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 snake coiling around a hand that holds an apple, with banknotes and feathers, on the side of the ribs.
Snake and hand with banknotes on ribs
Pencil sketch of a dreamcatcher design with a tree of life in the hoop, a crescent moon, a cratered moon, stars, feathers and a peace sign, with no body placement shown.
Dreamcatcher with tree of life design
A gold and orange design of a tiger's face and striped markings forming butterfly wings, with antennae, on a black background.
Tiger and butterfly hybrid design in gold
Black and grey realism tattoo of Medusa's face framed by snakes, shown on the upper arm.
Medusa face with snakes on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, a filigree heart locket and pearl beads across the side of the ribs.
Greyscale roses and heart locket on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage steam locomotive with billowing smoke, running along the inner forearm.
Steam locomotive on a forearm
Teal and black tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol with a stag head and a winged golden snitch, framed by swirling ornaments, on a forearm.
Deathly Hallows, stag and snitch on a forearm
Two crossed wrists show watercolour-style heart tattoos in rainbow splashes, a larger heart on the forearm and a smaller one on the wrist.
Watercolour heart tattoos on crossed wrists
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined heart pierced by an arrow, with the words WILD HEART beneath, placed centrally on the chest between open denim jacket lapels.
Heart with arrow and Wild Heart text on chest
Fine line black ink tattoo of a seated cat holding a wine glass, on the outside of an ankle above a grey sock.
Cat holding a wine glass on an ankle
Pink flower tattoo with black swirling linework across a person's shoulder and upper arm, shown in a close photograph.
Pink flowers and swirls on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a butterfly with black and red wings edged in orange, surrounded by dark swirling tendrils, in a bold neo-traditional style on pale skin.
Winged butterfly with red and orange swirls
Metallic silver and black geometric band tattoos wrapped around a woman's forearm and wrist, with dot details above the wrist.
Metallic geometric bands on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo on the inner upper arm showing an infinity symbol with leaves, flowers and the script words I cannot tell you how thankful I am for our little infinity.
Infinity symbol with script quote on upper arm
Black ink compass rose sketch with a star centre and fine ring detail on white paper, beside two black pens, shown as a possible tattoo design.
Compass rose sketch design
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading 'alive' with a thin trailing line, on the inner wrist.
Fine line script 'alive' on a wrist
Black blackwork-style butterfly tattoo with a lace pattern, shaded wings and small pale flower details, placed on the side of a person's lower back.
Lace-pattern butterfly on the lower back
Small fine line tattoo of a shell with stippled dotwork shading on the forearm, in dark ink against pale skin.
Small shell outline on an arm
Black and white photo of the words ACCIO ADVENTURE tattooed in bold block capitals on a forearm, in Lettering style.
Accio Adventure lettering on a forearm
Realistic magenta monarch butterfly tattoo with black edging and a script name beneath it, shown on the top of a foot in three photos.
Magenta monarch butterfly on a foot
Black and grey realism rose tattoo with dark leaves across a shoulder, shown in two photos from different angles.
Black and grey rose on a shoulder
Fresh and healed photos of a realistic colour tattoo of a woman with a finger to her lips and blood spatters on her face, on a forearm.
Realistic woman portrait with finger to lips on forearm
Small black fine line elephant tattoo on the ankle, with a patterned fill across its back.
Small elephant tattoo on an ankle
Cartoon cracker character with legs and the words I'M GONNA CRUMB repeated above it, a tattoo on the side of the torso.
Cartoon cracker with I'm gonna crumb lettering
Black ink drawing of a bold treble clef entwined with a flute, curving staff lines and scattered music notes on cream paper.
Treble clef with flute and music notes
Close-up of a hand with two tiny black fine line quotation mark tattoos on the inner wrist, above a red sleeve.
Small quotation mark tattoos on the wrist
Small watercolour-style barn owl tattoo in purple, pink and blue tones on the side of the ribs, with a starry pattern across its head.
Small barn owl tattoo on the side ribs
Fine line constellation tattoo of small dots joined by thin dotted lines on the top of a foot, with red painted toenails.
Constellation tattoo on the top of a foot
Black and grey tree tattoo with red autumn leaves, its roots running down the side of the ribs and hip.
Gnarled tree with roots along the side
Full back tattoo in colour realism showing two muscle cars against a desert sky, with a cracked glass effect and a Route 66 sign.
Two muscle cars and Route 66 sign across a back
Full arm sleeve tattoo of a badger, an otter and a fox among orange flowers, leaves and acorns, shown from three angles across the upper arm and forearm.
Woodland animal sleeve with flowers
Black linework tattoo of a cartoon cat with a red bow beside cursive lettering on the inner forearm, in a lettering style.
Cartoon cat with red bow and script quote on forearm
Colour tattoo on skin of an anthropomorphic cat wearing a top hat, monocle and red bow tie inside an ornate oval frame, in a neo-traditional style.
Cat in top hat and monocle in an oval frame
Black and grey realistic feather tattoo on the side of the ribs, angled diagonally with soft shading along the barbs.
Shaded feather on the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a circle with a small inner mark on the top of a foot near the ankle.
Small fine line circle on the foot
Tattooed hands cradling a black cat against a dark background, with a colourful eye and dagger design on one hand and small finger tattoos.
Tattooed hands holding a black cat
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading Courage, dear heart across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Courage, dear heart script on upper back
Black linework flash sheet of thirteen script lettering designs, including the words Rain, Life, Birth, Star and Peace, drawn on white paper.
Script word designs on a flash sheet
Colour tattoo of a pink flamingo standing on one leg, with the words 'Only one foot in the shit' arched above and below it, on a calf.
Pink flamingo with slogan on a calf
Fine line cat face tattoo on a middle finger, with ornate silver rings on the neighbouring fingers.
Cat face tattoo on a middle finger
Close view of a full arm sleeve in white ink showing mandala and leaf ornament on the upper arm and shoulder.
White ink mandala sleeve on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an owl above a sugar skull with red roses and a diamond, on a lower leg, shown in three side-by-side panels.
Owl and sugar skull on a calf
Two pink and purple butterfly designs with black swirling outlines and scattered pink, purple and blue stars on a white background.
Two butterflies with stars design
Small black outline heart tattoo behind an ear, photographed from the side with the hair pulled back.
Small outline heart behind the ear
Close-up of a fine line black sun tattoo with a circle, short rays and dots on the outer thigh, above a black knee-high sock.
Small sun outline on a thigh
Traditional colour tattoo of a black and white cat wearing a sailor hat, flanked by red flowers and a yellow banner reading MMXIV, on the forearm.
Tuxedo cat in sailor hat with roses and banner
Pencil sketch of an octopus with curled tentacles wrapped around a trident, drawn on white paper as a tattoo design.
Octopus wrapped around a trident sketch
Gold textured geometric winged design with a vertical line of dots on a black background, shown as a tattoo design without any body placement.
Gold geometric winged motif

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