Celtic knot tattoo ideas

228 photos and flash · 18% Geometric, 13% Blackwork · Forearm most common

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Colour tattoo of a Celtic knot shamrock with heart-shaped leaves, shaded in green and yellow with a black outline, on skin.
Celtic knot shamrock tattoo
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 white photo of a woman seen from behind, with a solid black tree of life inside a Celtic knot circle on her upper back.
Tree of life in a Celtic knot circle on upper back
Black and white design of two crossed swords framed by four Celtic triquetra knots and ornate shield-like motifs, suitable as tattoo flash.
Crossed swords with Celtic triquetra knots
Two matching black outline triquetra knot tattoos, one on an upper arm and one on a forearm, with solid black linework and unshaded white interiors.
Matching triquetra knot tattoos on two arms
Black and grey Celtic triquetra knot tattoo with swirling linework and dots, placed on the upper back.
Celtic triquetra knot with swirls on the back
Watercolour-style celtic tree of life design in teal, blue, purple and green, with interlaced knotwork trunk, spiral branches and a trinity knot base.
Celtic tree of life knotwork design
Mirrored pair of wings drawn in Celtic interlace knotwork in brown lines on a beige background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Celtic knotwork wings design
Black and grey drawing of a tree of life with interlaced branches, flanked by two wolves and framed by a Celtic knotwork border, shown as a flash design rather than on skin.
Tree of life with wolves in a Celtic knot circle
Teal and green ornamental owl design perched on a bare branch, with knotwork on the chest and filigree across the face and wings, shown as a drawn tattoo design.
Ornamental owl perched on a branch
Black line drawing of two spotted toadstools above a circular Celtic interlace knot, with leaves and curling tendrils at the base.
Mushrooms and Celtic knot design
Close-up of a green and grey Celtic knotwork butterfly tattoo with spiral wing tips on skin.
Celtic knot butterfly tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo on a shoulder and upper back, showing torn skin that reveals metal armour plates with rivets and a buckle, with a Celtic knot on the shoulder cap.
Torn skin revealing armour with Celtic knot
Black tribal swirls frame a white Celtic knot with blue shading behind it, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Celtic knot with tribal swirls design
Bear paw print filled with Celtic knotwork in copper tones on a black background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Bear paw with Celtic knotwork
Black ink flash sheet of six Celtic-style interlace designs, including animal knotwork bands, a round knot and a rectangular panel with a triskele.
Celtic interlace flash sheet
Black flash design of a tree of life with spreading roots and branches, enclosed in an interlaced Celtic knotwork circle.
Tree of life in a Celtic knot circle
Neo-traditional tattoo of a red bird head with a feathered crest inside a rope-edged heart on a forearm, with a Celtic knot charm hanging below.
Red bird in rope heart on forearm
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
Four tattoo design drawings on a white background: an outlined infinity loop with heart ends, a treble and bass clef forming a heart, a grey Celtic heart knot, and an infinity loop with two red
Infinity hearts, clef and knot design sheet
Two matching black Celtic knot tattoos in bold linework on the wrists of two hands clasped together.
Matching Celtic knot wrist tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo across a shoulder and upper back, showing torn skin revealing armour straps, buckles and a Celtic knot on the pauldron.
Torn skin armour pauldron with Celtic knot
Black and grey realism tattoo on a shoulder and upper back showing torn skin revealing buckled armour straps and a Celtic knot disc.
Torn skin with Celtic knot armour on shoulder
Two matching blue Celtic knot tattoos, one on each forearm, with dark outlines and soft shading.
Matching blue Celtic knots on forearms
Red and grey Celtic knotwork tattoo with a winged, symmetrical design across the upper back, shown on a person's bare shoulder blade.
Celtic knotwork winged design on upper back
Blue and teal Celtic knotwork crescent moon beside a small knotted five-pointed star, shown as a stencil design on a pale fabric background.
Celtic knot crescent moon and star stencil
Black and white flash design of an ornate Celtic knotwork cross with fleur-de-lis at the arm ends and a Maltese cross at the centre, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Ornate Celtic knot cross
Black and grey Celtic knotwork tattoo covering the shoulder and top of the upper arm of a man, with interlaced white ribbon bands on a dark background.
Celtic knotwork shoulder tattoo
Black line drawing of a Celtic knot style pair of wings framing the Harley-Davidson Motor Cycles bar and shield logo, shown on a plain white background.
Winged Harley-Davidson logo design
Black and grey pencil drawing of an interlocking infinity knot tattoo design with shaded ribbon loops and pointed diamond-shaped crossings.
Interlocking infinity knot design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Viking warrior in a horned helmet, with shield and sword, on an upper arm sleeve that continues into Celtic knotwork on the forearm.
Viking warrior sleeve with Celtic knotwork
Colour tattoo of sunflowers, Celtic knots, a seated fairy and a butterfly across a person's upper back, in a neo-traditional style with black outlines.
Sunflowers, Celtic knots and a fairy on a back
Black ink drawing of a triquetra Celtic knot surrounded by calligraphic swirls and dots on a plain white background, shown as a design with no body placement.
Celtic triquetra knot with swirls
Black and grey Celtic triquetra knotwork tattoo with shaded interlaced loops on the back of a person's neck, with hair falling around it.
Celtic knot tattoo on the back of the neck
Red Celtic knotwork cat in a seated pose with interlaced swirls, drawn as a design on a beige textured background with red crossing lines.
Celtic knotwork cat design
Drawing of a five-pointed Celtic knotwork design in cream with black outlines, with five coloured rings in purple, yellow, blue, red and green, on a teal background.
Celtic knot pentacle with coloured rings
Black and grey claddagh tattoo with a crown, flanked by two Celtic triquetra knots and tribal swirls, across the lower back.
Claddagh with Celtic knots on lower back
Fine line black tattoo of a looped triquetra-style knot on the nape of a person's neck, with hair pulled to one side.
Looped knot on the nape of the neck
Blue and black tattoo of a dragon head merged with a Celtic triquetra knot on a leg, with bold outlines and solid blue fill.
Dragon and Celtic triquetra knot on a leg
Black and grey Celtic knotwork design in a four-pointed shape with a gold triquetra knot at the centre, drawn on a white background.
Celtic knotwork four-point design
Black and white line drawing of a triquetra Celtic knot, three interlaced loops with a solid black centre, shown as a tattoo design.
Triquetra Celtic knot design
Mirrored Celtic knotwork design with two green and blue dragon heads on a black background, drawn as a tattoo-style flash with no body placement shown.
Symmetrical Celtic knot dragons
Black and grey Celtic triquetra knot tattoo on the nape of a woman's neck, with a black strappy harness visible below it.
Celtic triquetra knot at the nape
Black ink drawing of a winged dragon perched above a Celtic triquetra knot, in a blackwork style, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Dragon with Celtic triquetra knot design
Black and white design of a pentagram framed by five interlaced Celtic knotwork ravens, with a knotted star at its centre, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Celtic knot pentagram with five ravens
Black and grey tattoo of a raven head within knotwork wings, with an eight-armed symbol above it, on the upper back.
Raven and knotwork wings on upper back
Black and grey circular Celtic knotwork design with shaded interlaced ribbons, shown as a standalone drawing with no body placement.
Circular Celtic knot design
Two people hold wrists showing matching red and grey Celtic heart knot tattoos on the inner forearm, with the script words Two Hearts and That beat as one.
Matching heart knot wrist tattoos with script