Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo of an ornate oval frame enclosing a dark silhouette, on the inner forearm of a person holding an artichoke.
Ornate frame with dark silhouette on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of roses, a pocket watch and a banner on the thigh of a person in a beige dress.
Traditional rose and pocket watch on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork pineapple tattoo with stippled leaves and diamond-patterned body on the forearm.
Dotwork pineapple on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of two bluebirds, one leaving an open birdcage, framed by pink cherry blossom on a forearm.
Bluebirds and cherry blossom on a forearm
Close photograph of three small black fine-line snowflake tattoos on the inner forearm and wrist of a person resting their hand against their chin.
Three snowflakes on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo across a man's upper back showing the word Amendment in flowing script, two engraved handguns and a quotation beneath, viewed from behind.
Amendment lettering and two handguns on back
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo on a forearm, next to a hand holding a white travel mug printed with the words There's a chance this is wine.
Rose tattoo on forearm beside a travel mug
Black fine line script reading He walks with me across the heel and sole of a foot, with a small cross tattooed on the ankle.
Script quote and small cross on an ankle
Tattoo of a Heinz Tomato Ketchup bottle with a red tomato on an upper arm, with handwritten lettering and a small orange bird beneath it.
Heinz ketchup bottle and lettering on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two arrows with a small heart at one end, on the side of a ribcage, with a hand resting on the skin.
Fine line arrows and heart on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a purple plumeria flower with green leaves and soft blue shading on pale skin, in a botanical style.
Purple plumeria with green leaves
Realistic black and grey upper arm sleeve showing two skulls, a pocket watch with Roman numerals and a red rose.
Skulls, pocket watch and rose on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a geometric cat head with a dotted triangle behind it, placed on the upper back.
Geometric cat head on upper back
Red and yellow flower tattoo with shaded petals and a black script phrase, on the lower back, in a neo-traditional style with lettering.
Red flower with script saying Your Pain is a Gift
Black fine line script tattoo reading Walk by faith not by sight, running along the outer side of a foot from the heel towards the toes.
Script quote along the side of a foot
Abstract flower tattoo with black linework and red and blue washes across the upper back, crossed by a thin line of script.
Abstract flower and script line on upper back
Black outline tattoo of two hearts on the inner wrist, a small heart above a larger one, in a fine line style.
Two outlined hearts on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of two raptor dinosaurs in a misty forest on an upper arm, with a striped shirt sleeve visible.
Two raptors in a forest on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion head with a full mane on the upper thigh.
Lion head on thigh
Fine black-outlined daisies with yellow centres and green stems wrap around the inner forearm near the wrist.
Daisy chain tattoo around a wrist
Colour realism tattoo of a decaying zombie woman's face with an open, bloodied mouth, set on the thigh against a red splatter background.
Zombie woman face on a thigh
Small colour tattoo of a pink flower with an orange centre and two green leaves on skin.
Small pink flower with green leaves
Two small black interlocking heart tattoos sit on the fingers of a hand, shown against a dark, softly blurred background.
Interlocking hearts on two fingers
Two matching fine line arrow tattoos in black ink on the inner wrists and forearms, one on each arm.
Matching arrow tattoos on two wrists
Botanical fine line tattoo of lilies and curling vines in red ink across the top of a bare foot, resting on a blue towel.
Lily and vine tattoo across the top of a foot
Fine line black outline tattoo of a ringed planet, resembling Saturn, on the inner wrist of a raised hand with coral nail polish.
Small Saturn outline on a wrist
Orange and yellow sun tattoo with a central circular emblem on a person's upper back, photographed from behind outdoors.
Sun tattoo on upper back
Black handwritten lettering reading I'm not perfect and Neither are you across a person's lower back, with dark hair at the top of the frame.
I'm not perfect lettering on lower back
Realistic colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly resting on a red flower with yellow stamens and green leaves, shown on skin.
Monarch butterfly on a red flower
Black line drawing of a geometric fox built from straight, overlapping triangular facets on cream paper.
Geometric fox line drawing
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a wooden birdhouse beside a birch tree, with a geometric paper-style bird, inside a circle on the forearm.
Birdhouse on a birch tree in a dotwork circle
Black and grey dotwork moth tattoo with fine radiating lines on the upper back, below dark hair.
Moth with geometric lines on upper back
Realism tattoo of a vintage pin-up woman in a black swimsuit and headband, kneeling on the outer thigh, shown from two angles.
Vintage pin-up woman on a thigh
Black and grey Traditional-style pineapple design with an eye in the cut base, shown as an embroidered patch with a black border.
Pineapple and eye design on an embroidered patch
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's face split into angled panels with a cigarette, on the inside of a forearm.
Fractured male portrait on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a vintage camera with a blue eye as the lens and rainbow film strips over watercolour splashes, on the outer thigh.
Camera with blue eye on a thigh
Close side view of a tiny solid black cat silhouette tattoo on the neck just behind the ear, with several ear piercings visible.
Small black cat tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey tattoo of a dark starry night sky over a brushed shoreline on the inner forearm, in a painterly blackwork style.
Night sky and shoreline on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a purple cross decorated with small blue flowers, placed centrally on a woman's upper back below her blonde hair.
Purple cross with blue flowers on upper back
Fine line tattoo of a teal tarot-style card showing a crescent moon with a face, on the side of a person's ribs.
Crescent moon tarot card on ribs
Black stylised line drawing of a cat head in profile, looking upwards, with bold tribal-style flowing strokes on a cream background.
Stylised cat head in black line design
Close-up of a black fine line script tattoo reading be still on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Be still script on a wrist
Two people seen from behind, each with a black script quote tattoo on the shoulder blade: on the left "I'll love you forever", on the right "I'll like you for always".
Matching script quotes on two shoulders
Pencil sketch of a heart with the word Love in flowing script lettering, drawn on tracing paper beside a black marker.
Love script heart design sketch
Fine line hummingbird tattoo in green, red and orange on the upper chest near the collarbone, with a floral strap visible.
Hummingbird tattoo on the upper chest
Black and grey fine line compass tattoo with arrows and cardinal points on the forearm.
Compass tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf's head on the upper back of a person lying face down on a bed.
Wolf head tattoo on the back
Fine line black tattoo of a single-line drawn face and leaf on the inner forearm, with pink flowers in the background.
Fine line face and leaf on a forearm

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