Knot tattoo ideas

154 photos and flash · 29% Fine line, 21% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Black line drawing of two facing profiles meeting at an interlaced heart knot above a flowing chin line, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Two facing profiles with a knotted heart
Black calligraphic tattoo design of interlocking loops and a spiral tail on a plain white background, with no body placement shown.
Looping calligraphic flourish design
Fine line black outline tattoo of a triquetra style Celtic knot with an extra looped top, on the back of the neck.
Triquetra knot on the nape of the neck
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of crossed arrows tied with rope knots across a man's forearm.
Crossed arrows and rope on a forearm
Black and grey braided armband tattoo wrapped around an upper arm, with a curling line rising from its upper edge.
Braided armband tattoo on upper arm
Two matching black swirling heart and infinity-style tattoos, one small on a wrist and one larger on a hairy forearm.
Matching swirled heart tattoos on two arms
Two small black linework tattoos on the hands, one a knot-like symbol with a circle and crossing lines, the other a circle between two vertical bars and a horizontal line.
Two matching black line symbols on the hands
Bold black tribal tattoo with a large spiral and an interlocking knot band across the upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal swirl and band on upper arm
Fine line pen drawing of a tattoo design with an Om symbol above a stippled, looping ornamental knot, shown on plain white paper with no body placement.
Om symbol above a looping ornament
Black fine line tattoo of an interlocking looped knot symbol on the back of a person's neck, with hair pulled up above it.
Looped knot symbol on the back of the neck
Two women seen from behind, each with a matching fine line black knot tattoo on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Matching knot tattoos on two backs
Two matching black outline triquetra knot tattoos, one on an upper arm and one on a forearm, with solid black linework and unshaded white interiors.
Matching triquetra knot tattoos on two arms
Collage of four black linework tattoos on forearms: an ornamental arrow with a knotted shaft, a geometric arrow, a spiral with a lotus flower, and a dagger with a crescent moon.
Four linework arrows, knots and dagger tattoos on forearms
Black blackwork tattoo of concentric tree rings with a ragged black band border, covering the back of a calf.
Tree rings on a calf
Two wrists with matching fine line tattoos of a knotted cord bracelet with an anchor motif in black ink, placed on the forearm near the wrist.
Matching anchor cord tattoos on two wrists
Hand-drawn fine line tattoo design of a continuous black line forming interlocking loops, shown on plain paper with no body placement visible.
Looped continuous line design on paper
Close view of a forearm with two gold metallic chevron lines, a gold knot band on the wrist and a row of small gold triangles on the hip, beside a gold watch.
Gold metallic chevron and triangle designs on arm and hip
Two black geometric tattoos on the tops of bare feet, a looped concentric knot on the left and an angular star design on the right.
Geometric tattoos on both feet
Two clasped hands resting on a wooden ledge, with black and grey finger lettering and geometric patterns on the knuckles and back of the hands.
Hands with finger lettering and geometric knuckle tattoos
Pencil drawing of Thor's hammer with interlaced Celtic knotwork bands and a shaded moon behind it, shown as a tattoo design.
Thor's hammer with Celtic knotwork
Black tribal flash design of two facing dragons with spiked wings and an intertwined serpentine body, in a blackwork style.
Twin dragons with intertwined body design
Black and grey pencil drawing of an interlocking infinity knot tattoo design with shaded ribbon loops and pointed diamond-shaped crossings.
Interlocking infinity knot design
Black script tattoo reading Love Never Fails beside an ornamental interlocking knot motif on a shoulder.
Love Never Fails script with ornamental knot
Black ink drawing of an ornate pocket watch with Roman numerals, a peacock butterfly and a smaller butterfly, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Pocket watch and butterflies drawing
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bone bound with rope, shown on the inner forearm of a person wearing dark clothing.
Rope-wrapped bone on a forearm
Green shamrock tattoo design made of interlaced ribbon with heart-shaped leaves, outlined in black with yellow-green shading, shown as a drawing without a body placement.
Interlaced shamrock with heart-shaped leaves
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of interlocking chain links wrapped with braided rope bands around a forearm, shown in two close-up panels.
Chain links and rope band on a forearm
Hand-drawn black ink sketch on lined paper of a symmetrical looped knot motif with the words The Story of The Wild Ones written around it.
The Story of The Wild Ones design sketch
Two matching blue outlined knot symbols with a teardrop loop on the inner wrists of two people, shown with their palms open.
Matching knot symbol tattoos on wrists
Black interlaced knot tattoo shaped like a heart on the inner forearm, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Interlaced heart knot on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of an abstract looped symbol with teardrop shapes on skin, in a sepia-toned photograph.
Looped abstract symbol tattoo on skin
Flash sheet of hand-drawn tattoo designs in a fantasy theme, including a bearded tree face, a moth, a hobbit-style door in a bottle and a witch hat over a city.
Fantasy flash sheet with tree, moth and bottle
Pencil and ink flash sheet showing fine line tattoo designs including a lotus, spirals, a heart and a diamond, with a pen and pencil lying across the page.
Flash sheet of fine line lotus and spiral designs
Fine line black tattoo of a looped triquetra-style knot on the nape of a person's neck, with hair pulled to one side.
Looped knot on the nape of the neck
A flash sheet of black line-drawn knot, swirl and ornamental tattoo designs on white paper, with no body part shown.
Knot and swirl line flash sheet
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat in a sailor hat and striped top, framed by a coiled rope, on a forearm.
Sailor cat in a rope frame on a forearm
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a tied shoelace with dotted eyelets on the lower back.
Tied shoelace bow on lower back
Black and white line drawing of a triquetra Celtic knot, three interlaced loops with a solid black centre, shown as a tattoo design.
Triquetra Celtic knot design
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of three crossed arrows tied with rope and knots, running across the inside of a forearm.
Crossed arrows and rope on a forearm
Fine black line tattoo of a looped knot symbol on the inner ankle, shown against a white fleece blanket.
Looped knot symbol on an ankle
Coloured pencil design of three shaded feathers hanging from a cord with turquoise and red beads, drawn on cream paper.
Three feathers with turquoise and red beads
Colour neo-trad tattoo on an upper arm showing two female profile faces filled with a red and orange sunset, stars, birds and a rope knot below.
Two profile faces in a sunset on an upper arm
Black ink geometric mandala with Thai script across a woman's upper back, with a faint English phrase tattooed on the right shoulder.
Sak yant style mandala on upper back
Black ink drawing of an ornate lotus mandala with hanging beaded chains, held up beside a small swirl-knot tattoo on a finger.
Lotus mandala tattoo design drawing
Black line drawing of a tattoo design on a white background, showing stylised letterforms, three interlocking rings, a triquetra knot and a feather quill.
Four symbol emblem with rings, triquetra and feather
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a feather hanging from a knotted cord bracelet around the inner wrist, with the hand raised in a fist.
Feather bracelet tattoo on a wrist
Coloured pencil drawing of a sailing ship on waves inside a rope-framed spade shape, with a rope knot and lotus-like shape below, in a traditional style.
Sailing ship in a rope-framed heart design
Black and grey drawing of a traditional anchor with a rope coiled around the shaft and a knot at the top, on a plain light grey background.
Anchor with rope design