Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line tattoo of two parallel arrows with diamond-shaped heads and feathered fletching on the inside of a forearm, in black ink.
Two fine line arrows on a forearm
Bright, cartoon-style leopard and tiger cubs tattooed on an upper arm, set against a pastel sky and grass.
Leopard and tiger cubs on upper arm
Small colour tattoo of a salmon nigiri sushi piece with blue bubbles rising beside it, placed on the lower leg.
Salmon nigiri sushi with bubbles on a calf
Black ink line sketch of a man with a quiff and a lightning bolt across his face, with lyrics in handwritten lettering and radiating lines, drawn on paper as a tattoo design.
Line drawing of a lightning bolt face with lyric
Fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles, arcs and dotted lines in black ink on the inner forearm.
Overlapping circles on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a serotonin molecular structure with the word warr;or in serif lettering, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Serotonin molecule and warr;or script on upper back
Black and white photo of black and grey knuckle tattoos spelling SAVE THEM, with forearm tattoos of a scorpion and a star, holding a white puppy.
Save Them knuckle tattoos holding a puppy
Fine line black script lettering with a small heart and swirling flourish, tattooed on the side of the torso near the hip.
Script word tattoo with heart flourish
Colour tattoo of an anatomical heart with a grenade and pull ring on the upper arm, in a neo-traditional style with bold black outlines.
Anatomical heart with grenade on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a swallow in flight beside a rose and a pocket watch on the thigh.
Swallow, rose and pocket watch on thigh
Black outline drawing of four triangle element symbols on white, labelled Air, Fire, Water and Earth, shown as a flash design sheet.
Four element symbols: air, fire, water, earth
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bald, mottled face with dark eye sockets, wearing a dark suit and tie, on the calf.
Suited skull figure on a calf
Colour tattoo of a worn, floppy-eared toy rabbit above black script lettering on the side of an upper arm.
Worn toy rabbit with script quote on upper arm
Small black fine line tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, showing the word love in script above an outline heart, a filled star, an infinity symbol and a small cross.
Small love, heart, star, cross and infinity on a wrist
Black tribal tattoo of sweeping bands across a bare shoulder and upper back, in a blackwork style.
Tribal band tattoo on shoulder and back
Fine line black tattoo of a sitting cat with a curled tail on the inner ankle, above a pink sock and navy trainer.
Sitting cat line tattoo on ankle
Colour tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a black outlined prism with dotted speckles and a rainbow beam ending in stylised animals.
Prism and rainbow animals on ribs
Close-up of a black linework scroll vine tattoo with small blue dots running along the outer rim of an ear.
Scrolling vine tattoo along the ear
Colour tattoo of a fractal spiral in yellow, red, blue and green across a man's back and shoulder, viewed from behind.
Multicolour fractal spiral across a back
Three small hand-drawn heart outlines in black ink on a plain white background, a fine line tattoo design.
Three hand-drawn hearts
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a humpback whale lifted by ropes to a small basket, on the inner forearm.
Whale lifted by a balloon on forearm
Back of a person with a fine line black script tattoo of the word timshel on the upper back near the shoulder.
Timshel script on upper back
Ornate treble clef tattoo with musical notes and scrollwork on the outer arm, shaded in black and grey with touches of red.
Treble clef with musical notes on an arm
Watercolour-style tattoo of a red rose pierced by a black dagger, with green splashes, on the outer calf.
Dagger and rose on a calf
Small black palm tree tattoo with fronds and a long stem on the forearm of a tanned person lying on a striped towel.
Palm tree tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey rose tattoo on the upper chest of a white-haired doll wearing a cream lace bra, placed on the chest.
Rose tattoo on a doll's chest
Small red fleur-de-lis tattoo with dark shading on the back of a person's neck, with a hand holding up their hair.
Red fleur-de-lis on the back of the neck
Two crossed hands with gold and blue geometric mandala-style body art on the back of the hand and forearm, in a geometric style.
Gold and blue mandala designs on hands
Black and grey tattoo of a swallow in flight on pale skin, drawn with fine wing lines and soft shading.
Swallow in flight on skin
Back of a woman's neck and upper back with a large black-ink ornamental mandala tattoo in fine line detail, with her dark hair tied up.
Ornate mandala tattoo across neck and upper back
White ink botanical design with lace-like detail across the back of a hand and fingers, plus a banded wrist design on the forearm.
White ink floral design on a hand
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, buds and two small birds running up the outer thigh.
Roses and birds up the thigh
Black and grey Botanical and Realism tattoo of a dreamcatcher with sunflowers and hanging feathers on a forearm.
Dreamcatcher and sunflowers on a forearm
Black and grey flash design of a Polynesian-style turtle with shaded flowers, leaves and curling wave lines, drawn as a tattoo design.
Polynesian-style turtle with flowers and waves
Realistic colour tattoo of a purple and pink rose with green leaves on a person's shoulder.
Purple rose on a shoulder
Black branches with pink and red cherry blossoms tattooed across a woman's shoulder, upper arm and upper chest, against a dark background.
Cherry blossom branches across a shoulder
Blue-grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W lettering in script, placed centrally on a person's upper back.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Black fine line geometric tattoo of crossing lines radiating around a central circle on a forearm and elbow.
Geometric line tattoo wrapping an elbow
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on the upper arm showing a triangle, circle and galaxy-filled Deathly Hallows symbol framed by two red roses and green leaves.
Deathly Hallows symbol with roses on upper arm
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with a deer skull and antlers at the centre, hanging feathers below, on a person's thigh.
Dreamcatcher with deer skull on the thigh
Small black outline tattoo of a fish, an ichthys symbol, on the side of an ankle next to a quarter coin for scale.
Small fish outline on the ankle
Small circular tattoo on the top of a foot near the toes, with its left half filled with blue wavy lines and its right half drawn as a plain outline.
Blue wave circle on the foot
Fine line black tattoo of a seated, headless figure hugging its knees, with a flowering branch rising from its neck, on the lower limb.
Seated figure with flowering branch on a limb
Black and grey ornamental mandala and floral tattoo with dotwork shading on a woman's forearm, shown beside her torso.
Ornamental mandala forearm tattoo
Black and grey photo of a fine line script tattoo reading dreamer of impossible dreams across the upper back near the shoulder.
Fine line script quote on the upper back
Small black bird silhouette tattoo on the back of the neck of a person with short auburn hair, photographed from behind.
Small bird tattoo on the back of the neck
Small black fine line lettering reading mind above matter, with a curved line between the words, on a wrist.
Mind and matter wording on a wrist
Neo-traditional style illustration of a bison head built from layered mandala patterns in orange, teal and red, set within a decorative border.
Ornate bison head mandala illustration

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