Tattoo ideas

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

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Pen drawing of a vertical column of seven crescent and full moon phases, each filled with fine-line floral patterns, on pale paper beside a black fineliner pen.
Seven moon phases with floral detail
Black tribal band tattoo with two flower motifs running from the thigh over the calf to the ankle, shown on a bare leg.
Tribal band with flowers down a leg
Colour tattoo on an upper arm of Ariel from The Little Mermaid sitting on a rock, with Flounder the fish and Sebastian the crab in a teal sea setting.
Ariel and Flounder on an upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a vertical column of stacked abstract symbols running along the inner forearm, with a tabby cat resting its head near the wrist.
Vertical line of stacked symbols on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a flying crane on the back, with partial script lettering to the left.
Flying crane outline on skin
Black and grey fine line drawing of a daisy on a thin stem with a small leaf and looping script, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Daisy with script along a stem
Traditional style colour tattoo of a grim reaper holding a scythe in front of an orange sun, on the calf.
Grim reaper with scythe on a calf
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a swallow in flight beside a sprig of blossom and buds, on the side of the neck.
Swallow and blossom sprig on the neck
Traditional-style black and grey tattoo of an anglerfish perched on a stack of books on the inner forearm, with a few touches of colour.
Anglerfish on stacked books on a forearm
Small fine line tattoo of a red and black cake slice topped with a strawberry, with two loops beneath it, on the big toe.
Cake slice and loops on a toe
Pencil drawing of a faceless hooded figure in layered armour with a chevron chest plate and a flowing cape, shaded in black and grey.
Hooded armoured figure in pencil
Neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm of a dagger with a white cat head at the hilt, a beaded heart guard, crescent moons and stars in pastel rainbow colours.
Pastel cat dagger with heart guard on forearm
Abstract watercolour-style tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with black brushstrokes, concentric circles and purple and teal splashes.
Abstract brushstroke tattoo on upper arm
Three-panel photo of a botanical shoulder tattoo with red peony-style flowers, a grey flower, green leaves and red rosehips on a person wearing a dark top.
Red peony and rosehip shoulder tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with sugar skull style markings and tears, with a shaded rose below, on an upper arm.
Portrait of a woman with sugar skull makeup and rose
Colour realism tattoo of the Cheshire Cat grinning above a portrait of the Mad Hatter in a red top hat, on a limb with a blue swirling background.
Cheshire Cat and Mad Hatter portrait
Line drawing of a lotus flower with black outlines and tan shading, above swirl motifs and a dotted line with a circle and a star, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Lotus flower with dotted line ornament
Black fine line script reading soulsisters with an arrow across the ribs, on a person's side and back.
Soulsisters script with arrow on ribs
Black and grey shield crest tattoo on the inner forearm, showing animal figures and an open book in fine linework with soft shading.
Shield crest tattoo on a forearm
Four black ink arrow tattoos with Roman numerals on wrists and inner forearms, some thin single-line and some shaded with feathered fletching.
Four matching arrow tattoos on wrists
Black and white flash sheet showing a owl on a branch, several bird silhouettes, and floral and dotted patterns filling the shapes.
Birds, owl and branches flash sheet
A black and grey mandala-filled Hello Kitty face with a red bow on a person's upper back, near a pink flower tattoo on the shoulder.
Hello Kitty mandala tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of a purple seahorse with a green eye and orange starfish over blue water streaks, on the forearm.
Purple seahorse with starfish on a forearm
Black line drawing of a stylised cat sitting upright, filled with swirls, lattice and dotted ornamental patterns, with a curling tail ending in a spiral.
Stylised cat with swirling tail design
Five black outline stars in a fine line style run across the side of a woman's torso, just below the ribs and beside the navel, in a photo of a woman wearing a red bikini.
Five outline stars along the side
Close-up of a hand holding a cigarette over pink satin, with the words LOVE YOU in small black lettering tattooed across the fingers.
Love you lettering on the hand
Black ink drawing of the word enough in flowing script, with two sweeping curved strokes forming a loose heart-like shape, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Enough script with swooping strokes
Small fine line black heart outline with a script letter inside, tattooed on the side of a finger on a hand.
Heart and script letter on a finger
Coloured pencil tattoo design of pink lilies, butterflies and lotus flowers with a script letter R, in a botanical style.
Lilies and butterflies with lotus flowers
Black and grey drawing of a conifer branch running along a spear shaft, ending in a shaded metal spearhead, shown on a white background.
Conifer branch on a spear
Sketchy black cat with a yellow eye and a swirling tail, sitting on a crescent-shaped wave, tattooed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Black cat with yellow eye on upper arm
Realistic tattoo on the upper arm of a stitched, bleeding doll-like figure in a striped top, with a smiley face and a graveyard behind it, in black, grey and red.
Stitched doll with graveyard on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of three open roses with shaded petals and leaves on an arm.
Three roses in black and grey realism
Black and white photo of a geometric, origami-style animal outline tattoo in fine black lines on the outer thigh.
Geometric animal outline on a thigh
Black linework Vitruvian man figure inside a circle and square on a calf, overlaid with magenta, orange, blue and red watercolour washes and handwritten script.
Vitruvian man watercolour calf tattoo
Fine line black tattoo of a mountain range with an arrow flying across the top of a shoulder.
Mountain range and arrow on a shoulder
Black and grey fine line tattoo of four origami cranes hanging on dotted lines, placed on the upper back.
Four origami cranes on a back
Healed tattoo of a black-lined feather on a forearm, with blue, purple and pink watercolour-style washes behind it.
Feather with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Black blackwork-style tattoo on the inner wrist showing a solid silhouette of a figure in a hat with outstretched arms, set inside a large A-shaped outline.
Standing figure within an A-shaped frame on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a vulture perched on a grey branch, with an orange and red head and black and grey feathered body, in a traditional style on a calf.
Vulture on a branch in colour
Black ink design of a treble clef and bass clef merged into a heart shape with two dots, drawn as a flash design on a white background.
Treble and bass clef forming a heart
Colour tattoo of a peacock feather with a blue and orange eye running across the top of a foot toward the ankle.
Peacock feather tattoo on a foot
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing two swallows, red roses, leaves and a heart with a banner reading ARNE.
Swallows, roses and heart on a forearm
Close-up of a small black outlined star tattoo on the inner ear, placed among stud and hoop piercings, in fine line style.
Outlined star inside the ear
Black and white photo of a solid black Chicago skyline above four stars and a bar on an upper arm, with the wearer's face not shown.
Chicago skyline and flag stars on an upper arm
Neo-trad style tattoo of a blue and teal lobster with patterned fill and black outlines, on a person's calf.
Ornate blue lobster on a calf
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design with lilies, butterflies, curling vines and dotted bubbles, drawn as a flash sheet with no body placement shown.
Lilies, butterflies and vine sketch
Small outlined tattoo of two cartoon gloved hands forming a red heart, placed on the lower leg just above the ankle.
Cartoon gloved hands forming a heart

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