Knotwork tattoo ideas

205 photos and flash · 20% Blackwork, 20% Geometric · Upper arm most common

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Black and grey Celtic triquetra knotwork tattoo with shaded interlaced loops on the back of a person's neck, with hair falling around it.
Celtic knot tattoo on the back of the neck
Red Celtic knotwork cat in a seated pose with interlaced swirls, drawn as a design on a beige textured background with red crossing lines.
Celtic knotwork cat design
Black and grey pencil drawing of an interlaced knotwork tattoo design with curling tendrils and a tapering point, shown on a white background with no body part visible.
Pencil-drawn knotwork swirl design
Drawing of a five-pointed Celtic knotwork design in cream with black outlines, with five coloured rings in purple, yellow, blue, red and green, on a teal background.
Celtic knot pentacle with coloured rings
Symmetrical owl tattoo with outstretched wings, black fill with knotwork, swirl patterns and blue accents, on the upper chest.
Owl with spread wings on the chest
Blue and black tattoo of a dragon head merged with a Celtic triquetra knot on a leg, with bold outlines and solid blue fill.
Dragon and Celtic triquetra knot on a leg
Black and grey Celtic knotwork design in a four-pointed shape with a gold triquetra knot at the centre, drawn on a white background.
Celtic knotwork four-point design
Mirrored Celtic knotwork design with two green and blue dragon heads on a black background, drawn as a tattoo-style flash with no body placement shown.
Symmetrical Celtic knot dragons
Black tribal tattoo with a large spiral and knotwork band across a man's upper arm and shoulder, shown in a close side view.
Tribal arm and shoulder tattoo
Black and grey ornamental knotwork heart tattoo on the inner wrist, seen with the palm of the hand turned upwards.
Ornate knotwork heart on the wrist
Black ink drawing of a winged dragon perched above a Celtic triquetra knot, in a blackwork style, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Dragon with Celtic triquetra knot design
Black and white design of a pentagram framed by five interlaced Celtic knotwork ravens, with a knotted star at its centre, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Celtic knot pentagram with five ravens
Black and grey tattoo of a raven head within knotwork wings, with an eight-armed symbol above it, on the upper back.
Raven and knotwork wings on upper back
Line drawing of a Celtic cross with interlaced knotwork in red, blue and green, shown as a tattoo design without a body part visible.
Celtic cross with red and blue knotwork
Black and grey circular Celtic knotwork design with shaded interlaced ribbons, shown as a standalone drawing with no body placement.
Circular Celtic knot design
Rainbow-coloured illustration of a stylised sword with Celtic knotwork panels and small creature figures on a black background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Stylised sword with Celtic knotwork
Shirtless bearded man with black tribal knotwork tattoos across his left shoulder, upper arm, chest and forearm.
Tribal knotwork tattoos on shoulder and chest
Black linework drawing of an interwoven Celtic heart knot on a white background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Celtic heart knot design
Black line drawing of a circular Celtic knotwork design with interlaced bands and spirals arranged in a star shape, shown on a white background.
Celtic knotwork star design
Close photo of a blue and black endless knot tattoo with interlaced bands, in a geometric style, on a calf.
Blue endless knot on a lower leg
Black knotwork tattoo of two interlaced animals with spiral details across the upper back, with a black triangular design on the shoulder.
Interlaced beast knotwork on a back
Black and grey interlace knotwork tattoo on a back, showing a tree above two serpent heads and a triquetra at the base, in Blackwork style.
Knotwork tree and beasts across a back
Black ink flash design of a dragon with spread wings above an interlaced Celtic knot, with no body placement shown.
Dragon with Celtic knotwork design
Black and grey Celtic knotwork cross set over rivetted armour plates, tattooed across a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Celtic knot cross on armour plating upper arm
Black ink flash drawing of a cat in profile with interlaced Celtic knotwork across its body and a curled tail.
Celtic knotwork cat design
Black and blue tribal tattoo of two facing dragons forming a heart shape above knotwork, on the lower back.
Tribal dragons with knotwork on lower back
Black and grey tribal tattoo with Celtic knotwork covering a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal and Celtic knot shoulder piece
Black line drawing of Celtic knotwork shamrocks on curling vines, with a single shamrock and a vertical shamrock border, shown as tattoo flash design.
Celtic knot shamrocks on vines
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a Celtic knot heart forming a cross, placed on the upper back.
Celtic knot heart cross on upper back
Black and grey tattoo across the shoulder and upper arm, showing torn skin revealing riveted metal armour plates above a Celtic knotwork cross.
Celtic cross under torn armour plates
Black and white line drawing of a Celtic cross with interlaced knotwork panels on each arm, a ringed circle and a central knot, shown as a tattoo design.
Celtic cross with interlace knotwork
Solid black Celtic knotwork design of three interlaced loops forming a triquetra shape, shown on a plain white background with no body part visible.
Three-lobed Celtic knot design
Line drawing sheet of five Celtic knotwork designs in black outline, including a round knot, a square knot, a central knot with animal-like ends, and a heart-shaped knot.
Celtic knotwork design sheet
Black line drawing of a tree of life with leafy vines and interlaced Celtic knotwork roots, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Tree of life with knotwork roots
Black linework triquetra Celtic knot design on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo flash drawing.
Triquetra Celtic knot design
Green and black Celtic cross tattoo with interlaced knotwork and a shamrock at the centre, shown on a limb.
Green Celtic cross with shamrock
Small red interlaced heart knot tattoo with a dark outline and shading, placed on a limb with light skin.
Red interlaced heart knot tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of a wolf head and interlaced knotwork covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, in a Norse-style design.
Wolf and knotwork shoulder and arm tattoo
Solid black heart tattoo with knotwork and radiating lines on the back of a hand, with small X and O tattoos on the fingers.
Black heart with knotwork on the back of a hand
Black and grey Celtic knotwork dragon tattoo on a calf, with interlaced bands, a scaled crest and a triquetra-style knot at the base.
Celtic knotwork dragon on a calf
Two versions of an interlaced three-lobed Celtic knot design, one in dark green on white and one in cream on dark brown, shown as a flash drawing.
Three-lobed Celtic knot design in two colourways
Black and grey tattoo of a woman with flowing curled hair in an Art Nouveau style, with red shading on the shoulder, on the lower leg.
Art Nouveau woman portrait on a lower leg
Black line drawing of a knotwork beast with interlaced ribbon bands and scroll terminals, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Norse interlace beast design
Line drawing sheet of nine Celtic knot designs in black outline, including triquetra-style knots and square interlaced knots, shown as tattoo flash.
Celtic knot flash designs
Black and grey Celtic cross tattoo with tribal scrollwork and a sun motif across the upper arm and shoulder.
Celtic cross and tribal sleeve on upper arm
Colour chest tattoo with grey Celtic knotwork borders, flowers, leaves and an animal, placed across the upper chest.
Colourful Celtic knot chest piece with flowers
Brown ink line drawing of a vertical interlaced knotwork design with two stylised beast heads at the top, suitable as a tattoo flash design.
Interlaced knotwork with two beast heads
Two versions of a three-armed Celtic knotwork triskele design, one in dark green and one in cream on dark brown, shown as flat drawings with no body placement.
Celtic triskele knotwork in two colourways