Tattoo ideas

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

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Close photo of a small molecule tattoo on a shoulder, with black outlines and soft blue and pink watercolour fills in its rings.
Watercolour molecule tattoo on shoulder
Watercolour design of a raccoon with its front paws raised to its face, surrounded by small red hearts on a plain white background.
Watercolour raccoon with red hearts
Black line tattoo of two hands holding a tattoo machine, placed on the side of a hip and buttock, with a gloved tattooist's hand visible below.
Hands holding a tattoo machine on a hip
Black fine line tattoo of an ornate cross with scrolled and heart-shaped ends, placed on the back of the neck.
Ornate scrolled cross on the back of the neck
Forearm tattoo in a shaded traditional style showing the words The Goonies in orange and yellow lettering above a skull and crossbones, a Never Say Die banner, and a skeleton in front of crossed
The Goonies skull and skeleton forearm tattoo
Forearm tattoo of a cross-stitch style geometric folk pattern in muted red, teal, cream and black, shown on a bare arm against a dark background.
Cross-stitch style pattern sleeve on a forearm
Small black outline of an aeroplane tattooed on the ankle of a person wearing cork-soled sandals, in a fine line style.
Small airplane outline on an ankle
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a lotus flower with two dragonflies in soft black and grey shading, shown as a stencil-style sketch with no body placement visible.
Lotus flower with two dragonflies
Black and grey tattoo of a snarling wolf head with pine trees above and Winter is Coming lettering curved beneath it, on the upper thigh.
Wolf head and pines with Winter is Coming lettering
Black and grey blackwork chest tattoo of open scissors cut by a horizontal line, with clawed hands and leaf-like shapes on the shoulders and chest.
Scissors and claws across a chest
Black ink Flower of Life geometric tattoo on the forearm near the wrist, with silver bangles and an Om charm resting over it.
Flower of Life tattoo on a forearm
Black line tattoo of poppy and rose blooms within a mandala frame on the inner upper arm, with a pink wash behind the design.
Poppy and rose mandala on upper arm
Black ink geometric mandala and honeycomb pattern on a forearm beside Polynesian-style tribal swirls on the upper arm.
Mandala and tribal arm sleeve
Watercolour-style tattoo of a bare tree with blue, orange and pink washes and black linework across a person's upper back.
Watercolour-style tree on upper back
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with a central diamond motif, placed on the chest beneath the bust.
Geometric lotus tattoo below the bust
Fine script reading Just Breathe beside a shaded dark blue awareness ribbon tattoo on the side of the torso, just above the hip.
Just Breathe script and ribbon on side
Woman wearing a white crochet bralette with white ink mandala and floral designs on her right shoulder and a draped chain-style design with a pendant across her chest.
White ink mandala and chain design on shoulder and chest
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mandala and lace-like floral pattern wrapping around an ankle against a dark background.
Dotwork mandala lace tattoo on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a blue-hilted sword and a grey shield with a red crest and gold triangle on a forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Sword and shield tattoo on a forearm
Close-up photograph of a shaded traditional-style tattoo of an ornate skeleton key with a crown and the word love in its bow, on skin.
Ornate skeleton key with love script
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a sleeping fox with a heart on its chest, a flower and leaves below and a star above, on the calf.
Sleeping fox with flower on a calf
Colour tattoo of an orange starfish with blue swirling vines and small flowers across a person's upper back.
Starfish and blue swirling vines on upper back
Close-up of a solid blue tattoo of the Great Lakes map on a person's calf, with a bicycle water bottle and bike frame beside it.
Great Lakes map tattoo on a calf
Solid black panda face tattoo with round ears and a simple muzzle on the forearm, shown against a green and navy checked fabric.
Panda face tattoo on a forearm
Close-up of a black fine line script tattoo reading Take me far on the side of a ribcage, with a black top and a wristwatch visible.
Take me far script on the ribs
Fine line botanical tattoo of a small sprig with two flower buds and leaves on the upper arm, shown against a white sleeve.
Small botanical sprig on upper arm
Fine line black outline of a bat symbol tattooed on the inner wrist of a palm-up hand, against a black and white striped background.
Small bat outline on the inner wrist
Small black fine line outline of a sun with short rays, tattooed on the inner wrist of a hand with yellow nail polish.
Small outline sun on the inner wrist
Small colour tattoo of an orange and black monarch butterfly with spread wings on the middle finger of a hand.
Monarch butterfly on a finger
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal band with frangipani flowers and spiral motifs curving up a calf.
Polynesian band with flowers on a calf
Fine line black tattoo of a vertical design with spirals, loops and dots on the upper back, centred along the spine.
Vertical fine line spiral design on upper back
Single-line fine script design of the word love on a white background, with a small solid red heart sitting in place of the letter v.
Continuous line script word love with red heart
Line drawing of a howling wolf with ornate leaf and feather patterns shaded in teal and grey on a pale background, suited to use as a tattoo design.
Howling wolf with ornamental feathers
Black and white photo of two fingers: a fine line arrow with leaf-shaped fletching on one finger, and a solid chevron with a small dot on the other, both placed on the hand.
Arrow and chevron tattoos on fingers
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an outlined cross with a figure on a person's shoulder blade, photographed from behind.
Outlined cross on a shoulder
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with a compass star and two hanging feathers on the side of the ribs.
Dreamcatcher with compass star on ribs
Colour tattoo of two elephants among blue foliage with pink lilies near the shoulder, on an upper arm, in a loose watercolour-like style.
Elephants and lilies on an upper arm sleeve
Black ink tattoo of a lace garter with a bow wrapped around the upper thigh, shown in a close photograph of bare skin.
Lace garter and bow tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged woman holding flowers, covering the upper arm and shoulder of a shirtless man.
Winged woman holding flowers on shoulder and arm
Sketch-style tattoo of a pale moon over a shadowed shape, with pink, purple and teal watercolour washes, on a limb.
Sketched moon with watercolour splashes
Two matching cartoon toast tattoos on forearms, one with a brown butter-style finish and one covered in pink and purple jam, in colour with black outlines.
Matching cartoon toast tattoos
Black and grey tattoos of a shaded skull, ship wheel and snake on a forearm, with an anchor and roses on the back of the hand.
Skull, ship wheel and anchor on forearm and hand
Black fine line tattoo of a woman's face in loose, sketchy linework on the inner forearm.
Sketchy line portrait of a woman on forearm
Colour tattoo of a diamond-shaped galaxy sky above hatched mountain linework and black pine trees, placed on the side of the ribs.
Galaxy sky over mountains and pines
Black linework heart framed by a scalloped mandala design on the upper arm, with a small cross and another dark tattoo partly visible nearby.
Mandala heart on upper arm
Close-up of a thin black fine line cursive script word tattooed across the inner forearm, on a light skin tone against a green blanket.
Cursive script word on a forearm
Chart of twelve black silhouette animals decorated with Celtic knotwork, each labelled with a name and date range, under the heading Celtic Animal Zodiac.
Celtic animal zodiac flash sheet
Fine line black arrow tattoo on the hip of a woman kneeling on a sandy beach in a blue swimsuit, photographed from behind.
Arrow tattoo on a hip at the beach

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