Tattoo ideas

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

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Small tattoo of a black cross, a pink ribbon and a black outline heart on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cross, pink ribbon and heart on upper back
Bold black abstract tattoo on skin of a stylised bird with a curved neck, tapering body and a pointed head at the top.
Abstract bird outline tattoo in black ink
White ink tattoo of a vertical arrow with chevron barbs and a diamond lattice on the inner forearm, in a fine line geometric style.
White ink arrow on a forearm
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings across the upper back, its feathered tail trailing down the spine to the lower back in a shaded realistic style.
Phoenix with peacock feather tail on back
Collage of small black fine line tattoos drawn from classic books, shown on upper arms, forearms, shoulders and backs.
Literary tattoos on arms and backs
Colourful rainbow scale pattern tattoo on the upper thigh, with soft pastel shading in pink, orange, yellow, green and blue.
Rainbow scale pattern on a thigh
Black tribal swirl tattoo with grey shading across the upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal swirl tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass rose, hourglass and lightning storm across the outer forearm.
Compass and lightning storm on a forearm
Sketch-style tattoo of a cat beside a teacup with a red flower on the outer thigh, in a loose pencil-like linework style.
Sketchy cat with a red flower on a thigh
Full back tattoo in traditional style showing an eagle, a coiled snake, a sailing ship on waves and red roses, placed on the back.
Eagle, snake and ship across a full back
Black and grey realistic skull tattoo on a lower leg, with cracked bone detail and angular shapes above it.
Cracked skull on lower leg
Black script lettering runs down the spine of a woman with her hair in a bun, shown from behind on the upper back.
Script lettering down the spine
Black line drawing of an electric guitar wrapped in a ribbon banner with roses and leaves, shown as a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Electric guitar, ribbon and roses design
A grid of black line geometric designs on a white background, including triangles, circles, stars and overlapping polygons, shown as a tattoo flash sheet.
Geometric line design sheet
Black line drawing of a symmetrical pair of angel wings with detailed feather layering on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Pair of angel wings line drawing
Black and grey realism tattoo of hanging feathers on beads beneath a fine-line mandala ornament across the back of both thighs.
Feather and mandala tattoo across the thighs
Colour cartoon tattoo of a mouse sitting in a blue drink cup with a yellow straw and a bitten cookie, on a forearm.
Mouse in a cup with a straw
Three sepia photos of a small fine line infinity symbol tattoo, on the hand near the wrist, on the back of the neck and on the inner forearm.
Small infinity symbol tattoos in three placements
Close photo of a small, thin black line tattoo of a clothes hanger on the back of a person's neck, in a fine line style.
Clothes hanger tattoo on the back of the neck
Packaged NFL temporary tattoo sheet showing seven sports designs in maroon, orange and navy, including a helmet, a football and a foam finger, with no tattoo on skin.
NFL temporary tattoo sheet of seven designs
Photo collage of a Cracker Jack tattoo transfer booklet showing coloured cartoon designs of a fish, a frog, a winged roller skate and a clown, with a printed instructions page.
Cracker Jack temporary tattoo transfers
Black and grey drawing sheet of several butterflies on a white background, with hatched and stippled wing patterns and one large swallowtail-style butterfly at the top.
Butterfly study sheet in black and grey
Solid black geometric origami crane tattoo on the inner wrist, shown beside a silver bead and black cord bracelet.
Origami crane tattoo on the inner wrist
Realistic black and grey feather tattoo on the side of the ribs, shown in a phone photo.
Feather tattoo on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a blue owl with black wings perched on a dark oval with stars, on the forearm, in a traditional style.
Blue owl perched on a starry oval
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo on the upper chest near the collarbone, with the wearer in a blue off-shoulder top.
Shaded rose on upper chest
Seven-step tutorial showing a traditional-style rose built from pencil circles, then inked in black outline with red petals and gold accents, with no body placement shown.
Step-by-step traditional rose drawing
Two photographs: black script reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good on the side of a torso, and black lettering reading Mischief Managed with flourishes on a forearm.
Script quote and lettering tattoos on skin
Two photos of a Cheshire Cat tattoo on the chest: a black line grin with blue eyes in daylight, and a glowing outline of the whole cat under ultraviolet light.
Cheshire Cat grin on the chest
Black and grey realism arm tattoo with a sugar skull, a treble clef, the word Ambition in script and a rose made from banknotes, on the upper arm.
Sugar skull, treble clef and money rose sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of blossom and leaves across the chest, shoulder and upper arm of a bare-skinned person.
Blossom and leaves across chest and shoulder
Black script tattoo on a person's upper back reading Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not, with a feather and a flock of birds rising from it.
Feather and birds with script quote on upper back
Black tribal tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm of a man in a dark tank top, in a Polynesian-inspired style.
Polynesian-style tribal sleeve on shoulder
Traditional style tattoo on a calf showing a sailing ship and lighthouse in a rope frame, with an anchor, stars and a red heart.
Lighthouse and sailing ship with heart on a calf
Forearm design of an Om symbol above a lotus flower, with a swirling stem running down to the wrist, in dark brown-black ink.
Lotus and Om symbol on a forearm
Black line drawing of a crescent moon dreamcatcher with feathers, beads and a woven web, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Crescent moon dreamcatcher line drawing
Back of a woman's neck and upper back showing a black ornamental mandala tattoo in a V shape with dotted chain drapes, in a dotwork and geometric style.
Mandala and dotted drape across upper back
Colour realism tattoo of orange, red and yellow hibiscus flowers with a blue dragonfly and black swirls across the shoulder and upper arm.
Hibiscus flowers and dragonfly on a shoulder
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a sailing ship in a glass bottle wrapped in rope, with an orange sunset, on the upper arm.
Ship in a bottle on upper arm
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty wearing a pink floral kimono and hair ornament, in a Japanese style, on the outer thigh.
Hello Kitty in a floral kimono on thigh
Colour botanical tattoo of pink peonies, a bud and green leaves with grey filigree and dangling chains, placed on the thigh.
Pink peonies and chains on a thigh
Black and grey outline elephant with soft shading and blue flowers with yellow centres, on the outside of a lower leg above the ankle.
Elephant and forget-me-nots on a lower leg
Fine line tattoo of two elephants outlined in orange, green and blue with small sparkle stars, on the side of a person's torso near the navel.
Two fine line elephants with stars on the side
Line drawing of a neo-traditional design showing a woman in profile with curled hair, an owl and roses, with no body placement visible.
Owl and woman profile design
Colour tattoo of three pink lilies on black swirling vines running down a calf towards the ankle.
Lily and vine tattoo down a calf
Close crop of a light-toned compass rose design with radiating points and dotted rings on a shoulder, geometric in style.
Compass rose on a shoulder
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a lantern with an eye in a triangle and a banner reading WHERE WILL THIS ROAD LEAD, on the forearm.
Lantern with eye and banner on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the side ribs showing skin peeled back to reveal metal gears, pipes and bone-like forms.
Torn skin revealing mechanical ribs

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