Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of two stitched rag dolls, one with pink hair and angel wings and one in a Batman shirt, on a red torn background on the calf.
Stitched rag dolls on a torn background
Black linework tattoo of a stylised horse head with flowing mane on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade, photographed from behind.
Black linework horse head on upper back
Traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing a compass rose, a blue swallow, a purple rose and a banner reading Not all who wander are lost.
Compass, swallow and rose on a thigh
A hand with long nude nails and turquoise rings shows a metallic gold and turquoise geometric diamond design on the back of the hand, in a geometric style.
Turquoise and gold geometric design on a hand
Fine line black tattoo of two outlined hearts with an equals sign between them on the side of a finger.
Two outlined hearts on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of a smiling man with slicked-back hair and a vintage car on the shoulder.
Portrait and vintage car on a shoulder
Black script lettering tattoo across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade, with a long braid falling over her left shoulder.
Script quote tattoo across upper back
Close-up of a black lettering tattoo reading "to be loved; to be in love" in a typewriter-style font, placed on the side of the torso above a dark waistband.
"To be loved; to be in love" lettering on the side
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box with a ringed orange planet and stars, placed on the calf.
TARDIS police box in a space scene
Traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing a seated figure in a feathered headdress holding a rose shield, with a red sun disc and small flowers.
Headdress figure with rose shield on forearm
Black and white line drawing of a Celtic cross with interlaced knotwork panels on each arm, a ringed circle and a central knot, shown as a tattoo design.
Celtic cross with interlace knotwork
Neo-trad colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a half white faceless mask with red marks beside a half grey wolf with yellow eyes and red trim.
Split white mask and wolf on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a flying superhero with blue hair and a star-spangled top and red boots, with orange swirls, on the outer thigh.
Flying superhero on a thigh
Colour traditional tattoo of a winged golden ball with a lightning bolt mark, a green cloud and four-point stars, on an upper arm.
Winged golden ball with stars on arm
Black and grey tattoo of a face with an open mouth on a calf, with the script words Run n tell that above and Homeboy below.
Portrait and script on a lower leg
Close-up of a black outlined bow tattoo on the inside of a lower lip, with the lip pulled down to show it.
Bow tattoo on inner lower lip
Black moon phase tattoos run in a vertical line down a person's calf, with a pink strappy sandal visible at the foot.
Moon phases down a calf
Fine line tattoo of an abstract teardrop-like shape drawn as offset red and blue outlines on the inner forearm.
Red and blue offset outline on a forearm
Dotwork and geometric flash design of a deer with branching antlers linked by constellation dots, drawn in fine brown ink on cream paper.
Deer with constellation antlers design
Fine line colour tattoo of an open lavender wreath with green leaves and crossed stems, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Lavender wreath on upper back
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a dark-haired woman in a blue headscarf wearing red boxing gloves, with the words PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE STRUGGLE in black lettering.
Boxer pin-up with slogan on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a sunflower on the upper arm, with green foliage and a pink bloom below it.
Realistic sunflower tattoo on upper arm
Fine line black ink botanical sprig with pointed leaves, berries and a flower, placed on the forearm.
Botanical sprig on a forearm
Full arm sleeve in blackwork and dotwork geometric designs, with a dotted mandala rosette and cube patterns on the upper arm and forearm.
Blackwork and dotwork geometric arm sleeve
Black fine line tattoo of a cross, a heartbeat line ending in a heart and the words Faith, Hope, Love across the upper back.
Cross, heartbeat and heart on upper back
Traditional style tattoo of a black cat face with a gold crescent moon and heart-shaped nose, on the thigh.
Black cat face with crescent moon on thigh
Black and grey drawing of an ornate cross with floral centre and scrolling filigree, shown on a plain white background as a tattoo design.
Ornate filigree cross design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a horned demon with ram horns, wings and clawed hands on an upper arm.
Horned demon with wings on upper arm
Painted illustration of two peacock feathers with teal, blue and green eye markings on a white background, drawn as a tattoo design.
Two peacock feathers on white
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small sprig with three five-petalled flowers and leaves on the upper arm.
Small flower sprig on an upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a sun with eight patterned rays and three outlined stars on a person's upper back.
Sun with rays and three stars on upper back
Two fine line black tattoos on inner forearms, a small arrow on one arm and a bow on the other, with hands clasped on a beach.
Arrow and bow tattoos on forearms
A bold nautical star design filled with the stripes and canton of the American flag, with black shaded points, shown as a flash drawing rather than on skin.
American flag nautical star design
Black blackwork tattoo of a geometric mandala pattern covering the back of a hand and fingers, with black painted nails.
Geometric mandala tattoo across the back of a hand
Black fine line script tattoo reading We shall never part, running diagonally across a shoulder and upper back, shown in two close-up photographs.
We shall never part script on shoulder
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a grey tattoo machine with orange flames and a black battery across the back of a hand.
Tattoo machine on the back of a hand
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading love fearlessly on a woman's shoulder near the collarbone.
Love fearlessly script on a shoulder
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three feathers tied with a cord and a small branch, sitting on an ankle and the top of the foot.
Feathers and a branch on an ankle
A clenched fist with blue-grey blackletter-style lettering reading CATS MEOW across the knuckles, with a turquoise painted fingernail on the thumb below.
Cats Meow lettering across knuckles
Black and grey sewing machine, dress form and buttons with a red flower and a banner reading POR VIDA, tattooed on a forearm, in a traditional style.
Sewing machine and dress form on a forearm
Hand-drawn flash design of a red heart with a black outline and three black diamonds across it, on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Red heart with black diamonds design
Close-up of a small black fine line sailboat tattoo on the inner wrist, worn beside a red beaded bracelet and a white cord bracelet.
Small sailboat tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship on rolling waves, framed in a circle with dashed sky lines, on the forearm.
Sailing ship in a circle on a forearm
Fine line constellation tattoo of blue star points joined by thin black lines on the inner upper arm.
Constellation of blue stars on the upper arm
Colour tattoo of a featureless female silhouette with red and orange flowing swirls and a purple outline, on the outer thigh.
Woman silhouette with flowing swirls on thigh
Colour tattoo of a lotus flower within a fine line mandala on the upper back, shaded in red, orange and yellow.
Lotus mandala across upper back
Small black fine line arrow tattoo with feathered fletching on the ankle of a person wearing grey trousers and beige flats.
Small arrow tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork anatomical heart on the upper back, with a fine line heartbeat trace running to the right.
Anatomical heart with heartbeat line on back

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