Arm tattoo ideas

119 photos and flash · 22% Geometric, 21% Blackwork · Forearm most common

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Black and grey rose tattoo on a forearm, with a dark mandala-style design on the upper arm, as a person kneels on a paisley yoga mat.
Rose tattoo on a forearm
Black Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering a bent upper arm and the back of the shoulder, shown from behind against a plain wall.
Polynesian tribal sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
A person with arms raised outdoors, holding a microphone, showing black and grey tattoos on the forearm and upper arm.
Black and grey arm tattoos on a raised arm
Close photograph of a small solid black semicolon tattoo on the inner forearm, just above the wrist, with a black beaded bracelet and a raised hand.
Semicolon tattoo on the inner forearm
Two small black line smiley faces tattooed on adjacent fingers, joined by thin stick arms, shown on the hands.
Smiley face tattoos on two fingers
Black and grey serif lettering spelling the word arm vertically down the outer upper arm, in a lettering style.
Vertical lettering reading arm on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with a woman's figure, long hair and arm, on a limb in a close-up photograph.
Skull and woman silhouette in realism
Several arms linked together wearing gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos of scales, lattice bands and quatrefoils on the upper arm and forearm.
Metallic temporary tattoos on linked arms
Black and grey mandala tattoo on a forearm and an ornamental floral sleeve on the other arm, with small finger tattoos, resting on white bedsheets.
Mandala and floral sleeve on forearm and hand
Ink drawing of a skeleton with many arms raised around a halo and a full moon, with feathered wings behind the skull, in navy and cream.
Multi-armed skeleton with moon and halo
Black and white photo of a raised arm with a road map tattoo across the forearm and hand, set against a dark background.
Road map tattoo on a raised forearm
Two black triangle tattoos on a person's forearms, one made of small linked triangles and the other with layered outlines, shown with arms raised.
Two triangle tattoos on forearms
Six-panel grid of arms with black serif lettering quotes, such as Alice felt dreadfully puzzled, tattooed on the forearms and upper arms.
Literary quotes in serif lettering on arms
Close crop of a shirtless man's torso and forearm, with a geometric black triangle band tattoo on the forearm above the wrist.
Black triangle pattern band on a forearm
Bold black tribal tattoo in a Polynesian style covering a man's upper arm, shoulder and chest, with his face cropped out of frame.
Polynesian-style tribal sleeve and chest
A woman in a neon yellow racerback tank top printed with Tattoos Are The New Tan, showing a black and grey sleeve tattoo on her upper arm and forearm.
Sleeve tattoo beside a slogan tank top
Black typewriter-style lettering reading "Nothing gold can stay" on a forearm seen underwater, with light patterns rippling across the skin.
Quote lettering on an underwater forearm
Close crop of a model's arms with black spiral and bold tribal designs on the upper arm and forearm, worn beneath a woven black leather garment.
Spiral and bold tribal designs on upper arms
A fine black single-line tattoo running vertically along the raised forearm of a person with silver-white hair against a plain white background.
Single black line tattoo on a raised forearm
Colour tattoo of a pale masked figure with brown hair and a knife, set against red blood splatter, on the side of a person's ribs below the breast.
Masked slasher with knife on ribs
White silhouette of a mermaid with flowing hair, a curled tail and one arm raised, shown as a tattoo design on a pale teal background.
Mermaid silhouette tattoo design
Black and grey realism tattoo on a man's upper arm and elbow, showing torn skin peeled back to reveal printed Latin-style text beneath.
Torn skin revealing text on an arm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with petal shapes on the upper arm of a person in a white vest top, with the other hand resting across the arm.
Black mandala tattoo on upper arm
Man's torso, neck and arms covered in black blackwork tattoos, with a honeycomb pattern of hexagons and pentagons and a dotwork gradient around the navel.
Honeycomb blackwork torso piece
Fine line black tattoo of a short-haired figure leaning forward with a raised limb and a lettered band across the torso, placed on the calf.
