Tattoo ideas

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

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Small black and grey fine line swallow in flight with the words stand by me beside it on a forearm.
Swallow and stand by me on a forearm
Black fine line infinity symbol tattoo with the words love and life in script on a forearm, while a hand wearing rings grips the arm.
Infinity symbol with love and life script
Black and white photo of a fine line lightning bolt tattoo on the inner wrist, with a hand resting on a leather seat.
Small lightning bolt on the wrist
Neo-traditional botanical tattoo of a bouquet of pink and purple flowers and green leaves, tied with twine, on the forearm.
Floral bouquet on a forearm
Black stylised lettering reading BAD on the inner forearm and wrist, shown against a cream panelled door.
Black lettering reading BAD on a wrist
Black and grey realistic wolf tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with dark trees fading into the shoulder.
Realistic wolf sleeve on upper arm
Black ink dreamcatcher with three hanging feathers and small script around the hoop, on the inner forearm above a woven wrist band.
Dreamcatcher with feathers on the forearm
Black lettering reading HIC ET NUNC, set in a serif style, running diagonally across a man's forearm.
Hic et nunc lettering on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with fine scrolling linework on the forearm, near the wrist.
Lotus mandala on a forearm
Two blue swallow tattoos in a traditional style, one on each inner wrist of a person with their hands clasped together behind the body.
Blue swallows on both wrists
Close-up of a small fine line black tattoo of a flower stem with two buds and leaves on the inner forearm, near a red string bracelet.
Fine line flower stem on an inner forearm
Small dotwork tattoo of a ring of coloured dots forming a colour wheel on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Colour wheel of dots on the wrist
Black and grey tattoos on a seated woman's arm and thigh, including a shaded rose and script on the upper arm and a larger ornamental design on the thigh.
Rose, script and ornamental thigh tattoos
Black and grey dotwork mandala shaped like a sea turtle, with paisley-style flippers, on the inner forearm.
Mandala turtle on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of two elephants walking together on a person's forearm near the elbow.
Two elephants on a forearm
Two black and grey fine line tattoos: a geometric Totoro-style creature on the forearm and a peacock feather along the ribs.
Totoro-style creature and feather tattoos
Small fine line lavender sprig tattoo in purple and green on the inner forearm, with a red knit sleeve pushed up above it.
Lavender sprig on a forearm
A colour tattoo of a stylised lion head in orange, red and yellow, set against swirling blue waves with stars, on the inside of a forearm.
Geometric lion on a forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of a purple pansy with blueberries and green leaves on the inner forearm.
Pansy and blueberry sprig on a forearm
Fine line black script reading Saved by Grace with a small cross tattooed on the inside of a forearm.
Saved by Grace script and cross on forearm
Small coloured sunflower tattoo with green leaves and a bud on a person's inner forearm, above a black leather watch strap.
Sunflower on an inner forearm
Two matching solid black cat silhouette tattoos with heart-shaped tails and script words Mother and Daughter on a pair of forearms.
Matching cat silhouette tattoos for mother and daughter
Geometric flower tattoo in black outline with red fill across the back of a hand and wrist, with black dot clusters on the fingers.
Geometric flower tattoo on a hand and wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a bare tree with two child silhouettes on a swing, above script lettering, on a forearm.
Tree and swing with names on a forearm
Fine line white ink script lettering reading Let It Be on the inner wrist, shown in a close-up photograph.
White script lettering reading Let It Be on a wrist
Two forearms with matching black bands and a dotwork fade in black ink on a blanket background, in a blackwork and dotwork style on the forearm.
Two black bands and dotwork fade on forearms
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of a small winged bird with a curling tail on the inner wrist, shown with the hand raised.
Simple winged bird line tattoo on wrist
Black and grey photo of a woman with fine line script lettering on her inner forearm and a dotted constellation tattoo on her ribs below the bust.
Script forearm tattoo and dotted constellation
Black and white photo of two people embracing, each with a fine line script word joy tattooed on the forearm.
Matching joy script tattoos on two forearms
Traditional-style rose tattoo on the upper arm and small star tattoos near the wrist of a person with raised arms, seen from behind with a bare back.
Rose and star tattoos with raised arms
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of three square panels showing a forest, a wooden cabin and a path, running down the inner forearm.
Three forest and cabin panels on a forearm
Black and grey geometric dotwork full sleeves covering both arms of a shirtless man, with hexagons, dot gradients and sunburst patterns.
Geometric blackwork and dotwork full sleeves
Watercolour-style hummingbird tattoo in pink, purple, blue and green with a black beak, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a striped sleeve.
Watercolour hummingbird on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a stylised woman with flowing hair, the word Virgo and flower motifs on the forearm.
Virgo zodiac figure and flowers on forearm
Black and grey linework tattoo of a cigarette pack with the words Whatever Lights, sitting on the inner forearm.
Cigarette pack on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses and leaves wrapping the outer forearm of a person wearing black dungarees.
Black and grey roses on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a large flower with leaves and a stem, shaded in detail, on a person's forearm.
Black and grey flower and leaves on a forearm
Two matching realistic chickadee tattoos in flight, one on each forearm, with black caps, grey wings and warm yellow-brown bellies.
Matching chickadees on two forearms
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of geometric symbols and crosses running along a forearm, photographed on a dark leather surface.
Geometric symbols on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a horse head inside a heart on a forearm, shown beside an identical design on a second arm.
Matching horse-in-heart tattoos on forearms
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing an eye with a heart and Q on the pupil, above a rose wrapped in banknotes and a skull.
Eye, rose and banknotes on a forearm
Black linework phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a swirling tail on the forearm.
Phoenix with swirling tail on a forearm
Four illustrated paper dolls with fine black linework tattoos covering their chests and arms, two with moustaches and beards, shown against pale walls.
Four tattooed paper dolls
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined heart with a semicolon and a heartbeat line running across the inner forearm.
Heart, semicolon and heartbeat line on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a grey elephant in a blue and orange ornate blanket, raising its trunk towards a red lotus, on a forearm.
Decorated elephant with lotus on forearm
Colourful botanical tattoo of a heart made from flowers and leaves on the inner forearm, set against green foliage.
Floral heart tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a falling bird with a pocket watch on a beaded chain, on the forearm.
Bird and pocket watch on a forearm
Two matching geometric forearm tattoos of a circle and a hexagon with intersecting lines, shown in purple linework on top and in blue and red linework below.
Geometric circle and hexagon forearm tattoos

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