Tattoo ideas

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

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Four bold black chevron arrows set side by side on a white background, drawn as a tattoo design in a brushed black style.
Four black chevrons in a row
Black Arabic calligraphy lettering design on a white background, drawn as a flowing script with a dot and a small diamond mark, shown without any body placement.
Arabic calligraphy lettering design
Black and grey mandala tattoo covering a forearm, with dotwork and fine line petals and geometric rosettes.
Mandala sleeve on a forearm
Close photograph of a small fine black serif word, rêveur, tattooed on the upper arm, with the framed collage showing a book spine and an old printed page.
Rêveur lettering on upper arm
Pencil sketch of a great white shark with its jaws wide open, its body wrapped around a ship's steering wheel, shown without placement on skin.
Shark with open jaws and ship's wheel
Black linework geometric lotus flower with stacked circles on a vertical line, drawn as a tattoo design with green and blue pencil wash behind it.
Geometric lotus with circles design
Back of a woman's neck and upper back showing a large black ornamental mandala tattoo in a V shape, placed across the nape and between the shoulder blades.
Black ornamental mandala across upper back and nape
Black and grey koi fish tattoo with dotwork scale shading and fine line sprigs of foliage on a forearm.
Koi fish and fine line foliage on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of three red roses and a rosebud with green leaves on the side of a person's body, with black star tattoos on the arm beside it.
Red roses with green leaves on the side
Fine line black script tattoo reading fearless across the inner wrist, with coral nail polish visible above it.
Fearless script on a wrist
Black outlined anchor tattoo on the forearm with a blue, purple, red and orange watercolour wash behind it.
Anchor with watercolour splash on forearm
Pen sketch of the words Who I am today is worse than other times in mixed lettering styles, with no body part visible.
Hand-drawn lettering sketch of a quote
Colour tattoo of a stylised lion cub in blue, teal, orange and red, with black shading around its outline, on the upper arm.
Stylised lion cub on upper arm
Traditional style flash sheet showing swallow, rose, padlock heart, anchor, cupcake and diamond designs with stars on a beige background.
Traditional flash sheet with swallows, roses and hearts
Black and grey botanical tattoo of layered flowers and leaves on the forearm, with fine linework and soft shading.
Black and grey flower cluster on a forearm
Close view of a person in ripped denim shorts showing a colourful traditional-style tattoo of a fanged creature on the stomach, with a snake and rose on the upper arm and roses and lettering on the
Traditional tattoos on torso, arm and thigh
Black linework tattoo of a songbird perched on a blossom branch, in a botanical style, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Bird and blossom on upper arm and shoulder
Purple awareness ribbon tattoo with the name Andrew in black script on the forearm, beside a silver charm bracelet.
Purple awareness ribbon and name on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Buddha face with leaves and swirling waves on an upper arm.
Buddha face with leaves on upper arm
Red and grey Celtic knotwork tattoo with a winged, symmetrical design across the upper back, shown on a person's bare shoulder blade.
Celtic knotwork winged design on upper back
Two views of a large black linework floral ornamental tattoo covering a person's entire back, with chrysanthemum-like blooms and scrolling foliage.
Ornamental floral back piece
Small solid black silhouette of a sitting cat with its tail curled, tattooed on the inner wrist of a raised hand with yellow painted nails.
Sitting cat silhouette on the wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a sloth face with the words I'd Rather Be Napping above and below it, on the inner wrist.
Sloth face with text on a wrist
Black fine line script reading Angels never leave, They're always at your side, beside an outlined angel wing tattoo on skin, placed on the ribs.
Angel wing and script quote on the side
Traditional colour tattoo of a dog wearing round glasses with its tongue out, framed by red and yellow flowers and a ribbon banner, on a calf.
Dog in glasses with flowers on a calf
Fine line black tattoo of a paper plane with a dotted trail on the side of a foot, near the ankle.
Paper plane with dotted trail on a foot
Black ink fern frond tattoo on a forearm, with the hand open and a blurred outdoor background.
Black fern frond tattoo on a forearm
Drawing of a tattoo design showing two stacked skulls with sugar skull forehead ornaments, swirling smoke lines and red roses, with no body placement shown.
Stacked sugar skulls with red roses
A small red rose with green leaves and a thin stem, fine line style, on the upper back of a woman wearing a grey top.
Small red rose on upper back
Neo-traditional tattoo of a schnauzer in a bowler hat and monocle, set in an ornate gold frame with red gems, on a limb.
Schnauzer in bowler hat and monocle
Colour tattoo sleeve of roses and leaves on the upper arm and forearm of a woman in a grey graphic t-shirt.
Roses and leaves on a sleeve tattoo
Traditional style colour tattoo of a brown coffin with fishnet-clad legs and gold sparkles, framed by red flowers, on the forearm.
Coffin with fishnet legs and red flowers
Black fine line outline roses on a woman's shoulder with a short handwritten script line running across the collarbone.
Outline roses and script on a shoulder
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a striped head wrap, framed by a gold laurel wreath on the upper arm.
Profile portrait in a laurel wreath on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a moonlit mountain landscape with pine trees, a log cabin, a deer and wildlife across the upper arm and shoulder.
Mountain cabin and wildlife scene on upper arm
Black and grey lace-style ornamental tattoo covering the centre of a person's back, with scrolling flourishes and floral panels.
Lace-style ornamental back piece
Two-panel photo of a Pikachu tattoo on a lower leg: a faint grey outline on the left and a full colour neo-traditional version on the right, with Pikachu painting on an easel.
Pikachu painting on an easel, before and after
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with orange petals and a dark centre, outlined in black and red sketchy lines, with blue watercolour splashes, on the inside of a forearm.
Sunflower with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's head in profile with a diamond-shaped eye, overlapped by fine line triangles, on the inner forearm.
Feline head with geometric triangles on forearm
Black Hebrew lettering tattoo in a clean sans-serif style on the side of the ribs, with a black top lifted at the edge of the frame.
Hebrew lettering on the ribs
Black linework mandala tattoo with teal and purple watercolour splashes across the shoulder and upper arm.
Watercolour mandala on a shoulder
Black ink lettering reading Once Upon A Time with vine and leaf flourishes across the forearm, in a lettering and botanical style.
Once Upon A Time lettering with vines on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a flowering sprig with leaves on the forearm, shown from two angles.
Floral sprig tattoo on the inner forearm
Colour cartoon tiger leaping down the ankle and a small cartoon boy standing on the top of the foot, with partial quote lettering on the other ankle.
Cartoon tiger and boy on the ankle
Geometric cat head tattoo with black outlines and blue, purple and orange soft colour washes on the upper arm.
Geometric cat head on upper arm
Fine line black script tattoo on an upper arm, repeating the word Miami along a jagged heartbeat-style line.
Repeated script word in a wave line on arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mechanical helmet with a round dial, rivets and gears across the back of a hand.
Mechanical helmet and gears on the back of a hand
Two matching colour tattoos of Mickey and Minnie Mouse kissing, shown side by side on the lower legs in a traditional cartoon style with bold black outlines.
Matching Mickey and Minnie kissing tattoos

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