Tattoo ideas

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

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Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a hot air balloon with folk-style flowers and leaves, sitting across the midsection of the torso.
Hot air balloon with flowers on torso
Close-up of a thin black script tattoo reading blessed with a looping flourish on the ribs, worn beneath a white lace bandeau.
Blessed script on the ribs
Close photo of a small fine line tattoo of a red balloon with a dark string on the side of a finger, on a hand with white nails.
Small red balloon tattoo on a finger
Two matching black linework swirl symbol tattoos on the top of a pair of feet, one in a pink flip-flop and one in a black sandal.
Matching swirl symbol tattoos on two feet
Black and grey realistic pencil drawing of a single feather on white paper, shown as a possible tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Realistic pencil drawing of a feather
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with green leaves and soft purple shading on the inner forearm, shown in two photos.
Sunflower tattoo on a forearm
Two matching small tattoos of an outlined heart with a pink tulip and green leaves, shown side by side on the inner wrists.
Matching heart and tulip wrist tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mountain range, a moon and a pine treeline in a rectangular frame on the outer upper arm.
Mountain landscape with moon on an upper arm
Six gold lettering designs on white backing reading brides maid, wifey and MOH, in brush script and bold block styles, with no body placement shown.
Gold bridesmaid, wifey and MOH lettering designs
Three pairs of bare feet pressed together, each with a small black fine line infinity symbol tattooed on the ankle.
Small infinity symbol tattoos on three ankles
Traditional style flash design of a cartoon boy in a bow tie inside a scalloped heart framed by roses, with the words I choo choo choose you on banners.
I choo choo choose you heart flash
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a profile of a woman in a dark hood, a skull, a tentacle and botanical sprigs, shown in a full view and a close-up.
Hooded woman and skull on upper arm
Colour tattoo of pink, cream and purple flowers with green leaves and buds running down the inside of a forearm, held up against a white background.
Pink and cream flowers on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a mountain ridge with pine trees, a swallow and a compass with N and W arrows, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Mountain ridge, pines and swallow on shoulder blade
Fine line black script tattoo reading live free on the upper chest, beside the strap of a grey tank top.
Live free script on the upper chest
Fine black line drawing of an infinity symbol with a softball stitched on the left loop and the word Softball in script on the right loop, shown as a design with no body placement.
Infinity symbol with softball and script word
Flash sheet of three botanical designs: a coloured rose bouquet, a navy wreath with Stop and Smell the Roses lettering, and a floral heart with Joie de Vivre script.
Floral bouquet, rose wreath lettering and floral heart
Outlined TARDIS tattoo with blue and purple watercolour splashes and the words Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey in black script below it, on the thigh.
TARDIS with watercolour splashes and quote on thigh
Black linework tattoo of a mother holding a child in silhouette, with three red hearts, on a person's upper back.
Mother and child silhouette with hearts on back
Colour tattoo of a blue lotus flower with green leaves and a blue and pink butterfly, placed on the upper back shoulder.
Blue lotus and butterfly on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and a shaded rose on the side of a man's neck.
Pocket watch and rose on the neck
Two bare feet with matching black fine line dandelion tattoos and script lettering across the top of each foot.
Matching dandelion and script tattoos on two feet
Colour tattoo of black palm tree silhouettes against a blue sky and orange and purple sunset, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Palm trees at sunset on upper arm
Black and grey photo of tattooed legs showing an elephant design and looping script lettering on the thigh, with a hairless cat resting on the knee.
Elephant and script tattoos on legs with a cat
Black and grey shaded feather tattoo on the side of a torso, above the waistband of navy jeans, with a striped crop top above it.
Feather tattoo on the side of the torso
Black fine-line tattoo of a heart formed from fingerprint whorls, shown on the upper arm or side of the body beneath a white sleeve.
Heart-shaped fingerprint tattoo on skin
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon, a moth and a rose with leaves, running from the shoulder down the upper arm of a woman with pink hair.
Crescent moon, moth and rose on upper arm
Black and grey photograph of an infinity symbol tattoo on the inner wrist, with the words live the life you love in mixed lettering styles.
Live the life you love infinity wrist tattoo
Fine line mandala tattoo centred on the upper back between the shoulder blades, with long hair falling over one shoulder.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and white line drawing of a lotus flower held aloft by an open hand with an eye in its palm, in a botanical style, with no body placement shown.
Lotus flower held in a hand
Black ink drawing of a rosemary sprig inside a dotted circle on a sketchbook page, in a botanical fine line style, beside a carved stone figure.
Rosemary sprig sketch with dotted circle
Dark henna mandala with floral and swirl motifs covering a woman's upper back, with matching henna on her raised right hand.
Henna mandala on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a triangle enclosing a circle with a vertical line through it, placed centrally on the upper back of a woman with blonde hair tied up.
Triangle and circle symbol on upper back
Colour tattoo of a rose with orange, pink, purple and teal washes and paint-like drips, on the upper arm.
Watercolour-style rose on an upper arm
Black and grey drawing of a stylised phoenix with lace-like filigree wings and curling tail feathers on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Filigree phoenix design in black and grey
Black handwritten lettering design on a white background reading A teenage vow in a parking lot 'til tonight do us part, in a lettering style with no body placement shown.
Handwritten lettering reading a teenage vow
Woman in a white satin wedding dress with black and grey tattoo sleeves of roses and butterflies on both arms, hands resting at her waist.
Full arm sleeves with roses and butterflies
Realistic colour tattoo of an orange jellyfish against a starry galaxy on the forearm.
Orange jellyfish over a starry galaxy on a forearm
Flash sheet of six black line infinity symbol designs, several with lettering such as faith, Strength, LOVE and HOPE, drawn on a white background.
Infinity symbol tattoo flash designs
Black line-art peonies with shaded leaves tattooed on the side of a person's ribs, in a botanical style.
Peony cluster on the ribs
Realistic blue butterfly tattoo with black and white spotted wing edges, spanning the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Blue butterfly on upper back
Black and grey dotwork design of an owl with mandala-style wings spread wide, perched on a faceted diamond.
Dotwork owl with mandala wings on a diamond
Black line drawing flash sheet of an ornate blackletter capital alphabet with floral flourishes, suitable as lettering designs for a tattoo.
Ornate blackletter capital alphabet sheet
Colour realism tattoo of five monarch butterflies descending diagonally across a person's lower back.
Five monarch butterflies down the back
Watercolour-style sketch of a flower with loose red, pink and blue washes on the upper leg, with a bed sheet visible behind.
Watercolour sketch flower on a thigh
Fine line black script lettering running up the outer side of a foot, shown against dark leather.
Fine line script word on a foot
Fine line black tattoo of a treble clef merged with a heart shape on the inner wrist, shown on a hand with black nail polish.
Treble clef heart on the wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a heart drawn with a single line, with a treble clef and music notes, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Heart and music notes on a wrist

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