Tattoo ideas

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

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Realistic black and grey tattoo of a cat's face with blue eyes, shaded in fine detail on the inner forearm.
Realistic cat face on forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a palm tree, birds and a low sun on an ankle, with a grey knotted heeled shoe below.
Palm tree and birds on an ankle
Colour realism tattoo of a blue and teal dragonfly with pink-tipped eyes, placed on the side of the torso.
Blue dragonfly tattoo on skin
Colour tattoo of a woman with long black hair in a red dress beside black foliage, placed on the upper back.
Woman in a red dress on a upper back
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a front-facing African elephant with tusks and trunk, covering the upper arm.
Realistic elephant on upper arm
Black traditional-style tattoos on an upper arm, with a block-lettered quote reading NO BULLSHIT DO REAL HAVE PASSION STAY THIRSTY, an anatomical heart, a sunburst and a banner.
Quote, anatomical heart and banner on upper arm
Colour Doctor Who tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a blue TARDIS, an orange Dalek and a white Weeping Angel against a starry sky with lightning.
Doctor Who sleeve with TARDIS and Dalek
Black and grey tattoo of a man's head filled with flowers, wheat and an eye, with a checked collar and bow tie, on an upper arm.
Man's face filled with flowers on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a seated Egyptian-style cat wearing a collar with a pendant, running down the side of the ribs.
Seated Egyptian cat on the ribs
Woman seen from behind with a fine line script lettering tattoo running down her spine, in grey-black ink, above an open lace wedding dress.
French script quote down the spine
Two people show matching black fine line script tattoos reading Family, a horizontal line, then Everything, on the upper arms.
Matching Family Everything script on upper arms
Close view of a black and red harlequin diamond tattoo on the outer thigh of a person bending forward, in a bold geometric style.
Harlequin diamond tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey flower and patterned band tattoo on the outer thigh of a person wearing denim shorts.
Flower and band tattoo on a thigh
Close-up of a small black fine line script tattoo reading La vie est belle on the upper arm of a person wearing a dark top with a pineapple print.
Small French script quote on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses and a pocket watch with Roman numerals on a forearm.
Roses and pocket watch on a forearm
Small black geometric line tattoo of stepped angular shapes on a hairy limb, with a dark blanket and yellow fabric in the background.
Angular geometric line tattoo on a limb
Black and white photo of a fine line black tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle enclosing a circle with a vertical line, on a person's upper back below the neckline.
Deathly Hallows symbol on upper back
Black ink design of a large stylised letter K inside a circle, with a quotation written around the ring in hand-lettered capitals.
Circular quote around a large K
Black ornamental scrollwork tattoo with swirls and pointed leaf-like forms across the inner wrist and back of the hand.
Black ornamental scrollwork across a wrist
Colour tattoo of a grey anchor with a red-accented cross and a beaded line running down the wrist, on a forearm raised in a thumbs up.
Anchor and cross with beads on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a black-maned lion in profile, with its mane turning into lilac, pink and yellow blossoms, on a person's torso.
Lion head merging into flowers on torso
Large Japanese style back tattoo of a samurai in armour with a topknot, shaded in black and grey, with red maple leaves and a purple flower on the arm.
Samurai warrior and maple leaves across a back
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a swallow, a dagger, a rope-framed seascape and a rose with leaves on an upper arm.
Swallow, dagger and rose on an arm
Black and grey photo of a mandala-style flower tattoo in fine linework on a forearm, with a rose outline on the upper arm and small Greek letters and numerals on the inner forearm.
Mandala flowers on forearm with rose and letters
Black and grey geometric tattoo of concentric circles and maze-like zigzag lines on an upper arm, fading into dotwork at the lower edge.
Concentric maze pattern on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cupcake with yellow and cream frosting, red sprinkles and a red bow, on a pale leg.
Cupcake with bow and heart wrapper
Black script lettering reading "My story isn't over" with a large semicolon above and below the words, tattooed on the ankle in a lettering style.
Semicolon and script quote on ankle
Colour tattoo of two cartoon cats in a teal scalloped frame with purple and pink accents, in a neo-traditional style on the upper arm.
Two cartoon cats in a scalloped frame
Black and grey close-up of the phrase still I rise in a typewriter-style serif, tattooed in a gentle curve on the inner wrist, against a dark background.
Still I rise lettering on a wrist
Black line tattoo of a geometric diamond enclosing a stacked cube design, placed on the side of the ribs in a black and white photo.
Geometric diamond with cube on the ribs
Black fine line outline tattoo of a cat with an arched back and raised tail, on the side of a ribcage.
Fine line cat on the ribs
Small solid black crescent moon tattoo on the inner forearm, with stacked metal bangles on the wrist and a rolled denim sleeve.
Crescent moon tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with feathers and small turquoise gems on the outer thigh of a person lying on a blue bed.
Dreamcatchers and feathers on a thigh
Black lettering tattoo on an upper arm, with a quote set in a circle around a central blackletter-style monogram.
Circular quote tattoo with monogram on upper arm
Back tattoo of a skeleton holding an open fan beside a large skull, set on a red flame and psychedelic pattern background, with flowers below and a colourful sleeve on the arm.
Full back skeleton and fan tattoo
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a black spotted cat with a red and grey serpent and a blue dragon head on the side of the torso.
Spotted cat with snake and dragon
Black line drawing of a sword wrapped in ribbon banners reading 'All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us', with a shield, ring, rose and landscape vignette.
Sword and quote banners line design
Realistic tattoo of a figure in a dark suit, hat and red headband, in a one-legged pose, on the back of a calf, beside a printed reference photo.
Dancing figure in a suit on a calf
Hand-drawn black ink lettering design reading NO DAY BUT TODAY with FORGET REGRET between arrows, shown on pale paper.
No day but today lettering design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a surreal face with flowing, organic forms covering a person's back.
Surreal face and flowing forms across a back
Black ink tattoo on the chest of a person in an open denim shirt, showing an eye with dotted rays above an engraved-style hand.
Eye and hand tattoo on the chest
Close-up of a hand with red-tipped nails and jewelled rings, showing a small fine-line script letter M tattoo on the back of the hand.
Script letter M tattoo on the back of a hand
Black lettering tattoo of a quote in a typewriter-style font, placed on the side of the body, with a citation reference at the bottom.
Literary quote in typewriter lettering
Black script tattoo reading 'The earth has music for those who listen...' with three black swallows in flight, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Swallows and quote script on upper back
Watercolour-style red flower tattoo with fine black script reading sister and a pale leaf, on the inside of a forearm.
Red flower and sister script on forearm
Fine line black palm tree tattoo on the ankle, with a slender trunk rising from the ankle bone to a fan of fronds.
Small palm tree on ankle
Black and grey snake tattoo with a sunburst behind its head, wrapping across the inner forearm in a traditional blackwork style.
Black snake and sunburst on a forearm
Black and grey full back tattoo of the Virgin Mary in an oval frame with prayer lettering, flanking torches, scrollwork and a Celtic cross below, in a traditional style.
Virgin Mary full back piece

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