Key tattoo ideas

392 photos and flash · 19% Realism, 16% Traditional · Forearm most common

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Black thread embroidery in a wooden hoop of a tattoo-style hand holding a heart with a SOULMATE banner, a chain and a decorated cuff.
Embroidered hand holding a heart banner
Black and grey line drawing of a feather, pocket watch, key, chain, gears and fountain pen, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Feather, pocket watch and gears design
Pen and ink drawing of an ornate heart-shaped key entwined with vines and a small red rose, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Ornate heart key with rose and vines
Black line drawing of a steampunk-style key entwined with cogs, swirling scrollwork, leaves and roses, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Steampunk key with gears and roses
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design with a keyhole plate, chain links, ribbons and a key, shown on a white background with no body part visible.
Keyhole, chain and ribbon design
Line drawing flash sheet showing a solid black ornate skeleton key beside four decorative arrows with patterned tips and feathered fletching on a cream background.
Ornate key and four decorative arrows
Pen and pencil drawing of an ornate key with filigree scrollwork and leaves, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Ornate key tattoo design
Colour tattoo design of purple wings framing a red rose and gold key, with ornate gold filigree and two scrolls bearing script, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Winged rose and key scroll design
Traditional style flash sheet of red and black heart designs, including a dagger through a heart, a rose with a MOM banner, and swallows with LOVE ALWAYS lettering.
Traditional heart flash sheet
Blue ink drawing of a raven carrying a key on a chain above an open birdcage with a feather, a flash design for a tattoo.
Raven with key and birdcage design
Black line drawing design of an owl with a keyhole-shaped ornate lock on its chest, holding a key in its talons, with faint flowers behind, in a Neo-trad style.
Owl with keyhole and key line drawing
Black and grey flash drawing of an ornate keyblade with a bow at the top and a heart-shaped cutout in its round guard, on a white background.
Ornate keyblade with heart and bow
Black ink and pencil sketch of an ornate key with filigree scrollwork and a foliage vine, drawn as a tattoo design on white paper.
Ornate key with scrollwork design
Black and grey flash sheet of vintage Halloween designs including witches, bats, a skeleton, a black cat, apothecary bottles and a haunted house.
Vintage Halloween flash sheet