Tattoo ideas

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

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Small black fine line tattoo of an antler on the upper arm, set against a red plaid fabric background.
Antler outline on upper arm
Small black silhouette tattoo of two figures riding a bicycle, placed on the lower back above the waistband.
Silhouette of two figures on a bicycle
Temporary glitter cat face design with a purple flower and two rhinestones on the inner forearm.
Glitter cat face with flower on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cracked pocket watch with gears, flying birds and the word Now, on a person's ribs.
Cracked pocket watch with birds on ribs
Black and grey sound wave tattoo with hatched edges running along the inner forearm, with a brown leather watch strap visible at the wrist.
Sound wave tattoo on a forearm
Two women seen from behind show matching black fine line tattoos of a feather with birds flying off it, sited on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Matching feather and birds tattoos on backs
Small black serif numerals reading 9 and 3/4 tattooed on an ankle, with white trainers visible below.
9 3/4 numerals on an ankle
White ink mandala-style design across the back of a hand and fingers, with a matching band on the wrist and bare legs in the background.
White ink mandala on the back of a hand
Black and white linework drawing of a hamsa hand with an eye at its centre, a lotus behind it and dense ornamental patterns across the fingers and palm.
Hamsa hand with eye and lotus
Black and grey jellyfish tattoo with flowing tentacles on the lower leg, shown in outline with light shading.
Jellyfish tattoo on a lower leg
Black and grey tattoo of two baby footprints with a name in cursive script between them, shown on skin.
Baby footprints with name in script
Black and white two-panel photo of small star constellation tattoos made of dots and fine lines on a wrist, hand and forearm.
Star constellations on wrist and forearm
Torso and both arms covered in a Japanese style tattoo of an eagle, cherry blossoms, clouds and koi in black, grey, pink and yellow ink.
Full body Japanese tattoo with eagle and cherry blossoms
Blue pen sketch of a sailing ship inside a bottle, with a kraken's tentacles reaching up from the waves beside it.
Ship in a bottle with kraken sketch
Watercolour style tattoo of pink lilies with blue stamens and black sweeping stems across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Pink lilies and black stems on a back
Black fine line script tattoo reading love fearlessly across the top of a shoulder and collarbone.
Love fearlessly script on shoulder
Traditional style tattoo of a moustached man with red devil horns, green bow tie and laurel wreath, on the thigh.
Horned gentleman portrait on a thigh
Light blue digital watch design with red trim, showing LATE on its display, on a forearm beside a woven bracelet.
Digital watch design on a forearm
Black line-art fish tattoo with a simple outline and an eye, placed behind a person's ear.
Fish outline behind the ear
Black and grey tattoo of a vintage airship with a crosshatched envelope and two small figures in a gondola, placed on the outer thigh.
Vintage airship on the thigh
Tattoo flash design of three dark red roses with black linework and a central script quote in an ornate frame, drawn on a cream textured background.
Three roses with script lettering flash
Black and grey realism tattoo of Yoda wielding a lightsaber across the upper back, shown in normal light and under UV light.
Yoda with a lightsaber on the upper back
Close-up of an abstract tattoo of black and red brushstrokes sweeping across a bare shoulder.
Abstract brushstroke tattoo on a shoulder
Flash sheet of four black line Gallifreyan circle designs labelled T.A.R.D.I.S., Mad Man With A Box, Jelly Babies and Gallifrey, on crumpled brown paper.
Gallifreyan circle designs flash sheet
Black fine line snowflake tattoo with symmetrical branching arms on the upper forearm of a person wearing a rolled grey sleeve.
Snowflake tattoo on the forearm
Close view of a person in a white knit top and denim jeans showing small fine line black tattoos, a few short marks on the inner forearm and a small symbol on the side of the abdomen above the hip.
Small fine line marks on forearm and hip
Black and grey fine line poppy flower tattoo with a thin stem and small leaves on the side of a ribcage.
Poppy flower on the side ribs
Dotwork anatomical heart tattoo showing two mice on a brick wall under a crescent moon and stars, in black and grey, with partial tattoos at the left edge.
Anatomical heart with two mice
Fine line black tattoo of a crescent moon and a sun with a face on the upper back, just above a black bra band, beside a long blonde braid.
Small moon and sun on upper back
Black linework anchor wrapped in a rope, decorated with coral roses and teal foliage on a white background, drawn as a botanical tattoo design.
Anchor with rope and coral roses
Small solid black pine tree tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, shown in a black and white photograph against blurred foliage.
Pine tree on the inner wrist
Pencil drawing of a traditional-style tattoo design showing a kraken's tentacles wrapped around a sailing ship inside a rope-edged oval.
Kraken attacking a sailing ship design
Black and grey hammer tattoo with glowing blue lightning bolts on a forearm, photographed under ultraviolet light.
Lightning hammer on forearm under UV light
Flash sheet of twelve awareness ribbon tattoo designs in purple pencil, some with the words Hope, Survivor and Faith, and others with wings, hearts and flowers.
Awareness ribbon tattoo flash sheet
Fine line black tattoo of a plaster with the words I WILL FEEL BETTER on the inside of a wrist, with a printed flash sheet behind.
Plaster with "I will feel better" on a wrist
Black and white photo of two clasped hands, with a serif letter tattoo on each wrist that together spell LOVE.
LOVE lettering on clasped wrists
Small black outline heart tattoo on the neck behind the ear of a person with a ponytail, in fine line style.
Small heart outline behind the ear
Colour tattoo of orange and tan acorns with green oak leaves in a traditional style, shown on a limb.
Acorns and oak leaves on a limb
Black line tattoo of two lungs and a windpipe on a person's side ribs, with hatched dotwork on the left lung and geometric triangles on the right.
Anatomical lungs on the ribs
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a red-haired girl riding a blue wave, with a large blue wave shape behind her.
Red-haired girl on a blue wave on an arm
Black and grey tattoos of ornate mirror frames on an upper arm and a thigh, one framing a seated woman and one framing a skull with roses.
Ornate frame tattoos in black and grey
Close-up of the word Serendipity in black fine line script tattooed along the inner forearm, against a dark plastic background.
Serendipity script on a forearm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a small fairy with a hair bun and large wings, sitting with her knees drawn up and pom-pom shoes.
Pencil drawing of a seated fairy
Black script lettering reading She laughs without Fear of the future, shown on the lower back in fine ink and again on the side of the ribs, in a two-panel photo.
Script quote tattoo on lower back and side
Black ink tattoo of a stylised long-necked dinosaur filled with spirals, dots and geometric patterns, placed on the ankle.
Ornamental dinosaur on an ankle
Colour botanical tattoo of an iris, roses, a bleeding heart and an orange poppy running down a woman's thigh, with green leaves.
Iris, rose and poppy thigh tattoo
Tribal-style bird design with spread wings, clawed feet and a forked tail, drawn in dark teal with red and white accents on a black background.
Tribal bird with spread wings
Black lettering reading no day but today in a typewriter-style font on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
No day but today lettering on a forearm

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