Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour botanical tattoo of a globe with sunflowers and hydrangeas spreading across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Globe and sunflowers across a upper back
Colour tattoo of a grey and teal ribbon forming a heart, with a small red heart and script initials, on the upper chest.
Ribbon heart with script initials on chest
Circular colour tattoo of layered mountains, a blue valley and a small tent on the forearm, shown in a close-up and on an arm.
Mountain landscape in a circle on a forearm
Back of a person's neck showing a fine line tattoo of a simple figure with raised arms, placed centrally at the nape in black ink.
Line drawn figure with raised arms on the nape
Flash sheet of hand-lettered phrases in black ink on white paper, with two pale blue panels patterned with small stars, shown as lettering designs rather than on skin.
Hand-lettered phrase sheet with star panels
Two bare feet showing black script lettering reading Heels on the left heel and Down on the right heel, in a Lettering style.
Heels and Down script tattoos on the heels
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small balloon with a thin trailing string on the inner forearm.
Small balloon on a forearm
Line drawing flash design of a silhouetted figure on a crescent moon above a latticed heart and two roses with leaves, in a traditional style, with no body placement shown.
Silhouette figure on crescent moon with heart and roses
Woman in a white shirt wearing gold and silver metallic geometric flash tattoos, including a silver palm tree on her upper arm and bands on her wrist and forearm.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on arms and legs
Solid black stencil-style lotus flower design on a white background, with bold petal shapes and no body placement shown.
Stylised lotus flower design
Ornate key tattoo with black linework and blue, pink and green watercolour washes on the forearm.
Ornate key with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Black ink botanical tattoo of roses, peony-like blooms and small blossoms with leaves, placed on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Vintage floral bouquet across the upper back
Black ink tattoo of a stretched cartoon cat with a curled tail on the inner forearm, in a blackwork style.
Black cat stretching on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a pink blossom branch with three purple butterflies across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Butterflies and blossom branch on a shoulder blade
Black and white photo of a fish skeleton tattoo on one calf and a stippled trout with lettering above it on the other, both worn with black leather shoes.
Fish skeleton and trout on calves
Black blackletter-style 1988 numerals tattooed on an ankle, with a black blackwork mandala design on the back of the hand resting nearby.
1988 numerals on ankle
Black ink flash drawing of an axe whose handle grows into leafy branches, with two crossed arrows above the foliage, in a botanical style.
Axe with leafy branches and crossed arrows
Black fine line tattoo of a bear on the inner forearm, with the sleeve rolled up and a map beneath the arm.
Bear tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey drawing of a coiled, scaled dragon with fin-like crest and clawed feet, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Black and grey coiled dragon design
Black tribal lion head tattoo with swirling ornamental lines running down the upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal lion tattoo on upper arm
Blue tattoo on the upper arm near the elbow showing a Totoro-style silhouette and a figure under an umbrella within a forest of trees.
Totoro silhouette with umbrella on upper arm
Black ink drawing of a geometric compass rose with a mandala-style centre and cursive N, E, S and W markings, drawn on paper as a tattoo design.
Compass rose design drawn on paper
Black and grey geometric wolf head tattoo with dotwork detail on the inner forearm, shown on a pale arm against a white textured wall.
Geometric wolf head on a forearm
Flash-style design of a white skull in a headwrap with an earring over crossed bones, with a small red swallow, on a black background.
Skull, crossed bones and swallow design
Two black ink tattoos on a lower leg, a guillotine labelled Keep your chin up and a gallows with a noose labelled Hang in there, set against a brick wall.
Guillotine and gallows calf tattoos
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a bouquet of pansies and violas on the upper back of a woman with wavy blonde hair.
Pansy bouquet on upper back
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo on the upper back of a woman with long brown hair, photographed from behind.
Black cat silhouette on upper back
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey Egyptian-style cat with a gold cobra, gold collar and orange eyes, covering a person's upper back.
Egyptian cat and cobra on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of stars and a crumpled flag covering a man's upper arm and shoulder, with a white tank top worn beside it.
Stars and flag upper arm sleeve
Black and grey tattoos on a man's forearms in a dark suit: a star and eye design on one arm and a realistic portrait of a woman with clouds on the other, with forearm placement.
Star, eye and portrait tattoos on forearms
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a chihuahua's head with small script beside it, placed on the outer ankle.
Chihuahua portrait on an ankle
Large black and grey back tattoo of a gothic night scene with bats, a moon, a silhouetted couple, a tower and twisted trees, with small red flowers.
Gothic night scene across a full back
Flash sheet of six black lettering designs reading the rest is still unwritten, each in a different script or ornamental lettering style, intended as tattoo lettering.
The rest is still unwritten lettering options
Three small solid black star tattoos sit behind a person's ear, with a larger star design shown above and temporary tattoo sheets on grass below.
Three small star tattoos behind the ear
Blue ink botanical flash design of a central rose surrounded by smaller flowers and leaves, with a second floral motif below, on a white background.
Blue rose and floral flash design
Fine line black tattoo of a small heart on a wrist, with a thin line trailing from the heart up towards the forearm.
Fine line heart on a wrist
Black line drawing of a skeletal hand making the rock horns gesture, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Skeleton hand making rock horns sign
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo spelling the word faith across the upper arm near the elbow.
Faith script tattoo on the upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a snarling panther head with blue-outlined eyes and red mouth, on the inner upper arm.
Traditional panther head on upper arm
Black ink script lettering spelling the word Fearless with looping flourishes, drawn as a tattoo design on a plain grey background.
Fearless script lettering design
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a wide-eyed owl perched on a stack of books with a ribbon bookmark, on the side of a leg.
Owl perched on a stack of books
Black lettering tattoos, including KEEP GRL PWR, on a forearm beside a red floral tattoo on an upper arm, with a mandala owl printed on a white T-shirt.
Lettering tattoos with an owl print tee
Black and grey script lettering reading Let your faith be bigger than your fears, with a black cross on the inner wrist.
Cross and quote on a wrist
Colour realism tattoo of the red-skinned Darth Maul face, with horns, yellow eyes and a snarling mouth, on an upper arm.
Darth Maul face tattoo on upper arm
Black script lettering on a white background reading I'm not making any resolutions this year, nobody likes a sober skinny bitch anyway, shown as a design with no body placement.
Script quote about New Year resolutions
Black handwritten lettering spelling the word mudblood across a wrist, shown against a dark background.
Handwritten word across a wrist
Black ink infinity symbol tattoo on the inside of a wrist, with three birds in flight, the word love in script and the text Rom 8:31.
Infinity symbol with birds and love on wrist
Colour tattoo of an ice cream cone with teal and pink scoops decorated with gems and a small flower, on a limb.
Ice cream cone tattoo on skin

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