Tattoo ideas

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

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Small black bird silhouettes in flight across a forearm, a fine line style tattoo, with the sea blurred behind the arm.
Flock of birds on a forearm
Colour cartoon turtle faces tattooed across the knuckles of a hand, with grey script lettering above them on the back of the hand.
Four cartoon turtles across the knuckles
Realistic black and grey rose tattoo with shaded petals and leaves on the inner wrist and forearm.
Black and grey rose on a wrist
Colour tattoo of Maleficent with horns and a raven, in a watercolour style with green and purple splashes, on the thigh.
Maleficent with raven on a thigh
Close-up of a small fine line black script tattoo reading let it go on a person's side ribs, just below a black bra strap.
Fine line script reading let it go on the ribs
Black and grey realism rose tattoo on the forearm, with a stem and leaves running up the arm towards the elbow.
Realistic rose tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a bright sparkler with stars and the words just a spark in black script on the inner forearm, in the neo-traditional style.
Sparkler with stars and script on an arm
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo of a man with a full curly afro, with a script scroll reading Bob Marley beneath him.
Realism portrait with Bob Marley scroll lettering
Traditional tattoo on a forearm of a sailor kissing a red-haired woman inside a gold rope heart, with a black and grey ship and the word FAMIGLIA above.
Sailor kissing in a rope heart on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a raven with a clock face on the upper chest and shoulder, with a small bird on the opposite shoulder.
Raven and clock across chest and shoulder
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a nautilus spiral with dotted geometric construction lines and circles on an upper arm.
Nautilus spiral with geometric construction lines
Fine line black outline tattoo of a sitting cat seen from behind, with a curling tail, on the calf.
Sitting cat outline on a lower leg
Pencil sketch of a feather with flock of birds lifting away from its tip and the words Take those broken wings and learn to fly, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Feather with birds rising and a quote
Black and grey photo of two forearms, each with a black blackletter-style lettering quote tattoo on the inner forearm.
Two matching lettering quotes on forearms
Close crop of a toned abdomen in grey sweatpants, with a partly visible black and grey tattoo on the lower left side of the torso.
Dark tattoo on a toned lower abdomen
Close view of a woman's forearm with several tiny fine line tattoos in reddish ink, including a small triangle motif and short script lettering.
Tiny fine line marks on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a pink and teal dagger with red hearts and a banner reading Fight Like A Girl, on a lower leg.
Dagger and banner on a calf
Black tribal tattoo in a Polynesian-style pattern across a man's upper back and shoulder, photographed from behind against a dark background.
Tribal pattern across a man's shoulder and upper back
Small black Mickey Mouse silhouette tattoo with a grey shimmer finish, sitting behind a person's ear on the head.
Mickey Mouse silhouette behind the ear
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo on the upper arm of a person with a raised arm, with a bare midriff and blue fabric visible beside it.
Black and grey rose on upper arm
Black tribal-patterned tattoo of a lion head within a sun motif, covering the upper arm of a man in a white jersey.
Lion head in sun on upper arm
Black and grey script lettering with swirling flourishes running vertically along the side of the ribs.
Script lettering with flourishes on ribs
Black and white drawing of an elephant filled with intricate mandala and floral patterns, in a blackwork style with no placement on the body.
Ornate patterned elephant design
Colour tattoo of a pink koi and a white cat with blue Japanese wave patterns across a forearm.
Koi and wave cat on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of two dreamcatchers with hanging feathers and a branch across the outer thigh, with a hand holding up denim shorts.
Dreamcatchers and feathers on a thigh
Pencil drawing of a sugar skull tattoo design with roses, a diamond on the forehead and decorative swirls, shown without a body placement.
Sugar skull with roses flash design
Fine line black arrow tattoo on the side of a finger, shown in a black and white photograph.
Small arrow tattoo on a finger
Close-up of a black handwritten script tattoo reading 'this is what a feminist looks like' across pale skin.
Handwritten script quote tattoo
Metallic gold and silver geometric triangle tattoos on the back of a hand and wrist, with a diamond-shaped gold body chain on the chest.
Gold geometric metallic tattoos on hand and chest
Solid black tribal band tattoo with leaf-like motifs wrapping around a wrist, shown in a blackwork style.
Black tribal band tattoo on a wrist
A black tribal blackwork band being tattooed on skin with a tattoo machine, with a gloved hand guiding the needle and small spots of blood visible.
Black tribal band being tattooed
Sketch-style colour tattoo of a woman's face in a harlequin diamond hat, with red cheek blush, on the outer thigh.
Woman portrait with harlequin hat on thigh
Black line drawing of the words Just Breathe in flowing handwritten script on a white background, shown as a lettering design rather than on skin.
Just Breathe script lettering design
Black ink sketch of a flowing script tattoo design with the names Jonah, Tyler, Grace and Rose, hearts and curling swirls, drawn on pale paper.
Names, hearts and swirls script design
Two matching forearm tattoos of a small figure floating from a bunch of pastel balloons, drawn in fine black linework with soft colour fill.
Matching balloon tattoos on two forearms
Colourful watercolour style tattoo of a bird in flight above a gold pocket watch on a person's upper back.
Bird and pocket watch with watercolour splashes
Black line drawing of the words I AM A in thin capitals above warrior in a flowing script, with an outlined heart, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
I am a warrior lettering with heart
Black and grey rose bouquet tattoo with leaves and small flowers on a woman's upper back, drawn in an engraved botanical style.
Rose bouquet on upper back
Black and grey line drawing of a keyhole with an eye inside, framed by a crown, sunburst rays and two banners, in a vintage engraved style.
Keyhole crest with crown and banners
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three hammerhead sharks swimming in a row across the side of the ribs.
Hammerhead sharks swimming along the ribs
Realistic black and grey stag head tattoo with large antlers on the upper arm of a woman wearing a dark top.
Stag head tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass over a map grid with clouds, a hand holding a scroll and cursive script, on the thigh.
Compass and map tattoo on a thigh
Black ink flash design of hatched ocean waves rising beneath a open sky, enclosed in a thick circular outline, with no body placement shown.
Hatched ocean waves in a circle
Traditional style tattoo of a fox in a dark suit and red bow tie holding an envelope with a red heart seal, with a green leaf partly visible at the top left.
Fox in a suit holding an envelope
Black and white photo of a fine outline tattoo of three roses with leaves running down the outer thigh, with a tattooist's hands working nearby.
Three outline roses with leaves on a thigh
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small elephant facing left on the middle finger of a clenched hand.
Elephant outline on a finger
Blue-ink lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and two dots below it, on the forearm near the wrist.
Blue lotus mandala on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of an open book on the inner wrist, shown against a red background.
Open book on the inner wrist

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