Tattoo ideas

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

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Orange and amber seated fox tattoo in a flat, geometric style on the upper arm of a woman lying on a bed.
Seated fox on an upper arm
Black ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on the upper arm, with older coloured tattoos visible around it.
Mandala tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey tribal tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with bold chevrons, bands and a sunburst motif.
Tribal shoulder and arm sleeve in black
Dotwork mandala tattoo with teal accents covering the forearm near the elbow, with a pocket watch and small flowers on the upper arm above it.
Dotwork mandala on forearm with pocket watch
Close view of metallic gold temporary tattoos on a forearm and upper arm, including a geometric band, a script line, a leafy sprig and a botanical palm design.
Gold temporary tattoos on forearm and upper arm
Black and grey dotwork moth with a sunburst, dotted crosshair lines and a triangle on the inner upper arm.
Moth and sunburst on upper arm
Black and grey ornamental sleeve tattoo with geometric panels and dotwork shading covering a forearm and upper arm.
Ornamental geometric sleeve on an arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading covering the upper arm, with a dark top and blurred background behind it.
Symmetrical mandala on an upper arm
Black and grey ornamental mandala sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm, shoulder and forearm of a person in a grey tank top.
Ornamental mandala full arm sleeve
Black geometric line tattoo of stacked triangles running from the shoulder down the outer arm, shown on a man in a black sleeveless top.
Geometric triangle line tattoo on upper arm
Black and white photo of a full arm sleeve tattoo in blackwork and dotwork, with spirals and triangular geometric bands running from the shoulder to the forearm.
Full arm tribal sleeve in blackwork
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a shaded skull with a dotted triangle on its forehead and a geometric mandala below, on an upper arm.
Skull and dotwork mandala on an upper arm
Black and grey mandala and lotus full sleeve tattoo covering a man's upper arm and forearm, with dotwork shading.
Mandala and lotus full sleeve
Fine line black tattoo of a world map overlaid with compass rings and an arrow, shown on the upper arm.
World map with compass and arrow on arm
Man seen from behind with a large black and grey skull and ornamental dotwork tattoo covering his back, plus a dark geometric motif on his upper arm.
Skull and ornament back piece
Bold black tribal tattoo with a red and grey Celtic knot circle on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal and Celtic knot upper arm tattoo
Small geometric tattoo of three filled triangles in orange, pink and grey-blue on the upper arm of a person wearing a purple top.
Three small coloured triangles on an upper arm
Back of a woman in a blue halter dress, with a gold and silver metallic mandala temporary tattoo between the shoulder blades, a silver ornamental drop along the spine, and a white patterned band on
Gold mandala and spine drop on a back
Colour geometric tattoo of a band of triangular points wrapped around an upper arm, shaded in red, teal and dark purple.
Geometric triangle band on upper arm
Black and grey geometric sleeve tattoo running from the upper arm to the elbow, featuring a sunburst and a flower of life motif.
Geometric sleeve with sunburst and flower of life
Black linework dreamcatcher-style tattoo with hanging diamond shapes across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, in black ink.
Geometric dreamcatcher tattoo on shoulder
Black linework tattoo of overlapping circles and arcs with red and blue wash on the upper arm and shoulder of a man in a dark top.
Overlapping circles and arcs on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of wildflowers and leaves framed by dotted lines, on the inner upper arm.
Wildflower bouquet on upper arm
Black ink radial floral mandala tattoo on the upper arm, with fine linework, leaf shapes and a dotted centre.
Radial floral mandala on upper arm
Black and grey geometric blackwork sleeve tattoo covering both arms from wrist to shoulder, shown in a two-panel photograph against a black background.
Geometric cube sleeve on both arms
Black and grey Polynesian-style tattoo of a turtle with geometric bands on the upper arm and shoulder.
Polynesian turtle tattoo on upper arm
Black botanical tattoo on an upper arm showing a blossom branch with a bird in flight, above two bands of lace-like pattern.
Blossom branch, bird and lace bands on upper arm
Black fine line mandala and paisley tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and upper back, shown from two angles.
Mandala and paisley sleeve across shoulder and back
Close photograph of a small outlined triangle tattoo with a starry galaxy fill in pink, purple and green on a pale arm, in a geometric style.
Galaxy-filled triangle on an arm
Back view of a man with a tall black brushstroke tattoo down the spine and geometric blackwork sleeves on both arms.
Brushstroke spine tattoo with geometric sleeves
Woman in a grey crop top and denim shorts, showing a small black fine line tattoo of a triangle with an eye and script on her upper arm.
Fine line triangle and eye on upper arm
Two arms pressed together in black and white, each with a fine line outlined geometric shape near the elbow, one larger and one smaller.
Matching outlined polygons on two elbows
Woman seen from behind in a bikini, showing a black and grey geometric sleeve tattoo with mandala-like motifs on her right arm, beside a beach hut.
Black and grey geometric sleeve on a upper arm
Black ink tattoo spelling Always on the upper arm, with the letters built from Deathly Hallows triangles, a wand and other symbols.
Always lettering with Deathly Hallows symbols
Black fine line geometric tattoo of stacked circles, crescents, a diamond and dots running down an upper arm, photographed in black and white.
Fine line circles and crescents on upper arm
Colour geometric fish tattoo in teal, orange and yellow with hatched fins, on the upper arm or shoulder.
Geometric fish tattoo on the upper arm
Black geometric wolf head tattoo with dotwork and blackwork shading on the upper arm, with small touches of pale teal.
Geometric wolf head on the upper arm
Close torso photo of a woman in a black lace bralette, showing a black geometric tattoo on her hand and a dark tattooed sleeve on her upper arm.
Geometric tattoos on hand and arm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of shaded roses, leaves and mandala ornament covering the upper arm and forearm of a smiling woman in a grey vest top.
Rose and mandala full sleeve
Two people stand back to back showing matching mandala tattoos on their arms, a crescent moon on the left and a circular mandala on the right.
Matching crescent and mandala shoulder tattoos
Person in a car driving with a traditional-style arm sleeve featuring swallows and banners, with a geometric tattoo on a passenger's thigh in the foreground.
Traditional sleeve and thigh tattoos in a car
Woman seated with long wavy hair, showing black and grey mandala tattoos on her upper arm and wrist and a cat head tattoo on her forearm.
Mandala and cat tattoos on arms
Fine line black tattoo of an arrow with a feather fletching and a geometric arrowhead on the upper arm.
Feather and arrow on the upper arm
Back view of a woman in a white top with a small fine line geometric tattoo on her upper arm near the elbow, in black ink.
Small fine line tattoo on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a shaded face and a small astronaut within angular geometric panels, placed on the upper thigh.
Face and astronaut panels on a thigh
Three photos of a geometric line tattoo on an upper arm, with a star containing a grey spiral shaded in the centre.
Geometric line tattoo with star on upper arm
Black and grey honeycomb hexagon tattoo on an upper arm, with the pattern shrinking and fading into bare skin towards the top of the image.
Hexagon honeycomb pattern on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a shoulder, with concentric rings of dots that grow denser near the shoulder cap and fade out across the upper arm.
Dotwork circles fading across a shoulder

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