Tattoo ideas

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

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Two small solid black paw print tattoos sit on the side of a pale ankle above the heel.
Two paw prints on an ankle
A flash sheet of 26 labelled black line drawings, each a geometric arrangement of overlapping circles and arcs on a green background.
Circle line designs on a labelled A to Z sheet
Realism colour tattoo of a French bulldog face wearing an orange-red collar, on the calf.
French bulldog portrait on a calf
Flash sheet of four black line infinity symbols, each ending in a different motif: dispersing butterflies, flying birds, a musical note with the word music, and three outlined hearts.
Four infinity symbol designs with varied motifs
Black fine line tattoo of wild roses, a bud and leaves on the upper arm of a person wearing a dark top.
Wild rose and bud on upper arm
Black fine line lettering reading home is wherever I'm with you runs diagonally along the inner forearm of a hand raised against a dim background.
Quote reading home is wherever I'm with you
Colour botanical tattoo of a blue lily with black swirling vines on pale skin.
Blue lily with swirling vines
Small fine line black tattoo of a document icon with an X and the words TATTOO.JPG, placed on the upper arm.
TATTOO.JPG file icon on upper arm
Colour tattoo pair on two calves showing cartoon Peter Pan and Wendy against a blue night sky with stars, in an illustrative cartoon style.
Peter Pan and Wendy on both calves
Fine line black script reading strength with Braille dots above it, tattooed on the inside of a wrist.
Braille and script word on a wrist
Two matching fine line tattoos of small birds perched on a branch, one on each inner wrist.
Matching bird and branch wrist tattoos
Black line drawing of a cartoon rabbit with crossed ears, closed eyes and arms folded over its chest, shown as a fine line tattoo design.
Crossed-eared rabbit line drawing
Full colour tattoo of a woman in traditional dress holding a sword before mountains and flowers, across an upper arm and shoulder.
Warrior woman with sword on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo on a thigh showing a mermaid on a rock beneath a glowing full moon, with an underwater scene of a sunken ship, gold coins and coral below.
Mermaid under a full moon on a thigh
Fine line tattoo of a girl holding a red balloon on the calf, with a purple knitted slipper in the foreground.
Girl with a balloon on a calf
Black line drawing of a curling vine with five-petalled flowers and leaves on a white background, a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Black flower vine with swirls
Black and white photo of two hands with matching fine line arrow-like geometric tattoos on the middle fingers, one on each hand.
Arrow symbols on two fingers
Colour realism tattoo of a monkey face with a blue and orange snake coiled above it, on the upper arm.
Realistic monkey and snake on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a pink daisy with a black and white yin yang centre on the outer thigh, in soft botanical shading.
Pink daisy with yin yang on a thigh
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a stitched zombie pony with a rainbow mane, framed in a beaded oval with bats, on the forearm.
Zombie pony in a bat-filled frame
Black lettering on a forearm reading LOVE above a horizontal line with IS THE ANSWER beneath it, in a simple lettering style.
LOVE is the answer lettering on a forearm
Small tattoo of two fish on the upper chest near the collarbone, one in black and grey and one in red, curving towards each other.
Two fish tattoo on the upper chest
Realism-style tattoo on the upper arm showing a portrait of a man, a red classic car, a vintage microphone, flames and a Sun Records style badge.
Realism sleeve with red classic car and microphone
Black pen sketch of a fine line arrow design with a feathered tail, a looped bow motif and a spiral, drawn on lined notebook paper.
Arrow with feather fletching and bow motif
Colour tattoo of two sunflowers with grey centres and orange splash accents on the upper arm.
Two sunflowers with orange splashes
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with layered lotus-style petals, curled scrollwork and a central Om symbol, shown on pale skin.
Dotwork mandala with central Om symbol
Black fine line tattoo of a woman's face in a flower crown and leaves, drawn in a minimal continuous-line style on the forearm.
Line art woman with flower crown on forearm
Close crop of a person's side showing a small black fine line mountain range tattoo on the ribs, with a single dot below it.
Fine line mountain tattoo on the ribs
Realistic black and grey owl tattoo with orange eyes, shown on an upper arm in a Realism style.
Realistic owl tattoo on an arm
Black botanical tree with roots and branches tattooed across a woman's bare back, photographed from behind with her hands raised to her hair.
Tree and roots across a back
Fine line black outline city skyline tattoo above a script quote on a person's back.
City skyline and script quote on the back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a light bulb on a forearm, with a heart shaped heartbeat line drawn in the filament.
Light bulb with heartbeat filament on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a blue Dala horse with yellow floral patterns and bold black outlines, on the forearm.
Blue Dala horse on a forearm
Colour tattoo of pink lilies and green leaves inside a teal circle with black geometric lines, on the forearm.
Pink lilies and geometric lines on a forearm
Small black line tattoo of a stylised symbol with a looped top, crossbar and downward arrow, on the side of a finger on the hand.
Small line symbol tattoo on a finger
Black fine-line tattoo of the word love written in looping script inside an outlined heart, on the inner wrist, in black and white.
Love script in a heart on a wrist
Colour realism tattoo of a red carnation and blue morning glory flowers with green vines along the side of the ribs.
Red carnation and morning glory on ribs
Black and grey rose with ornamental scrollwork on a person's side and ribs, and a pin-up face with a skull on the thigh, worn over a pink bikini.
Grey rose with scrollwork on ribs and thigh
Solid black cross tattoo with a heart-shaped cut-out on the inner wrist, and a small black outline heart tattoo on a finger.
Cross and heart tattoos on wrist and finger
Traditional style tattoo of a chibi figure in a grey cloak holding a sword, with the words KNOWS and NUTHIN above and below, on a lower leg.
Chibi figure in a grey cloak with Knows Nuthin lettering
Blackwork hand tattoos showing a spider, scales, a crescent moon and a chain across the backs and fingers of both hands, with white painted nails.
Hand tattoos with spider and crescent moon
Close photo of dark Hebrew lettering tattooed across the back of a hand, with a silver band ring resting on the knuckle above it.
Hebrew lettering across the back of a hand
Sepia sketch of a lion's head with a flowing mane, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Lion head sketch design
Black geometric arrow tattoo with diamond arrowheads and a lattice-filled shaft on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Geometric arrow on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a magnifying glass over an old map on the inner forearm.
Magnifying glass over a map on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork design of queen Anne's lace and wildflowers in front of a circle and overlapping triangles, drawn on white paper.
Dotwork botanical flowers with geometric circle
Two matching black and grey dotwork tattoos on a pair of forearms, each set in a solid black triangle showing a whale against a starry night sky with clouds and a crescent moon.
Whales and night sky in two triangles on forearms
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a striped jumper and shorts on the forearm, with Cyrillic lettering below.
Cat in striped jumper with Cyrillic lettering

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