Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour peacock tattoo with ornate black linework and an orange sunburst behind its head, running down the ribs in a neo-trad style.
Peacock and sun on the ribs
Black and grey photo of a fine line sun with rays and a crescent moon tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Sun and crescent moon on the inner wrist
Realistic red roses with green leaves and black swirling vine linework tattooed along the side of a torso, shown in colour.
Red roses on a vine down the ribs
Black and grey anchor inside an ornate circular frame with dotted chains and drop pendants, tattooed on the forearm.
Anchor in an ornate frame on a forearm
Upper back tattoo of the words Your battle is my battle above a pink ribbon inside swirling fine line butterfly wings, with the word Mom written on the ribbon.
Pink ribbon butterfly with 'Your battle is my battle'
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a small flower with curling swirls and dots, placed on the inner ear.
Flower and swirl tattoo inside an ear
Black linework tattoo of a naga serpent, lotus flowers and swirling waves covering a leg from thigh to calf.
Naga serpent and lotus leg tattoo
Black and red tattoo on the inner forearm showing an Om symbol above a red lotus flower and an endless knot, with small dots above and below, in a linework style.
Om, lotus and endless knot on a forearm
Black line drawing of a steampunk-style key entwined with cogs, swirling scrollwork, leaves and roses, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Steampunk key with gears and roses
Three-panel photo of two people embracing, showing a black and grey rose tattoo on a hip, a sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, and a small hand tattoo.
Rose tattoo on hip with sleeve and feather
Colour traditional tattoo of a green oil lantern with orange roses and green leaves on the top of a foot, set against black shading.
Lantern and roses on a foot
Black and grey Neo-trad tattoo of a large-eyed girl with braids and a collar, framed by ornate scrollwork and a bird, on a limb.
Braided girl portrait in an ornate frame
Small black outline tattoo of a piston and connecting rod on the side of a finger.
Piston tattoo on a finger
Four black line drawings of stylised beetles stacked vertically on a cream background, in a fine line and geometric flash style with dot and star accents.
Four stylised beetles in black line
Black tribal-style design drawing of a howling wolf beside a dreamcatcher, with feathers and beads, shown as a standalone design with no body placement.
Wolf and dreamcatcher feather design
Black ink drawing of a tribal-style dragon with a spiked head and sweeping wings, shown as a flash design on white paper.
Tribal dragon design in black ink
Light blue scale tattoo on the outer thigh of a person lying on a carpet, with a drawn wave design on paper beside them.
Blue scales tattoo on thigh
Colour tattoo of two bluebirds flying out of an open birdcage on the calf, set against a pink cloud background in a neo-traditional style.
Bluebirds leaving a birdcage on a calf
Dark brown heart with curling swirls and dot accents on skin, appearing to be a henna-style design rather than a tattoo, placed on the torso.
Heart and swirls in dark brown on skin
Full colour sleeve tattoo across the upper arm and forearm showing Totoro, No-Face, soot sprites, a bathhouse and a castle in a green landscape.
Full sleeve with Totoro, No-Face and soot sprites
Hand-drawn blue ink arrows in varied directions and fletching on a white background, presented as a tattoo flash sheet with no body placement shown.
Blue ink arrow flash sheet
Black blackwork tribal sleeve tattoo covering a man's shoulder, upper chest and upper arm, with swirls, triangles and dotted bands.
Tribal sleeve across shoulder and upper arm
A flash sheet of fourteen hand-drawn arrows in blue ink on white, in varied shades and fletching styles, with no body placement shown.
Blue ink arrow designs in a column
Fine line red bow tattoo on the side of a finger, with the hand held in a loose fist.
Red bow tattoo on a finger
Five black arrow flash designs stacked vertically on a white background, each with different fletching and arrowhead shapes.
Five black arrow designs in a column
Black ink line drawing of a mermaid with a long, flowing tail curling upwards past rising bubbles, shown as a fine line tattoo design with no body placement.
Mermaid tail with rising bubbles line drawing
Fine line tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist showing a stethoscope with a red heart chest piece, a grey nurse cap and a pink heartbeat trace.
Stethoscope, heart and nurse cap on wrist
Close-up photograph of a solid black tattoo of a stylised capital A inside a circle, with a jagged arrow-like cut, on a forearm.
Avengers-style A logo on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a red flower, yellow bud, green leaves and a blue banner reading LET THINGS HAPPEN.
Red flower and banner on a forearm
Close photo of a fine line black tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, showing a dot, a thin line, stacked loops and a curled spiral at the bottom.
Fine line dot, loops and spiral on forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat with yellow eyes, red roses and green leaves on the outer thigh, framed by gold scrollwork and a teal banner.
Black cat portrait with roses on a thigh
Two black tattoos on forearms: a dark cap over a hand-like outline on the left, and a bearded face in a cap in silhouette on the right.
Matching cap and beard silhouette tattoos
Black and grey flash design of a yin yang symbol wrapped by a serpent-like form, with a wolf head at the top and feathered wings spreading on both sides.
Yin yang with wolf heads and wings
Black and grey realistic full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a shaded rose above a skull with smoky background shading.
Rose and skull full sleeve
Realistic skull with two red roses and smoky shading, tattooed along the side of the ribs.
Skull and roses on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of two ravens perched on a bare branch across the inner wrist, shown from two angles.
Two ravens on a branch on a wrist
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a blue TARDIS police box above the word Geronimo in black lettering, with a red fez and bow tie, on a loose watercolour splash.
TARDIS and Geronimo on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo on a forearm showing the AC/DC logo above a chained bell marked AC/DC, set against orange flames.
AC/DC logo and bell on a forearm
Black lace-pattern blackwork sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm, elbow, forearm and back of the hand.
Lace sleeve tattoo on an arm
Black lettering on a forearm reading "A book is a loaded gun", set in a plain serif typeface in a lettering style on the inner forearm.
Quote tattoo on a forearm
Colourful neo-traditional style tattoo of pink plumeria flowers, teal swirling vines and palm trees against a sunset, running down the side of the ribs.
Tropical flowers and palms along the ribs
Realistic black cat tattoo on the upper arm, set against blue watercolour splashes with red crosshair lines and red streaks.
Black cat with blue splash on upper arm
Blue peacock head and feathers on the thigh, with black linework tail feathers continuing down the leg to the calf.
Peacock tattoo running down a leg
Black and grey ornamental lace-style tattoo with floral motifs and lattice panels covering a leg from thigh to ankle.
Ornamental lace-style tattoo down a leg
Black tribal-style tiger design with flowing stripes and a snarling face, drawn on a plain white background with no body placement shown.
Tribal tiger design in black linework
Fine line black ink crescent moon with botanical and lace-like detailing on a forearm, shown against a plain white background.
Ornate crescent moon on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion head in profile with a full mane and Gurmukhi script above it, on a person's upper back.
Realistic lion head with script on upper back
Close-up of a gold metallic henna-style design with black accents across the back of a hand and along the forearm, on dark skin.
Gold henna-style design on hand and forearm

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