Knotwork tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey Celtic knotwork tattoo on the left hand and scale pattern tattoo on the right hand, both extending onto the forearms, with fingertips touching against a black background.
Celtic knotwork and scale tattoos on both hands
Black ink Celtic trinity knot with curling swirls on the inner forearm of a person wearing a white t-shirt.
Celtic trinity knot on a forearm
Black and grey knotwork tattoo shaped like armour bands with a central emblem, across the upper arm and forearm with the elbow bent.
Knotwork armour bands on upper arm and forearm
Black and grey Celtic cross with knotwork detail on the inner forearm of a person wearing a red top and plaid shorts.
Celtic cross on a forearm
Black crescent moon tattoo filled with interlaced knotwork, sitting on the forearm of a person seated in grey jeans.
Crescent moon with knotwork on a forearm
Two matching forearm tattoos of a black and grey Celtic knot with the handwritten words Forever Daddy's Angel above each knot.
Matching Celtic knot forearm tattoos
Black and grey Celtic knotwork sleeves cover both arms, with a circular tree of life design on the upper back, in a black and white photo of a shirtless man with raised arms.
Celtic knotwork sleeves and tree of life back piece
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a horned helmeted Viking, a woman warrior, a longship and knotwork bands, with a few red and orange oak leaves, across the upper arm and
Viking warrior full sleeve
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing armour plates with a stylised monogram on the shoulder and chainmail-style knotwork below the elbow.
Armour and chainmail sleeve with monogram
Black and grey Viking chest and arm sleeves, with two longships and tattooed portraits in the sails above a large Thor's hammer on the stomach.
Viking ships and Thor's hammer chest piece
Galaxy-shaded triangle tattoo with black knotwork, a leaf in a circle and stylised lettering on the inner forearm.
Galaxy triangle with knotwork on a forearm
Black blackwork tattoo of a triangular hooded emblem filled with Celtic knotwork, on the forearm.
Celtic knotwork emblem on a forearm
Black and grey Celtic knotwork band with a turquoise heart at its centre, tattooed around the inner wrist.
Celtic knot band with blue heart on wrist
Two matching black Celtic knot tattoos in bold linework on the wrists of two hands clasped together.
Matching Celtic knot wrist tattoos
Two matching blue Celtic knot tattoos, one on each forearm, with dark outlines and soft shading.
Matching blue Celtic knots on forearms
Black and white photo of a flexed arm with a dotwork and blackwork interlace tattoo of beast heads and knotwork on the forearm and upper arm, with a sun-like motif on the shoulder.
Interlace and beast tattoo on a flexed arm
Shirtless bearded man with black tribal knotwork tattoos across his left shoulder, upper arm, chest and forearm.
Tribal knotwork tattoos on shoulder and chest
Grey tattoo of a Celtic knotwork owl with bright green eyes and a crescent moon above it, on the forearm.
Celtic knot owl and crescent moon on a forearm