Band tattoo ideas

461 photos and flash · 43% Geometric, 38% Blackwork · Forearm most common

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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
Black tribal blackwork sleeve covering the upper arm and forearm, with bold bands and triangle patterns, shown against a dark background and a grey sleeveless top.
Tribal blackwork sleeve on arm
Close-up of a solid black geometric band tattoo with triangles, zigzags and fringed lines wrapping the forearm near the wrist.
Black geometric band on a forearm
Black and grey tribal swirl tattoo of bold bands and spirals across a person's lower back and waist, shown in a black and white photograph.
Tribal swirl tattoo across lower back
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 pairs of legs and feet on a bed show matching solid black band tattoos around the calves, with a small script tattoo on one ankle.
Matching black bands on two calves
Two side-by-side photos of solid black band tattoos encircling the ring finger, one thick and one fine, in a blackwork and fine line style.
Black band rings on the ring finger
Black and white photo of a shaved-headed man seen from behind, with a large blackwork tribal tattoo across his back, shoulders and upper arm.
Blackwork tribal back and shoulder tattoo
Black ink tribal sleeve in Polynesian-style patterns covering the shoulder and upper arm of a man wearing a black vest top.
Tribal sleeve over shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey diptych of a shirtless man with two bold chevron stripe tattoos, one running down the side of his ribs and one from the shoulder down the upper back.
Chevron stripes along ribs and back
Woman sitting cross-legged on grass with a black geometric blackwork band tattooed on her upper arm and down towards her forearm.
Black geometric band on upper arm
Black and grey geometric armband tattoo with chevrons and triangles wrapping the forearm near the elbow.
Geometric armband tattoo on forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoos on a pair of lower legs, with a honeycomb hexagon pattern on the left calf and concentric arcs on the right.
Blackwork geometric bands on lower legs
Two forearms with matching black bands and a dotwork fade in black ink on a blanket background, in a blackwork and dotwork style on the forearm.
Two black bands and dotwork fade on forearms
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 blackwork band tattoo on a forearm, with a white ampersand left as negative space in the solid black ink.
Ampersand band on a forearm
Two black and grey Celtic knotwork band tattoos wrap around fingers on two hands, in a blackwork style on the hand.
Celtic knot bands on two fingers
Three side-by-side views of a black and coloured tribal-style tattoo on a calf, with a sun-like motif, triangles and stars, shown in red, blue and black ink.
Tribal calf sleeve with stars
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering the upper arm, shoulder and chest, with bold solid patterns and a central sun-like motif.
Polynesian tribal shoulder and chest piece
Two hands resting together with black blackwork motifs and solid ring bands tattooed on the fingers, plus a dot beside several motifs.
Blackwork motifs and bands on fingers
Black tribal band tattoo with geometric motifs and a central eye symbol wrapping around a calf, photographed indoors on a patterned tiled floor.
Tribal bands tattoo on a lower leg
Black and white photo of a forearm with bold black blackwork bands and thin parallel stripes wrapping around it, with a curved swoosh near the wrist.
Black bands wrapping a forearm
Black tribal band design on a white background, with a stylised face and spiral patterns on the left, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement visible.
Tribal band design with face motif
Black blackwork tattoo on a leg, with a honeycomb of hexagons on the calf, parallel lines running down the shin and curved bands across the thigh.
Blackwork honeycomb and lines on a leg
Close-up of a leg with two solid black brushstroke bands tattooed across the calf, in a blackwork style.
Two black brushstroke bands on a calf
Black tribal band design of interlocking swirls, spirals and curved motifs on a white background, suitable as an armband style tattoo.
Tribal band design in solid black
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of diagonal bands with thin white gaps running down the calf and shin, shown from the back and side view.
Diagonal blackwork bands on a calf
Black ink Polynesian tribal tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with spirals, triangles and diamond bands on bare skin.
Polynesian tribal tattoo across shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey dotwork armband tattoo on a forearm, with stippled shading fading into a dark treeline-like edge and a small dot above it.
Dotwork band with treeline on forearm
Two clasped hands, each ring finger carrying a black band tattoo of angular geometric marks, with grey skulls in the background.
Matching band tattoos on two ring fingers
Small black fine line diamond tattoo on a finger, beside a black striped band tattoo on the next finger.
Diamond tattoo on a finger
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
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 and grey blackwork tattoo on a forearm, showing two solid black bands above a fine-line geometric pattern of interlocking triangles near the wrist.
Black band cuff with geometric lines on a wrist
Back view of a woman in a black dress with black and grey wing tattoos on her shoulder blades, an ouroboros on the mid-back and bands on her upper arm.
Wings and ouroboros on a back
Black ink Polynesian-style tribal tattoo with chevrons and geometric bands covering a lower leg, shown against a black background.
Polynesian-style bold blackwork calf sleeve
Black geometric blackwork bands and triangles across the back of a hand and onto the wrist, against a patterned grey background.
Geometric blackwork on the back of a hand
Black tribal sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with bold geometric bands, chevrons and solid black blocks in a Polynesian-inspired style.
Tribal shoulder and upper arm sleeve
Blackwork band tattoo with light negative-space shapes across the inner forearm, partly covered by a dark sleeve.
Black band with negative space on a forearm
Close crop of a bold black tribal-style band with swirling curls across a man's lower abdomen above his jeans, in blackwork style.
Black tribal band across the lower abdomen
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
Black tribal tattoo covering a shirtless man's shoulder and upper arm, in a blackwork style with a large central circular motif.
Polynesian-style tribal shoulder and arm tattoo
Black linework tattoo covering a forearm in lattice, dot and bands patterns, with geometric and dotwork styling, photographed in black and grey.
Geometric lattice sleeve on a forearm
Greyscale drawing of a realistic wolf head framed by bold black tribal bands, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Wolf head with tribal blackwork bands
Black tribal tattoo with a sun face on a shirtless man's chest, continuing over the shoulder and down the upper arm and forearm in a Polynesian-inspired blackwork style.
Tribal sun chest and full arm sleeve
Black blackwork tattoo of three ornate arrows with beaded shafts on the inner forearm, with two black zigzag bands circling the arm above them.
Three arrows and zigzag bands on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork band tattoo on the inner forearm, with a large spiral and chevron and zigzag patterns.
Polynesian-style band with spiral on a forearm