Key tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey shaded key tattoo with soft swirling shadows on the lower leg above the ankle.
Key with swirls on a lower leg
Black and grey shaded tattoo of an ornate heart-shaped lock with three old-style keys, on skin that appears to be the upper back.
Heart lock and three keys tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a pocket watch above large roses, with a key near the lower edge.
Pocket watch and roses on upper arm
Mostly black and grey Neo-trad tattoo of an ornate heart padlock and key with butterflies and faint purple swirls across a person's upper back.
Heart padlock and key with butterflies on the back
Grey scrollwork heart around a red keyhole with three grey skeleton keys and red ribbons, tattooed on the back.
Keyhole heart with three skeleton keys
Black outline tattoo of a large bow, heart-shaped lock, planetary symbols and keys on the side of the ribs, in fine line style.
Bow, heart lock and keys outline on ribs
Colour tattoo on a calf of a key with Minnie Mouse ears and a red polka-dot bow as its bow, with a dark castle silhouette beside the shaft.
Minnie Mouse key and castle on a calf
Black line flash sheet of small fine line designs, including semicolons, a ribbon, a cross, a dragonfly, a key and lettering such as Hope, Faith and Never Give Up, shown on white paper.
Semicolon and inspirational word flash sheet
Realistic black and grey heart-shaped padlock with a shaded lily and a key on a thigh, with pink flowers and purple ribbon accents.
Heart padlock and lily on a thigh
Two small black fine line heart-shaped key tattoos on the inner wrists of two people holding hands, in a black and white photo.
Matching heart key tattoos on wrists
Black ink winged key with a triangle and circle design and the words It's real for us, on the outer lower leg above a sandal strap.
Winged key with script on lower leg
Black geometric tattoo of a clock face, a key and descending dots running down the centre of a person's back.
Clock, key and dots down the spine
Black key tattoo on the inside of a wrist, overlaid on soft watercolour-style blocks of purple, pink, blue and orange.
Black key over watercolour blocks on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a top hat, shaded rose, pocket watch, key and two butterflies across a person's upper back.
Top hat, rose and pocket watch on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate key with a clock face and a feather, on the side of the ribs.
Ornate key with clock face on the side ribs
Black and grey heart-shaped padlock tattoo with ornate scrollwork on an upper arm, beside a small ornate key tattoo on a forearm.
Heart padlock and key tattoos on arms
Traditional style tattoo of a gold pocket watch with Roman numerals, pink and blue flowers and a beaded chain on an upper arm.
Pocket watch and flowers on an arm
Two hands forming a heart shape over red fabric, with small black tattoos of a knife, top hat, key, diamond and rose on the fingers.
Small icon tattoos on fingers forming a heart
Black and grey neo-traditional key tattoo with red shading on the bow, crossing a rope-framed compass rose on the forearm.
Key and compass rose on a forearm
Two black and grey tattoos on a forearm: a heart padlock with a bow and the words One Love in script, and a key with a ribbon and the words One Heart in script.
Heart padlock and key with script lettering
Two black and grey keyblade tattoos on the backs of a pair of calves, with the words ONE SKY and ONE DESTINY above them.
Matching keyblade tattoos on calves
Pencil sketch flash design of a Mad Hatter top hat with a pocket watch, roses, cake and the words We're all mad here, in a neo-traditional style.
We're all mad here Mad Hatter design
Black and grey realism half sleeve on an upper arm showing aces, a queen of diamonds, a padlock and crowned keys, with small red accents on the diamond and heart.
Playing cards, padlock and keys on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo on a calf showing a grey heart-shaped padlock with a key through its keyhole, pink ribbon, orange and pink flowers, and three silver keys hanging below.
Heart padlock and keys on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing red roses, a jewelled heart padlock with a key, and teal feathers.
Roses and heart padlock on upper arm
Two matching black and grey tattoos on the wrists: a shaded key with a dotted trail on the upper arm, and a heart-shaped lock with a dotted trail on the lower wrist.
Matching key and heart lock wrist tattoos
Black and grey realism full arm sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a Roman numeral clock face, gears, a key, a rose and a pocket watch.
Clock, rose and feather full sleeve
Black and grey tattoo of a key and an ornate scrollwork heart on the ankle, with the key appearing to hang from a beaded chain.
Key and filigree heart on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of a heart-shaped key with a small letter k on the inner wrist, beside a pink polka dot bracelet.
Heart-topped key tattoo on the wrist
Neo-traditional flash design of a pair of spread wings framing a unicorn head, two roses, a key and crossed swords, in teal and cream.
Winged unicorn, rose and sword design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a swallow perched on an ornate key with flowers and a red mandala behind it, on the thigh.
Swallow on a key on the thigh
Realism black and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with teal swallows, a pocket watch, a Roman numeral clock face, and a skull and rose on the back.
Realism clock, bird and skull sleeve
Two matching neo-traditional tattoos on wrists: a heart-shaped padlock with the word Always and a key with the word Forever, in grey shading with dotwork accents.
Padlock and key pair on two wrists
Small black fine line tattoo of a crowned key sitting behind a person's ear on the neck.
Crown key behind the ear
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an owl with teal eyes and a keyhole on its chest, perched on a branch above a crown key, on the thigh.
Owl and crown key on a thigh
Black outline tattoo of a key with a round bow containing a geometric emblem, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Key with emblem on inner forearm
Black and grey Neo-trad style owl tattoo with a keyhole on its chest and a heart-shaped key hanging below the perched branch, on the upper arm.
Owl with keyhole and key on a branch
Painted neo-traditional flash design of the Cheshire Cat grinning from a teacup beside a pocket watch, rose, key, cupcake and Eat Me and Drink Me labels, with art supplies around it.
Cheshire Cat in a teacup with rose and key
Black and grey tattoo of an ornate scrolled key with the word Family in script lettering on the thigh.
Ornate key with Family script on thigh
Fine line black tattoos of a small key and a small heart on the back of a hand, shown beside a silver charm bracelet.
Small key and heart tattoos on a hand
Neo-traditional flash drawing of a woman's face framed by flowers, a large key and a red sun, inked in black and red on paper.
Woman with key and flowers flash design
Pencil-style tattoo design of a shaded heart padlock with a small key and swirling script letters, in black and grey, with no body placement shown.
Heart padlock and key with script letters
Realistic tattoo of two sparrows perched on a black and grey ornate key with flowing ribbons, across the upper chest.
Two sparrows on an ornate key
Black and grey tattoo covering a forearm, beside a bunch of keys on a chain and a gold-toned chain bracelet on the wrist.
Tattooed forearm with keys and chain bracelet
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate heart-shaped padlock with a keyhole, a ribbon and a key on a forearm.
Ornate heart padlock and key tattoo
Black ink flash design of Harry Potter themed icons, including a quill, key, Hogwarts crest and Platform 9 3/4 sign, arranged in a heart shape on aged parchment.
Harry Potter icons arranged in a heart
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird on a branch with pink peonies, green leaves, a beaded chain, a skull and a key, on an upper arm.
Hummingbird, peonies and key on an upper arm
Two raised forearms side by side: the left has a pink rose and birdcage tattoo with teal leaves, and the right has a grey geometric triangle and key design on the forearm.
Rose, birdcage and geometric key on forearms