feather tattoo across the top of a foot
Fine line script lettering design reading ..and in time, this too shall pass. in black ink on a plain white background.
Script quote lettering design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of seven moon phases stacked vertically down the inner forearm.
Seven moon phases in dotwork on a forearm
Black linework scrollwork tattoo with leaf-like flourishes across the upper back of a person with short platinum blonde hair, photographed from behind.
Symmetrical scrollwork tattoo across upper back
Black linework infinity symbol with swirls, the word Sisters in script and two small bees with soft yellow shading, tattooed on the upper chest.
Infinity symbol with bees and Sisters script
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a witch holding a jack-o-lantern in front of a haunted house, with zombies and candles below.
Halloween witch and haunted house on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a rose and a hanging crescent moon charm on a forearm.
Mandala and rose on a forearm
Black botanical tattoo of a circle filled with lotus-like flowers and leaves on a person's shoulder blade, with a peach top and dark background.
Circular floral tattoo on shoulder blade
Black and grey tattoo of an open book and quill with a scroll of Italian script on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Open book and quill with Italian script
Fine line flash design of a small crescent moon above the words good night in delicate cursive script, shown on a plain white background.
Crescent moon and good night script
Two raised fists show black and grey tattoos on the wrists: a sun on the left and a tribal crescent moon on the right, with the words 'This too shall pass' beneath them.
Sun and moon wrist tattoos with script
Fine black line tattoo of a circle inscribed in a square on the inner upper arm, shown in a close-up photo.
Circle inscribed in a square on an upper arm
Colourful botanical bouquet of dahlias, asters and nasturtiums across a person's forearm, shown beside a white lace top.
Botanical flower bouquet on forearm
Colourful tattoo of a realistic cat face with green eyes, mixed with geometric triangles, a crescent moon and watercolour drips on a thigh.
Cat face and crescent moon on a thigh
Black line drawing of a dandelion seed head with a treble clef and music notes drifting off the seeds across a white background, suited to a tattoo design.
Dandelion seeds turning into musical notes
Black line drawing of a fleur-de-lis with the words New Orleans written in script across its centre, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
New Orleans fleur-de-lis line design
Black and grey traditional owl tattoo flanked by two roses and leaves, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Owl and roses on upper back
Two purple line drawings of ornate hearts, a perfume-style bottle, stars and clouds on translucent sheets, with a glowing crystal behind them.
Ornate heart and bottle line designs on stencil sheets
Black and grey snarling bear head tattoo framed by a chevron border across the upper back.
Snarling bear head on a back
Black ink Traditional-style tattoo of a scalloped heart reading BE NICE with small ornaments above and below, on an upper arm.
Be Nice heart on upper arm
Black and grey dragonfly tattoo on the ribs of a person lying on a checked bedsheet, with further tattoos on the upper arm and thigh.
Dragonfly tattoo on the ribs
Full colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing a planet, starfighter, airship, city skyline and sea creatures in a painterly realism style.
Surreal sky and city full sleeve
Fine line script tattoo reading Carpe Diem on the side of a person's ribs, in warm evening light.
Carpe Diem script on the ribs
Two inner wrists, each with a black handwritten script tattoo reading I love you, shown with the palms pressed together.
Matching I love you wrist tattoos
Fine line black tattoo of a curled, sleeping tabby cat with its head tucked near its tail, placed on the outer thigh above the knee.
Curled sleeping cat on the thigh
Two black line drawing tattoo designs, each showing a rose with an ornate key or heart padlock, wrapped in chain and swirls, in fine line style.
Key and heart padlock with roses
Small red and black ladybird tattoo on the upper chest, with fingers holding the skin at the edge of the frame.
Small ladybird tattoo on chest
Traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing a woman's face with a raven perched on her head and a red rose with green leaves below.
Woman with raven and rose on a forearm
Flash sheet of horror tattoo designs in black and pink, including a skull, werewolf head, open mouth with fangs, skeleton, coffin, raven and creature head on a pink background.
Horror flash sheet with skulls, skeleton and coffin
Fine line black tattoo of a city skyline forming a heartbeat line, with a small red heart at the right end, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
City skyline heartbeat line on a wrist
Black linework tattoo of an owl with foliage below it, placed on the outer thigh of a person's upper leg.
Owl and foliage on a thigh
Two hands resting on denim, each with a small black lettering ampersand tattooed on a finger, a simple Lettering design on the Hand.
Ampersand tattoos on two fingers
Colour realism tattoo of a horned-helmeted warrior with raised arms and chainmail, across the forearm.
Horned warrior with chainmail on a forearm

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