Tattoo ideas

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

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A realistic colour portrait of a man in a studded black jacket, with red script lettering reading Michael Jackson, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Realistic portrait with red script on a back
Two matching black tattoos on forearms, a Rebel Alliance emblem on the left and a Jedi Order symbol with a star on the right, in solid blackwork.
Rebel Alliance and Jedi symbols on forearms
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a teapot pouring into a teacup on the ankle.
Teapot pouring into a teacup on an ankle
Colourful full arm sleeve tattoo on the upper arm and forearm, showing a prism with a rainbow beam, a screaming face above a brick wall and clouds, in a neo-traditional style.
Full arm sleeve with prism, brick wall and clouds
Realism tattoo on a forearm showing a shaded face with glossy red lips, a red rose at the top and dark branch-like lines below.
Realistic face, red lips and rose on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged elephant walking towards the viewer, on the side of the torso.
Winged elephant walking forward
Black geometric wolf head tattoo with bold linework and shaded facets on the outer forearm.
Geometric wolf head on forearm
Black outline tattoo of two cartoon gloved hands forming a heart, with the word Sisters in script inside, shown in three photographs.
Sisters heart hands tattoo
Realistic colour tattoo of a bumblebee in flight on the inner wrist, with yellow and black banding and shaded wings.
Realistic bumblebee on a wrist
Realistic dreamcatcher with pink roses, grey shaded feathers and script lettering tattooed across a person's back.
Dreamcatcher and roses across a back
Black fine-line tattoo of a spiral and infinity loop symbol on the inner wrist and forearm.
Spiral and infinity symbol on a wrist
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman with cat ears, teardrop earrings and a pearl necklace, on the upper leg.
Cat-eared woman portrait on the thigh
Black line drawing of a lotus flower with layered petals, mandala-style detailing and a vertical line of dots and circles beneath it, on a pale background.
Lotus flower line drawing design
Flash sheet of four black ink dragon designs with swirling tails and bold linework, shown on a white background.
Four black dragon designs on a flash sheet
Traditional style tattoo of a hand holding a sprig of yellow wheat, red berries and green leaves, on the inside of a forearm.
Hand holding wheat and berries on a forearm
Colourful flash drawing of a butterfly with yellow, orange, pink and purple wings, two purple flowers and curling swirls, with no body placement shown.
Butterfly and flowers design
Black fine line tattoo of a woman cradling a baby, with a small heart below, on the inner forearm.
Mother and child outline on forearm
Black script tattoo reading let your faith be bigger than your fears, set across the ribs under a white lace top.
Script quote across the ribs
Traditional-style design of Hello Kitty with a pink heart, a banner reading Hello Kitty, roses and leaves, shown as a sticker on a white background.
Hello Kitty heart and banner tattoo design
Fine line tattoo of two outlined hands above the word MEANWHILE in spaced capitals, in black ink on a limb.
Outlined hands with MEANWHILE lettering
Black and grey drawing of an ornate lettering tattoo design surrounded by leaves, flowers and ribbons, with no body placement shown.
Ornate botanical lettering design
Neo-trad tattoo of a grey bat with lace-patterned wings draped over a glowing purple crystal ball on a stand, on the calf.
Bat wrapped around a purple crystal ball
Bold red traditional tattoo of a rampant heraldic lion with black outlines and shading, on the forearm.
Red rampant lion tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey fleur-de-lis tattoo with floral filigree detail on a person's lower stomach, above low-rise jeans.
Fleur-de-lis tattoo on lower stomach
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a stylised animal head inside a circle, with dotwork shading and loose overlapping lines, on a forearm.
Sketched animal head inside a circle on a forearm
Traditional-style red rose with teal leaves and orange thorny stems on a forearm, with a second tattoo of a purple flower visible on the upper arm at the right.
Red rose with thorns on a forearm
Black fine line and dotwork lace band tattoo wrapping around the inner forearm, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Black lace band tattoo on a forearm
Black script lettering reading I want your legs behind your head across the upper chest, shown in a close photo cropped at the neck.
Script quote across the upper chest
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a shaded rose with leaves and a pearl chain wrapping the forearm.
Shaded rose with pearl chain on forearm
Single-line drawing of four rolling waves above the handwritten phrase go with the flow, shown as a fine line design on a plain light background.
Line drawing of waves with go with the flow text
Black and grey tattoo of a standing giraffe with a dotted spot pattern, on the side of an ankle.
Giraffe tattoo on an ankle
Small black palm tree tattoo on the ankle of a person standing on a skateboard in white platform shoes.
Palm tree tattoo on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a stylised red rose with green leaves and black linework on the outer thigh.
Red rose with green leaves on a thigh
Black linework and purple wash drawing of a skull combined with a hummingbird, flower and feathers, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Skull, hummingbird and flower design
Neo-traditional style illustration of a queen figure framed by playing cards, with a king, jack and queen card and a small script detail on the body.
Playing card queen illustration
Watercolour-style paw print tattoo in blue, green, yellow, orange, red and purple on the inner forearm.
Rainbow paw print on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of an arrow with a detailed feather fletching, running diagonally across the side of the ribs.
Arrow with feather fletching on the side
Fine line drawing of three overlapping downward-pointing triangles in black outline on a plain off-white background.
Three overlapping downward triangles
Black and grey traditional eagle tattoo with swirling feathers covering the upper arm and elbow of a man in a striped vest.
Eagle tattoo on upper arm and elbow
Six solid black wing designs arranged in a grid on a white background, in a bold blackwork style suited to tattoo flash.
Six black wing designs on white
Black ink drawing of two cupped hands holding a crescent moon, with water drips and a star constellation above, labelled aquarius.
Aquarius hands holding a crescent moon
Small grey praying hands tattoo on the back of a person's neck, drawn in a fine line style with light shading.
Praying hands on the back of the neck
Fine line geometric puppy tattoo in black ink on the inner forearm.
Geometric puppy on a forearm
Colour traditional style tattoo of a dagger with a green gem on the grip and red accents, on the forearm.
Traditional dagger on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing an elderly man with white hair and tinted goggles, a clock tower, lightning and a car with light trails.
Realistic storm portrait on upper arm
Colour tattoo of an ornate swirling bird across a person's upper back, with a colourful sleeve on the arm of the person embracing them, including a skull and roses.
Ornate bird on back and skull sleeve on arm
Small solid black cartoon cat tattoo with white eyes and a curled tail on the forearm, photographed at an angle.
Black cartoon cat on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a red and white striped hat above a black lettered quote arranged in a circle, on the upper back.
Striped hat and circular quote on upper back

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