Tattoo ideas

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

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Shaded realism tattoo of a skull wearing a crown of pink and yellow daisies on the outer thigh, with a floral skirt above.
Skull with daisy crown on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of two footprints beside ornate script lettering with flourishes on a forearm.
Footprints and script lettering on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical owl with intricate knotwork and tribal linework on its face and body, with bright blue eyes, shown on a white background with no body part visible.
Symmetrical owl design with blue eyes
Black and grey fine line tattoo of draped chains and beads across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, in a black and white photo.
Draped chain line tattoo on a shoulder
Close photo of a small fine line botanical sprig tattoo in dark ink on the inner upper arm, above the elbow.
Fine line sprig on the upper arm
Blue line drawing of two sleeve designs in a neo-traditional style, showing a skull, a dragon, a rose, flames, a bird, a tattoo machine and the words Love and Hate.
Dragon and skull sleeve flash sheet
Woman seen from behind on a beach with a black and grey winged back tattoo, a shaded shoulder design and a band tattoo on her forearm.
Winged back piece on a beach
Two lowered-view legs in satin pointe shoes show black and grey tattoos on the calves, including a raven, a lightbulb and a cluster of roses in traditional and dotwork style.
Raven, roses and lightbulb on legs in pointe shoes
Two matching black moon phase tattoos arranged in an arc on the inner forearms of two people, with stacked bracelets at the wrists.
Matching moon phase tattoos on forearms
Sketched flash design of a winged creature wrapped around a compass rose, drawn in dark teal ink with a small red N above the compass.
Winged creature wrapped around a compass rose
Fine line black tattoo of a feather joined to an infinity symbol with script lettering on a section of bare skin.
Feather and infinity script tattoo
Black and grey fine line tattoo of round glasses with a lightning bolt above them, on the inner wrist.
Round glasses and lightning bolt on wrist
Colour tattoo of a pink frosted cupcake with a heart topper, star sprinkles and a purple bow on bare skin.
Pink cupcake tattoo with purple bow
Black and grey tattoo across the shoulder and upper arm, showing torn skin revealing riveted metal armour plates above a Celtic knotwork cross.
Celtic cross under torn armour plates
Ornate botanical lily tattoo design drawn on white, with dense black and grey patterned petals, orange stamens and a green leaf curling to the left.
Ornate lily with green leaf and swirls
Six black and grey feather drawings on a peach background, several with dotwork and geometric patterning, shown as tattoo flash designs.
Six decorative feather designs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lace bow with shaded ribbon tails on the outer thigh, with denim shorts visible above it.
Lace bow tattoo on the thigh
Greyscale realism design of three bald eagles, one large head study above and two in flight and perched below, set against soft clouds.
Three bald eagles in greyscale
Black and grey fine line infinity symbol with the word love in script and a shaded feather, tattooed on the side of the torso.
Infinity symbol with love and a feather
Black silhouette design of a standing dog on an infinity symbol with paw prints, shown as a flash drawing on a white background.
Dog silhouette on infinity symbol with paw prints
Woman in a lace bra and open plaid shirt, showing a traditional-style rose and bird tattoo on her ribs, script lettering on her upper chest, and a rose and portrait design on her thigh.
Rose and bird tattoos on torso and thigh
Black and grey fine line script reading ad maiora on the inner wrist, with the hand raised above it.
Ad maiora script on a wrist
Black and grey photograph of two people seen from behind in lace underwear, showing bow tattoos on the thighs, two of them with skulls at the centre.
Bow tattoos on thighs in black lace
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a fish outline formed by a nail, shown on bare skin.
Nail-formed fish symbol tattoo
Elephant tattoo with dark geometric patterns and purple, teal and pink watercolour splashes across a shoulder.
Patterned elephant with watercolour splashes
Geometric lion head tattoo in brown, tan and grey tones on the thigh of a person wearing denim shorts.
Geometric lion head on a thigh
Black and grey photograph of a woman's upper back showing two mirrored geometric sunburst tattoos over the shoulder blades, with the hair in a bun.
Mirrored sunburst tattoo across upper back
Pencil drawing of a compass rose with an arrow pointing north east, labelled W, E and S, shown on a sheet of paper.
Compass rose design drawn on paper
Black tribal-style manta ray tattoo with a long tail running down the spine, and a smaller turtle on the lower back of a woman's bare back.
Manta ray and turtle on a back
Black and grey realism style octopus tattoo with tentacles wrapping around a forearm, shown in a mirror reflection.
Octopus wrapped around a forearm
Colourful abstract geometric tattoo on a forearm, with fine black contour lines, blue and pink circles and blue, green and purple triangular shapes.
Abstract geometric forearm piece in colour
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a feather with small birds and the script words free yourself on a person's upper back.
Free yourself script and feather on upper back
Two photographs of matching black and grey tattoos on a pair of calves, each showing a sextant, orbit lines and a sun face in an engraved sketch style.
Sextant and sun tattoo on both calves
Close view of a shoulder and upper arm with a white ink tattoo of floral and leaf patterns, placed across the shoulder and upper arm.
White ink floral pattern on upper arm and shoulder
Colour tattoo of a cartoon pig with stitches, a knife in its head and blood drips, on a limb of pale skin.
Cartoon pig with stitches and a knife
Black ink hand-lettered design reading 'A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor' on aged, sepia paper, with decorative flourishes above the text.
Hand-lettered sailing quote on aged paper
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the inner forearm, extending from the wrist towards the elbow.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black silhouette of a leaping whale with the words Do what is right, not what is easy set in white distressed lettering across its body, drawn in a vintage woodcut style.
Whale with Do What Is Right quote
Flash design of a red and black skull with lightning-bolt eyes above the words SEMPRE OLTRE, beside a black cat with red eyes above the words LA NOTTE È LUNGA, in a traditional style.
Skull and black cat flash with Italian lettering
Black and grey pen drawing of a pair of eyes framed by acanthus scrollwork, being inked by a hand holding a fine liner pen.
Eyes framed in acanthus scrollwork drawing
Black ink drawing of a treble clef with a small cross running through its centre and swirling flourishes, shown as a tattoo design on plain grey paper.
Treble clef with a cross design
Traditional colour tattoo of a pin-up sailor in an oval rope frame with a ship's wheel and daisies, across the upper back.
Pin-up sailor and ship's wheel on a back
Black and grey flash sheet of nine traditional-style tattoo designs, including a rose with a banner, a skull with crossed shovels, a boombox and two bold character heads.
Black and grey traditional flash sheet
Black ink tattoo on the upper back showing a witch on a broomstick, three birds, the words books are proof humans can do magic, and two geometric symbols.
Witch, birds and quote on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a man in a blue jumper and white collar in front of an autumn landscape, with the words YOU'RE MY BOY, BLUE below, on an upper arm.
Realistic portrait with quote on upper arm
Faded compass rose tattoo with cardinal letters on the back of a person's neck, shown in light grey ink.
Compass rose on the back of the neck
Two inner arms show black ink tattoos: an infinity symbol joined to a heart with a keyhole on one arm, and a simple key on the other.
Infinity heart keyhole and key on inner arms
Black tribal-style swallow tattoo on the upper chest near the collarbone, with swirling tail lines extending onto the shoulder.
Tribal swallow on the upper chest

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