Tattoo ideas

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

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Collage of owl tattoos in fine line, traditional and realism styles on backs, arms, ankles and chests.
Owl tattoos in a varied collage
Bold black tribal tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with spirals, triangles and a hexagon pattern.
Black tribal sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Single thin black vertical line tattoo running along a forearm, in a fine line style.
Single straight line on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a lupin-style flower spike on a single stem, drawn in a botanical style with faint blue guide lines.
Pencil sketch of a lupin flower spike
Small fine-line tattoo of four hearts in blue, yellow, green and red, descending diagonally behind a person's ear.
Four coloured hearts behind the ear
Close-up of a fine line black tattoo of the word faith with a cross running through it, on the neck behind an ear.
Fine line faith script with cross behind the ear
Colour realism tattoo of a woman with blonde hair, blue eyes and red lips, with pink roses below, on the upper arm.
Realistic woman portrait with roses on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of the word warr;or in handwritten script, with a single arrow below it, shown on skin.
Warr;or script with arrow
Black and grey pencil-style drawing of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha standing with an axe and a bowl of sweets, a small mouse at his feet and Sanskrit text below.
Standing Ganesha with mouse and Sanskrit text
Black line lotus tattoo with dotted detail on the inner wrist, with a dot above and a semicolon below.
Lotus with semicolon on inner wrist
Black ink mandala lace tattoo with hanging drops and diamond shapes on the thigh, partly covered by a dark skirt.
Lace mandala tattoo on the thigh
Close photo of a geometric red diamond tattoo with black ink splatter and red dots on the outer upper thigh.
Red diamond motif with ink splatter on a thigh
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a seated baby Buddha on a lotus flower with an om symbol and dotted droplet chains below, on an upper arm.
Seated Buddha on a lotus, upper arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing the Ohio State block O logo, green buckeye leaves and nuts, framed by black tribal patterns.
Ohio State logo with buckeye leaves on upper arm
Solid graphic design of a stylised eye above a red dripping drop, shading from black at the top to deep red at the bottom, with no body part shown.
Eye with a dripping drop
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoos with feathers on an upper arm, and dark lace-style ornamental tattoo on the forearm, with the person's face not shown.
Dreamcatchers and lace tattoos on arm
Black and grey botanical tree tattoo with roots on the lower back of a woman in a white top and black lace underwear, seen from behind in sepia tones.
Tree with roots on lower back
Black and grey lettering flash design reading From dust you were made unto dust you shall return, with a stippled skull beside the words.
Lettering flash with skull and dust quote
Thin grey stencil outline of looping script on a finger, shown on a transfer sheet as the backing is peeled away.
Script stencil on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of four numbered finch beak studies with script reading Charles Darwin 1845 on an upper arm.
Four numbered finch beak studies on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf head over a woman's face with red face markings, covering the upper arm.
Wolf and woman portrait on upper arm
Chest tattoo of a black London skyline silhouette with a red, white and blue Union Jack flag at its centre.
London skyline and Union Jack on chest
Colour tattoo of a deer skull with antlers and a green eye inside a red-outlined triangle, on a calf in a neo-traditional and realism style.
Deer skull and eye in a triangle
Teal scale-like tattoo with soft grey shading on the upper thigh of a person lying in denim shorts and a woven belt.
Teal scale tattoo on a thigh
Back view of a woman in a black off-shoulder dress with two red feathered wing tattoos on her upper back, one on each side of the spine.
Red wings across upper back
Black and grey roses with leaves in a traditional style, tattooed on a person's upper arm beside a grey t-shirt sleeve.
Two roses on an upper arm
Collage of four small black fine line tattoos on the wrist and forearm, showing a ringed planet, the words inhale exhale, a tiny heart and cross, and a heartbeat line.
Four fine line wrist tattoos in a collage
Digital drawing of a black feather with ragged plumes and cyan smoke curling from its tips, shown as a tattoo design on a pale grey background.
Black feather with cyan smoke
Colour tattoo of a fox standing on its hind legs within an Art Nouveau style frame, with a bird, grape vine and pink flowers, on the forearm.
Fox in an Art Nouveau frame on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo on the side of the ribs reading We bury the ones we love and burn the rest, with the word burn in a heavy, flame-like style.
Quote lettering on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral pocket watch and a banner reading familia across the upper arm and shoulder.
Pocket watch and banner on upper arm
Black silhouette design of a snowboard with two bindings beside a conifer tree with exposed roots, on a white background.
Snowboard and pine tree silhouette
Fine line black script tattoo reading 'to the sea' with a small wave flourish on the side of the torso, above the waistband of underwear.
To the sea script with a wave on the side
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a California state outline with a bear, orange poppies, waves, a Hollywood sign and a yellow banner reading Dreamer.
California state map with poppies on a forearm
Close-up of a foot with a fine line and colour tattoo of three daisy-style flowers, two orange and one pink, linked by thin black vine linework across the top of the foot.
Daisy flowers and vine on a foot
Black and grey lace-style filigree tattoo covering the centre of a person's back, with floral motifs and scrolling ornament.
Lace-style filigree back piece
Sheet of metallic gold henna-style flash designs including a mandala, paisley motifs, lace bands and dotted chain borders on a white background.
Gold henna-style flash sheet
Small purple butterfly tattoo with a black outline and black accents on the inner wrist of a hand.
Small purple butterfly on inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of two stacked dreamcatchers with feathers on the side of the ribs, with the script words memento mori and memento vivere below.
Dreamcatchers and feathers on the side ribs
Large realistic butterfly tattoo in black, grey and red with swirling linework, running down the side of a person's back.
Butterfly with red shading on a back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a ball of yarn with two knitting needles crossing through it, on the inner forearm.
Ball of yarn and knitting needles on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of blue-green scales showing through torn skin on the outer thigh.
Blue scales under torn skin on a thigh
Black and grey realistic drawing of a woman in profile wearing a wolf headdress, smoking a pipe, with skulls and swirling smoke at the bottom.
Woman with wolf headdress and skulls
Four black and grey paw print tattoos with heart-shaped pads and script letters, arranged diagonally down the outer thigh.
Four paw prints with script letters on thigh
Digital drawing of a red, black and white koi fish with detailed scales and flowing fins on a white background, in a Japanese style.
Koi fish design in red, black and white
Realistic full sleeve tattoo of gears, pulleys and engine parts in bronze and orange tones, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Mechanical gears and pistons full sleeve
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of two sugar skulls with red roses, green scrollwork and blue and pink flowers on a limb.
Sugar skulls and roses on a limb
Black dashed line tattoo running along the side of a raised middle finger on a hand, in a casual phone photo.
Dashed line tattoo on a middle finger

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