Tattoo ideas

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

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Black symbol tattoos across the finger joints of two clasped hands, with a plain ring on one finger against a dark background.
Symbol tattoos on clasped fingers
Traditional style flower and rose tattoos cover a person's forearms, upper arms, thighs and calves, with their hands resting on a seated dog.
Floral tattoos on legs and arms with a dog
Small black botanical tree tattoo with leafy branches on the inside of a wrist, shown beside a quarter for scale.
Small tree tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey crown tattoo on the hip above leopard print underwear, with a navel piercing visible on the torso.
Crown tattoo on the hip
Black and grey shaded crown tattoo with dotted beading on bare skin of the lower torso, in a realism style.
Shaded crown tattoo on the torso
Black and grey traditional grim reaper skull tattoo with a scythe and floral wreath on the upper arm.
Grim reaper skull with scythe on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a realistic white dog portrait with a red headband, a red rose, and a dark mandala above.
Dog portrait with rose and mandala
Two women seen from behind, each with a fine line black feather tattoo on the upper back, with small birds flying off the feathers.
Matching feather and bird tattoos on backs
Colour tattoo of a black infinity symbol entwined with a branch of pink cherry blossoms across the wrist.
Infinity symbol and cherry blossom on a wrist
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with an eye and ornate mandala patterns on the inner forearm, with small Chinese characters above it.
Hamsa hand on a forearm
Neo-trad style tattoo on a lower leg showing a tabby cat's head inside a space helmet, surrounded by colourful nebula clouds and a small black bat.
Cat in a space helmet with nebula on a calf
Black and grey rose with leaves and a bead chain above a dotwork mandala, tattooed on a woman's upper arm.
Rose and mandala sleeve on an upper arm
Two black ink tattoos of running foxes on the backs of a pair of hands and wrists, held together against a white background.
Running foxes across the hands
Two matching yin yang tattoos with scrollwork and leaf motifs sit on the inner wrists, one shaded and one outlined, in black and grey.
Matching yin yang wrist tattoos
Fine line black script tattoo reading miles to go across the top of a foot, photographed close up against a blurred room.
Miles to go script on a foot
Black, red and blue sketch-style tattoo of a car with paint splashes and a checkered flag on a person's upper back.
Car sketch with paint splashes on upper back
Pencil sketch of a traditional style anchor tattoo design, wrapped in rope with a heart, scrollwork and two flowers.
Anchor with rope and flowers sketch
Black line drawing of Bender, the Futurama robot, holding a cigar, with flowers, leaves and a LETS GO ALREADY banner in a traditional flash style.
Bender robot banner flash design
Black and grey realistic feather tattoo with small flying birds on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Feather and birds on upper back
Traditional style tattoo of a skeletal hand in a pinch gesture with the words THE END beside it, shaded with dotwork on a leg.
Skeleton hand with THE END lettering
White line design of a wizard hat with scattered stars and spiral swirls on a plain black background.
Wizard hat with stars and spirals
Neo-traditional flash drawing of a queen and a skeleton king on playing cards, with a red rose and red hearts, in black and grey with red accents.
Queen and skeleton king playing card design
Colour tattoo of four peony flowers in red, pink and orange with green leaves, running down the spine on a person's back.
Peony flowers down a back
Fine line black tattoo of two outlined hands holding lavender and leafy sprigs on the forearm, against a brick wall.
Two hands holding botanical sprigs on a forearm
Side ribs tattoo with the words never grow up in black script, flying figure silhouettes, stars and a green island with a gold-edged shoreline.
Never grow up script and green island on ribs
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a heart formed by two feathered wings on the inner forearm, with a gold bangle at the wrist.
Winged heart on the forearm
Black tribal-style dragon tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with a black bra strap visible.
Tribal dragon on upper back
Black and grey linework tattoo on a forearm showing an EDGE KEEP OFF sign, a child sitting on a ledge and a dog beside them.
Sign, child and dog on a forearm
Realistic coloured tattoo of a glowing arched doorway wrapped in thorny vines, placed on the upper arm.
Glowing archway with thorny vines on upper arm
Black and grey anchor tattoo on the inner wrist of a man adjusting his white shirt cuff, with a silver wristwatch on the other arm.
Anchor tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of an anatomical heart wrapped in a stethoscope on the forearm.
Anatomical heart and stethoscope on forearm
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a mountain range on skin, placed beside dark lace clothing, partly visible in a black and white photograph.
Small mountain range tattoo on skin
Black outline tattoo of a large magnolia flower on a person's shoulder and upper arm, with a red top strap visible.
Magnolia outline on a shoulder
Black traditional-style swallow design with a sunburst and wavy lines, printed on a grey t-shirt laid flat on a wooden background.
Traditional swallow with sunburst and waves on a grey
Watercolour-style tattoo of a mermaid with flowing red hair and a purple shell top, with a blue splash below, on the forearm.
Watercolour mermaid with red hair on forearm
Black ink tattoo of a row of small Harry Potter themed symbols along a forearm, including a triangle, lightning bolt and goblet.
Row of Harry Potter symbols on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of two overlapping outlined triangles on the upper arm, shown in black ink against pale skin.
Two overlapping triangles on an upper arm
Two-panel photo of matching black and grey split heart pendant tattoos on feet, each with a chain and script lettering about friendship.
Matching split heart pendant tattoos on feet
Black outline Japanese-style peony and chrysanthemum sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown in an unshaded linework design.
Outline floral sleeve on upper arm
Black and white photograph of a hand with a fine diamond lattice tattoo across the back, in a geometric style, with a chunky silver ring on one finger.
Lattice tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork tattoo of a planet cut into stacked horizontal slices down a forearm, with a desert background.
Sliced planet tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the ribs of a torso, showing a pocket watch with Roman numerals in front of a skull, with roses, a monarch butterfly, gears and scrollwork.
Pocket watch, skull and roses on the ribs
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading Only God Can Judge Me in blackletter-style script with swirling flourishes along a forearm.
Only God Can Judge Me lettering on an arm
Colour tattoo of a fox, pocket watch and autumn leaves on the outer thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Fox, pocket watch and leaves on a thigh
Black and grey typewriter-style lettering reading 'We only part to meet again' runs diagonally along a forearm, partly covered by clear wrap.
Typewriter quote along a forearm
Small brown owl with large round eyes perched on a leafy branch, tattooed on the outside of an ankle.
Owl on a branch on an ankle
Four-panel photo of a hand with a fine line black swallow tattoo on the wrist and a tiny swallow on the side of one finger.
Fine line swallow tattoos on the hand
Colour tattoo of a white polar bear beneath aurora, stars and a green moon in an oval panel on the upper arm.
Polar bear under northern lights on upper arm

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