Tattoo ideas

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

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Black fine-line tattoos of a palm tree, a safety pin, a can, a triangle and small words across a forearm, thigh and calf.
Small fine-line icons on arms and legs
Close-up of a fine line black and grey tattoo of a paint swatch card reading TATTONE 5K1 N on the upper arm, beneath a grey sleeve.
Colour swatch tattoo on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a lollipop with the words SUCK IT above it, placed on the upper arm.
Lollipop and SUCK IT lettering on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a peony, poppy and orchid-like flower with rosemary sprigs on the outer thigh, drawn in fine line and dotwork shading.
Floral bouquet on the thigh
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a bee with detailed wings, on the inner upper arm.
Small bee tattoo on upper arm
Close-up of a fine line botanical tattoo of three poppies in red and blue outline, running from the shoulder down the upper arm.
Poppies in red and blue line on upper arm
Close-up of a small black fine line script tattoo on a woman's ribs, with a tiny star-like tattoo on her upper arm, taken on a sunny beach.
Fine line script tattoo on the ribs at the beach
A fine line black tattoo of a flamingo outline on the inner upper arm.
Single-line flamingo on an inner arm
Fine line blue jellyfish tattoo with dotwork dots and a line of script on a woman's upper arm.
Blue jellyfish on an upper arm
Close view of a woman's arms showing black lettering and an arrow on the forearm, a red and black lotus on the upper arm, and a dark patterned tattoo beside it.
Lettering and lotus tattoos on forearm and upper arm
Fine black line tattoo of three roses arranged in a triangle on the inner upper arm, in a botanical style.
Three roses in a triangle on an arm
Fine line black tattoo of two crossed botanical sprigs on the upper arm, shown against a black and white patterned top and a grey wall.
Two botanical sprigs on upper arm
Fine line blue police box outline with black Allons-y script tattooed on the upper arm.
Allons-y and police box outline on an arm
Fine line black tattoo of a leafy sprig curving in an arc on the upper arm.
Leafy sprig arc on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of rabbits holding balloons on the upper arm, drawn in thin reddish-brown ink.
Balloons and rabbits on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a hand making a finger heart gesture with small sparkle marks above it, on the inner upper arm near the elbow.
Finger heart gesture on upper arm
Black and white photo of a fine line double zigzag tattoo on the inner upper arm, below a grey t-shirt sleeve.
Double zigzag line tattoo on upper arm
Small fine line botanical tattoo of a chamomile sprig in black ink on the inner upper arm, above the elbow.
Chamomile sprig on upper arm
Black fine line cursive script tattoo running down the outer upper arm of a person whose back and shoulder are also visible.
Cursive script tattoo on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a dotted line with five small star shapes running diagonally across the upper arm, in black ink.
Fine line star constellation on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a mountain, a tree and a sun inside a circle on the inner upper arm.
Circular mountain and tree landscape on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a compass rose with a sun and crescent moon face, placed on the upper arm.
Sun and crescent moon compass on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a lemon wedge on the inner upper arm, with segments drawn in simple outline.
Lemon wedge on the upper arm
Close view of a small black fine line palm tree tattoo on the upper arm of a woman with long wavy brown hair, seen from behind.
Small palm tree tattoo on an upper arm
Close view of a fine line script tattoo reading expecto patronum in dark ink across the upper arm, with a blue sleeve visible at the top left.
Expecto patronum script on upper arm
White metallic dreamcatcher with a mandala and hanging feathers across the upper arm and shoulder, shown in fine line detail.
White dreamcatcher and mandala on upper arm
Two black fine line botanical tattoos on upper arms, one a bundle of lavender-like stems and the other a sprig of small wildflowers with buds.
Botanical sprigs on upper arms
Black and white diptych of two swan tattoos on an upper arm: a solid swan with dotted fading wing on the left, and a fine line outline swan on the right.
Swan tattoos on the upper arm, solid and outline
Black and grey fine line tattoos on an upper arm: a shaded polyhedron with animals and lettering, a diagram of hands on axes, and an engraved multi-tool below.
Polyhedron, hands diagram and pocket knife on upper arm
Fine line constellation tattoo of connected dots and thin black lines across the upper back, shoulders and arms.
Constellation linework across upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of wildflowers, including cornflowers and open five-petal blooms, on the outer thigh.
Wildflower bouquet on a thigh
Fine line tattoo of a jagged mountain ridge outline in dark ink on an upper arm, with a grey sleeve above it.
Jagged mountain ridge line tattoo on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of four arrows with feather and leaf fletching and stippled dotwork arrowheads, on the upper arm.
Four arrows on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line botanical tattoo of a cow parsley sprig with stippled flower heads on the inner upper arm.
Cow parsley sprig on the upper arm
Fine line tattoo of small animals holding blue, purple and red balloons across the upper arm.
Animals holding balloons on upper arm
Black outline tattoo of a horseshoe crab on an upper arm, with a second photo of a similar fine line horseshoe crab on a forearm.
Horseshoe crab outline on arm
Black fine-line tattoo of a line with a dot and small loops on the inner wrist, beside a black-and-grey tree tattoo on the upper arm.
Fine line wrist mark and tree on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo on an upper arm of an astrological chart with planet glyphs, dotted orbit lines, a central circle and numerals.
Astrological chart tattoo on upper arm
Black fine-line tattoo of a torus shape with radiating vertical lines on the inside of an upper arm, in a geometric style.
Striped torus outline on upper arm
Black fine line fern sprig tattoo curving across the upper arm of a woman seated on a bed, seen from behind.
Fern sprig on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of an arrow passing through two circles, with a small triangle and dots, on an upper arm.
Geometric arrow with circles on an arm
Fine line tattoo of a city skyline outline in pale ink on an upper arm, shown in a black and white photograph.
City skyline outline on upper arm
Two arms pressed together in black and grey, one with fine line lettering reading GIRL ALMIGHTY on the forearm and one with SHE'S NOT AFRAID on the upper arm.
Girl Almighty and She's Not Afraid text tattoos
Black fine-line geometric wolf head tattoo on the upper arm of a woman wearing a white vest top.
Geometric wolf head on upper arm
Black ink fine line tattoo of a shaded cloud with dripping raindrops and a rope leading down to a hand holding a rose, on the upper arm.
Cloud raining over a hand holding a rose
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a diamond motif with arrow ends and scrolls across the inner upper arm.
Fine line geometric band on an upper arm
Black fine line mandala sleeve covering the upper arm and forearm of a woman in a beige crop top.
Mandala sleeve on an arm
Fine line black script tattoo reading "fairest of them all" across the upper arm, shown in close up against blurred skin.
Script quote "fairest of them all" on skin

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