Bat tattoo ideas

201 photos and flash · 20% Neo-trad, 14% Traditional · Forearm most common

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Solid black tattoo of two stick-style figures on a forearm, one with angel-like wings and one with bat-like wings and pointed ears.
Two winged figures on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a grey skull with orange banners reading EVERYDAY IS HALLOWEEN, a bat and a spider on a web, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Skull banner with bat and spider on back
Colour tattoo of Jack Skellington and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas under a large orange moon with bats and pumpkins, across the upper back.
Jack and Sally under a moon on a back
Traditional style tattoo of Zero, the ghost dog, in teal, red and black on a limb, with small dark bat shapes nearby.
Zero the ghost dog in traditional style
Black and grey pencil flash sheet of gothic designs including a girl with braids, a black cat in a bat-winged frame, a cat on a crescent moon, and a heart-framed pair of monster-style profiles.
Gothic flash sheet with cats, moon and portraits
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on a calf of a stitched scarecrow doll in orange overalls holding a lollipop, surrounded by autumn leaves, bats and sweets.
Stitched scarecrow doll with autumn leaves and candy
Colour photo of a black bat wing fading into red with scattered red, green and purple HA lettering on the upper arm.
Bat wing and laughing HA lettering on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a haunted house with a yellow moon and a HAUNTED banner, in teal, yellow and black ink, on an ankle.
Haunted house and moon on an ankle
Colour tattoo of Jack Skellington standing on a glowing jack-o-lantern with bats and purple swirls, in a bold cartoon style on the lower leg.
Jack Skellington on a pumpkin with bats
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a haunted Victorian house with bats, a weathervane and a pumpkin, across the side of a thigh.
Haunted house and bats on a thigh
Before and after photo of a neo-traditional bat tattoo on the shoulder, where a faded grey bat was covered with a bold purple and teal bat with an orange glow.
Purple bat cover-up on shoulder
Neo-trad tattoo of a grey bat with lace-patterned wings draped over a glowing purple crystal ball on a stand, on the calf.
Bat wrapped around a purple crystal ball
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a spread-winged bat with peonies and poppies across a person's upper back.
Bat and peony flowers across upper back
Pastel illustration of a fluffy-headed bat hanging upside down, with a blue ribbon reading EVERYTHING and WILL BE OKAY, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Upside-down bat with Everything will be okay ribbon
Black and grey photo of a small solid black bat tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder blade, seen from behind.
Small bat tattoo on upper back
Black blackwork tattoo of a bat with spread wings in front of a spired gothic castle, on the calf near the knee.
Bat and gothic castle on a leg
Flash sheet of six cartoon tattoo designs in a bold neo-traditional style, each with a slogan banner, including a lemon, a game console and a flame figure.
Six cartoon character tattoo designs on banners
Small solid black bat silhouette blackwork tattoo on the inner forearm, shown in a black and white photo with a soft blurred background.
Small bat silhouette on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a bat-wing emblem filled with three red roses on a teal background, placed on the outer thigh.
Bat emblem filled with three red roses
Pink flash sheet of black and pink horror designs including a skeleton, werewolf head, coffin, raven, snake, bats, eyes and a severed hand.
Horror flash sheet with skeleton and werewolf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hanging bat flanked by two large flowers and leaves, placed across the chest.
Hanging bat with flowers across chest
Before and after comparison of tattoo removal: a dark bat over a moon on a upper body area, and a black phoenix on a forearm, each shown fading to plain skin.
Tattoo removal before and after, bat and phoenix
Black and grey tattoo of a full moon with two silhouetted figures on a spiral hill, bats and clouds, placed across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Full moon, spiral hill and bats on upper back
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing manga-style women, bats, a skull, a checkerboard and an eye in a sunburst.
Black and grey manga-style full sleeve
Four-panel photo of a colourful realism full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing the Joker's face, Batman, bats and a city skyline.
Joker and Batman full arm sleeve
Black and grey tattoo of a snarling bat with spread wings across the front of a neck.
Snarling bat on the neck
Black and grey engraving-style tattoo of a bat and a firefly with dotted arcs and dashed lines on a forearm.
Bat and firefly with dotted geometry on a forearm
Large black and grey back tattoo of a gothic night scene with bats, a moon, a silhouetted couple, a tower and twisted trees, with small red flowers.
Gothic night scene across a full back
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a bat with moon phases and small star dots across its wings, placed on a forearm.
Bat with moon phases on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a skull with two bats and draped pearl chains set with dark gems, shown as a tattoo design on grey paper.
Skull with bats and pearl chains
Black blackwork tattoo of a winged creature with dripping ink and splatter marks across the forearm.
Dripping winged creature on a forearm
Black and grey gothic landscape tattoo across a woman's back, showing a castle, bare trees, bats and an ornate scrolled panel at the base.
Gothic castle and bats across a back
Black and grey dotwork and engraved tattoo of a hanging fruit bat with folded wings on a branch with leaves, on the side of the body.
Hanging fruit bat on a leafy branch
Two tattoos on a forearm: the word Demolition in black lettering with red splashes and a heartbeat line, and Lovers below with black bats, crossed lines and red hearts.
Demolition and Lovers lettering on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a haunted house, full moon, bats and a bare tree on a woman's shoulder and upper back.
Haunted house and graveyard on a shoulder
Neo-trad style tattoo on a lower leg showing a tabby cat's head inside a space helmet, surrounded by colourful nebula clouds and a small black bat.
Cat in a space helmet with nebula on a calf
Black and grey tattoo on a shoulder showing a gothic house, bats, a full moon, crosses on a graveyard hill and a bare tree.
Gothic house and graveyard on a shoulder
Black bat tattoo with purple, curled-tip wings on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Bat with purple wings on the upper back
Black linework flash design of a vertical sleeve layout with a skeleton face, butterfly, voodoo doll with pins, bat-winged figure, Alice-style girl and teacups.
Tim Burton style character sleeve design
Black line drawing flash design of a winged bat over a ribbon banner reading Children of the Night, What Music They Make, with a castle and roses below.
Bat, castle and roses banner design
Black and white flash sheet of three stylised bat head designs stacked vertically, with engraved wings and stippled shading.
Three stacked bat head designs in black ink
Tattoo flash drawing of a tall Halloween sleeve design with a full moon, bats, jack-o'-lanterns, ghosts, a skull and crossbones and a green figure, shown on a white background rather than on skin.
Halloween sleeve design with pumpkins and ghosts
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a solid bat emblem between two lines of rotated lettering, one reading why do we fall and the other so we can learn to pick ourselves up.
Bat emblem and quote on a forearm
Black and grey neo-traditional bat tattoo with lace wings, a skeletal ribcage and a crescent moon across the upper chest and shoulders.
Bat with lace wings across chest
Black and grey flash design of a shaded feather with a flock of bats flying up from its tip on a white background.
Bats flying from a feather
Tall black and white design drawing for a full sleeve, showing cats, bats, waves and a geisha-style figure in a Japanese-influenced style.
Black ink sleeve design with cats, bats and geisha
Black silhouette design of six bats flying in a diagonal line on a white background, decreasing in size towards the bottom.
Six bats in a descending flight line
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cupcake with pink swirled frosting, a skull candy apple, a bat and peppermint sweets on a lower leg.
Cupcake with skull apple and cleaver