Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of an owl above a sugar skull with flower eyes and roses, on the back of a calf.
Owl and sugar skull on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a grey skull rising from a frosted cupcake with red blood dripping down it, on a limb.
Skull and cupcake with dripping blood
Black silhouette flash design of six birds in flight beside the words let it go in thin handwritten script.
Flock of birds in flight with let it go script
Black lettering tattoo in Latin script running along a forearm, with another hand touching the skin in a pale, warm-toned photo.
Latin lettering tattoo on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo of an ornate elephant shaped like a hot air balloon across a woman's shoulder blade and upper back.
Elephant hot air balloon on shoulder blade
Pencil sketch of a howling wolf head with tribal-style swirls and flowing bands beneath it, drawn as a tattoo design.
Howling wolf with tribal swirls sketch
Black brush-script lettering reading in the waves of change we find our direction, framed by an arrow at the top and bottom, shown as a flash design.
Quote lettering with arrows flash design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crowned lion head on the forearm of a person in a blue checked shirt, against a brick wall.
Crowned lion on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a feathered arrow with overlapping geometric circles and dotwork on the forearm.
Arrow and geometric circles on a forearm
Tattoo flash design of a red lotus above vertical Tibetan script in black with red accents on a white background.
Lotus above vertical Tibetan script
Black tribal blackwork sleeve covering the shoulder, upper arm and part of the forearm of a shirtless man.
Tribal blackwork sleeve over shoulder and arm
Sketch-style elephant head tattoo with red and teal watercolour washes and a compass rose on the inner forearm, above a line of dots.
Elephant head and compass on a forearm
Watercolour-style forearm tattoo of a songbird on a branch, with red berries, sketched mushrooms and an hourglass, in fine line and splashes of colour.
Bird, berries and mushrooms on a forearm
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo of a woman in cat-eye glasses resting her hand on her cheek, on the forearm.
Realism portrait of a woman in cat-eye glasses
Botanical stencil design of coral honeysuckle flowers, green leaves and blue berries trailing along a curved vine on a white background.
Honeysuckle vine stencil design
Colour flash design of a burning pirate ship above an octopus wrapped around an anchor, with skeleton arms and a skull and crossed swords at the top.
Pirate ship, octopus and anchor sleeve design
Colour tattoo sleeve on an upper arm showing Snow White holding an apple, with roses, owls and partly outlined Disney princesses.
Disney princess sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey realism drawing of a feather with the script words Someday I'll fly away running across it, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Feather with 'Someday I'll fly away' script
Fine line black outline of an origami crane on the upper back, surrounded by small coloured flowers and petals in red, green, orange and blue.
Origami crane with small flowers on upper back
Colour tattoo of a pink flamingo standing on one leg in a small blue pool, on the inner upper arm.
Pink flamingo on the upper arm
Colour tattoo of a turquoise sugar skull with red and orange marigolds and green leaves on a woman's upper back and shoulder, in a traditional style.
Sugar skull and marigolds on a shoulder blade
Solid black butterfly silhouettes decrease in size as they trail from the nape of a woman's neck towards her upper back.
Butterflies trailing down the back of the neck
Black and grey realism tattoo of two magnolia blossoms on the inner forearm, shaded in soft grey tones.
Magnolia flowers on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a dark-haired mermaid with teal scales, red roses and a conch shell, on the upper arm.
Mermaid with roses and shell on a limb
Black and grey tattoo of a lamppost and snowy trees with a hill behind, shaded in soft grey tones on the outer forearm.
Lamppost in a snowy landscape on forearm
Black and grey engraved flash of barbershop tools, including a straight razor, scissors, a barber chair and a shaving brush, on a distressed wall background.
Barbershop tools flash sheet
Black and grey octopus tattoo with tentacles wrapping around the forearm, drawn in a fine etched engraving style.
Octopus tattoo on a forearm
Symmetrical ornamental scrollwork tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder, shading from dark blue at the top to bright red at the bottom.
Ornamental scrollwork on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a muscular torso, a face within swirling foliage and a tree-like form.
Black and grey sleeve with figures and tree
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress with red beads, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Feathered headdress portrait on upper arm
Flash sheet of black wing designs in silhouette, tribal and feathered styles, arranged in rows on a white background.
Wing designs flash sheet
Realism-style red poppy with green stem and black script reading Always with Me, tattooed on a forearm near the wrist.
Red poppy and script on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a paper airplane trailing a dotted line, placed on the ankle and outer foot.
Paper airplane with dotted trail on ankle
Black and grey realism sleeve on an arm, with roses, wings, stars and script reading Family and Angel, shown below a black t-shirt.
Black and grey sleeve with roses and wings
Collage of four colourful watercolour-style tattoos: a hot air balloon on a forearm, a compass with Roman numerals on a chest, a kingfisher on a calf and an elephant on a thigh.
Watercolour balloon, compass, kingfisher and elephant
Fine line tattoo of a musical staff with a treble clef and a note on the inner forearm, with soft purple and pink watercolour splashes.
Music staff and clef on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a 1928 Buffalo nickel coin, showing a profile portrait with a headdress, on the thigh.
Buffalo nickel coin tattoo on a thigh
Black script reading Galatians 2:20 beside a small black cross tattoo on the inside of an ankle.
Cross and Galatians 2:20 script on an ankle
Watercolour and ink flash design of a pink rose bud whose stem loops into an infinity shape, in a botanical style, with no body placement shown.
Rose bud with infinity stem
Black and grey flash design of a bearded figure in a crown of thorns, with cherubs, a skull, an armoured angel with a sword, an apple and praying hands with a rosary.
Religious allegory flash with skull and angel
Flash sheet of eleven black cat silhouette designs on a white background, in sitting and standing poses with curled tails.
Sheet of black cat silhouette designs
Close photo of the words Valar Morghulis in thin black cursive lettering across the inside of a wrist, a fine line lettering tattoo.
Valar Morghulis in script on a wrist
Realistic colour back tattoo of a green-skinned mermaid bound in rope, with red octopus tentacles over the shoulder and arm, jellyfish, coral and passion flowers below.
Mermaid and octopus back piece
Fine line black tattoo of a lotus flower with an om-style symbol above it, sitting on the upper back of a person with their hair tied up.
Lotus and om symbol on upper back
Colour tattoo of a round green door set into a hillside beneath a tree, with pink flowers and the words There and Back Again, on the calf.
Round green door and tree on a calf
Neo-traditional tattoos of a snarling grey wolf head and a snarling black bear head, side by side on the upper arms.
Wolf and bear heads on two arms
Three stacked panels of ornate hand-lettered design: a pen-and-ink sketch of the words Black Magic on paper, a blurred close-up of white and red outlined letters on black, and a close-up of
Black Magic ornate lettering design
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a treble clef surrounded by rainbow splashes on the upper arm.
Rainbow watercolour treble clef on arm

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