Tattoo ideas

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

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Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a lotus centre on the inner forearm, with soft purple and pink watercolour splashes behind it.
Mandala and lotus on a forearm
Three side-by-side photos of a realistic colour lion head tattoo with a full mane and whiskers on a forearm.
Realistic lion head on a forearm
Black and grey bee tattoo with a crown above it on a forearm, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading.
Bee and crown on a forearm
Full colour realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a tabby cat in a bow tie and top hat, a second cat with orange eyes, and butterflies.
Cat and butterfly sleeve on an arm
Fine line black script tattoo reading faith, with a cross-shaped line running through the word, on the inner wrist.
Faith script tattoo on a wrist
Black lettering reading EVERY BOOK IS A WORLD above an open book, in a lettering style, on the inner wrist.
Every book is a world with open book on wrist
Fine line tattoo of two hands clasping on the inner wrist, drawn in thin black single-line linework.
Two hands clasped in fine line on a wrist
Colour realism tattoo of a staring owl with bright green eyes and a blue beak, placed on the forearm.
Realistic owl portrait on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart above a face with a third eye and a tear, on the forearm.
Anatomical heart above a face on a forearm
Black dotwork Claddagh tattoo of a heart held by two hands beneath a crown, shown on the inner forearm.
Claddagh heart and crown on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a slender bottle with a small sprig of leaves and flowers in purple ink on the inner forearm.
Bottle with a flower sprig on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo of two clasped hands with long nails on the inner wrist and forearm.
Clasped hands on the inner wrist
Small geometric tattoo of overlapping triangles in black, teal and muted brown on a forearm, with the hand open below.
Triangle tattoo on a forearm
Realism sleeve tattoo on a forearm showing a compass rose, a cracked clock face with Roman numerals and an ornate key, shaded in greys with warm brown tones.
Compass and cracked clock sleeve on forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a lit red candle in a dark holder on the forearm, set against an orange glow.
Lit candle on a forearm
Two small colour starfish tattoos on forearms, one teal and one orange-red, photographed side by side.
Matching starfish tattoos on forearms
Black and grey photo of a fine line wave tattoo with a small dot on the inner wrist, worn beside a silver chain bracelet with heart charms.
Fine line wave tattoo on a wrist
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a blue Deathly Hallows triangle showing a silhouetted figure in a forest, with script lettering below reading Don't let the Muggles get you down darling.
Deathly Hallows triangle and script quote on forearm
White ink tattoo of a stylised horse with patterned linework on the forearm.
White ink horse on a forearm
Black typewriter-style lettering reading Fear { display: none; } runs along the inside of a forearm, a fine lettering tattoo in black ink.
CSS quote lettering on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a rose bud with leaves and thorny stem running down the inner forearm.
Rose and stem on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a lace-patterned heart with dotted lines and three roses, shown on the inner forearm.
Lace heart with roses on a forearm
Black outline tattoo of a leaf wreath framing a typed quote on a forearm, set against a white bedsheet.
Leaf wreath quote on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of three parallel black bands wrapping around a woman's forearm, with long brown hair blowing across a teal background.
Three thin bands on a forearm
Black ink enso circle with a brushstroke texture and a gap at the top, tattooed on the inner forearm in a Japanese style.
Enso circle brushstroke on a forearm
Close photo of a hand with a bold black tribal blackwork tattoo of chevrons, hexagons and bands covering the back of the hand, fingers and wrist.
Blackwork tribal pattern across the hand
Colour tattoo of a red radish with curling green leaves on the inner forearm, shown from two angles in a side-by-side photo.
Radish with leafy tops on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of an open heart joined to a cursive script word on the inner forearm, in a fine line and lettering style.
Heart and cursive script tattoo on forearm
Black fine line outline of a peony with leaves and a small sprig on the inner forearm, shown in black and grey ink.
Peony outline on the inner forearm
Black and grey palm tree tattoo with shaded fronds and a tall trunk on a tanned forearm.
Palm tree tattoo on a forearm
Forearm with a teal and black tribal spiral tattoo, with silver chain and shell-inlay bangles worn on the wrist.
Blue tribal spiral tattoo on a forearm
Black city skyline tattoo with a reflection on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with a waterfront skyline behind.
City skyline tattoo on a wrist
Two matching black and grey tattoos of the Tweedledum and Tweedledee characters on a pair of forearms, drawn in an engraved style with fine hatching.
Matching Tweedledum and Tweedledee forearms
Two matching forearm tattoos with black bird silhouettes, script quotes and teal and pink watercolour splashes.
Matching watercolour quote forearm tattoos
Close-up of a raised hand showing silver-gold foil lettering reading GIVE GRACE in block capitals on the inner wrist, with matching cards on a white background.
Metallic GIVE GRACE lettering on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of the solar system, with planets including Jupiter and ringed Saturn in a vertical line on the inner forearm.
Solar system planets down an arm
Small colour cupcake tattoo with a black outline, orange-pink frosting and yellow wrapper, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Cupcake tattoo on a wrist
Colourful butterfly tattoo on a forearm, with blue wings, black lace-like detail and loose yellow, orange and red splashes in a painterly style.
Blue butterfly with paint splashes on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stack of books under an arched glass dome with stars and a ringed planet, on the inner forearm.
Stacked books in a glass dome on a forearm
Two forearms: a red heart with a keyhole and small lettering on the left, and a shaded grey ornate key with lettering on the right, both in a realism and neo-traditional style.
Heart with keyhole and ornate key on forearms
Colour tattoo of a green zombie cartoon cat with a bow, red dress and blood, with a spider web and flies, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Zombie cartoon cat on the wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a cat sitting in a teacup on a saucer, on the inner wrist.
Cat in a teacup on the inner wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a curling wave on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with the sea and sky behind.
Small wave tattoo on the wrist
Black ink lettering tattoo reading think positive on the inner forearm, with a cross running through the letter I in positive.
Think Positive lettering with a cross on the wrist
Two wrists show matching black infinity symbol tattoos with the word love in script and Roman numerals beside them, in a lettering style on the wrist.
Matching infinity and love tattoos on wrists
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm, shown from three angles, with roses, a pocket watch, a crown, playing cards and a skull on the upper arm and forearm.
Black and grey full sleeve with roses and pocket watch
Traditional colour tattoo of a dripping pizza slice with pepperoni and two banners reading Drink Pizza and Eat Beer, on the forearm.
Pizza slice with Drink Pizza and Eat Beer banners
Colourful Star Wars forearm sleeve in a realistic style with a galaxy background, Darth Maul, a stormtrooper and Darth Vader on the forearm.
Star Wars galaxy sleeve on forearm

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