Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of Maleficent with her dragon form, a raven and a red rose, placed across a person's upper back.
Maleficent dragon and rose on a back
Black ink drawing of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, a teacup on top, and feathers and leaves, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Pocket watch and feathers design
Close-up of a small black star tattoo on the ankle of a person wearing metallic platform heels on a red carpet.
Small star tattoo on an ankle
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of Medusa with green skin and snake hair, a winged gold headpiece and arrows, on the upper arm.
Medusa with arrows on an upper arm
Black script reading Refuse to sink with a small anchor and stars, tattooed on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Refuse to sink script with anchor on chest
Two matching black and grey owl tattoos on the inner wrists, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading and small flower details.
Matching owl tattoos on inner wrists
Fine line black script tattoo reading Hope, with a small heart in the o, on the top of a bare foot.
Hope script with heart on a foot
Two hands with small fine line black tattoos: a treble clef on one finger and a bass clef on the adjacent finger, both on the hand.
Treble and bass clef finger tattoos
Realistic blue rose tattoo with green leaves and water droplets, covering the top of a shoulder and upper arm.
Blue rose on a shoulder
Two hands held side by side showing matching black script tattoos reading Queen and King, each with a crown above the lettering, on the hand and fingers.
Matching Queen and King script tattoos with crowns
Black ink mandala design with layered petals and dotted rings, drawn on paper as a flash sketch for a tattoo, with no body placement shown.
Mandala design drawn in black ink
Three small black fine line birds in flight on a woman's upper chest near the collarbone, with a pink knit sweater and an ornate ring visible.
Three small birds in flight on collarbone
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mountain range and a moon in a band around a forearm.
Mountain range band on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the upper thigh showing a green medicine bottle, a silver spoon and a red heart reading I Love Lucy.
Heart, medicine bottle and spoon on thigh
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a mermaid with a raised arm and tail on the inner wrist.
Mermaid silhouette on a wrist
Black calligraphic line drawing of a stylised zodiac symbol with a spiral, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Stylised zodiac symbol with spiral
Black and white photo of a forearm and wrist with a single thin black line tattoo encircling the wrist like a bracelet.
Single fine line band on a forearm
Close-up of a small black fine line bow tattoo on the wrist of a hand that is gently curled, with a warm peach-toned blanket behind it.
Small bow tattoo on the wrist
Black ink fine line infinity symbol with the word diabetic in script lettering across the inside of a wrist.
Script word diabetic in an infinity symbol on a wrist
Grey stencil design of a scorpion with a swirling butterfly above its raised tail, on a white background.
Scorpion and butterfly stencil design
Back view of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat with a red rose tattoo with dark outlines on her upper arm near the shoulder.
Red rose tattoo on upper arm, seen from behind
Neo-traditional jackalope with antlers and long ears, framed by poppies and white blossoms, tattooed on an upper arm.
Jackalope and flowers on an upper arm
Small black outlined geometric triangle tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, beside a studded leather bracelet.
Outlined triangle on the inner wrist
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with a monogram, swirling tribal-style linework and small stars on the side of a person's torso.
Crescent moon and stars on the side
Black and grey realism tattoo covering a full back, showing a horned demonic creature with glowing eyes, a serpent and a skeletal hand among stone ruins.
Horned demon and serpent across a full back
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a tree in a circle, an engraved hand and printed French text in a vintage style.
Vintage engraving sleeve with tree and hand
Pen drawing of three overlapping triangles in dotwork stippling on white paper, with a black fineliner pen lying across the page.
Dotwork stacked triangles on paper
Fine line black tattoo of an elongated faceted crystal on the side of a torso, above the hip, with a patterned skirt and dark top visible.
Fine line crystal on the side ribs
Small black fine line tattoo of a swirled butterfly on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Swirled butterfly on upper chest
Large world map tattoo in black outline with selected countries filled in colour, covering the upper back.
World map across a back
Two sketch-style tattoos on thighs: a left thigh with a woman's face, a sailing ship, a red rose and a bird, and a right thigh with a red-haired woman in black line and watercolour wash.
Sketch-style portraits on two thighs
Black and teal mermaid silhouette tattoo with swirling teal and black vines on pale skin.
Mermaid silhouette with teal tail and vines
Realism style black and grey wolf head tattoo on the upper back of a person lying face down on a bed.
Wolf head on upper back
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a triangle motif at its centre, placed on the lower back of a person wearing a maroon top.
Mandala tattoo on the lower back
Small black fine line tattoo of two downward arrows, an upward arrow and an arc on the inner wrist of a forearm.
Arrows and arc on the inner wrist
Colour realism tattoo of an animal skull with pink and red roses on the forearm near the elbow, against a blurred floral dress and kitchen background.
Animal skull and roses on a forearm
Digital drawing of a tattoo design showing a black and grey dragon with red-spotted wings, a red rose and a green leaf, with bold tribal swirls.
Dragon and red rose tattoo design
Black script lettering reading Ginger with looping flourishes and a small blue gem on the upper chest, just below the collarbone.
Script word with flourishes on upper chest
Forearm tattoo of a thin black linework arrow over red, orange, green, teal and purple watercolour splashes.
Watercolour arrow on a forearm
Black and grey pen drawing of a spotted mushroom with cross-hatched shading, shown as a tattoo design sketch with no body placement.
Spotted mushroom pen drawing
Black fine line cherry blossom branch tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder, with open flowers and buds.
Cherry blossom branch on an upper arm
Fine line geometric dragonfly tattoo in black ink on the inner upper arm of a person wearing a white top.
Geometric dragonfly on the inner upper arm
Close-up of a black ornate lettering tattoo reading TRUE with looping flourishes on a forearm, with a smaller reddish version below on a finger.
TRUE lettering with loops on forearm
Flash drawing of a geometric owl with spread wings, patterned feathers and a central face in beige, brown, blue and red on a white background.
Geometric owl with spread wings
Close-up photograph of a light, faded tribal-style tattoo with spiral scrolls, a dot and small drops on a limb of pale skin.
Light ink tribal-style motif with spirals
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a circle with concentric wavy lines and a central shape, on the upper arm.
Circular wood-grain style motif on an upper arm
Black tribal-style wolf head design set within a circle, drawn on a light background, with bold swirling linework and shaded areas.
Tribal wolf head in a circle
Black and grey sugar skull tattoo with a bow and small flowers on the top of a foot, with dark plum nail polish.
Sugar skull with bow on foot

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