Armband tattoo ideas

96 photos and flash · 47% Blackwork, 45% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Black blackwork armband tattoo of geometric lines and solid bands wrapped around a forearm near the wrist, shown against a dark background.
Black geometric armband tattoo on a forearm
Close-up of a woman with long blonde hair showing two thin black bands tattooed around her forearm near the wrist.
Two thin bands on a forearm
Black Polynesian-style tribal tattoo wrapping the upper arm towards the elbow, with chevron bands and spiral motifs, shown against a dark background.
Polynesian tribal sleeve on an upper arm
Black and grey photograph of a blackwork chevron armband tattoo wrapped around a forearm, with a blurred street behind.
Chevron band tattoo on a forearm
Back view of a man in a black beanie with two solid black armband tattoos on his upper arms, each with a small cross left in pale skin.
Cross armband tattoos on upper arms
Three upper arms show matching ochre and black armband tattoos with classical figures and palmette borders, in a vase-painting style.
Greek vase-style armband on three upper arms
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 geometric triangle armband tattoo on the upper arm and a fine script quote along the ribs of a person seen from behind.
Geometric armband and script quote on ribs
Blackwork tattoo of solid black bands and thin lines wrapped around a forearm, shown against a blurred street.
Black bands tattoo on a forearm
Black geometric forearm tattoo of angular star shapes and solid bands, shown on a guitarist playing a black electric guitar.
Geometric black forearm tattoo with guitar
Close photo of a brown Celtic knotwork band tattoo on the upper arm of a woman with long red hair.
Celtic knot armband on upper arm
Back view of a woman on a beach with a small white hibiscus tattoo on her shoulder and a black armband tattoo on her upper arm.
Hibiscus and armband tattoos on a back and shoulder
Close view of a woman's forearm with three thin dark blue-grey parallel bands tattooed around it, below the elbow.
Three parallel bands on a forearm
Black and white photo of two clasped hands, each forearm wearing a solid black band tattoo in a blackwork style on the forearm.
Matching black bands on two clasped forearms
Black wave band tattoo wrapping around a man's calf, with three rows of stylised waves in a bold geometric design.
Black wave band tattoo on a calf
Black geometric band tattoos wrap both forearms of a person in a dark top, with solid stripes and angular interlocking shapes.
Geometric bands on both forearms
Gold and turquoise metallic temporary tattoo of feathers, elephants and a mandala across a woman's back and upper arm.
Gold and turquoise feather and elephant back design
Two black bands with thin white inner lines wrap around a forearm in a blackwork style, placed on the forearm near the elbow.
Black banded forearm tattoo
Close view of a forearm with two solid black bands tattooed around it, a simple blackwork armband design.
Two solid black bands on a forearm
Blackwork armband tattoo of stacked chevron bands on a forearm, photographed on a blurred city street.
Black chevron band on a forearm
Close view of a black blackwork tattoo wrapped around a forearm near the wrist, with a lattice panel between solid bands, against a dark background.
Geometric blackwork band on forearm
Black and white photo of a forearm with two thin solid black bands tattooed around it, below a pushed-up grey sweatshirt sleeve.
Two black bands on a forearm
Lace doily design tattooed in a band around an upper arm, with red ink at the top fading to dark purple and black at the scalloped lower edge.
Lace doily band tattoo on an arm
Close photo of a forearm with a blackwork tattoo of three solid black bands and two thin black lines wrapping around the arm.
Black banded armband tattoo on forearm
Blackwork armband tattoo with white-line flowers and leaves on a upper arm, with the solid black background forming the band.
Black band tattoo with flowers on an arm
Blackwork armband tattoo on the forearm with white negative-space daisy and leafy flowers set in a solid black band.
Daisy and flowers in a blackwork armband
Three forearms against a black background, each with two solid black bands tattooed around the forearm in a blackwork style with brushed, uneven edges.
Double black bands on three forearms
Two forearms with black tattoos: a bold blackwork X on the left wrist, a small lettering word on the right wrist, and thin black bands with tiny leaf and heart symbols around each forearm.
Bold X and word tattoos on both wrists
Two people seen from behind on a beach, each with a metallic elephant tattoo on the shoulder blade, and the woman also wearing a silver patterned armband tattoo.
Metallic elephant tattoos on two backs
Black and grey geometric armband tattoo with chevrons and triangles wrapping the forearm near the elbow.
Geometric armband tattoo on forearm
Black geometric armband tattoo with zigzag borders wrapping the forearm of a person wearing a dark grey top.
Geometric armband tattoo on forearm
Black and grey feather tattoo with orange and red accents and a braided band above it, on the upper arm.
Feathers with a braided band on upper arm
Black and grey comic-style tattoo of a woman's face with a star emblem, wrapped as a band around the upper arm.
Comic-style face armband on upper arm
Black geometric armband tattoo with bands of zigzag and interlocking lines wrapped around a person's upper arm, with a red and grey feather tattoo partly visible below.
Geometric armband tattoo on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of two thin black parallel lines encircling a forearm, with a green jumper sleeve pushed up above it.
Two parallel lines around a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of three thin parallel bands wrapping around a woman's forearm, photographed against a grey-blue background.
Three thin bands around a forearm
Woman seen from behind with a large Japanese-style dragon tattoo in grey and gold tones across her back, with a tribal armband on her upper arm.
Dragon tattoo across a woman's back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a pine treeline forming a band around the forearm near the elbow, fading to light dots at the top.
Pine tree treeline armband on forearm
Gold metallic ornamental tattoos with swirls and dark jewel accents across a hand, wrist, upper arm and shoulder.
Gold ornamental temporary tattoos on arm and hand
Black and grey photograph of a large tribal tattoo with a sun motif covering the shoulder, upper arm and upper chest.
Polynesian-style tribal sleeve on shoulder and chest
Two solid black blackwork bands wrap around a forearm, one above the other and slightly angled, against a dark background.
Two solid black bands on a forearm
Traditional style armband tattoo of a red rose in orange, green and teal on a person's lower leg, with a dotted geometric border.
Rose armband tattoo on lower leg
Black and white line drawing of octopus tentacles with suckers, framed by solid vertical bands and triangular tribal patterns, shown as a design for an armband.
Octopus tentacles with tribal armband bands
Solid black tribal armband tattoo with bold geometric shapes and bands wrapping around the elbow and upper arm, against a dark background.
Black tribal armband around the elbow
Black linework tattoo of three parallel bands wrapping around a forearm, with a broken gap in the middle line, in a geometric blackwork style.
Three-line band tattoo on a forearm
Gold metallic temporary tattoo of stacked geometric arrows on a woman's upper back, with a matching gold armband on her upper arm.
Gold arrow design on a woman's back
Black Greek key armband tattoo wrapped around an upper arm, with Greek lettering set between two bands.
Greek key armband with Greek text on upper arm