Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realistic bee tattoo with shaded wings and the words 'You're the bee's knees but so am I' above and below it, on a calf.
Bee with pun lettering on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of folded dollar bills arranged into a rose shape on the forearm.
Dollar bill rose on an arm
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a fox head framed by leaves and small triangles, shown on paper as a tattoo design.
Fox head with leaves and triangles
Black line tattoo of Zero, the ghost dog, with a small red nose, on the ankle of a pale-skinned person against a leafy patterned background.
Zero the ghost dog on an ankle
Black and grey mandala and geometric tattoo covering a forearm, with a lotus-like motif near the wrist side of the elbow.
Mandala sleeve on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a small sitting cat in dark ink on the back of an ankle, against a pale skin tone and a wooden surface.
Small outline cat on the ankle
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a fox walking between tree trunks under a starry night sky, set in a circle on the upper arm.
Fox between trees in a dotwork circle
Realistic black and grey dragonfly tattoo with translucent wings on the skin near the shoulder.
Dragonfly tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey pencil drawing of two owls arranged in a yin yang circle, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Two owls in a yin yang circle
Fine line black script tattoo reading c'est la vie runs vertically along the side of a hand, near long reddish hair.
C'est la vie script on the hand
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing roses, clouds, birds and pine trees in realistic shading.
Black and grey sleeve with clouds and birds
Black and grey tattoo of two poppies with fine line shading and overlapping geometric triangle outlines on the inner forearm.
Poppies with geometric triangles on forearm
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a white-haired figure with a halo, eyes in the palms, beaded necklaces and two skulls at the base, on a grey background.
Hooded figure with skulls and dotwork shading
Colourful hummingbird tattoo with black-outlined scrolls and swirls on the lower leg, in a neo-traditional style.
Hummingbird and swirl scrolls on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of Totoro, soot sprites, Calcifer and a red Mononoke-style mask within a teal and gold ornate frame, on the thigh.
Totoro and Studio Ghibli characters in an Art Nouveau frame
Black linework design of a rose with leaves, hanging beaded chains and a diamond-shaped drop pendant, drawn on a purple-grey background.
Rose and beaded drop pendant design
Black linework tattoo on a thigh showing a stormtrooper helmet, a Millennium Falcon and roses with leaves, in a traditional outline style.
Stormtrooper helmet and Millennium Falcon on thigh
Black and grey fine line mandala tattoo shaped like a heart with dangling dot details, on the inside of an ankle against a pink patterned scarf.
Mandala heart tattoo on an ankle
Pencil sketch of a pair of angel wings with layered feathers and shaded quills, drawn on lined notebook paper, shown as a tattoo design.
Pencil sketch of a pair of angel wings
Black fine-line eight-point star beside cursive lettering reading let it go on the inner forearm, photographed outdoors against a blurred green background.
Star and script lettering on the forearm
Close side view of a tiny solid black dolphin tattoo on the side of a finger, with another finger visible at the top edge.
Small dolphin tattoo on a finger
Collage of three photos of a fine line and watercolour style tattoo of two dandelions, one in bloom and one gone to seed, with a blue and green wash behind them, on a leg.
Dandelions over a watercolour wash
Colour tattoo of a grey and white cat's face with yellow eyes and black outlines on the inner forearm, in a faceted neo-traditional style.
Faceted cat head on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a feather breaking up into small flying birds, placed on a woman's shoulder near the collarbone.
Feather dissolving into birds on a shoulder
Traditional style colour tattoo on a upper back of a castle inside a mouse head silhouette, with red and orange fireworks in the ears.
Castle and fireworks in a mouse head on a back
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical mandala tattoo design with a central eight-point star, swirls and stippled diamonds, shown on paper with no body placement.
Mandala design with stippled diamonds
Black fine line anchor with a heart on one ankle and a palm tree on the other, photographed on sand with the sea behind.
Anchor and palm tree ankle tattoos on a beach
Solid black flash design of a stylised dragon-like creature with a curling spiral tail and sweeping wing-like spikes, on a white background.
Black silhouette dragon with spiral tail
Rainbow-coloured illustration of a stylised sword with Celtic knotwork panels and small creature figures on a black background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Stylised sword with Celtic knotwork
Small fine line tattoo of the number 11 on the inner forearm, shown beside a teacup with a line drawing of a woman on its inside.
Tiny number 11 on a wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a dandelion head releasing seeds that become flying birds, placed on the shoulder and upper back.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a small orange bird perched on a branch with peach blossoms and green leaves, across the inner forearm.
Bird and blossom on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a feather with green leaves, a pink flower and a black swirl on the forearm.
Colourful feather on forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey cat with yellow eyes wearing a gold crown, shown on a forearm against a red background.
Crowned cat on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a hand holding a bouquet of flowers and leaves on a forearm, with dotwork shading.
Hand holding a flower bouquet on a forearm
Black typewriter-style lettering reading On the road again across the top of a foot, close to the ankle.
Typewriter lettering on the foot
Small black dotwork chevron with three dots on the side of a finger, shown on a hand resting on a white cloth.
Small chevron and dots on a finger
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a shield with white acanthus leaf scrolls around a circle, on the inside of a forearm.
Blackwork shield and leaf scroll on forearm
Small dark dragon silhouette tattoo in black and grey ink on a woman's upper chest, just below the collarbone.
Dragon silhouette on upper chest
Fine line outline tattoo of an elephant facing right, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Outline elephant on upper chest
Realistic sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing red roses and a grey shaded bird with spread wings.
Realistic red roses and bird on upper arm
Small black and grey tattoo of a skull entwined with a snake on the inner forearm of a person holding a wand.
Skull and snake tattoo on forearm
Traditional style toucan tattoo with a large orange and black beak and a speech bubble reading I can you can toucan, on the upper arm.
Toucan with speech bubble on an arm
Three matching black infinity symbol tattoos with the script words like Mother like Daughter, two on the tops of feet and one on a wrist.
Matching infinity script tattoos on feet and wrist
Black and grey Japanese style skull tattoo with curling waves and cherry blossom flowers across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Skull, waves and blossom on a back piece
Close-up of a shirtless man with a bold black tribal tattoo covering his shoulder, upper arm and upper chest, with red skin around the design.
Black tribal shoulder and upper arm tattoo
Black dotwork drawing of a stag whose body is filled with a bare winter forest, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Stag with forest design in dotwork
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged angel with a halo holding a sword, with ravens in bare branches across the shoulder and upper arm.
Angel and ravens on upper arm and shoulder

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