Gem tattoo ideas

256 photos and flash · 34% Neo-trad, 20% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Close-up photograph of a shaded traditional-style tattoo of an ornate skeleton key with a crown and the word love in its bow, on skin.
Ornate skeleton key with love script
Two raised hands show fine line black tattoos of faceted gemstones on the inner forearms near the wrists.
Faceted gem tattoos on both forearms
Black and grey drawing of a horned owl with feathers above a skull, framed by a botanical wreath of leaves and flowers, designed as a tattoo.
Owl and skull with botanical wreath
Black scrollwork armlet with small gems and hanging chains across an upper arm, worn over a dark top with greenery behind.
Scrollwork armlet with hanging chains
Upper arm and shoulder tattoo of a chevron emblem inside a dark metal ring with a central gem, with cyan cracks running across the chevron.
Chevron emblem in a cracked metal ring
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face framed by feathers and a teal gem headpiece, with a black cat beside her, on the outer thigh.
Woman with feathers and black cat on thigh
Traditional style spider tattoo with a purple gem-like abdomen and dotted web lines on a lower leg, beside a partly visible green leaf.
Spider with dotted web on a calf
Realistic blue peacock head inside a black and grey scrollwork frame with a red gem and hanging chains, tattooed on a limb.
Peacock portrait in an ornate frame
Fine black line-art diamonds of varying sizes tattooed on a woman's upper chest, above a white bow blouse.
Line-art diamonds on the chest
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a unicorn head with a crystal horn, lotus flowers and a red mandala on the outer thigh.
Unicorn and mandala on a thigh
Black and grey birdcage with blue flowers and leaves tattooed on the outer thigh, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Birdcage and blue flowers on a thigh
Black and grey drawing of a rose with hatched leaves and a faceted heart ringed with beads, shown as a neo-traditional tattoo design on paper.
Rose and jewelled heart tattoo design
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of an eye inside a jewelled triangle with dotted chains, placed at the centre of the chest.
Eye in a jewelled triangle on the chest
Neo-traditional tattoo of a purple faceted heart-shaped gem with a gold outline and white dots, on the inner forearm.
Purple heart gemstone on a forearm
Fox face tattoo with a crown motif and teal ornamental swirls on the thigh, drawn in grey linework and shading.
Fox face tattoo on thigh
Fine line tattoo of a solar system with orbit rings and small coloured planets, plus geometric crystal outlines, on the inside of a forearm against grass.
Solar system and crystals on a forearm
Blue line drawing on tracing paper of a mandala design with dotted chains and drop pendants, drawn as a flash design for a tattoo.
Mandala and dotted chain design sketch
Black and grey realism skull tattoo with roses and scrollwork on the outer thigh, with a dangling jewelled chain below the skull.
Skull and roses on a thigh
Colour traditional style tattoo of a dagger with a green gem on the grip and red accents, on the forearm.
Traditional dagger on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a purple-gemmed tiara with gold scrollwork and a dotted teal border, placed on the ankle.
Purple tiara tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with roses and leaves across the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull and roses on upper arm
Black ink line drawing of a winged heart with a faceted gem centre, surrounded by mandala-style flowers and a small crescent moon, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Winged heart with mandala design
Colour photo of a neo-trad tattoo on a thigh showing two winged unicorns inside a gem-edged oval with pastel wash and small stars, with purple gem hearts at top and bottom.
Pastel winged unicorns in a gem frame on a thigh
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with feathers and small turquoise gems on the outer thigh of a person lying on a blue bed.
Dreamcatchers and feathers on a thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on an upper limb showing an eye within a triangle, a rose, a green serpent, a banner reading BLACK and a book at the base.
Eye, rose and serpent colour piece on a limb
Black linework design of a rose with leaves, hanging beaded chains and a diamond-shaped drop pendant, drawn on a purple-grey background.
Rose and beaded drop pendant design
Black dotwork and fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a pansy, carnation and aster on stems inside an outlined faceted gem shape.
Botanical stems inside a geometric gem outline
Traditional style tattoo design showing a blue gem, a red bomb with a lit fuse and green leaves and vines, with banners reading Sirens who slay together and Stay together, shown on a navy phone case.
Sirens who slay together tattoo design on phone case
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a chandelier on a woman's upper back, with a thin line curving down to a small figure and a gem shape.
Chandelier and figure on upper back
Colourful geometric tattoo of a lipstick with a faceted gem base and dotted circle, placed on a forearm.
Lipstick with geometric gem on a forearm
Close-up of a small black outline diamond tattoo on the side of a finger, with a thin ring on the neighbouring finger and a denim sleeve behind the hand.
Small diamond tattoo on a finger
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of two bluebirds, a pink peony and a red gem pendant on the shoulder.
Two bluebirds and a peony on a shoulder
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a small diamond on a thin chain bracelet tattoo around the wrist, shown on the back of a hand.
Diamond on a chain bracelet tattoo
Colour realism tattoo of a pink rose with water droplets and a blue diamond on the thigh.
Realistic rose and diamond on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of an elongated faceted crystal on the side of a torso, above the hip, with a patterned skirt and dark top visible.
Fine line crystal on the side ribs
Black script lettering reading Ginger with looping flourishes and a small blue gem on the upper chest, just below the collarbone.
Script word with flourishes on upper chest
Colour tattoo of a grey crown surrounded by pink and purple diamonds on the top of a foot, in a neo-traditional style.
Crown and pink diamonds on a foot
Small fine line diamond outline tattoo in black ink on the side of a finger, with a grey blanket behind the hand.
Small diamond outline on a finger
Small black geometric diamond tattoo on the ankle of a woman wearing black suede heeled shoes.
Small geometric diamond on an ankle
Line drawing flash design of a silhouetted figure on a crescent moon above a latticed heart and two roses with leaves, in a traditional style, with no body placement shown.
Silhouette figure on crescent moon with heart and roses
Colour tattoo of an ice cream cone with teal and pink scoops decorated with gems and a small flower, on a limb.
Ice cream cone tattoo on skin
Black line drawing of a symmetrical ornate tattoo design with a central gem, lace-like panels, swirls and dotted lines, in a fine line style.
Ornate gem and lace design
Neo-traditional owl tattoo with bold outlines, green and yellow eyes and grey shaded feathers, perched on a green diamond on the side of the body.
Owl perched on a green diamond
Realistic tattoo of a faceted blue gem set in a heart-shaped silver frame with a chain, on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Blue gem heart with chain on upper chest
Black line drawing of a winged heart with a faceted gem at its centre, a crown-like top and a small ring hanging from the point, shown as a tattoo design.
Winged heart with faceted gem line drawing
Realistic tattoo of a blue faceted gem heart pendant with a silver filigree frame and chain on the upper arm, in a realism style.
Blue gem heart pendant on an arm
Realistic red rose tattoo with black lace-style filigree and a dotted gem drop design across a person's lower abdomen, below the navel.
Realistic rose with black lace on the stomach
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a multi-eyed grey cat holding a goldfish bowl above a pink rose, placed on a limb.
Cat with goldfish bowl and rose