Fine line figure with raised arm on a calf
Four-panel photo of a full arm sleeve in black and grey blackwork and dotwork, with ornate geometric patterns running from the shoulder to the wrist.
Ornate geometric full arm sleeve
Close photo of a forearm with two pairs of solid black bands tattooed around it in blackwork style, one pair above the elbow and one near the wrist.
Black band armband tattoo on forearm
Black tribal scorpion tattoo in solid blackwork linework across the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a white vest top.
Tribal scorpion on upper arm
A bare arm rests out of a vintage car window, showing a colour traditional rose tattoo on the forearm, with a white steering wheel and pink flowers in view.
Rose tattoo on a forearm in a vintage car
Black and white photo of a flexed arm with a dotwork and blackwork interlace tattoo of beast heads and knotwork on the forearm and upper arm, with a sun-like motif on the shoulder.
Interlace and beast tattoo on a flexed arm
Woman in a black bikini and white knit cardigan taking a mirror selfie, with a dark tattoo on her upper arm.
Dark tattoo on upper arm in a mirror selfie
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal sleeve tattoo covering a seated man's upper arm and part of his forearm.
Polynesian-style arm sleeve tattoo
Close-up of a small black outlined cartoon potato head tattoo with a flat cap, moustache, arms and shoes, filled with tan ink, on the back of a hand.
Cartoon potato head tattoo on the hand
Black and grey tattoos of an anchor, a ship and a small cross on the hand, forearm and upper arm of a person with long hair, against a dark background.
Anchor, ship and cross tattoos on an arm
Close-up of a small black Roman numeral tattoo reading VIII, XXV, LIV in a serif lettering style on the inner upper arm of a woman in a dark knitted jumper.
Roman numerals on an upper arm
Shirtless bearded man with black tribal knotwork tattoos across his left shoulder, upper arm, chest and forearm.
Tribal knotwork tattoos on shoulder and chest
Fine-line French script tattoo running along the upper arm of a person lying on a bed, with a blue-grey feather tattoo near the elbow.
French script and feather tattoos on an arm
Black and white drawing of a full sleeve tattoo design in a geometric tribal style, with bands of triangles, chevrons and curved stripes on an upper arm outline.
Tribal-style sleeve design drawing
A woman seen from behind wears gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos, with a gold ornamental design on her forearm and a silver mandala on her upper back.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos
Black and white line drawing of six labelled arms and hands, lettered a to f, each covered in geometric bands, chevrons and triangles on the forearm and hand.
Six arm and hand tattoo patterns in line drawing
A raised forearm and hand with a road map design covering the skin, with red route lines and place names on a beige map background.
Road map design across forearm and hand
Pencil sketch of a symmetrical design with a central round mechanical dial and four organic, tendril-like arms, drawn in black and grey with no body placement shown.
Pencil drawing of a mechanical compass design
Fine line botanical arm tattoo of a bird, teal leaves and flowers across the upper arm and forearm, with a pink flower on the lower arm, beside a yellow dress.
Botanical arm tattoo with bird and flowers
Two raised forearms show matching small dark dotwork tattoos in loose curved clusters, placed on the inner forearm.
Matching dotwork marks on two forearms
Black and grey geometric zigzag band tattoo on a forearm, with a sleeping black French bulldog resting on the arm.
Zigzag band tattoo on a forearm with a sleeping dog
Close-up photo of a grey-black lettering tattoo on the upper arm, with the letters a, r and m stacked vertically in a serif font.
Stacked serif letters spelling arm on upper arm
Black and grey linework tattoos cover the forearm and upper arm of a person in a black band t-shirt, with a black and white cartoon head above.
Black and grey arm tattoos with a cartoon head
Close view of a man's inner forearm with a small solid geometric triangle tattoo in black and grey ink, shown against a soft, blurred room.
Small triangle tattoo on a forearm