Blade tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black and grey tattoo of a spear with a patterned shaft and overlapping circles, on the inner upper arm.
Spear with overlapping circles on the arm
Two hands held up with fine line lightsaber tattoos on the index fingers, a blue blade on the left and a red blade on the right, placed beside paper lightsaber cutouts.
Lightsaber finger tattoos in blue and red
Colour realism tattoo on a lower leg showing a pale blue portrait of a dark-haired face beside scissor blades and white snowflakes.
Blue portrait with scissor blades and snowflakes on a calf
Traditional style dagger tattoo in grey shading with an orange banner across the blade, on the outer calf.
Dagger with banner on a calf
Close photograph of two fingers with small lightsaber tattoos, a green blade on the left finger and a red blade on the right, both with grey hilts.
Lightsaber tattoos on two fingers
Black tribal tattoo of interlocking spirals and curved blades across a woman's shoulder and upper chest, with her face cropped at the mouth and chin.
Tribal spiral tattoo on a shoulder
Small lightsaber tattoo on the side of a finger, with a black hilt and a green blade drawn in simple linework.
Lightsaber tattoo on a finger
Flash design of crossed swords, axes, a game controller and a Pokeball around a banner reading Gamer Forever, shown on a dark textured background.
Gamer Forever weapons emblem
Sketchy grey and blue mechanical tool tattoo across a side ribcage, with the arm raised above it.
Mechanical tool tattoo on the ribs
Traditional style tattoo of a dagger piercing a layered flower with black outlines, grey shading and yellow accents, on the forearm.
Dagger and flower on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a heart formed from feathered wings, with two birds inside and crossed blades at the base, drawn as a tattoo design.
Winged heart with two birds and crossed blades
Pencil sketch of an outlined heart pierced diagonally by a dagger, drawn on a page of a spiral sketchbook.
Heart pierced by a dagger sketch
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a fox head with a dagger driven through it, placed centrally on the chest.
Fox head pierced by a dagger on the chest
Realism colour tattoo on a calf of a scarred horror villain in a teal brimmed hat, with long metal blades on a glove, set against a red background.
Horror villain with bladed glove on a calf
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an ornate spear or dagger running diagonally along a forearm.
Ornate blade tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a pair of ornate scissors whose blades form the body of a butterfly with outstretched wings.
Butterfly scissors design
Black and grey traditional style drawing of a dagger with a ribbed handle and blood drops, shown as a standalone tattoo design.
Dagger with blood drops flash design
Black and grey traditional dagger design with an ornate hilt and shaded blade, drawn on a white strip of paper over a dark wooden surface.
Ornate dagger flash design
Traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing a red snake, a blade, a lightning bolt, a red rose and a banner reading They Make A Master Of Death.
Snake, rose and banner on a thigh
Red fine line design of a rose with leaves and a thorned stem wrapped around a knife, shown on a plain white background.
Rose wrapped around a knife
Pencil drawing of a traditional-style dagger with the name Rumplestiltskin on the blade and a banner reading All Magic Comes With a Price, drawn as a tattoo design.
Dagger and banner reading All Magic Comes With a Price
Realism portrait tattoo on a calf of a pale figure with wild dark hair, crossed metal blades over the chest and a small yellow boat detail.
Portrait tattoo with bladed hands on calf
Traditional-style tattoo of a red snake coiled around a blade with a green hilt, on the inner forearm of a hand raised in a pink glove.
Snake and blade on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a dagger piercing a red rose with green leaves, placed on the inner forearm of a person wearing a navy striped top.
Dagger and rose on a forearm
Six black and white ornamental designs in a row, each a symmetrical, pointed motif with fine lines, scrolls or solid blocks, shown as tattoo flash on a white background.
Six black ornamental line designs
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a raven head above a human face in profile, with a small red beak accent and a dagger with a red blade at the lower left.
Raven and face with dagger on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoos of a pair of scissors on one forearm and a cat's head on the other forearm, with shading in a dotwork style.
Scissors and cat on two forearms
Black and grey traditional-style dagger tattoo with an ornate hilt and downward-pointing blade, placed on the centre of a person's chest beneath an open denim shirt.
Traditional dagger on the centre of the chest
Black lettering reading "contribute to the chaos" above a small colour knife tattoo with a red handle and green blade on a forearm.
Contribute to the chaos lettering with knife on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of an open umbrella with lightning bolts, grey clouds and raindrops across the back of a hand.
Umbrella and lightning on the hand
Black and grey traditional-style drawing of a straight razor resting across a rose with leaves, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Straight razor and rose flash design
Black and white flash design of a skull pierced by a dagger, with the words MISTAKES WERE MADE beneath, suitable as a tattoo design.
Skull pierced by a dagger with lettering
Colour traditional style tattoo of a dagger with a green gem on the grip and red accents, on the forearm.
Traditional dagger on a forearm
Black tribal tattoo with curved blade-like shapes, chevron bands and a spiral on the side of the ribs.
Tribal-style tattoo on the side of the ribs
Black linework tattoo across a person's upper back, showing large blackletter letters, a skeletal hand holding blades, and smaller lettering, in a lettering-led style.
Blackletter lettering and skeletal hand on a back
Two hands held together showing matching lightsaber tattoos on the index fingers, one with a red blade and one with a purple blade, both with black hilts.
Lightsaber tattoos on two index fingers
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a skull with a long beard and wide-brimmed hat, beside a rose, on the thigh.
Skull figure with hat and rose on thigh
White line drawing of an open hand gripping a dagger on a black background, a fine line tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Hand gripping a dagger line drawing
Black and grey hand with a blade through it and red drips of blood, tattooed on the upper arm and shoulder in a traditional style.
Hand and blade on upper arm
Two matching lightsaber tattoos on forearms, one with a pink blade and one with a green blade, in a fine line style.
Matching lightsaber tattoos on forearms
Black and grey traditional dagger tattoo with a twisted grip and shaded blade on the inner forearm, resting on white kitchen roll.
Dagger tattoo on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a yellow sword with a black crossguard and red grip on the upper arm, with bold black outlines.
Yellow sword on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of the word Beauty in script lettering, with an ornate dagger blade running into the B, on the inner forearm.
Beauty script with blade on forearm
Black and grey tribal design drawing of a curling swirl with spiked edges and a tapering tail, shown on a white background with no body part visible.
Black tribal swirl design with spiked edges
Traditional style forearm tattoo of a red and grey anchor wrapped in banners reading Hold Fast, 604 and In Christ, with blue roses.
Traditional anchor and roses on a forearm
Realism style colour tattoo of a bladed claw glove with blood-dripping slashes above script reading Psalm 23:4, on the side of the ribs.
Bladed claw glove with Psalm 23:4 on ribs
Black and grey flash design of a dagger piercing a heart with a wavy ribbon across it and three drops below, in a traditional style with no body placement shown.
Dagger through a heart with ribbon
Black blackwork flash design of a stylised dagger with an elongated figure-shaped hilt and a long pointed blade on a white background.
Stylised dagger flash design