Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey outline tattoo of a sitting dog in a sketchy illustrative style on the outer calf.
Sitting dog on a calf
Two black outline tattoos on a pair of lower legs: Mickey Mouse wearing a crown on the left and a spiky-haired character with a crown on the right, in a fine line style.
Mickey Mouse and spiky-haired character outlines
Realism tattoo of fanned banknotes with a large 100 in an ornate circle on the forearm, shaded in black and grey.
Fanned banknotes with 100 on forearm
Colourful watercolour-style splash tattoo on a forearm with a white treble clef, black music notes and black vine linework.
Treble clef and rainbow splash on a forearm
Hand with three fingers raised showing a small red star with black outline on one finger, the word fob in black script on the next, and a black semicolon on the third, in a fine line style on the
Star, word and semicolon on fingers
Fine line black heart outline tattoo on the side of a finger, beside a silver ring set with a round diamond.
Heart outline tattoo on a finger
Woman seen from behind on a beach with a fine line black wave tattoo on her upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Small wave tattoo on upper back
Before and after close-up of a closed eye showing a microbladed eyebrow with fine hair-stroke brown ink, placed above the eyelid.
Microbladed eyebrow before and after
Small black fine line tattoo of two crossed arrows with the letters N, E, S and W, on the inner forearm above a gold watch strap.
Crossed arrow compass on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of an adult elephant walking with a smaller calf behind it, in a realistic style, on the upper back.
Adult elephant and calf walking across the back
Realistic black, grey and orange tattoo of a front-facing elephant whose ears are monarch butterfly wings, on a lower leg.
Elephant with monarch butterfly wings on a calf
Three photographs of a forearm tattoo of black hexagons and dotwork shading that wraps toward the elbow, with red and blue splashes above.
Hexagon and dotwork forearm tattoo
Black and grey photograph of a fine line botanical tattoo of two flowers with curling vines on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Two flowers and vines on a wrist
Close view of a black script tattoo reading Remain you on the inner wrist of a hand with long nude nails.
Script wording on the inner wrist
Small fine line outline tattoo of a smiling ghost in black ink on the inner wrist.
Small ghost tattoo on the inner wrist
Blue line tribal design with spirals, wave shapes and bands of triangles and fine parallel lines, shown as a drawing with no body part visible.
Blue tribal design with spirals and waves
Fine line black infinity symbol tattoo with a curved stroke and the Roman numeral VII in one loop, on the side of the torso.
Infinity symbol with Roman numeral VII
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a skull with two daggers above it and dripping blood below, on a calf.
Skull and daggers on a calf
Two fine line black script tattoos, one reading amica mea on the upper back and one reading soror mea on the inner forearm.
Latin script words on back and forearm
Two black script lettering designs on a white background, one in flowing copperplate style and one in a looser handwritten style, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Two lettering designs in black script
Large black and grey angel wing tattoo in a realistic style spanning the upper arm, shoulder and back.
Angel wings across back and upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a big cat's head on the ankle of a person sitting on a bed in rolled denim jeans.
Big cat tattoo on an ankle
Fine line black arrow tattoo with feathered fletching on the top of a foot, near the base of the toes.
Arrow tattoo on the top of a foot
Colour tattoo of a grinning clown with a red nose and torn skin edges on a lower leg, in a neo-traditional style.
Grinning clown face tattoo on a calf
Shirtless man with a realistic black and grey skull and red sunburst tattoo across his chest and stomach, with geometric linework and red and grey sleeves on both arms.
Skull and geometric full torso and sleeve tattoo
Flash design of a pink, purple and yellow lotus flower with black outline swirls beneath it, drawn in a botanical style.
Lotus flower with swirls
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of two feathered wings framing a central mandala, placed on the ribs below the bust.
Winged mandala tattoo under the bust
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo across the lower back reading and she laughs without fear of the future, with proverbs 31:25 below, above black lace underwear.
Bible verse script across the lower back
Pencil drawing of three shaded realistic roses as a tattoo design, with a hand resting at the lower left edge of the sheet.
Three shaded roses on drawing paper
Two wrists side by side: a grey botanical wildflower tattoo on one inner wrist and a soft pink cherry blossom tattoo on the other.
Grey wildflowers and pink blossom on wrists
Black and grey line drawing of an ornate feather filled with swirls, dots and fine decorative patterns, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Ornate feather design
Two matching script tattoos reading 'our bond is everlasting' on a pair of inner wrists, each ending in a small heart, one red and one dark.
Matching 'our bond is everlasting' script on two wrists
Colour tattoo of the Hogwarts crest with a letter H and the script quote Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home, surrounded by laurel leaves, on the upper back.
Hogwarts crest with quote on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mountain range, clouds, a full moon and a forested valley across the upper arm and shoulder.
Mountain landscape with moon on upper arm
Traditional flash design of a howling wolf beneath a teal crescent moon, with the banners Beware the Moon and leaves around it.
Howling wolf and crescent moon design
Two fine line constellation tattoos in black ink on the upper arms of two people whose arms are pressed together.
Matching constellation tattoos on upper arms
Black and white photo of a small fine line tattoo of script lettering on a line like a heartbeat, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Fine line script on a heartbeat line
Flash sheet with two tattoo designs: a coloured dagger wrapped in a green snake, vines and red roses on the left, and a black and grey dagger with a snake on the right.
Dagger and snake flash designs
Fine line script reading laugh your heart out with pink and orange watercolour splashes and small birds on the inner forearm.
Script quote and watercolour splash on forearm
Fine line tattoo of two overlapping faces in profile on the outer thigh, drawn in black ink with loose, looping continuous lines.
Single-line profile faces on a thigh
Black script lettering reading dance along the inner side of a foot near the heel, with the sole raised towards the camera.
Dance script lettering on the side of a foot
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird and pink cherry blossom branches with falling petals, sitting on the upper back over the shoulder blade.
Hummingbird and cherry blossom on a shoulder blade
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a calf of a woman with a red bow in her hair, holding red boxing gloves, above a banner reading TOUGH LOVE.
Woman with boxing gloves and Tough Love banner
Black and grey realistic drawing of a skull with a cluster of roses and leaves, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Skull and roses design
Blue line drawing of the state of Texas filled with bluebonnet wildflowers, a botanical tattoo design shown on white paper with no body placement visible.
Texas outline filled with bluebonnets
Colour tattoo across the chest showing a green and blue landscape in a circle, a tree, layered rock strata and a crystal cluster, with fine constellation lines.
Landscape, crystal and constellation on chest
Black and grey photo of a tiny fine line number 5 tattoo on the side of the torso, just above a waistband held by fingers with dark nail polish.
Small number 5 on the side of the body
Full back tattoo of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha in neo-traditional colour, with an ornate crown, jewels and swirling cloud motifs on a man's back.
Ganesha full back tattoo in colour

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