Flag tattoo ideas

106 photos and flash · 26% Realism, 22% Traditional · Upper arm most common

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Black and grey realistic tattoo of a waving American flag with crosses on the forearm.
American flag and crosses on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a galleon at sea with a skull in storm clouds, on the upper arm.
Galleon and skull in storm clouds
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an eagle with a United States flag, an anchor and a banner reading U.S.N., on the upper arm.
Eagle, flag and anchor on an upper arm
Nautical flash design of white lettering on a navy background, with a crossed anchor, lifebuoy, flags and banners in a traditional style.
Nautical lettering with anchor and lifebuoy
Small black fine line tattoo of a vintage hot air balloon with a flag on top, placed on the inner forearm.
Hot air balloon on a forearm
Purple line drawing of a three-masted sailing ship with full sails cutting through stylised waves, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Sailing ship on waves line drawing
Realistic colour tattoo of a wooden cross draped with a stars and stripes flag against a blue cloudy sky, with grass at the base.
Wooden cross draped with a flag
Colour tattoo of a black and watercolour-style castle with a dotted fairy dust trail and a small fairy, on the side of the ribs.
Castle and fairy with dotted trail
Black line drawing flash of a cartoon sailor in a rowboat inside a circle, with the words ROW ROW ROW YOUR BOAT and THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME, shown without a placement on the body.
Sailor in a rowboat flash design
Black line drawing of a cartoon captain in a rowing boat on waves, with lettering around a circular rope border, shown as a tattoo design.
Cartoon captain rowing a boat with lettering
Colour tattoo of an American flag showing through torn, shaded skin, in realism style, on a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Torn skin American flag on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a crab filled with the Maryland flag pattern in red, yellow and black, shown on bare skin.
Maryland flag crab tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a rifle with a helmet and boots beside a faded flag, with the script words All Gave Some and Some Gave All.
Battlefield cross with helmet and boots on a forearm
Black blackwork tattoo of an American flag made from arrows and arrowheads, with arrow shafts as stripes, on the side of a person's ribs.
Arrow flag tattoo on the ribs
Colour tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a woman in a robe with closed eyes beside an eagle, with a large red wing bearing a black double-headed eagle.
Woman and eagle with red wing on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of the Texas state outline filled with the Texas flag, showing through torn skin on the upper arm near the elbow.
Texas flag through torn skin on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a coiled rattlesnake over a waving orange banner reading Don't Tread On Me, with a skull and rope on the upper back.
Rattlesnake and Don't Tread On Me banner
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a turreted castle with blue roofs resting on a pink cloud, placed on the calf above a floral tattoo.
Pastel castle on a pink cloud on a calf
Small black castle tattoo with a curved arch above it on the back of a person's neck, above a white collared polka dot top.
Castle tattoo on the back of the neck
Fine line blue ink tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship with flags and waves, placed on the upper back below the nape of the neck.
Sailing ship tattoo on upper back
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon man with a moustache inside a large bow made of checkered and cross flag designs, on a limb.
Cartoon character in a flag bow
Colour traditional tattoo of a pin-up woman in a star and stripe outfit holding a top hat, with a banner reading Kiss My American Ass, on a forearm.
Pin-up in stars and stripes with banner
Colour tattoo of a red, white and blue flag with white stars showing through torn skin on the upper arm.
Torn skin flag tattoo on upper arm
Mirrored photo of a realism and abstract-style shoulder and upper arm tattoo with a clock face, a skull, a white wing, stars and the words 2nd Amendment, with red splashes.
Clock, skull and wing shoulder tattoo
Close-up of a small row of tiny coloured dots in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple tattooed on a forearm, in front of a rainbow-striped backdrop.
Small rainbow dot tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey drawing of a skeleton pirate in a tricorn hat with a skull and crossbones, holding a lantern and a dagger in its teeth, with a ship's mast behind.
Skeleton pirate with lantern and dagger
Black and grey realism tattoo of an astronaut in a spacesuit in front of a waving American flag with stars, on an upper arm.
Astronaut and flag on an upper arm
Line drawing of a sailing ship on paper, with blue, yellow, pink and maroon watercolour splashes behind it, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Sailing ship with watercolour splashes
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the American flag, with dotted stars, on the back of a person's neck.
American flag on the back of the neck
Realistic colour tattoo of the state of Texas filled with the Texas flag, with a white star on blue, on the centre of a chest.
Texas flag state outline on chest
Small black fine line sailboat on rough waves on the inner upper arm of a person in a white top.
Small sailboat on waves on an upper arm
Black-ink sailing ship tattoo with a banner on the inner wrist and forearm, in a fine line style, while another person holds the wearer's hand.
Sailing ship on a wrist
Black and grey flash drawing of a tattooed forearm and hand gripping a torch, with an eagle and the words Death Before Dishonor on the arm.
Hand holding a torch over a striped flag
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sailing pirate ship with a skull and crossbones on its sail, shown on a forearm from three angles.
Pirate ship with skull sail on a forearm
Blue-ink sailing ship with billowing sails and waves tattooed on the upper back of a woman with blonde hair, above a white lace top.
Sailing ship on upper back
Black and grey realism portrait of a smiling woman between two flags, with blackletter lettering reading Only Judy Can Judge Me, on a thigh.
Portrait of a smiling woman with lettering on thigh
Colour tattoo of a waving Union Jack with the words Made in England in blackletter script above it.
Made in England script above a Union Jack
Black and grey realism tattoo of an astronaut helmet in front of a waving flag with stars, on the upper arm.
Astronaut helmet and flag on an upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship on waves with a lettered banner and a flower, on the outer forearm.
Sailing ship with banner on a forearm
Black and grey traditional style flash sheet showing a shield with three horses and an eagle at the top, with a swallow, key, dagger, rose, skull, bicycle and other small designs below.
Traditional flash sheet with horses, eagle and dagger
Black and grey tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship on rolling waves, framed in a circle with dashed sky lines, on the forearm.
Sailing ship in a circle on a forearm
Grey stencil design of a skull and crossbones on a waving pirate flag, with no body placement shown.
Skull and crossbones pirate flag stencil
Hand-drawn flash design of a tattered American flag hanging from a pole pierced by two arrows, on a plain pinkish-grey background.
Tattered American flag on a pole with two arrows
Black and grey realism tattoo of stars and a crumpled flag covering a man's upper arm and shoulder, with a white tank top worn beside it.
Stars and flag upper arm sleeve
Traditional style flash design of Captain America holding a star shield, with an eagle, a rose, lightning bolts and banners reading Death Before Dishonor.
Captain America flash with eagle and banners
Colour tattoo of the Ohio state outline filled with the state flag, with the script words Home is Where the Heart is below, on the upper leg.
Ohio flag state outline on thigh
Black ink flash sheet in a traditional style showing two female heads with daggers, barbed wire, clasped hands, a sailing ship and birds.
Traditional flash sheet with ship, daggers and barbed wire
Colour tattoo on the upper arm showing a blue city skyline above four red six-pointed stars and a blue horizontal bar, based on the Chicago flag.
Chicago flag and skyline on upper arm