Tattoo ideas

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

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Black mandala tattoo with a radial geometric pattern on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a hand resting at the right of the frame.
Black mandala on inner forearm
Three views of a forearm sleeve in blackwork geometric style with a central mandala, zigzag bands and teal accent lines, placed on the forearm.
Geometric blackwork forearm sleeve with mandala
Traditional style tattoos on a forearm, including a red rose, a spool of red thread and a bee, with the hand holding a white pot with a succulent against a plain white background.
Traditional rose and thread tattoos on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a red rose with a small bud and green leaves on the inner wrist.
Red rose with buds on a wrist
Black and grey Celtic cross with knotwork detail on the inner forearm of a person wearing a red top and plaid shorts.
Celtic cross on a forearm
Two matching black and grey full moon tattoos in a realistic shaded style on the forearms of two people whose arms are crossed.
Matching full moon tattoos on forearms
Man with crossed arms in a navy T-shirt showing a black and grey traditional-style sleeve, with a bird on the forearm and a rose on the lower arm.
Crossed arms with bird and rose tattoos
Several arms meet in a circle with clasped hands, and several wrists and forearms carry gold metallic script reading bride tribe.
Gold bride tribe script on wrists and forearms
Two matching forearm tattoos in fine line: a crescent moon with a face on one arm and a sun with a face on the other, both with dotted chain drapes.
Matching crescent moon and sun forearm tattoos
Colourful botanical maple leaf tattoo in red, orange and green on the inner forearm, with soft shading along the veins.
Autumn maple leaf on an arm
Two views of a fine line tattoo on the inner arm near the elbow, showing a small sunburst, a short dashed line and a tiny star in black ink.
Fine line sunburst and dashes on the arm
Two realism skull tattoos on the inner forearms near the wrists: a skull with a red polka-dot bow on the left and a grey skull in a top hat and bow tie on the right.
Matching skull tattoos on the wrists
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a semi-transparent flower with two leaves and a long stem on the inner forearm.
Translucent flower and leaves on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a green leaf rosette with gold dotted outlines and grey petals, surrounded by large leaves on a forearm.
Green leaf rosette on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a ship's wheel and anchor wrapped in octopus tentacles, shown on the inner forearm.
Ship's wheel and anchor with octopus on a forearm
Black script lettering of a four-line quote tattooed across the inner wrist and lower forearm.
Script quote across the inner wrist
Colourful geometric tattoo of a hairless cat face with blue eyes and forget-me-not flowers on a forearm.
Hairless cat and forget-me-nots on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line sailing boat tattoo on the inner forearm.
Single-line sailing boat on a forearm
Two wrists gripping a wooden bar, each with a teal lettering tattoo on the inner forearm: Breathe in on the left and Breathe out upside down on the right.
Breathe in and breathe out wrist tattoos
Black dotwork tattoo of a dotted line with small solid hearts wrapping around the forearm like a bracelet.
Dotted heart bracelet on a forearm
Black and grey botanical rose sleeve running down the upper arm and forearm, with a small script tattoo on the lower back, photographed from behind on a beach.
Rose sleeve and back script at the beach
Three photos of a colour realism sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a spiral galaxy, a nebula, a small astronaut and a ringed planet resembling Saturn.
Galaxy, nebula and ringed planet sleeve
Close-up of a grey and red floral tattoo on a forearm, with a central pink flower surrounded by leaves and petals.
Red and grey floral tattoo on a forearm
Fine line arrow tattoo on the inner forearm, with a four-pointed diamond head and a feather tail shaded in teal and pink.
Arrow with feather fletching on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of four small birds in flight on the inner forearm, with beaded bracelets on the wrist.
Four birds in flight on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a dark surfer silhouette carrying a surfboard against an orange sunset and teal sea, on the outer arm.
Surfer silhouette at sunset on an arm
Black and grey wolf head tattoo on the forearm, realistic shading on one side and ornate floral mandala pattern on the other.
Wolf head with mandala half on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of pine and bare trees with flying birds on a forearm, shown from three angles.
Forest silhouette on a forearm
Three views of a black and grey biomechanical tattoo on a man's forearm, showing gears, pipes and metal panels that appear to peel back from the skin.
Biomechanical forearm tattoo in three views
Small tattoo of the numerals 451 followed by a degree sign in a serif font, in dark ink on the inner wrist and forearm.
Small 451 degree numerals on the wrist
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a lion cub below a rocky outcrop, trees and a sun, all framed in a heart shape.
Lion cub and savannah scene in a heart
Fine line dreamcatcher tattoo with two hoops and three feathers, shaded in purple and grey, on a forearm.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a forearm
Realistic black, grey and blue sleeve tattoo of a skier, chairlift, mountains and snowflakes on an upper arm and forearm, with a No Guts No Glory banner.
Ski themed sleeve on upper arm and forearm
A woman with wavy blonde hair and a white vest top shows a dense grey forearm tattoo of abstract shapes, with a grey wing tattoo on her hip.
Forearm piece and hip wing tattoo
Black script tattoo reading fearless in a thin cursive hand on the inside of a wrist, with the fingers curled up above it.
Fearless script on a wrist
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on a forearm showing a bare tree, a misty treeline and a flock of birds, with dark ink splatters at the wrist.
Bare tree and birds on a forearm
Fine line black outline of a small heart tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm of a pale-skinned arm against a dark background.
Small outline heart on a wrist
Fine line tattoo of a blue Tardis outline with the word Allons-y in black script across the inner forearm.
Tardis outline with Allons-y script on forearm
Black script lettering reading Soror Amata with a small heart beside it, tattooed along the forearm.
Script lettering with heart on forearm
A painterly heart tattoo in teal and blue with pink highlights and splattered edges, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Watercolour heart on a forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a crown-topped key with a twisted shaft and a small cross above, on the inside of a forearm.
Crown key tattoo on a forearm
Black and white photo of two people holding hands, both with tattooed arms, showing a dragon and clouds sleeve on the right arm and a dagger design on the left forearm.
Tattooed sleeves holding hands
Close up of a fine line black script tattoo reading 'you are enough' on the inside of a wrist, with a fist raised in the background.
Fine line script 'you are enough' on a wrist
Black crescent moon tattoo filled with interlaced knotwork, sitting on the forearm of a person seated in grey jeans.
Crescent moon with knotwork on a forearm
Sketch-style tattoo of Jack Skellington in a striped top hat on the forearm, with black and grey shading and purple watercolour washes.
Jack Skellington on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a shaded eye inside an inverted triangle, with overlapping circles and dotted guide lines, on a forearm.
Eye in a triangle on a forearm
Fine line black outline fairy tattoo on the inner forearm, with yellow, green and turquoise wash and swirled wings.
Fairy with watercolour wings on forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a compass rose, red rose and pink and orange flowers with green leaves on the forearm.
Compass, rose and flowers on an arm

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