Tattoo ideas

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

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Black cursive script reading carry your heart across the upper back near the shoulder blade, with a dark-haired person facing away from the camera.
Cursive "carry your heart" on a shoulder
Black ink drawing of a yin yang symbol with melting, dripping ink running down from the dark half, shown on a white background.
Dripping yin yang symbol
Black line drawing of a horned ram head with a third eye, framed by flowers and leaves, shown as an uncoloured tattoo design on tracing paper.
Horned ram with third eye and flowers
Blue and black ink drawing of a nautilus shell with waves splashing out of its opening, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Nautilus shell with blue waves
Black and grey dotwork moon tattoo on the upper arm near the elbow, with a thin fine line curving on the forearm below.
Small shaded moon on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a small plus sign between two angle brackets on the inner forearm, with the arm raised against a plain wall.
Small angle bracket symbol on a forearm
Two clasped hands show matching solid red tattoos of a crowned letter Q and a crowned letter K, each above a heart, on the back of the hand.
Matching queen and king tattoos on two hands
Small black zigzag wave tattoo on the neck behind an ear, in a fine line style.
Zigzag wave tattoo behind the ear
Close side view of a woman with her arm raised, showing a small black fine line tattoo of an outlined rectangle with a wavy line and a dot on her side below the armpit.
Fine line rectangle with wave on the side ribs
Two bare feet show matching black fine line script lettering on the ankles, reading Sorellina Per Sempre and Sorella per sempre.
Matching sister script tattoos on two ankles
Coloured neo-traditional flash design of a red-haired mermaid in an oval cameo frame, with a teal tail, fish, an anchor and a banner reading SIREN.
Mermaid cameo with fish and a SIREN banner
Colour tattoo of a purple ribbon shaped into a butterfly with black swirl detailing, above black script reading I Will Fight, on skin.
Purple ribbon butterfly with I Will Fight script
Close view of a fine line gold dreamcatcher design on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with thin black straps crossing the skin.
Gold dreamcatcher on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of a skull wreathed in orange flames and smoke on a forearm, with a metal engine part below.
Flaming skull on a forearm
Traditional tattoo of a UFO beaming down over a house with the words I want to believe on a banner, with teal flowers, on the upper arm.
UFO and house in a banner roundel
Traditional style hawk tattoo in flight with red feather detailing on the outer thigh, with denim shorts visible above.
Hawk in flight on a thigh
Black dotwork mandala shaped as a turtle, with pink, green and yellow watercolour splashes, tattooed on a forearm.
Mandala turtle on a forearm
Several temporary tattoo designs on a wooden table, including a dreamcatcher with feathers, crossed arrows, an anchor and script lettering.
Temporary tattoo sheets with dreamcatcher and script
Gold metallic temporary tattoo transfers of a diamond ring with Team Bride and Bride lettering, laid out on white backing sheets.
Team Bride temporary tattoo designs in gold
Black line drawing of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, a ring bow and exposed gears on the dial, shown as a tattoo design.
Pocket watch with visible gears line drawing
Black and grey realistic drawing of a howling wolf with dark ink drips falling from its neck, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Howling wolf with ink drips
Black and grey realistic bee tattoo with poppies and wildflowers on an upper arm.
Bee and poppies on an upper arm
Black line drawing of an interlaced Celtic triquetra knot with looping bands, shown as a flash design on a white background.
Celtic triquetra knot design
Black silhouette drawing of a flock of birds taking flight across a white background, a design suited to a tattoo.
Flock of birds in flight silhouette
Close-up photo of a simple black cat tattoo with a white eye on the outer rim of an ear.
Black cat tattoo on the ear
Black and grey skull tattoo with roses and a thorny vine across the back of a hand, photographed against a black background.
Skull and roses on the back of a hand
Two bare feet with grey script lettering tattooed along the outer edges, with dark red toenail polish and a hedge behind.
Script lettering on both feet
Pen drawing of a hamsa hand filled with mandala and paisley patterns and an open eye at its centre, drawn on paper with a black pen.
Hamsa hand with eye design sketch
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a dog's head in profile, with a white muzzle and eye, on the outer ankle.
Dog head silhouette on an ankle
Small giraffe tattoo with black outlines and brown and grey spotting, placed on the neck behind the ear.
Giraffe tattoo behind the ear
Traditional style colour tattoo of a blue police box with a red ribbon and red flowers and green leaves, on a woman's upper arm.
TARDIS and flowers on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a grey cat peering out from green and blue leaves and grass on the outer thigh.
Grey cat with green foliage on thigh
Colour tattoo of a stag head with black branch-like antlers and a stippled black moon above it, placed on the upper arm.
Stag with branch antlers and moon on upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of an owl face with yellow daisies and green leaves on the inner forearm.
Owl and daisies on a forearm
Two matching colour tattoos of chibi Anna and Elsa from Frozen, one on each wrist of a pair of arms held together.
Anna and Elsa chibi wrist tattoos
Black linework design of two roses and a pair of ornate scissors with a dotted trail, shown in a neo-traditional style on skin.
Two roses and scissors line design
Traditional tattoos on a forearm showing an elephant over a Truth banner, a star with a Beauty banner, a Freedom banner above a figure, and a heart with a Love banner.
Stacked traditional tattoos on a forearm
Japanese style koi fish with orange flowers and waves covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Koi fish and flowers on upper arm and shoulder
Close-up of a hand with pale pink nails and a tiny solid red heart tattoo on the side of the middle finger.
Small heart tattoo on a finger
Black and grey butterfly wing tattoo across the upper back of a woman with her blonde hair in a bun, seen from behind.
Butterfly wings tattoo on upper back
Illustrated silver-white phoenix with spread wings wreathed in orange and red flames on a black background, a design with no body placement shown.
Phoenix rising in flames
Back view of a man with a large flowing wave tattoo in black outline and orange and brown fills covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Flowing wave tattoo across back and upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a sunrise over snowy mountains and pine trees, with a red and gold sun and three sports team emblems.
Mountains, sunrise and team logos on upper arm
Black and grey back piece tattoo of a skull and a sugar-skull woman with a rose and a skeletal hand, shown in realistic shading across the back.
Skull and sugar-skull woman back piece
Woman seen from behind with red abstract ornamental linework tattoos across her upper back and upper arm, face turned away.
Red ornamental linework on back and upper arm
Forearm tattoo of grey seed heads on thin stems above a shaded geometric circle, with orange and red vertical streaks below.
Seed heads and geometric circle on a forearm
Colourful tattoo on a forearm of a sunrise over mountains and a winding river, set inside an ornate grey shaded frame.
Mountain landscape in an ornate frame on a forearm
Fine gold line drawing of an eye with radiating rays, a sunburst centre and hanging geometric totem tassels on a black background.
Eye and totem design in gold line

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