Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey botanical tattoo of three daisies on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, with shaded petals and dark centres.
Three daisies on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a pink cherry blossom branch with a soft painterly background across a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Cherry blossom branch on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass wrapped in a swirling ribbon with stars, on the shoulder and upper arm.
Compass and stars on shoulder and upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a sitting dog with a red collar holding two red heart balloons, on the inner upper arm.
Sitting dog with heart balloons on upper arm
Colour Botanical and Realism tattoo on an upper arm showing orange and pink lilies, a hummingbird, a praying mantis and a bee against a turquoise watercolour-style background.
Lilies and hummingbirds on upper arm
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a moon, an outlined moth and a small sprig on the upper arm, with a coloured flower tattoo partly visible above.
Moon, moth and sprig on the arm
Black and white photo of a vertical column of small dark ink marks on the upper arm, beside floral fabric and long hair.
Vertical column of marks on upper arm
Black circular maze tattoo in a geometric style on the upper arm of a person wearing a grey knitted jumper, outdoors.
Circular maze tattoo on upper arm
Black lettering tattoo of a Bible verse on an upper arm, with red and grey blood drips running down beside the text.
Scripture lettering with blood drips on upper arm
Black fine line botanical tattoo of a flowering stem with a butterfly on an upper arm, photographed beside a shop window.
Black line wildflower stem on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a young witch flying on a broomstick with a black cat and a green gift box against a blue sky, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Witch on a broomstick with black cat on upper arm
Black and grey rose and blackberry tattoo with touches of red shading, covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person shown in side profile.
Rose and blackberry sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of a compass rose over a shaded globe with continents, on the inner upper arm.
Compass rose over a globe on an upper arm
Fine line black script reading smile, with a thin trailing line, across the upper arm of a person wearing a dark t-shirt.
Smile script on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of cracked armour plates, a winged Celtic cross and chainmail across the upper arm and shoulder, shown in four photos.
Armour and winged Celtic cross on upper arm
Black and grey geometric owl tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper arm, built from angular facets and outlined in bold black linework.
Geometric owl on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh walking among falling red maple leaves on an upper arm.
Eeyore and maple leaves on an upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm showing red peonies, white blossoms, raspberries and green leaves in a neo-traditional style with black outlines.
Peony and raspberry sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Black dotwork and blackwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a hand with a heart inside a triangle, an eye below, and a sun, moon and stars.
Hand, heart and eye in a triangle
Black and grey realistic roses with leaves and fine script lettering running down the upper arm, shown from two angles.
Black and grey roses with script on upper arm
Black and grey sewing machine tattoo in a vintage engraved style on the upper arm, below a short orange sleeve with a white apple print.
Sewing machine tattoo on an upper arm
Blackwork and dotwork geometric full sleeve covering a man's arm from shoulder to wrist, with diamond lattice and cog motifs on the upper arm and forearm.
Blackwork geometric full arm sleeve
Japanese style tattoo covering the chest, ribs and both arms, with pink cherry blossoms, an eagle and koi fish on a dark cloud background.
Japanese torso and sleeves with blossom and eagle
Realistic colour tattoo of an amber skull beneath a black bare tree with grey splatter marks, on the upper arm.
Skull and bare tree on upper arm
Small black script lettering tattoo on the upper arm of a woman wearing layered necklaces and an olive top.
Small script quote on upper arm
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with dotwork stippling and soft shading on a person's upper arm near the shoulder.
Lotus flower on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork whale shark tattoo with blackwork shading on the upper arm, swimming diagonally up the limb.
Whale shark on the upper arm
Colourful geometric tattoo on an upper arm showing two stag antlers and deer eyes overlaid with pink, purple, teal and yellow triangles and thin black lines.
Stag and watercolour triangles on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pine forest fading into mist, wrapping around a person's upper arm.
Pine forest wrapped around the upper arm
Upper arm tattoo of a brown twig pentacle wrapped in green leaves and vines, with the words Blessed Be in black script beneath it.
Twig pentacle with leaves and Blessed Be script
Black ink tattoo of a treble clef, music notes on a five-line staff and a curling floral swirl on the upper arm.
Musical staff and swirl on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bird with spread wings on the upper arm, surrounded by jagged black lines that look like cracked skin.
Bird emerging from cracked skin on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart overgrown with flowers and leaves, across an upper arm.
Anatomical heart with flowers on upper arm
Greyscale realism tattoo of an eagle head in profile over a fading American flag, on the upper arm.
Realistic eagle head and flag on upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a teal flying saucer with hearts beaming up a dotted unicorn over a pink starry sky and a rainbow.
UFO beaming up a unicorn over clouds
Small coloured tattoo of a seated fox cub in a realistic style on the upper arm of a person wearing a white sleeve.
Seated fox cub on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a purple crocus with bulb and roots, grass, a caterpillar, beetle, bumblebee, moth and jumping spider.
Crocus and insects on upper arm and shoulder
Black blackwork tattoo of bold abstract shapes and bars on an upper arm, with a black and white design panel beside it.
Black abstract tattoo on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a buck's head and antlers set among trees, sitting on the upper arm.
Realistic buck and forest on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a green bottle with a red stag skull label, surrounded by grey roses, green leaves and a yellow banner.
Green bottle and grey roses on an upper arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Mandala tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a whale skeleton running from the wrist up the forearm and onto the upper arm, showing the skull, ribs, spine and tail fluke.
Whale skeleton tattoo on forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the upper arm showing a woman's face with red roses beside a cartoon man in a dark suit running with a smaller figure on his shoulders.
Woman's face and cartoon figures on upper arm
Black and grey Japanese style dragon tattoo covering a man's shoulder, upper arm and chest, photographed in black and white.
Black and grey dragon on shoulder and chest
Watercolour-style feather tattoo in blue, purple and pink with black linework, on the inner upper arm near the elbow.
Watercolour feather on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue-skinned alien face wearing goggles, with red lips, on the upper arm.
Blue alien face with goggles on upper arm
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo covering a torso and upper arm, with a pagoda, an oni demon holding prayer beads, clouds and a dragon on the sleeve.
Pagoda and oni demon torso and sleeve
A person in a black fedora and white tee shows tattoos on both forearms, with colour work on the left arm and grey work on the right.
Tattooed forearms under a black fedora

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