Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism rose tattoo on the top of a foot, with shaded leaves and a partly visible script beside it.
Black and grey rose on the top of a foot
Black fine line script reading 'there is always hope' tattooed across the upper chest near the collarbone.
Script quote 'there is always hope' on chest
Black and grey tattoo of a front-facing elephant head with a feathered headdress, beaded forehead jewellery and a curled trunk, on a forearm.
Ornate elephant head on a forearm
Colour tattoo on a calf showing a cartoon figure with an antenna and a long striped scarf, sitting on a blue TARDIS police box.
Cartoon figure in a scarf on a TARDIS, calf
Fine line black botanical tattoos of a feathery herb sprig and a flower stem on the inner forearms of two arms.
Herb sprig and flower stem on forearms
Small black fine line dreamcatcher tattoo with three hanging feathers on the inner wrist of a hand raised against a plain wall.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on the inner wrist
Close photo of a green vine tattoo with curling tendrils and small leaves on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Green vine scroll tattoo on upper back
Black ink paisley and floral ornament tattoo covering the front of a thigh, rendered in fine line and dotwork style.
Paisley ornament tattoo on a thigh
Small colourful tattoo of a mushroom with a galaxy-filled cap and watercolour splashes, on the inner forearm.
Galaxy mushroom on a forearm
Black tribal sleeve tattoo design drawn as two arm sleeves on a white background, with circular motifs near the top and bold banded patterns below.
Tribal sleeve design in black
Black fine line tattoo of scissors with thin swirling flourishes on the inner wrist.
Scissors and swirls on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of pine trees fading into mist across a forearm, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Misty pine forest on a forearm
Black ink forest tattoo on the inner forearm and wrist, with bare branches, flying birds and dense pine silhouettes fading into a solid black band.
Bare branches and pine forest on a forearm
Two fine line black script tattoos of the word Ohana on a forearm, one with three bird strokes and one with two hibiscus flowers.
Ohana script with birds or hibiscus flowers on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a fairy with butterfly wings and swirling tendrils on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Winged fairy tattoo on upper back
Two side-by-side views of a bold black tribal-patterned tattoo of spirals and waves with red chevron fills, wrapping the upper arm.
Tribal spiral and wave design on upper arm
Small fine line peacock feather tattoo in teal and orange on the inner wrist, worn beside a gold charm bracelet.
Peacock feather on the inner wrist
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo of a short French phrase running diagonally across a woman's shoulder, with long dark hair falling over the neck.
Script quote on a shoulder
Black outline tattoo of a slender dragon with raised wings and a curling tail, wrapping from the ankle onto the side of the foot.
Dragon outline on an ankle
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red heart pierced by an orange carrot with green leaves, with a VEGAN banner, on the lower leg.
Carrot through a heart with VEGAN banner
Traditional style flash drawing of a winking pin-up woman with blue hair and a polka dot bow, above a banner reading NEVER AGAIN.
Winking pin-up with polka dot bow and banner
Colour chrysanthemum tattoo on the shoulder joining a red fine line mandala with a central Om symbol across the upper back.
Chrysanthemum and red mandala on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of five monarch butterflies descending diagonally across the side of a bare lower back above jeans.
Five monarch butterflies down the lower back
Vertical watercolour tattoo on a forearm with a fine black line running through red, orange, yellow and blue splashes, topped by a small crescent outline.
Watercolour splash line down a forearm
Solid black heart design surrounded by swirling scrolls and small hearts on a white background, shown as a flash-style drawing.
Black heart with swirls and small hearts
Black line drawing of an ornate capital letter with a swirled base, a five-petalled flower, small buds and leaves on vines, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Ornate capital letter with flowers and leaves
Two black brush-style kanji characters stacked vertically, with the English labels True and Love beneath them, shown as a flash design in Japanese style.
Kanji for true and love
Traditional colour tattoo of a green umbrella over a purple cloud with rain drops, placed on the calf.
Umbrella and rain cloud on a calf
Two lines of black handwritten script reading Dream without fear and Love without Limits on a plain white background, shown as a lettering design with no body placement.
Dream without fear and love without limits lettering
Two hands clasped together, one with a small black fine line tree tattoo on the middle finger and the other with a tiny owl tattoo on a finger.
Tree and owl tattoos on fingers
Black and grey tattoo of a stack of books topped with a scroll, with two rolled pages below and the words I have lived a thousand lives above, on the ribs.
Stacked books and quote on ribs
Colour tattoo of a grey crown surrounded by pink and purple diamonds on the top of a foot, in a neo-traditional style.
Crown and pink diamonds on a foot
Black and grey realism tattoo on a lower leg showing a gothic church, an eye within twisting branches, and roots running down towards the ankle.
Gothic church, eye and tree on a calf
Coloured illustration of a skeletal mermaid with a skull, flowing hair and fishbone tail, holding an open shell with a pearl, drawn as a tattoo design.
Skeletal mermaid holding a shell
Fine line outline of a flying dove tattooed on the inner wrist, with pinkish ink on light skin.
Dove outline on the wrist
Two side-by-side photos of a matching black and grey neo-trad tattoo on an arm, showing a compass and pocket watch framed by cherry blossoms, with a banner reading And We Learn and As We Age.
Compass and pocket watch pair on forearms
Black and grey tattoo of a hand holding lily flowers above a lace-edged cuff, drawn in fine linework and dotwork shading on a limb.
Hand holding lilies with a lace cuff
Black ink lettering reading forever faithful, looping through an infinity symbol, with a black eagle emblem beside it, tattooed on the back.
Forever faithful infinity script on back
Black and white photo of a solid black silhouette tattoo of a woman holding an umbrella and a broom, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Floating silhouette with umbrella on wrist
Black ink drawing of an ornate butterfly with acanthus scroll wings and leaf detail, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Ornate butterfly design
Traditional style flash sheet showing a ship in a rope frame, a globe with a 30 degree banner, flowers, a hand with a bracelet and a geisha head with roses.
Traditional flash sheet with ship, globe and flowers
Black and grey realism tattoo of a handgun with a leopard print grip and a lace garter band across the thigh.
Handgun and lace garter on a thigh
Four black line flash designs of hearts with lipstick, nail polish, a compact mirror and a GLAMOROUS banner, in traditional style.
Four heart designs with beauty products
Black and white photo of a fine line treble clef with trailing staff lines and small star sparkles on the ankle, with the foot raised on its heel.
Treble clef and stars on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a pink cherry blossom branch with a bluebird on the lower back, shown in a before and after view covering a scar.
Cherry blossom branch and bluebird over a back scar
Colour realism sleeve tattoo of vegetables including a purple tomato, a corn cob, broccoli and an aubergine across the upper arm and forearm.
Vegetable sleeve on an upper arm and forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of crossed arrows with leaves on the upper arm, close to the underarm.
Crossed arrows with leaves on upper arm
Black script reading fearless with a green ribbon and green boxing gloves tattooed on the side of the ribs, in a lettering style.
Fearless script with ribbon and boxing gloves

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