Lion tattoo ideas

536 photos and flash · 43% Realism, 13% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a roaring lion with a floral mandala mane and an eye motif on its forehead, on a thigh.
Roaring lion with mandala mane on a thigh
Colour tattoo of the Hogwarts school crest with a HOGWARTS banner across the top, placed on the calf in a traditional style.
Hogwarts crest tattoo on a calf
Realistic black and grey lion wearing a feathered headdress with a teal band, tattooed across a person's ribs.
Lion in feather headdress on ribs
Sepia sketch of a lion's head with a flowing mane, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Lion head sketch design
Black ink drawing of a lion head in profile with a flowing mane and the word Leo in script, drawn as a tattoo design on white paper.
Lion head design with Leo script
Black and grey realistic lion head tattoo with a flowing mane on the upper arm, beside a matching smaller lion on the forearm.
Matching lion tattoos on upper arm and forearm
Black and grey realistic lion head tattoo with a flowing mane and a yellow eye, sitting on the shoulder.
Realistic lion head on a shoulder
Realistic colour tattoo of a lion's face with a full orange and black mane, shown on the upper arm.
Realistic lion portrait on upper arm
Line drawing of a lion head with an ornate geometric mane shaded from orange at the top to blue and purple below, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Ornate lion head with geometric mane
Colourful watercolour-style lion head tattoo on the side of the ribs, with blue, pink and orange brushstrokes and splashes around it.
Watercolour lion head on the ribs
Two arms covered in traditional-style tattoos, including a panther head, a feathered headdress, a skull, a snake and roses, placed on the forearms and upper arms.
Traditional sleeves with panther, skull and snake
A grid of twelve black line drawings of the zodiac signs, in a thin single-weight linework style, with no tattoo placement shown.
Twelve zodiac line drawings in a grid
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion and two roses covering the upper arm and forearm as a full sleeve.
Lion and roses realism sleeve
Black tribal-style lion design stepping forward with a flowing, flame-like mane, drawn on a white background as a tattoo design.
Tribal lion stepping forward
Red and orange sunset wash on the upper arm and shoulder with black silhouettes of savanna animals and a flying bird, in a colour tattoo.
Savanna sunset silhouettes on upper arm
Pen and grey ink drawing of a lion head in profile with a flowing mane, a lioness head below it, and purple blossom sprigs, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lion and lioness with purple flowers
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper thigh, showing a curved lion cub outline with two lion silhouettes on a tree branch inside it.
Lion cub arc with lion silhouettes on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoos of The Chariot and Strength tarot cards, one on each calf.
Chariot and Strength tarot tattoos on legs
Black linework drawing of a woman with long wavy hair, wearing a lion head headdress, earrings and beaded necklaces, as a fine line tattoo design.
Woman with lion headdress line drawing
Pen drawing of a lion head built from angular geometric facets and hatched lines, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Geometric lion head line drawing
Black linework tattoo of a lion head with a mandala crown and geometric lines, with dotwork shading, on a forearm.
Geometric lion head on a forearm
Close view of a bold black lion silhouette tattoo with a flowing mane on a forearm, in a blackwork style, with a second part of the design on the adjoining arm.
Lion silhouette on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a snarling lion head with a black mane, bared teeth and red mouth, on the outer thigh.
Snarling lion head on thigh
Black fine line lettering reading Hakuna Matata with small animal silhouettes above it, tattooed on the top of a woman's foot near the ankle.
Hakuna Matata and animal silhouettes on an ankle
Colour realism tattoo of a lion's head with a blended orange and rainbow mane, shown on the calf.
Lion head on a lower leg
Pencil sketch of a lion's head in profile behind a woman with long, wavy hair partly covering one eye, drawn on cream paper.
Lion and woman with flowing hair sketch
Black geometric spine tattoo with chevron panels and dotted borders running from the neck to the lower back, with a small lion head on the left side of the ribs.
Geometric spine tattoo from neck to lower back
Black and grey Japanese style sleeve tattoo on a forearm, showing a foo dog, an oni mask, a skull, a pagoda and swirling clouds.
Japanese sleeve with lion, oni and pagoda
Black and grey lion head tattoo wearing a crown of pink roses and peonies, on the inner forearm.
Lion head with roses on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a griffin with spread wings and a lion's body, covering the upper back.
Black and grey griffin on upper back
Black dotwork drawing of a lion head with lilies, paw prints, a dreamcatcher and peacock feathers, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lion, lilies and dreamcatcher design
Small colour tattoo of a lion cub outlined in black, sitting on bare skin beside a black bag strap and zip.
Small lion cub tattoo on skin
Black and grey realism lion head with daisies and a pocket watch on a full leg sleeve, running from the thigh to the calf.
Lion and pocket watch leg sleeve
Purple stencil of a geometric lion with a mandala crown on skin, beside the matching black linework transfer design on paper.
Lion and mandala stencil with geometric pendant
Black ink lion head framed by lace-like filigree and dreamcatcher motifs on the outer thigh, shown from two angles.
Lion and lace ornament on a thigh
Colourful watercolour-style lion head tattoo on the upper arm, with an orange realistic half and a purple, teal and green galaxy-style half.
Watercolour lion on upper arm
Black ink line drawing of a lion's head in profile, with a dense, ornamental mane and patterned face, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornate lion in profile line drawing
Colour tattoo on a leg of two cartoon lion cubs nuzzling inside a pink outlined heart tied with a red bow, placed on the calf.
Two cartoon lions in a heart with a bow
Realistic colour tattoo of a lion's head in profile on a person's upper back, with a soft red wash behind it and a flowered tattoo at the left edge.
Realistic lion head on a shoulder blade
Close-up of a black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a lion's head framed by feathers and leaves on skin.
Lion head with feathers in dotwork blackwork
Black and grey crowned lion head tattoo centred on the upper back of a woman lying on white bedding.
Crowned lion head on the upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lioness with three lion cubs across a person's upper back.
Lioness and three cubs on a back
Black and grey realism lion head tattoo on the inner wrist, with the fist raised above it.
Lion head on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring big cat with blue eyes and a compass below, on the forearm.
Roaring big cat and compass on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a lion head with a flowing, patterned mane, shown as a fine line tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Ornamental lion head drawing
Black lettering flash sheet of short phrases in assorted script and serif fonts, including Vampire, Love Bites, Bitten and Join the pack, with no tattoo shown on skin.
Lettering flash sheet of vampire and werewolf phrases
Sheet of twelve black tribal-style zodiac designs on white, including a ram, bull, crab, lion, scales and goat, in flowing swirled linework.
Twelve tribal zodiac designs in black
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lioness face on the middle finger of a hand, with shaded tattoo work visible on the forearm.
Lioness face on a middle finger