Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo of a Stormtrooper helmet within a circular scrollwork frame, with an Imperial emblem, on the upper arm.
Stormtrooper helmet in an ornate frame
White line drawing of a Vegvísir compass symbol inside a ring of runes on a black background.
Vegvísir compass with runic ring
Two small black fine line semicolon tattoos on the inner wrists of two people, one with a heart-shaped dot.
Matching semicolon tattoos on two wrists
Tattoo design of a pink cherry blossom branch with black script quote, drawn in a fine line botanical and lettering style.
Cherry blossom branch with script quote
Painterly botanical flash design of a bouquet with a pink rose, rust-coloured bloom, mustard berries and sage leaves on a white background.
Painted bouquet of pink rose and rust bloom
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged angel standing over a fallen figure among clouds, across the ribs and side of the torso.
Winged warrior angel on a ribcage
Black and grey realism tattoos of a sailing ship and a lighthouse on rocks, one on each forearm, with the palms turned upward.
Ship and lighthouse on both forearms
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and a rose with leaves on a forearm.
Pocket watch and rose on a forearm
Black and grey botanical sleeve on a shoulder and upper arm, with a realistic cat portrait among leaves, vines and flowers.
Cat and botanical sleeve on shoulder
Traditional style Hello Kitty flash design with a red heart, pink roses and Secret Love banners on a pink damask background.
Hello Kitty flash with roses and heart
Black ink fine line script reading you can do this, each phrase written on its own underlined line, shown as a tattoo design on white.
You can do this handwritten lettering design
Fine line black tattoo of a bicycle with a basket and pink hearts on an ankle, with a tattoo machine visible beside the leg.
Bicycle with hearts on an ankle
Black and white photo from behind of a woman in a white vest top and patterned underwear, showing a script tattoo on the neck and rose tattoos on the upper arms.
Rose and script tattoos on arms and neck
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty in a red kimono holding a fan, surrounded by pink cherry blossoms and black Japanese characters, on an upper arm.
Hello Kitty in kimono with cherry blossom on upper arm
Black ink drawing of a snarling wolf behind a long-haired figure, with smoke wisps curling through the composition in dense hatched linework.
Wolf and long-haired figure in smoke
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dot accents on the side of the ribs, photographed in a mirror selfie.
Lotus mandala on the ribs
Realistic colour tattoo across a woman's upper back showing an anatomical heart with a pocket watch, butterfly wings and pink roses.
Anatomical heart, pocket watch and roses on upper back
Black and grey anime-style portrait tattoo with crows and a red and black emblem on a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Anime portrait with crows on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a blonde pin-up woman with sugar skull face paint and a red flower in her hair, with black and grey scrollwork below, on an upper arm.
Sugar skull pin-up with scrollwork
Black ink drawing of a mandala-style lotus flower with dotwork arcs and a fine-line ornament below, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lotus flower tattoo design sketch
Colour botanical tattoo of pink gum blossom, a red waratah flower and green eucalyptus leaves across a shoulder and upper arm.
Eucalyptus and waratah across a shoulder
Black and blue tribal tattoo of two facing dragons forming a heart shape above knotwork, on the lower back.
Tribal dragons with knotwork on lower back
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a wildflower bouquet with daisy and rose-like blooms on the inner forearm.
Wildflower bouquet on the inner forearm
Black line drawing of two faceted, origami-style cats sitting face to face, a geometric tattoo design with no body part visible.
Two geometric origami-style cats facing each other
Pencil sketch of a dreamcatcher with a solid black paw print at its centre and striped feathers hanging below, shown as a tattoo design.
Dreamcatcher with paw print design
Close photograph of a large black and grey blackwork and dotwork butterfly tattoo with filigree wings on a person's lower abdomen, above the navel.
Ornate black butterfly on the stomach
Black linework infinity heart with the word Emily in script lettering, tattooed on the upper back.
Infinity heart with script name on upper back
Black and grey infinity tattoo with an anchor, rope, two red roses and a script name, placed across the upper back with two swallows above.
Infinity anchor and roses on upper back
Coloured neo-traditional style flash drawing of a large-eyed owl on a branch beside red roses, butterflies and falling petals, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Owl with roses and branch design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an eye inside an octagon within an ornate mandala, covering the back of a hand and reaching onto the fingers.
Eye mandala on the back of a hand
Two small black fine line anchor tattoos, one on the top of a foot near the ankle and one on the inner wrist.
Matching small anchor tattoos on foot and wrist
Fine line black script tattoo reading good vibes on the side of a torso, just below the ribs, with a grey crop top above it.
Good vibes script on the ribs
Black outline drawing of an open rose with pointed leaves on a white background, shown as a botanical tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Open rose line drawing with leaves
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a standing figure with arms outstretched and hair blowing, on the outer thigh.
Figure with outstretched arms on a thigh
Forearm tattoo of a black mountain range over a blue watercolour-style wash, with thin script written beneath it.
Mountain range and blue wash on a forearm
Black and grey geometric zigzag band tattoo on a forearm, with a sleeping black French bulldog resting on the arm.
Zigzag band tattoo on a forearm with a sleeping dog
Black lettering tattoo reading "still I rise." in a typewriter-style serif on the inner wrist, shown in a black and white photo against a dark background.
Still I rise lettering on the wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a man in a dark jacket playing an electric guitar, with crowd silhouettes and a script signature.
Black and grey guitarist portrait on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a triangle, circle and vertical wand with the words Until the very end, sitting on the upper back.
Deathly Hallows symbol and script on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a seated pin-up woman in stockings beside a tyre and spanner, on a limb.
Seated pin-up woman beside a tyre
Three traditional-style stickers on a grey surface: a skull with red and blue flowers, a pointing hand with flowers, and a pill bottle, each with text on a banner.
Three traditional flash designs with banner text
Fine line outline of the state of Florida with a small red heart near the southern tip, tattooed on the inner forearm below a traditional style panther tattoo.
Florida outline with red heart on a forearm
Realistic black and grey snarling lion head tattoo on a thigh, showing bared teeth, fur texture and whiskers.
Snarling lion head on a thigh
Four photos of small black fine line semicolon tattoos on fingers and a wrist, one finger also carrying a black triangle and circle symbol.
Small semicolon tattoos on fingers and wrist
Watercolour-style whale tattoo in blue, teal and purple with orange and pink splashes and black ink dots, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Watercolour whale on upper back
Small black silhouette tattoo of a witch riding a broomstick with a cat on the upper arm of a woman with long brown hair.
Witch on broomstick with cat on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a pink lily with green leaves and black shading, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink lily on a shoulder blade
Close-up photo of a grey-black lettering tattoo on the upper arm, with the letters a, r and m stacked vertically in a serif font.
Stacked serif letters spelling arm on upper arm

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