Tattoo ideas

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

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Traditional-style colour tattoo on a calf showing a stormtrooper helmet, a grey Death Star, a pink galaxy, green leaves and banners reading We're all fine here now and Thank you, how are you.
Stormtrooper, Death Star and banners on a calf
Black tribal-style phoenix tattoo with outstretched wings and a swirling tail, placed across the lower back.
Phoenix tattoo on the lower back
Black fine line tattoo of an outlined hand holding a small flower sprig, placed on the side of the ribs.
Hand holding a flower sprig on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a raven perched on a branch with fine line leaves, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Raven and foliage on upper arm
Black ink illustration of a songbird perched on a leafy branch, with partial script beside it, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Songbird on a branch with script on a wrist
Black outline tattoo of an owl with roses and a beaded dreamcatcher-style circle on the outer thigh, in a line-only botanical style.
Owl and roses on a thigh
Small black ink elephant tattoo filled with swirl patterns, with its trunk raised, on a patch of skin under warm lighting.
Ornamental elephant tattoo with swirls
Watercolour-style superhero figure in blue and red with splashed edges, tattooed on the forearm.
Watercolour superhero figure on forearm
Close view of a realistic blue and white butterfly tattoo on the inner forearm, with stacked bangles on the wrist.
Blue butterfly on an inner forearm
Black and grey realism tattoos of a lion wearing a crown on two forearms, one smaller on the left arm and one larger on the right.
Lion and crown tattoos on two forearms
Black blackwork and dotwork mandala tattoo over the elbow of a bare arm, with part of a second dotted design visible at the lower right.
Black mandala tattoo on the elbow
Close view of a black geometric tattoo of stacked triangles on the inner forearm near the wrist, beside several woven bracelets and a gold feather charm.
Stacked triangle tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo on the back of a hand, with ornamental tattoos on the chest and forearm of a shirtless man in dark biker jeans.
Portrait on hand and ornamental chest piece
Fourteen black and grey ink drawings of feathers, some with bold banded stripes and some with plain pale quills, arranged in rows on a grey background.
Sheet of black ink feather studies
Colour tattoo of two blue eyes with lashes inside orange round spectacle frames on a wrist, in a realistic style.
Eyes in round glasses on a wrist
Fine line black script tattoo reading semper ad meliora on the inner upper arm of a woman with long hair, lifted arm, gold bracelets.
Semper ad meliora script on upper arm
Black silhouette tattoos of four flying figures in a sequence across the top of a foot, on a light background.
Four flying silhouettes across a foot
Two bare feet show matching black infinity symbol tattoos with a feather wing and the word forever, placed on the ankle.
Matching infinity and feather ankle tattoos
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading Life is only precious because it ends, running along the collarbone and shoulder.
Quote script along the collarbone
Black and white drawing of an ornate fleur-de-lis surrounded by acanthus leaf scrollwork and radiating lines, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Fleur-de-lis with scrollwork design
Small black sketch-style tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and a vertical line, on the skin of an arm.
Deathly Hallows symbol tattoo
Black and grey scythe tattoo curving above and behind a person's ear, with small lettering on the ear and silver hoop earrings.
Scythe tattoo behind the ear
Two small crown tattoos on the fingers of clasped hands, one solid black and one outlined, in a fine line style on the hand.
Small crowns on two fingers
Black and grey dotwork mandala lotus tattoo with dotted line chains across a woman's underbust, shown in a monochrome photo with her hands resting on her chest.
Mandala lotus underbust tattoo
Black and grey forearm sleeve with a shaded peony, scrolling wave motifs and a geometric lattice band near the wrist, worn on the forearm.
Black and grey peony sleeve on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a heart intertwined with an infinity symbol on the side of an ankle.
Heart and infinity tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with swirling vines and small leaves across the top of a foot, with soft shading on the wings.
Butterfly and vine tattoo on a foot
Colour tattoo of a cartoon girl with round glasses holding knitting needles and a blue yarn ball, with KNITTING and NERD lettering, on a forearm.
Knitting nerd cartoon on a forearm
Black and grey back tattoo of a large bare tree with an owl perched on a branch and a compass rose on the right shoulder blade.
Tree and owl back piece with compass rose
Black line mandala tattoo with small floral ornaments on the inner forearm, shown against a blurred background.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Small fine line tattoo of three arrows in dark ink with red and muted green accents on the forearm.
Three arrows on a forearm
Solid black tattoo of a hooded triangular emblem with a curved base, placed on a lower leg, in a blackwork style.
Solid black hooded emblem on a calf
Black fine line lettering tattoo on the inner forearm, with the words live the life you love arranged in an infinity symbol.
Infinity quote lettering on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of peonies and leaves across a shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey peonies on a shoulder
Black and grey octopus tattoo on the back of a hand, with tentacles curling over the knuckles and onto the fingers, in a stippled dotwork style.
Octopus tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey shaded roses tattooed on a shoulder, with fine cursive script written above them.
Black and grey roses on a shoulder
Black and grey shaded tattoo of two footprints side by side on the forearm, with soft grey shading and faint pink tones on the toes.
Two footprints on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of three blue snowflakes descending in a column on the nape of a woman's neck, with her hair tied up in a bun.
Three snowflakes down the nape of the neck
Two small black outline hearts tattooed on the wrists of two people whose arms rest together, in a fine line style.
Two matching outline hearts on wrists
A woman in a dark linen slip dress shows two solid grey triangle tattoos on her upper chest and a fine line sketch tattoo on her upper arm and shoulder.
Grey triangles on chest and sketched line drawing on arm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a cartoon baby dragon bursting from a cracked eggshell, with small wings and an open-mouthed grin, drawn as a tattoo design.
Baby dragon hatching from an eggshell
Close photo of a dark blue-grey ornamental fleur-de-lis tattoo on the side of a torso, with a hand with pale nails resting at the top right.
Ornamental fleur-de-lis on the side of the torso
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat in a sailor hat and striped top, framed by a coiled rope, on a forearm.
Sailor cat in a rope frame on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's head with an eye above and a crescent moon below, framed by sunburst rays on an upper arm.
Cat with all-seeing eye and crescent moon
Colour tattoo of an anime-style girl in a red top with small black soot sprites on a forearm, resting on a studio chair.
Anime girl and soot sprites on a forearm
A large dotwork mandala tattoo with black outlines and soft shading on the outer thigh, with a white brick wall behind.
Dotwork mandala on a thigh
Small black silhouettes of birds in flight across a woman's upper back and shoulder, with a tree of life pendant on a chain around her neck.
Flock of birds on upper back
Two matching black ink ankle tattoos with a Mickey Mouse ear silhouette, reading big SIS on the left ankle and little SISTER on the right, in a lettering style.
Matching big sis and little sister ankle tattoos

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