Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey lettering tattoo reading Run you clever boy and remember, in a fine script style, shown in a black and white photograph.
Quote tattoo in black script across two areas
Black script lettering reading Hope with a purple accent and a black outline butterfly on the inner wrist.
Hope script and butterfly on a wrist
Traditional style tattoo of a cat in a space helmet and suit floating beside a ringed planet, on the forearm.
Cat astronaut with ringed planet
Close-up of a black serif lettering tattoo reading I'm the hero of this story, running along the side of the ribs above grey fabric.
Serif quote tattoo along the side ribs
Woman in a white graphic t-shirt showing fine line lettering reading KEEP GRL PWR and Carpe Diem on her left forearm, and a coloured lotus tattoo on her right forearm.
Lettering and lotus tattoos on forearms
Two foot tattoos in black ink: a row of planets, one ringed, running up the left foot, and a vertical row of moon phases up the right foot.
Planets and moon phases on both feet
Black and white neo-traditional flash design of an anchor wrapped in rope, a compass rose, a lily, a banner and waves.
Anchor, compass and lily tattoo design
Pink and red butterfly tattoo with black outlines on the outer upper arm of a person wearing a white top.
Pink butterfly on upper arm
Shaded owl tattoo on a curling branch with leaves and vines, on the side of a person's lower abdomen above low-rise jeans.
Owl on a branch with vines
Shaded teal ribbon tattoo with a small black semicolon near its lower end, placed on the forearm.
Teal ribbon and semicolon on a forearm
Fine line black palm tree tattoo with two small birds and a scalloped wave line on an ankle, beside sand.
Palm tree and birds above a wave
Black and grey traditional sleeve on a forearm and upper arm, featuring a tiger head, an eagle, a feathered chief, a snake and roses.
Black and grey traditional sleeve with tiger, eagle and
Watercolour-style tattoo of a blue police box on the upper arm, with loose black linework and splashes of blue and purple.
Watercolour TARDIS on upper arm
Black linework tattoo of a stylised bull head with crescent horns and scroll details on the top of a foot.
Scrolled bull head on the top of a foot
Black script lettering reading Buckeyes overlaps a red outline of the state of Ohio on the side of the ribs.
Buckeyes script with Ohio state outline
Shaded sepia drawing of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, three roses and a flowing ribbon, shown as a realistic tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Pocket watch and three roses design
Black and grey dragon tattoo across the top of a foot, worn with a black strappy mule that has a silver buckle.
Dragon tattoo across the top of a foot
Small black fine line tattoo of a swallow in flight on the upper arm, below a rolled white shirt sleeve.
Swallow in flight on upper arm
Black and grey fine line script tattoo on the upper back reading no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Handwritten quote across upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo covering a full back, showing a raven perched on bare branches above a skull among roots, with script down the right side.
Raven and skull tree on a full back
Black fine line lace garter tattoos with small bows and dotted lines wrap both legs on the calf, shown in a photo with a hand and dark fabric at the bottom.
Lace garter bands with bows on both legs
Black silhouette tattoo of an adult and a child holding hands, placed on the side of the ribs.
Adult and child silhouette on the side
Colourful tattoo of an anime-style character holding a large ornate key, on the outer upper thigh, in a watercolour-like style.
Anime character with a large key on thigh
Close-up photo of a black and grey pistol tattoo with a pink bow, placed on the lower abdomen near a navel piercing.
Pink bow and pistol on the lower abdomen
Black lettering tattoo on the inner wrist reading Macbeth above I.iv.50-51, in a clean serif-style font.
Macbeth and line reference on a wrist
Colour tattoo of three cartoon puppet musicians stacked down the calf, one playing drums, one with a saxophone, and one with a trombone and keyboard.
Colourful puppet band tattoo on a calf
Black and grey dotwork octopus tattoo with curling tentacles across the upper chest, shown on a woman wearing a black lace bra.
Octopus tattoo across the chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a howling wolf above line-work flowers and leaves on the upper arm.
Wolf and flowers on an upper arm
Flash design of a hand making a V sign, filled with a galaxy pattern, with the word SHAMBLES across the palm and a black cross motif, on a white background.
Galaxy hand with Shambles lettering
Black geometric four-armed motif with stepped edges and soft grainy shading on the inner forearm, resembling a swastika.
Angular geometric motif on forearm
Colour tattoo of a floral teacup and saucer on skin, with pink roses, green leaves and a bold black outline.
Floral teacup and saucer
Fine line and dotwork crescent moon tattoo with swirls and dangling chain details in dark ink on the hip and upper thigh of a person in a bikini.
Crescent and swirl ornament on a hip
Close view of a thigh with a black line tattoo of a seated woman in front of a city skyline, with WILDSTYLE arched above and GIRL POWER lettering on the legs.
Girl Power and Wildstyle thigh tattoos
Black ink flash drawing of three dinosaur skulls, a T-rex, a triceratops and a raptor, each entwined with flowers and leaves, in a stippled botanical style.
Three dinosaur skulls with botanical vines
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with dreadlocks and a patterned headband, shaded portrait on the calf.
Realistic portrait of a woman with dreadlocks on a calf
Fine line black tattoo of a small fox sitting on the inner wrist, shown against a blurred background of brown autumn leaves.
Small fox on the inner wrist
Lettering on the inner wrist reading I belong with Emme's Bachelorette party, if found please buy me a drink, with small purple and red lips, on a temporary tattoo style transfer.
Bachelorette party quote on wrist
Fine line black ink botanical tattoo of a lavender-like sprig, leaves and a round flower head on the outer forearm.
Wildflower sprig on a forearm
Solid black feather tattoo on a person's upper back with a flock of birds flying off from its tip towards the shoulder.
Feather and birds on a shoulder
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in an oval cameo, surrounded by ornate scrollwork and flowers on an upper thigh.
Cameo portrait with scrollwork on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo across a shoulder and upper back, showing torn skin revealing armour straps, buckles and a Celtic knot on the pauldron.
Torn skin armour pauldron with Celtic knot
Two black and grey realism tattoos of cats' faces, one on each calf, shown side by side.
Two cat face portraits on calves
Pencil sketches on graph paper of mountain peaks merged with heartbeat trace lines, shown as possible tattoo designs.
Mountain and heartbeat line sketches
Small fine line black tattoo of a bobby pin on the forearm of a light skinned arm, set against a dark background.
Bobby pin on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a grey songbird perched on a thorned branch with pink roses and green leaves, on the forearm.
Songbird and roses on a forearm
Small fine line owl tattoo in blue-grey ink on the outer ankle of a pale leg.
Small owl tattoo on ankle
Two black and grey dotwork tattoos of songbirds on a branch, one with a raspberry and one with leaves, on a pair of forearms.
Two songbirds on branches, forearms
Black fine line lotus with dotted accents and the word Namaste in script on the back of a lower leg above the ankle.
Lotus and Namaste script on an ankle

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