Band tattoo ideas

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

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Black geometric band tattoo of triangles and chevrons wrapped around a forearm near the wrist, in blackwork style.
Geometric band tattoo around a forearm
Close-up of a woman's upper arm with silver metallic temporary tattoos of diamond lattice and linear geometric bands, in a Geometric style.
Silver geometric arm bands on upper arm
Two matching black bracelet-style tattoos on the inner wrists, with lace-like bands, dotted lines and a small anchor motif.
Matching lace and anchor bracelet tattoos on wrists
Black blackwork armband tattoo with tribal-style geometric bands wrapping around an upper arm, shown against a white sleeve.
Tribal-style armband on the upper arm
Black blackwork tattoo of concentric tree rings with a ragged black band border, covering the back of a calf.
Tree rings on a calf
Close view of a bold black Polynesian tribal tattoo covering a man's shoulder, upper arm and chest, with geometric bands and chevron patterns.
Polynesian tribal shoulder and chest piece
Black line drawing flash sheet of a geometric style design, with two facing stylised birds at the top, a horizontal band of X-shaped motifs in the middle and a stepped chevron below.
Geometric flash sheet with birds, band and chevron
Black Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, photographed outdoors with a sandy beach and sea behind.
Polynesian-style shoulder and upper arm tattoo
Black ink Roman numerals wrap around a forearm beside an ornate filigree circle with a central horizontal line and dot, in clean linework.
Roman numerals and filigree circle on forearm
Black and grey photograph of a forearm with a blackwork tattoo of two bands at the wrist and three bold stripes further up the arm.
Striped bands on a forearm
Close view of a fine line tattoo of two thin black parallel bands wrapped around a forearm, worn with a black V-neck top.
Two thin parallel bands on a forearm
Line drawing of a slender snake with black skin, red and white bands and a black head, shown as a flash design on a plain white background.
Banded snake design on white
Sheet of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo designs, including shells, arrows, chain bands, waves and fern fronds.
Gold and silver metallic tattoo design sheet
Close view of a bare thigh with gold, silver and black geometric block tattoos and a gold chevron band, with a small gold mark on the back of the hand.
Metallic geometric temporary tattoos on thigh and hand
Black and grey photo of a forearm with two bold outlined geometric band tattoos, one above the other, filled with symmetrical leaf-like patterns.
Two geometric bands on a forearm
Close photo of a forearm with two pairs of solid black bands tattooed around it in blackwork style, one pair above the elbow and one near the wrist.
Black band armband tattoo on forearm
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork sleeve on an arm, with a mandala-style motif on the upper arm and bands of pattern running down the forearm.
Geometric dotwork sleeve on an arm
Shirtless man with black geometric bands and parallel lines tattooed on his forearm and upper arm, with a solid band around the wrist of the other arm.
Black banded linework on forearm and upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a pink flower and orange leaves in a black cuff band with orange dotted borders, on the forearm near the wrist.
Traditional flower cuff on a wrist
Black and grey Celtic knotwork band with a turquoise heart at its centre, tattooed around the inner wrist.
Celtic knot band with blue heart on wrist
Forearm tattoo of five bird silhouettes perched on a black wire between three horizontal black bands, with one bird filled in blue.
Five birds on a wire forearm band
Blackwork geometric tattoo of parallel bands and a diamond pattern on a forearm and wrist, partly covered by a turquoise bracelet.
Black geometric bands on wrist with turquoise jewellery
Black fine line lace garter tattoos with small bows and dotted lines wrap both legs on the calf, shown in a photo with a hand and dark fabric at the bottom.
Lace garter bands with bows on both legs
Colour tattoo of three cartoon puppet musicians stacked down the calf, one playing drums, one with a saxophone, and one with a trombone and keyboard.
Colourful puppet band tattoo on a calf
Five vertical strips of black geometric patterns on white, including diamonds, triangles and chevrons, shown as flash designs with no body placement visible.
Five black geometric band designs
Black linework tattoo of stacked wavy lines forming a band across the inner forearm, in a fine line and blackwork style.
Wavy line band on a forearm
Black lace-pattern tattoo band around the upper thigh, drawn in blackwork and dotwork style, with a bathtub edge visible behind the leg.
Lace band tattoo on a thigh
Black tribal tattoo with bands, chevrons and solid black panels wrapping the upper arm and shoulder.
Polynesian-style tribal sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal band with frangipani flowers and spiral motifs curving up a calf.
Polynesian band with flowers on a calf
Black lace-style band tattoo with roses and fine script lines wrapped around the upper thigh of a woman in a black corset.
Lace band tattoo on a thigh
Black ink ornamental blackwork tattoo covering the back of a hand and fingers, with bands of fine lines and filigree patterns.
Ornamental blackwork bands across the back of a hand
Black ink tattoo of two stylised birds flanking a flower in a band around the wrist, beside a small white puppy's paw on a wooden deck.
Folk birds and flower wrist band
Black and white photo of two hands clasped together, each ring finger wearing a black banded ring tattoo.
Matching black band ring tattoos on fingers
Two side-by-side photos of a blackwork tattoo of three solid black bands encircling a lower leg just below the knee.
Three solid black bands on a calf
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm, with a mandala on the shoulder and a serpent over geometric bands.
Mandala shoulder and serpent sleeve on upper arm
Two interlocked hands showing small black tribal-style band tattoos on the fingers, with silver and black nail art.
Tribal finger bands on interlocked hands
Black tribal-style sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, with spiral and band patterns in solid black ink.
Tribal-style black sleeve on arm and shoulder
Two black tribal-style armband tattoos on a pair of forearms, one with interlocking circles and zigzag bands and the other with circles, a checkerboard and parallel lines, placed on the forearms.
Geometric armband tattoos on both forearms
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of interlocking chain links wrapped with braided rope bands around a forearm, shown in two close-up panels.
Chain links and rope band on a forearm
Black ornamental designs with bands, dots and mandala-like motifs across the fingers and backs of both hands, with pale pink almond nails.
Ornamental finger and hand designs in black ink
Fine line tattoo of alternating grey and red parallel lines wrapping around the inner forearm and wrist.
Parallel lines wrapped around a forearm
Sheet of gold metallic temporary tattoo designs on white, including chain links, quatrefoil bands, triangle patterns, leaf borders and wing motifs.
Gold metallic temporary tattoo sheet
Black lace-pattern tattoo wrapping the wrist and forearm, shown in a blackwork style in a two-panel close-up.
Lace cuff tattoo on wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo wrapped around the forearm like a band, showing a shaded forest silhouette with a small moon above the treeline.
Forest band tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of feathers with orange and red accents and a black beaded band across the inner upper arm.
Feathers with a beaded band on the upper arm
Black ink Polynesian tribal sleeve tattoo covering a man's upper arm and shoulder, with bold solid bands and geometric patterns.
Polynesian tribal full arm sleeve
Close-up of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on a forearm and hand, with geometric bands, scales and a small pineapple design.
Metallic geometric temporary tattoos on forearm and hand
Black band tattoo with white botanical linework of peonies, leaves and small flowers around the upper arm, shown in three photographs.
Floral band tattoo around the upper arm