Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of an anime-style character in a straw hat and red scarf on the forearm, with black and grey shading behind it.
Anime character with stretched arm on forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a geometric star within clouds and falling dashes, ending in a faceted pendant, on the inner forearm.
Geometric star and pendant on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a white unicorn with a blue mane inside a grey scrollwork frame on the upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Unicorn in an ornate frame on upper arm
Small black peace symbol tattoo on a finger of a hand making a V sign, against a blurred background.
Peace symbol on a finger
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design with two shaded roses, a Roman numeral pocket watch, a curling banner and a chain, in black and grey.
Pocket watch, roses and chain design
Traditional colour tattoo of a stack of books, red roses and green leaves, with a banner reading I've lived a thousand lives, on a forearm.
Stacked books and roses with a banner
Collage of three tattoos reading Ohana in black script, with green sea turtles, a blue Stitch character and a pink plumeria flower.
Ohana tattoos with turtles, Stitch and plumeria
Black ink compass rose with an eight-point star, scalloped ornament and dotted circle on a forearm, in fine line style.
Compass rose on a forearm
Fine line black script reading dreamer on the side of a person's ribs, partly covered by a white knitted jumper.
Dreamer script on the ribs
Black fine line tattoo of the state of Michigan with the word Home in script beneath it, on the upper arm.
Michigan state outline with Home script
Blue floral tattoo of layered flowers and leaves on a woman's upper arm and shoulder, shown in a Botanical style.
Blue floral tattoo on a shoulder
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat silhouette filled with red and pink roses and olive leaves, shown in a two-panel view on the torso.
Rose-filled cat silhouette tattoo
Teal script lettering reading Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also, running diagonally across a person's back.
Script quotation across a back
Fine line geometric design of two overlapping circles crossed by a horizontal line, with the overlap filled in solid black, shown without a body placement.
Overlapping circles on a horizontal line
Colour tattoo of four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in fighting poses across a leg, with bold outlines and bright green shell and skin tones.
Four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on a leg
Dotwork and geometric thigh tattoo of a hot air balloon, a sailing ship and a whale in black with teal and red accents, shown on the outer thigh.
Balloon, ship and whale on thigh
Fine line black lettering tattoo reading For thou art with me and Ps 23:4 across the inner forearm.
Psalm 23:4 quote on the inner forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an antique sundial and Roman numeral clock face wrapping around a forearm.
Realistic sundial and clock face on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo of a quote about courage on the outer thigh, framed by ornate scrolls and set in a mix of bold and italic serif type.
Quote tattoo with scrollwork on a thigh
Small fine line tattoo of three arrows in dark ink with reddish fletching on a woman's forearm, below a grey sleeve and beside long loose hair.
Three arrows on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a vertical arrow with feather fletching and stacked crescent moons and circles on a forearm.
Arrow with crescent moons on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of Bambi and Thumper from Disney's Bambi, with blue swirls and sparkles, on the forearm.
Bambi and Thumper on a forearm
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with an eight-point star inside a circle and arrow points, on the inner forearm.
Compass rose on a forearm
Colour tattoo of puzzle pieces, green leaves and a dotted beaded line curving around the ankle and onto the top of a foot.
Puzzle pieces and leaves on an ankle
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a walking lion with a full mane on the upper arm and shoulder.
Walking lion on upper arm
Pencil sketch design of a fox lying down among leaves and flowers, with a faint butterfly outline, drawn on cream paper.
Sketched fox with flowers
Black dotwork and blackwork tattoo on a forearm showing a hand, a lighthouse, a crescent moon and stars inside a large triangle, with smaller triangles below.
Lighthouse, hand and night sky in a triangle on a forearm
Close-up of a small row of tiny coloured dots in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple tattooed on a forearm, in front of a rainbow-striped backdrop.
Small rainbow dot tattoo on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a solar system with orbit rings and small coloured planets, plus geometric crystal outlines, on the inside of a forearm against grass.
Solar system and crystals on a forearm
Back of a woman with a small black geometric tattoo of stacked arrows and chevrons running vertically down the upper back, with a silver chain draped across the skin.
Vertical arrow motif on upper back
Hand-drawn orange seahorse with a black outline and a blue wash behind it, with rising bubbles above, on the forearm near the elbow.
Seahorse with bubbles on a forearm
Black and grey feather tattoo with small script lettering on the side of a tanned torso, wearing an orange cut-out swimsuit.
Feather and script tattoo on the ribs
Man in a navy polo shirt showing an eye tattoo with red linework on his neck, a geometric eye tattoo on his upper arm and a rose tattoo on his forearm.
Eye tattoos on neck and arms
Colourful butterfly tattoo with a loose, painted watercolour look on the forearm, with a small solid black circle tattoo near the wrist.
Painted-style butterfly on a forearm
Painted drawing of a Cheshire cat in a teacup with a rose, playing card, key, cupcake and Drink Me bottle, in a neo-traditional style, shown as a design with no body placement.
Cheshire cat and teacup design
Small grey elephant holding a pink heart balloon on a string, in fine line style, on the wrist.
Elephant holding a heart balloon on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo on the inner forearm of a person in a white vest top, showing a cat silhouette and small heart joined by a heartbeat trace.
Cat and heartbeat line on a forearm
Close-up of a fine line lettering tattoo on the side of the ribs reading Listen with your heart, framed by red swirls and small blue and green leaves.
Listen with your heart quote on ribs
Black script lettering reading psalm 46:5 across the inner wrist, drawn in a fine, flowing hand.
Psalm 46:5 script on a wrist
Small fine line tattoo of a coffee cup with wisps of steam on the outer ankle, in dark ink.
Small coffee cup on an ankle
White fine line drawing of a swallow in flight with swept wings and forked tail on a dark grey background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Swallow in flight line drawing
Fine line black tattoo of descending circles and dots on the forearm, with one circle crossed by a diagonal line, against a floral fabric background.
Descending circles on a forearm
Flash sheet of western-style lettering designs, including NASHVILLE, OLD WESTERN and Bleeding Cowboy, with two revolver designs, in black ink on a tan background.
Western lettering flash sheet with revolvers
Black and grey tattoo of a teapot pouring into a teacup on a saucer, above a stack of two books, on the lower leg.
Teapot pouring into a cup on stacked books
Small black fine line compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W points on the inner wrist, set against a coloured vintage map.
Compass rose on the inner wrist
Traditional style tattoo of a red and grey striped lighthouse above waves and rocks, with an 'On the Rocks' banner, on the upper arm.
Lighthouse with waves and banner on upper arm
Flash sheet of lily and blossom tattoo designs with scroll swirls, some in pink, orange and purple and others in grey pencil and ink, with no body placement shown.
Lily and blossom flash sheet with swirls
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a red and grey bird perched on a branch beside a teal medallion of pink roses, shown on skin.
Bird and roses on a branch

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