Arm tattoo ideas

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

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Black fine line palm tree tattoo with soft shading on the upper arm of a woman wearing a grey crop top and Calvin Klein waistband.
Palm tree tattoo on upper arm
Black and white photo of two upper arms, each with a small black script tattoo reading 'au revoir' above the elbow, one on each arm.
Matching 'au revoir' script on two upper arms
Fine line black tattoo of a continuous single-line human figure with a bent arm, placed on the upper arm.
Single line figure on upper arm
Black and grey realism style tattoo of chains wrapping across a shoulder and down the upper arm, shown from two angles.
Chain wrap tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Traditional style tattoos of a pin-up figure, a red rose and a skull on a woman's upper arm and forearm, with a black slogan tank top.
Pin-up, rose and skull tattoos on an 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
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
Two arms with rainbow heart tattoos: an outlined heart with an unfilled centre on the upper arm, and a solid rainbow-striped heart on the forearm.
Matching rainbow heart tattoos on arms
Back view of a person with hands on their shoulders showing a skull on one hand, small star and heart tattoos on the fingers, and neck and upper arm tattoos.
Hands and fingers with traditional tattoos
Black line drawing of a flexed arm with a heart-and-arrow tattoo reading MOM on the upper arm, on a plain grey background.
Heart with arrow and MOM on a drawn arm
Black handwritten French script tattooed along the upper arm of a woman with her arm raised, lying on white bedding.
French script quote on upper arm
Two arms show watercolour galaxy tattoos with black constellation lines, one on the upper arm near the elbow and one on the inner forearm.
Constellation tattoos on upper arm and forearm
Black outline tattoo of a stylised scorpion above the Roman numerals XIX, on the upper arm of a person in a light vest.
Scorpion and XIX on an upper arm
Tattooed forearms and upper arms of a person in a blue t-shirt holding a tabby cat belly up, with dark and coloured ink visible on the arms.
Tabby cat held by tattooed forearms
Woman with black blackwork coverage across her chest, shoulder and upper arm, with a greyscale realism rose on her forearm and black linework at her lower abdomen.
Black coverage with a grey rose on the forearm
Black and grey tribal tattoo with chevrons, diamonds and spirals wrapping around the upper arm near the elbow.
Tribal band wrapping the upper arm
Collage of three traditional tattoos: a woman's head with a pink rose, a globe with flowers and the words Home For Now, and a striped suitcase with an arm strapped across it.
Traditional collage: woman, globe and suitcase
Metallic gold geometric temporary tattoos with triangles, chains and leaf motifs on a woman's forearm and upper arm.
Gold geometric armband tattoos on a forearm
Several tattooed arms and hands wrapped together, showing a black and grey figure on a forearm, a compass design on an upper arm and small lettering on the fingers.
Intertwined tattooed arms and hands
A tattooist applies black tribal blackwork linework to a bare arm, holding a tool above a small ink cap.
Tribal tattoo being applied to an arm
Book cover showing an illustrated arm with a lizard tattoo on the upper arm, with tribal spiral and figure designs below and the title Tribal Body Art Tattoos.
Tribal tattoo designs on a book cover
Two small black outline crown tattoos on the upper arms of two people, shown in a fine line style.
Small crown tattoos on two arms
Bearded man with arms crossed showing black and grey tattoos on both forearms and upper arms, including a sunflower and a bird.
Tattooed forearms and upper arms in denim
Black and grey tattoos cover a person's back, arms and hands, with skull, ribcage and spine imagery against a dark background.
Full back and arms covered in skeletal tattoos
Black and white photo of a realistic tattoo on an arm that looks like torn skin, revealing lines of Latin text on the upper arm and forearm.
Torn skin revealing Latin text on arm
Two arms and the upper back of a figure on a black background, covered in grey and red geometric star and flower tattoos on the upper arms, forearms and shoulders.
Geometric sleeve tattoos on both arms
Black tribal sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with bold geometric patterns, spirals and solid black areas framed by bare skin.
Tribal sleeve tattoo on upper arm and forearm
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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