Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey shaded wing tattoo on an ankle, beside a black leather shoe and a black and white patterned bedsheet.
Shaded wing tattoo on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of a cat head outline with a long wavy tail ending in a paw print, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Cat outline with paw print on the wrist
Two colourful hummingbird tattoos, one on the side of the ribs and one on the inner forearm near the wrist, drawn with loose sketched lines and soft pink, teal and orange washes.
Two hummingbirds on ribs and inner forearm
Blue and teal seahorse tattoo with black outlines and small bubbles on a person's forearm, against a red wall.
Blue seahorse with bubbles on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl perched on a stack of books, on the upper arm.
Owl perched on a stack of books
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a lotus centre and dangling chain details, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Lotus mandala on an upper arm and shoulder
Colour tattoo of three cartoon fairies in blue, green and red gowns, sitting on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Three cartoon fairies on the inner wrist
Black and grey geometric line tattoo of two roses on the upper thigh, with the top of denim jeans visible above it.
Geometric roses on the upper thigh
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS in front of an orange sunburst, with the words we're all stories in the end, on the upper thigh.
TARDIS with quote on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose formed from torn and rolled banknotes, sitting on the forearm.
Rose made from rolled banknotes on a forearm
Small black tattoo of Mickey Mouse ears above a Disney-style D logo, sitting behind a person's ear, with teal and green hair in buns and braids.
Mickey Mouse and Disney logo behind the ear
Watercolour-style tattoo of pink roses and small dark-centred flowers with green splashes, running down the upper arm.
Watercolour roses and flowers on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a skull merged with layered feathers, placed on the side of the ribs.
Feathered skull on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a cartoon purple owl with large teal eyes perched on a brown branch, with a small teal leaf, on the outer thigh.
Purple owl on a branch on a thigh
A black and grey bear head flash design with detailed fur linework and shading, shown on a sepia watercolour background.
Bear head design in sepia tones
Colour tattoo of a peace sign filled with red and white stripes and blue stars, placed on the ribs.
Peace sign with American flag on ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an hourglass with a diamond inside, two peonies and an everlasting banner on the side of the ribs.
Hourglass and peonies on the ribs
Black and grey infinity heart tattoo on an ankle, with a second matching tattoo visible on the other leg above a black sock.
Infinity heart tattoo on the ankle
Colour tattoo of a galaxy-filled anchor wrapped in rope with two shaded butterflies, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Galaxy anchor and butterflies on a lower leg
Photo of a black-outlined downward triangle tattoo filled with swirling teal marble shading, placed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Teal marbled triangle on the wrist
Close-up of the phrase live a little in small black serif lettering on the side of a person's ribs, with a dark-nailed hand resting above it.
Live a little lettering on the side ribs
Fine line black tattoo of three mountain peaks on the upper back, near the shoulder blade, on a person with dark curly hair.
Mountain peaks on upper back
Black typewriter-style lettering reading I am the hero of this story on the inner wrist of a raised, clenched fist against a dark background.
Quote on the wrist: I am the hero of this story
Full-colour tattoo of Mario riding Yoshi, both cartoon video game characters, on the lower leg.
Mario riding Yoshi on a lower leg
Two traditional colour swallow tattoos sit side by side on a person's upper chest, above a blue strapless top.
Two swallows on the chest
Black fine line paw print above the script name Oliver and cat whiskers with a small pink heart, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Paw print, script name and cat whiskers on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork swallow in flight above a lotus flower tattoo on the side of the ribs.
Swallow and lotus on the ribs
Fine line tattoo of alternating grey and red parallel lines wrapping around the inner forearm and wrist.
Parallel lines wrapped around a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a skeleton entwined with a bare tree, running down the side of the ribs, with small red accents on the branches.
Skeleton and bare tree on the ribs
Close photo of a black line tattoo of three birds in flight on a woman's shoulder, with a black strappy top and green trees behind.
Three birds in flight on a shoulder
Two realistic black and grey cat head tattoos, one on the inner forearm and one on the wrist, with two hands clasped together.
Two cat head tattoos on forearm and wrist
Japanese style colour tattoo of a black cat and a green dragon among waves, covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown in a close-up alongside a detail view.
Cat and green dragon on an upper arm
Black script lettering tattooed on the side of a ribcage, with a person in orange strappy lingerie lying down.
Script lettering on the ribs
Black and grey realistic rose tattoo on the back of a hand, with banknote-style text and texture across the petals.
Banknote rose on the back of a hand
Black ink tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and vertical line, surrounded by curved lettering across a person's upper back.
Deathly Hallows symbol with quote on back
Black and white ink drawing of a howling wolf whose head rises above the profile of a person with long hair, set on a plain grey background.
Howling wolf merged with a profile portrait
Black line drawing of a stylised animal with a flowing tail, standing in water beside a large swirling crescent, drawn as a tattoo design.
Swirling stylised animal standing in water
Black and grey butterfly tattoo on the upper back, with its wings breaking up into flying bird silhouettes.
Butterfly dissolving into birds on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skeleton couple with sugar skull detailing, surrounded by butterflies, swirls and a rose on a veil.
Skeleton couple with butterflies and rose
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an animal head with long ears inside a leafy oval frame on the forearm.
Animal head in oval frame on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf howling at a moon beneath a row of pine trees on the inner forearm.
Wolf howling at moon with pine trees on forearm
Colour tattoo on a leg of the character Scar from The Lion King, split into angular coloured panels, with lion silhouettes under a teal moon above.
Scar from The Lion King in geometric colour
Cross-stitch on white fabric in a dark frame showing traditional tattoo motifs: a red heart with a LOVE banner and dagger, and an anchor wrapped in rope with stars.
Cross-stitch heart, dagger and anchor flash
Realism tattoo of a wooden cross wrapped in a crown of thorns and a draped purple cloth, with stones and nails at the base, on a lower leg.
Wooden cross with thorns and purple cloth on a calf
Black and white pencil drawing of an outlined heart joined to a heartbeat line that flows into the word love in cursive script, on textured paper.
Heart, heartbeat line and love script design
Pencil flash sheet of an Egyptian cat head, jackal head, winged scarab and woman in a collar, set against a hieroglyph background.
Egyptian flash sheet with cat, jackal and scarab
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open book, a rose, a patterned teacup and saucer and a pocket watch on the side of the torso.
Rose, book, teacup and pocket watch
Black and grey tattoo of a skull with a pineapple top, shaded with fine linework, on the forearm.
Skull and pineapple on a forearm

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