Tattoo ideas

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

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Close photo of a fine line cursive script tattoo in black ink running along the side of a middle finger, resting on a grey countertop.
Cursive word tattoo on middle finger
Fine line tattoo of a paper boat in a bottle with teal waves, a pink heart and the words LOVE TO TRAVEL on the upper thigh.
Paper boat in a bottle with lettering
Black and grey realistic tiger head with a body extending down the upper arm, shown on a shirtless man in a studio.
Realistic tiger on upper arm and shoulder
A child's hand peels a paper sheet of four red heart temporary tattoos onto the inside of their forearm.
Heart temporary tattoos on a child's forearm
Two people stand side by side showing black fine line script tattoos on their ribs, reading To infinity and and beyond.
Two script quote tattoos on the ribs
Pencil and ink design sketch of a rose with leaves inside an ornate oval frame, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Rose in an ornate oval frame
Black line dreamcatcher with hanging feathers tattooed on the upper back, seen from behind beneath long wavy hair with a braided crown.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on upper back
Mixed-ink tattoo of the cartoon snowman Olaf from Frozen with the words Some people are worth melting for above him, on the outer thigh.
Olaf snowman with quote on thigh
A blue and purple butterfly with spotted wing edges, printed on a white square transfer sheet against a dark grey background.
Blue and purple butterfly transfer design
Traditional style drawing of a coloured tobacco pipe with a red bowl and blue smoke curling above it, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Smoking pipe with curling smoke design
Black and grey hand-drawn design of an arrow, a semicolon and an infinity symbol on a textured grey surface with vertical lines.
Arrow, semicolon and infinity symbol
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading Believe on a finger held to the lips, with a thin line leading to a small black bird near the knuckle.
Believe script and bird on finger
Four views of a full arm sleeve of colourful mandala and floral tattoos in greens, reds and blues, covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Colourful mandala full arm sleeve
Two matching neo-traditional tattoos of a night camping scene with mountains, pines, a tent and a campfire, sitting on the upper arms of two people.
Matching camping scene on two upper arms
Fine line black feather tattoo on the side of a person's ribs, with a dark top lifted beside it.
Feather tattoo on the ribs
Black lettering tattoos on a forearm, including KEEP GRL PWR with a small arrow, and a script line near the wrist, shown beside a woman in a white printed t-shirt.
Lettering tattoos on a forearm and upper arm
Colour tattoo of a seated fox with orange and purple watercolour-style shading, surrounded by dotwork circles and line flowers, on the outer forearm.
Fox and flowers on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a green-skinned, zombie-like face with dark tousled hair and a red jacket on the forearm.
Green-skinned zombie portrait on a forearm
Black fine line script reading God is still working on me on a forearm, with the hand resting on a teal leather car seat.
Script quote on forearm
Fine black handwritten lettering reading love you forever, xoxo Dad and much love, mom with a small heart, on the side of the torso.
Handwritten message with heart on skin
Black geometric arrow tattoo with diamond shapes running down the centre of a person's upper back, placed along the spine.
Geometric arrow tattoo on upper back
Black and grey pencil drawing of a Roman numeral pocket watch with exposed gears, a quill feather and the words be present in cursive script.
Pocket watch and quill with be present script
Colour realism tattoo of birds, purple orchids and pink blossom on a turquoise background, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Birds and orchids across upper arm and shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a chemical structure running across the top of a bare foot, with rings and bonds, photographed on weathered wooden decking.
Molecular diagram tattoo on a foot
Black and grey realism tattoo on a shoulder and upper back showing torn skin revealing buckled armour straps and a Celtic knot disc.
Torn skin with Celtic knot armour on shoulder
Black cursive lettering tattoo reading little things on skin, with the top edge partly covered by white paper towel.
Little things script on skin
Close-up of the word Promise in thin black script lettering tattooed along a finger, with a gold ring on the next finger and red nail polish.
Promise script on a finger
Colour realism tattoo of blue, purple and pink morning glory flowers with green leaves and a brown feather on the inner forearm.
Morning glory and feather on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of an open mouth with dripping lower lip and the words What's love got to do with it? inside, on the upper arm.
Open mouth with text on upper arm
Black ink line drawing of a deer's head with antlers formed from branches bearing peony and magnolia blooms, suitable as a botanical tattoo design.
Deer with floral antlers line drawing
Black and grey tattoo of a cracked stone-effect cross with the Latin words Carpe Diem and Nosce Te Ipsum, placed on the upper arm.
Cracked stone cross with Latin text on upper arm
Two matching blue Celtic knot tattoos, one on each forearm, with dark outlines and soft shading.
Matching blue Celtic knots on forearms
Black hand-drawn lettering reading BAD WOLF, with the W and O linked together, tattooed on the upper back in a fine, loose lettering style.
Bad Wolf lettering on upper back
Traditional style tattoo of a red lipstick with orange and blue flowers and green leaves on a forearm.
Lipstick and flowers on a forearm
Fine black line tattoo of an integral from 0 to infinity of x dx, beside a solid red heart with a black outline, on the forearm.
Integral equation and red heart on skin
Black tribal-style design of a wolf howling upwards, drawn in bold solid shapes on a white background.
Howling wolf in tribal style
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull partly wrapped in smoke, shown on the back of a hand against a black background.
Realistic skull in smoke on the back of a hand
Fine line Cheshire Cat tattoo on skin, shown as a glowing blue outline under ultraviolet light, with a blue lace edge at the right.
Cheshire Cat tattoo on upper back
Colour poppy with black and grey botanical flowers and leaves tattooed across a shoulder and upper arm, with a green top visible.
Red poppy and botanical sketch on a shoulder
Compass rose tattoo on the inner forearm, drawn in black linework with a soft blue watercolour wash behind it.
Compass rose with blue watercolour wash
Black and white dotwork drawing of an ornate heart mandala with lace-like scallops, teardrop drops and small hearts, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Ornate heart mandala design
Black ink tattoo on the upper back reading books are proof humans can do magic, with a silhouetted broom rider, flying birds, a triangle with a circle and a trident symbol.
Quote with broom, birds and symbols on upper back
Colour traditional tattoo of an owl wearing a bowler hat with a ribbon, patterned sugar skull style eyes and a teal waistcoat, on the forearm.
Owl in a bowler hat on a forearm
Colour neck tattoo of orange and yellow flames curling around black swirling shapes, with a plug gauge visible in the ear above.
Flame swirl tattoo on the side of the neck
Two hands with silver metallic geometric designs and turquoise accents on the backs of the hands, fingers and wrists, with lace-style cuffs at the wrists.
Silver geometric hand and wrist designs
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey snake coiled in a green shield crest with scrollwork, on the upper thigh.
Green snake in a shield crest on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a Hello Kitty face styled as a sugar skull, with a pink bow, purple flowers and bold black outline, on skin.
Hello Kitty sugar skull tattoo
Black and grey feather tattoo with fine linework, dotwork and a row of beads, running along the forearm.
Feather tattoo on the forearm

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