Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of a cartoon penguin wearing headphones, with a trail of music notes and a heart-shaped treble clef, on the side of the torso.
Penguin with headphones and music notes
Fine line black and grey magnolia branch tattoo with two open flowers and buds across a person's lower abdomen and hip.
Magnolia branch across the hip
Black and grey lettering tattoo of a curled ribbon banner reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good, with footprints across the design, on skin.
Ribbon banner with footprints and quote
Colour tattoo of blue flowers with green leaves climbing across the outer thigh, with a black tribal design at the lower edge.
Blue flowers and leaves on a thigh
Traditional style flash drawing of a mermaid with shell top and a vintage brass diving helmet diver beside her, framed by a rope border.
Mermaid and diver under the sea
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of a pear with a leafy stem on the calf, shown in a street setting.
Pear with leaves on a lower leg
Solid black stencil drawing of the head of Eeyore the donkey in profile, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Eeyore head stencil design
Black and grey flash drawing of a Chinese-style dragon coiling on the left and a phoenix with spread wings on the right, with no body placement shown.
Dragon and phoenix tattoo design
Black and grey botanical tattoo of three roses with leaves and buds across the outer thigh, drawn with dark outlines and soft shading.
Three roses and leaves on a thigh
Black and grey engraved-style tattoos of a hammer, axe, chisel, pliers and folding rule scattered across a man's neck.
Vintage hand tools across the neck
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a skull filled with mountains and pine trees, placed on a calf.
Skull with mountain landscape on a calf
Small solid black lion silhouette tattoo on the upper chest near the collarbone, shown on a woman wearing a grey cardigan.
Small lion silhouette on the upper chest
Realistic tattoo on a side ribcage of skin tearing open to reveal blue sky and clouds, with black swallows in flight.
Torn skin revealing sky and swallows on ribs
Traditional style tattoo on the inner wrist of a light-skinned arm showing a red heart beside a black and white checkered racing flag with speed lines.
Heart and checkered flag on a wrist
Fine line black infinity symbol tattoo with the words be still and a small cross, shown on an ankle and on the top of a foot.
Matching be still infinity tattoos on ankle and foot
Black fine line anchor design with a small heart at its base, above script reading hope anchors the soul and the reference Hebrews 6:19.
Anchor with script reading hope anchors the soul
Solid black paw print tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder, seen in a mirror photo of a person in a grey striped top.
Paw print tattoo on a shoulder
Black fine line script tattoo reading "I must go" with a small rose and a bird outline on the inner forearm.
"I must go" script with a small rose on a forearm
Black and grey crown tattoo on the ankle of a woman wearing white jeans and blue platform heels.
Small crown tattoo on an ankle
Black and white photo of the back of a person's head showing a small black tattoo of curved arcs and a solid shape on the neck, behind the ear.
Small black arc and shape tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey tattoo of a trumpet within a treble clef on the upper arm, shaded in a realistic style.
Trumpet inside a treble clef on upper arm
Black ink ornamental tattoo of peacock feathers, flowers and a bird across a shoulder, with a botanical feel.
Peacock feather and floral ornament on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of an owl head with a large purple eye and feathered crest, wrapped in purple smoke above a red heart, on the side of the torso.
Owl with smoke and heart on a side torso
Colour tattoo of two pink and magenta butterflies and pink flowers on a black vine, across the upper back.
Butterflies and pink flowers on upper back
Black flowing script lettering reading Family is Forever on a white background, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Family is Forever script lettering
Colour tattoo of a pink hibiscus flower with green leaves and black swirling vines on the upper arm and shoulder.
Hibiscus flower with swirls on a shoulder
Black linework tattoo of a saguaro cactus with prickly pear pads and overlapping triangles and circles on the upper arm, in a fine line geometric style.
Cactus and geometric shapes on an upper arm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a mermaid holding a baby on a shell, with a starry hair, pearl strands and scale detail, shown as a tattoo design.
Mermaid cradling a baby on a shell
Black ink design of a French bulldog's head in dotwork shading, framed by a leafy wreath and flowers, drawn on white paper with a fineliner pen beside it.
French bulldog with floral wreath
Small black fine line dandelion tattoo with drifting seeds on the back of a hand, close up, with pink lipstick visible at the top of the frame.
Dandelion seeds tattoo on a hand
Fine line black starburst tattoo of radiating rays with dotted tips on the upper arm, with a hand and ring resting beside it.
Starburst tattoo on an upper arm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a sitting cat on the top of a foot, with a grey cat resting beside it.
Small outline cat on a foot
Black fine line tattoo of stacked arrows overlapped by two circles with dotted lines, on the inner forearm just above a fitness tracker.
Arrows and circles on a forearm
Black silhouette of a tree with curling, swirling branches and three birds perched among them, shown as a design drawing rather than on skin.
Swirling tree silhouette with birds
Greyscale pencil drawing of an octopus with its tentacles wrapped around a human skull, shown on paper on a wooden desk.
Octopus wrapped around a skull drawing
Colourful hummingbird tattoo in orange, yellow and teal with a swirling fine line tail running down the ankle and foot.
Hummingbird with swirling tail on an ankle
Fine line black script letter C with a small heart on the inner wrist, shown with the hand raised and fingers curled.
Script initial C with tiny heart on wrist
Sketchy black and grey tattoo on a calf showing a woman's face framed by two birds and poppy flowers, with peach and teal accents.
Woman's face with birds and poppies on a calf
Black and grey ornate elephant tattoo with mandala and floral patterns on the outer thigh, in dotwork and blackwork style.
Ornate elephant on a thigh
Two matching cartoon tattoos on wrists: Finn's white face with a simple smile in black outline on the left, and Jake the dog's yellow face with large round eyes on the right.
Finn and Jake cartoon tattoos on two wrists
Flash sheet of gold metallic temporary tattoo designs, including arrows, chevrons, swallows, a dreamcatcher, feathers and triangles, on a white background.
Gold metallic flash sheet with arrows and birds
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open toothed jaw with a snake wrapping through it on a man's neck, with a coloured eye in a triangle on the chest below.
Toothed creature jaw and snake on neck
Small dreamcatcher tattoo with a black ring and two blue and purple feathers on the side of the torso.
Small dreamcatcher tattoo on the side
Small fine line black tattoo of a botanical grass sprig running up the inner forearm, with a dark sleeve and blurred background.
Fine line grass sprig on a forearm
Small black fine line triskele tattoo with three spiralling arms on the inner wrist, shown with an open palm resting on a patterned fabric.
Triskele tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rearing winged horse with flowing mane and wisps of smoke, wrapping around an upper arm.
Winged horse realism tattoo on an upper arm
Watercolour-style dragonfly tattoo with orange, purple and blue wings and black outline on the top of a foot.
Watercolour dragonfly on a foot
Black tribal tattoo in a Polynesian-style pattern covering a man's chest, shoulder and upper arm, with a sunburst motif and bands of chevrons and triangles.
Polynesian-style chest piece and arm sleeve

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