Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of two orange and black monarch butterflies on the lower back, one above the other, with black outlines and wing veining.
Two monarch butterflies on the lower back
Black block lettering reading MY BODY MY ART on a person's lower abdomen, above the waistband of blue denim jeans.
My Body My Art lettering on the lower abdomen
Black and white photo of the back of a woman's neck showing a small fine line heartbeat tattoo centred below the hairline.
Heartbeat line tattoo on the neck
Three raised wrists with gold metallic temporary tattoos reading TEAM bride in lettering, set against a sandy beach.
Team bride gold temporary tattoos on wrists
Realistic shaded tattoo of stacked books, an open book and a quill with script above, placed on the outer thigh.
Stacked books, quill and script on a thigh
Small solid black tattoo of three simple teardrop or leaf-like shapes on the inner wrist of a hand with grey painted nails.
Three small dark shapes on the inner wrist
Fine line black script reading We only part to meet again across the ribs, with a small bird design above it on the right.
Script quote and small bird on ribs
Fine black outline of a circle tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm, against a pale background.
Thin outline circle on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an arrow with a feather on the upper back, close to the shoulder blade.
Arrow and feather on upper back
Greyscale pencil drawing of two koi fish swimming through stylised waves, a Japanese style tattoo design on paper.
Two koi fish among waves design
A black and white flash sheet with red accents, showing traditional tattoo designs themed around the number thirteen, including a cat, skull, dagger, heart and eye.
Thirteen themed traditional flash sheet
Fine line black tattoo of a single vertical line with small tick marks running from the throat down to the chest.
Single line tattoo down the neck and chest
Blackletter tattoo reading Blog Life across the upper back of a person with wet hair standing in a swimming pool, in black ink.
Blog Life lettering across upper back
Colour traditional style tattoo of teal and pink flowers with green leaves across the top of a foot.
Colourful floral tattoo on the foot
Fine line black palm tree tattoo on a bare upper back near the shoulder, with long highlighted hair falling beside it against a pale blue background.
Palm tree on upper back
Black and grey blackwork tribal swirl tattoo running up a lower leg, with a bare foot visible at the bottom right.
Swirling tribal pattern on a lower leg
A black and grey lion head tattoo in a loose ink-splash style on the front of a man's lower leg, with a baby's foot in the foreground.
Black ink lion head on a calf
Black and grey photo of a small fine line outlined triangle tattoo on the upper arm, above the elbow.
Small outlined triangle on upper arm
Teal and black neo-traditional tattoo of a typewriter with piano keys and music notes on paper, placed on the forearm.
Typewriter with piano keys on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a young sprouting plant with fine roots, on the side of a torso under an open teal checked shirt.
Sprouting plant with roots on the side torso
Black and grey fine line geometric arrow tattoo running along a forearm, with a diamond head, dashed shaft and triangular feathers.
Geometric arrow along a forearm
Black line drawing flash design of a thread spool with crossed needles, a crown, scissors and a banner reading Make Things, in a traditional ornamental style.
Spool, needles and Make Things banner
Fine line black tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and vertical line, with small purple splatter accents on a forearm.
Deathly Hallows symbol on a forearm
Four-panel progression of a realistic portrait tattoo of a man's face with dark floral shading below, on the outer thigh, moving from purple linework to full colour.
Realistic portrait tattoo on thigh, in four stages
Black and grey fine line cursive script tattoo running down the forearm of a person whose raised arm is shown against a grey wall.
Cursive script on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a red and white Marlboro cigarette pack with its top open and cigarettes showing, beneath outlined stars on skin.
Marlboro cigarette pack with outlined stars
Pencil drawing of a lion with a full mane walking towards the viewer, shaded in black and grey on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Walking lion pencil drawing
Black and grey fine line swallow tattoo in flight on a person's forearm, with a wristwatch and a plaid shirt sleeve visible.
Swallow tattoo on a forearm
Small black fine line geometric fox tattoo on the upper arm of a person holding their arm against a white background.
Geometric fox on upper arm
Black and purple vine tattoo with leaves and two star motifs running across the top of a foot, in a botanical style.
Vine and star tattoo on a foot
Blue floral tattoo of peony-style blooms and leaves on a shoulder, shown in a painterly botanical style.
Blue floral tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant spraying water from its trunk, with birds flying above, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Elephant and flying birds on a back
Two people show matching black and grey script name tattoos with footprint outlines, one on the side of the ribs and one on the upper back.
Matching script name and footprint tattoos
Black and grey shoulder tattoo of two roses with scrollwork, lace-like filigree and dangling beaded chains, shown from the back and from the upper arm.
Rose and lace shoulder piece in black and grey
Small black script lettering reading ho ho ho on the side of a finger, with the hand raised against a warm brown background.
Ho ho ho script on a finger
Pale fine-line tattoo of a stylised branching tree on the forearm, shown under warm, low lighting.
Stylised tree on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a stag head with antlers, arrows, a fleur-de-lis and a compass star on the forearm.
Stag head and compass on a forearm
Black and grey flash design of two mirrored skulls forming a heart, with filigree scrollwork and a small flower beneath, on a plain white background.
Twin skulls forming a heart with floral ornament
Full colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing Studio Ghibli characters and scenes, including a castle in the clouds and Totoro.
Studio Ghibli scenes full sleeve
Realism-style tattoo of a grey Cyberman helmet with blue accents on the outer upper arm.
Cyberman helmet on an arm
Black line-art flash sheet of mandala and paisley floral designs, suitable as a reference for a fine line or mehndi-style tattoo.
Mandala and paisley line-art flash sheet
Black dotwork mandala tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, shown from the side and from the palm side.
Black mandala tattoo on the inner wrist
Fine line abstract tattoo of arcs, dashed lines and two shaded spheres across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Abstract lines and spheres across a back
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a multi-eyed grey cat holding a goldfish bowl above a pink rose, placed on a limb.
Cat with goldfish bowl and rose
Black and grey pansy tattoo inside a solid black circle on the inner forearm, with leaves shaded in grey.
Pansy in a black circle on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a beer tap handle and base on a man's stomach, with a beer bottle held in one hand below it.
Beer tap tattoo on a stomach
Black and white photo of a black script tattoo reading Forever 18 with two small butterflies, sitting on the lower abdomen above an underwear waistband, with a hand resting at the left edge.
Forever 18 script on the lower abdomen
Small black Cyrillic lettering tattoo on the inner wrist, shown in a close photo of a light-skinned hand resting on red fabric.
Cyrillic word tattoo on the wrist

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