Date tattoo ideas

56 photos and flash · 46% Lettering, 29% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black line design of an infinity symbol forming a heart, with a heartbeat line, a date and the words Until I see you again.
Infinity heart with heartbeat line and quote
Black ink tattoo of a circular Buffalo NY postmark beside wavy cancellation lines, sitting on the chest below a dark top that a hand is holding aside.
Postmark and wavy cancellation stamp on the chest
Fine line heartbeat trace with the date 22.12.12 and a small red heart, tattooed on the inner upper arm.
Heartbeat line, date and red heart on upper arm
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
Small black fine line arrow tattoo with the years 1966-1998 and a script word beneath it, placed on the side of a person's ribs.
Arrow with dates and script on the ribs
Four-panel photo of a fine line tattoo on a shoulder showing a globe, a compass rose and coloured passport stamps in blue, red and purple.
Globe, compass and passport stamps on a shoulder
Black fine line tattoo of a heart made of fingerprint swirls, with script reading est. and 9·11·10 on an arm.
Fingerprint heart with est. and date
Colour tattoo of an open heart outline with antler-like shapes, pink, teal and tan fills, and lettering reading It's Never Goodbye and Until Next Time, on skin.
Heart tattoo with lettering on an arm
Fine line black script reading we only part to meet again with a date beneath and two small bird silhouettes, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Script quote and two birds on the ribs
Fine line tattoo of a compass rose and a Madrid-Barajas passport stamp dated 27.06.13 on a person's upper back, with the date in red ink.
Compass and passport stamp on upper back
Close photo of a black handwritten script tattoo reading 'i am because you are' with two dates below, on the inner forearm, in Lettering style.
Handwritten script with dates on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, two roses and leaves on a forearm.
Pocket watch and roses on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo of two swallows in flight above the words we only part to meet again 5-17-12, in a typewriter-style font on skin.
Two swallows above a quote and date
Single-tone black tattoo on a chest showing a circular postmark reading Buffalo NY with PM and a date, beside wavy cancellation lines.
Postmark stamp tattoo on the chest
Neo-trad style tattoo of an anchor and ship's wheel with postmarks, handwriting and a blue wash on the upper arm.
Anchor and ship's wheel with postmarks
Black and grey tattoo of two bird silhouettes above a stacked serif quote on the ribs, with pale fabric draped across the torso.
Two birds and quote on ribs
Black fine line tattoo of a heart built from fingerprint-like swirls, with 'est.' and 9·11·10 in script and numerals beside it, on a forearm.
Fingerprint heart with date on forearm
Black lettering tattoo in a vintage label design on the inside of a wrist, reading property of Alice's hen party, if found buy me a drink.
Hen party label on wrist
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey pocket watch with purple and blue flowers and a teal banner, placed on the upper back.
Pocket watch and flowers on a shoulder blade
Realistic passport stamp tattoos in blue, red and black across a forearm, showing dated immigration-style marks and a border agency stamp.
Passport stamps on a forearm
Black and grey shaded paw print with a small heart, above the script name Abby and the dates 2004-2014, on the inner forearm.
Paw print with name and dates on a forearm
Collage of black lettering tattoos in Roman numerals, placed on wrists, the neck, the chest and the upper back, in a lettering style.
Roman numeral tattoos on wrists, neck and chest
Black fine line tattoo of two crossed arrows with the names Karen and Micah and the date June 21st 2014, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Crossed arrows with names and date on forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of roses, swallows and leaves with script lettering and a date on a forearm.
Roses and swallows with script on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with gears and Roman numerals on a forearm, with the name Greyson on the dial and 2015 below.
Pocket watch with gears on a forearm
Realism tattoo of grey shaded roses and an ornate heart locket with a red ribbon across the shoulder and upper back, with the date 23.08.2013 written below.
Roses and heart locket on a shoulder
Two black swallows above the words we only part to meet again 5-17-12, set in a small typewriter-style font on the side of the ribs.
Two swallows and a quote on the ribs
Two clasped hands with matching fine-line black Roman numeral lettering reading XIV II MMXII on the fingers, styled as lettering on the hand.
Roman numeral date tattoos on two fingers
Black ink Roman numeral lettering in five lines, with hyphens between the numerals, tattooed on an upper arm.
Roman numeral dates on upper arm
Black line drawing of an infinity symbol with the names Matthew and Candice and the date june 21 2013, with small hearts.
Infinity design with names and date
Black lettering tattoo reading WOAH with a diamond ring in the O, with a smaller line of text beneath, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Woah slogan with diamond ring on wrist
Colour tattoo on a thigh of four paw prints with names beneath them, a pair of purple wings and a small halo above a black paw print, with two dates at the top.
Paw prints with angel wings on a thigh
Black and grey geometric tattoo on the inside of a forearm, showing coordinates, two dates in boxes, chevrons and the number 262 with an E.
Coordinates and dates on a forearm
Black ink script letter B with the date 07.19.11 tattooed across two adjacent fingers of a hand, a lettering tattoo on the hand.
Matching script B and date tattoos on fingers
Close photo of two fingers with black Roman numeral lettering tattooed along them, one finger showing a silver ring and the other a patterned band, on a brown surface.
Roman numeral tattoos on two fingers
Colourful passport stamp designs and a compass rose tattoo in fine line style across the outer thigh.
Passport stamps and compass on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined heart joined to a heartbeat trace, with the date 9·17·12 along the line, on the forearm near the wrist.
Heart and heartbeat line with date on wrist
Colour tattoo of overlapping passport and visa stamps covering a upper arm, in red, blue, green and black ink.
Passport stamps tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, wings and a banner reading 15-04-2017, on the forearm.
Pocket watch with wings and date banner
Black ink postmark tattoo on the chest, showing a circular stamp reading Buffalo NY, PM and 15 JUL 2005 beside wavy cancellation lines.
Postmark stamp tattoo on chest
Black and grey shaded tattoo of two interlocking rings with script lettering and a date, on skin.
Interlocking rings with script names and a date
Black script reading forever and always with a date inside a blue-shaded infinity loop, shown beside the pencil sketch it was drawn from.
Forever and always infinity script tattoo
Two matching black lettering tattoos of a Roman numeral date run along the fingers of a woman's hand and a man's hand resting together.
Matching Roman numeral date tattoos on fingers
Black fine line tattoo of a postmark stamp reading New York NY 9 DEC 1994 beside wavy cancellation lines on the side of the ribs.
Postmark stamp on the ribs
Full colour traditional tattoo of a gold anchor with chain, a silver USN lettering and a naval emblem over an American flag on the upper arm.
US Navy anchor over American flag
Black and grey script lettering reading Est. 1986 on the outer upper arm.
Est. 1986 lettering on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a red rose, green leaves and a banner with a small date on a woman's forearm, resting on a grey sofa.
Traditional rose and banner on a forearm
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo with rope, a banner reading EST. and the date 1970 above, on a forearm.
Anchor with rope and 1970 est. banner on a forearm