Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and exposed gears on the forearm.
Pocket watch with gears on a forearm
Black fine line script lettering on a white background reading keep life simple, drawn as a single continuous stroke design for a tattoo.
Keep life simple script lettering design
Black linework tattoo of a hand with crossed fingers and a ribbed cuff on the upper arm, with a partly visible grey rose tattoo below it.
Crossed fingers hand on upper arm
Small black and grey tattoo of a full moon with stippled craters and a fine outline on the upper arm.
Moon on upper arm
Neo-traditional raven perched on a branch on the upper arm and shoulder, framed by red and blue flowers and leaves.
Raven with flowers on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, placed on the upper arm.
Realistic lion head on upper arm
Black script lettering reading Breathe, with a flock of small black birds rising from the final letters, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Breathe script with flying birds
Fine line black tattoo of three arrows pointing right, running across the inner upper arm near the elbow.
Three arrows on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of an anatomical heart with a red and yellow eye at its centre, shaded in black and grey on the upper chest.
Anatomical heart with eye on chest
Black and grey fine line tattoo on the inner wrist showing an infinity symbol with the word faith and heb 11:1 beneath, with three small birds flying above.
Infinity symbol, faith script and birds on wrist
Black and grey Japanese dragon tattoo wrapping from the hip down the outer thigh, with its head and open jaws near the hip.
Japanese dragon wrapping hip and thigh
Red lotus flower tattoo with a long thin stem on the upper back, drawn in fine line with soft red shading.
Red lotus flower on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a seated man holding a glass beside a line of text, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Seated man and quote on upper back
Watercolour-style tattoo of a fox-like creature with flowing orange tails on the upper arm.
Fox creature with flame tails on upper arm
Solid black cartoon bomb tattoo with an angry face, star-shaped fuse spark and radiating dashes on the forearm.
Cartoon bomb on a forearm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a crouching winged creature across a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Winged creature sketch on upper arm
Three vintage-style cat designs on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, including a cat in a pink hat and a banner reading CAT LADY.
Three vintage cats on an upper arm
Pencil drawing of a skeletal hand holding a thorny rose with two leaves, rendered in dotwork stippling, with pencils and an eraser beside it.
Skeletal hand holding a rose, dotwork design
Small black anchor and red heart tattoos on the inside of a wrist, with a raised hand above.
Anchor and heart on a wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a cross, heart and anchor on the inner wrist and forearm, shown in a black and white photo.
Cross, heart and anchor on the inner wrist
Black and grey tattoo of roses filling a triangle on the abdomen, combining botanical and geometric styles.
Rose-filled triangle on the stomach
Small fine line tattoo of a colourful house lifted by a bunch of balloons, with the words Adventure is out there above it, on the upper back.
Balloon house with 'Adventure is out there' quote
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a lion wearing a feathered headdress with red berries, placed on an upper arm, with a close-up and a pen sketch of the design beside it.
Lion with feathered headdress on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a stippled cloud, an umbrella, a long-dressed figure and a striped cup.
Cloud, umbrella and dress on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a skull with purple, red, orange and green tendrils on the elbow, shown from two angles.
Colourful skull with tendrils on elbow
Black and grey realism design of a snarling wolf head with a mountain and forest scene blended into its fur, shown on a plain grey background.
Snarling wolf with mountain double exposure
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two swallows in flight on the side of a torso, above the ribs.
Two swallows on the ribs
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a pumpkin with curling vines and leaves on the inner wrist.
Shaded pumpkin with vines on a wrist
Colour realism tattoo of purple magnolia blossoms and buds on a branch running down a woman's outer thigh, with a second magnolia on the lower back.
Purple magnolia branch down a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a ram skull with large curled horns on the outer thigh.
Ram skull on the outer thigh
Small colour sunflower tattoo with yellow petals, green leaves and a thin stem on the ankle, above black high-top trainers.
Sunflower tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of overlapping circles, a dotted axis line and shaded moon phases on the inner forearm, with a small script word at the edge.
Overlapping circles and moon on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two open flowers with leaves and stems on the upper arm, with dotwork shading on the foliage.
Two flowers with leaves on an upper arm
Black and white photo of a small fine line violin tattoo with a crossing bow on the upper arm.
Violin tattoo on an upper arm
Three wrists show matching colourful interlocking heart tattoos in teal, pink, purple and green, placed on the inner wrist.
Matching interlocking hearts on three wrists
Teal and pink butterfly tattoo with black outlines and dark antennae, shown on the forearm.
Teal and pink butterfly on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a sailing ship and lighthouse inside a pocket watch frame, with a red flower and black anchor, on a limb.
Ship in a pocket watch with flower and anchor
Fine line black tattoo of a circle divided by spokes with a dashed arrow, on the inner forearm, with cursive script tattooed below.
Fine line circle and arrow on forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a larger fox and a smaller seated fox with swirling flourishes on the ankle.
Fox and swirl linework on an ankle
Realistic colour tattoo of a snarling mouth with fangs and dripping blood on the calf.
Bloody fanged mouth on a calf
Two small colour bow tattoos on the fingers of two hands, a red bow on the left finger and a pink bow on the right, against a black polka dot background.
Red and pink bow tattoos on two fingers
Two black script lettering tattoos, one reading for them I'd risk it all on the top of a foot and one reading because of her I will not fall on the other foot.
Two script quotes on the feet
Full colour traditional tattoo of a gold anchor with chain, a silver USN lettering and a naval emblem over an American flag on the upper arm.
US Navy anchor over American flag
Black geometric mandala armband tattoo with dotted borders on an upper arm, worn beneath a white top and gold pendant necklace.
Mandala armband tattoo on an upper arm
Black script lettering tattoo reading a quote about dancing and music, placed along the ribs on a bare torso.
Script quote tattoo along the ribs
Close-up of a green botanical sprout tattoo with a black script word vegetarian beside it, on the forearm.
Vegetarian script with a green sprout on an arm
Traditional-style pin-up illustration of a boxer in a green swimsuit and brown gloves beside a banner reading Momma said knock you out, printed on a steel hip flask.
Pin-up boxer with banner on a hip flask
Traditional coloured tattoo of a raptor head with the words Clever Girl beneath it, on the forearm.
Raptor head with Clever Girl lettering

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