Tattoo ideas

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

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A full colour Japanese style sleeve tattoo of a red koi fish, cherry blossoms and waves on a woman's upper arm and forearm.
Koi and cherry blossom sleeve on an arm
Black and grey fine script tattoo reading Omnia causa fiunt across the inside of a wrist, in a lettering style.
Latin script tattoo on a wrist
Black dotwork mandala tattoo wrapping around the inner wrist and onto the forearm of a hand resting on a dark fabric surface.
Mandala tattoo on wrist and forearm
Lettering tattoo on the inner wrist reading I belong with Stephanie's, Bachelorette party, If found please buy me a drink, with pink and red lips.
Bachelorette party lettering on the wrist
Fine line black script tattoo reading live fearless on the inner forearm.
Live fearless script on an arm
Small black fine line tattoo of a flying bird on the inner forearm, above the wrist, with a stacked gold and black bracelet set and a light blue denim shirt and jeans.
Small bird tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on a forearm showing three silhouetted figures, wisps of smoke and a triangle, circle and line symbol beside small script.
Silhouette figures and triangle symbol on forearm
Split image showing a scarred forearm on the left and the same area on the right covered by a black and grey realism rose tattoo with leaves.
Black and grey rose covering a scar on wrist
Black and white photo of a small fine line eye tattoo with lashes on the inner wrist of a forearm.
Small eye tattoo on the wrist
Black-outlined Deathly Hallows symbol with soft rainbow brush-stroke colour behind it, on the inner forearm.
Deathly Hallows symbol with rainbow wash on forearm
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty with green mohawk hair, a skull, stars and a green guitar, shown on a forearm in a bold neo-traditional style.
Punk Hello Kitty with guitar on forearm
Two arms show a full sleeve tattoo of skulls, swirling forms and hands in realistic grey shading with bright pink bands, worn on the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of skulls and swirls in grey and pink
Close-up of a black script tattoo reading "We're all mad here" in flowing lettering on the inner forearm, with a beaded bracelet at the wrist.
"We're all mad here" script on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a dagger piercing a rose, with dotwork shading, on the forearm of a person standing on a tiled floor.
Dagger and rose on a forearm
Two matching colour sugar skull tattoos with roses on the inner forearms, in a traditional style, shown on a person wearing a black top.
Matching sugar skull tattoos on forearms
Black and grey mandala tattoo covering the back of a hand and forearm, with thin stripes across the fingers.
Mandala tattoo across hand and forearm
Two photos of a black and grey blackwork forest tattoo on a forearm, showing pine trees and a small bear silhouette fading into dark ground near the wrist.
Black forest scene with a bear on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two roses with leaves on the inner wrist and forearm of a woman in a mustard top.
Rose cluster on a wrist
Fine line tattoo of a curled, sleeping cat with a swirling tail on the inner wrist, shown with the hand raised and red nail polish.
Sleeping cat outline on the inner wrist
Two matching inner forearm tattoos of the words MRS and MR, each with a mouse head silhouette, the left one with a small pink bow, in black ink.
Matching Mrs and Mr forearm tattoos
Two forearms pressed together showing matching fine line black script tattoos set in a circle around a small outlined bird on the inner forearm.
Matching circular script tattoos on forearms
Silver metallic temporary tattoo of an ornate paisley design running down a forearm and across the back of a hand, worn with elephant rings and bracelets.
Silver metallic temporary tattoos on forearm and hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a desert road with a windmill, a motel sign and an old car, across the forearm.
Desert road with windmill and motel sign on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a zigzag line on the inner wrist, photographed in black and white.
Zigzag line on inner wrist
Fine line outline tattoos of two matching angel wings on the inner forearms, drawn in pale white ink.
Pair of angel wings on the forearms
Two matching fine line mountain range tattoos on the inner wrists, shown with both palms turned up against a mossy green backdrop.
Matching mountain line tattoos on wrists
Black and grey script tattoo reading Loyalty with swash flourishes across a man's forearm, with a red t-shirt in the background.
Loyalty script tattoo on forearm
Close-up of a forearm with a colourful watercolour-style fox sitting beside blue and orange flowers, placed on the inner wrist area.
Watercolour fox and flowers on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo on a forearm of an ornate golden key with a red gem heart, a bow and crown, a dagger, and a pink ribbon reading Fight like a girl.
Jewelled key and ribbon banner on a forearm
Colour tattoo on an arm showing a black line-drawn cat beneath a black halo, with a mint winged shape holding an orange sunflower and a red heart.
Cat, halo and angel wing on an arm
Fine line black script tattoo reading dance with a small heart after it, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Dance script with a heart on the wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a stylised winged bird with a circular body on the inner forearm, with a gold bangle worn on the wrist.
Small winged motif on forearm
Close photograph of a small black fine ink tattoo of two dots and the number 20 on the inner wrist, shown on a pale pleated bedspread.
Small ':20' lettering on the wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of pine trees, birds and a sun inside a triangle with mandala petals, on the inner forearm.
Forest and birds in a triangle on a forearm
Close-up of a small fine line tattoo of five black birds in flight running down the inner forearm towards the wrist.
Five birds in flight on a forearm
Black mandala-style tattoos cover the back of a hand, the forearm and the outer thigh of a person in a brown skirt.
Mandala tattoos on hand, forearm and thigh
Two forearms with black fine line tattoos: a bare tree with stars on the left arm and an arched doorway with a crown and vine motifs on the right.
Tree and arched doorway forearm tattoos
Black and grey dotwork forearm tattoo of an eye in a sunburst, a shaggy ink cap mushroom, crystals and a puffball within dotted diamond lines.
Eye, mushrooms and crystals on a forearm
Small solid black triangle tattoo on the forearm of a person in a grey top, photographed in a mirror with the face out of frame.
Solid black triangle on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a globe with a dotted flight path leading to a small aeroplane, shown on a forearm in a three-photo collage.
Globe and aeroplane flight path on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of pine trees on a forearm, fading into dots towards the wrist, shown in two photos.
Pine forest sleeve on a forearm
Small fine line black tattoo of a sun, crescent moon and dotted stars on the inner wrist.
Sun, crescent moon and stars on the wrist
Close-up of a bold black geometric tattoo of a broken circle enclosing a vertical bar and a right-pointing triangle, on a forearm.
Bold geometric circle symbol on a forearm
Close-up of a forearm with a small gold metallic butterfly temporary tattoo and a thin copper band and a blue band around the wrist.
Gold butterfly and bands on a forearm
Close-up of a small fine line outline four-leaf clover tattoo in dark ink on the inner forearm, with a window blurred in the background.
Small four-leaf clover on a forearm
Two colour tattoos on arms: Ariel the mermaid with a teal tail on the upper arm, and a split-face Aurora and Maleficent with a dragon on the forearm.
Ariel and a split Aurora and Maleficent tattoo
Colour tattoo of a cartoon cat dressed in a blue Star Trek style uniform with a yellow insignia, on a forearm.
Spock-style cartoon cat on forearm
Small solid black giraffe tattoo on the inner forearm, worn beside a beaded bracelet below a rolled green jacket sleeve.
Small giraffe tattoo on forearm

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