Tattoo ideas

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

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Small black pine tree tattoo with brushed, feathery branches on the inner wrist, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Pine tree on inner wrist
Colour compass rose tattoo with black outlines and N and S letters on the forearm, in a geometric star style.
Compass rose tattoo on the forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo running from the wrist up the forearm, photographed on a wooden deck.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Back of a hand covered in a dense black geometric star lattice tattoo, with a coloured tattoo visible on the forearm above.
Geometric star pattern across the back of a hand
Close-up of a small black fine line peace sign tattoo inside a person's forearm, with a tie-dye shirt in the background.
Small peace sign tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two peony flowers and leaves on a forearm, shown in a close view and a wider view with a hand.
Peony and leaves on a forearm
Two forearms side by side: the upper one has a geometric paper boat on a thin anchor line with blue and purple watercolour splashes, and the lower one has a black compass rose with a red watercolour
Matching compass and paper boat forearm tattoos
Fine line black tattoo of three arrows with feathered fletching running down the inner forearm above the wrist.
Fine line arrows on a forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a purple perfume atomiser with a gold cap and bulb on the forearm, beside a grey cameo in a gold frame.
Perfume atomiser tattoo on forearm
Realism-style grey lion head tattoo with a small gold geometric accent on the forearm, framed by a black triangle outline.
Lion head with triangle on forearm
Fine line black script tattoo reading Loved by the King, running diagonally along the inner forearm near the wrist.
Script quote along the inner forearm
Black and grey tattoo of an anchor with a ship's wheel and compass rose at the centre, shown on a forearm.
Anchor, ship wheel and compass on a forearm
Sepia photo of two people's inner forearms touching, with fine line script tattoos reading one in the same and two of a kind.
Matching script quote tattoos on two forearms
Black and white photo of two clasped hands showing matching fine line flourish tattoos on the wrists.
Matching flourish tattoos on two wrists
Two matching forearm tattoos of pink smiling flowers, outlined stars and small coloured stars, shown on the inner forearms with the hands resting below.
Matching kawaii flower and star forearm tattoos
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a blue-haired woman with a red rose in her hair and painted sugar skull face markings, on a forearm.
Blue-haired woman with rose on forearm
Sketchy black linework bird tattoo with orange, grey and red watercolour washes on the inside of a forearm.
Watercolour-style bird on forearm
Black and grey dotwork and fine line rose enclosed in a triangle on the forearm, with wooden panelling behind.
Rose inside a triangle on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional sleeve on an upper arm and forearm showing a princess in a yellow gown holding a rose and a mermaid beside a fish.
Disney princess sleeve across upper arm and forearm
Gloved hands press a blue and purple transfer stencil of a dome and rain-like design onto a forearm ahead of tattooing.
Transfer stencil being applied to a forearm
Person seen from behind in black top and blue jeans, with a small multicoloured illustrated tattoo on the outer forearm near the elbow.
Small illustrated tattoo on a forearm
Two clasped hands showing a traditional-style skull and crossbones tattoo on one wrist and a pink rose with a teal bow on the back of the other hand, with a black patterned tattoo on the forearm
Skull and rose tattoos on clasped hands
Black and grey Ganesha tattoo on a forearm, with an ornate crown, an om symbol on the brow and dotwork lotus shading behind the head.
Ganesha with lotus mandala on forearm
Two photographs of a yellow and tan pyramid tattoo with a grid pattern and dark outline on a forearm, one close up and one wider.
Pyramid tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of a raised forearm with a linework floral tattoo, including a peony and a circular medallion with closed eyes, on the forearm.
Floral linework forearm tattoo with eye medallion
Watercolour-style orca tattoo with blue, purple and green washes on the outer forearm.
Orca with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Black and grey fine line script lettering running into a feather tattoo across a forearm.
Script quote and feather on a forearm
Black and grey fine line lettering reading fighter in a typewriter style font on the inner wrist, photographed in black and white.
Fighter lettering on the inner wrist
Two black and grey hummingbird tattoos in fine line shading on the inner forearm, one hovering with wings raised and one in flight beside it.
Two hummingbirds on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of a vintage bicycle with hatched wheels on the outer forearm of a person wearing a lace top and dark jeans.
Vintage bicycle on a forearm
Two matching forearm tattoos: a black outlined heart with a crown and keyhole over pink wash on the left, and a black key with a teal wash on the right.
Heart and key forearm tattoos
Traditional style forearm tattoo of a black mug with a heart-shaped wisp of steam, a red rose and dark leaves on the forearm.
Mug with heart steam and red rose on a forearm
Close-up of a black ornamental mandala tattoo with lotus-like petals and dot details on the inner wrist and forearm.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a mountain range with soft shaded peaks on the inner forearm.
Mountain range on an inner forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Until the very end across the inner wrist, with the hand clenched in a fist above it.
Until the very end script on the wrist
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character My Melody in a red hood with small green and pink flowers, on a forearm against red polka-dot fabric.
My Melody character on a forearm
Fine line black tattoos on both forearms, one reading peace will win and the other fear will lose, each with an arrow and tally marks.
Matching quote and arrow forearm tattoos
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a feather on the inner forearm, shown diagonally across the skin with soft shading along the barbs.
Shaded feather tattoo on the forearm
Photo of a black linework crescent moon with blue shading and swirling scrollwork tattooed on the inner forearm.
Crescent moon with scrollwork on a forearm
Fine line black wave tattoo on the inner forearm, just below a white beaded bracelet, as a hand makes a hang loose gesture against the sea at dusk.
Small wave tattoo on forearm
Black script lettering reading Fall Out Boy across the inside of a forearm, with a blurred salon background.
Black script lettering on a forearm
Black ink tattoo on a forearm showing a geometric icosahedron outline with a dotwork moon shaded inside it.
Icosahedron and moon on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of two thin branches with small flowers and a dotted crescent moon on the inner wrist.
Botanical branches and dotted crescent on wrist
Black fine line infinity symbol with shaded script lettering inside the loop, tattooed on the inside of a forearm near the wrist.
Infinity symbol with script words on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoos showing a spread-wing design on the stomach, a realistic animal sleeve on the arm and a rose on the back of the hand.
Winged design on stomach and realistic arm sleeve
Black and blue tattoo of silhouetted pine trees, birds in flight and a lake on the forearm.
Pine forest and lake on a forearm
Two forearms shown side by side: the left has a line-drawn white fox with snowflakes on a blue watercolour wash, and the right has an orange watercolour fox inside a dotted circular motif, placed on
Two fox forearm tattoos, winter and autumn
Colourful watercolour-style splash tattoo with a watch face and numerals on the inner wrist and lower forearm.
Watercolour splash and watch on a wrist

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