Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of three red poppies with dark stems on the calf, in a painterly botanical style.
Three red poppies on a calf
Black and grey tribal tattoo with spirals and cross motifs running in an S-curve down a bare back and side.
Tribal spiral tattoo down a back and side
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading I am the ocean on the inner forearm.
Script quote on an inner forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a ribbon anklet with a bead and a hanging feather pendant, shown on the ankle and top of a foot.
Feather pendant anklet tattoo on a foot
A realism style black and grey lion head tattoo within an ornate frame on the outer thigh of a person wearing black tights.
Lion head in ornate frame on a thigh
Six-panel collage of feather tattoos in black ink on ribs, collarbone, back, ankle and neck, some with flying birds and one with script.
Feather tattoos in six placements
Two black violin f-hole tattoos sit either side of the spine on a bare lower back, shown in a black and white photograph.
Twin violin f-holes on lower back
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading DO NOT CUT ABOVE LINE with a scissors symbol on the upper leg, held by two hands.
Do not cut above line lettering on thigh
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an animal skull surrounded by leaves and berries, on the outer thigh.
Animal skull with foliage on thigh
Fine line tattoo on the outer thigh showing a red line drawing of a woman's head with flowing hair above a navy line drawing of a standing figure.
Red and blue line figures on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of a bow and arrow with a leafy vine forming the bow, dotwork shading on the leaves, placed on the side of the torso.
Bow and arrow with leaf vine on the side
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading Destroy what destroys you across two lines on the inner wrist, above a grey sleeve cuff.
Two-line quote on the inner wrist
Close-up photo of a semicolon tattoo with a soft blue and pink wash behind it on skin, with glitter nail tips visible at the top of the frame.
Semicolon tattoo with blue and pink wash
Small black lightning bolt tattoo in fine line style on the outer side of an ankle.
Small lightning bolt on an ankle
Large Japanese-style back tattoo of a shaded grey Buddha face surrounded by waves, with orange and green maple leaves across the upper shoulders.
Buddha face and waves across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a basset hound with floppy ears beside a pedestal fan, on a person's upper back.
Basset hound beside a pedestal fan on the back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage pin-up woman in profile wearing a corset, on the calf.
Vintage pin-up woman in corset on a calf
Black and grey mountain peak above a fragmented geometric design of coloured triangles, a geometric tattoo on the inner forearm.
Mountain and geometric triangles on a wrist
Black fine line lettering tattoo of latitude and longitude coordinates on the inner forearm, with a knitted sleeve visible above.
Latitude and longitude coordinates on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of round glasses, a small red lightning bolt and the word always in script on a forearm.
Round glasses, lightning bolt and script word
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo on an upper arm showing a seated figure fishing by a lake inside a rope-edged oval frame with flowers below.
Fishing scene in an oval frame on an upper arm
Black and grey blackwork lion tattoo with a roaring face, flowing mane and mandala ornament, shown on the forearm in two views.
Roaring lion with mandala ornament on forearm
Black ink line drawing of a skull built from poppies, orchids, carnations and small star flowers, shown as a design with no body placement.
Floral skull line drawing
Close photo of a bold black Devanagari script tattoo running vertically along the inner forearm of a person in a grey sweater.
Devanagari script lettering on a forearm
Realistic black widow spider tattoo in black and grey with a small red hourglass marking, on the upper back.
Black widow spider on upper back
Close-up of bold black brush-script lettering reading Work Bitch across a forearm, resting on a wooden surface.
Black script lettering on a forearm
Fine line black script lettering tattoo running around the inner wrist, with another person's hand holding the wearer's hand.
Fine line script tattoo on the wrist
Silver metallic tattoo of three crossed arrows on an ankle, with a sandal and sea behind it.
Crossed arrows on an ankle
Black and grey feather tattoo on the side of a finger, shown beside a gold ring set with two triangular clear gemstones.
Feather tattoo on a finger
Full leg tattoos in Japanese style with colourful chrysanthemums and waves on black shading, on the thighs and calves of a person seen from behind.
Japanese chrysanthemum leg tattoos
Colour neo-trad style tattoo of a woman with blue hair, fur-lined aviator hat and goggles, smoking a cigarette, on the thigh.
Woman in aviator hat with cigarette on thigh
Black ink line drawing of a rose bud with leaves, small flowers and dotwork shading, drawn on paper as a tattoo design.
Rose bud with leaves and dotwork shading
Fine line black script tattoo of a short handwritten phrase running diagonally along a forearm, beside a purple and yellow floral fabric.
Fine line script on a forearm
A flash sheet of nine black ink geometric circle designs with overlapping circles, triangles, hexagons and star shapes, with no body placement shown.
Nine sacred geometry circle designs on a flash sheet
Close-up of knuckle lettering spelling TEA TIME in black letters with teal shading, with a small teal teapot on the left hand, in a traditional lettering style.
TEA TIME lettering across knuckles
Small black and grey pineapple tattoo, shown cut in half with dotwork shading, on the side of a lower leg.
Halved pineapple on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of an ice cream cone with rainbow sprinkles in a dotted pattern on a forearm, shown beside a close-up of the dots.
Ice cream cone with sprinkles on a forearm
Full-colour neo-traditional tattoo of Jack Skellington and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas on a forearm, with a banner reading I'll follow you.
Jack and Sally forearm tattoo with banner script
Solid black thunderbird silhouette tattoo with outstretched wings on the forearm of a woman standing in a garden.
Thunderbird silhouette on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo sleeves on both upper arms of a person wearing a white crop top printed with lips, cats and lipsticks.
Black and grey floral sleeves with patterned crop top
Black and grey lettering reading I'M WITH STUMPY with a small graphic beneath it, tattooed on the calf of a person with a prosthetic leg on a running track.
I'm With Stumpy lettering on a calf
Black abstract tattoo flash design of curling solid shapes, a spiral and a dot on a plain white background.
Abstract black swirl design
Graphite sketch of two lilies, a butterfly and swirling lines with the word Love in script, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Lilies, butterfly and Love script design
Neo-traditional tattoo of a smiling sloth peeking out of a blue rose-patterned teacup, with pink flowers, on a limb.
Sloth in a teacup with flowers
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull, roses, leaves and a pocket watch on the outer thigh.
Skull, roses and pocket watch on a thigh
Two matching cartoon lovebirds perched on a branch, one green and one grey, tattooed on two people's inner wrists.
Matching lovebird tattoos on wrists
Colour traditional tattoo of a snapping carnivorous plant above a FEED ME banner on the outer thigh.
Carnivorous plant with FEED ME banner on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dreamcatcher with trailing feathers and beads on the left side of a ribcage.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a rib

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