Tattoo ideas

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

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Red blackletter letter with black cracked shading and small black script lines above and below it, tattooed on a forearm, in a lettering style.
Red blackletter letter with script quote on forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo spanning the nape of the neck and upper back, with a geometric pendant running down the spine.
Mandala tattoo down the back of the neck
Black linework design of an om symbol above a lotus flower, with a flowing vertical stem and curled flourishes, drawn on plain white paper.
Om symbol above a lotus flower design
Two arrow designs in gold and silver metallic ink on the backs of a woman's hands, with stacked rings and a black feather-style wrist band.
Metallic arrow designs on the backs of hands
Black linework tattoo of looping swirls and a heart-shaped curl running vertically down a section of skin.
Black swirl and heart linework on skin
Two versions of a three-armed Celtic knotwork triskele design, one in dark green and one in cream on dark brown, shown as flat drawings with no body placement.
Celtic triskele knotwork in two colourways
Botanical flash design of two white snowdrops on looping green leaves that form a figure-eight, shown on a plain white background.
Two snowdrops with looping green leaves
Black ink calligraphic script in a Tengwar-style alphabet, with grey shaded vine flourishes, drawn as a tattoo design on a pale background.
Tengwar-style script with vine flourish
Colour tattoo of a cartoon moon with a face, stars, clouds and pine trees across the upper arm and shoulder, in a neo-traditional style.
Moon, stars and pine trees on upper arm
Black and grey flash design of a figure in a feathered headdress above a wolf head and dreamcatcher, with black feathers arching behind.
Feathered headdress, wolf and dreamcatcher design
Grey tattoo of a Celtic knotwork owl with bright green eyes and a crescent moon above it, on the forearm.
Celtic knot owl and crescent moon on a forearm
Black and grey realism design of a snarling wolf with bared fangs, overlaid on a mountain range and pine forest.
Snarling wolf over mountains and forest
Black fine line tattoo of a To Do checklist with empty boxes and ruled lines across the inner forearm.
To do list tattoo on a forearm
Full arm sleeve in black geometric blackwork on a man's arm and shoulder, with a sun-like mandala on the shoulder and spiral patterns down to the wrist.
Geometric black sleeve on arm and shoulder
Two side by side photos of cartoon tattoos: on the left, two robots with red hearts and a bow; on the right, pizza slices with heart pepperoni on legs.
Matching robot and pizza tattoos
Black and grey realistic lion head tattoo with a full mane, shown on the arm or leg with the lion facing forward.
Realistic lion head on a limb
Two matching forearm tattoos show a black silhouette of a woman holding hands with two children, with script text reading because of her I will not fall and for them I'd risk it all.
Matching family silhouette and quote forearm tattoos
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a yellow flower headpiece, shaded in grey with ochre accents, on the forearm.
Woman in profile with yellow flower on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of two snarling wolves with orange-red eyes and black outlines, covering the back of a hand against a dark background.
Two snarling wolves on the back of a hand
Small solid black semicolon tattoo behind a person's ear, with a metal stud piercing in the ear above it.
Small semicolon tattoo behind the ear
Handwritten navy lettering reading I am a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar, drawn as a lettering design with no body placement shown.
Handwritten quote about a leaf on the wind
Black monoline script lettering of the word Serendipity on a plain grey background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Serendipity script lettering design
Tall black and white design drawing for a full sleeve, showing cats, bats, waves and a geisha-style figure in a Japanese-influenced style.
Black ink sleeve design with cats, bats and geisha
Black script lettering set in several vertical lines across the upper back, shown in a close-up photograph of the skin.
Vertical script lettering across upper back
Teal and green shaded scale tattoo on the outer thigh of a person in denim shorts, lying down.
Teal scale tattoo on a thigh
Small black fine line tattoo of a moose on the inner wrist, with the hand raised against a teal curtain.
Small moose on the inner wrist
Painted-style red tulips on dark grey stems and shaded leaves, tattooed on the side of a thigh.
Red tulips with grey shading on a thigh
A colour tattoo of a blueberry branch with blue berries and reddish-brown leaves running down the inner forearm of a hand hanging against a white brick wall.
Blueberry branch on a forearm
Ornamental fox silhouette tattoo on the lower leg, filled with swirling linework that shifts from orange at the top to pink and red lower down.
Ornamental fox silhouette on a calf
Colour tattoo of a red-haired fairy with blue wings and green leaves across a bare back, in a painterly neo-traditional style.
Red-haired fairy with blue wings across a back
Black and grey hourglass tattoo with ornate Time Is Money lettering on a forearm, in lettering style with shading.
Hourglass and Time is Money lettering on a forearm
Realism tattoo of a woman's face on the forearm, with a tear of blood running from the eye, bloodied lips and small black butterflies near the nose.
Realistic face with bloodied eye on forearm
Fine-line tattoo of a hummingbird with a soft watercolour wash in orange, pink, yellow and green, with a small blue and brown anchor hanging from a thin string on the calf.
Watercolour hummingbird and anchor on a calf
Large city skyline tattoo with tall buildings, a tram and a moon on a man's upper arm and shoulder, in black, grey and teal ink with paint-splatter drips.
City skyline and tram on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo on a thigh showing two crossed rolling pins, sprinkled donuts, pink daisies and a banner reading Rattle, with the words Bake and Roll.
Donuts and rolling pins on a thigh
Back view of a person with grey dreadlocks and botanical tattoos of flowers and leaves on both forearms and upper arms.
Floral tattoos on raised arms
Infinity symbol tattoo with paw prints and a heart on the inner wrist, drawn in black ink with blue and purple washes behind it.
Infinity symbol with paw prints and heart on wrist
Traditional style owl tattoo on an upper arm, wearing a tweed cap and argyle sweater, with a small red flower beside it.
Owl in tweed cap and argyle sweater
Black and grey realism peacock tattoo with the head on the side of the ribs and feather eyes shaded down the hip and thigh.
Peacock tattoo across hip and thigh
Colour and black-and-grey neo-traditional tattoo on the outer thigh showing a figure in a leafy wreath among tall stylised trees with coloured orbs and books, with a small rose below.
Stylised forest and figure on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull emerging from swirling smoke, shaded across a forearm against a dark background.
Smoke and skull tattoo on a forearm
Bold black block lettering reading WAL, a star, then MART across the lower back, above jeans and a brown belt.
Bold block lettering across lower back
Pencil sketch of a woman with curled hair and closed eyes holding an ornate hand mirror, with a pearl necklace and leaves in the background.
Woman with hand mirror and pearls sketch
Black shark silhouettes and one fine line shark outline tattooed down the outer leg, from thigh to calf.
Shark silhouettes down a leg
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with shaded feathers on the upper arm, with a web pattern in the large circular hoop.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on upper arm
Temporary tattoo sticker sheet showing a colourful feather and a black feather, each with a flock of birds, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Feather and bird flock temporary tattoo design
Black handwritten script lettering tattooed across the upper back near the shoulder, photographed from behind in a car.
Handwritten quote across upper back
Black and grey realism wing tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm of a shirtless man, with detailed feather shading.
Black and grey wing across shoulder and upper arm

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