Flag tattoo ideas

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

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Realism style forearm tattoo of Big Ben in black and grey shading beside a colour Union Jack flag, shown in two side by side photos.
Big Ben and Union Jack on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of torn skin revealing a red maple leaf flag on a person's lower leg, shown in a photo taken indoors.
Torn skin revealing Canadian flag on calf
Four views of a full sleeve tattoo on an arm, with a watercolour Union Jack, a punk figure in a long coat, a stencil girl with a heart balloon and a quote in script, in mixed black and grey and colour
Union Jack sleeve with punk and stencil figures
Collage of four realistic tattoos on skin showing a man in a dark suit, a man riding a raptor, a raptor beside a flag, and a hand holding a rifle in front of a flag.
Realistic portrait and flag scenes collage
Black and grey realism tattoo of an older bearded man in a star-spangled top hat, with stripes behind him, on a limb against a dark background.
Older man in star-spangled hat portrait
Black and grey realism tattoo of a waving flag with stars, shaded in soft greys, on a person's forearm.
Waving flag with stars on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring crowned lion with a flag and spear on a person's upper back and shoulder.
Crowned lion with flag on upper back
Large realism back tattoo in black and grey showing an Africa map, two winged angels, a compass and portraits, with a red and grey Liverpool crest on the upper arm sleeve.
Africa map and angels back piece
Colour realism tattoo of the German flag appearing through torn skin on a man's calf, with a small black letter below it.
German flag under torn skin on a calf
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a waving flag with stars and stripes on a forearm, shaded to show folds in the fabric.
Waving flag on a forearm in black and grey
Black and grey realistic full arm sleeve showing a galleon under sail, churning waves and a shark, across the upper arm and forearm.
Galleon and shark full arm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing the word NAVY, stars, a warship and a torn flag with the number 43.
Navy warship and torn flag on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a waving flag with white stars across the inner forearm.
Realistic waving flag on a forearm
Realism-style tattoo on the upper arm of a flag blowing in the wind, with stars and red and blue shading behind the black script reading We the People of the United States.
We the People script over American flag on arm
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sepia pencil drawing of a three-masted galleon with billowing sails, torn pennants and detailed carved stern, shown as a tattoo design.
Galleon under sail