Knife tattoo ideas

75 photos and flash · 41% Traditional, 15% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Two black and grey tattoos side by side: a realistic knife on the forearm with a woman's face shaded in the blade, and a neo-traditional style house in an oval frame with cherry blossom on the upper
Knife with a face and a house in an oval frame
Colour tattoo of a knife, fork, spatula and whisk drawn in loose black sketch lines with blue, orange, green and purple watercolour splashes, on skin.
Kitchen utensils with watercolour splashes
Two forearms crossed at the wrists, with a fine line black fork tattoo on one arm and a matching knife tattoo on the other.
Fork and knife tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey lettering with a brown and grey knife illustration on the upper thigh, reading I see a tattoo on my right thigh that I will probably regret one day.
Knife and quote tattoo on the thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo, split into three panels, of a fierce female character with a wolf headdress and goggles holding a knife, beside a glowing white forest spirit on teal leaves.
Anime warrior and forest spirit triptych
Black and grey shaded dagger tattoo with scrolled crossguard on a person's ribs, with a white top lifted to show it.
Dagger tattoo on the ribs
White line drawing of a cracked skull pierced by a knife with a handle, on a black background, in a bold traditional flash style.
Cracked skull pierced by a knife
Black line tattoo of a pistol outline on a upper thigh and a row of yin-yang symbols on a forearm, with a gold knife held in the hand.
Pistol outline on thigh and yin-yang on forearm
Black and white line drawing of a woman with a flower in her hair holding a dagger, with the word PSYCHO across her brow, in a neo-traditional flash style.
Woman with dagger and PSYCHO lettering
Black and grey flash design of a ram skull with a serpent coiling around it, flanked by two blades and leaves, with the word Capricorn below.
Capricorn ram skull and serpent design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pistol and a dagger over an ornate lace band on the upper thigh, shown in a two-panel photo.
Pistol and dagger over a lace band on thigh
Traditional style tattoo on a forearm of a grey shaded chef's hat with the word Chef above, a spatula, spoon, knife and fork, and green leaves.
Chef hat and kitchen utensils on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a clenched hand holding a knife, in black outline, on the inner forearm.
Fist gripping a knife on a forearm
Small black outline tattoo of a hand gripping a knife, fine line style, placed on the centre of a person's chest.
Hand gripping a knife on the chest
Black line drawing of a snake coiled around a dagger, in a traditional tattoo flash style, printed on pink handmade paper.
Snake wrapped around a dagger
Traditional colour tattoo of a dagger with a snake coiled around the hilt, flanked by yellow flowers and dark green leaves, on the side of the torso.
Dagger, snake and flowers on the ribs
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a kitchen knife on a forearm, with the blade appearing to sit in the skin.
Kitchen knife on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo across a man's upper back and shoulder showing a hockey mask, a bladed glove, a doll face, chains and a knife, in a realistic collage style.
Horror film collage across back and shoulder
Small fine line tattoo of a rose with a stem wrapped around a knife, in black ink on the inside of an ankle, with a rolled denim cuff above.
Fine line rose and knife on an ankle
Traditional style dagger piercing a blue rose with leaves, tattooed on a calf.
Dagger and blue rose on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of two crossed knives with tan handles, shaded in grey on a forearm.
Crossed knives on a forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a dagger with a green gem on the hilt and a red pommel, sitting on the forearm.
Traditional dagger on a forearm
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 blue line drawing of a cat covered in traditional-style flash designs, including a rose, a dagger, a razor, a skull and crossbones and a milk bottle.
Tattooed cat flash drawing
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a dagger with a crossguard on the upper thigh, with a hand holding dark fabric beside it.
Shaded dagger tattoo on the thigh
Black and white flash sheet of tattoo designs including a steak, pizza slice, pie, rope, knife, eye and several hand-drawn lettering pieces.
Black and white flash sheet of food and lettering designs
Black and white flash drawing of a snarling spotted leopard gripping a knife, with a pistol across the front and Cyrillic lettering above and below.
Snarling leopard with knife and pistol
Traditional style dagger tattoo in grey shading with an orange banner across the blade, on the outer calf.
Dagger with banner on a calf
Colour traditional dagger tattoo with a teal, red and orange flower and dotwork shading on a limb, shown in three side-by-side panels.
Traditional dagger and flower
Black and grey flash design of three stacked skeletons, one gripping a dagger, with no body placement shown.
Three skeletons with a dagger design
Black and grey realism tattoo across a man's back and shoulder showing a hockey mask, a bladed glove, a doll face, chains and a knife, with quotes in the design.
Horror film characters across back and shoulder
Traditional style colour tattoo of an anatomical heart pierced by a dagger, with a banner reading Live through the pain, on the upper arm.
Dagger-pierced heart with banner on upper arm
Forearm tattoo sleeve in black ink with a row of knives, a pig butchery diagram, a pig cut chart, peas and a line of script, placed on the inner forearm.
Butcher-themed forearm sleeve
Black and grey tattoo of stacked skulls and skeletons with a knife, shaded and detailed, on the upper arm.
Stacked skulls and skeletons with a knife on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a leather jacket and star badges, holding a blade, with orange and blue washes behind, on the forearm.
Cat in leather jacket with a blade
Hand-drawn coloured design of a whisk, knife and spoon crossed over purple flowers and green leaves, with a yellow banner reading Mis en place.
Whisk, knife and spoon with flowers and banner
Traditional colour flash sheet of Halloween designs including a vampire, witch hat, jack-o-lantern, poison bottles, candy corn and a severed head with a knife.
Halloween traditional flash sheet
Black and grey traditional dagger tattoo on a calf, with a shaded rose and leaves above it.
Dagger and rose on a calf
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a Mickey Mouse head outline with a castle silhouette, feathers, a wizard hat, a genie lamp, a red polka dot bow, a red apple and a rose.
Mickey ears dreamcatcher with Disney charms on a thigh
Fine line black tattoos of small icons, including a fork, a knife and a bar shape, placed behind a person's ear.
Tiny icons behind the ear
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a masked figure holding a large knife in front of a lit house at night, shown from two angles.
Masked figure with knife on upper arm
Black and white photo of a hand covered in small fine line doodle tattoos, including a diamond, a daisy, a pizza slice and words such as HOMEWRECKER, with a cigarette held between the fingers.
Small doodle tattoos across the back of a hand
Colour tattoo of a pale masked figure with brown hair and a knife, set against red blood splatter, on the side of a person's ribs below the breast.
Masked slasher with knife on ribs
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a big-eyed alien holding a knife, with a small flower, leaves and lettering, on a lower leg.
Alien with knife on a calf
Black and white flash design of open lips with a dagger piercing through them, dripping drops, and the words NOT JUST TALK arched above.
Mouth and dagger flash with NOT JUST TALK lettering
Traditional-style flash design of a fist gripping a knife with red blood drips and a banner reading KILL 'EM ALL, shown on paper with no body placement.
Fist holding a bloodied knife
Black and grey traditional style drawing of a dagger with a ribbed handle and blood drops, shown as a standalone tattoo design.
Dagger with blood drops flash design
Charcoal-style drawing of a skull wearing a black paisley bandana, with a dagger through the jaw, a rosary and a cross hanging below, as a tattoo design.
Skull in bandana with dagger and rosary