Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine black line tattoo of a stretched cat with a curled tail on the side of the body, in a fine line style.
Stretching cat outline on the side
Colour tattoo of a pink rose wrapped in rope with a grey anchor on the upper arm, in a neo-traditional style with soft shading.
Pink rose and anchor on upper arm
Black ink drawing of an ornate feather filled with dotted, swirled and floral patterns on a plain white background.
Ornate feather line drawing
Close-up of a small black fine line Roman numeral tattoo on the upper chest, partly visible above a white collar and black leather jacket.
Roman numerals on the upper chest
Small black scroll tattoo on the outer ankle, shown beside a white leopard-print canvas trainer and rolled denim jeans.
Small scroll tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a daisy style flower with outlined petals and a stippled centre on the upper arm.
Daisy flower tattoo on upper arm
Black ink blackwork tattoo of a sun with rays, clouds and a curling wave inside a circle, on the inner forearm.
Sunburst and waves on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a pink gothic mansion with turquoise ghostly figures, including a top-hatted ghost, a skeleton and a chained ghost, on the upper back.
Haunted mansion ghosts on upper back
Black ink botanical line drawing of a leaf-shaped spray of roses, swirls and hatched foliage on a stem, in a fine line style, with no body placement shown.
Floral leaf line drawing
Black and grey script lettering reading Est. 1986 on the outer upper arm.
Est. 1986 lettering on upper arm
Small red and teal tattoo of an elephant head filled with mandala-style patterns, on the lower back above a dark brown garment.
Mandala elephant head on lower back
Black and grey realistic rose tattoo with water droplets across the back of a hand and wrist.
Realistic rose on the back of a hand
Black hand-lettered script reading breathe, shown as a large design on white, a temporary transfer on grass, and a small fine line version on the chest.
Breathe script word tattoo
Fine line tattoo of red hearts with black outlines and a thin black swirling stem on the upper chest, beside a black lace bra.
Red hearts and fine line on the chest
Watercolour-style colour tattoo of a white unicorn silhouette inside an outlined triangle over a blue and purple galaxy wash on the inner forearm.
Unicorn in a triangle on a forearm
Neo-traditional style flash design of a woman's portrait framed by bees, honeycomb, a UFO and an 'I want to believe' banner, with no body placement shown.
Portrait with bees, UFO and banner
Black and grey photo of a bold tribal swirl tattoo on the neck behind an ear, with a small stud earring visible.
Tribal swirl behind the ear
Colour tattoo of a cartoon figure in round glasses and a red cape riding a broom, on skin of the upper back.
Cartoon figure flying on a broom on the back
Shirtless bearded man with black tribal knotwork tattoos across his left shoulder, upper arm, chest and forearm.
Tribal knotwork tattoos on shoulder and chest
Black fine line outline tattoo of a camper van on the side of a woman's ankle, with a patterned trouser leg and red sandal visible.
Camper van outline on ankle
Fine-line French script tattoo running along the upper arm of a person lying on a bed, with a blue-grey feather tattoo near the elbow.
French script and feather tattoos on an arm
Fine line drawing of a compass rose with three black and white feathers hanging beneath it, with blue ribbon accents, on a plain pale background.
Compass and feathers design
Black and grey photograph of three small fine line tattoos on fingers: an eye with rays, a crescent and a chevron, with rings worn on two fingers.
Minimal eye, crescent and chevron finger tattoos
Black and grey fine line daisy tattoo with a long stem and two buds, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Daisy and stem on upper chest
Black and grey engraving-style tattoo on a back, showing a bee, a bird skull, carnations, a heart and berry branches inside dotted geometric lines.
Bee, skull and carnations on a back
Black ink geometric mandala tattoo on the thigh, with a hand resting on the leg beside it.
Mandala tattoo on the thigh
Close photo of a red heart tattoo with black outline, filled with rows of chevron-like knit stitches, on a person's lower limb.
Red knitted-look heart tattoo on a limb
Fine line black tattoo of a heartbeat trace with a semicolon in the centre, on the inner forearm.
Heartbeat line with semicolon on a forearm
Four cartoon turtle heads tattooed one on each finger of a clenched hand, each wearing a different coloured bandana.
Four turtle heads across fingers
Black and grey tattoo of a seated Buddha in front of a large lotus flower and mandala, on the thigh.
Seated Buddha and lotus on a thigh
Black and grey rose tattoo on the upper arm of a person with green nails resting a hand on a car steering wheel.
Rose tattoo on upper arm in a car
Realistic colour tattoo of a moon, drifting clouds and stars across the upper arm and shoulder.
Moon and clouds night sky on upper arm
Black ink flash drawing of a wasp above peony and lily blooms, overlaid with a dotted geometric wireframe, shown as a tattoo design.
Wasp and peonies within a geometric frame
Two mirrored sun face tattoos with radiating rays on the backs of two hands pressed together, in dark grey ink on a wooden floor.
Mirrored sun faces on two hands
Full-colour phoenix tattoo in neo-traditional style with bold outlines, spreading its wings across a person's upper back.
Rainbow phoenix tattoo across the upper back
Colour traditional tattoo on the upper arm showing a woman's face with a toothed lower edge framed by red flowers, teal leaves and a bell-shaped base.
Traditional face and flowers on upper arm
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading immeasurably more across the inner forearm, on a light skin tone.
Immeasurably more script on a forearm
Black and grey geometric tattoo of an eye inside a circle and diamond frame with radiating lines, on the upper back.
Eye within a geometric diamond on the upper back
Black anchor tattoo with a compass rose, and a red ship's wheel, on the inner forearm.
Anchor, compass and ship's wheel on a forearm
Close photo of a watercolour origami bird tattoo with black swoosh linework and ink dots on a woman's upper chest near the shoulder.
Watercolour origami birds on upper chest
Colour tattoo of a purple ribbon behind torn skin, with the words Seize the day in black script, on a lower leg.
Seize the day ribbon on a calf
Pen drawing of a fine line tattoo design with the script words Do you suppose she is a wildflower, surrounded by dandelion, poppy, daisy and cornflower sketches.
Wildflower script and flower sketch design
Four pairs of ankles on a poolside, with small fine line black tattoos of a shell, an anchor with a heart, a palm tree and a thin line.
Shell, anchor and palm tree ankle tattoos
Black and grey drawing of a woman with long wavy hair wearing a tiger head as a headdress, in neo-traditional style, shown with coloured pencils.
Woman with tiger headdress drawing
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pharaoh with a bird perched on his headdress, covering the upper arm.
Pharaoh portrait on upper arm
Fine line black treble clef tattoo, small and simple, on the inside of a person's wrist.
Small treble clef on the inner wrist
Black fine line tattoo of dotted, molecule-like structures on a woman's shoulder and upper back, against a plain grey wall.
Dotted molecular lines on a shoulder
Black tribal band tattoo design with spirals, zigzag edges and a central flower motif, drawn on a white background.
Tribal band design with spirals

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