Tattoo ideas

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

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Black outline tattoo of three interlocking triangles on the back of a hand, in a geometric style.
Three interlocking triangles on the back of a hand
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a gold pocket compass with blue daisies and green scrollwork on a forearm.
Compass and daisies on a forearm
Close-up of a small grey traditional-style anchor tattoo on the neck behind the ear, with a white earphone cord visible.
Small anchor tattoo behind the ear
Black linework lettering spelling the word AWAY, rotated sideways, on the sole of a foot, in a plain sans-serif style.
Word AWAY lettering on the sole of a foot
Small fine line black outline tattoo of a scallop shell on the side of the ribs, below the arm.
Scallop shell on the side ribs
Realistic black and grey crowned skull tattoo across the back of a hand, with dark tattoo work on the forearm above.
Crowned skull on the back of a hand
Small black fine line snowflake tattoo with dotted tips on a person's upper shoulder, shown in a black and grey photo.
Snowflake on a shoulder
Black script lettering tattoo reading taking my journey one step at a time, running across the top of a foot.
Quote in script across the top of a foot
Small colour tattoo of a cartoon figure pushing a lawn mower across the top of a bald scalp, seen from behind.
Cartoon lawn mower tattoo on a scalp
Pencil and ink sketch of a raven head with dotwork shading, set within overlapping triangles and circles, drawn as a tattoo design on a sketchbook page.
Geometric raven head design sketch
Black and grey pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a woman with sugar skull style face make-up, peonies in her hair and a jewelled necklace, in a neo-traditional style.
Woman with peonies and sugar skull make-up design
Traditional style tattoo of an ornate key with a red polka-dot Minnie Mouse bow and grey shading, on the back of a lower leg.
Minnie Mouse bow key on the calf
Black and grey flash design of a banner reading Life's A Gamble above playing cards, dice, a classic car and flames.
Life's a Gamble with cards, dice and car
Black line drawing of an arrow with feather fletching and the words be brave in cursive script, shown as a tattoo design sketch with no body placement visible.
Be brave arrow design
Fine line black script tattoo reading everything happens for a reason across a forearm, with a cross bracelet and gold watch nearby.
Script quote tattoo on a forearm
Black script lettering design where the word Love is formed from the text of John 3:16, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Love lettering with John 3:16 verse
Pencil and coloured pencil tattoo design of a woman wearing a wolf over her head, with flowers and red berries in her hair, in a neo-traditional style.
Woman with wolf headdress and flowers
Colour tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope and pink roses with green leaves, on the outer lower leg, in a traditional style.
Anchor and roses on a calf
Black ink drawing of a seated elephant with its trunk raised, its body filled with dotwork and blackwork patterns, presented as a tattoo design.
Seated elephant with patterned body
Three side-by-side photos of upper arm tattoos: a black tribal pattern on the left, a red and black biomechanical alien design in the centre, and a grey and black biomechanical skull with a green eye
Three upper arm tattoos: tribal and biomechanical
Black line drawing of a circular mandala with a central sun-like motif, surrounded by pointed leaves and dotted petals on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without any body placement.
Black line mandala with leaves and dots
Solid black tribal-style dragon design with swirling tail and flame-like spines on a white background, shown without a body placement.
Black tribal dragon design
Solid black abstract bird shape with a looping tail tattooed on the inner wrist, photographed close up.
Abstract bird and loop on wrist
Black and grey realistic tattoos of a pair of scissors on one forearm and a cat's head on the other forearm, with shading in a dotwork style.
Scissors and cat on two forearms
Colour lotus flower tattoo in red and orange with bold black outlines and a dangling chain detail, placed on the upper back.
Red lotus flower tattoo on back
Black handwritten script lettering design reading it is okay to not be okay, shown on a plain white background with no body part visible.
Script quote: it is okay to not be okay
Black fine line script tattoo of a Galileo quote across the upper back, with the attribution written beneath the text.
Galileo quote in script across upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a detailed eye above a clock face with Roman numerals that spiral inward.
Eye and spiral clock on a forearm
Large back tattoo with Air Jordan lettering, winged emblem, the number 23 and a red bull head, shaded in red and grey ink alongside a grey portrait.
Air Jordan 23 and bull back piece
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sleeping fox curled up on the inner upper arm, drawn with stippled dotwork shading.
Sleeping fox curled up on an upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a flowering sprig with small clustered blooms and leaves on a forearm.
Flowering sprig on a forearm
Coloured pencil drawing of a tiger's green-gold eyes and striped brow with rainbow drips, a design that could work as tattoo flash.
Tiger eyes with rainbow drips
Two fine line tattoos on the inner wrists, a letter K with an outlined heart on the left and an outlined heart above a figure 8 on the right, healed to a pale pink.
Small letter K and heart on wrists
Small black 26.2 tattoo in a thin lettering style on the back of an ankle, above a pink and green running shoe.
26.2 numerals on an ankle
Fine line outline heart tattoo on a woman's upper chest, above a white lace bralette and beneath layered gold necklaces.
Outline heart on upper chest
Colour tattoo of a snowy mountain peak against a sunset sky, enclosed in a circle on the inner forearm.
Mountain peak in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey mandala and paisley tattoo with fine line detail covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Mandala and paisley shoulder piece
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of a coffee mug with banners reading Death and Before Decaf on a leg.
Coffee mug with Death before decaf banners
Colour realism tattoo of orange, red and yellow autumn maple leaves across the shoulder and upper arm, shown from three angles.
Autumn maple leaves on upper arm
Small black fine line butterfly with a dotted swirl trail on the outer ankle of a leg.
Butterfly and dotted swirl on the ankle
Pencil-style drawing of a stag head with branched antlers, a feathered neck and small teal leaves, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Stag head with branched antlers
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a snarling wolf head with a diamond lattice filling its mane, on the forearm.
Wolf head with lattice pattern on a forearm
Watercolour-style blue, green, purple and pink feather tattoos on the top of a foot, with a black and grey chain anklet tattoo above them near the ankle.
Watercolour feathers and anklet on a foot
Black and grey realistic thistle stems and flowers tattooed down the centre of a woman's back, with a coloured tattoo visible on her upper arm.
Thistle vine tattoo running down the spine
Close-up of a fine line black tattoo of two arrows running down the inner forearm towards the wrist, with a thin silver bracelet.
Two arrows on the inner wrist
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with peacock feather motifs covering the inner forearm of a person standing on a stone street.
Mandala and peacock feather forearm tattoo
Black fine-line script quote tattoo running along a forearm, with the arm resting on a grey ledge against a dark wall.
Handwritten script quote on a forearm
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a dotted globe hot air balloon carrying a heart suitcase, with the word Wanderlust and a paper plane, on the forearm.
Globe hot air balloon with the word Wanderlust

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