Chain tattoo ideas

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Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of beaded chains with droplet pendants draping from the inner wrist onto the palm of a hand.
Fine line beaded chain drape on the wrist
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a rose and a dangling crescent moon charm on a forearm, against a red and navy striped backdrop.
Mandala and rose on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoos of a crescent moon and a sun, each with a face and hanging chain details, shown on two upper thighs.
Crescent moon and sun tattoos on the thighs
Small black fine line tattoo of a mountain range on the upper chest near the collarbone, with a thin chain necklace.
Mountain range tattoo on upper chest
Black ink line drawing of orchids, leaves and beaded chains ending in diamond and teardrop gem shapes, a flash design for a tattoo.
Orchid and jewel drawing with dangling gems
Black fine line tattoo on the wrist designed as a bracelet, with a dotted chain, a small diamond pendant and a crescent moon.
Fine line chain bracelet tattoo on the wrist
White line drawing of a sun with wavy rays framing a dark moon, with dotted chains and stars hanging below a crescent moon on a black background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Sun and crescent moon design
Two matching fine line tattoos of wings above the knees with a dotted chain running down the shins and calves, one with a small interlocked C emblem, on bare legs.
Winged chain tattoos on both legs
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with hanging feathers, beads and a flower, shown across the upper back in a fine line style.
Dreamcatcher with feathers across upper back
Black fine line drawing of a winged heart within a geometric mandala, with hanging chain and bead details, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Winged heart mandala design
Woman seen from behind with long wavy hair and a white crochet top, wearing silver temporary tattoos of scales and a chain motif on her upper arm.
Metallic temporary tattoos on an upper arm
Black fine line chain with looping script wording running down the side of a shirtless man's ribs.
Chain and script down the side ribs
Pen sketch of a birdcage with a songbird and roses in a fine line botanical style, drawn on paper as a tattoo design.
Birdcage, bird and roses design sketch
Black fine line lotus mandala tattoo with dotted chains and drop accents on the inner upper arm.
Lotus mandala on the inner upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a sun and crescent moon with dotted chain garlands and small stars across the ribs, below the chest.
Sun, moon and dotted garland on ribs
Black and grey realism rose with lace and beaded drop chains tattooed across the lower abdomen, above a navel piercing.
Rose and lace tattoo on the lower abdomen
Black line drawing of a lotus mandala with a draped dotted chain, shown as a tattoo design on white paper beside pencils.
Lotus mandala with dotted chain design
Fine line tattoo of a dotted chain bracelet with a small diamond-shaped pendant on the back of a hand and wrist.
Dotted chain bracelet with diamond pendant
Black outline tattoo of a large bow, heart-shaped lock, planetary symbols and keys on the side of the ribs, in fine line style.
Bow, heart lock and keys outline on ribs
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical mandala design with leaf sprigs, dotted chains and droplet shapes, drawn on white paper with fine liner pens beside it.
Mandala design with leaves and dotted chains
Fine line tattoo of a chain garter with dangling beads, a small charm and a feather on the thigh of a seated woman.
Chain garter and feather on a thigh
Fine line black and red tattoo of a dotted chain bracelet with a crescent moon and hanging diamond on the wrist.
Dotted chain bracelet with diamond on wrist
Fine line tattoo on the back of a wrist, showing a thin band, a dotted chain draped across it and a small outlined diamond pendant.
Fine line chain bracelet tattoo on wrist
Close crop of a woman with white ink floral mandala tattoos on her left and right shoulders and a white dotted chain design across her chest, with a white crochet bralette.
White ink mandala shoulder and chest tattoos
Black line drawing of an ornate filigree heart with a fan shell, with chains, stars, anchors and small shells hanging below it, shown as a tattoo design.
Hearts, shells and anchors dangling from chains
Black and grey fine line tattoo on a wrist, shown as a dotted chain bracelet with a diamond charm and a crescent moon.
Fine line bracelet and moon tattoo on wrist
Fine line black tattoo of two hands forming a heart above a chain, placed on the side of the ribs.
Hands forming a heart over a chain on ribs
Black and grey fine line mandala dreamcatcher tattoo with dangling feathers and beaded chains on a person's upper arm.
Mandala and feather dreamcatcher on upper arm
Black ink drawing of an ornate lace-style design with a central heart, leaves, and hanging beaded drops, shown on pale paper.
Lace heart ornament design drawing
Black ink lace-style butterfly tattoo with dangling chain details on the chest beneath the bust, in a blackwork and fine line style.
Black lace butterfly tattoo under the bust
Black fine line geometric tattoo of a vertical symmetrical ornament running down the centre of a person's upper back.
Vertical ornamental motif down the spine
Black script tattoo reading Just Breathe with pink beaded chains and a triangle motif on the top of a foot, above a sandal strap.
Just Breathe script with beaded chains on foot
Close view of a small black fine line tattoo on the side ribs of a person lying down in a white ribbed bodysuit with cut-out sides.
Fine line tattoo on the side ribs
Black line drawing of an elephant head wearing a feathered headdress, with a medallion, flowers and dotted chains, shown as a tattoo design on a cream background.
Elephant head with feathers and dotted chains
Fine line dotwork tattoo of a dotted chain with two diamond charms wrapped around the ankle.
Dotted chain anklet with diamond charms
Black and white photo of a fine line outline of an elephant with its trunk raised, tattooed on the nape of a woman's neck below her hair.
Fine line elephant on the nape
Fine line black tattoo of a chain with a small anchor motif wrapped around the upper thigh of a woman in black underwear and a striped crop top.
Fine line chain and anchor thigh band
Black fine line tattoo of orbiting circles, a dial and a crescent on the inner forearm, in a geometric style.
Orbital astrolabe design on forearm
Two people show matching small black outline paper plane tattoos on their upper arms, in a fine line style, with paper plane pendant necklaces nearby.
Matching paper plane tattoos on upper arms
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two chains with a small diamond pendant and a feather on the inner wrist.
Fine line chains and feather on wrist
Two black and grey dotwork tattoos: a crescent moon with a drawn face and hanging chains on the upper arm, and a draped chain pattern across the shoulder.
Crescent moon and dotwork chains on arm and shoulder
Black and white photo of two hands with fine dotwork tattoos on the fingers, forming chain-like geometric patterns with small triangles and crosses.
Dotwork finger chain tattoos on both hands
Black and grey dotwork-style dragonfly design with ornate wings, a jewelled body and dotted chains hanging beneath, drawn on a lilac grey background.
Ornate dragonfly with dotted chains design
Black and white photo of a small fine line infinity symbol tattoo on the wrist, beside a dark chain bracelet set with large crystals.
Infinity symbol on the wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a molecular chain running vertically down a person's upper back, above a green top.
Molecular chain tattoo down the back
Black fine line cursive lettering between dashed lines on a forearm, with a black chain bracelet tattoo below it near the wrist.
Cursive word between dashed lines on a forearm
Black and grey fine line lotus mandala tattoo with dangling drop details on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a scrolled ornament on the back of a wrist, with a single thin line running up the forearm.
Fine line scroll ornament on a wrist