Chain tattoo ideas

880 photos and flash · 25% Realism, 20% Botanical · Forearm most common

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Small solid black butterfly tattoo on the upper chest, with a hand with french-tipped nails resting nearby.
Small butterfly tattoo on the chest
Red pencil sketch of a pocket watch with two roses, beads and leaves, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Pocket watch and roses design sketch
Black lace and pink flower tattoo with a dangling feather and chain details across a shoulder and upper arm.
Lace, flower and feather upper arm tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of a figure hanging upside down from a chain and hook, with two vertical lines running alongside it, on a calf.
Figure hanging upside down on a calf
Black and grey US Navy anchor tattoo with USN lettering, the words U.S. NAVY above and RETIRED below, on an upper arm.
US Navy anchor retired tattoo on upper arm
Black outline tattoo of a cartoon man in a cap, sunglasses and chain holding a camera, with EASY MONEY lettering, on the thigh in a traditional style.
Cartoon man with camera and Easy Money lettering
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a cat's face framed by two peony flowers and dotwork beads, placed across the upper chest.
Cat and peonies across the upper chest
Fine line botanical design of a pocket watch framed by leaves, open flowers and a beaded chain, drawn in black ink on paper.
Pocket watch with flowers and beaded chain
Gold and teal metallic temporary tattoos of ornate patterns, star chains and beaded bracelets on a woman's wrist and forearm.
Metallic gold and teal temporary tattoos on forearm
Black ink lace-style tattoo with geometric panels, dotwork chains and a central pendant across the underbust and upper abdomen.
Lace-style underbust tattoo with chain drops
Neo-traditional tattoo of a unicorn head in a gold and red bridle with bells and tassels, shaded in grey with colour accents, on the upper arm.
Unicorn head in ornate bridle
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a 1920s flapper in profile wearing a jewelled headband and feather, with geometric beaded necklace, on a forearm.
Art deco flapper profile on a forearm
Black and grey skull-handled key tattoo with small teal accents in the eye sockets, shaded in a realistic style and placed on the upper chest.
Skull key tattoo on the chest
Purple roses with black lace and hanging dotted detail tattooed on a person's shoulder, shown across three photos.
Purple rose and lace shoulder tattoo
Drawing of a black, grey and gold biomechanical design with gears, springs and pipes showing through torn skin, shown on a white background.
Biomechanical arm design with torn skin
Back view of a person's legs with matching cartoon cat tattoos wearing pink bows above the knees, with a vertical chain of coloured stars, hearts, gems and bows running down each calf.
Cartoon cat with bows and jewel chain on both legs
Colour realism tattoo of a red rose, a gold heart padlock and a key on a forearm.
Rose, heart padlock and key on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with a chain across the mouth, covering the front of a man's neck.
Realistic woman's face with chain on neck
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and visible gears, with a filigree heart locket on a chain, across the upper arm.
Pocket watch with filigree locket on upper arm
Grey shaded tattoo of a heart-shaped padlock with a chain and key on the upper arm, with a small red-pink accent on the shackle.
Heart padlock and key on upper arm
Full-colour realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a girl on a swing under a starry sky above a planet.
Girl on a swing above a starry planet on the arm
Pen drawing of a tattoo design showing a songbird perched on an ornate birdcage beside a shaded purple rose, with leaves and dotted chain detail.
Bird, birdcage and rose design
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos of lattice bands and small triangles on a woman's upper arm, with a coin-embellished top and chain jewellery beside them.
Gold metallic temporary tattoos on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a grey cat wearing a monocle and red bow tie, set within an ornate orange and red frame on a lower leg.
Cat in monocle and bow tie on a calf
Black and white photo of a fine line dotwork tattoo of draped chains running from the shoulder down the upper arm, worn by a person in a tank top.
Draped chain tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Colour tattoo of a profile cameo in an ornate frame, with roses and foliage above and blue gems below, on the side of the body in Neo-trad and botanical style.
Cameo portrait with roses on skin
A sheet of gold, silver and black metallic temporary tattoo designs, including chevron bands, a heart, a cross and zigzag strips.
Metallic temporary tattoo sheet with chain and geometric
Gold and teal metallic temporary tattoos on a woman's forearms and upper arm, including a medallion, a star and vine band, chain links and scalloped bands.
Gold and teal metallic temporary tattoos on arms
Traditional style tattoo of two red roses with green leaves and a grey pocket watch with Roman numerals, on the forearm.
Roses and pocket watch on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and visible gears, with a rose beneath it, on the inner forearm.
Pocket watch and rose on a forearm
Black and grey traditional-style anchor tattoo with a chain, wings and the letters USN above it, on a lower leg.
USN anchor tattoo on a lower leg
Realism tattoo of a bearded man with long wavy hair and a chain necklace, shown in colour on the arm.
Realistic portrait of a bearded man on an arm
Black and grey tattoo of an ornately decorated elephant with its trunk raised, shown on a person's lower abdomen above a belt.
Ornate elephant on the lower abdomen
Black and grey photo of a shirtless man with black tribal and spiral tattoos on his chest and shoulders and a sleeve on his arm, wearing a cap pulled low.
Tribal and sleeve tattoos on a muscular torso
Two grey pencil tattoo design drawings on tracing paper showing ornamental scrollwork, beaded chains and diamond pendant drops, styled as fine line ornament.
Ornamental scroll and diamond tattoo designs
Coloured drawing of an ornate elephant head with a jewelled headdress, hanging chains and curved tusks, in neo-traditional style flash.
Ornate elephant head design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with two roses on the top of a foot, with red painted toenails.
Pocket watch and roses on a foot
Black and grey shaded anchor tattoo with a chain wrapped around the shank, on the top of a foot.
Anchor and chain on the top of a foot
Black ink lion head framed by lace-like filigree and dreamcatcher motifs on the outer thigh, shown from two angles.
Lion and lace ornament on a thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a peony, leaves and a dotwork mandala on the inner forearm.
Peony and mandala on a forearm
Shaded neo-traditional tattoo of a top hat, playing card and chained pocket watch on the chest, in black, grey and brown ink.
Top hat and pocket watch on chest
Black fine line tattoo of a dotted chain bracelet with small drop pendants and a crescent shape, across the wrist and back of the hand.
Fine line chain bracelet tattoo on wrist
Two matching feather tattoos with coloured beads and anklet-style bands on the ankles of two bare feet resting on a beige carpet.
Feather and beaded anklet tattoos on both feet
Black ink pocket watch with Roman numerals, a flower and a banner reading TIME IS ON MY SIDE, tattooed on a forearm.
Pocket watch and banner on a forearm
Hand-drawn tattoo design of a blue shaded rose with leaves and dotted chain drapes beneath it, drawn on paper beside pens and a pencil.
Blue rose with dotted drape design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf head with feathers and roses on the thigh.
Wolf, feathers and roses on a thigh
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with a sleeping face, a black cat and blue beaded chains on the forearm.
Crescent moon, black cat and beaded chains on a forearm
Black ornate lace-style tattoo with dangling chain motifs across the underbust and ribs, with a hand resting at the top left.
Black lace underbust tattoo