Key tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of a red heart padlock, a key with a pink ribbon bow and blue flowers on the inner upper arm.
Heart padlock, key and flowers on upper arm
Four people's forearms show matching fine line black script tattoos reading No 1/4, No 2/4, No 3/4 and No 4/4 on the inner wrist, with the third also featuring a small key.
Four matching numbered monogram forearm tattoos
Two people seen from behind, each with a black and grey puzzle piece tattoo on the shoulder blade, one holding a swirling filigree motif and the other a key with a heart-shaped bow.
Matching puzzle piece tattoos on shoulders
Black ink key tattoo with scrollwork and a small flower on one ankle, beside a heart tattoo with a keyhole and scrollwork on another ankle, in a greyscale photo.
Key and heart tattoos on two ankles
Black and grey skull-handled key tattoo with small teal accents in the eye sockets, shaded in a realistic style and placed on the upper chest.
Skull key tattoo on the chest
Colour realism tattoo of a red rose, a gold heart padlock and a key on a forearm.
Rose, heart padlock and key on a forearm
Neo-trad owl tattoo with teal eyes and teal patterned detail, a key beneath it, and small script at the wrist, on the inner forearm.
Owl and key on the inner forearm
Three-panel photo of a black and grey realism full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing an eye, an angel, a pocket watch and skulls.
Realism sleeve with angel, eye and pocket watch
Grey shaded tattoo of a heart-shaped padlock with a chain and key on the upper arm, with a small red-pink accent on the shackle.
Heart padlock and key on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a blue and orange bluebird perched beneath an ornate orange key on a red circle, in a neo-traditional style.
Bluebird and ornate key tattoo
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a Roman numeral clock face with a monarch butterfly, orchids and ornamental swirls, with no body placement shown.
Clock, orchids and butterfly design sketch
Black and grey geometric tattoo of circles, a triangle and dots along the ribs of a woman seated on rock.
Geometric circles and triangles on ribs
Black ink drawing of a heart with a keyhole at its centre, flanked by keys, flowers and leaves, shown as a dotwork tattoo design on paper.
Heart with keyhole and flowers design
Colour tattoo of a key whose bow is red and white polka dot Minnie Mouse ears, with a dark castle silhouette at the bit, on a lower leg.
Minnie Mouse key on the calf
Black and grey swallow tattoo carrying a small key, placed on the upper shoulder against a pink wall.
Swallow carrying a key on the shoulder
Two matching puzzle piece tattoos in black ink on the upper shoulders of two people, one with a swirling ornamental motif and one with a heart-shaped key.
Matching puzzle piece key tattoos on shoulders
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an ornate key with a cross-shaped bow on an upper arm, set against shaded smoke-like clouds.
Realistic key tattoo on upper arm
A grey, shaded key tattoo on one forearm and a red and grey heart-shaped padlock with a keyhole on another forearm, in traditional style.
Key and heart padlock on forearms
Black and grey stippled line drawing of an ornate old key beside the hand-lettered words 'We carry our prisons with us'.
Ornate key and 'We carry our prisons with us'
Black and grey flash design of an open hand with a dotted triangle in the palm, a key, a bullet and the words TO KILL, with no body placement shown.
Open hand with triangle and key design
Fine line dreamcatcher tattoo with feathers, a key and a green dragonfly on a woman's upper back, partly covered by a blue towel.
Dreamcatcher, key and dragonfly on upper back
Black ink dotwork drawing of a lace-patterned bow with a heart keyhole and a dangling key, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Dotwork bow with heart keyhole and key
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo on an upper arm below a white short-sleeved blouse, with partial script and a key motif visible nearby.
Black and grey rose on an upper arm
Two forearms showing a colour padlock tattoo on the left and a black and grey skull-headed key tattoo on the right, both on the forearm.
Skull key and padlock tattoos on forearms
Black and red fine line ornamental sleeve tattoo with keys, diamonds and lace patterns across the forearm, shown in three photographs.
Ornamental lace-style forearm sleeve
Black ink line drawing of an ornate vintage key with stippled dotwork shading beside the words 'We carry our prisons with us' in handwritten capitals, with no body placement shown.
Key with a 'We carry our prisons with us' quote
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a pocket watch with Roman numerals, a feather, a key and a rose.
Pocket watch, feather and rose on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a key with a heart-shaped bow on the inner wrist of a person's arm.
Heart-topped key on the inner wrist
Black and grey shaded key tattoo with an ornate scrolled bow, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a blue sleeve and wrist bracelets.
Ornate key tattoo on a forearm
Black linework outline of a tattoo in progress on a limb, showing a crowned woman, a castle, roses and a heart padlock across three side-by-side panels.
Crowned woman, castle and roses outline
Black and grey tattoo of a dove holding a chain with two ornate skeleton keys, shaded on the side of the ribs.
Dove carrying keys on the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of an owl whose head forms the bow of a key, on the upper arm of a person wearing a sketch-print top.
Owl and key on the upper arm
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a heart-shaped padlock with skull-headed keys and ribbons, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Heart padlock and skull keys on a back
Tattooed forearms and upper arms of a person in a blue t-shirt holding a tabby cat belly up, with dark and coloured ink visible on the arms.
Tabby cat held by tattooed forearms
Neo-traditional flash drawing of a grey owl perched in front of a red and gold heart with a white banner and two gold keys, with black swirls around it.
Owl with heart and keys flash design
Two photographs of the same tattoo, an ornate heart-shaped padlock with a key hanging from a ribbon, shown on the side of the abdomen and on the top of the foot.
Padlock and key on hip and foot
Back of a hand covered in black lace-style ornament and a mandala flower, with a blue and yellow moth at its centre and key designs on the fingers.
Lace and moth hand tattoo
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design in neo-traditional style showing a woman with tear-streaked cheeks, surrounded by roses, a cameo, a bat wing and a spider.
Woman portrait with roses and bat wings sketch
Black and grey tattoo of an ornate skeleton key crossed by a dragonfly on the forearm, with part of a triangle tattoo visible at the top left.
Key and dragonfly on the forearm
Black and grey tattoos of an ornate padlock and a skeleton key, one on each of two wrists and forearms.
Padlock and key tattoos on two wrists
Two matching fine line black and grey key tattoos on the inner wrists of two people, one with a hand raised and one with a fist clenched.
Matching key tattoos on wrists
Pencil and ink flash sheet showing rat silhouettes with ornate key tails and Mind the Gap lettering, drawn without any body placement shown.
Rat and key designs with Mind the Gap script
Black ink illustration of a woman with a hair bun and tattoos of a swallow, skull and Darth Vader helmet on her upper arm, traditional style.
Tattooed woman with blaster illustration
Two black and grey puzzle piece tattoos on upper backs near the shoulder blades, one with a swirling ornament and one with an ornate key and heart.
Matching puzzle piece tattoos on shoulders
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an ornate gold key wrapped in a teal ribbon on the calf.
Ornate key with teal ribbon on a calf
Black and grey key tattoo with a red polka-dot bow and a castle at its base, shown on a forearm.
Key with mouse-ear bow and castle
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a key with a Mickey Mouse head bow, a red polka dot ribbon and a castle silhouette, on a lower leg.
Mickey Mouse key tattoo on the calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and a beaded chain, above a key, on the upper arm.
Pocket watch and key on upper arm