Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line tattoo of a small flock of birds in flight on the side of a ribcage, shown in a black and grey photo of a person in a loose vest top.
Small flock of birds on the ribs
Black line drawing design of the word ADVENTURE in hand-drawn lettering, with solid mountains, a bow and arrow, a pine tree and an acorn formed into the letters.
Adventure lettering with mountains and arrow
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat skull with whiskers on the back of a person's neck.
Cat skull tattoo on the back of the neck
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a red heart pierced by an arrow, a banner reading MY AIM IS TRUE, and two swallows with stars.
Swallows and heart banner on a forearm
Gold chevron tattoo between the shoulder blades on the upper back of a woman on a beach, with a fine gold armband on the upper arm.
Gold chevron tattoo on upper back
Sheet of metallic gold, copper and blue temporary tattoo designs showing a longhorn skull, revolvers, horseshoes, stars, arrows and patterned bands on a white background.
Metallic Western temporary tattoo sheet
Black and teal heart-shaped lettering tattoo with filigree scrollwork on the thigh, photographed on a leg in patterned pyjamas.
Heart lettering tattoo on thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a calf of a woman in a green dotted dress holding a pink parasol on a tightrope, with an alligator rising from water below.
Parasol tightrope walker and alligator on a calf
Black and grey dotwork chameleon tattoo with mandala-style patterning on the outer upper arm or thigh.
Chameleon with mandala patterning
Black and white photograph of a small outlined skull tattoo on a finger of a clenched hand, with two thin rings worn nearby.
Small skull tattoo on a finger
Pink shaded feather with black script reading love and family inside an infinity symbol, tattooed on the forearm.
Infinity symbol with feather and script words
Black and white photo of a fine line script quote tattooed along the side of an ankle and foot, reading What you think, you become.
Script quote along an ankle
Black fine line arrow tattoo with dots and geometric shapes running down the upper arm, with a gloved hand working on the skin.
Arrow tattoo on the upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of an open clam shell with a pearl and a small bow, inside a dotted frame, on a limb.
Open clam shell with pearl and bow
Traditional style tattoo of a dark umbrella with orange and teal eyes along its scalloped edge and black raindrops falling beneath it, on a forearm.
Umbrella with eyes and raindrops on a forearm
Black linework drawing of an ornate vintage hot air balloon with a small bird, shown as a flash design on aged paper with pink and teal balloons behind it.
Vintage hot air balloon designs on aged paper
Neo-trad colour tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a peaked cap, with a tear and peach roses, on a forearm.
Woman in a peaked cap with roses on a forearm
A tall, narrow geometric border design in black and grey, with a column of small diamonds beside a column of pointed leaf shapes, shown on a white background.
Geometric diamond and leaf border strip
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a face with dark hollow eyes and cracked skin across the back of a hand.
Cracked face portrait on the back of a hand
Black line drawing of a ram's head with a triangle eye on its forehead, framed by two roses, in a neo-traditional style, shown as an unshaded design on paper.
Ram head with eye and roses design
Red and blue linework tattoo of an anatomical heart with arrows and the word BOOM on a chest, partly covered by two silver pendants on a chain.
Anatomical heart on the chest
Black script design reading Always on my mind and Forever in my heart, with two outlined hearts, shown as a tattoo design on a cream background.
Script lettering with two hearts
Close view of a person lying in white bedding, showing three small fine line tick marks on the inner forearm and a small letter and short script on the ribs, in black ink.
Fine line marks on forearm and ribs
Black and grey geometric owl tattoo with a dotted face and triangle patterns on the calf.
Geometric owl on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of a red anatomical heart in an ornate blue and gold frame on the inner forearm, with a second tattoo partly visible near the wrist.
Anatomical heart tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey gothic landscape tattoo across a woman's back, showing a castle, bare trees, bats and an ornate scrolled panel at the base.
Gothic castle and bats across a back
Two matching fine line cat tattoos in black ink on the backs of two hands pressed together, one cat outlined and one with tabby stripes.
Matching cat tattoos on the backs of hands
Realistic black and grey tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and engraved scrollwork on the forearm.
Pocket watch with Roman numerals on a forearm
Black script reading have courage and be kind above a small black silhouette of a swallow in flight, on a plain white background.
Have courage and be kind script with swallow
Black silhouette tree with a flock of birds and pink and blue watercolour wash tattooed across the upper back and shoulder.
Tree and flying birds on a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a dog and a cat on the upper back, with the words always in my heart in script curving beneath them.
Dog and cat with script on the upper back
Fine line black tattoo on a forearm showing a compass with a fern, mountain peaks, a rain cloud and the letters PNW.
Compass with fern, mountains and rain on a forearm
Flash-style design of two black palm trees, a red hibiscus with green leaves and two small butterflies on a cream background, with no body placement shown.
Palm trees and hibiscus flash design
Black block-letter lettering tattoo reading I'M GONNA KILL YOU, RAY ROMANO across the lower back, shown in a close crop on pale skin.
Block capital quote across the lower back
Two matching wrist tattoos of a shaded coffee cup on a saucer and a teapot with a small red heart, each with wisps of steam rising above.
Matching coffee cup and teapot tattoos
A white ink feather tattoo in fine line with dotted shading on the inner upper arm, shown against a white lace top.
White ink feather on an upper arm
Close crop of a torso with several small, simple dark coffee bean tattoos on the side of the ribs, with a navel piercing visible.
Coffee bean tattoos on the ribs
Fine black line tattoo of a spoon on the inner forearm of a person in a dark sleeveless top.
Spoon outline on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on a thigh showing a castle skyline with crescent moons, mountains, a water band and stripes, with a dragon below near the knee.
Castle skyline and dragon on a thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of flowers, buds and leaves on the hip and outer thigh of a person wearing a yellow bikini.
Botanical flower and leaf tattoo on hip and thigh
Black and grey photograph of the words "cross my heart and hope to die" in cursive lettering tattooed on the upper chest, below the collarbone.
Cross my heart quote on the upper chest
Black and grey tattoo on the inner forearm of a winged man in a top hat and moustache, with a banner reading reduce air pressure and coloured squares behind him.
Winged gentleman and pixel squares on a forearm
Realistic tattoo of a blue faceted gem heart pendant with a silver filigree frame and chain on the upper arm, in a realism style.
Blue gem heart pendant on an arm
Two forearms held together showing black linework tattoos: a wolf head in a feather headdress with antlers on the left forearm, and antlers with a wolf skull and foliage on the right.
Wolf in feather headdress and antlers on forearms
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a rose, hibiscus and small flowers with leaves across the inner upper arm.
Rose and hibiscus floral piece on upper arm
Black tattoo of the word curiouser in looping script within oval outlines, with one copy inverted, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Curiouser script tattoo on the inner arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a floating island with a snowy peak, river and pine trees on the upper arm.
Floating mountain island on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three daisy-style flowers on a slender stem with two leaves, placed on a woman's upper back.
Three daisy flowers on a stem down the back

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