Tattoo ideas

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

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Traditional style spider tattoo with a purple gem-like abdomen and dotted web lines on a lower leg, beside a partly visible green leaf.
Spider with dotted web on a calf
Black fine line feather tattoo on the side of the ribcage, with wispy barbs drawn in thin, sweeping strokes.
Feather tattoo on the ribs
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a bicycle on the upper arm of a woman wearing a navy vest top and brown leather strap.
Bicycle tattoo on the upper arm
Black and grey drawing of a circular tree of life design with leafy branches, vines and Celtic knotwork roots.
Tree of life in a circle with knotwork roots
Traditional style tattoo of an ornate grey heart with a keyhole and red accents on the chest, with a colourful tattoo on the forearm below.
Ornate heart and keyhole tattoo on the chest
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of two dog heads side by side on the inner wrist.
Two dog heads on the wrist
Close-up of a multicoloured stylised bird with spread wings, in pink, blue, green and yellow with a brown outline, on a woman's upper chest.
Stylised bird on the chest
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a constellation above mountains and pine trees, set inside a diamond frame on a forearm.
Mountain and constellation in a diamond frame
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a seashell on the upper arm, with the wearer in a navy and white striped top.
Seashell on upper arm
Large blue and black feathered bird with a lace-patterned body tattooed across the upper back.
Blue feathered bird on upper back
Black and grey photo of a solid cross and script lettering reading Let your faith is bigger than your fears, tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cross and script quote on upper back
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with a lotus flower, feathers, swirling lines and dotwork.
Lotus and feather sleeve on upper arm
Dark brown botanical tattoo of a poppy and trailing vine running from the calf down to the ankle and top of the foot, in fine line style.
Poppy and vine running from calf to ankle
Shirtless man with a black NY cap covering his face, showing traditional style roses, a heart and script lettering on his chest, abdomen and full sleeve tattoos on both arms.
Traditional roses and lettering across chest and arms
Black and grey line drawing of two peonies, leaves and buds with two bees, in a botanical hatched engraving style, shown as a tattoo design.
Peony bouquet with bees
Healed blackwork tribal tattoo on the upper back beside the shoulder blade, with a small asterisk above and a line of small text below.
Bold tribal tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo on an arm of a cartoon tornado with pink clouds, black cows and the words WE GOT COWS in traditional-style lettering.
Cartoon tornado with cows and a slogan
Close-up of a red lip kiss tattoo on the upper thigh, above a thin black strap, with a zebra print blanket and white sheet behind.
Red lip kiss tattoo on a thigh
Black ink tattoo of three small bird silhouettes above the cursive French script tu me manques, placed on a shoulder.
Three birds and French script on a shoulder
Two arms crossed over each other, each with the word 'always' in black fine line cursive on the inner forearm.
Matching 'always' script on two forearms
Black fine line infinity symbol joined to the cursive word dad, tattooed on the inner forearm in a black and grey photograph.
Infinity symbol with script word on forearm
A small solid black cat silhouette tattoo with a raised tail on pale skin, placed on the arm.
Black cat silhouette tattoo on skin
Realistic colour tattoo of an owl with yellow eyes, a pocket watch and a red rose on the upper arm.
Owl, pocket watch and rose on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of a crow perched on bare branches across the inner wrist, in a solid blackwork silhouette style.
Crow perched on branches on a wrist
Black angular star tattoo with sharp points on the back of a neck, framed by dark hair and a black top collar.
Angular star tattoo on the back of the neck
Black and grey photograph, seen from behind, of an open book with feathers and a quill pen tattooed across a woman's upper back.
Open book and quill on upper back
Black compass rose tattoo with a dashed outer circle and the letters N, E, S and W, sitting on the outer thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Compass rose tattoo on a thigh
Black ink abstract tattoo of stylised swirls, pointed petal shapes and dots on the outer lower leg.
Swirl and dot motif on a lower leg
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red-nailed hand above two red roses, gold wheat stalks and red berries, on an arm.
Hand, roses and wheat on an arm
Black and grey lettering tattoo in cursive script reading Don't forget to love yourself, running along a forearm in a black and white photograph.
Script quote on a forearm
Realism style black and grey tattoo of a wrinkled humanoid creature in a suit and tie, with a small red shadow, on a person's calf.
Grey creature in a suit on a calf
Close photo of a small black dotwork tattoo of five dots arranged in a loose cluster on the inner wrist and forearm.
Small dot cluster on the inner wrist
Black and grey pencil drawing of an interlocking infinity knot tattoo design with shaded ribbon loops and pointed diamond-shaped crossings.
Interlocking infinity knot design
Realistic star tattoo on an upper arm that looks like peeling skin, filled with words such as freedom, family and friendship, with the word love in red.
Torn-skin star with words on upper arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Mandala tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a circus performer with a red parasol balancing on a tiger, placed on the outer thigh.
Circus performer riding a tiger on a thigh
Realistic black and grey lion head tattoo roaring on the upper arm, surrounded by shaded clouds.
Roaring lion with clouds on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a white cartoon cat with a pink bow inside a gold ornate frame, with script lettering below, on a thigh.
Cartoon cat in ornate frame on thigh
Black compass rose tattoo with an arrow pointer and N, S, E and W letters on the inner upper arm, in a geometric style.
Compass rose on inner upper arm
Colour tattoo of a LEGO Superman minifigure with arms raised and a flowing red cape, placed on the ribs.
LEGO Superman tattoo on ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a vertical arrow with diamond patterns running down the upper back.
Vertical arrow tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo on a calf of the Joker, a comic-book villain with green hair and a wide grin, peering through a vintage camera.
Joker holding a vintage camera on a calf
Small coloured tortoise tattoo with black outlines on the lower leg, above the ankle.
Tortoise tattoo on lower leg
Black script tattoos reading Beautiful Mother and Beautiful Daughter run along the ankles and feet of two people against a white background.
Matching script tattoos on two ankles
Two inner wrists with fine line black script tattoos, one reading To Infinity and the other and Beyond.
To Infinity and Beyond script on inner wrists
Grey shaded tattoo of a stacked object with a pointed top, coiled rings and a rounded base, on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Grey stacked object on inner wrist
Black and grey octopus tattoo with stippled dotwork on the head and fine-line tentacles, on the side of a thigh.
Octopus tattoo on the side of a thigh
Flash sheet of gold, silver and black metallic temporary tattoo designs, including arrows, feathers, a hamsa hand and geometric bands.
Metallic flash sheet of arrows, feathers and hamsa

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