Tattoo ideas

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

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Pencil sketch of an infinity symbol merged with a shaded feather, drawn as a tattoo design in black and grey with no body part visible.
Infinity symbol and feather design
Colour tattoo of a horned animal head on a figure in a grey suit and striped tie holding a cup, with watercolour splashes, on a calf.
Horned suited figure with watercolour splashes on a calf
Grey ornamental mandala tattoo on a limb, with hands applying an orange cosmetic swatch to the skin beside it.
Grey mandala tattoo beside an orange swatch
Black ink tattoo on a forearm of a triangle and circle enclosing a mockingjay bird, with the words DISTRICT 9 3/4 beneath.
Deathly Hallows and mockingjay on a forearm
Back of a shirtless man with arms outstretched, showing a black and grey Japanese style koi and lotus back tattoo with arm tattoos on the upper arms.
Koi and lotus back piece
Flash design of a cherry blossom branch with red shaded flowers and black ink twigs, in a Japanese-inspired style, on a plain white background.
Cherry blossom branch design
Black and white flash sheet of song lyric lettering designs with small icons such as a heart, planet, wings and arrow, in mixed script and block fonts.
Lyric lettering flash sheet in black
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull peeling back stitched skin with a stylised SOX logo, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull with stitched skin on upper arm
Three stacked photos of a flourished script name tattoo in lettering style on the forearm, from red outline to finished black linework.
Script name lettering on a forearm
Black line tattoo of three triathlon pictograms, a swimmer, cyclist and runner, in a simple style on the outer foot near the ankle, shown in two photos.
Triathlon pictograms on the outer foot
Black and grey tattoo of a winged crest with a sword and a triangle, sitting on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Hylian crest on upper back
A grid of ten black line drawings of owls decorated with swirls and teal leaves, shown as design sheet artwork rather than on skin.
Ten ornamental owl designs in a grid
Collage of small black and grey tattoos on fingers: a Harry Potter lightning scar, a shaded owl, a golden snitch, Platform 9 3/4, and a knot design on another finger.
Harry Potter finger tattoos and a knot design
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a crumpled banknote with a portrait and curling paper edges, shown on an arm or leg.
Crumpled banknote tattoo on a limb
Black ink drawing of an opening and a closing quotation mark on a plain white background, shown as a simple tattoo design.
Opening and closing quotation marks
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a bespectacled man with a faceted, geometric face, sitting on the forearm.
Geometric portrait of a man on a forearm
Black and grey script tattoo of the words If our love could have saved you, you would have lived forever, framed by shaded angel wings and a halo on the upper back.
Angel wings and script quote on upper back
Traditional coloured tattoo of a woman with bobbed black hair, a blue headband and a gold feather, framed by red and yellow snakes, on the upper arm.
Flapper woman with snakes on upper arm
Black script tattoo reading i am because you are running diagonally along the inner forearm, in a lettering style.
Script quote on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch, hanging key and rose on a forearm.
Pocket watch, key and rose on a forearm
Traditional-style tattoo of a scroll banner reading Home is whenever I'm with you, wrapped around teal, orange and yellow feathers on the upper arm.
Feather and banner quote on upper arm
Vertical flash sheet of black and grey engraved designs, including a skull with candle, an eye, crossed bones, hands, scales and a plague doctor, with Latin lettering.
Vertical sheet of occult and engraved motifs
Three white chalk-style line drawings of anchors on a black chalkboard background, one with a cross on top and one with the letters G and V, shown as tattoo flash designs.
Three line-drawn anchor designs
Black and grey geometric dotwork sleeve tattoo with honeycomb and mandala motifs covering a person's upper arm and forearm.
Geometric hexagon full arm sleeve
Fine line black tattoo of two small footprints above the script words you are my sunshine, on the top of a woman's foot.
Footprints and script lettering on a foot
Pencil drawing of a traditional-style tattoo design showing an anchor wrapped in rope, a swallow and two skulls, with no body placement visible.
Anchor, swallow and skulls tattoo design
Small solid black palm tree tattoo on the upper chest, with a loose blue top pulled to one side.
Small palm tree on the chest
Black line drawing of a spiral motif inside a rounded figure outline, with a larger spiral at the base and smaller spirals above, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Spiral motif line drawing design
Four photos of metallic gold, silver and teal temporary tattoos in ornate and geometric patterns on a forearm, upper arm, back and neck.
Metallic temporary tattoos on arms, back and neck
Black and grey pencil drawing of a feather-like design where two stylised faces with shaded eyes sit within the feathers, with beads at the top.
Feather and face design in grey pencil
Flash sheet of six stacked colour designs with swirling flourishes, including butterflies, apples with leaves, a cloud with lightning bolt and a pink star.
Six colourful swirl and motif flash designs
Small black fine line angular lettering sits on the inner wrist, photographed at a slight angle against a pale forearm.
Small angular lettering on a wrist
Black and grey photo of two heels on a stone ledge, with the word Free in black script on the left heel and Yourself in black script on the right heel.
Free and Yourself script on both heels
Small black fine line tattoo of a palm tree with soft shaded fronds and a curved trunk on skin.
Single palm tree in black ink
Full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder in realistic colour, showing a red rose, daisies, pansies, a hummingbird and a blue butterfly.
Colourful floral sleeve with rose and butterfly
Colour tattoo of a seahorse in teal and purple with black linework and soft shading, on the forearm.
Teal and purple seahorse on an arm
Sheet of temporary tattoo stickers showing leaping stags in purple, blue and pink gradient colour, labelled ART TATTOO STICKER.
Leaping stag temporary tattoo sheet
Grey puzzle piece tattoo with a small red heart overlapping its lower left edge, placed on the top of a foot.
Puzzle piece and heart on a foot
Watercolour-style tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing a grey outlined Tardis among blue and purple washes, with a line drawing of circular symbols above.
Tardis and circle motif on upper arm
Four playing card suit symbols, a spade, diamond, club and heart, in black and red ink with splattered edges, running down the centre of a person's back.
Playing card suits down the back
Colour tattoo of a cherry-topped dessert in a heart-shaped frame, with a gummy bear and sweets, on the lower leg.
Dessert in a heart frame on a calf
Forearm tattoo in red and black with white-veined lightning cracks across the skin and bare black branches along the outer edge.
Red lightning and branches on a forearm
Hand-drawn black ink flash design of a stylised mother and child silhouette, with no body placement shown.
Mother and child silhouette design
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a helmeted samurai warrior with armour and smoke, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Samurai warrior on upper arm
Colour puzzle piece tattoo on a lower leg with black script lettering reading Don't Judge What you Don't Understand.
Puzzle piece lettering tattoo on a calf
Colour tattoo of a cherry blossom branch with pink flowers and green leaves running up the side of the ribs.
Cherry blossom branch on a side ribcage
Small black giraffe head tattoo in a blackwork style on the side of a finger, next to a gold solitaire ring.
Giraffe head tattoo on a finger
A small black bird in flight tattoo with soft shaded wings on the side of the ribs, shown beside a blue top.
Small black bird in flight on ribs

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