Tattoo ideas

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

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Two matching black outline swallow tattoos with swirling tendrils and leaves, one on each of two people's hips.
Matching swallow tattoos on two hips
Japanese-style dragon tattoo in pale blue linework on a lower leg above the ankle, against a black background with blue lighting.
Dragon tattoo on a lower leg
Two versions of a stylised flame design with spirals, a Greek key motif and wave lines, one in black outline and one in rainbow colour, shown as a tattoo flash design.
Flame and spiral design in line and colour
Colour tattoo of two cartoon characters in a pink scalloped frame with a striped orange background, on a forearm, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Two cartoon characters in a pink frame
Traditional flash sheet of coloured designs including a flask with a LET'S COOK ribbon, scales with BETTER CALL SAUL, and a gas mask, all with black outlines on cream paper.
Flash sheet of TV-themed designs with quoted phrases
Bold black-outlined tattoo of Hello Kitty in round glasses, school robes and a lightning scar, holding a wand, with a pink bow, on skin.
Hello Kitty dressed as a wizard
Small fine line tattoo of two crossed botanical sprigs forming a V shape on the upper arm, in grey ink.
Fine line sprig pair on upper arm
Black ink drawing of four stacked heart outlines with handwritten script words beside them, sketched on lined paper in a lettering design.
Stacked heart outlines with script words
Black outline tattoo of a stylised barking dog with short motion lines on the side of a person's ribs, with a small paper plane tattoo visible on the forearm.
Barking dog outline tattoo on ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoos of wolf heads on two crossed forearms, each with dotted triangles behind the head.
Matching wolf heads on two forearms
Colour neo-trad tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder of a hand with a raised middle finger, surrounded by scissors, thread, a paintbrush and ink bottle, with PRIDE IN CRAFT on banners.
Hand and craft tools on an upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a skull-headed figure in a dark cloak beneath a dotted sun with a star, on the forearm.
Skull figure with sun on forearm
Fine black script tattoo reading "i live to let you shine" across the top of a foot near the ankle, in a warm sepia photo.
Script quote on the top of a foot
Fine line black tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other on the upper arm, with a navy top and a light blue background.
Two reaching hands on an upper arm
Small black fine line cross tattoo on the side of a finger, with a wristwatch and chain bracelets on the wrist.
Small cross tattoo on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of an anatomical heart with vessels and peony-like flowers on a forearm.
Anatomical heart and flowers on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a circle enclosing geometric lines, arcs and dots, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Fine line circle and geometric design on a forearm
Black fine script lettering on the outer thigh, reading Frangar, non fl with the end cut off by the frame, above navy stockings.
Script lettering on the outer thigh
Watercolour-style tattoo of a red and green leaf with visible veins on the shoulder blade, with soft paint-like splashes trailing to the left.
Watercolour leaf on a shoulder
Black fine script tattoo reading kiss kill kiss on the inner wrist, shown beside stacked gold bracelets and a black quilted bag.
Kiss kill kiss script on wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with long hair and a direct gaze, on the upper arm.
Black and grey portrait of a woman on an arm
Two photographs of matching black and grey infinity symbol tattoos with script wording and a small heart, shown on the side of the ribs.
Infinity symbol with sister quote on ribs
Black cursive script reading fearless on a plain white background, a lettering tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Fearless in script lettering
Black and grey photo of two ankles in canvas trainers, one with a solid black city skyline tattoo and the other with a shaded owl tattoo.
City skyline and owl on ankles
Neo-traditional style phoenix tattoo in red, orange, yellow and teal on a person's calf, with swirling flame and cloud shapes behind the bird.
Colourful phoenix tattoo on the lower leg
Black script lettering reading For those I love, I will sacrifice across the upper back, with a gloved hand at the lower edge of the frame.
Script quote across the upper back
Black and white traditional-style dagger design with three banners reading WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE SCARY MOVIE, shown as a sticker on a wooden surface.
Dagger and banner with scary movie lettering
Close photo of a black blackletter-style lettering tattoo running vertically along the inside of a forearm, in solid black ink.
Vertical blackletter lettering on forearm
Black silhouette tattoo of two birds perched on a thin branch with leaves, placed at the back of the neck below dark hair.
Two birds on a branch on the back of the neck
Small solid black crown tattoo on the inner wrist, next to a black sleeve and a hand with pale grey nail polish.
Small crown tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey photo of a small fine line script tattoo reading miles to go on the side of an upper arm.
Miles to go script on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with cogs and Roman numerals on the forearm.
Pocket watch and gears on a forearm
Black line drawing of a seated cat with pink, purple and blue watercolour splashes on a forearm.
Cat outline with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Black and grey ink drawing of an ornate owl perched on a branch, with dense patterned feathers and large round eyes, designed as a tattoo flash.
Ornate owl on a branch
Realistic pink and black butterfly tattoo with a soft drop shadow on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink 3D butterfly on upper back
Black ink tattoo of a treble clef with music notes on the inner forearm near the wrist, in a simple bold linework style.
Treble clef and music notes on a wrist
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a snarling tiger with green foliage and a grey circular ornament on the inner forearm.
Snarling tiger on a forearm
Pencil drawing of a hamsa hand design with an open eye at its centre, surrounded by leaf sprigs and scalloped dotted outlines, with soft pink shading on the fingertips.
Hamsa hand with eye and botanical filigree
Black and grey fine line drawing of a dandelion with seeds blowing away, two birds in flight, and script wrapping up the stem, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Dandelion seeds blowing away with birds
Colourful faceted crystal heart tattoo with black outlines and pastel pink, purple, green and yellow panels, on a calf.
Pastel crystal heart on a lower leg
Black and grey Japanese style snake wrapping around two peony flowers with leaves, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Snake and peonies on a thigh
Fine line black safety pin tattoo on the back of a hand, with another hand resting over it and a grey knitted sleeve visible.
Safety pin tattoo on the back of a hand
Small botanical tattoo of a green and yellow leaf on a stem, sitting on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun.
Small green leaf on upper back
A butterfly design in purple, blue and teal with black borders and spotted wing edges, shown on a white card beside a ruler.
Purple and teal butterfly design
Black line drawing of a wolf's face seen from the front, with sketched fur strokes and no shading, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Wolf face line drawing
Close-up of a small blue star tattoo on the inner ear, placed beside a gold stud and a gold drop earring with a spike.
Small blue star tattoo on inner ear
Colour watercolour tattoo of a white fox silhouette with black outline on the side of the ribs, surrounded by pink, blue, orange and purple washes.
Fox silhouette in watercolour splashes on ribs
Woman seen from behind on a beach, with a metallic gold botanical vine of pointed leaves running down the centre of her back.
Gold leaf vine running down the spine

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