Tattoo ideas

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

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Black script lettering reading I mourn for those who never knew you across the upper back of a woman with shoulder-length blonde hair, in a lettering style on the back.
Script quote across upper back
Black fine line tattoo of a seated cat with a halo, wings and a star, placed on the inner wrist.
Winged cat with halo on a wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds towards three birds, with the script 'i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)', on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dandelion seeds, birds and script on a shoulder
Black and white photo of a fine line cross tattoo on the side of a finger, with hands resting together.
Small cross tattoo on a finger
Two wrists with matching fine line tattoos of Snoopy and Woodstock from Peanuts, each holding a red heart, with the palms facing the camera.
Snoopy and Woodstock matching wrist tattoos
Black and grey engraving-style tattoo of a blueberry sprig with leaves on a forearm, with a cat below and a partly visible hedgehog to the right.
Blueberry sprig, hedgehog and cat on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a large-eyed, big-eared furry creature standing on a calf, shaded in browns, pinks and grey.
Gremlins-style creature on a calf
Grey-shaded poppies with loose sketchy linework and red ink splashes, plus a fine-lined dragonfly, tattooed on a forearm.
Poppies and dragonfly on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a teal and orange beetle with a central eye and green leaves, placed on the upper back near the neck.
Traditional beetle with eye on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a semi truck with smoke, a moon and the script The Ride Home, on the calf.
Semi truck with The Ride Home script
Black ink pen drawing of a fox-masked figure surrounded by peonies, a woman's face and an oni face, designed as a Japanese-style tattoo sketch with no body part shown.
Fox mask figure with peonies and oni face sketch
Two hands palms down showing small black fingertip tattoos of a rose, spider, arrow and snowflake, with bolder traditional-style designs on the backs of the hands.
Finger and hand tattoos with black nails
Black ornate script lettering tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist of a woman with long blonde hair, in a Lettering style.
Ornate script lettering on a wrist
Black script lettering reading I can show you the world with decorative flourishes across the upper chest.
Script quote across the upper chest
Black fine line arrow tattoo with a dotted shaft and angular geometric tips on the outer ankle and heel of a foot.
Fine line arrow on the ankle
Black line drawing of a stiletto high heel built from ornate flowers, leaves and swirling paisley motifs on a white background.
Floral high-heel shoe line drawing
Black and grey line drawing of a skull framed by fern-like foliage and a beaded arc above, with the word Virgo and a short poem beneath, shown as a botanical tattoo design.
Skull and foliage Virgo design
Colour tattoo of a bird in flight with teal wings and an orange breast, sketched in loose linework on the upper torso.
Flying bird with teal wings and orange breast
Black and grey realism tattoo of a large open rose with shaded leaves, shown on bare skin on a limb.
Realistic black and grey rose on a limb
Upper arm and shoulder with a black lace-patterned tattoo, pink flower petals and a purple feather, with hanging chains and a small anchor.
Black lace and pink flower on an upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a doll face with large blue eyes and freckles across the back of a hand.
Doll face tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey photo of a woman's bare upper back with a sunburst and a vertical column of planetary symbols tattooed beside the spine.
Sun and planetary symbols down a back
Close-up of a small black fine line crown tattoo with hanging drip details on the middle finger of a hand resting on a thigh.
Small crown tattoo on middle finger
Fine line black outline tattoo of peonies and buds arranged in a triangle on the inner upper arm.
Floral triangle on an upper arm
Fine line geometric tattoo in black ink showing an arrow, two overlapping circles and a small diamond on the inner forearm.
Arrow and circles on a forearm
Fine line black script reading in a world of my own runs across the forearm, ending in a daisy drawn in matching linework on the right.
Script phrase and daisy on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon cat character wearing a feathered headdress and a fringed orange outfit, on the inner forearm.
Cartoon cat in feather headdress on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a red horned devil playing a black star-shaped electric guitar on the side of the ribs.
Red devil with electric guitar on ribs
Pencil sketch of a swallow in flight among magnolia blooms and leafy sprigs, a tattoo design with no placement shown.
Swallow and magnolia design sketch
Black circular tattoo with red detail sitting behind a person's ear, shown in a side view photograph.
Circular emblem tattoo behind the ear
Black line geometric swan tattoo with angular wings on the outer thigh, shown beside a navy dress.
Geometric swan on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a cat character wearing a gold crown and red bow, set above a large pink rose on a forearm.
Cat character with rose on a forearm
Black and grey line drawing of a winged serpent holding a skeleton key in its mouth, beside a heart-shaped padlock with butterflies.
Winged serpent with key and heart padlock
Black lettering tattoo in a handwritten script running diagonally across the ribs of a person with wet skin, one arm folded across the chest.
Handwritten script tattoo along the ribs
Two forearms pressed together showing black and grey realism rose tattoos on the forearm, one with a skeleton key and ink splatter.
Black and grey rose forearms with a key
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a fantasy map with labels including the Shire, Hobbiton and Bree, placed across a person's upper back.
Middle-earth map tattoo on a upper back
Dark botanical design of flowers, leaves and vines across the back of a hand and along one finger.
Floral henna-style design on the back of a hand
Black and white photo of a small fine line lotus tattoo with overlapping outlined petals and three dots below it, on the side of the ribs.
Fine line lotus on the side ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses and a pocket watch on the upper arm, shown from two angles side by side.
Roses and pocket watch on an upper arm
Close photograph of a traditional style red rose tattoo with green leaves and black outlines, sitting near the elbow on an upper arm.
Red rose with green leaves on an arm
Fine line tattoo of a baby polar bear and a baby penguin with a small blue snowflake above them, on the ankle.
Baby polar bear and penguin on an ankle
Close-up of a black and grey realism rose tattoo on a woman's forearm, with a silver ring with a turquoise stone on her raised hand.
Black and grey roses on a forearm
Small fine line black bird tattoos flying across a woman's shoulder, with a cameo necklace and red lipstick visible above.
Small birds in flight on a shoulder
Small traditional style candle tattoo with a yellow flame, black rays and a gold holder on the back of a hand.
Candle tattoo on the back of a hand
Hand-drawn black ink sketch on lined paper of a symmetrical looped knot motif with the words The Story of The Wild Ones written around it.
The Story of The Wild Ones design sketch
Purple pencil sketch of crossed scissors, a comb, a ribbon and two roses, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Scissors, comb and roses design sketch
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a fern frond inside a circular frame on a forearm, with shaded linework.
Fern leaf in a circle on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a woman in profile with closed eyes, a blue bird, a red rose and green leaves, sitting on the upper arm.
Woman in profile with bird and rose on upper arm

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