Chain tattoo ideas

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Black and grey neo-trad tattoo of a faceted heart gem with ornate scrollwork and beaded drops across the neck and upper chest.
Faceted heart gem with scrollwork on neck and chest
Traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing an outstretched hand, a lantern with a flame, green leaves and a dangling bead chain.
Hand, lantern and rosary beads on a thigh
Colour tattoo on a thigh of an artist's palette, two paintbrushes, a yellow rose, leaves, a beaded chain and an open pocket watch, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Palette, brushes, rose and pocket watch on a thigh
Black and grey fine line and dotwork dagger tattoo with an ornate hilt and dotted trailing lines, on the forearm.
Dagger with dotted chain on a forearm
Hand with silver metallic mandala-style temporary tattoos on the back and fingers, with matching wrist and finger bands, against a grey and white fur background.
Silver mandala temporary tattoo on a hand
Black line drawing of an ornate dragonfly tattoo design with scrollwork above and dotted chains hanging from the wings.
Ornate dragonfly design with dotted chains
Black line flash drawing of two long-nailed hands with stylised flames, sparkles and the words Fire Walk With Me above a chain.
Hands with flames and Fire Walk With Me
Small fine-line black tattoos of crosses and dots on a forearm, beside a black leather handbag and a silver cuff.
Tiny fine-line crosses on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a video game style emblem with two keyblades, a golden crown and a star charm on a thigh.
Keyblade emblem on a thigh
Black line tattoo of an ornamental mandala with dangling chains and a feather on the side of the thigh, in a fine line style.
Ornamental mandala with chains and feather on thigh
Neo-trad style chest tattoo of a heart-shaped planchette with teal gems and a crescent moon, flanked by hands and beaded chains on the sternum.
Planchette and hands across the chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with ornate scrollwork, a key and looping chain, on the inner forearm.
Pocket watch and key on an arm
Black and grey wing tattoo on an ankle, seen from behind, with red tartan platform boots below.
Wing tattoo on ankle above tartan boots
Neo-traditional tattoo of a white cartoon cat with a pink bow, set in a gold scrolled heart frame with pearls, on the upper thigh.
White cartoon cat in a gold and lilac heart frame
Black ink ornamental mandala tattoo with dangling chains and a feather on the side of the ribs.
Ornate black ink mandala on the ribs
Two black lace-style butterfly tattoo designs on a white background, one with dotted wing panels and one with mesh wing panels, both with dangling dotted chains.
Two lace-winged butterfly designs
Fanned sheets of metallic gold, silver and black temporary tattoo designs with chevrons, diamonds, arrows and triangles, shown on white paper.
Metallic gold and black temporary tattoo sheets
Black ink flash drawing of a tiger head with hanging feathers, crystals, beads and a heart beneath, a tattoo design on paper.
Tiger head with dreamcatcher design
Colour tattoo of a pumpkin-headed figure in a ruffled collar and striped body, holding a ghost with a candy bowl, with a small bat above, on the thigh.
Pumpkin-headed figure with a bat on thigh
Black linework dreamcatcher-style tattoo with hanging diamond shapes across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, in black ink.
Geometric dreamcatcher tattoo on shoulder
Colour tattoo on the chest of a person showing a pink rose with petals inside an ornate silver frame, with grey dotwork mandala wings and a purple heart gem below.
Jewelled rose frame with dotwork mandala on chest
Black ink crescent moon tattoo with a dotted mandala pattern and dangling beaded chains, sitting on the ankle.
Crescent moon with mandala and beaded drops
Close photograph of a red rose tattoo with black lace and dangling chains and red drops across the upper chest, in a realistic botanical style.
Red rose and black lace on the chest
Black and grey drawing of a shaded rose with leaves, an ornate scrolled key and a chain, designed as a tattoo.
Rose and ornate key with chain
Black and grey pencil drawing of a shaded rose with leaves above a lace-like ornament and dangling beaded chains, drawn on paper beside rulers.
Rose with lace and beaded chains design
Metallic gold, copper and turquoise necklace-style flash design with chain arcs on either side, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Metallic necklace flash design
Two hands with black and grey tattoos, including triangles on the fingers and a spider design on the back of one hand, with a wide-brimmed black hat covering the face.
Geometric finger tattoos and floral forearm
Black and grey tattoo of an elephant head framed by a mandala, with lotus flowers and dotted chains, on the inner forearm.
Mandala elephant head on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a grumpy cartoon teapot with a grey bearded face, wrapped in a gold chain and padlock, on a calf.
Cartoon teapot with chain and padlock
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with a chain and Roman numerals, placed on a man's upper chest and shoulder.
Pocket watch tattoo on upper chest
Black linework sun with dotted hanging chains and drop motifs tattooed on the side of the ribs, with a grey top lifted above it.
Sun with dotted hanging chain on ribs
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a pocket watch on a gold chain, a red heart and curling script reading Have I gone mad, in a lettering and neo-traditional style.
Alice quote and pocket watch on a thigh
Pencil drawing of a winged heart bound with chains and a hanging padlock, with the words This record is for the outcasts beneath it.
Winged heart wrapped in chains with padlock
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with ornate shaded wings and hanging beaded drops on a person's forearm, with the hand open below it.
Ornate butterfly with hanging drops on a forearm
Sheet of gold, silver and black metallic temporary tattoo designs with chain links, hexagons, stars and dotted lines, laid on a wood slice among pink flowers and grass.
Metallic temporary tattoo design sheet
Black fine line arrow tattoo with chain links, a triangular head, feathered fletching and a dotted circle on the inner forearm.
Fine line arrow with chain and feather
Pencil drawing of a winged pocket watch with Roman numerals, ribbons and ornate scrollwork, shaded in greys on paper.
Winged clock with ribbons design
Realistic pocket watch with gold chain and playing card suit symbols beside script quotes from Alice in Wonderland, a lettering and realism tattoo on the thigh.
Pocket watch and quote on a thigh
Realistic red rose tattoo with black lace and chain detailing across the underbust on a chest.
Red rose with lace underbust tattoo
Gold metallic temporary tattoos of stars, chains and geometric bands on a forearm and wrist, worn with gold bracelets and coin charms.
Gold metallic temporary tattoos on forearms
Black and grey realism style tattoo of chains wrapping across a shoulder and down the upper arm, shown from two angles.
Chain wrap tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Black fine line flash drawing of an elephant head with a feather plume, flowers and dotted chains, shown without a body placement.
Elephant head with feathers and flowers
Purple and blue dreamcatcher tattoo with feathers and a tattooed chain anklet on the ankle.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on an ankle
Two small outline heart tattoos, one black and one red, on the wrists of two hands holding a gold heart locket necklace.
Small heart tattoos on the wrists
Sheet of metallic gold, silver and black temporary tattoo designs showing arrows, a key, stars, chevrons and circular sunburst motifs on a white background.
Metallic arrow and key flash sheet
Realistic black and grey tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and visible gears, with a poppy and a chain on the inner forearm.
Pocket watch and poppy on a forearm
Neo-trad heart locket tattoo with grey filigree scrollwork, a red gem centre and a ribbon, shown on skin.
Filigree heart locket with red gem
Black ink line drawing of an ornate mandala with dreamcatcher-style feathers and hanging chains on a cream background.
Ornate mandala with feathers and hanging chains