Tattoo ideas

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

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Three matching black line tattoos of faceted origami-style shapes, one near an ankle, one on the back of a hand and one on a wrist beside a thin bracelet.
Three matching origami-style tattoos
Colour tattoo on an upper arm of a crouching winged Superman figure in front of a grey Superman shield, with the letters DC in script below.
Winged Superman and shield on upper arm
Two black line-art deer tattoos, a doe and a stag with antlers, on the inner forearms of two hands held together against a black background.
Matching deer tattoos on two forearms
Watercolour-style tattoo of two blue birds perched on dark branches across the upper arm and shoulder.
Two blue birds on a branch on the upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a cat face with blue eyes set against a galaxy of stars and planets, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Galaxy cat portrait on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a wolf head and interlaced knotwork covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, in a Norse-style design.
Wolf and knotwork shoulder and arm tattoo
Four colourful turtle tattoos in a diagonal row across the top and side of a foot, set against a red fabric background.
Four turtles in a row on a foot
Colour tattoo of a maple leaf shading from red and orange to green, with a fine black stem, on plain skin.
Autumn maple leaf tattoo
Black traditional tattoo of a crowned hand with a pointing finger on the outer thigh, with denim shorts at the top of the frame.
Crowned hand on a thigh
A blue and tan hamsa hand tattoo with a mandala flower and dotted outline on the inside of a forearm, photographed in a car.
Hamsa and mandala on a forearm
Colourful butterfly tattoos in a trail down a woman's back, following the spine with small star and dot accents.
Butterfly trail down the spine
Two hands with fine line black tattoos on the ring fingers, a letter M on one finger and a figure eight on the other, each framed by two thin lines forming a band.
Matching finger bands with letter M and figure eight
Forearm tattoo of a downward-pointing black-outlined triangle filled with a blue and purple galaxy with stars, with small black script below near the wrist.
Galaxy triangle on a forearm
Black line drawing of an owl with spread wings, a skull, roses and leaves, shown as a fine line tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Owl with skull and roses design
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a rose with leaves and a long stem running from the back of a hand onto a finger.
Rose tattoo on the back of a hand
Colour tattoo of a cartoon cat character with brown spiky hair, a blue pinstripe suit and red tie, holding a small tool, on the skin of a limb.
Cartoon cat in a pinstripe suit
Small black fine line compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters on the inner wrist of a raised hand, against a dark background.
Compass rose on inner wrist
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo with leaves on the top of a foot, resting on white bedsheets.
Shaded rose on the top of a foot
Traditional black and grey tattoo of a woman's profile wearing a flower crown, placed on a forearm.
Profile woman with flower crown on a forearm
Brown Om symbol tattoo centred on the upper back, with a small crescent and dot detail above and to the right.
Om symbol on upper back
Black fine line script reading breathe with a feather below it, tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Breathe script and feather on wrist
Black and grey fine line butterflies tattooed on a woman's ankle and the top of her foot, with her lying on white bedding.
Three butterflies on an ankle
Two people in bikini bottoms show matching small black lettering tattoos of latitude and longitude figures on their hips.
Matching coordinate tattoos on hips
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of the Jurassic Park logo with a dinosaur silhouette on the upper arm, with a red and green rose tattoo above it.
Jurassic Park logo tattoo on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of two short cross-bars, a looping stroke and dotted xo marks along the side of a finger.
Fine line marks and xo on a finger
Black fine line tattoo of an atom with orbiting rings and arrows across the inner forearm.
Atom and arrows on a forearm
Traditional-style tattoo on a forearm of a red star of life with a white snake wrapped around a rod, flanked by grey scrolls reading DIABETIC and TYPE.
Diabetic alert star of life on forearm
Realistic black and grey sphynx cat head with yellow eyes tattooed on the side of a neck, set against dark ornamental linework.
Sphynx cat head on the neck
Realistic black and grey forearm tattoo of a pocket watch, crescent moon and candle, with red lips as the only colour, sitting on the inner forearm.
Pocket watch, moon and red lips on a forearm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of an anatomical heart with loose, overlapping linework and vessels, on an arm.
Sketched anatomical heart on an arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a black cat with yellow eyes beneath a teal banner, framed by red roses and green leaves on the thigh.
Black cat portrait with roses on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two skulls facing each other above a rose, on a forearm.
Two skulls and a rose on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo design of a rose with mandala-style ornament and leaves, drawn on white paper with no body placement shown.
Dotwork rose with mandala ornament
Pencil sketch of an ornate diamond with scrollwork, smoke-like swirls, leaves and a beaded chain, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Diamond with scrolls and beaded chain design
Black and grey drawing of a compass rose with N, E, S and W points and a feather hanging below, a geometric tattoo design shown without skin.
Compass rose and feather design
Black ink compass rose with an anchor below it, Traditional style, on the upper arm of a person wearing a denim jacket.
Compass rose and anchor on upper arm
Black linework mandala with a central lotus flower and ornate paisley-style scrollwork covering the inside of a forearm.
Lotus mandala on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo across a full back showing a bearded winged figure holding a staff above a muscular horned figure, with lettering along the top.
Winged figure and horned figure across a back
Black fine-line tattoo of a tall pine tree with a thin trunk running down the forearm, with a faint red mark at the top.
Tall pine tree on a forearm
Black brush-stroke design of a looping symbol with a tapered stroke, with the handwritten words I can do this beneath it, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Brush stroke symbol with I can do this text
Fine line black ink drawing of a botanical bouquet of open flowers, buds and leafy sprigs, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Black ink botanical bouquet design
Black fine line tattoo of two peonies with leaves on the upper arm, photographed against a floral bedsheet.
Two peonies on an upper arm
Black and grey blackwork sun tattoo with a human face and long rays, placed centrally on a person's upper back.
Sun with face tattoo on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo on the upper arm showing a crowned crane with a fan-shaped crest, surrounded by ferns, poppies and wildflowers.
Crowned crane and botanicals on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an animal skull with long canine teeth, with an arrow running vertically through it, on a person's lower leg.
Animal skull pierced by an arrow on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a heart-shaped padlock with scrollwork and an ornate key on a ball chain, across the forearm.
Heart padlock and key on a forearm
Black script lettering reading Always on my mind and Forever in my heart, with two linked outline hearts, shown as a flash design on a white background.
Script quote with two hearts
Realistic colour tattoo of a man and woman embracing, covering the outer thigh, with a hand with red nails resting on the hip.
Embracing couple portrait on a thigh

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