Tattoo ideas

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

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Watercolour-style tattoo of a white fox silhouette sitting against pink, orange, blue and purple splashes, on the side of the ribs.
Watercolour fox silhouette on ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading freedom is mine along the inner forearm and wrist.
Script quote on the inner wrist
Black and grey lettering flash sheet showing SXE, XXX, Straight Edge, Poison Free and Drug Free designs in varied typefaces.
Straight edge and drug free lettering flash sheet
Two people with crossed forearms show matching fine line tattoos of a red heart joined to a black heartbeat line and the word Sisters on the inner forearm.
Matching heartbeat heart and Sisters script on forearms
Leopard print cross tattoo with black swirl linework on the back of a hand, beside turquoise and zebra print nail art.
Leopard print cross on the back of a hand
Black blackletter lettering tattoo on the side ribs reading Rise and rise again until lambs become lions, with purple fabric pulled up above it.
Blackletter quote on the ribs
Colourful tattoo of two embracing figures with a starry night sky and confetti dashes on the top of a foot.
Embracing couple in a starry heart on a foot
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Daria in a green jacket and round glasses, with an orange banner reading MISUNDERSTOOD, on skin.
Daria cartoon with Misunderstood banner
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo on the lower back of a person whose lilac top is lifted at the side.
Small black cat silhouette on lower back
A painterly dragon tattoo in red, orange, blue and yellow across the upper back and shoulder blade area.
Red and blue dragon on upper back
Colour tattoo of the Death Star tied to a bunch of bright balloons on a person's lower abdomen, with the shirt pulled up.
Death Star tied to colourful balloons on abdomen
Flash design of a butterfly with stained-glass style wings in yellow, green and orange, with a red rose at its centre and black outlines.
Stained glass butterfly with rose design
Pale raised outline of a thistle with leaves and a curled stem on the inner forearm, drawn as a fine line stencil or design on skin.
Thistle line design on a forearm
Flash design of three sugar skull pin-up heads with skeletal hands over their eyes, ears and mouth, on a ribbon banner reading Beauty, Truth and Love.
Three sugar skulls with Beauty, Truth and Love banner
Black and white photo of a leg in bed with a grey shaded rose, flowing hair and a rose design, plus script lettering running down the side, in a botanical and lettering style.
Roses and flowing hair sleeve with script on a leg
Black and grey traditional tattoo with dotwork shading of a rain cloud dropping rain into a floral teacup, on a leg.
Rain cloud over a teacup
Black and grey mandala tattoo on a forearm beside an overhead view of a breakfast bowl, mug of tea and spoon.
Black mandala tattoo on a forearm
Fine line eye with radiating rays in dark blue-black ink on the upper arm, with a small tattoo on a finger of the same hand.
Small eye tattoo with rays on upper arm
Realistic black and grey wolf head with blue eyes, framed by bare branches, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Wolf framed by branches on a forearm
Pastel colour flash drawing of a black-maned carousel horse on a brass pole, beside two frosted cupcakes and small stars.
Carousel horse with cupcakes
Colour traditional anchor tattoo wrapped in rope with a pink heart, shown on the upper arm in a traditional style.
Traditional anchor with heart on upper arm
Black and white ink drawing of a front-facing elephant covered in dense geometric tribal patterns, in a design style suited to a tattoo.
Ornamental elephant line drawing
Black and grey circular tribal design with a hibiscus flower, palm tree, island outlines and sun-ray motif, shown as a drawn flash design.
Circular tribal design with hibiscus and palm tree
Traditional style colour tattoo on the back of a hand showing a dagger through a red heart with a blue banner reading ROMANTIC and purple flowers.
Dagger, heart and banner on the hand
Black silhouette of a raven perched on a thin curving branch above the word Nevermore in flowing script, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Raven on a branch above Nevermore script
A man in a beige waistcoat with rolled gingham sleeves shows a dark black and grey sun design on each forearm.
Dark sun tattoos on both forearms
Close view of a white ink ornamental paisley tattoo spreading across a person's shoulder and upper arm, with a dark-haired figure partly visible.
White ink paisley pattern on shoulder
Realism back tattoo of a shaded pocket watch with Roman numerals, butterflies, feathers, script lettering and a red rose.
Pocket watch, feathers and rose across the back
Small black fine line tattoo of a stick figure jumping on a trampoline, on the inner palm, shown in two side by side photos.
Stick figure on a trampoline on the palm
Black and grey feather tattoo filled with lace-like dotwork and mandala patterns, shown on the forearm in two side-by-side photos.
Lace-patterned feather on a forearm
Black outline stars of varying sizes trail from the nape of the neck down the upper back, with small sparkle marks among them.
Outline stars trailing down the upper back
Black ink tattoo of a fork twirling spaghetti with dripping sauce, sitting on the inner upper arm.
Fork twirling spaghetti on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of the Hindu deity Ganesha merged with the Om symbol, with ornamental patterned shading, on the upper back or nape of the neck.
Ganesha and Om symbol on the upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a paper aeroplane with a dotted loop trail, placed on the back of the neck near the shoulder.
Paper aeroplane with dotted trail on the neck
Orange and red lion cub tattoo with a bold black outline and black script reading Remember who you are, on skin that appears to be the upper back.
Lion cub and script tattoo
Black and grey drawing of a shaded rose with leaves, an ornate filigree key and hanging chain, shown as a standalone tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Rose and ornate key design
Black script lettering reading God is within her, she will not fail runs across the top and side of a foot, with a small reference at the end.
Script quote across the top of a foot
Black lettering tattoo of the words she believed she could so she did in a typewriter style, set in a vertical line on the side of the ribs.
Typewriter quote on the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a dotted chain bracelet with a diamond pendant and two crescent moons across a person's wrist.
Fine line chain bracelet with moons on wrist
Close-up of a single-line outline heart tattoo in dark ink on skin, with the words NOT YOU inside it.
Outlined heart with NOT YOU lettering
Black fine line tattoo of a cat with a curling tail and two paw prints, placed behind the ear on the neck.
Cat and paw prints behind the ear
Black ink tattoo of lace, a rose, leaves, bead chains and dangling feathers on a forearm, in a botanical style.
Black lace, rose and feather drape on a forearm
Black ink script tattoo of Corinthians 13:4-8 with a small cross above it, across a person's ribs.
Corinthians 13 verse and cross on ribs
Black and grey realism arm sleeve showing a bearded figure and roses on the upper arm and forearm, with rose work on the chest and shoulder.
Black and grey realism arm sleeve with roses
Realistic poppy flowers with green centres and two arrows with red fletching, tattooed on the upper chest in soft pink, green, and red tones.
Poppies and arrows on the upper chest
Fine line black tattoo of a heartbeat trace on the inner wrist, with red painted nails visible at the top of the frame.
Heartbeat line on inner wrist
Fine line black tattoo of five bicycles in a row across the inside of a forearm, with a plaid shirt blurred in the background.
Five bicycles in a row on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a veiled hat with a red rose, set in a black scrollwork frame on a forearm.
Veiled cat portrait with rose on a forearm

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