Chain tattoo ideas

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Upper arm and shoulder tattoo of black lace ornament with dangling chains, an anchor and a feather, with soft pink petals at the top.
Lace, anchor and feather upper arm tattoo
Black and grey biomechanical tattoo on a forearm, showing pistons, pipes and a chain through a torn skin effect in a realistic style.
Biomechanical pistons and pipes on a forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of pink peonies, a bud and green leaves with grey filigree and dangling chains, placed on the thigh.
Pink peonies and chains on a thigh
Traditional tattoo of a swallow above a compass with chain links and orange and purple flowers on a forearm.
Swallow, compass and flowers on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion wearing a crown with a lettered banner and a hanging chain, on the upper arm.
Realistic lion with crown and chain on upper arm
Mixed-colour tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm, with black lace-like ornament, pink and purple flowers, dangling chains, an anchor charm and a feather.
Black lace and pink flower shoulder piece
Black and grey photograph of a small solid black whale tail tattoo on a finger, with a fine chain draped across the back of the hand.
Whale tail on a finger
Colour flash design of a burning pirate ship above an octopus wrapped around an anchor, with skeleton arms and a skull and crossed swords at the top.
Pirate ship, octopus and anchor sleeve design
Realistic colour back tattoo of a green-skinned mermaid bound in rope, with red octopus tentacles over the shoulder and arm, jellyfish, coral and passion flowers below.
Mermaid and octopus back piece
Black and grey realism tattoo on the upper back showing a pocket compass, a chain and the script words To Die Would Be An Awfully Big Adventure.
Compass and quote lettering on a shoulder blade
Pencil drawing of a vertical clockwork design with two clock faces, meshing gears and ornate filigree scrollwork, shown in black and grey.
Clockwork design with gears and pocket watches
A bronze-brown mandala-style tattoo on the lower calf of a foot resting on sand, with a layered silver chain anklet and coin charms.
Mandala tattoo on a calf with silver anklet
Realistic colour tattoo on a forearm showing the AC/DC logo above a chained bell marked AC/DC, set against orange flames.
AC/DC logo and bell on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design with a keyhole plate, chain links, ribbons and a key, shown on a white background with no body part visible.
Keyhole, chain and ribbon design
Neo-traditional tattoo of three red roses, a grey pocket watch and a hanging chain on a calf.
Roses and pocket watch on a calf
Pen drawing of a lotus flower flanked by crescent moons, with a dotted chain and teardrop pendants hanging below, in black ink on cream paper.
Lotus with crescent moons and dotted drapes
Two traditional tattoos: a green and yellow face in profile with a pink heart and chain on the upper arm, and a cuffed hand holding a diamond with PRISONER JEWELLERY lettering on the thigh.
Traditional face, heart and chain with cuffed hand
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a seated baby Buddha on a lotus flower with an om symbol and dotted droplet chains below, on an upper arm.
Seated Buddha on a lotus, upper arm
Sheet of metallic gold henna-style flash designs including a mandala, paisley motifs, lace bands and dotted chain borders on a white background.
Gold henna-style flash sheet
Realistic colour tattoo on a shoulder showing a grey pocket watch, a blue police box and a purple galaxy with a glowing orb.
Pocket watch and police box on a shoulder
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a winged white cat with a red ear and a gold keyhole, set against a purple and yellow moon on an arm.
Winged cat with keyhole on an arm
Black and grey tattoo on the side of a thigh showing a solid silhouette of a figure with a chain and ring charm above it and two small shapes between them.
Silhouette figure and keyring charm on thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a pocket watch with a chain, a red poppy and an eye in a triangle on the watch face, on a forearm.
Pocket watch and poppy on a forearm
Black linework flash design on aged parchment showing a lace top hat, pocket watch, rabbits, clouds and a teacup, with a red-haired face at the base.
Top hat, pocket watch and rabbits design
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and fine mechanical detail, shown on an arm.
Realistic pocket watch with Roman numerals
Black and grey tattoo of an ornate key on a beaded chain above a keyhole set in filigree scrollwork, on the forearm.
Ornate key and keyhole scrollwork on an arm
Three-stage tattoo design of a pocket compass with a butterfly across the dial, shown as line art, greyscale shading and full colour.
Compass and butterfly design in three stages
Black ink ornamental mandala and scrollwork tattoo on an upper arm, shown in a casual indoor photo.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a hanging teardrop pendant on the inner wrist and forearm.
Mandala wrist tattoo with teardrop pendant
Black ink blackwork tattoo of a sugar skull built from a bicycle, chainrings and a chain, on a calf.
Sugar skull made of bicycle parts on a calf
Flash sheet of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo designs, including feathers, mandalas, florals and the words hope, believe, dream and faith.
Metallic gold and silver temporary tattoo sheet
Black and grey cartoon-style tattoo of a smiling dark-haired character holding a saw, with chain-like lettering above, on the lower leg.
Cartoon character with a saw on a leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in jewelled headdress and fan of peacock-style feathers, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Ornate portrait with feather headdress on upper arm
Black ink tattoo on the outer thigh of a lace-patterned design with a central lotus flower, swirling scrolls and hanging chain-like drops, in blackwork style.
Lace-style lotus and chain thigh piece
Grey shaded bare tree with gnarled branches and a red heart hanging from a chain, tattooed along the side of the ribs.
Red heart hanging from a shaded bare tree
Black outline tattoo of a rose with ribbon, leaves and dangling chain ornament across the upper abdomen, above a navel piercing.
Rose and chain ornament on the upper abdomen
Packaged sheet of gold and silver metallic Batman temporary tattoos, including bat symbols, stars, a chain bracelet design and a butterfly motif, on a white backing.
Batman temporary tattoo sheet in gold and silver
Black fine line tattoo of a crescent moon with a sleeping face, dotted beads and geometric diamond drops across the upper back.
Crescent moon with dotwork on upper back
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing an open pocket watch with visible gears and Roman numerals, surrounded by acanthus-style scrolls and a beaded chain, shown in black and grey.
Pocket watch with scrollwork and bead chain
Bare feet with temporary metallic gold and silver geometric triangles, a chain anklet design, an arrow and toe rings on the foot.
Gold and silver metallic foot tattoos
Black fine-line lace mandala with a feather and dangling chains tattooed on the upper thigh, shown in three side-by-side photographs.
Lace mandala with dangling feather
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with a beaded chain and leafy scrollwork on the forearm.
Pocket watch with chain and scrollwork
Metallic gold and silver diamond motifs with chain detail across the chest and midriff of a tanned torso, in a bikini top.
Gold diamond chest and midriff design
Fine line ink drawing of a dreamcatcher with a spiral web, three feathers and dangling chains, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and chains
Black and grey realistic pocket watch tattoo with Roman numerals and a looping chain and T-bar across the forearm.
Pocket watch and chain on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass rose with a ribbon banner and an open pocket watch on chain, on the inner forearm.
Compass and pocket watch on a forearm
Blue ink drawing of a raven carrying a key on a chain above an open birdcage with a feather, a flash design for a tattoo.
Raven with key and birdcage design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with a clock face and pocket watch across a person's upper back.
Skull and pocket watch across a back