Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism leg sleeve tattoo showing birds, wings and peony flowers across the thigh and calf, shown in two side views.
Black and grey bird and flower leg sleeve
Black and grey shaded butterfly tattoo on the upper back, with a handwritten quote in black script reading I'm a walking travesty but I'm smiling at everything.
Butterfly and handwritten quote on upper back
Traditional flash sheet of tattoo designs in bold colour, including a skull with crossbones, a hand with flowers, a snake and heart, mushrooms and a frog.
Traditional flash sheet with skull, hand and snakes
Close-up of a watercolour-style orange tulip with a black script word and stem tattooed on the inner ankle.
Orange tulip and script on an ankle
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a pocket watch, two shaded roses and fine line flowers on the thigh.
Pocket watch and roses on a thigh
Two black and grey rose tattoos on the inner forearms, one with a curling stem and the other with a long stem, both shaded in a botanical style.
Two black and grey rose tattoos on forearms
Traditional style full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, with a ship, swallows, a shark, a pin-up and banner lettering, shown in three photographs.
Traditional sailor full sleeve in three views
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm of a grim reaper holding a scythe, a rose and a banner reading MISOGYNY, with DEATH TO above.
Grim reaper and rose with banner on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart wrapped in octopus tentacles, with the word desillusions, on the ribs.
Octopus wrapped anatomical heart on ribs
Black and grey drawing of a winged angel statue with a scroll banner reading Don't Turn Your Back, Don't Look Away, Don't Blink, and a TARDIS in the centre.
Winged angel statue with banner and TARDIS
Black and grey palm tree tattoo with the word island beneath it on one forearm, and a thin fine line wave on the other forearm, with both palms facing up.
Palm tree and wave forearm tattoos
Black and grey geometric owl tattoo with feather-like panels and scroll detail across the inside of a forearm.
Geometric owl on a forearm
Two views of an arm with an abstract geometric tattoo of teal and blue circles, a dark shell-like form and fine radiating lines, running from the upper arm across the elbow onto the forearm.
Geometric shapes and shell on upper arm and forearm
Pen sketch of a tattoo design, an infinity symbol filled with looping cursive lettering and two small hearts, drawn on lined notebook paper.
Infinity symbol with script lettering
A shaded red-brown octopus tattoo with grey outlines and suckers, wrapped across the side of a torso above the waistband of jeans.
Octopus tattoo on the side ribs
Black and grey traditional style flash sheet showing a shield with three horses and an eagle at the top, with a swallow, key, dagger, rose, skull, bicycle and other small designs below.
Traditional flash sheet with horses, eagle and dagger
Black tribal tattoo on a calf showing a stylised face within bands of triangles, spirals and geometric patterns.
Tribal face and pattern calf tattoo
Black feather tattoo on the inner wrist, shown on a hand with dark red nail polish over a wooden floor.
Feather tattoo on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of Snoopy in sunglasses and a red jumper marked JOE COOL, sitting on the inner forearm with a small cast shadow beneath.
Joe Cool Snoopy on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three small swallows in flight on the neck, just behind the ear.
Three swallows behind the ear
Two matching fine line black script tattoos reading sisters with a small heart, one on a lower leg and one on an ankle.
Matching sisters script tattoos
Two feet side by side, each with the phrase 'An unbreakable bond' in black cursive script across the top of the foot, one matching tattoo per person.
Matching 'An unbreakable bond' script on two feet
Black and grey script lettering reading Each day is a gift not a given right across the upper back, shown from behind with blonde hair and a knitted scarf.
Script quote across upper back
Close view of a small black fine line tattoo of a curved arc with dots on the side of a ribcage, with a white towel wrapped around the body.
Fine line arc with dots on the ribs
Small black fine line tattoo of a bird in flight on the ankle, shown against pale skin.
Small bird in flight on an ankle
Sketchy orange and black tattoo of a bow with a ribbon trailing down the spine, with cursive script written on the ribbon, on the upper back and neck.
Bow and script ribbon on upper back
Black outline daisy tattoo with a yellow centre on the inner wrist, shown in a black and white photograph of a hand with dark nail polish.
Daisy tattoo on the inner wrist
Black ink hand-lettered word laugh joined to a heartbeat line and an open heart outline, drawn on a planner page.
Laugh script with heartbeat line and heart
Close view of a small fine line loop tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, against a dark grey background.
Fine line loop tattoo on the inner wrist
Black line drawing flash of a fairytale castle with stars, trees and a banner reading Who says we have to grow up, shown on paper with no body placement visible.
Fairytale castle with banner quote design
Colour realism tattoo of a fox, blackberries, white flowers and a pink rose across a forearm and onto the back of the hand.
Fox, blackberries and rose on forearm and hand
Packaged temporary tattoo card showing colourful fruit designs of a watermelon slice, a pineapple and a bunch of bananas, drawn in a fine line style with no body placement shown.
Watermelon, pineapple and banana tattoo designs
Realism tattoo of a tiger's head in orange, black and white with green leaves behind it, on a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Tiger head with foliage on upper arm
Small green butterfly tattoo with brown body on the inner wrist of a raised arm against a plain grey wall.
Green butterfly on a wrist
Close-up of a colour tattoo of three pink flowers with green swirling vines across the lower abdomen, above the hips, below a navel piercing.
Pink flowers and vines on the lower abdomen
Two feet with tattoos on the tops: a multicoloured geometric skull on the left foot and a red faceted heart on the right, in a geometric style, placed on the top of the foot.
Geometric skull and faceted heart on the feet
Black and grey fine line dragonfly tattoo with dotted shading on the wings, placed on the inner forearm.
Dragonfly on the inner forearm
Two cartoon character tattoos in colour on the tops of a pair of feet near the ankles, one with a white hat and one with orange flame-like hair, with red toenail polish.
Matching cartoon tattoos on two feet
Black handwritten script lettering on the inner forearm of a person, with a brush touching the skin near the start of the line.
Script quote on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a Stormtrooper helmet with black linework and blue and orange watercolour splashes, on the forearm.
Stormtrooper helmet on forearm
Fine line black lavender sprig tattoo on the inner forearm, set against a bright blue background.
Small lavender sprig on a forearm
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of two cats on the inner forearm, shown from three angles.
Two cats on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a carved jack-o'-lantern with curling vines and the words Halloween Forever arched around it on a forearm.
Jack-o'-lantern with Halloween Forever lettering
Black and grey line tattoo of a beetroot with its leaves on a forearm, held over leafy greens in a garden bed.
Beetroot tattoo on a forearm
Flash-style drawing of a flaming skull wearing a vest top above a banner reading LOOKS LIKE SHIT, in red and navy line work with a small star below.
Flaming skull in a tank top with banner
Black blackwork flash design of an ornate key with a castle-topped bow, a heart cut-out and the words Open Up Your Dreams in script.
Ornate key with castle bow and script
Realistic black and grey pickup truck tattoo with large knobbly off-road tyres on the calf, shaded in muted green tones.
Lifted pickup truck on a calf
A woman holding a white mug shows a black and grey traditional style tattoo on her forearm, with a fist and leaf shapes.
Black and grey traditional forearm tattoo

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