Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line dotted tattoo of a small star and a curving trail of dots on the side ribs, with a hand lifting a pale blue sweatshirt.
Dotted star trail on the ribs
Black and grey ink wash drawing of a wolf with its head lowered, stepping forward on white paper, with a paw print in the snow below.
Wolf stalking forward in ink wash
Colour tattoo of a ladybird with red wings, black spots and curled antennae, shaded to look glossy and three-dimensional.
Ladybird tattoo on skin
Neo-traditional tattoo of a blue eye inside a triangle, framed by teal and black flowers on the inner forearm.
Eye in triangle with flowers on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a skull with two bats and draped pearl chains set with dark gems, shown as a tattoo design on grey paper.
Skull with bats and pearl chains
Small red heart outline with a black semicolon inside it, tattooed on the forearm.
Red heart outline with black semicolon on forearm
Black fine line peacock feather tattoo on the side of the ribs, with lettering in an invented script running beside it.
Peacock feather and lettering on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of pine trees and mountains inside a circle, with the words The journey is the reward around the edge, on the side of the body.
Pine trees and mountains in a circle with a quote
Black and grey circular tattoo of mountains under a night sky with a moon, pine trees and a winding path, on the inner forearm.
Mountain night scene in a circle on a forearm
Close up of a small solid black giraffe silhouette tattoo placed behind a person's ear, with long dark hair visible at the right.
Small giraffe tattoo behind the ear
Mixed colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with hanging feathers, teal beads and a small flower, sitting on the side of the ribs.
Dreamcatcher with feathers on the ribs
Black blackwork tattoo of a winged creature with dripping ink and splatter marks across the forearm.
Dripping winged creature on a forearm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a lightbulb reading Look on the bright side, surrounded by clouds, raindrops, a lightning bolt and a crescent moon, on the calf.
Look on the bright side lightbulb on a calf
Black and grey flash design of a Darth Vader helmet with stippled shading, two roses and leaves, and the words Who's Your Daddy arched above.
Darth Vader helmet with roses flash
Black and white line drawing of three skulls with skeletal hands covering eyes, ears and mouth, above the words Snitches Are A Dying Breed, shown as a flash design.
Three skulls with skeletal hands and slogan
Black and grey pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a woman's face framed by roses, with a skull and thorned stems below, in a realistic style.
Woman, roses and skull pencil design
Realism tattoo of a grey cat and an orange cat sitting side by side on the forearm.
Grey and orange cats on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of outlined triangles and Roman numeral style strokes running across a forearm.
Triangles and Roman numerals on a forearm
Three crossed forearms showing fine line lettering, a small bird outline and a compass rose tattoo on the forearm.
Three forearms with quote, bird and compass tattoos
Large red rose tattoo with sketchy black linework and green leaves across the upper back, in a watercolour style.
Watercolour rose on upper back
Black and grey realistic rose tattoo with shaded petals and dark leaves on a woman's upper back over the shoulder blade.
Realistic rose on a shoulder blade
Traditional colour tattoo of a dark shark wrapped around a ship's wheel with a pink rose and green leaves, on the side of the body.
Shark and ship's wheel with rose
Greyscale pencil design sketch of a clock face with Roman numerals, feathered wings, peony flowers and leaves, drawn in a neo-traditional style for a sleeve.
Clock, wings and peonies sleeve design
Single-colour blue ink pineapple tattoo with sketchy outlines and shading on the forearm of a person in a patterned outfit.
Pineapple tattoo on a forearm
Two matching lightsaber tattoos on forearms, one with a pink blade and one with a green blade, in a fine line style.
Matching lightsaber tattoos on forearms
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a pink frosted donut with sprinkles, cat ears and whiskers, placed on the elbow beside a butterfly tattoo.
Cat-eared donut tattoo on an elbow
Black script lettering reading Give me strength when I'm standing and faith when I fall, tattooed across the upper chest below the collarbone.
Script quote across the upper chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of five swallows in flight, running from the toes up to the ankle across the top of a foot.
Five swallows flying across a foot
Black fine line tattoo of Tengwar Elvish script running across the inner upper arm of a person with the arm raised.
Tengwar script lettering on inner upper arm
Colour cartoon tattoo of three stacked monkeys covering their eyes, ears and mouth, placed on the forearm of a man in a bathroom.
Three cartoon monkeys on a forearm
Three views of a black tribal calf tattoo in Polynesian style, with spirals and a fierce tiki-like face on the lower leg.
Polynesian tribal calf tattoo in black ink
Two side-by-side photos of matching deer-symbol tattoos, a green camouflage buck with the words Her Buck and a pink camouflage doe with the words His Doe, on skin.
Matching buck and doe camo tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of a howling wolf in front of a full moon with clouds, on an upper arm.
Howling wolf and full moon on upper arm
Close photograph of a small black silhouette tattoo of four birds in flight on pale skin, placed on the side of the body near the ribs.
Four birds in flight on the side of the body
Small solid black hummingbird silhouette tattoo on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Small hummingbird on upper chest
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on the inner forearm showing two songbirds with red breasts, yellow flowers, dark leaves and pink roses.
Birds and roses on an inner forearm
Two hands with spread fingers showing green botanical vine tattoos on the fingers and a green ornamental mandala-style tattoo across the back of the hand, with red nails and silver rings.
Green vine and mandala tattoos on hands
Black ink flash sheet showing a chrysanthemum, a sunflower and an orchid sprig in fine line drawing, with handwritten size notes beside them.
Chrysanthemum, sunflower and orchid flash sheet
Colourful phoenix tattoo with outstretched wings and long trailing tail feathers on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Phoenix tattoo on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and vertical line, on the centre of a chest above a grey knit cardigan.
Deathly Hallows symbol on the chest
Fine line tattoo of an anchor woven into an infinity symbol with the word love and a small red heart, on the wrist.
Anchor and love infinity on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a sea turtle with an orange hibiscus flower on the lower torso, in a bold neo-traditional style with dark outlines.
Sea turtle and hibiscus on the lower torso
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a figure holding an umbrella under dripping rain, on the inner wrist.
Figure under umbrella in rain on a wrist
Woman seen from behind with small black fine line tattoos on both upper arms and forearms, and a tiny cross on one hand.
Small black tattoos on a woman's arms
Fine line tattoo of a red radish with green leaves on the inside of a forearm, against a blurred warm background.
Small radish on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo on the inner wrist showing two small white-faced forest spirits with a sprout between them, styled in simple outline.
Two forest spirits and a sprout on a wrist
Traditional style flash design of Captain America holding a star shield, with an eagle, a rose, lightning bolts and banners reading Death Before Dishonor.
Captain America flash with eagle and banners
Fine line black tattoo of a tape measure curled into a heart shape on the forearm, with a ruler edge along the right side.
Tape measure heart on a forearm

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