Tattoo ideas

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

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Two matching tattoos: a rosary key with the word Eternity on an upper arm, and a heart padlock with a red bow, rosary beads and Eternity on a thigh.
Matching rosary key and heart padlock tattoos
Black and grey dotwork and linework design of a moth over interlocking triangles and a dotted crescent moon, drawn on a pale background.
Moth and crescent moon over geometric star
Fine line black tattoo of a cartoon character wearing a feathered cap, placed on the forearm.
Cartoon character in a feathered cap on a forearm
Two women seen from behind, each with the word Sorella in black script tattooed on the back of the neck.
Matching script word tattoos on the nape
Colour tattoo of a red, white and blue flag with white stars showing through torn skin on the upper arm.
Torn skin flag tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey ornamental elephant tattoo with a lotus above its head, in mandala-style linework, on the outer thigh.
Ornate elephant and lotus on a thigh
Black and grey rose tattoo with a long stem, leaves and a small bud running down a finger, in a Botanical style.
Rose with stem on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded man with long hair and a crown of thorns, looking upward, on the upper arm.
Crowned bearded portrait on upper arm
Close photo of a black ink tattoo of three stacked symbols, a comb, a heart-shaped spiral and an abstract figure, on the side of the ribs.
Three stacked symbols on the ribs
Colour traditional tattoo of a claw hammer with a wooden handle wrapped in two banners reading TELL HIM I'M GONE, on the outer forearm.
Hammer with banner reading Tell him I'm gone
Black and grey pen drawing of a sailing ship in a storm inside an ornate banner, with a lantern above, a compass and skull below and a quote on the scroll.
Ship in storm within ornate banner design
Black and grey dragon tattoo across the top of a foot and ankle, worn with a black pointed shoe and red pleated skirt.
Dragon tattoo on an ankle and foot
Colourful flash design of a grinning cartoon duck in a cyan sailor hat with a heart and MOM motif, shown with sharp teeth and dripping edges on a grey textured background.
Grinning cartoon duck in sailor hat
Black and grey pencil-shaded botanical flash drawing of an open rose with buds and leaves, shown on plain paper with no body placement.
Rose with leaves and buds design
Black dotwork and linework tattoo on a person's upper back showing a circular emblem with the numerals 042 inside a ring of angular script, with a small ornamental chain running up the spine.
Circular script emblem on upper back
Black and white photo of a small fine line eye tattoo on the inner wrist.
Small eye tattoo on a wrist
Colourful owl tattoo on the forearm in a soft watercolour-style wash of purple, pink, yellow and orange with dark shaded edges.
Watercolour-style owl on a forearm
Black and grey poppy tattoo with a long thin stem and leaves running across the inner forearm, drawn in a botanical style with stippled shading at the centre.
Poppy with a long stem on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a broomstick with hatched bristles and a bound handle, on the inner forearm.
Broom tattoo on a forearm
Small solid black pine tree tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, shown against a dark background.
Small pine tree on the inner wrist
Drawn tattoo design of a green dragon coiling through grey swirling clouds in a Japanese style, shown on a parchment-coloured background.
Green dragon among grey clouds design
Small fine line black script tattoo reading create on a woman's upper arm, photographed from behind at the beach.
Create script tattoo on upper arm
Dark henna-style mandala design covering the back of a hand, with vine and teardrop motifs on the fingers.
Mandala design on the back of a hand
Small black and grey anchor tattoo wrapped in rope on the side of an ankle, in a traditional style.
Anchor with rope on an ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo on a man's upper arm and shoulder showing a hooded winged figure with a halo, holding a cross, with script lettering below.
Hooded angel with cross on upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of red and pink poppies with buds and green leaves across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Vintage poppy bouquet on the shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a small oval outline with a short stroke and tiny dot inside, placed on the inner upper arm.
Minimal oval outline on the upper arm
A small tattoo of a white cat lying across a stack of books, with soft coloured splashes behind it and a tiny blue heart, placed on the upper back.
Cat asleep on a stack of books
Black widow spider tattoo with a red hourglass marking on the side of a woman's neck, with blonde hair pulled back.
Black widow spider on the neck
Close crop of a torso with a cluster of three black star tattoos on the side of the abdomen, beside a navel piercing.
Star tattoos on the side of the abdomen
Small black cross tattoo on the side of a finger, shown beside silver rings and dark nail polish on a hand resting near a car dashboard.
Small cross tattoo on a finger
Black script lettering running along a forearm, with the hand resting on a laptop keyboard beside it.
Thin script word on a forearm
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a leafless tree in front of a full moon, with birds in the sky and dark posts above still water.
Leafless tree and full moon on a forearm
Japanese style tattoo flash of a red and gold snake coiled among colourful chrysanthemums and black swirling waves.
Snake and chrysanthemums with waves design
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an owl wearing cat-eye glasses and perched on a stack of books, on a forearm.
Owl in cat-eye glasses on stacked books
Black script lettering tattoo on a forearm beside a gold wristwatch, with a fan of banknotes held up in front of the face.
Small script tattoo on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional style tattoo of a skull with a red and blue guitar neck on the upper arm, with abstract splashes of yellow, orange and blue.
Skull and guitar neck on upper arm
Three small black chevron tattoos in a fine line style along the side of a finger.
Three chevrons on a finger
Fine line black ghost tattoo with small solid eyes and 'ride or die' script beneath it, on a limb in a black and white photograph.
Fine line ghost with ride or die script
Fine line black tattoo of three camera aperture symbols in a vertical row, decreasing in size, on the outer thigh.
Three aperture symbols on a thigh
Woman seen from behind with a small black lettering quote tattoo across the lower back, above the waistband of black trousers.
Small lettering quote on lower back
Brown line drawing of an ornate lotus flower with paisley-style detailing, shown as a flash design for a tattoo with no body placement visible.
Ornate lotus flower design in brown line art
Red and graphite sketch of a geisha holding a sword, with a dragon tattoo design drawn across her shoulder and chest in Japanese style.
Geisha with dragon shoulder tattoo sketch
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a bouquet of poppies, tulips and a daisy with green leaves and a blue vase, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Bold flower bouquet on an upper arm
Two small fine line tattoos on fingers, a black outline of Mickey Mouse's head on one hand and Minnie Mouse with a red bow on the other.
Mickey and Minnie outline tattoos on fingers
Realistic colour tattoo of a red-orange moon with dark grey craters on the upper chest, near the collarbone.
Red moon on upper chest
Black and grey mandala tattoo with heart and flower motifs covering the back of a hand and wrist.
Mandala tattoo across the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork lantern with a moth, a dotted night sky and geometric lines, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Lantern and moth on a thigh

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