Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey fine line tattoo of the Latin phrase carpe diem in script across the inner wrist and forearm.
Carpe diem script on a wrist
Close-up of a fine black script tattoo reading Wanderlust on a bare foot near the ankle, with a beaded anklet, resting on tangled tree roots.
Wanderlust script tattoo on ankle
Black fine line infinity symbol with three birds in flight and the word Always in script on a person's back shoulder.
Infinity symbol with three birds and Always
Black fine line script tattoo reading cure on the side of the ribs, partly covered by grey fabric.
Cure script on the ribs
Black fine line tattoo of latitude and longitude coordinates in a serif font on the inner forearm, with a rolled denim sleeve and stacked bangles.
Coordinates tattoo on a forearm
Black typewriter-style lettering reading we're all mad here on a lower leg, with a black and white canvas sneaker beside it.
Quote tattoo on a lower leg
Fine line black script lettering and a small outlined triangle tattoo on a person's forearms, with both palms held up towards the camera.
Script lettering and a triangle on both forearms
Black ink drawing of decorative script lettering with shaded capitals, swirling flourishes and a leaf motif, drawn on paper beside a black fineliner pen.
Script lettering with flourishes
Black line drawing flash design of a banner reading Death before decaf, flanked by roses, with a teacup bearing a skull and crossbones, in a traditional style.
Death before decaf banner with roses and teacup
Black ink tattoo of the words how strange it is to be anything at all, set within swirling scrollwork on the upper arm.
Quote lettering in scrollwork on an arm
Black script lettering reading Okay. Okay. across the side of a finger, in a lettering style.
Okay okay script on a finger
Close photo of a black-outlined orange butterfly tattoo with a semicolon body and the script words Stay Strong and Carry On beneath it, on skin.
Orange butterfly with semicolon and script text
Black cursive lettering reading dream with looping flourishes across the inner wrist, in a fine line style.
Dream script tattoo on a wrist
Three words in black script lettering, Favored, Constant and Graced, tattooed one word per finger on a hand resting on denim.
Favored, Constant and Graced finger lettering
Black fine line script tattoo reading "this is love" with a small heart and a long underline sweep, across the side of a foot.
This is love script on a foot
Black script tattoo reading Amor Vincit Omnia along the side ribs, shown in two photos side by side.
Amor Vincit Omnia script on the ribs
Black fine line script tattoo reading what appears to be in omnia paratus, placed on the inner forearm of a hand held out against a plain grey background.
Small script line tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a woman in a cap with script lettering, a hand raised to her mouth and a rosary, a tattoo flash design with no placement on the body.
Pencil portrait of a woman in a script-embroidered cap
Black and grey tattoo of an adult elephant and calf above the script name Sophia, on the upper back near the neck.
Elephant and calf with script name on upper back
Black script tattoo reading Don't forget to love yourself, sitting on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Script quote on upper chest
Two people stand side by side showing small GRL PWR lettering tattoos in dark blue-black ink on the lower leg above the ankle, in a fine line style.
GRL PWR lettering on two ankles
Black Greek key armband tattoo wrapped around an upper arm, with Greek lettering set between two bands.
Greek key armband with Greek text on upper arm
Black line drawing of overlapping circles of varying sizes above the words You are Loved by so Many and so Much and By no One more than ME, on a white background.
Overlapping circles with quote lettering
Black ink line drawing of a pine tree, a deer and hatched hillside with a banner reading Prone to Wander, on aged paper.
Prone to Wander pine and deer design
Back of a woman's neck, with her hair in a bun, showing a black script tattoo reading Stay Gold in a lettering style.
Stay Gold script on the back of the neck
Colour flash design of a steel anchor wrapped in banners reading Just Keep Swimming, surrounded by cartoon sea creatures on a blue background.
Anchor with Just Keep Swimming banners
Two matching black infinity heart tattoos with the word sisters in script, one on each ankle, shown in a black and grey lettering style.
Matching infinity heart sisters tattoos on ankles
White script lettering on a black background reading We're all stories in the end, just make it a good one, set inside a police box outline, shown as a lettering flash design with no body placement.
Police box with script quote design
Colour tattoo on the thigh of a red rose with a triangle, circle and vertical line at its centre, above a grey banner reading Until the very end, in a neo-traditional style.
Red rose and banner tattoo on thigh
Red and orange feather quill tattoo on the ribs, with black cursive script reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.
Feather quill with script quote on ribs
Red bow tie with black outline at the centre of a circle of black lettering, shown as a lettering-style tattoo on pale skin.
Red bow tie inside circular lettering
Black fine-line tattoo of three arrows above the words for you, a thousand times over, on an upper arm.
Three arrows and a quote on an arm
Back view of a person with two hair buns showing a small black lettering tattoo reading TGIF on the nape of the neck.
TGIF lettering on the nape of the neck
Close view of a red hand-lettered BAD tattoo on the inner forearm of a person with a white oversized top and black fishnet shorts.
Red BAD lettering on a forearm
Small black script tattoo reading happiness on the inner wrist, surrounded by stacked bracelets in gold, silver and bright threads.
Happiness wrist tattoo among bracelets
Close-up of a white ink tattoo of the word Believe in flowing script with swirled flourishes on a forearm.
Believe script with swirls on a forearm
Two panels of black script lettering on skin: top reads DAD love you xoxox, bottom reads love you always Mom with a small heart, in a handwriting style.
Handwritten Dad and Mom script tattoos on skin
Black ink flash design of a hummingbird feeding from a scrolled flower, with music notes and script lettering along the stem.
Hummingbird and flower scroll with music notes
Black and white photo of a raised index finger tattooed with the word Shhh in script, held to pursed lips.
Shhh lettering on a finger
Black ink lettering reading faith in script above a horizontal line and fear in serif capitals below, on the side of a ribcage.
Faith and fear lettering on the ribs
Two black script tattoos side by side, one reading til my last day on a forearm and one reading til my last breath on a second limb.
Matching script quote tattoos
Close-up of the inner wrist and palm showing the words "one of two" in thin black cursive lettering on the forearm.
"one of two" script on an inner wrist
Black linework design of the word LOVE in an elegant serif script, with the O looped into the flowing L and a curled flourish on the E, drawn on a plain white background.
Stylised LOVE lettering design
Two matching forearm tattoos in black serif lettering, one reading I carry your heart with me and the other reading (i carry it in my heart).
Matching quote tattoos on two forearms
Colour tattoo on an upper back in a traditional style, showing a sword through a red and orange ribbon knot with a green leaf, above and below lettering reading Duty is heavier than a mountain and
Quote, sword and ribbon on upper back
Black and grey ship tattoo with flowing script on the upper thigh, with a hand with glitter ombre nails resting beside it.
Ship and script tattoo on a thigh
Black script reading She believed she could so she did, beside a dandelion whose seeds become birds, with one small purple bird, on the outer foot.
Dandelion and birds quote on foot
Two bare feet with red toenails on a rock: one has black script reading Illuminate across the top, and the other has a colour peacock feather tattoo near the ankle.
Illuminate script and peacock feather on feet

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