Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies and leaves on the outer thigh of a person sitting in a car.
Peony cluster on the outer thigh
Back view of a full back tattoo in Japanese style, showing a large white cat framed by red and blue peonies, roses and cherry blossom.
Cat and flowers full back piece
Black and grey script tattoo across a person's upper back, reading The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all.
Quote tattoo across upper back
Fine line black tattoo of an infinity symbol with the word Dance written in script through its centre, on the side of an ankle.
Infinity symbol with Dance on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a pug's face with a diamond pattern across the forehead, placed on the calf.
Pug face tattoo on a lower leg
Small fine line black tattoo of an infinity symbol with an arrow through it, placed on the back of a person's neck.
Infinity and arrow on the neck
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a steam locomotive on a rib cage, with a track beneath it.
Steam locomotive on the ribs
Two hands with spread fingers showing small fine line black tattoos of astrological symbols on the fingers, including a sun, a crescent moon and a triangle.
Planetary symbols on fingers
Black and grey blackwork forearm tattoo of bare winter trees, a pine, birds, clouds and a moon, with a dotted fade at the wrist.
Forest, moon and birds on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a wildflower bouquet with buds, leaves and thin stems on the inner arm.
Wildflower bouquet on an arm
Small black dotwork bow tattoo on the wrist, with another hand resting against it.
Small dotwork bow on a wrist
Full-colour tattoo of a spiky golden-haired anime fighter with green eyes charging a blue energy ball, on the calf.
Anime warrior charging energy ball on calf
Side-by-side photos of a colour botanical tattoo on the outer thigh, with a purple iris, pink bleeding hearts, peonies and orange poppies.
Botanical flowers down a thigh
Colour tattoo of a thistle in a watercolour style, with purple flower head, green stem and leaves and dripping paint effects, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Watercolour thistle on a lower leg
Colourful tattoo of hair scissors with rainbow-edged outlines and a pink and white striped blade, on the inner forearm.
Colourful hair scissors on a forearm
Two raised wrists show small black fine line tattoos, an X on the left wrist and an O on the right, both on the inner wrist.
Small X and O tattoos on wrists
Two photos of a traditional style tattoo of cartoon baby faces on an upper arm, one smiling with a lollipop and one crying with a pink bow and tear.
Smiling and crying cartoon baby faces on upper arm
Two raised hands with black nail polish and rings show gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos of wave, chevron, dot and flower designs on the forearms and wrists.
Metallic temporary tattoo bands on wrists
Black and white photo of two hands held together, each wrist bearing a fine black Roman numeral tattoo reading VIII IV XII, with the sea behind.
Roman numeral wrist tattoos on a beach
Black and grey photograph of a small tattoo of a white-faced masked spirit with floral details, on the outer upper arm of a person in a white t-shirt.
Masked spirit tattoo on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a chemical structure with two fused rings and hearts at the ends of its bonds, on a patch of skin.
Chemical structure with hearts on skin
Black and grey realism tattoo of a leopard's face with shaded nose and spotted markings, placed on a shoulder.
Leopard face in black and grey realism
Close view of a woman's wrist with a thin red fine line bow tattoo wrapped around it like a ribbon, her other hand resting near her chin.
Fine line bow tattoo on wrist
Legs on sand by the sea showing a gold metallic mandala design on the calf, a small gold crown design on the ankle, and layered gold anklets.
Gold mandala on a calf at the beach
Pencil drawing of a clenched fist with red nails, showing the words be kind to yourself and a small heart as lettering tattoo design on the forearm.
Be kind to yourself lettering on a drawn wrist
Black and grey sketch of two feathers, one dark and upright and one lighter and curving downward, drawn as a tattoo design on a white background with no body part shown.
Two black and grey feathers design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the forearm of two reaching hands above a stippled circle ringed by dots.
Reaching hands over a stippled circle on a forearm
Small black fine line crescent moon tattoo on the inner upper arm of a person lying on a cream textured blanket, with a gold watch on the wrist.
Small crescent moon on an upper arm
Two interlocked hands showing small black tribal-style band tattoos on the fingers, with silver and black nail art.
Tribal finger bands on interlocked hands
Close view of black script lettering tattooed on the back of a hand, with a dark shirt sleeve and a white shirt label visible beside it.
Black script lettering on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism sleeve on an arm, with large roses on the upper arm and daisies and a dark flower on the forearm.
Black and grey rose and flower arm sleeve
Colour tattoo of a bird in flight with a black lace-patterned wing and red and black feathers, placed on the side of the ribs.
Red and black bird with lace wing on ribs
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a windmill and cottage inside an ornate keyhole frame on the front of a thigh.
Windmill and keyhole on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a bird in flight on the upper chest, built from overlapping circles, triangles and dotted lines.
Geometric bird in flight on upper chest
Colour botanical tattoo of a lavender sprig with wheat-like stems and green leaves on the left side of a ribcage, in a fine line style.
Lavender sprig on the ribs
Black and grey mandala tattoo with layered petal and dot details on a forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey shaded tattoo of two interlocking rings with script lettering and a date, on skin.
Interlocking rings with script names and a date
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo wrapping around the inner forearm, with layered petal shapes and small dots at the edges.
Dotwork mandala band on a forearm
Two side-by-side black and grey realism skull tattoos on a torso, one wearing a hat with a banner reading Til my last day, the other with a veil, rose and a banner reading Til my last breath.
Two black and grey skulls with banner scrolls
Several hands pressed together, each wrist marked with a matching gold metallic temporary tattoo reading Bride Tribe above crossed arrows, in lettering style.
Gold Bride Tribe temporary tattoos on wrists
Bold black line drawing of a stylised cat head in profile with a green eye and pink nose on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Stylised cat head line drawing
Solid black tribal-style phoenix design with outstretched wings and flowing flame-like tail on a white background, shown as a stencil-style drawing without a body placement.
Black tribal phoenix design
Fine line black script running down a forearm, with a small sun tattoo on the back of the hand and a small arrow on the wrist.
Script lettering and small sun tattoos on forearms
Traditional style tattoo on the back of a hand showing a grey and black cat with pink-tinted hair buns, a robe and a banner reading NERF HERDER, beside a photo of the real cat.
Cat portrait tattoo with banner on the hand
Black and grey tattoo of spirals and organic tribal-like shapes wrapping around a lower leg.
Swirling black and grey leg tattoo
Realistic black and grey thigh tattoo of a woman in a short dress reading an open book on a stack of books, with red shoes, a city skyline and the word Sanctuary beneath.
Woman reading on a stack of books with Sanctuary
Drawn tattoo design of a shaded rose beside ornate script reading love me, with a line of serif text reading That's all I ask of you, on a white background.
Love me script with shaded rose design
Realistic blue peacock head inside a black and grey scrollwork frame with a red gem and hanging chains, tattooed on a limb.
Peacock portrait in an ornate frame

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