Tattoo ideas

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

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Realism style colour tattoo of a bladed claw glove with blood-dripping slashes above script reading Psalm 23:4, on the side of the ribs.
Bladed claw glove with Psalm 23:4 on ribs
Close-up of the word CONTINUE tattooed in black lettering on a forearm, with the I replaced by a semicolon.
Continue lettering with semicolon on forearm
Black ink tattoo of a dragon curled around a twenty-sided die, with a spiral tail and smaller dice, on the inner forearm.
Dragon and dice on a forearm
Fine line black script tattoo reading 525,600 Minutes on the inner wrist and lower forearm.
525,600 Minutes lettering on a wrist
Black and white photo of symmetrical geometric mandala blackwork tattoos on both forearms of a person seated on a chair.
Geometric mandala tattoos on both forearms
Black and grey sugar skull tattoo of a skeletal figure with a flower headpiece and ribcage, shaded across the upper arm.
Sugar skull figure with flowers on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a misty graveyard with headstones, a cross and a gothic church, placed on the upper arm.
Black and grey graveyard scene on an arm
Traditional-style anchor tattoo with a blue bow at the top and the words live free in script, shown in close-up on skin.
Anchor with blue bow and live free script
Neo-traditional style flash design of a hand gripping a dagger with a ribbon wrapped around the blade, flanked by red roses and set in an ornate frame labelled Ace and Swords.
Ace of Swords tarot design with dagger and roses
Healed colour tattoo of three red lilies with black swirling vine and outline stars, running across the top of a bare foot towards the ankle.
Red lilies and stars across a foot
Black ink design of a steaming coffee cup on a saucer with a coffee bean and a heart, drawn in flowing calligraphic linework on a cream background.
Coffee cup and heart line design
Realism style tattoo of a shaded grey skull with red roses, leaves and grey scrollwork across the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull and red roses on an upper arm and shoulder
Woman seen from behind in a black lace open-back bodysuit with a small dark tattoo on her upper back near the shoulder blade.
Small tattoo on upper back, black lace bodysuit
Black script lettering reading family tattooed on the inner forearm of a hand raised near the wrist, in black ink.
Script word tattoo on a forearm
Colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a robin and a blue tit perched among wheat stalks, in a neo-traditional style with a black ornate key.
Robin and blue tit sleeve with wheat
Black and grey flash design of three shaded feathers at different angles, with the script line I may not see you, but I can feel you running between them.
Three feathers with script quote
Colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat with a wide toothy grin and bright green eyes, surrounded by blue swirling smoke, on a lower leg.
Cheshire Cat grin tattoo on a calf
Colour tattoo of the Mopar logo with blue flames and black MOPAR lettering on the upper arm.
Mopar logo with blue flames on upper arm
Close photo of a dark brown heart filled with leopard print spots on the forearm, above a silver charm bracelet.
Leopard print heart on a forearm
Realism tattoo of an owl with an orange eye and a skull on a man's upper arm and shoulder, with the words POWER and WISDOM and red sketch lines.
Owl and skull upper arm tattoo
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a fleur-de-lis at the top, sitting centrally on the upper back of a person wearing a patterned top.
Compass rose on upper back
Small cartoon elephant tattoo with sketchy black linework and blue and purple watercolour splashes on the forearm.
Sketchy elephant with watercolour splash on forearm
Full colour comic strip sleeve tattoo on an upper arm, with speech bubbles and a pin-up woman in a red skirt at the bottom.
Comic strip sleeve on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a circular Gallifreyan-style design with a bearded man's bare chest visible.
Circular Gallifreyan-style design on chest
Fine line black daisy tattoos on the inner wrist, beside a thin gold bangle and pale pink nails.
Three daisies on a wrist
Black linework flash design of an ornate stag head with antlers above a hamsa hand containing an eye, surrounded by paisley and mandala filigree.
Ornate stag and hamsa hand design
Close view of a black ink tattoo of a heart joined to a looping swirl, on a section of skin next to green fabric.
Heart and swirl tattoo on skin
Traditional colour tattoo of a woman in profile with flowers in her hair and a SWEETHEART banner, on an upper arm.
Profile woman with flowers and Sweetheart banner
Upper arm and shoulder tattoo of a thin-line circular Gallifreyan seal and a grey shaded TARDIS police box within blue and purple watercolour splashes.
Gallifreyan seal and TARDIS on upper arm
Black tribal-style rhino design drawn in bold marker on white paper, with a hand holding a marker at the right edge.
Tribal rhino design drawn on paper
Realism colour tattoo on the upper arm showing a golden skull medallion above a bearded figure in a hat with tentacle-like facial hair.
Skull medallion and tentacled figure on arm
Black and grey skull beneath a crown, with two red roses and ink splatter tattooed across an upper arm.
Skull, crown and roses on upper arm
Tribal-style phoenix design with swept wings and flowing tail feathers, shaded from red at the wings to yellow at the tail, on a white background.
Tribal-style phoenix in flame gradient
Two matching cartoon characters tattooed on inner forearms, one blue and one yellow, each with a small red heart on its body.
Matching blue and yellow characters on forearms
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design with a keyhole plate, chain links, ribbons and a key, shown on a white background with no body part visible.
Keyhole, chain and ribbon design
Intricate white ink mandala drawing with lotus-style petals and fine scrollwork on a black background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
White ink mandala on black paper
Black line drawing of the word Smile in flowing brush script, with three outlined butterflies, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Smile script with three butterflies
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two mountain peaks above a pine tree line, reflected below, set inside a diamond frame on the ribs.
Mountains and pine trees in a diamond on the ribs
Black ink tattoo of two paw prints filled with lace-like patterns, with swirls and a dotted chain below, on the upper thigh.
Lace-filled paw prints on a thigh
Purple goldfish with flowing violet, pink and teal fins, shown as a colour tattoo on the forearm beside its original painted design.
Purple goldfish tattoo on an arm
Black and grey tattoo of a mechanical owl with clockwork gears and a top hat, perched on a branch, with stippled dotwork shading on the skin.
Mechanical steampunk owl on a branch
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a woman's face and hand with a fan-shaped motif, running down the upper arm.
Sketched woman portrait and hand on arm
Black ornamental tattoo with a central oval motif and scrollwork sitting on the lower abdomen above the navel, with blue jeans at the waistband.
Ornamental tattoo above the navel
Traditional style tattoo of two swallows, a red and grey anchor, rope and yellow flowers across an upper arm.
Swallows, anchor and flowers on an upper arm
Black ink infinity symbol tattoo with script lettering reading daughter, love and mother and swirls on the top of a foot, in a lettering style.
Infinity symbol with script words on a foot
Colour tattoo of the cartoon Pokemon Charmander with orange flames on a lower leg, shown in a close-up photo.
Charmander tattoo on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a tomahawk forming a cross, with a wood-grain handle, lettering on the blade and a feather with teal beads, on a forearm.
Tomahawk cross with feather on a forearm
Black and grey lace-style floral sleeve tattoo running from the upper arm to the forearm, worn by a person in a dark red dress.
Lace-style floral sleeve on the arm

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