Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black tattoo of a file icon with an X and the words TATTOO.JPG on the back of a man's neck.
File icon with TATTOO.JPG on neck
Small black fine line tattoo of planets in a row, one ringed like Saturn, on the upper back just below the neckline of a person with hair tied up.
Row of planets on the upper back
Black and grey tattoo design of seven moon phases stacked in a vertical column on a white card, shown on white fur.
Seven moon phases in a vertical column
Black linework geometric circle tattoo with a petal pattern on the inner forearm, near the wrist, beside a knitted sleeve and bangles.
Geometric circle tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a bow with trailing ribbons on the calf, with a ribbon band wrapped around the ankle.
Bow and ribbon tattoo on a calf
Thin pale outline tattoo of a pistol on the back of a hand, shown glowing under blue ultraviolet light.
Pistol outline tattoo on the back of a hand
Watercolour-style nautilus shell tattoo with a black outline and blue, green and purple washes, on the elbow.
Watercolour nautilus shell on an elbow
Shirtless torso of a man with colour traditional-style sleeve tattoos on both arms, including a woman's head with flowers on the upper arm and a pocket watch, and black lyric text on the ribs.
Colour sleeves and lyric text on ribs
Black fine line script reading I carry your heart across the upper back near the shoulder, shown on a woman in a dark off-shoulder top against a white background.
Fine line script quote across the upper back
Colour tattoo of two songbirds on a branch with orange buds and a red lotus flower on the outer thigh, in a botanical style.
Two birds and a red lotus on a thigh
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a dense radial pattern on the inner forearm of a person wearing a white top and black and white patterned trousers.
Black mandala tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of two hands cupping a crystal ball with stars and a crescent moon on an arm, with a butterfly and leaves tattooed nearby.
Hands holding a crystal ball with stars
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo spelling the word saudade across the inner wrist.
Saudade script on the wrist
Small Hello Kitty tattoo with a red bow on the inner wrist, drawn in black outline with red colour, photographed on a hand resting on a dark worktop.
Small Hello Kitty tattoo on the wrist
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a snow globe with an aurora sky, pine trees and snowflakes on an upper arm, with the word Dreamer beside it.
Snow globe with aurora and the word Dreamer
Small tattoo of a solid black paw print sitting inside a thin purple outlined heart on skin, shown in a close-up photo.
Paw print inside a purple heart outline
Fine line drawing of two dragonflies with pink and blue swirls and dots, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Two dragonflies with swirls
Painterly tattoo of a blue and red hummingbird with outstretched wings on the upper arm, with soft brushstroke-like shading.
Watercolour style hummingbird in blue and red
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with two yellow sunflowers, green leaves and grey feathers on the thigh.
Sunflower dreamcatcher on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of the Cancer zodiac crab symbol inside a ring of shaded crab claws, placed on the upper arm.
Crab zodiac symbol on upper arm
Black ink drawing of two spindly, spiked figures with a crossed-bones motif and a single red drop between them, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Twin spiky figures with crossed bones and red drop
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo spelling the word love behind a person's ear, shown in lettering style.
Script love tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey portrait tattoo of a face on the lower back of a seated person, partly showing above dark clothing.
Grey portrait tattoo on lower back
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of two cats with red flowers and stems on the inner forearm.
Two cats and red flowers on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a leaping hare with smoky shading and swirling forms on the upper arm of a man photographed in a bathroom mirror.
Leaping hare tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo on the inner forearm showing a striped crescent grin above the script words We're All Mad Here.
We're All Mad Here grin and script on a wrist
Blue ink line drawing of a fancy goldfish design on translucent tracing paper, with a purple pencil sketch of the same fish above it.
Goldfish tattoo design on tracing paper
Realism style black and grey thigh tattoo showing a pocket watch, a top hat, a key and a framed portrait of a woman, surrounded by ornate lace patterns.
Pocket watch and portrait thigh piece
Coloured pencil drawing of a purple lotus flower with seven chakra symbols arranged around it, a botanical tattoo flash design.
Lotus with seven chakra symbols
Small black serif lettering reading No matter who you are, always be the good one, with a small red heart below it, on a forearm.
Quote and red heart on a forearm
Black script lettering tattoo reading Sister to Sister, Heart to Heart, Bonded Together, Right from the Start, set diagonally on the side of the ribs.
Script quote lettering on the side of the ribs
Colour tattoo of a red-haired fairy with blue and green butterfly wings, surrounded by stars and small butterflies, on a person's upper back.
Fairy with butterfly wings on upper back
Black and white photo of a small solid black tattoo shape on the neck behind the ear, with ear piercings visible and the head tilted away from the camera.
Small solid black shape on the neck
Black ink pen drawing of an owl filled with mandala and scroll patterns, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Mandala owl tattoo design sketch
Traditional-style sugar skull tattoo with a pompadour hairstyle, a cigarette and red flowers on an upper arm, with the words Rockin N Rollin and N What Not.
Sugar skull with pompadour on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of an infinity symbol pierced by an arrow, sitting on the inner wrist of a pale arm.
Infinity symbol with arrow on the wrist
Two black and grey tattoos on forearms, a detailed key on the left arm and a heart-shaped padlock on the right, with the two people holding hands.
Key and heart padlock on two forearms
Traditional coloured forearm tattoo of a pink rose, pansies and forget-me-nots, with a banner reading Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
Rose and pansy banner on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a curved fishing rod with a small lure and the script words Fish On, placed on the top of a foot.
Fishing rod with Fish On script on a foot
Colour tattoo of a smiling cartoon teapot with a curled handle and floating bubbles, in a sketchy watercolour style on a thigh.
Cartoon teapot with watercolour bubbles
Fine line black and grey tattoo of stacked crescent moons, small circles and dotted lines, sitting vertically on the back of a neck.
Crescent moons on the back of the neck
Close view of a forearm with two gold metallic chevron arrow temporary tattoos above the wrist, and a row of small gold triangles on the thigh.
Gold metallic chevron and triangle temporary tattoos
Colour botanical tattoo of pink peonies, a red rose and small blue forget-me-not sprigs wrapping the outer forearm.
Peony and rose forearm tattoo
Black ink drawing of a woman with flowing hair and pink rose and scroll tattoo designs on her shoulder and upper arm.
Woman with pink rose tattoo designs
Grid of sixteen flash designs including an anchor, bird silhouette, clefs, bow, diamond, hearts, flowers, a dinosaur and butterflies, with no body placement shown.
Flash sheet of sixteen small motifs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the words Follow Your Heart above a compass rose on a person's upper back.
Follow your heart and compass on upper back
Close-up of a small black outline diamond tattoo on the side of a finger, with a thin ring on the neighbouring finger and a denim sleeve behind the hand.
Small diamond tattoo on a finger
A single thin black line drawn on a plain white background, forming a simple curling wave, shown as a fine line tattoo design with no body part visible.
Minimal wave line design

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