Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black tattoo of Totoro holding a leaf over its head with a crescent moon beside it, on a forearm.
Totoro with leaf umbrella and moon on forearm
Fine line anchor tattoo on the side of a finger, shown in a close-up photo of a hand against a dark blue background.
Small anchor on a finger
Colour tattoo on the upper arm showing a blue city skyline above four red six-pointed stars and a blue horizontal bar, based on the Chicago flag.
Chicago flag and skyline on upper arm
Two matching black fine line infinity knot tattoos on the inner wrists of two people whose hands are clasped together.
Matching infinity knot tattoos on wrists
Black finger band tattoo with light blue swirling ornaments on a curled hand, shown in close view.
Ornamental band tattoo on a finger
Blue starfish tattoo with swirling linework and dot accents on the lower torso of the skin shown.
Blue starfish tattoo with swirls
Black and grey photograph of a man with the word forgive in serif lettering on his upper arm, holding a black mug in his other hand.
Forgive lettering on an upper arm
Two wrists showing metallic gold lettering reading Single inside a heart outline on the left and silver lettering reading Taken on the right, in a script style on the forearm near the wrist.
Metallic Single and Taken wrist tattoos
Fine-line black tattoo on an upper arm of concentric rings with the word HAPPY at the centre and the phrase WHAT TO FOCUS ON above.
Concentric rings with text on upper arm
Realistic colour full sleeve tattoo of Alice in Wonderland characters, including the Cheshire cat, Mad Hatter and Red Queen, on an upper arm and forearm.
Alice in Wonderland full sleeve
Fine line dragonfly tattoo with purple outlined wings and black swirling tails on the lower abdomen.
Dragonfly with swirls on the lower abdomen
Black ink lettering design reading thankful and grateful, joined by a horizontal arrow with a feathered tail and open head, drawn in a hand-lettered script style.
Thankful and grateful arrow lettering design
Colour tattoo of a galaxy inside a circle, crossed by a black spiral and dotted crosshair lines, on the upper back.
Galaxy circle with spiral on upper back
Full back Japanese-style tattoo in bright colour showing a woman in a kimono, a tiger, butterflies, a leopard, koi fish and cherry blossom across the back.
Full back Japanese tattoo with tiger and koi
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo with rope, a banner reading EST. and the date 1970 above, on a forearm.
Anchor with rope and 1970 est. banner on a forearm
Two colour fox tattoos with black outlines and flowing foliage lines, one on the top of each foot, in a neo-traditional style.
Fox tattoos on both feet
Realism style tattoo of a kneeling winged angel holding a red flower, placed on a person's lower back.
Kneeling angel with red flower on lower back
Realism tattoo of a shaded skull with blue and grey tones across the back of a hand, with smoky grey and purple shading running up the forearm.
Shaded skull on the back of a hand
Black fine line script quote in cursive lettering across the upper chest below the collarbone, on a shoulder in a dim room.
Script quote across the upper chest
Small fine line black outline of a diamond with tiny sparkle marks, tattooed on the neck behind the ear of a woman with red hair in a bun.
Small diamond outline behind the ear
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS with a sunburst, roses, scrollwork and a banner on the side of the ribs, in a Neo-trad style.
TARDIS and roses on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo on a shoulder showing a gothic house, bats, a full moon, crosses on a graveyard hill and a bare tree.
Gothic house and graveyard on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a black and white cat stretching over a blue skeletal cat on the calf, in a Japanese-inspired neo-traditional style.
Black and white cat with skeletal cat on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a banknote-style portrait with a Money Talks banner on the calf, shown beside a $100 bill.
Banknote portrait tattoo on a calf
Pencil drawing of a lily flower with curling vine swirls, a tattoo flash design in black and grey shading.
Lily with swirling vines in pencil
Black and grey fine line tattoo on the outer thigh showing an ornate triangle with a circle, swirling filigree and a vertical line, with the cursive word Always hanging below.
Ornate triangle and script on a thigh
Black fine-line Om symbol inside an ornate mandala tattoo on the upper back, near the shoulder blade, beside a long braid tied with copper bands.
Om symbol in a mandala on upper back
Seven red-brown henna-style design motifs on a white background, including two peacocks, paisley shapes and lotus forms, shown as a tattoo flash drawing.
Henna-style motif flash sheet
Black ink drawing of an abstract swirling symbol with a spiral top and curled tail on a white background, captioned Hakuna Matata in serif type.
Black swirl symbol with Hakuna Matata caption
Black ink outline of a five-pointed star filled with swirling scroll patterns, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Scrollwork star on the inner wrist
Colourful Japanese-style koi fish design in orange and gold on a deep blue background, framed by teal wave and cloud swirls.
Koi fish with swirling waves
Black and white ornate panda face design with mandala-style patterned linework, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Ornamental panda face design
Fine line black outline tattoo of a four-leaf clover with heart-shaped leaves and a curved stem on the forearm.
Outline four-leaf clover with heart-shaped leaves
Black and grey tattoo sleeve on an arm showing a panther head, roses, flowers and an eye, photographed from behind against a dark wooden wall.
Black and grey sleeve with panther and roses
Black fine line sailboat tattoo on the inside of a wrist, beside a leather strap and silver chain bracelet, in black and white.
Small sailboat on a wrist
Colour botanical tattoo on a shoulder and upper back showing red and purple anemones, a peach rose and white cow parsley with soft shading.
Anemone and poppy floral tattoo on shoulder
Colourful cupcake tattoo topped with a cherry and surrounded by stars and a candy on the upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Cherry cupcake with stars on upper arm
Black fine line script reading Guide my feet with a small cross motif on the top of a foot.
Guide my feet script on a foot
Black linework anchor with a sword running through it and pink and magenta floral splashes, tattooed on the outer upper thigh.
Anchor and sword with pink flowers on thigh
Traditional style roses, a heart and a sun tattooed on a person's thighs, with a tabby cat lying across the legs.
Traditional roses and a cat across tattooed legs
Small solid black silhouette tattoo on the back of a hand near the base of a finger, shaped like an animal's head and neck.
Small black silhouette on the hand
Black fine line lotus tattoo with dotwork chain drops on the forearm, shown in a black and grey photo.
Lotus with dotted chain details on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a spired gothic city with crescent moons and bars on the outer thigh.
Gothic spired city on a thigh
Black-outlined Deathly Hallows symbol filled with purple, pink and blue galaxy shading and white stars, tattooed on the forearm.
Galaxy-filled Deathly Hallows symbol on forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading to the sea on the inner upper arm.
Script phrase on the upper arm
Black typewriter-style lettering on the inner forearm reads 'We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.' with a gold chain bracelet at the wrist.
Typewriter quote tattoo on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoos on two calves, a stag in glasses and a suit on the left and an owl in glasses and a dress on the right, both framed by pink roses.
Stag and owl calf tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of a death's-head hawkmoth with a skull pattern on its thorax, placed on the stomach above the navel.
Death's-head hawkmoth on the stomach

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