Tattoo ideas

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

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Two people sit side by side showing matching watercolour-style cherry blossom tattoos on their upper arms, with pink blossoms, green washes and black ink splatters.
Matching cherry blossom tattoos on upper arms
Traditional style flash drawing of a colourful owl perched on a branch, with a rose partly visible at the bottom edge.
Traditional owl on a branch flash
Two black and grey shaded feather tattoos on the inner forearms of a woman whose hands are clasped under her chin.
Two feather tattoos on forearms
Watercolour-style drawing of the cartoon character Stitch sitting beside the word OHANA in thin handwritten lettering on a cream background.
Stitch sitting beside the word Ohana
Two matching fine line tattoos of stick figures joined by a long straight line, one on each inner wrist.
Matching stick figure wrist tattoos
Black ornamental hamsa hand tattoo with a mandala pattern centred on a woman's upper back, photographed from behind.
Hamsa hand on upper back
Black and grey sugar skull tattoo with ornamental detail on the outer upper thigh of a woman wearing a black dress.
Sugar skull on the thigh
Black ink tattoo of an ornate dress form with scrollwork and a fleur-de-lis top, sitting on the side of a person's upper back.
Dress form tattoo on the upper back
Realistic pocket watch with a chain and a poppy flower on a forearm, shaded in black and grey with small gold accents.
Realistic pocket watch and poppy on forearm
Black and grey forearm tattoo of an animal skull with fangs, a feathered wing and a shaded rose, with a partly visible ribbon banner above.
Skull, wing and rose on a forearm
Close photo of a fine line black ink tattoo of the word free on the back of a hand, with a woman's shoulder and turquoise jewellery visible.
Free word tattoo on the back of a hand
Close-up of a gold botanical vine and flower design with leaves running along a bare forearm and upper arm, with a woman's lips and chin visible above.
Gold vine and flower design on an arm
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading Beloved on the side ribs, with a grey t-shirt lifted beside it.
Beloved script on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a hairless sphynx cat inside an ornate scrolled frame with a geometric diamond pattern behind it.
Sphynx cat in an ornate frame
Two close-up photos of a traditional style shark tattoo with open jaws and a skull wearing a top hat, on a leg.
Shark and top hat skull tattoo
Black and grey realism drawing of a snarling tiger merged with a woman's face, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Tiger and woman portrait design
Colour tattoo of a vintage camera with a pop-up flash unit on the forearm, shaded in teal and black.
Vintage camera with flash on a forearm
Sketch-style TARDIS tattoo with a blue watercolour wash and a Bad Wolf sign, placed on the outer thigh.
TARDIS with Bad Wolf sign on a thigh
Two clasped hands show a black fine line script tattoo reading smile on each wrist.
Script word smile on two wrists
Fine line white ink wave outline tattooed on the top of a bare foot near the ankle, resting on a grey concrete surface.
Wave outline on the top of a foot
Black line drawing of a tattoo design with curling scrolls, small dots and a solid star with an open centre, shown on a plain white background.
Swirling flourish with a star
Black and grey fine line back tattoo of symmetrical scrollwork, acanthus leaves and radiating sunburst lines across a person's upper and mid back.
Symmetrical scrollwork back tattoo
Black and grey script lettering reading it is what it is, with a looping flourish, tattooed on a lower leg above a sneaker in a black and white photo.
Script lettering reading it is what it is
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a chain of bubble-like beads wrapping the ankle and running across the top of a foot to a lotus flower and om symbol.
Bead chain anklet with lotus and om symbol
Solid black blackwork tattoo of seated four-armed Ganesha with an om symbol and a small mouse, placed on the upper leg.
Ganesha with om symbol and mouse on a thigh
Black and grey geometric tattoo of solid and outline circles with fine vertical lines running down the spine on a person's back.
Circles and fine lines down the spine
Green shamrock tattoo design made of interlaced ribbon with heart-shaped leaves, outlined in black with yellow-green shading, shown as a drawing without a body placement.
Interlaced shamrock with heart-shaped leaves
Black ornamental tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a geometric frame, scalloped borders and a central botanical motif.
Ornamental wrist tattoo with lotus motif
White ink botanical tattoo of a lotus flower with leaves and swirling vines across the upper back and shoulder blade.
White ink lotus and swirls on upper back
Close-up of a fine-line black script tattoo reading smile across the inner wrist, with a grey sleeve and soft pink blurred background.
Smile script tattoo on a wrist
Black ink tattoo of two swallows above the words We Only Part To Meet Again in a typewriter-style font, on the side of the torso.
Two swallows above a quote on the side
Black and grey hummingbird tattoo with geometric linework on a forearm, shown beside a drawn version of the same design.
Geometric hummingbird on a forearm
Black and grey rose tattoo with a long stem on a person's upper back, shaded in soft, watercolour-like washes.
Black and grey rose on upper back
Two black tribal-style armband tattoos on a pair of forearms, one with interlocking circles and zigzag bands and the other with circles, a checkerboard and parallel lines, placed on the forearms.
Geometric armband tattoos on both forearms
Black and grey pencil drawing of an ornate pocket watch with Roman numerals, acanthus scrollwork and a beaded chain, shown as a tattoo design.
Pocket watch with scrollwork design
Fine line tattoo on the inner forearm showing a black anchor, a semicolon, a solid dot and a looping line ending in a lilac teardrop.
Anchor and semicolon tattoo on a forearm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a sitting cat with sketchy black outlines on the upper thigh.
Watercolour-style cat tattoo on a thigh
Realistic blue water splash tattoo wrapping around the inner wrist, shown from three angles against a grey background.
Blue water splash on a wrist
Outline tattoo of two cartoon lion cubes with soft purple and orange splashes behind them, shown on skin.
Two cartoon lion cubes with purple splashes
Black and grey tattoo of a spiral galaxy with small stars inside a solid black triangle, on the inner forearm.
Spiral galaxy in a triangle on a forearm
Back view of a fine line black mandala tattoo with dotted accents centred on the upper back, with a hand holding the top of a grey vest.
Dotted mandala on upper back
Small black and grey anchor tattoo with rope detail on the side of the ribs, worn by a person in a black bikini top.
Small anchor tattoo on the ribs
Black ink tattoo of a circular flower inside a ring of block-capital text, placed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Circular flower and quote on a forearm
Fine line black script tattoo reading La vie est faite de petits bonheurs on the inner forearm, with a lace fabric background.
French script quote on a forearm
Black and grey ornamental scroll and flower tattoo on the side of a torso, running from the ribs towards the hip.
Black ornamental scroll tattoo on the side ribs
Man in a white striped shirt and black tie with black and grey forearm tattoos, geometric linework on the left arm and leaves with script on the right forearm.
Linework sleeves on both forearms
Black outline tattoo of Snow White holding a red apple, with red accents on the apple and her dress, on a limb of the body.
Snow White holding a red apple
Gold metallic temporary tattoo reading bride tribe in script with a small diamond above, on the forearm near the wrist.
Bride tribe script with diamond on forearm

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