Tattoo ideas

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

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Two raised forearms show matching small dark dotwork tattoos in loose curved clusters, placed on the inner forearm.
Matching dotwork marks on two forearms
Colour tattoo of three cartoon owls perched on a brown branch with green leaves, placed on the shoulder.
Three owls on a branch on the shoulder
Colour tattoo of pink sweet pea flowers, green tendrils and a grey butterfly on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Sweet pea vine and butterfly on a shoulder blade
Two black and grey outline four-leaf clover tattoos, one on each forearm, shown in a fine line style.
Matching four-leaf clover tattoos on forearms
Black and grey traditional butterfly tattoo across the lower back, with part of a coloured tattoo visible at the left edge.
Butterfly tattoo on the lower back
Shaded butterflies in purple, blue and green with black swirling vines and leaves across a person's upper back.
Three butterflies and vines on upper back
Fine line black and grey tattoo of planets, stars and a crescent moon inside a circle with the words Lumos and Nox, on a forearm.
Lumos and Nox planet circle on forearm
Colourful painterly tattoo of a Rubik's cube forming the head of a faceless figure, with paint drips, across an upper arm and shoulder.
Rubik's cube head figure on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a seated cat with ornate mandala patterns and a red, blue and purple mandala behind it, on a person's upper back.
Mandala cat tattoo on upper back
Black blackletter word Protect tattooed on a forearm, with two people's hands clasped inside a car.
Blackletter Protect forearm tattoo in a car
Black lettering tattoo of a numbered passage in a serif typeface on the inner forearm of a person whose arm rests on a pink and grey leaf-patterned cloth.
Printed text quote tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey sketch style tattoo of a dog's head in profile with loose crosshatched lines, on the outer thigh.
Sketchy dog head on a thigh
Black script lettering of a three-line quote with flying bird silhouettes, tattooed across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Bird silhouettes and quote on upper back
Black and grey photograph of a fine line outline world map tattoo on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a braid.
Fine line world map on upper back
Close view of a black lettering tattoo in a typewriter-style font on an upper arm, with the text cropped at the edge of the frame.
Partly visible lettering tattoo on upper arm
Four-panel photo of a colourful realism full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing the Joker's face, Batman, bats and a city skyline.
Joker and Batman full arm sleeve
Black ink geometric compass rose and a small trident on the upper back of a woman in a red bikini on a sunny beach, in a geometric style.
Compass rose and trident on upper back
Black and grey shaded world map tattoo on a person's upper chest, with the words it's all worth reaching for written above it.
World map and quote across the chest
Fine line black world map tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, set against a plain cream wall.
Fine line world map on the inner wrist
Close-up of a small black star tattoo on a woman's ankle, with tan leather peep-toe clogs and a wooden heel beside it.
Small star tattoo on ankle
Realistic colour tattoo of a roaring lion with bared fangs and a green eye, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Roaring lion on upper arm and shoulder
Colour tattoo of a red poppy and orange marigolds with dark green leaves across a woman's upper back and shoulder.
Poppy and marigold shoulder piece
Solid black rabbit mask design with swirling horns and a stencil-like outline, shown as a flash style tattoo design.
Rabbit mask stencil design
Two matching cartoon robot tattoos on inner forearms, one with a red bow and heart and the other holding a red heart, in black linework with red accents.
Matching robot tattoos on forearms
Black blackwork tattoo of an archer drawing a bow with swirling ornamental lines, placed on the lower leg above the ankle.
Archer and bow tattoo on lower leg
Black and grey realism tattoo on the shoulder showing torn skin with armour plates, buckles and a Celtic knot.
Torn skin revealing armour and a Celtic knot
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a grinning Vault Boy character in a blue suit holding banknotes, with a red devil beside him and banners reading DEAL WITH THE DEVIL, in a traditional style.
Vault Boy and devil on a forearm
Close crop of a woman's torso in a pale lace bra and satin skirt, showing the fine line script word wholehearted tattooed on the midriff above the waistband.
Wholehearted script on the midriff
Colour realism tattoo of a green forested mountain above a still blue lake with reflections, with black branch silhouettes across the top, on the upper arm.
Mountain lake landscape on upper arm
Small outline tattoo of a Claddagh, with a crown above a heart held by two hands, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Claddagh outline on the wrist
Black and grey tattoo of three open flowers with leaves and a geometric star lattice across the shoulder and upper back.
Flowers and geometric pattern on a shoulder and back
Two matching black ink elephant tattoos with floral and paisley patterns sit on the inner forearms of two people, one on each wrist.
Matching patterned elephant tattoos on two forearms
Colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat's grin and teal eyes with the words We're all mad here below, on the side of the body in a neo-traditional style.
Cheshire Cat grin with quote
Back view of two legs with black blackwork tattoos forming a cathedral skyline, striped sun and arched bridge across the thighs and knees.
Black landscape design across both thighs and knees
Realistic black and grey forearm tattoo of a turbocharger and mechanical parts, with a red torn-skin effect behind the engine.
Turbocharger in torn skin on a forearm
Two people's forearms, each with a small black outline of a state-shaped map tattooed just below the elbow.
Matching state outline tattoos on forearms
Woman seen from behind on a beach with a small fine line wave tattoo on her upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Small wave tattoo on upper back
Two raised legs in red Converse trainers show bold traditional tattoos on the calves, including a butterfly, a rose, a spider and a ship's wheel.
Traditional leg tattoos with red Converse trainers
Black and white flash sheet of lightning bolt designs, including script and block lettering labels, outlined and solid bolts, and two thunderbolts with clouds.
Lightning bolt and thunderbolt flash sheet
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with an ornate pattern and a shaded eye, placed on the side of the ribs.
Hamsa hand with eye on the ribs
Two small fine line black outline tattoos on two ankles, one showing a rocket and the other a ringed planet.
Rocket and ringed planet ankle tattoos
Dark brown henna design with floral motifs, leaf vines and dots across the back of a hand and fingers, in the botanical style, on the hand.
Floral henna design on the back of a hand
Colour tattoo of a cuttlefish with grey and black banded mantle and brown tentacles on the outer calf, photographed from behind with the knees visible.
Cuttlefish tattoo on a calf
Black ink flash design of a crescent moon framing three pine trees on a plain white background.
Crescent moon with three pine trees
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm and wrist, with concentric circles and graduated bands that fade from solid black to fine stippling.
Dotwork circles and bands on a forearm
Black tribal-style sea turtle tattoo with spiral patterns in its shell, placed on the ankle.
Tribal sea turtle on an ankle
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two outlined hands cradling a flowering sprig on the upper arm.
Hands holding a flower sprig on upper arm
Traditional-style grey flower tattoo with orange accents and leaves on the inner forearm of a person wearing a dark top.
Grey flower with orange accents on a forearm

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