Tattoo ideas

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

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Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading "this too shall pass" in black ink across the upper chest near the collarbone.
"This too shall pass" script on the collarbone
White fine line drawing of a clenched fist with the middle finger raised and a cuff at the wrist, shown small on a black background.
Raised middle finger fist line drawing
Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a steampunk woman in a feathered top hat and brass goggles, placed on the side of the ribs.
Steampunk woman portrait on ribs
Black and grey blackwork mandala armband tattoo with geometric bands on a person's wrist and lower forearm.
Mandala armband tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey tattoo on the outer thigh of a cat with green eyes, its body filled with a sketchy forest scene of bare trees and a small cabin.
Black cat over a forest scene on thigh
Colour portrait tattoo of a woman with a bun and ornate black and grey floral lace headdress, shaded in a realistic style across the upper arm and shoulder.
Geisha portrait with floral headdress
Blue and black tattoo of a dragon head merged with a Celtic triquetra knot on a leg, with bold outlines and solid blue fill.
Dragon and Celtic triquetra knot on a leg
Black and grey tattoo of realistic roses and a swirling vine running down the side of the ribs.
Roses and swirling vine on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of bundled arrows with feathered fletching, a looped cord and an arrowhead on a forearm.
Bundled arrows and arrowhead on a forearm
Colour tattoo of travel stamps, a globe, a compass rose and an aeroplane on the upper back, in blue and pink ink with black linework.
Travel stamps and globe on upper back
Black ink drawing of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and vertical line, filled with mandala-style paisley and floral ornament on white paper.
Deathly Hallows symbol in ornamental linework
Traditional tattoo of a red and black striped lighthouse with a banner reading But Always a Guiding Light, set on the forearm.
Lighthouse with banner on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of stacked teacups with pink roses, purple daisies and orange flowers on a thigh.
Stacked teacups with roses and daisies on a thigh
Small black star with two dots tattooed on the wrist of a raised hand with mint green nails.
Small star tattoo on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a calico cat's face with green eyes, pink nose and whiskers, in a soft illustrative style, on the forearm.
Calico cat face on forearm
A hand drawing a bold black tribal-style Darth Vader design on white paper, shown as a tattoo flash sketch on a wooden table.
Tribal Darth Vader design being drawn
Black XO lettering with a small red heart between the letters, tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
XO lettering with a red heart on the wrist
Two forearms side by side with matching tattoos of a red circle, green triangle, orange square and black square, with the words In spite of everything, plus a zodiac symbol on the left arm.
Matching forearm tattoos with shapes and a quote
Black fine line drawing of an infinity symbol with the word love in cursive script inside the right loop, on a plain light grey background, in a lettering style.
Infinity symbol with script love
Black and grey photo of a small dark tattooed mark on a finger, with a silver ring on the next finger.
Small mark on a finger
Large back tattoo in black and grey with red accents, showing lips holding a cigarette, a hand, and German lettering across the back.
Back piece with lips, hand and German lettering
Small black fine line tattoo of the Eiffel Tower on the inner wrist and forearm.
Eiffel Tower on the inner wrist
Traditional style tattoo of a red and black snake coiled around a spoked wheel, with two red flowers, on the outer thigh.
Snake coiled around a wheel on a thigh
Two people hold hands, showing matching fine line black arrow tattoos on their inner wrists in a black and white photograph.
Matching arrow tattoos on two wrists
Black fine line script reading sogni d'oro on the back of a neck, with a red and navy plaid collar below.
Sogni d'oro script on the nape
Black and grey photo of the word JOY in small serif capitals tattooed on the upper arm, just below a grey t-shirt sleeve.
Small serif JOY on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a bluebird perched on a leafy branch on the upper arm, in a realistic style.
Bluebird on a branch on the upper arm
Colour tattoo of an Art Nouveau woman in profile with closed eyes, flowers in her dark swirling hair, on the outside of an ankle, shown from two angles.
Art Nouveau woman profile on an ankle
Round badge showing a red traditional-style swallow holding a banner that reads MOTHER, above a red flower with green leaves.
Swallow and MOTHER banner design
Black and grey geometric cubist face tattoo with yellow, orange and teal accents on the forearm.
Abstract cubist face tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of two butterflies with teal and purple wings and black outlines on the inner wrist, with a hand and dark glitter nails raised above.
Two butterflies on a wrist
Small fine line tattoo of a botanical bouquet with sprigs of baby's breath, a rose and leaves, on the inner upper arm in black ink.
Fine line flower bouquet on upper arm
Solid black stylised design of a flame or bird with spiked wing-like feathers rising from a pointed base, on a white background.
Stylised black flame and wing design
Blue and grey Great Wave tattoo in Japanese style on a woman's upper back, near the shoulder blade, with her hair falling over one side.
Great Wave tattoo on upper back
Traditional-style tattoo design of a dark heart with a ROTTEN banner, a crossed baseball bat, purple and teal roses and lips, shown on a grey textured poster background with no body placement.
Heart tattoo design with bat and roses
Small black and grey anatomical heart tattoo with outlined chambers and vessels on a forearm.
Anatomical heart on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a lotus flower with paisley swirls, an eye motif and dotted mandala lines, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Lotus and paisley mandala design
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo with fine geometric circles and lines, placed on the side of the torso.
Lotus with geometric lines on the side torso
Small black tattoo of a latitude and longitude globe with two solid black round ears on top, sitting on the ankle above a black mesh shoe.
Globe with mouse ears on an ankle
Black and grey tattoo of two roses above an inverted triangle with dangling geometric drops, in dotwork and linework style, on a forearm.
Roses and inverted triangle on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo on the upper back reading I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok, with a small axe illustration between the lines.
Lumberjack quote tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head above an owl on a forearm, photographed against a wooden floor.
Lion and owl on a forearm
Black and grey shaded lotus flower tattoo with an om symbol above it, on a person's stomach beside the navel.
Lotus flower with om symbol on the stomach
Neo-traditional style tattoo on a leg showing a black cat draped over an ornate oval frame containing a red-haired girl with X-marked eyes and a skull at the base.
Black cat and red-haired girl in an ornate frame
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a horned demon, skulls and a tentacled creature across the chest and upper arm.
Horned demon and skulls across chest and arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a pink flamingo with a flower-trimmed hair bow beside a pineapple, a sunset and sea, inside a rope-edged teardrop frame on a calf.
Flamingo in a rope frame on a calf
Black and grey shaded tattoo of two little fingers linked in a pinky promise, with the words PINKY PROMISE in outlined lettering with red accents, on a forearm.
Pinky promise hands on a forearm
Colourful neo-traditional full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing Alice, Ariel, Maleficent, Belle and the Beast among roses and scrollwork, photographed from four angles.
Disney characters full sleeve tattoo

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