Tattoo ideas

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

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Two traditional style colour tattoos on the forearms, an umbrella with teal raindrops on the left and an anatomical heart with a yellow flower on the right, each with curved lettering.
Umbrella and anatomical heart on forearms
Colour tattoo of a mermaid with a bold black outline, red hair, a purple shell top and a blue and green tail, on the lower leg.
Mermaid outline with coloured tail on a lower leg
Black and grey fine line tattoo of planets on elliptical orbits with small stars, on the outer thigh, held taut by a hand at the left edge.
Orbital planet diagram on a thigh
Small black fine line skull tattoo on the ankle, shown beside a red high heeled shoe.
Small skull tattoo on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a rearing unicorn filled with a galaxy pattern, its legs and tail breaking into geometric triangles, on the upper arm.
Galaxy unicorn with geometric triangles
Close-up of the words love yourself in black fine line script tattooed across a wrist, shown on a forearm.
Love yourself script on the wrist
Fine line black tattoo of four parallel arrows with feather fletching and diamond shaped heads running down the inner forearm.
Four arrows running down a forearm
Black ink botanical tattoo of a stylised flower and leaves inside a dotted circle, on a person's calf.
Black botanical flower on a calf
Two forearms under blacklight, each with a cartoon-style caterpillar tattoo on the forearm, one glowing red-orange and the other pale blue.
UV caterpillar tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey realism tattoo of two lions' heads across a person's upper back, with soft smoky shading behind them.
Two lions on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a howling wolf with smoky shading and maple leaves, placed on the side of a person's ribs.
Howling wolf and maple leaves on the ribs
Black and grey rose tattoos on a woman's upper and lower thigh, with her face hidden behind a white Totoro mug.
Two rose tattoos on a woman's thigh
Traditional colour tattoo of a perfume atomiser bottle with a red rose in a pearl-edged oval on the upper arm.
Perfume atomiser with roses on an upper arm
Two matching black tattoos on a pair of forearms, each showing an Assassin's Creed style emblem with the lettering Nothing is true, everything is permitted.
Matching Assassin's Creed quote tattoos on forearms
Black fine line script tattoo reading Bind my wandering heart to Thee running along the inner forearm.
Script quote along a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a bird and a rose on the forearm of a person lying on white bedsheets, with the arm raised.
Bird and rose on a forearm
Black line drawing of a jagged mountain range with several peaks on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Mountain range line design
Colour tattoo of the Zelda character Midna in a chibi style, with a grey helmet, orange flame-like hair and teal markings, on the upper back.
Midna character tattoo on upper back
Colour flash design of a hummingbird, two roses and a woman's profile set within tilted polaroid frames, shaded in orange, purple and teal.
Hummingbird, roses and polaroid portrait design
Black and red tattoo of a split angel and devil wing design with a halo above and a devil tail below, placed on a person's upper back.
Angel and devil wings with tail on upper back
Dark red geometric maple leaf drawn in thin straight lines on a white background, a design suitable for a geometric tattoo.
Geometric maple leaf line drawing
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon man with a moustache inside a large bow made of checkered and cross flag designs, on a limb.
Cartoon character in a flag bow
Painted design of a blue and purple swallow in flight with a green-tinged chest, drawn on a white background.
Swallow in flight, watercolour style
Black lettering tattoo reading I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions, with a stitch line running down through the words, on skin at the side of the body.
Stitched quote along the side of the body
Five-view collage of a realistic coloured full sleeve tattoo of red and magenta orchids with green leaves on a teal background, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Red orchid full sleeve tattoo
Fine line fishing rod and reel tattoo running along a finger on the hand, with a coloured trout hanging from the line on another finger.
Fishing rod and trout on fingers
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a needle with a looping thread running down the inside of a forearm.
Needle and thread on a forearm
Black and grey blackletter lettering reading God's Son on the back of a person's neck, below short brown hair.
God's Son lettering on the back of the neck
Small black and red Japanese maneki-neko lucky cat tattoo with a red collar and raised paw, shown on a forearm.
Maneki-neko lucky cat tattoo
Black and white photo of a man in a white vest holding a kitten, with script lettering across his chest and black ornamental tattoos on his forearm.
Chest script and kitten in black and grey
Sketched black and grey fish with flowing fins, surrounded by turquoise circles, a comb and a spiky sea urchin shape, tattooed along the side of the ribs.
Sketched fish and blue bubbles on the ribs
Small solid black bird silhouettes in a loose flock across the inner forearm near the wrist, with the same design shown on white at right.
Flock of birds on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of an anchor with a dotted infinity loop, with a trail of birds rising toward the shoulder.
Anchor and birds across chest and shoulder
Close view of a bold black tribal swirl tattoo across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade, with her blonde hair tied up and a cream top strap visible.
Black tribal swirl on a shoulder
Colour realism tattoo of an open silver pocket watch with a chain, set against pale pink flowers and green leaves on a limb.
Realistic pocket watch with flowers
Solid black wolf head design with a scale-patterned mane and open jaws on a plain white background, suited to a blackwork tattoo.
Black wolf head design
Black line art flash design of an eye with a heart-shaped pupil, a ribbon banner, roses and foliage, with mirrored lettering above, in a blackwork style.
Eye and heart design with roses and ribbon
Black fine line script lettering reading Stay Strong across the inner forearm of a person wearing a knitted jumper cuff, in a black and white photo.
Fine line script lettering on inner forearm
Black linework tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, rope chain and flowers on an upper arm and shoulder, with faint red marks below.
Pocket watch and flowers on an upper arm
Black script lettering tattoo across the upper chest, with a looping flourish on the capital letter, shown in close view beside a silver chain.
Script lyric tattoo across a chest
Traditional style eagle with spread wings and orange talons tattooed on a forearm, shaded in black, grey, red and orange ink.
Traditional eagle on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a heart-shaped pizza with red pepperoni and dripping yellow cheese, placed on a limb with other tattoos nearby.
Pizza heart with pepperoni and dripping cheese
Pencil drawing of two owls interlocked in a circle in a yin yang arrangement, one with a bright yellow eye and the other with a dark round eye.
Yin yang owls in a circle
Black and grey ornate lotus tattoo in dotwork and fine line detail, centred on a woman's upper back.
Ornate lotus on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a tree above the handwritten words I climbed the tree to see the world, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Tree and handwritten quote on the inner wrist
Fine line black script tattoo reading enjoy the little things across the inner forearm, with a hand pointing at it.
Enjoy the little things script on a forearm
Two small black fine line butterfly tattoos on the upper thighs of a person seen from behind, with long blue hair and denim shorts.
Small butterfly tattoos on the thighs
Fine-line black script tattoo of a partly visible phrase reading through the, running across a person's upper thigh.
Script quote on the thigh

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