Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a cracked hourglass with shaded sand across the inside of a forearm.
Realistic hourglass on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of planets orbiting a central sun on the thigh.
Solar system orbits on the thigh
Small black outlined lotus tattoo with a dotted base on the middle finger of a hand, in fine line botanical style, with turquoise rings on nearby fingers.
Small lotus tattoo on a middle finger
Black fine line script tattoo on the side of the ribs reading two lines of text, Live without the sunlight and Love without your heartbeat.
Script quote along the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a sundial compass, a full moon and a sailing ship on waves, shown across three photographs.
Ship, moon and sundial compass on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a sun and crescent moon with hanging drops, centred on a person's upper back.
Sun and crescent moon with dangling drops on upper back
Fine line black tree tattoo with a small bird in flight on the inner wrist, shown in a black and white photograph.
Small tree and bird on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a skeleton, a grinning skull and a pumpkin face.
Skull and skeleton full sleeve
Flat-lay of black clothing and boots beside a flash-style design of three black silhouette birds with small script, shown without a body placement.
Black outfit flat lay with bird tattoo design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded rose with two butterflies and ink swirls on an upper arm.
Shaded rose and butterflies on an upper arm
Traditional tattoo on a calf showing an aeroplane over a globe, a WANDERLUST banner and a red rose with a dagger.
Aeroplane, globe and rose calf tattoo
Single-line drawing of a horse head and flowing mane in grey on a white background, in a fine line style.
Running horse line drawing
Colour tattoo of lettuce, tomato and bacon overlapping in a Venn diagram style on the forearm, in neo-traditional style with bold black outlines.
BLT ingredients in a Venn diagram on a forearm
Woman seen from behind in a hat and grey open-back vest top, with a traditional-style red rose tattoo with black outlines on her upper arm.
Red rose tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey pencil sketch of a dragon head in profile with swept-back horns, spiked crest and open jaw, drawn as a tattoo design.
Dragon head pencil sketch
Traditional style colour tattoo of a snow globe showing a cabin, pine trees and snowy mountains, framed by flowers and dark leaves, on a calf.
Snow globe with mountains and cabin on a calf
Black and white photo of a hand with a traditional-style rose and leaves tattooed on the back, with silver rings on the fingers.
Rose tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of the Eiffel Tower above a row of trees, placed on the side of the body.
Eiffel Tower and trees on the side
Ink and watercolour drawing of a phoenix with spread wings and a long flowing tail, shaded in yellow and red on paper.
Phoenix in flight, ink and watercolour design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a moon filled with pine tree silhouettes, with a thin stem below, on the upper back of a person wearing a striped shirt.
Moon with pine trees on upper back
Dotwork crescent moon tattoo on the thigh filled with pine trees, mountains, clouds and stars, with small teal and yellow colour accents.
Crescent moon landscape on thigh
Black lettering tattoo of a Van Gogh quote set in a simple hand-drawn typeface, running down the shin or calf.
Van Gogh quote on a lower leg
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork mandala tattoo with a radial geometric pattern, placed on the back.
Dotwork and blackwork mandala on the back
Collage of six colour neo-traditional tattoos of ornate perfume bottles with smoke clouds, shown on arms and legs.
Neo-traditional perfume bottle tattoos in colour
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a sitting cat filled with ornamental patterns, placed on the ankle.
Patterned sitting cat tattoo on the ankle
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a crescent moon with a smiling face and outlined stars, on a cream background.
Crescent moon with face and stars
Woman seen from behind on a sandy beach, with a small black bird tattoo on her upper back near the shoulder blade.
Small bird tattoo on upper back at the beach
Ornate heart tattoo with red shading and black outline on the inner forearm, with a spade-shaped point at the top.
Ornate heart tattoo on a forearm
Small black geometric diamond tattoo on the ankle of a woman wearing black suede heeled shoes.
Small geometric diamond on an ankle
Black script lettering reading Pain is inevitable suffering is optional, with fine flourishes, across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Script quote on upper back
Solid blue tattoo of the Great Lakes outline on a calf, with a bicycle water bottle in the background.
Great Lakes map on a calf
Black fine line outline of a lion cub with the script words Remember who you are beneath it, tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Lion cub outline and script quote on a wrist
Black and grey fine line phoenix with a long feathered tail tattooed across the back, with a small script word near the shoulder.
Phoenix with feathered tail across a back
Two hands pressed together showing a fine line black sprig tattoo on one finger and a small heart with a peace symbol tattoo on another finger, placed on the hand.
Small sprig and heart tattoos on fingers
Two realistic planet tattoos on forearms, with blue Neptune on the left arm and orange and brown Jupiter on the right arm, above a printed reference sheet.
Neptune and Jupiter planet tattoos on forearms
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo on a back featuring Hello Kitty, a cupcake, a lollipop, purple flowers and hearts.
Hello Kitty, cupcake and flowers across a back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a bare tree with falling leaves on a thigh, with a figure and books tattooed on the upper arm.
Bare tree and falling leaves on a thigh
Small black fine-line tattoo of two overlapping triangle outlines on the upper arm of a woman with shoulder-length auburn hair and a white top.
Two overlapping triangles on upper arm
Two matching forearm tattoos: a red winged heart with script text on the left, and a red and grey anchor with a rope coil and script text on the right.
Matching heart and anchor quote tattoos on forearms
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged angel in drapery with lit candles above, covering an upper arm sleeve.
Realistic angel with wings and candles on an upper arm
Two people's ankles show matching black heartbeat line tattoos outlined in red inside a heart, one on each ankle.
Matching heartbeat hearts on ankles
Black and grey tattoo of three elephants walking in a line, decreasing in size from left to right, on the side of the ribs.
Three elephants walking in a row on the ribs
Two-panel photo of a large rose tattoo on a shoulder, shown in magenta colour on the left and black and grey on the right, with dark leaves.
Rose tattoos on the shoulder in colour and grey
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a cat head framing a night beach scene, with a UFO beaming up a black cat, on a leg.
Cat head with UFO and beach scene
Shaded grey anchor wrapped in a chain, with purple hibiscus flowers and grey leaves, a realistic colour tattoo on skin.
Anchor with purple hibiscus flowers
Three wrists with gold metallic script temporary tattoos reading bride and the maids, with a partly visible word on the left, against a blurred beach background.
Gold foil temporary tattoos reading bride and the maids
Dark brown tree of life with roots inside a circle, placed in the centre of a woman's upper back, in a botanical linework style.
Tree of life in a circle on a back
Back view of a person in a black cut-out swimsuit, with a small solid black cross tattoo on the upper back below the neckline.
Black cross tattoo on upper back

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