Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey dotwork sea turtle tattoo swimming across the outer thigh, with stippled shading on the shell and flippers.
Sea turtle tattoo on the thigh
Two small black fine line tattoos on forearms, a sewing machine on the left arm and a pair of scissors on the right arm.
Sewing machine and scissors on forearms
Shower curtain printed with traditional style flash designs of hearts, a swallow, a dagger and roses, hung in a bathroom.
Traditional flash hearts on a shower curtain
Fine line black script tattoo spelling the word smile across the inner wrist, with a green sleeve at the left edge of the frame.
Smile script tattoo on a wrist
Drawing of a five-pointed Celtic knotwork design in cream with black outlines, with five coloured rings in purple, yellow, blue, red and green, on a teal background.
Celtic knot pentacle with coloured rings
Pencil drawing of a pair of feathered angel wings crossed at the base, shaded in black and grey as a realistic tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Crossed angel wings design
Two small shaded grey moon tattoos in realism style, one on each of two adjacent fingers of a hand held together against a pale wall.
Two small moons on adjacent fingers
Black and grey flash sheet of nine grinning clown heads with star shapes between them, drawn in a neo-traditional style with no body placement shown.
Grinning clown heads flash sheet
Small solid black yin yang tattoo on the upper arm, close to the armpit, beside a grey knitted sleeve with a white trim.
Small yin yang on upper arm
Fine line black script reading forgiven on a wrist, with a raised fist and snowy evergreens behind.
Forgiven script on a wrist
Close-up of a hand holding red and white twine, with a teal and black lettering and anchor design on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Lettering and anchor on the inner wrist
Two small fine line tattoos in black ink, a ringed planet and a rocket, on the side of two adjacent fingers of a hand with orange nails.
Saturn and rocket on fingers
Realistic full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing a clock face, a classical statue, a red rose and a knight's shield with a red cross, in black and grey with red accents.
Clock, statue and red rose sleeve
Black ink tattoo of the numerals 9 and 3/4 on the inner wrist, set in a bold serif style.
Nine and three quarters on a wrist
Two side-by-side photos of small outline tattoos on the neck behind the ear: a black Mickey Mouse head on the left and a Minnie Mouse head with a red bow on the right.
Mickey and Minnie outlines behind the ear
Close-up of a colourful traditional-style tattoo on the upper arm, showing a pointed elongated shape with yellow rings, red and orange rays and black lightning bolts.
Traditional colour design on upper arm
Black fine line script reading Here comes the sun across the upper back between the shoulder blades, with a woman in a swimsuit facing away against a turquoise background.
Script lettering across upper back
Solid black abstract tribal design of interlocking curved shapes with pointed tips, drawn as a flash design with no body placement shown.
Black tribal interlocking design
Small black fine line tattoo of four silhouette figures in a curved row, decreasing in size, on an ankle above a white sneaker.
Row of silhouette figures on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a small cartoon fox with a flowing orange tail on the side of a hip, and a small round orange and black flame tattoo on the wrist of a hand resting on dark denim.
Fox creature and flame circle tattoos on hand and hip
Small black fine line crescent moon tattoo on the side of a finger, with the hand resting near a woman's chin and lips.
Crescent moon tattoo on a finger
Realistic squirrel tattoo in shaded grey and brown on a thigh, with a festival award plaque held beside the leg.
Squirrel tattoo on a thigh
Heart-shaped tattoo in blue and black with filigree scrollwork and script lettering on the upper arm.
Filigree heart with lettering on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of two giraffes with heads close together, one adult and one young, on the upper thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Two giraffes on a thigh
Three stacked photos of a forearm with a black world map tattoo on the outer forearm and a small line of text near the wrist.
Black world map tattoo on a forearm
Small black and grey tattoos of a steaming coffee cup and a sitting cat on two fingers of a hand.
Coffee cup and cat on two fingers
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose with leaves on the side of a finger, on the Hand.
Shaded rose on a finger
Colour tattoo of a pink thistle bloom and a yellow-green bud inside a round stained glass style panel on the upper arm.
Thistle in a round stained glass panel
Realism botanical tattoo of a flower bouquet with a butterfly spanning the upper back and shoulder, with a grey rose on the right.
Realistic floral bouquet across a back
Black fine line tattoo of a skyline outline on the side of an ankle, photographed in black and white against a textured fabric.
Skyline line tattoo on an ankle
Traditional style colour tattoo of a ship at sunset in a circular medallion with flowers and a lower urn-like motif, on the upper arm.
Ship and flowers in a traditional medallion on the upper arm
Black and grey pen drawing of an hourglass inside an ornate oval frame, with roses and hatched leaves, shown as a tattoo design.
Hourglass in an ornate frame with roses
Watercolour-style mermaid tattoo with red hair, a teal tail and black linework across the side of the ribs.
Watercolour mermaid on the side ribs
Black ornamental feather tattoo with floral and swirl detailing on a forearm, resting on a paisley patterned bedspread.
Ornamental feather tattoo on a forearm
Small solid black fine tattoo of a semicolon whose dot is a Mickey Mouse head silhouette, on the forearm of pale skin.
Small black semicolon tattoo with mouse-ear dot
Grey brush-script lettering reading 'His beloved.' on a plain white background, a lettering design suited to a tattoo.
'His beloved' script lettering design
Black and grey geometric bear head with fractured sketch lines and pine trees beneath it, tattooed on a forearm.
Geometric bear head on a forearm
Black and white photo of a small fine line arrow tattoo on the top of a foot resting on a white platform shoe.
Small arrow tattoo on the foot
Black and grey ornamental paisley and flower tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm of a person with their back partly turned to the camera.
Paisley and flower shoulder piece
Fine line black tattoo of a small bird with a thin trailing line and the word Believe on the inner wrist of a clenched fist.
Bird and Believe script on a wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a chain anklet with a dangling feather charm on the inner ankle, shown on a bare foot over a wooden floor.
Feather charm chain anklet tattoo
A bare leg with a large colour traditional tattoo of pink peonies and roses across the thigh and calf, with dark foliage, on a yellow floral bedspread.
Pink peony and rose leg tattoo
Fine line tattoo design of a daisy with pink-tinged petals, a yellow centre, green leaves and swirling black vines on white paper.
Daisy and vine tattoo design
Close view of a gold botanical vine tattoo with curling tendrils and leaves across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Gold vine tattoo on upper back
Colourful watercolour-style feather tattoo in blue, teal and purple, with three small swallows, across a person's upper back.
Watercolour feather and swallows on upper back
Pencil and ink flash sheet showing fine line tattoo designs including a lotus, spirals, a heart and a diamond, with a pen and pencil lying across the page.
Flash sheet of fine line lotus and spiral designs
Black and grey dragon tattoo wrapping from the upper arm across the ribs, with a smaller flaming dragon on the thigh against a warm gold background.
Black and grey dragon across ribs and arm
Small fine line tattoo of two grey cats sitting side by side on the inside of an ankle.
Two small cats on an ankle

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