Band tattoo ideas

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

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A hand reaching out against a dark background, with thin black fine line bands tattooed around the fingers.
Fine line bands across fingers
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
A fresh red and black ornamental tattoo on a calf, being worked on with a tattoo machine by a tattooist in white gloves.
Red and black ornamental tattoo being inked on a calf
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
Fine line black twisted rope band tattoos wrapped around a finger on each of two hands, one on the ring finger and one on the middle finger.
Twisted rope ring tattoos on two fingers
Pencil drawing of a black and grey tribal design with bands of triangles, chevrons and diamond lattice, shaped to curve over a body.
Black and grey tribal pattern design sketch
Silver metallic temporary tattoo of a mandala on the back of a hand, with chevron and diamond bands across the wrist and lacy motifs on the fingers.
Silver mandala and wrist bands on a hand
Gold and black metallic temporary tattoos include a spread-winged bird on the upper arm, a dotted geometric band on the forearm and a floral design on the foot.
Metallic temporary tattoos on legs at the beach
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
Black ink Polynesian-style band tattoo with spirals and triangles wrapped around a tanned wrist, photographed against sand and sea foam.
Polynesian-style band tattoo on wrist
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-style band tattoo wrapping the inner forearm, with a shaded flower and swirling motifs, in black ink on skin.
Tribal band with flower on a forearm
Two forearms with silver and gold metallic temporary tattoo bands and ornamental patterns, seated on a patterned blanket.
Metallic temporary arm bands
Black and white photo of a fine-lined ornamental tattoo with scrollwork and leaf shapes on a finger, with a second ornamental tattoo partly visible on the back of the hand.
Ornamental band tattoo on a finger
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
Two black and grey photographs of a forearm with a fine line tattoo of four parallel bands around the wrist, and on the left a triangle with a horizontal bar and small marks below it.
Four-line band and triangle on a forearm
Black and white photo of a forearm with five thin black horizontal lines tattooed in parallel bands around it, in a fine line style on the forearm.
Five parallel lines around a forearm
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
Close view of a wrist with fine line black banded tattoos, one with a chain pattern, worn beneath a silver bracelet and a gold woven dress.
Banded wrist tattoos under a gold bracelet
Black and grey braided band tattoo with a crescent motif across the inside of a wrist.
Braided band with crescent on wrist
Two hands held together, each showing a black geometric band tattoo of zigzag lines around a finger, placed on the Hand.
Geometric finger band tattoos on two hands
Gold and black metallic temporary tattoo bands with diamond and eye motifs on a forearm, with a hand raising a glass of white wine by the sea.
Metallic geometric bands on a wrist
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
Sheet of metallic gold and silver geometric band designs, including chevrons, diamonds, triangles and leaf motifs, shown as flash with no body placement visible.
Gold and silver geometric armband designs
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 infinity-style band tattoo wrapped around a finger on a hand against a red background.
Infinity band tattoo on a middle finger
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
Black blackwork tribal band with feathers and a curled column motif on an upper arm, with a yellow top and blue floor behind.
Black tribal feather band on an upper arm
Black ink floral lace band tattoo wrapping around the wrist and lower forearm of a person wearing a ring.
Floral lace band on wrist
Fine line geometric tattoos on the fingers of a hand, including chevrons, arrows, dots, short lines and a small circle, in black ink.
Geometric finger tattoos on a hand
Black fine line tattoo of chevron lines radiating from a central line across the back of a hand and onto the wrist, in a geometric style.
Chevron line tattoo across the back of a hand
Forearm and wrist wearing stacked metallic gold and black geometric band tattoos with dots, leaf, quatrefoil and diamond patterns.
Stacked gold and black armband tattoos
Close view of a woman's upper arm with two solid black blackwork bands tattooed around it, with a grey t-shirt and one hand resting on her hip.
Two solid black bands on upper arm
Two fine line geometric tattoos on fingers: a lattice band around one finger and a stacked cross motif on the adjacent finger, in black ink.
Lattice band and cross tattoos on fingers
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
Two hands overlapping, each ring finger with a solid black band tattoo of looped swirl ornament, in blackwork style on the hand.
Matching black band tattoos on ring fingers
Black dotwork lace band tattoo with dangling dotted lines on the lower leg above the ankle, worn beside a black peep-toe heel.
Lace band with dotted drops on an ankle
Back of a woman's neck, partly hidden by her hair, showing a black geometric band of triangles tattooed at the nape.
Triangle band tattoo on the nape of the neck
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an ornate diamond and cross motif wrapped around a finger, with black nail polish on the hand.
Ornamental dotwork on a finger
Flash sheet of gold and silver metallic geometric tattoo designs, including arrows, diamonds, a lattice band and sun motifs, on a dark grey background.
Metallic geometric tattoo design sheet
Close-up of an upper arm with metallic gold, silver and blue temporary tattoos of a feather and geometric bands and diamonds, with a beach behind.
Metallic geometric temporary tattoos on an upper arm
Black and white photo of two raised hands with triangle, chevron and dot designs on the fingers and wrists.
Geometric triangle and dot designs on hands
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo bands with scale, chevron, dot and swirl patterns wrapped across a forearm.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on forearm