Tattoo ideas

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

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Shirtless man lying in bed with his face hidden by his hands, showing a black and grey bird and ornamental tattoo on his forearm and a dark tree line tattoo on his upper arm.
Bird and forest tattoos on arms
Small black fine line om symbol tattoo on the inside of a wrist, shown beside a hand with black nail polish.
Small om symbol on the wrist
Colour tattoo on an ankle showing two smiling cartoon characters holding hands in front of a yellow starburst, with script reading friends by chance and sisters by choice.
Friends by chance, sisters by choice lettering
Two matching fine line tattoos on the inner wrists, each showing the word Always, a triangle, circle and vertical line symbol, and small stars.
Matching Always and Deathly Hallows wrist tattoos
Colour geometric tattoo of a seated fox in faceted orange and red tones with black details on the outer thigh.
Geometric orange fox on the thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a monarch butterfly and an ornate filigree heart locket on the forearm.
Butterfly and filigree heart on a forearm
Black line tattoo of the words How strange it is to be anything at all inside a looping scroll frame, shown on an arm.
Quote in a swirl frame on an arm
Black ink calligraphic treble clef design with looping strokes and a curled tail on a white background, shown as a flash drawing rather than on skin.
Calligraphic treble clef design
Realism tattoo of a serene Buddha face in black and grey shading with a red lotus flower beside it, on a forearm against a dark background.
Buddha face and lotus on a forearm
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a needle with a looping thread running across a forearm.
Needle and thread line tattoo on a forearm
Groom in a black suit with dark tattoos on his right forearm and hand, standing beside a bride in a beaded gown holding red and pink peonies.
Tattooed hand and forearm beside a peony bouquet
Fine line tattoo of a cat face with green-shaded eyes and whiskers on the upper thigh.
Cat face with green eyes on a thigh
Traditional style flash design of a red heart with the words WELL FUCK, a red flower and two dark teal leaves on a cream background.
Traditional heart with flower and leaves
Watercolour-style tattoo of the Alaska outline in teal and pink with an outlined heart and a dotted line, on the side of the ribs.
Alaska map with heart on ribs
Black and grey Japanese style illustration of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a dragon, with a tattoo-style design on her upper arm and a parasol behind her.
Kimono woman with dragon and parasol
Colourful traditional mandala tattoo on the back of a hand, with bold black outlines and green, purple and pink petals, against a whitewashed brick wall.
Mandala tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a planet inside a triangle with orbiting circles and stars, on the calf.
Planet in a triangle on a calf
Seated woman in a black lace bralette and turquoise silver jewellery, with a small black heart tattoo on her forearm and dark tattoos on her shoulder and upper arm.
Turquoise jewellery and forearm heart tattoo
Grey shaded unicorn head with a teal ribbon bow, framed by a fine line botanical wreath, tattooed on the upper arm.
Unicorn head in a botanical wreath
Colour tattoo of a butterfly with puzzle-piece patterned wings and black script reading I Will Fight above and Your Fight below, on skin.
Puzzle-piece butterfly with script lettering
Close-up of a fine line feather tattoo in gold-toned ink on a forearm, worn beside a wristwatch with a vintage world map face.
Fine line feather tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a Mickey Mouse head silhouette filled with ornamental scrollwork and a heart, shown on smooth skin.
Filigree Mickey Mouse head silhouette
Colour tattoo of the Pokémon Squirtle, Bulbasaur and Charmander with green leaves and orange flames on a forearm.
Three starter Pokémon with leaves and flames
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an astromech droid with ornate geometric panels, on the outer thigh.
Astromech droid on a thigh
Black geometric mandala tattoo on the upper arm of a woman in a white crochet bralette and denim shorts.
Black mandala tattoo on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a teal and purple dragonfly above a shaded purple orchid, set against an orange sun, on the arm.
Dragonfly and orchid on a forearm
Black lettering reading "send me" in a typewriter-style font across a forearm, with a faint blurred tattoo visible at the top left.
"send me" lettering on a forearm
Traditional-style tattoo of a red heart pierced by an arrow, with a yellow banner reading BACON and blue stars, on an upper arm.
Heart with arrow and BACON banner on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a weeping willow tree with long drooping branches, shown on a limb.
Weeping willow tree tattoo in black and grey
Close view of a seated person with several small black fine line tattoos, including a palm tree on the thigh and a can and a triangle on the forearm and lower leg.
Small fine line tattoos on arms and legs
Small black line-drawn fox tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, set against blurred stacked firewood.
Small fox tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey outlined tattoo of a hand making a sign language gesture, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Hand sign outline on upper back
Black and grey infinity tattoos with script reading My sisters protector and My brothers keeper on two inner forearms.
Infinity symbols with sibling script on wrists
Tattoo design of a realistic eye with a rainbow iris, surrounded by black ornamental vines, leaves and swirls on a white background.
Realistic eye with botanical swirls
Black and grey flash design of a woman in profile with long hair flowing into a vintage car, surrounded by roses, with no body placement shown.
Woman's profile with roses and a vintage car
Traditional style anchor flash design with a red heart and a banner reading DAD, drawn in red, blue and yellow with bold black outlines.
Traditional anchor and heart with DAD banner
Red pencil flash drawing of a Ball Mason jar with flowers on the lid and a banner reading MOONSHINE, in a traditional style.
Mason jar with flowers and moonshine banner
Pen and watercolour drawing of a dragonfly with purple, pink and turquoise wings and red ink splashes on a white background.
Watercolour dragonfly design
Black line drawing of a cat face with pointed ears, whiskers and the word MEOW written beneath, on a white background.
Cat face with whiskers and MEOW lettering
Close photo of a thin black fine line script tattoo reading without struggle there is no progress, sitting on the side of the torso near a dark waistband.
Handwritten quote tattoo on the side torso
Black stylised phoenix in flowing swirls and feather-like lines on a plain grey background, drawn as a flash design.
Stylised black phoenix design
Black ink drawing of a gramophone with dense decorative patterns, with swirls and curling shapes drifting out of the horn on cream paper.
Gramophone with swirling ink patterns
Hand-drawn tattoo design of a compass with pink flowers, leaves and a scroll banner reading Take Me Home, shaded in grey with coloured pencil accents.
Compass and flowers with Take Me Home banner
Black ink tribal design of a bull's head with long horns, drawn inside a circle on white paper, shown as a design rather than a tattoo on skin.
Tribal bull head inside a circle
Black and grey realism tiger head with red blossom and mandala detailing, tattooed on the calf.
Realistic tiger head with red blossoms on a calf
Black and white photo of two hands held together, with Mrs in script on one finger and Mr in block lettering on the neighbouring finger, both on the hand.
Mrs and Mr lettering on two fingers
Black and white flash design of a seated cat covered in swirling, tribal-style linework, with curled whiskers and a curled tail.
Seated cat with swirling tribal linework
Two bare feet on a white fur rug with white and gold botanical mandala designs on the ankles and tops of the feet.
White and gold mandala ankle designs

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