Tattoo ideas

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

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Close-up of a fine line tattoo of three small elephants walking in a line across the inner forearm, in black ink.
Three elephants in a row on a forearm
Black geometric tattoo of overlapping concentric circles and rings on the upper arm near the elbow, in a geometric style.
Concentric circle design on upper arm
Small red bow with white polka dots and a black outline, tattooed on the inner wrist below a raised hand with orange nail varnish.
Small red polka-dot bow on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of an anchor with a compass and a small key on the ribs.
Anchor, compass and key on the ribs
Black outline roses and leaves tattooed on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, drawn in a fine line botanical style.
Rose outline tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring lion in profile with a lotus flower and bud on an upper arm.
Roaring lion and lotus on an upper arm
Full back tattoo in traditional style showing a black snake coiled between red roses, sun faces, dripping apple and blue waves, with forearm and upper arm tattoos visible.
Traditional back piece with snake, roses and sun faces
Close-up photograph of a bold solid black tattoo of an abstract arrow-like shape with a rounded section, on the ankle and foot.
Bold black arrow-like tattoo on ankle
Traditional style flash sheet of six Doctor Who designs in bold outlines and bright colour, including a TARDIS, a Dalek, a Cyberman head and a fez-wearing face with a bow tie.
Doctor Who flash sheet with TARDIS, Dalek and Cyberman
Small purple tulip tattoo with a yellow-green leaf and fine line script running beside the stem, on the side of the ribs.
Purple tulip with script on the ribs
Small solid black semicolon tattoo on the skin behind a person's ear, at the top of the neck.
Small semicolon tattoo behind the ear
Fine line black tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol beside the word always in script on the inner wrist.
Deathly Hallows symbol and script word on wrist
Black crescent moon with swirling patterned detail and a small star, tattooed on the side of a person's waist above the waistband of jeans.
Crescent moon and star on the side of the waist
Colour tattoo of an orange lily with black swirling stems and black RIP script lettering on the top of a foot, with a second swirl tattoo partly visible at the top of the frame.
Orange lily and RIP script on a foot
Fine line colour tattoo of a teal swirl and red and orange wavy shapes with a small purple dot on the forearm, with a beach behind.
Colourful swirl tattoo on a forearm
Two matching realistic colour tattoos of tabby cat faces with purple and teal banners and scrollwork, shown side by side on the legs.
Matching cat portraits with name banners
Small black fine-line script reading free, with a bird in flight at its end, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Script word free with a flying bird on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a tulip on a stem held by a hand with a dotted cuff, placed on the inner upper arm.
Tulip held in a hand on the upper arm
Realistic tattoo of a pistol worn in a black lace garter strap on the upper thigh, with a hand holding a skirt above it.
Pistol in a lace garter on thigh
Three angled photos of a solid black paw print tattoo on a lower leg, with watercolour splashes in orange, pink, blue, green and yellow.
Paw print with watercolour splashes on a leg
Black linework tattoo on a forearm showing a planchette with a moon, a hand resting on it, and the words YES and GOODBYE.
Ouija planchette and moon on a forearm
Pencil-style tattoo design drawing of a crescent moon above a feathered arrow, with the words 'You have set on me but you are not the sun' beneath it.
Crescent moon and feathered arrow with quote
Small black lettering reading sick as frick with a short mark beneath it, on the side of a ribcage.
Small lettering tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo on a forearm, with two banners reading SINK OR SWIM and leaf shapes above a ring at the top of the shaft.
Anchor with Sink or Swim banners on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a green fish with pink fins riding a red and black tricycle, neo-traditional style on the thigh.
Green fish riding a tricycle
Colour tattoo of a black circle with branching lines and radiating orange, red and blue rays on the upper arm.
Sunburst circle on upper arm
Three dark line-drawn semicolon designs on white: a single semicolon, a trinity of three semicolons around a central dot, and a sun-like spiral of semicolons.
Semicolon designs in three arrangements
Black linework drawing of an interwoven Celtic heart knot on a white background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Celtic heart knot design
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye with a reflected pier and a tear running down the cheek, on an upper arm.
Realistic eye with a tear on the upper arm
Two illustrated female portraits on the forearms, one with blonde hair, a black blindfold and red lips, the other with red hair and a black gag across the mouth, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Blindfolded and gagged portraits on forearms
Traditional style tattoos of a diamond, club, heart and spade playing card suits, one on each finger of a hand, with a grey ornamental pattern across the back of the hand.
Playing card suits on fingers
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box with a sunrise, gold scrollwork and green leaves on the outer forearm.
TARDIS and sunrise on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a martini glass with an olive on a pick, placed on the side of an ankle.
Martini glass on the ankle
Fine line black script word Real with an arrow on the upper back, sitting near the shoulder blade.
Script word "Real" with arrow on upper back
Fine line tattoos on an upper arm showing a outlined cloud with falling hearts and a coloured unicorn, with partly visible script above.
Cloud, hearts and unicorn on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl's face with staring eyes across a man's chest, with a moon and trees behind it on the left.
Realistic owl across chest
Two matching black arrow tattoos with feathered fletching and a dotted circle sit on the forearms of two people with their hands together.
Matching arrow tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey realism drawing of a clock face, roses and a Timeless script banner, drawn as a sleeve tattoo design.
Clock and roses sleeve design
Small solid red heart tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand held palm up against a dark grey background.
Small red heart on the inner wrist
Black and white photo of a black outline peony tattoo with leaves on the thigh, in a fine line botanical style.
Peony outline tattoo on the thigh
Three stacked photos of fine line black tattoos on a wrist and hand, showing parallel bands around the wrist, an angular geometric line and a small dot pattern on a finger.
Fine line wrist bands and finger dots
Colour tattoo of two blue butterflies with black outlines and grey smoke swirls and small stars, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two blue butterflies on a shoulder blade
Realism and abstract blend tattoo on a man's chest and shoulder, showing a black raven on thistle stems with a flying bird, red and grey bands and Latin lettering.
Raven and thistle across chest and shoulder
Shirtless man showing a large black and red winged bird tattoo across his chest, with a triangle band and spiral motif below, and a tattooed upper arm.
Winged bird and geometric chest tattoo
Pastel neo-traditional style tattoo of a woman with flowing hair and draped fabric covering the outer upper arm.
Woman with flowing hair on an upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a teal stand mixer in a gold scrollwork frame with red poppies, on the outer thigh.
Teal stand mixer in a gold frame on a thigh
Two wrists with gold and iridescent foil temporary lettering reading Brides bitches, with a sandy beach and sea behind the hands.
Gold foil wrist lettering on a beach
Close-up of black script lettering reading Fearless with a small solid heart on the top of a bare foot resting in sand, shown in a lettering style on the upper foot.
Fearless script and heart on a foot

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