Tattoo ideas

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

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Before and after comparison of tattoo removal: a dark bat over a moon on a upper body area, and a black phoenix on a forearm, each shown fading to plain skin.
Tattoo removal before and after, bat and phoenix
Single-line handwritten script reading turn your wounds into wisdom, drawn in black on a plain white background, shown as a lettering design rather than on skin.
Handwritten lettering: turn your wounds into wisdom
Fine black line tattoo of three overlapping pentagon outlines on the calf, in a geometric style.
Overlapping pentagon outlines on a calf
Bold black abstract symbol tattoo with a looped base on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Bold black abstract symbol on upper back
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of an anglerfish on the upper arm, with a skeleton curled inside its body.
Anglerfish with skeleton on upper arm
Black linework tattoo of a sitting Siamese cat with small red details on the forearm, with a real Siamese cat resting beside the arm.
Siamese cat tattoo on a forearm
Small black fine line arrow tattoo on the inner wrist, with a braided bracelet and a white band beside it.
Small arrow tattoo on the wrist
Traditional style compass rose in blue and green on the upper back, with N, E, S and W letters and a map outline inside a dotted circle.
Compass rose over a map outline on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses with green leaves and thorns across the outer thigh.
Grey rose cluster on a thigh
Black and grey pencil drawing of a Japanese-style skull with peony flowers and swirling wave motifs, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Skull and peonies in a Japanese design
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small stag head with branching antlers on the upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Small stag antlers on upper back
Small colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a city skyline with a yellow junk boat on the water, placed on the inside of a forearm.
Harbour skyline and junk boat on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a coastline with cliffs and sea inside a circle on the inner forearm.
Coastal landscape in a circle on forearm
Pencil sketch of a carved jack-o'-lantern pumpkin surrounded by roses, a peony and leaves, drawn as a traditional-style tattoo design.
Jack-o'-lantern pumpkin with flowers sketch
Colour tattoo of an open pocket watch with a chain and pink blossoms on an upper arm, with green and black watercolour-style splashes.
Pocket watch and blossoms on an upper arm
Black silhouette design of birds lifting from a feather above the script words Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not, on a white feathered background.
Feather and flying birds with script quote
Black and grey realism design of a pocket watch, compass, two roses, chains and a ribbon reading Not all those who wander are lost, shown without a body placement.
Pocket watch, compass and roses design
Two matching fine line red poppy tattoos on the inside of two wrists, with the wrists held together and red and cream knitwear visible.
Matching red poppy wrist tattoos
Black ink tattoo on a forearm showing a cheese grater with an onion slice, an apple, leaves and partial script beneath.
Grater and produce on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat silhouette on a red oval panel within an ornate black and grey frame, on the forearm.
Black cat in ornate frame on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a fox head with flowers, leaves and a small bird on a person's upper back.
Fox, flowers and bird on upper back
Black ink compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W points on the upper chest near the collarbone, in a geometric style with dotwork detail.
Compass rose on upper chest
Small red poppy tattoo with a fine green stem on the inner forearm, in a delicate botanical style.
Red poppy on the inner forearm
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with outstretched wings and cherry blossoms across the upper back, seen from behind.
Phoenix and cherry blossoms on a upper back
Photo of pink and red rose tattoos with green leaves on a woman's shoulders and upper chest, in a botanical style with soft shading.
Pink roses across both shoulders
Pencil sketch of a circular tattoo design split into quadrants, with black tribal-style vines, leaves and spirals.
Circular tribal vine and swirl design
A flash sheet of black brush-style Chinese characters in four rows, each with a small English translation beneath it, shown without any body placement.
Chinese character flash sheet in black ink
Painterly red poppy tattoo with a green stem and bud on the inner forearm, close to the wrist.
Red poppy on the inner forearm
Black fine line geometric arrow tattoo running vertically down the centre of a person's upper back, between the straps of a black top.
Vertical geometric arrow tattoo on the upper back
Pink and purple lotus flower design with an Om symbol above it, drawn in black linework with coloured pencil shading on cream paper.
Lotus flower with Om symbol design
Black and grey realistic drawing of a lion head whose mane dissolves into bare tree branches and a faint moon, on a grungy parchment background.
Lion head merging into a tree on textured paper
Close-up of a black geometric arrow tattoo with dots, a crescent and circles, placed centrally on the upper back of a woman with blonde hair.
Geometric arrow tattoo on upper back
Fine line black ink tattoo of three angular, letter-like marks on the side of the ribs, partly covered by a grey t-shirt.
Three angular letter-like marks on the ribs
Close-up of black cursive lettering reading we see things they'll never see across a pale forearm, in a lettering style.
Cursive quote on a forearm
Two linked forearms show matching origami crane tattoos on the forearm, one in red and one in dark grey, against a purple background.
Matching origami cranes on linked forearms
Black and grey realism tattoo of swallows flying from a dandelion clock on the lower leg above the ankle.
Swallows flying from a dandelion on an ankle
Green watercolour-style snake tattoo with a dark outline, coiled in an S shape with its head raised, on the upper thigh.
Green watercolour snake on thigh
Small black fine line wave tattoo on the side of a foot near the ankle.
Small wave on the side of a foot
Black handwritten lettering tattoo reading I am the master of my fate and I am the captain of my soul, on a area of skin with lettering style script.
Handwritten quote tattoo on skin
Fine line black script tattoo reading All was well across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
All was well script on upper back
Colour tattoo of a blue hummingbird with black brush strokes and pink dots on the upper arm, with the arm raised in a bedroom.
Watercolour hummingbird on an upper arm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a human skull with a death's head moth on its crown and a rose at its base, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Skull, death's head moth and rose design
Black and grey fine line tattoos of four male portrait heads on the fingers of a hand, with a small outlined triangle on the middle finger.
Four portrait heads and a triangle on fingers
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bull terrier head within a geometric mandala frame on the lower leg.
Bull terrier head in a mandala on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a green grinning cat-like creature with glowing pink eyes, bony yellow claws and a striped tail, on a lower leg.
Green grinning cat creature on a calf
Flash sheet of black line-drawn laurel wreaths, sprigs and foliage designs in a hand-drawn botanical style, with no body placement shown.
Hand-drawn laurel wreaths and sprigs flash sheet
Black fine-lined castle silhouette above the word Dream in script, tattooed on the top of a bare foot in a bath.
Castle and Dream lettering on the top of a foot
Black script lettering reading She flies by her own wings on a plain white background, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Script quote reading She flies by her own wings

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