Tattoo ideas

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

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Two matching infinity symbol tattoos on wrists in black script lettering, one reading Friends with a small red heart and one reading Forever.
Matching infinity Friends and Forever wrist tattoos
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a cartoon top-hatted, monocled figure holding a cane beside a banknote with a portrait.
Monopoly banker and banknote on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a cartoon owl perched on a heart-shaped branch with leaves, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Owl perched on a heart-shaped branch
Small black crown tattoo with a cross finial on the inner ankle, shown in fine line style.
Small crown tattoo on an ankle
Black ink flash design of interlocking clockwork gears, roses and vines arranged across a corner, with no body placement shown.
Clockwork gears and roses corner design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sleeping cherub with wings wrapped in a ribbon, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Sleeping angel with wings on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dreamcatcher with beaded strands and feathers on the side of a person's ribs.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a dragonfly with pale lilac and blue wings and a purple and green body, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dragonfly tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a horned beetle with spread wings on the upper thigh.
Horned beetle on the thigh
Black and grey rose tattoo with script lettering across the lower back, shown on a person in black bikini bottoms.
Rose and script lettering on lower back
Two black outline tattoos of cracked eggs with lettering sit on the palms of a pair of hands, shown in a simple line style.
Cracked egg tattoos on both palms
Black ink sun with a human face and long wavy rays tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Sun with a face on the inner wrist
Pastel crystal cluster tattoo with bold black outlines on the side of the ribs, shaded in pink, purple, teal and yellow.
Pastel crystal cluster on ribs
Black and grey engraved tattoos on both thighs showing wilted roses with a spider web, a rose bouquet, a cat skull and a snarling cat head.
Roses and cat heads on both thighs
Neo-traditional owl tattoo with spread grey wings and red eyes, holding a red faceted gem, on a person's chest.
Owl with spread wings on the chest
Close-up of a dark geometric tattoo covering the back of a hand and fingers, in a Geometric style, with black painted nails resting on grey knit fabric.
Geometric hand design with black nails
Two small solid black bird silhouettes tattooed on the inner wrist of a forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Two small birds on the wrist
Black line drawing of a lotus bloom with leaves above a crescent moon mandala, in a botanical and geometric style, shown without a body placement.
Lotus and crescent mandala design
Two matching fine line black tattoos on forearms, each showing an outlined heart with the word sisters in script and a looping line below.
Matching sisters heart tattoos on forearms
Silver and white ornamental linework designs on a woman's forearms and hands, with a metallic chain pendant over a blue crochet bikini.
Silver ornamental designs on forearms and hands
Black ink line drawing of a hamsa hand filled with mandala, scroll and paisley patterns on a textured teal and orange background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Hamsa hand with mandala pattern
Blue butterfly tattoo with swirling black flourishes and dotted accents on the upper back, shaded in light and dark blue.
Blue butterfly with swirls on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a detailed eye with long lashes on the forearm, with a figure and a cross tattooed alongside it.
Realistic eye tattoo on an arm
Split before and after image of a leg: a faded small tattoo on the left, and on the right a black and grey realism tiger with red petal accents covering the calf.
Tiger cover-up on a calf
Pink and red orchid tattoos sit on each side of a lower abdomen, with a black and grey horse and script tattoos on the torso.
Orchid tattoos across the lower abdomen
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf head with a dreamcatcher and feathers on the side of the torso, shown part-finished while a tattooist works on it.
Wolf head and dreamcatcher on the side
Close-up of a black and grey fern sprig tattoo running along a collarbone, with a thin chain necklace at the neck.
Fern sprig along the collarbone
Fine line black tattoo of an ornate arrow with swirling details running down the centre of a person's back along the spine.
Fine line arrow along the spine
Solid black blackwork-style tattoo of a Dalek on a limb of reddish skin, with a plaid fabric edge visible at the right.
Dalek silhouette tattoo
Colourful traditional-style sleeve of peonies, roses and a unicorn on a woman's arm, with lettering on her fingers and a white t-shirt behind.
Traditional floral sleeve with peonies and roses
Two wrists with fine line black tattoos: a dotted heart with paw prints on one wrist and a small crown on the other.
Dotted heart with paw prints and a small crown
Black and grey realism leg sleeve on the thigh and calf showing a lion head, daisies, a pocket watch and a scroll banner with lettering.
Lion, pocket watch and banner leg sleeve
Pencil sketch design of an ornate skeleton key with the word Honesty written in cursive script through the shaft, on a textured paper background.
Pencil sketch of a key with the word Honesty
Black and grey swirling butterfly tattoo on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, with a purple garment visible at the edge of the frame.
Swirl butterfly tattoo on a shoulder
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an ornate heart with a MOM banner, sunflowers and leaves on the thigh.
Heart and banner with flowers on a thigh
Realistic wolf head drawing in brown, grey and blue tones with amber eyes, shown on a white background with no body placement visible.
Realistic wolf head design
Two small fine line tattoos on fingers, a flying bird on one finger and a birdcage with a heart on the next, both wrapped in clear plastic film.
Bird and birdcage on fingers
Black and white line drawing of a skull wearing a spiked crown, with a cigarette in its teeth and oak leaves and acorns at its base, in a flash design style.
Crowned skull with cigarette and oak leaves
Dark ink drawing of a feather quill dipping into a splashing ink pot, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Feather quill dipping into an ink pot
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of folding fans with wave patterns covering the upper arm of a man in a grey top.
Folding fans and waves on an upper arm
Shaded grey heart with a white looping trail and a small red aeroplane, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Heart with plane trail on a wrist
Two palms facing the camera, each with half of an outlined broken heart tattooed in black ink, with the words FUCK and YOU across the split.
Split heart tattoo across two palms
Black and grey Japanese style dragon and phoenix tattoo covering the full back, with the dragon coiling over the right shoulder and the phoenix spreading its wings on the left.
Dragon and phoenix across a back
Black and grey handwritten script tattoo on the inner forearm, worn below a sheer lace sleeve beside a cameo pendant.
Script quote on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of tall pine trees and rocky ground across the outer forearm.
Pine forest on a forearm
Back of a person's shoulder showing a colour neo-traditional tattoo of pink roses, a rosebud and green leaves, with grey-shaded foliage fading up towards the neck.
Pink roses and leaves across a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo of a grinning, galaxy-filled Gengar Pokémon with pink and teal sparkles on the upper arm.
Galaxy Gengar on an upper arm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small elephant with a raised trunk, sitting on the ankle of a bare foot.
Small elephant outline on an ankle

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