Lion tattoo ideas

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Colourful Hogwarts house crest tattoo on a forearm, with a lion, serpent, badger and eagle around a central H, a banner reading DRACO and a Latin motto, in a traditional style.

Hogwarts house crest on a forearm

Neo-traditional roaring lion tattoo in orange, red and brown with black outlines, covering the forearm.

Roaring lion and scrollwork on a forearm

Colourful seated lion tattoo on the inner forearm, drawn in a bold stylised neo-trad style with orange, red and yellow tones.

Seated lion on a forearm

Black and grey lion face tattoo with overlapping geometric black bars and white gaps, sitting on the inner forearm.

Lion face with geometric blocks on a forearm

Black lettering tattoo reading 'And so the lion fell in love with the lamb...' in a serif font on the inner wrist.

Quote on the inner wrist

Small colour tattoo of a cartoon lion cub with a black outline on the inner wrist and forearm.

Small cartoon lion cub on a wrist

Black script lettering reading Rise and rise again until lambs become lions, tattooed along the inner forearm.

Script quote tattoo on the forearm

Black linework lion head tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with a small pink heart mark above it.

Lion head tattoo on inner wrist

Black ink lion head with the words courage and DEAR HEART above it, tattooed on a forearm in a fine line style.

Lion and courage lettering on a forearm

Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm showing a lion's head with a full mane, a clawed paw at the forearm, and cream blossoms wrapped around a pale band.

Lion and blossom sleeve on the arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling lion with bared teeth, surrounded by smoke and lightning, on the forearm.

Snarling lion with lightning on a forearm

Realistic colour tattoo of a lion wearing a red and gold crown, with green grass in the foreground, on a forearm.

Lion wearing a crown on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a flowing mane above two roses on an arm, shown against a black background.

Lion and roses arm sleeve

Black and grey geometric lion head inside a mandala tattoo on the outer forearm of a person in denim shorts.

Geometric lion in a mandala on a forearm

Black lion tattoo on the forearm, its body formed from the words Hakuna Matata in a bold tribal-style lettering design.

Lion formed from Hakuna Matata lettering

Black and grey realism lion head tattoo on a forearm, with an infinity symbol and Hebrew lettering below it.

Lion head and infinity symbol on a forearm

Black line tattoo of a crowned lion head inside a geometric mandala circle, with dotwork shading on the face, on the forearm.

Crowned lion in geometric mandala on forearm

Colour tattoo of an orange lion cub with black outline and the words Hakuna Matata in black script beside it, on the inner forearm.

Lion cub and Hakuna Matata script on a forearm

Colour Japanese style tattoo of a red foo dog with green swirling clouds and a skull on a forearm, shown in two side-by-side photos.

Foo dog and skull on a forearm

Colour tattoo of a faceted geometric lion head in teal and blue with black shading and amber eyes, on a forearm.

Geometric lion head on a forearm

Black and grey geometric lion face inside a mandala tattoo on the outer forearm, with a blurred background and denim shorts visible.

Geometric lion within a mandala on a forearm

Collage of three black and grey forearm tattoos: a lettered Carl Sagan quote, an engraved travel scene with landmarks, and the word travel in fine line script with a heartbeat line.

Travel tattoos: quote, city landmarks and script

Black and grey geometric lion head tattoo with dotwork shading and orange, red and teal circles on a forearm.

Geometric lion head with coloured circles

Lion head in profile on a forearm

Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a lion, a roaring gorilla and a tiger above a rose, a cross and a pagoda.

Lion, gorilla and tiger black and grey sleeve

Realism-style lion head in black and grey shading, with a small gold pentagon on its brow, set inside a black triangle outline on the forearm.

Lion head and triangle on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling lion head with a second lion walking below it, covering the forearm.

Roaring lion with walking lion on a forearm

Black and grey geometric lion head tattoo in dotwork shading on the inner forearm.

Geometric lion head on a forearm

Colourful neo-traditional roaring lion head tattoo with a flowing mane on the inner forearm of a standing person in a red top and ripped jeans.

Roaring lion on a forearm

Black and grey realism full sleeve showing helmeted warriors with spears and shields, a skull and a snarling beast, on the upper arm and forearm.

Spartan battle full sleeve

Bold red traditional tattoo of a rampant heraldic lion with black outlines and shading, on the forearm.

Red rampant lion tattoo on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoos of a lion wearing a crown on two forearms, one smaller on the left arm and one larger on the right.

Lion and crown tattoos on two forearms

Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head above an owl on a forearm, photographed against a wooden floor.

Lion and owl on a forearm

Colour tattoo of the Hogwarts school crest with a lion, a snake and ribbon banners, shown on the forearm.

Hogwarts crest with banners on forearm

Black and grey blackwork lion tattoo with a roaring face, flowing mane and mandala ornament, shown on the forearm in two views.

Roaring lion with mandala ornament on forearm

Black fine line outline of a lion cub with the script words Remember who you are beneath it, tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.

Lion cub outline and script quote on a wrist

Realistic black and grey lion head tattoo with a full mane on a forearm, beside a printed lion reference image.

Realistic lion head on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion wearing a feathered headdress, placed on the inner forearm with a few red accents.

Lion in feathered headdress on forearm

Realism style tattoo of a lion wearing a feather headdress with blue eyes and red face paint, on the outer forearm.

Lion in feather headdress on forearm

Colour tattoo of a lion's head above an orange and red sunset with animal silhouettes on a ridge, on a forearm.

Lion and savanna sunset on a forearm

Colourful Japanese style tattoo of a green shishi lion with a grey curled mane and orange swirling background, on the outer forearm.

Green shishi lion on a forearm

Full colour Japanese sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing foo dogs, peonies and waves against a plain wall.

Japanese lion and peony full arm sleeve

Black and grey realism tattoo of a crowned lion head on the forearm of a person in a blue checked shirt, against a brick wall.

Crowned lion on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane on the inside of a forearm.

Lion head tattoo on a forearm

Single-colour blue tattoo on a forearm showing a Scottish saltire with a lion-like figure and black Gaelic-style lettering at the wrist.

Blue saltire and lion on a forearm

Black and grey shield crest tattoo on the inner forearm, showing animal figures and an open book in fine linework with soft shading.

Shield crest tattoo on a forearm

Black and grey tattoo of a lion in a top hat, monocle, bow tie and tailored waistcoat and jacket, on the inner forearm.

Anthropomorphic lion in top hat on a forearm

Black and grey realistic lion tattoo running down a forearm, showing the face, mane and front paws in fine shading.

Realistic lion portrait on a forearm