Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of an otter's head in profile, with long whiskers and soft shading, on a shoulder.
Otter portrait tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey flash drawing of two halved apples with leaves between two sunburst petal arcs, labelled Gemini, with no body placement shown.
Gemini split apple flash design
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sun with radiating rays and overlapping circles on the inner wrist of a hand held up against a pale wall.
Small sun and rays on the inner wrist
Hand-drawn black line sketch of an anchor rising from curling waves, with the Latin lettering fluctuat nec mergitur along the lower wave, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Anchor and waves design with Latin lettering
Traditional style tattoo of a red heart with a banner reading MOM, framed by roses and dark green leaves, on the upper arm.
Traditional heart with MOM banner
Black and grey tattoo of a cracked pocket watch with gears and numerals on the skin of an arm, with a partly visible rose at the right edge.
Cracked pocket watch with gears
Black and white photo of a fine line constellation tattoo with dotted connecting lines and a small script word, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Constellation tattoo on upper chest
Small solid black tattoo of a cartoon head with a bob haircut and black-rimmed glasses, with a tiny yellow accent, on the outer forearm.
Cartoon head with bob and glasses on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three roses with leaves and berries across the ribs, below the bust.
Three roses across the ribs
Colour tattoo of a pizza slice shaped into an infinity loop with yellow crust, red pepperoni and melted cheese, on the inner wrist.
Pizza slice infinity symbol on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose made from dollar bills on the back of a hand.
Dollar bill rose on the back of a hand
Fine line black botanical tattoo of a thin wildflower stem with two seed heads and small leaves, on the inner forearm.
Small wildflower stem on a forearm
Small realistic green tree frog tattoo with orange toe pads, shown on bare skin against a dark background.
Green tree frog tattoo on a limb
Two matching thigh tattoos with black lines and lettering reading Goodnight nobody and Goodnight mush, the second beside a coloured bowl with a spoon.
Matching thigh tattoos: Goodnight nobody and a bowl
Black and grey geometric whale drawing with small blue accents on paper, beside a forearm with a black and grey rose tattoo.
Geometric whale design beside a rose forearm tattoo
Pencil and ink sketch of a hairless sphynx cat above a skull, framed by geometric linework and dotwork, drawn on paper.
Sphynx cat and skull design sketch
Pastel colour tattoo of a cartoon cat wearing a daisy flower crown and pink bow, placed on the calf.
Cartoon cat with flower crown on a calf
Black and grey photograph of two fingers with thin solid bands and scattered small dots tattooed across the finger, placed on the hand.
Finger bands and dots in black and grey
Two small black fine line arrow tattoos, one on a finger of each hand, held together against a wooden floor.
Matching arrow tattoos on two fingers
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face in profile merging with a castle, trees and birds on the thigh.
Castle and woman's face blend on thigh
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a snarling wolf, a woman in profile with flowing hair and bare branches, shown from three angles.
Wolves and a woman on a full arm sleeve
Black geometric lion head tattoo with dotwork shading in the mane and face, placed on the upper arm.
Geometric lion head on upper arm
Small black and grey tattoo of a loose curled motif on the side of the torso, with a pink crochet bikini and warm sunlight.
Small grey curled tattoo on the side ribs
Black compass rose tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder of a person with auburn hair pulled up.
Compass rose on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a cat outline forming a heart shape above a small cat face with whiskers, on the inside of a wrist.
Heart cat and cat face on a wrist
Black tribal blackwork half sleeve with bold geometric bands covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person wearing a white vest.
Tribal half sleeve on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of the Olympic rings inside a botanical laurel wreath tied with a bow, on wet skin, placed on the upper arm.
Olympic rings and laurel wreath on skin
Close-up of a wrist and hand with tiny black fine line tattoos, including a small cross-like mark on the wrist and a small symbol on a finger.
Small fine line marks on wrist and finger
Two small black fine line tattoos of nigiri sushi, one salmon and one prawn with nori, shown on the back and upper arm.
Two small nigiri sushi tattoos in fine line
Colour tattoo of a gorse sprig with orange flowers and dark green stems on the thigh, in a botanical style.
Gorse sprig on a thigh
Neo-traditional flash design of a woman with a tall beehive hairstyle, red lips, two hearts and a banner scroll at the base.
Pin-up woman with beehive hair and banner
Black script lettering reading Let me be on the upper arm and a solid black cross on the ribs, both in a simple lettering and bold outline style.
Script on upper arm and cross on ribs
Fine line black lettering reading smitten runs vertically along a forearm as the hand holds a white phone against a white skirt and brick wall.
Smitten script on a forearm
Black ornamental scrollwork tattoo spanning the upper back and shoulder, seen from behind on a woman with dreadlocks in a peach one-shoulder top.
Ornamental scrollwork tattoo on upper back
Black and grey traditional style tattoos of two harlequin acrobats, one hanging from a rope and one falling, on the outer thigh and knee.
Harlequin acrobats on a thigh and knee
Black handwritten script lettering on a white background reading love all, trust a few, do wrong to none, in a Lettering style with no body placement shown.
Three-line script quote, love all, trust a few
Black linework flash design of a ribbon banner wrapped around a dagger with a ring handle, reading I'M GETTING TOO OLD FOR THIS SHIT.
Banner reading I'm getting too old for this
Black and grey lettering tattoo on a forearm, with a quote running beside a shaded drawing of a figure in a cloak on a rock.
Quote and cloaked figure on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a dragonfly with purple wings and a blue body and tail, shaded to look three-dimensional, on the side of the torso.
Purple and blue dragonfly on the side of the torso
Small black fine line tattoo of an interlocked double infinity symbol on the inner wrist.
Interlocked infinity symbol on a wrist
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of scissors, a bow-tied bundle of yarn, buttons and rope border on the upper arm, shown in two side by side photos.
Scissors, yarn and buttons on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a space scene with a pink and blue nebula, ringed planets and a bright starburst across the inner forearm.
Space nebula and planets on a forearm
Black outline drawing of a cat seen from behind, sitting with its tail curled round to the right, on a white background.
Sitting cat outline seen from behind
Black ink tattoo of a penny-farthing bicycle with spoked wheel and tiny rear wheel, on the calf.
Penny-farthing bicycle on a leg
Colour tattoo of Mario from the Super Mario games on an upper arm, with a question block, mushroom, green pipe and piranha plant against a blue sky.
Mario scene on upper arm
Colour tattoo of an owl made of flowers and leaves inside a black geometric mandala border, on the outer thigh.
Flower owl in a mandala border on a thigh
Colour pixel-art tattoo of a spotted dog in a grassy scene with a toothed black ball on a lower leg, with outlined shapes above.
Pixel art dog and chomp on a lower leg
Black and grey flash design of an ornate owl with dense patterned linework and dotwork, perched on an antique key on a white background.
Ornate owl holding a key

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