Tattoo ideas

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

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Two open palms with fine black line tattoos of the world map, one showing the Americas and the other Europe, Africa and Asia, on a dark background.
World map outline tattoos on both palms
Black and grey realism roses with ornate cursive script and leaves tattooed along the side of the ribs.
Black and grey roses and script on ribs
Colour tattoo of a cartoon orange kitten above black Mom lettering, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Orange kitten and Mom lettering on upper back
Two matching fine line tattoos on the inner wrists, each with the word Sisters, the numbers 92 95 and a line drawing of a girl on a swing.
Matching sisters wrist tattoos with swing
Close photograph of a black script tattoo reading Love me for who i am across the upper back, with a shaded pink butterfly on the shoulder.
Script quote and butterfly on shoulder
Realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a cello scroll with gears, a harmonica, and sheet music with a red ink splash.
Cello scroll and sheet music sleeve
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a bird's nest with branches and feathers, and a moth inside a solid black circle, on a forearm.
Bird's nest and moth on a forearm
Colour tattoo of the Hogwarts school crest with a HOGWARTS banner across the top, placed on the calf in a traditional style.
Hogwarts crest tattoo on a calf
Two-panel photo showing a black script lettering quote tattoo on a person's upper back beside the shoulder blade, with a close-up of the lettering below.
Script quote across the upper back
Black line drawing of an ouroboros, a snake eating its own tail, with swirling decorative patterns along its body, on a mustard background.
Ouroboros snake design
Fine line black bow and arrow tattoos on two fingers, with a small heart at the arrow's nock, shown on a hand with purple nail varnish.
Bow and arrow finger tattoos
Two matching small black fine line infinity heart tattoos on the ankles of two people resting on a white shaggy rug.
Matching infinity heart tattoos on ankles
Fine line black tattoo of a lavender sprig with two flower spikes and slender leaves on the inner forearm, against a brick wall.
Fine line lavender sprig on a forearm
Black ink lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork accents centred on a woman's upper back.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose with water droplets on the back of a hand, with a tribal pattern on the forearm above.
Realistic rose with water droplets on the hand
Black and grey tattoo of music player controls and an infinity symbol on a person's upper back, with a hand with dark nail polish pointing at it.
Music player controls and infinity on upper back
Colour tattoo of an anatomical heart with a world map globe base and a leafy sprig on top, placed on a calf.
Anatomical heart on a globe with leaves
Black and grey tattoo of a detailed Evenstar pendant with elvish script above and below it, placed on the upper back.
Evenstar pendant with script on upper back
Colour tattoo of Gustav Klimt's painting The Kiss wrapping the forearm, with gold patterned robes, two embracing figures and green and red flowers at the base.
Klimt's The Kiss reproduced on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a red heart-shaped ladybird with black spots and curled black antennae on the wrist.
Heart-shaped ladybird on a wrist
Woman seen from behind with a thin black fine line tattoo running down her spine, with a small rose-style tattoo on her upper arm.
Spine line tattoo on a bare back
Colour tattoo of two bob-haired girls beneath pink peonies and a grey bird, on the side of the ribs.
Two girls with peonies and a bird on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of the grinning Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland lying on a tree branch, placed on the upper arm.
Cheshire Cat on a branch on the upper arm
Black line drawing of a small mandala tattoo design on white paper, shown beside a US quarter for scale.
Small mandala flash beside a quarter
Bold black block lettering reading WAL STAR MART tattooed across a person's lower back above jeans and a brown belt, in a lettering style.
Wal-Mart lettering across lower back
Fine line tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm showing a red heart, a looping black line, a semicolon and a small black anchor.
Heart, semicolon and anchor on a wrist
Metallic gold and silver geometric bands and leaf designs on a forearm, shown in warm low sunlight.
Metallic geometric bands and leaves on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two sunflowers with shaded centres on the side of a bare torso, above the hip.
Two sunflowers on the side ribs
Pencil sketch of a stylised flower bud with curled petal tips and a long stem, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Stylised flower bud pencil sketch
Black ink line drawing of a slender olive branch with pointed leaves on a white background, shown as a botanical tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Olive branch line drawing
Black fine line script lettering spelling the word love, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Script word love design
Close view of a small black vertical tattoo on a lower leg above the ankle, with grey wedge sandals and a wooden floor in the background.
Small black mark on a lower leg
Black script lettering on a white background reading the darkest night will end and the sun will rise, with the caption Les Misérables in blue capitals below.
Script quote about the darkest night ending
Black and white flash design of a sun-like mandala with long radiating rays and concentric bands of geometric patterns, shown on a plain white background.
Sun mandala design with radiating rays
Small black fine line lettering reading 221B on the lower leg just above the ankle, with a white sock and black canvas trainer below.
221B numerals on the lower leg
Small red and black ladybird tattoo on the top of a big toe, beside blue nail polish with a white flower.
Small ladybird tattoo on a big toe
Calvin and Hobbes tattoo on an upper arm, with the boy and tiger lying in grass beside a dark tree and the words I suppose it will all make sense when we grow up.
Calvin and Hobbes quote on upper arm
Traditional-style anchor with a red and gold stock and a DAD banner, printed as a design on a white ceramic mug.
Traditional anchor with DAD banner design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pair of angel wings on the inner wrist, with feathers shaded in soft grey tones.
Pair of angel wings on the inner wrist
Black and grey botanical peony tattoo with shaded petals and leaves across the ankle and top of the foot.
Peony and leaves across an ankle and foot
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a cat in a blue and orange heart frame above a pink bow, with a banner, on the outer thigh.
Cat in a heart frame on a thigh
Realistic colour tattoo of a tabby cat's face with green eyes above a cat silhouette against a sunset landscape, on a calf.
Tabby cat portrait with sunset silhouette on calf
Orange monarch-style butterfly tattoo with black outlines and a semicolon for its body, above the words Stay Strong and Carry On, on the side of the body.
Monarch butterfly semicolon with Stay Strong
Colour tattoo on a calf of a red rose above a hand in a stained glass style oval, set within a gold ornate frame with a red gem at the base, in neo-traditional style.
Stained glass rose in an ornate frame on a calf
Black ink drawing of two moths above a circular mandala of flowers and leaves, in a dotwork and linework style, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Moths and mandala with flowers in black ink
Colour road map design covering a raised forearm and hand against a dark background, with red highways and place names visible.
Road map tattoo on a raised forearm and hand
Two legs in a bath covered in traditional style tattoos of red roses, a skull, a bicycle, a sun and a mask, on the thighs and calves.
Traditional leg sleeve with roses and skulls
Black and grey shaded angel wings above the script words Mum and Love you forever, tattooed on the lower back.
Angel wings and Mum script on lower back

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