Tattoo ideas

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

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Realism tattoo of an anatomical heart wearing headphones, with a thin red heartbeat line running left, on a forearm.
Anatomical heart in headphones with heartbeat line
Traditional style swallow tattoo in green, pink and yellow with black outlines on the top of a foot, with painted teal toenails.
Swallow tattoo on the top of a foot
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with a beaded chain and looping script lettering around it, on an upper arm.
Pocket watch with script quote
Colour photo of a black bat wing fading into red with scattered red, green and purple HA lettering on the upper arm.
Bat wing and laughing HA lettering on upper arm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a tattoo design with curling vines, small flowers, a pocket watch on a chain with a key, and the script words Life is what you make of it.
Vine, flowers and pocket watch design
Black lettering tattoo reading 'if you don't live for something you'll die for nothing' across the chest, set in a plain serif style.
Quote lettering across the chest
Black and grey dotwork tattoo wrapped around the forearm like a band, showing a shaded forest silhouette with a small moon above the treeline.
Forest band tattoo on a forearm
Realistic lion head tattoo in blue, brown and yellow tones, with a flowing mane and green eyes, shown on skin.
Realistic lion head tattoo
Small black rose tattoo with a curled stem on the upper back near the shoulder blade, shown from behind against a dark background.
Small black rose on upper back
Black and grey script reading Triumph across a woman's chest, with shaded roses and flourishes on either side and a tattoo on her shoulder.
Triumph script with roses on chest
Monoline drawing of an anchor with the word faith written down its shank, in brown ink on aged parchment, shown as a tattoo design.
Anchor with faith lettering
Small black and grey dotwork pine tree tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small pine tree on a forearm
Blue-ink tattoo of a flock of birds rising above the words Sometimes you've gotta fall before you fly, across a person's upper back.
Flock of birds and script on upper back
Four-panel photo of a black and grey full arm sleeve with clouds, sunburst rays, doves, a pocket watch, an anchor and a compass rose, on the upper arm and forearm.
Black and grey cloud sleeve with doves and anchor
Two wrists showing matching black and grey tattoos of a key and a heart-shaped lock, each with a trail of dots, on the forearm near the wrist.
Matching key and heart lock on wrists
Black ink drawing on lined paper of a fine-line heartbeat trace running into a heart with a cross through it, with the words colossians 2:13 written beneath.
Heartbeat line with heart and cross design
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a raccoon holding an Oreo biscuit, surrounded by blackberries, blueberries and leaves, on a calf.
Raccoon with Oreo biscuits on a calf
Black lettering tattoo reading BAD WOLF in a blocky, hand-drawn style across the upper chest near the collarbone.
Bad Wolf lettering near the collarbone
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a woman's face split down the middle, with one side as a realistic eye and the other as a decorated sugar skull with scrollwork.
Half woman, half sugar skull portrait
A small orange and brown robin fine line tattoo on the inner wrist, with the hand raised against a wooden background.
Robin tattoo on the inner wrist
Colour realism tattoo on a thigh of a red-haired child with green eyes and an open-mouthed shout, wearing a floral shirt and plaid shorts against a blue background.
Realistic child portrait on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a rose over a banknote design, with shaded petals and fine engraved-style detail on the bill.
Rose over banknote design
Small fine line horseshoe tattoo in dark ink on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small horseshoe outline on a wrist
Fine line black arrow tattoo on the side of a finger, photographed on a pale hand against a wooden floor.
Small arrow tattoo on a finger
Black ink blackwork tattoo of a seated cat filled with mandala patterns on a forearm, with a paper stencil of the same design beside it.
Mandala cat on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a three-dimensional lightning bolt in shades of orange, red and yellow with dark edges, on the upper arm.
Orange 3D lightning bolt on upper arm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a ribcage shaped into a heart, with the words HERE LIES THE BONES OF A BROKEN HEART across the centre, shown as a tattoo design.
Ribcage heart with lettering
Black linework tattoo of an open eye, a rose and leaves on the forearm, shown in a close-up photo.
Eye, rose and leaves on a forearm
Black silhouette tattoo of a bare tree with branches spreading upward and three birds in flight above it, on the inner forearm.
Bare tree and birds on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo reading I am all made out of shipwrecks in a typewriter style on the inner upper arm, with a knitted sleeve pushed up above it.
Quote lettering on an upper arm
A sheet of six colourful cartoon tattoo designs on a white background, showing cupcakes, ice cream cones and a lollipop, with no body part visible.
Six cartoon cupcake, ice cream and lollipop designs
Flash design of a silver dragon coiling around an orange tiger that is mid-roar, with Chinese characters at the lower right, in Japanese-style tattoo artwork.
Silver dragon and tiger design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lightning bolt containing glasses, a book and a teacup, surrounded by handwritten script along the ribs.
Lightning bolt with objects and script on ribs
Black and grey sugar skull tattoo with floral patterns, scrollwork and an eye in a triangle, shown on the upper leg.
Sugar skull with floral detail on a limb
Gold line drawing of a geometric owl with spread wings, an arrow through its talons and rays above its head, on a black background.
Geometric owl with arrow and spread wings
White zip pouch printed with traditional-style tattoo flash designs of Hello Kitty, swallows, roses, hearts and a dagger in red, blue and green.
Hello Kitty tattoo flash zip pouch
Close-up of a small fine line script tattoo reading "so it goes." on the side of a person's torso, in dark ink on pale skin.
Small script quote "so it goes." on the side of the torso
Three small black Roman numeral III tattoos, one on each of three wrists, in a simple lettering style.
Three Roman numeral III wrist tattoos
Colourful rainbow paint splash tattoo with black Born This Way lettering and an equals sign on an upper arm, in a painterly style.
Rainbow paint splash with Born This Way on upper arm
Watercolour-style skull tattoo in blue, pink, orange and green with black splatters, on the upper arm of a person wearing a yellow top.
Watercolour skull on upper arm
Back view of a large butterfly wing tattoo in black and orange ink with swirling linework, spreading across the upper and mid back.
Butterfly wing tattoo across a bare back
Black fine line tattoo on a forearm showing mountains, a hot air balloon, a banner reading all those wander lost and a crossed arrow motif.
Mountain banner with wander lost lettering on a forearm
Red flame-like linework arcs around the kanji 愛 (love) in a tattoo design drawing on a plain white background, with no body part shown.
Red flame lines framing the kanji for love
Two forearms with fine line black script lettering, a small outlined triangle and a partial outline shape, shown with palms facing up.
Script phrases and a triangle on two forearms
Traditional style tattoo of open scissors with a dark blue ribbon and small stars on the upper arm, with pink shading.
Scissors and ribbon on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of feathers with orange and red accents and a black beaded band across the inner upper arm.
Feathers with a beaded band on the upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a tan dog's face with pink orchids and buds on a lower leg.
Dog portrait with pink orchids on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a blue-ringed octopus with teal spots and curling tentacles across a leg, shown on the calf.
Blue-ringed octopus on a leg

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