Tattoo ideas

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

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Realistic colour tattoo of an eye with a yellow and orange skull shown in the pupil, with long lashes and grey shading, on skin.
Eye with skull in the pupil
Small colourful tattoos of scissors, a spray can and a spool of thread on a pair of forearms, emerging from torn pink paper.
Household object tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a grinning skeleton holding a swirl lollipop, with two pale faced characters below in a sketchy illustrative style.
Grinning skeleton and characters on a forearm
Black and grey Japanese style full sleeve tattoo of peonies, waves and clouds across a man's upper arm and forearm.
Japanese peony and wave full sleeve
Close crop of a woman in a red dress holding a white cat skeleton, with dark tattoos on her forearms and a flower design on the back of her hand.
Tattooed forearms holding a cat skeleton
Neo-traditional sleeve tattoo of red roses, green leaves and grey acanthus scrollwork covering the upper arm and shoulder of a shirtless man.
Acanthus and rose sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass in a pocket watch case with a chain and leaves on the upper arm.
Compass and leaves on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a peacock with a turquoise, blue and orange body on an upper arm, with a dark grey shape tattooed above it.
Peacock tattoo on upper arm
Vertical chart of ten black line-art symbol designs, each labelled, including infinity, lotus, OM, Celtic knot, peace sign and Star of David.
Ten symbol designs in black line art
Abstract geometric tattoo in grey and red ink with dotwork shading, covering the upper arm and forearm of a person in a dark top.
Abstract geometric sleeve on upper arm and forearm
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading We live with the scars we choose on the lower back of a person lying on a bed.
Script quote tattoo on lower back
Black linework geometric tattoo of interlocking squares in a branching lattice on the inner forearm, with a yellow object and coloured bands at the wrist.
Square lattice tattoo on a forearm
Small fine line black tattoo of a DNA double helix on the inner wrist, shown as a hand gives a thumbs up.
DNA helix on the inner wrist
Watercolour style botanical tattoo of cherry blossom and lavender wrapping both lower legs down to the ankles.
Cherry blossom and lavender watercolour leg tattoo
Japanese style koi fish with red and black scales swimming among waves and clouds, tattooed on an upper arm and shoulder.
Koi fish and waves on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a tree with roots, blossoms and butterflies across a woman's back, photographed from behind.
Tree and butterflies across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a detailed eye above a pocket watch with Roman numerals, with cracked skin lines between them.
Eye and pocket watch on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a heartbeat trace ending in an outlined heart on the side of a finger, on a hand resting on a grey surface.
Heartbeat line and heart on a finger
Black line drawing of Winnie the Pooh holding a large balloon, with Piglet and a butterfly beside him, shown as a design for a tattoo.
Winnie the Pooh floating with a balloon
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the outer thigh of a bare leg, with a second leg beside it.
Black mandala tattoo on a thigh
Black lettering tattoo of the names Lance and Autumn, each inside a looping heart outline, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two names in heart script on upper back
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box with an orange glow on its roof, surrounded by purple and teal swirling rings, on an arm.
TARDIS with swirling rings on an arm
Photograph of a black outlined arrow tattoo with a watercolour splash effect in teal, purple, pink, red, orange and yellow on skin.
Arrow with watercolour splashes
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a skull with a spider's body and fangs, with black legs and yellow drips, on the outer thigh.
Skull and spider hybrid on a thigh
Black and grey shaded skull tattoo on a finger of a clenched hand, shown in two side-by-side photos, with a cigarette placed beside it in the right-hand image.
Small skull tattoo on a finger
Colour tattoo on a calf of a small green-clad boy standing on a pale blue planet among stars, a comet and a ringed green planet.
Little Prince on a planet on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bare tree with spreading branches and roots across a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Bare tree with roots on shoulder and upper arm
Black flash design of a coffee cup with swirling steam and the word coffee written in script, shown without a placement on the body.
Coffee cup with swirls and script
Black line tattoo on the calf of a skeleton beside a RIP headstone, with a speech bubble reading CAN I PET YOUR DOG PLEASSSE.
Skeleton asking to pet a dog on a calf
Colour and black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a large bird with red flames and maple leaves across a shoulder and upper arm.
Japanese bird and maple leaves on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a barn owl perched on branches inside an ornate oval frame, placed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Barn owl in an ornate frame on the upper arm
Fine black single-line tattoo of a stylised face with a cap-like top and closed eyes, placed on the inner forearm.
Single-line face tattoo on a forearm
A collection of black cat silhouette flash designs, several containing a black and white yin yang symbol, with no body placement shown.
Black cat silhouettes with yin yang symbols
Black and grey realistic feathers hang from an ornate lace-style mandala across both thighs in a mirrored tattoo design.
Mirrored feather and ornament thigh tattoo
Black line-drawn sheet of botanical flash elements, including floral wreaths, antler and flower arrangements, leaves and flourishes, with no tattoo on skin shown.
Hand-drawn floral wreaths and design elements
Close-up of two hands, with a small black crown, letter K and spade tattoo on one finger and a small red outlined symbol tattoo on the neighbouring finger.
Crown, letter and spade tattoos on fingers
Fine line blue script reading in a world of my own with a daisy outline on the inner forearm, drawn in a lettering and botanical style.
Script quote and daisy on a forearm
Black and grey lettering tattoos reading Peace will win on one thigh and Fear will lose on the other, shown on a person wearing denim shorts and a grey top.
Peace will win and fear will lose on thighs
Two arms intertwined, showing fine line script tattoos reading I walk the line on an upper arm and Because your mine on a forearm, in a sepia photo.
Script text on two forearms
Tattoo of a cartoon ninja turtle in grey shading with a red bandana and a weapon at the top, on a limb.
Cartoon ninja turtle with red bandana
Black ink flash drawing of a symmetrical bird with long, flowing feather-like strokes, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Symmetrical bird design with flowing feathers
Colour tattoo of three blue and orange butterflies among pink cherry blossom branches running up a calf, in a neo-traditional botanical style.
Butterflies and cherry blossom on a calf
Black line tattoos on a forearm show a stippled bird head, a wireframe icosahedron and a bird claw, in a fine line and geometric style.
Bird head, icosahedron and claw on a forearm
Colour tattoos of a dog portrait surrounded by peony and rose flowers on both thighs of a person sitting in a bath.
Dog portrait and peonies on both thighs
Small black fine line lotus flower with a looping stem on the inner forearm near the wrist, held by another person's hand.
Fine line lotus on the inner forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a hooded skeleton with sugar skull face and praying hands, surrounded by orange and blue roses, on a lower leg.
Hooded skeleton with roses on a leg
Close crop of a woman's hand and wrist with silver and blue metallic geometric tattoos, including triangles and a feather motif, alongside gold rings and body chains.
Metallic geometric temporary tattoos on hand
Black and grey photo of a fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a row of planets, with Saturn and a banded Jupiter-like planet among small dots.
Solar system planets on a forearm

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Popular subjects

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