Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey shaded feather tattoo with cursive script across the lower back, above a patterned bikini bottom.
Feather with script quote on lower back
Black blackwork winged ornament tattoo across the lower back above a grey wrap skirt, with a small line of script on the thigh.
Winged design across lower back
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the upper back, with flourished script inside a teardrop of scrollwork around a silhouetted head and sailing ship.
Script and silhouette on upper back
Teal script lettering in a French quote runs down the back, beside a sheer lace garment, on a tattoo placed along the spine.
Script quote running down a bare back
Black infinity symbol with a pink hibiscus flower and the word Ohana in script lettering, tattooed on the upper back.
Infinity symbol with hibiscus and Ohana script
Black script lettering reading "We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy" across a person's upper back, with a partial dark design at the left edge.
Script quote across upper back
Shaded blue feather with the script 'Take these broken wings and learn to fly' and small butterflies, a realism and lettering tattoo on the upper back.
Blue feather and lettering on upper back
Close view of a fine line script tattoo reading tempus fugit in dark ink across the upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Tempus fugit script on upper back
Back view of a person with the words MICHAEL JACKSON in black serif capitals running vertically down the spine, with a grey ornamental tattoo on the right shoulder.
Name lettering down the spine
Fine line black tattoo of an open book with a script quotation on the upper back of a woman with her hair pinned up.
Open book with quote on upper back
Black lettering reading Once you go black you never go back sits above an outline of Africa with a heart and the words I AFRICA inside, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Script quote and Africa outline on upper back
Black script lettering reading 'Those who fly solo Have the strongest wings' across the upper back of a person with short blonde hair.
Script quote tattoo across upper back
Woman seen from behind at a pool edge, with a large black cross and vertical script lettering tattooed across her back, plus a small red cross above.
Cross and script on a back
Black script tattoo reading 'My mom is my angle' across the upper back, with reddened skin around it.
Script quote across the upper back
Black fine line cross with cursive script reading Matthew 6:31, tattooed on the upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Cross and Matthew 6:31 on upper back
Black and grey typewriter-style lettering reading 'you're going to have to save yourself' across the upper back, with dark hair pulled up behind the neck.
Typewriter quote across upper back
Woman seen from behind with a curly updo, wearing a beaded dress with crossed straps, showing a fine black lettering tattoo running vertically down her upper back.
Vertical script tattoo down the upper back
Black script lettering reading nil gach uile fhanai caillte in two lines across a woman's upper back near the shoulder.
Script lettering across upper back
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo running vertically from the nape down the upper back, above a white open-back top.
Vertical script tattoo down the upper back
Black silhouette of two flying figures with purple watercolour splashes and lettering on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Silhouetted flying figures with quote on upper back
Black script lettering reading Never run faster than your guardian angel can fly, tattooed in a long line across a bare back.
Script quote along the back
Woman seen from behind with a small black fine line script tattoo on her upper back, wearing a white open-back vest and pastel tie-dye denim shorts.
Small script tattoo on upper back
Fine line black script tattoo reading 'You are my sunshine' across the upper back, with a pale blue bra strap below it.
You are my sunshine script on upper back
Black ink ornate key tattoo with the word Honesty written along the shaft, placed on the lower back of a person wearing red underwear and denim.
Ornate key with Honesty script on lower back
Black script lettering reading Doubt me, then watch me across the upper back of a person with reddened skin.
Script quote across the upper back
Black and grey photo of a shaded skull wearing a chef's hat over crossed knives on the upper back, with the script words Mise en Place and a small cupcake above it on the neck.
Chef skull and crossed knives with script on neck
Black typewriter-style lettering reading "the truth is out there" runs across a person's upper back below the shoulder.
"The truth is out there" quote on upper back
Black fine line script lettering reading No power in the verse can stop me, tattooed across the upper back.
Script quote across upper back
Black script lettering reading There's Faith In Love across the upper back and shoulder, photographed from behind.
Script quote 'There's Faith In Love' on shoulder
Black and grey script lettering reading Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today, with a feather and a bird above it, across a man's upper back.
Script quote with feather across upper back
Fine line tattoo of a teal balloon with a handwritten lettering line reading Sometimes you need to let things go, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Balloon and quote on upper back
Large black script lettering reading Attitude with ornate swirling flourishes across a man's upper back, shown from behind.
Attitude script lettering across upper back
Black typewriter-font lettering reading 'You're not a beautiful, unique snowflake' across the upper back, shown in a close-up with long hair at the left edge.
Typewriter quote across upper back
Black fine line script tattoo reading It's all for love across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Script phrase on upper back
Black ink tattoo on the upper back reading Love above a heart containing basketball seam lines, with Basketball written beneath in lettering.
Love basketball heart on upper back
Black script lettering tattoo across two lines on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with a white and orange strap visible.
Script quote tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realism portrait of a woman with a city scene and "Ride or Die" script, tattooed across a full back.
Realist woman portrait and script across a full back
Black and grey script lettering reading Semen Demon across the lower back, with a small grey creature sketch above the centre, sitting just above the waistband of jeans.
Script lettering and small creature on lower back
Colour tattoo of stylised blue and red lettering with two crossed wands on a person's upper back.
Blue and red lettering with crossed wands on back
Black ink fine line tattoo of a dandelion whose seeds drift into small butterfly silhouettes beside the words what's past is prologue, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dandelion seeds and quote across upper back
Black and white photo of a fine line serif text tattoo reading 'it has been a beautiful fight still is' across a person's upper back.
Serif quote across upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a windswept tree breaking into birds, with a script quote below it, across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Windswept tree and script quote on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a bare tree with roots across a person's back, with script lettering running beside the spine and down the side.
Bare tree with roots across a back
Black fine line tattoo on a upper back showing a central circular emblem with the number 42 and spiral motifs, surrounded by ornate script in a ring.
Circular script design across upper back
Black blackletter script tattoo reading Eppur Si Muove across the upper back of a person with dark curly hair.
Eppur Si Muove across the upper back
Woman seen from behind with a ponytail and open-back white top, showing a small black script tattoo between her shoulder blades and a small dark motif lower on her back.
Short script line on upper back
Black script reading Texas over a red-tinted Texas state outline, with shaded roses, on a person's upper back.
Texas state outline with script and roses
Collage of six black script tattoos on skin, including quotes on a shoulder, the back of the neck and forearms, plus an anchor and a feather with an infinity symbol.
Script quote tattoos on shoulder, neck and forearm

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