Band tattoo ideas

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

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Back view of a shirtless man with a raised arm, showing a solid black tribal blackwork tattoo with triangles and bands across the upper arm and elbow.
Black tribal band on upper arm and forearm
Black geometric armband tattoo with bands of chevrons, triangles and swirling motifs wrapped around an upper arm.
Tribal armband tattoo on upper arm
Several arms linked together, showing gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos of scales and geometric bands on the upper arm, forearm and hand.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos
Two hands rest on a wooden table, each ring finger wearing a black and grey band tattoo, with a partly visible tattoo on the left forearm.
Band tattoos on two ring fingers
Black and white three-panel photo of a blackwork band tattoo of varying black lines wrapping around the wrist.
Striped wrist band tattoo
Black geometric band tattoo wrapping around a woman's bent elbow, with dotwork quatrefoil panels and striped triangles in blackwork style.
Geometric band tattoo around an elbow
Black fine line tattoos of two cartoon figures on the top of a foot and on the thigh, with a black swirl band on the calf.
Matching cartoon line tattoos on foot and thigh
Two hands held together against a dark background, each finger wrapped in several thin black horizontal bands in a geometric style, placed on the fingers.
Banded line tattoos around fingers
Black and grey photograph of a blackwork tribal band tattoo with bold triangles on a man's forearm, above a black wristband.
Tribal band tattoo on a forearm
Black tattoo of a tribal band with spirals and chevron patterns wrapped around a forearm, resting on a dark towel.
Polynesian-style band tattoo on a forearm
Photograph of a hand on dark leather with thin black and yellowish bands and a small black snake tattoo wrapped around one finger.
Snake and bands around a finger
Black tribal tattoo with a central turtle motif wrapping the upper arm and shoulder in a Polynesian-style blackwork design.
Polynesian turtle tribal on upper arm
Two hands with matching black Celtic knotwork band tattoos wrapped around a finger each, in blackwork style on the hand.
Celtic knot band tattoos on two fingers
Black tribal tattoo of a sun motif with triangular and spiral patterns covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a red vest top.
Polynesian sun tribal on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of green holly leaves and red berries wrapping around an ankle, outlined in bold black linework.
Holly and berry band on an ankle
Black and white photo of a solid black armband tattoo with a ragged edge on a person's forearm, in Blackwork style, above a hand reaching down.
Black armband tattoo on a forearm
Black tribal sleeve tattoo with bold geometric bands, triangles and zigzags covering the upper arm and forearm.
Black tribal arm sleeve
Black and white photo of a raised hand with three thin black bands tattooed around the ring finger, in a fine line style.
Three fine lines around a ring finger
Black dotwork mandala armband tattoo on an upper arm, with dotted lines, a solid band and a teardrop motif below.
Black mandala armband tattoo on upper arm
Black ink drawing of a tribal-style crescent band with a shaded flower on a grey background, shown as a tattoo design.
Tribal crescent band with flower
Colour traditional tattoo of a band of red flowers, green leaves and teal circular motifs wrapped around a lower leg above the ankle.
Traditional flower band on ankle
Fine line black wrist tattoo of a dotted and solid band with a small hanging geometric pendant, on a forearm and hand.
Fine line wrist band with small pendant
Flash sheet of metallic gold temporary tattoo designs, including leaf bands, a chain, quatrefoil and diamond lattice panels, a flower motif and a pair of wings.
Metallic gold flash sheet of bands, chains and wings
Black and white pen drawing of a tattoo design showing two plumeria flowers over a band of geometric patterns and curling scrolls, shown on a notebook page beside a black pen.
Plumeria band tattoo design on paper
Black Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with bold triangles, bands and fine hatched fills.
Polynesian tribal upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork tattoo on a forearm, showing a stag silhouette against a moon, flying birds, pine trees and a deer, framed by solid black bands.
Stag and forest band on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a chain link armband wrapping around the upper arm, shown with shading that gives the links a raised, three-dimensional look.
Chain link armband on upper arm
Black tribal tattoo with swirls and triangular patterns curving down the side of a torso over the ribs.
Tribal band tattoo on the side ribs
Black and grey band tattoo on the forearm with stippled shading that suggests a treeline and a small dot above it.
Shaded landscape band tattoo on forearm
Close-up of a hand with a black and grey knotwork band tattoo encircling the base of the ring finger, set against a dark patterned shirt.
Knotwork band tattoo on a ring finger
Black and grey braided armband tattoo wrapped around an upper arm, with a curling line rising from its upper edge.
Braided armband tattoo on upper arm
Bold black tribal tattoo with a large spiral and an interlocking knot band across the upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal swirl and band on upper arm
Black geometric band tattoo of interlocking circles and arcs wrapped around a lower leg, shown in a greyscale photo.
Black geometric band tattoo on a lower leg
Black and grey forearm tattoo combining fine line mountain peaks above a shaded pine forest landscape, with solid and thin bands near the wrist.
Mountain and pine forest forearm tattoo
Two drawn hands showing a lotus and crescent moon design on one palm and a botanical stem and diamond eye design on the other, in black line with a warm peach wash.
Hands with lotus and botanical designs
Black tribal band tattoo wrapping a forearm, with bold solid shapes, triangles and spirals, photographed in black and white.
Tribal band tattoo on a forearm
Small black swirl and dot band tattoo wrapped around a finger on a hand, in a simple linework design.
Swirl band tattoo on a finger
Two clasped hands showing black wristbands and a black bird silhouette on a forearm, with a colourful sleeve tattoo on a third arm.
Black bands and bird silhouettes on forearms
Black blackwork tattoo on a forearm showing a stippled geometric pentagon shape above two solid black bands near the elbow.
Geometric shape and bands on a forearm
Black and white photo of a forearm with three thin black parallel lines tattooed around it, forming a simple armband effect.
Three thin black bands around a forearm
Close-up of a fine line black botanical tattoo of a leafy vine with a small flower, wrapping around the inside of a person's wrist.
Leafy vine band on a wrist
Black and grey geometric wristband tattoo on a forearm, with a band of triangles above a solid black band edged with short vertical strokes.
Geometric wristband tattoo
Close-up of a hand with red nails and a line of gold dotwork across the fingers and back of the hand, with metallic wave bands on the wrist.
Gold dot and metallic wave designs on a hand
Black linework tattoo of an arrow, diamond and dot symbols on the inner wrist, with a triangle, eye and circle design across the back of the hand.
Symbols across wrist and hand
Two photos: a fine line V-shaped band tattoo on a wrist on the left, and a black and grey blackwork band with a large flower across a forearm on the right.
Wrist V-band and floral forearm band
Fine line black tattoos across the fingers of a hand, including a crescent moon, dots, straight lines, a triangle and dotted bands, on the hand and fingers.
Fine line moon and triangle finger tattoos
Two solid black bands tattooed around the ankles, the right one with a thin geometric line design, in a blackwork style.
Black ankle bands on both feet
Black tribal tattoo covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, with solid black circles, spirals and bands on lighter skin.
Black tribal shoulder and upper arm tattoo