Chest tattoo ideas

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Black linework tattoo of two birds with spread wings across the upper chest, in a fine line sketch style.
Two birds in flight across a chest
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a corset lace-up with eyelets and a ribbon bow, across the chest, with a small character tattoo at the side.
Corset lacing tattoo on the chest
Shirtless man with a colourful traditional-style tattoo of a galaxy, planets and a crescent moon on his chest, with roses and an eye on both arms.
Full colour galaxy chest and arm sleeves
Traditional flash design laid out across a white body silhouette, covering the arms and torso with an eagle, snakes, dragon, peacock, pin-up, reaper and portrait.
Full-body traditional flash on a white silhouette
Traditional colour tattoo of an anatomical heart beneath a black umbrella and a row of seven daggers, with a gold arrow below, on the chest.
Anatomical heart with umbrella and daggers on chest
Single-tone black tattoo on a chest showing a circular postmark reading Buffalo NY with PM and a date, beside wavy cancellation lines.
Postmark stamp tattoo on the chest
Black sketchy linework tattoo of a fox and a rabbit with leaves and a branch across the chest and shoulder.
Fox and rabbit with leaves on chest
Fine black script lettering reading Live nothing but love across the upper chest of a shirtless torso.
Script quote on upper chest
Dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart with green leaves sprouting from the top, placed on the centre of the chest.
Dotwork anatomical heart with green leaves on the chest
Black and grey script tattoo reading Live nothing but love across the upper chest of a shirtless person, shown in lettering style.
Script quote on upper chest
Colour chest tattoo in a Celtic knotwork bodice shape, filled with flowers, a squirrel, a fox and foliage, on a woman's upper chest.
Celtic knot bodice chest tattoo with woodland animals
Close view of a fine line black constellation tattoo of connected dots and stars on the upper chest, below a white floral top.
Constellation tattoo on the upper chest
Small Cheshire Cat grin tattoo with blue eyes on the upper chest, shown in normal light and as a glowing full-body outline under UV light.
Cheshire Cat smile on a chest
Colour tattoo on the chest of a cartoon creature with large eyes beside the words I Like Chocolate milk, set against a blue wash.
Cartoon creature with I Like Chocolate milk text
Back view of a woman with a colour botanical tattoo of red roses and dark leaves running from the collarbone towards the shoulder.
Red roses on upper chest
Black dotwork lotus mandala tattoo centred on a person's sternum, with a coloured tattoo visible on the right arm.
Lotus mandala tattoo on the sternum
Black and grey Traditional-style tattoo of a keyhole with a skull, fleur-de-lis and scrollwork on the centre of the chest.
Ornate keyhole with skull on chest
Colourful bird tattoo with spread wings on the upper chest, shaded in blue, red and yellow with a painterly feathered finish.
Multicoloured bird with spread wings on chest
Blue-grey octopus tentacle tattoo spreading across a woman's chest and shoulder, with a cameo pendant necklace and a coloured sleeve on the upper arm.
Octopus tentacles across a chest
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo on the upper chest beside fine script reading Every flower must grow through dirt.
Shaded rose with a script quote on the chest
Black and grey realism chest tattoo of a winged pocket watch flanked by roses, with a skull and beads below, on a shirtless man's chest.
Winged pocket watch, roses and skull chest piece
Torso with a large colour neo-traditional tattoo of glowing honeycomb hexagons and organic swirls across the chest and ribs, with sleeve work on the upper arms.
Colourful honeycomb and organic torso tattoo
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering the upper arm, shoulder and chest, with bold solid patterns and a central sun-like motif.
Polynesian tribal shoulder and chest piece
Colour tattoo of blue three-dimensional block letterforms on a man's chest, shown as if tearing through the skin to reveal red beneath.
Blue 3D letterforms torn through skin on chest
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of two birds in flight with red ribbons, spread across a woman's upper chest.
Two birds and ribbons across the chest
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a blue bird with spread wings holding a green ribbon in its beak, placed on the upper chest.
Blue bird with green ribbon on chest
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading Allons-y on the upper chest below the neck.
Allons-y script above the collarbone
Black ink ornamental mandala tattoo across the chest and ribs of a woman wearing a black bralette and denim shorts, shown from the chin down.
Black ornamental mandala under the bust
Fine line black tattoo of the words i forgive you above an outlined plaster with a dotted pad, placed on the chest.
I forgive you lettering above a plaster on the chest
Black fine line heartbeat trace with the script words Just live across the upper chest near the collarbone.
Heartbeat line with Just live script
Solid black eagle tattoo with spread wings across the upper chest, shown on a woman wearing a green checked shirt over a grey vest top.
Spread-winged eagle across the upper chest
Close-up of a blue shaded rose tattoo on the upper chest, with a thin necklace and white top visible.
Blue rose on the upper chest
Painterly watercolour-style butterfly tattoo in orange, yellow, blue and pink with dark wing edges, sitting on the upper chest.
Watercolour butterfly on upper chest
Full body Japanese style tattoo across a torso, arms and thighs, showing a scowling figure with a blade among red flames and a tiger on the arm.
Full body Japanese tattoo with a fierce figure
Traditional-style chest tattoo of a crest with a Dropkick Murphys banner, a red-eyed skull, a shield holding a red rose, and a Signed and Sealed in Blood scroll.
Band crest with skull and rose on chest
Black and grey dotwork rose with leaves tattooed on the centre of a torso above the navel, with a navel piercing visible below.
Black and grey rose on the chest
Black and grey Japanese-style dragon tattoo with its head on the chest and its body wrapping over the shoulder and upper arm.
Dragon across chest and shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a globe cradled by two outstretched hands, placed across the chest below the breasts.
Globe held by two hands on the chest
Black and grey dotwork and fine line sunflower tattoo with shaded leaves, centred on the chest between the breasts.
Sunflower tattoo on the chest
Black line tattoo of a cat with its tail curled up, with a trail of paw prints above it and one red heart pad, placed on the upper chest.
Cat silhouette and paw prints on upper chest
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a crescent moon, nested triangles and three dots on the centre of the chest, between the breasts.
Crescent moon and triangles on the sternum
Realistic pink diamond tattoo with soft shading on the centre of a person's chest, above a black V-neck top.
Pink diamond on the chest
Watercolour-style anatomical heart tattoo with black linework and blue, red and orange washes across the upper chest.
Watercolour anatomical heart on chest
Traditional style colour tattoo of a blue and red swallow in flight with an orange wash behind it, on a man's shoulder and upper chest.
Swallow with orange wash on the shoulder
Black and grey geometric lotus tattoo with stippled dotwork shading across the centre of the chest.
Geometric lotus with dotwork shading on chest
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a pine branch with long needles sweeping across the upper chest near the collarbone.
Pine branch across the upper chest
Gold metallic temporary tattoos of leaves and scrolls on a woman's upper chest and wrist, in a botanical filigree style.
Gold metallic leaf and filigree temporary tattoos
Black fine line script tattoo reading "Fate fell short" on the upper chest near the collarbone, with a navy polka dot top visible at the edge of the frame.
"Fate fell short" script on upper chest