Blade tattoo ideas

101 photos and flash · 33% Traditional, 13% Realism · Forearm most common

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Black and grey traditional style flash design of a hockey mask on a blade shape, with the words IT'S FRIDAY FRIDAY curving along the edge.
Hockey mask and blade flash with Friday lettering
Black and grey outline tattoo of an abstract blade-like shape with a leaf-like tip, shaded in grey, on a person's shoulder.
Abstract blade shape on shoulder
Black and white drawing of a symmetrical geometric star design with pointed blades and hexagon shapes, shown as a flash design rather than a tattoo on skin.
Geometric blade star design
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a dragon head and a serpent coiled around a dagger on the forearm.
Dragon and serpent around a dagger on a forearm
Black tribal tattoo of bold circles, spirals and sweeping blades covering a shoulder and upper arm, in a blackwork style.
Tribal shoulder tattoo with spirals and circles
Black and grey tattoo of a standing multi-armed figure holding blades and torches, flanked by coiled serpents, on the upper arm.
Multi-armed figure on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo on a thigh of a smiling masked figure in a top hat, with two red roses and green leaves.
Masked figure and roses on a thigh
Black and grey drawing of a treble clef wrapped in two scroll banners that read I am married to the music, for better or worse, with a pointed blade shape at the top.
Treble clef with quote banners
Close-up of a fine line tattoo of a thin pointed shape, possibly a blade or quill, on the side of a finger, in black ink.
Thin pointed line tattoo on a finger
Upper back tattoo of two lightsabers, one with a metallic hilt and both with red blades and dark smoky shading at the hilts, shown from above.
Two lightsabers across upper back
Two hands held together, each showing a colour traditional dagger tattoo with an eye on the handle, placed on the back of the hand near the wrist.
Traditional dagger tattoos on both hands
Pencilled tattoo flash design of a dagger wrapped in grey scrollwork, with three pink roses and a red drip on the blade.
Dagger, roses and scrollwork design
Black and grey shaded dagger tattoo with scrolled crossguard on a person's ribs, with a white top lifted to show it.
Dagger tattoo on the ribs
Red line drawing of two stylised ornamental shapes on a white background, one tall and pointed, the other containing stylised characters, a flash-style tattoo design.
Red outline design with characters
Side-by-side photos of a small lightsaber tattoo with a red blade and grey hilt on skin over a pale linear mark, with the purple stencil shown on the left.
Lightsaber tattoo over a linear mark
Black and grey tattoo of ornate scissors with shaded blades and filigree handles across a forearm.
Ornate scissors on a forearm
Black and grey flash design of a ram skull with a serpent coiling around it, flanked by two blades and leaves, with the word Capricorn below.
Capricorn ram skull and serpent design
Colour tattoo of two crossed lightsabers, one blue and one red with black hilts, on a freckled limb.
Crossed lightsabers on a leg
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a sword with its blade broken into fragments, running down the inner forearm.
Broken sword across a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a clenched hand holding a knife, in black outline, on the inner forearm.
Fist gripping a knife on a forearm
Fine line black ink finger tattoos on a hand, showing a pentagram in a circle, a sword and a small mallet, with a gold ring on the middle finger.
Fine line finger tattoos of a pentagram and blades
Black and grey dagger tattoo on a thigh and shin, with the blade cut at the knee and dripping, shown in a Traditional style.
Dagger tattoo running over the knee
Forearm tattoo of a dark flower and a blade-like shape, shown with one hand resting on a wooden steering wheel inside a car.
Flower and blade tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a kitchen knife on a forearm, with the blade appearing to sit in the skin.
Kitchen knife on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of wings above two crossed blades across the upper back, with script lettering on each side of the spine.
Winged blades and script on a back
Traditional flash drawing of a dagger with a red rose at its base, with green leaves, small pink flowers and a red star on the hilt.
Dagger and rose flash design
Pen drawing of a tribal-style swirl tattoo design on white paper, with blue and black linework and shaded curls.
Tribal swirl tattoo design in blue and black
Small fine line tattoo of a rose with a stem wrapped around a knife, in black ink on the inside of an ankle, with a rolled denim cuff above.
Fine line rose and knife on an ankle
Realistic colour tattoo of a bladed metal glove with long curved fingers and dripping blood, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Bladed glove tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of a lightsaber on a finger, with a grey and orange hilt and a long blue blade running along the finger.
Lightsaber tattoo on a finger
Traditional style flash drawing of a black dagger piercing two red and orange roses with black leaves and a rose bud.
Dagger and rose flash design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of brass knuckles with a pink bow, hearts and a KNOCKOUT banner on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Brass knuckles with bow and hearts on upper back
Engraved illustration of a sword wrapped in grey ribbons in front of a gold globe and sunburst, drawn in a tattoo-flash style with no body placement shown.
Sword wrapped in ribbons over a golden globe
Black and grey realism tattoo of ornate antique scissors with scrolled handles on the calf.
Ornate antique scissors on a calf
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a dagger piercing a rose, with dotwork shading, on the forearm of a person standing on a tiled floor.
Dagger and rose on a forearm
Black and grey traditional flash sheet showing six dagger designs, each with a ribbon banner curling beneath the blade.
Six traditional dagger designs with banners
Traditional style tattoo of two crossed knives with tan handles, shaded in grey on a forearm.
Crossed knives on a forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a dagger with a green gem on the hilt and a red pommel, sitting on the forearm.
Traditional dagger on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man with swept, wild hair holding a large blade, shown on a limb.
Realistic portrait of a man holding a blade
Black tribal-style design of a winged sword with flowing spiked wings on a white background, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Winged sword tribal design
Black and grey tattoo of two ornate swords with tassel hilts on the side of the ribcage.
Two ornate swords with tassels on the ribs
Watercolour-style tattoo of a dagger with bat wings across the upper back, finished with blue and purple splashes.
Winged dagger with watercolour splashes on upper back
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a dagger with a crossguard on the upper thigh, with a hand holding dark fabric beside it.
Shaded dagger tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a hand gripping a straight razor with eye motifs on the blade, on the calf.
Hand holding a straight razor with eyes
Black ink flash drawing of an angular helmet with a tall blade rising from its crown, shaded with hatched lines and white highlights.
Angular helmet with tall blade
Black line drawing flash design of two roses, a HONOR banner and a blade on cream paper, in a traditional style, with no body placement shown.
Two roses and HONOR banner line drawing
Light grey flame-rayed sun emblem with a central circle and a blade running through it, drawn on a black background as a tattoo design.
Flame sun emblem with a central blade
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded skull with angular frame lines and a dagger below, on the outer forearm.
Skull and dagger on a forearm