Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour botanical tattoo of red and orange maple leaves with black swirling vines running down a person's calf and shin.
Maple leaves and swirls down a calf
Fine line black script tattoo reading heaven has taken my hero across the upper back, just below the neck, with hair in a bun above it.
Script quote across upper back
Black lettering tattoo across a woman's upper back, with an ornate decorative initial A and a four-line verse in a gothic-style serif, photographed from behind.
Quote lettering across a woman's upper back
Red and black nine-pointed star inside a circle tattooed on a lower leg, in a geometric style.
Nine-pointed star in a circle on a calf
Colour tattoo of a red-haired cartoon mermaid with a green tail and a yellow fish beside her, surrounded by blue bubbles, on a lower leg.
Cartoon mermaid and fish with bubbles on a leg
Black solid tattoo of a guitar headstock inside an outlined guitar pick, placed on the back of an ankle.
Guitar headstock in a pick on ankle
Realistic black cat with purple-tinged eyes peeking over cream paws, with script reading Wherever I may be let the wind blow free below it on the upper arm.
Black cat peeking over paws with script
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind with her hair in a bun, showing a small fine line Taurus zodiac symbol on her upper back.
Taurus symbol on upper back
Black ink drawing of a cicada with detailed wing veins, shown from above on a tan kraft paper background, in a vintage natural history style.
Cicada drawing on kraft paper
Two black ink mandala tattoos in dotwork style, one of a lotus on a woman's upper arm and shoulder and one of a dense flower on a forearm.
Black mandala tattoos on upper arm and forearm
Realism colour tattoo on a calf of a man in a dark jacket aiming a pistol towards the viewer.
Realistic portrait with pistol on calf
Black and grey flash design of a tribal-patterned owl perched on a bare branch, shown without any body placement.
Tribal owl perched on a branch
Black line tattoo of a geometric origami-style animal with dashed fold lines on the inner forearm.
Geometric origami-style animal on forearm
Fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles and dotted arrow lines running down the inner forearm, in black ink.
Geometric circles and arrows on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a woman with flowing curled hair in an Art Nouveau style, with red shading on the shoulder, on the lower leg.
Art Nouveau woman portrait on a lower leg
A bold red Om symbol design with swirling strokes and a small dot, drawn on a pale textured background, shown as a stencil or flash design rather than on skin.
Red Om symbol design
Neo-traditional tattoo of an ornate padlock with a keyhole, a pink rose and a pink key with a ribbon, on the ankle.
Ornate padlock and rose on an ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tall forest with a stream and boulders, covering the upper arm.
Forest and stream sleeve on upper arm
Fine line black outline of a small elephant with its trunk raised, tattooed on the side of a torso at the ribs.
Small elephant outline on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a peacock feather with a blue and red-brown eye and green curling strands, outlined in black, on an upper arm.
Peacock feather on an upper arm
Colour realism portrait tattoo of four women in an oval gold frame on a person's back, set against a bright pink background.
Four women portrait in an oval frame on back
Colour tattoo of a boxer dog's head in orange, black and grey with a red heart and arrow above and a swirling vine below, in a loose painterly style on a limb.
Boxer dog head and heart on a limb
Two cartoon tattoos side by side: a winged pony with a blue mane on the thigh, and a cherub with a curl on the upper back.
Winged pony and cherub tattoos on thigh and back
Colour tattoo across a person's upper back showing a uterus with pink flowers, a banner reading My Uterus and the words Is Beautiful, with a rainbow vulva design below.
Uterus, flowers and banner on a back
Small green and black leaf tattoo with dot accents on an upper arm, with part of a pink flower tattoo visible above it.
Green leaf tattoo on upper arm
Fine line arrow tattoo on the inner left forearm and a feather tattoo with mint green and pink accents on the inner right forearm.
Arrow and feather tattoos on two forearms
Fine line black tattoo of a small bird perched on a leafy branch on the outer ankle of a bare foot resting on white bedding.
Small bird on a branch on an ankle
Black and grey fine line palm tree on a small island with a red sun setting over water, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Palm tree island and red sunset on a forearm
Black and grey flash design of a hatched heart framed by swirling tribal style flourishes and small circles, shown without any body placement.
Heart with swirling flourishes
Realistic black and grey roses with a butterfly on a forearm, with small script tattooed near the wrist, shown on a seated person in ripped jeans.
Black and grey roses on a forearm
Watercolour and linework tattoo on a calf showing a line-drawn girl, a pocket watch with an eye at its centre and black dotwork.
Watercolour pocket watch and girl on calf
Black fine line tally marks tattooed in a curved row across the back of a neck, below dark hair.
Tally marks across the back of the neck
Black and grey ornate lotus tattoo with filigree and dotwork detail on the inner forearm near the wrist, shown with the palm facing the camera.
Ornate lotus tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and white close-up of a gloved tattooist using a tattoo machine on dark ink work on skin.
Tattoo machine at work on skin
Three hand-drawn arrows stacked horizontally on a white background, with hatched and solid black fletching, shown as a tattoo design sketch with no body placement.
Three arrows in line drawing
Small solid black silhouette of a sitting cat tattooed on the side of the ribs, just below a dark waistband.
Sitting cat silhouette on the ribs
Colour tattoo of three red poppies with black linework and dotwork centres, on a calf, with thin stems and small triangles.
Watercolour poppies on a lower leg
Black line drawing of a peacock with a plumed crest and a tail of feathers, each marked with a heart-shaped eye, offered as a flash design.
Line drawing of a peacock with heart-eyed feathers
Black and grey stippled drawing of a skull with bat-like wings spread either side, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Winged skull design in black and grey
Black ink line drawing of a stylised dragonfly with large looped wings and a curling swirl tail on a white background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Dragonfly line design with swirling tail
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a chief in a feathered headdress above a wolf's head, with a howling wolf silhouetted against a moon.
Chief portrait and wolf on upper arm
Black ink ornamental lotus flower tattoo with mandala-style detail on the upper back, just below the nape of the neck.
Ornamental lotus flower on the upper back
Black lettering tattoo of latitude and longitude coordinates running along the outer side of a foot, with black toenail polish visible.
Coordinates tattoo along the side of a foot
Black fine line feather tattoo with pink and teal watercolour splashes on a forearm near the wrist.
Watercolour feather on the forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a great horned owl with yellow eyes, pine branches, pine cones and oak leaves on the upper arm and shoulder, set against a pale moon.
Realistic owl with pine cones on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a shaded moon with compass arrows and a dotted circle on the upper chest, near the shoulder.
Moon and compass arrows on upper chest
Black abstract tattoo of solid and outlined circles, dots and thin lines running down the middle of a person's lower back, in a fine line and blackwork style.
Abstract circles and lines down the spine
Colour traditional tattoo of a woman with a feathered headpiece, pearls and red roses on the outer thigh.
Woman portrait with roses on a thigh

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Popular subjects

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