Chest tattoo ideas

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Black and grey shaded abstract symbol tattoo with curved forms, sitting on the upper chest near the collarbone beside a black bra strap.
Abstract black and grey symbol on upper chest
Black and grey traditional tattoos on a bare torso: a dove over a heart with a banner on the chest, and a rose with a ribbon banner on the stomach.
Dove and heart chest tattoo with rose on stomach
Black script lettering reading Nothing is promised with a red lip print below it, tattooed across the upper chest and shoulder.
Script quote and red lip print on collarbone
Traditional style tattoo of an eagle in flight with black wings, red and yellow accents and outstretched talons, across a person's chest.
Traditional eagle on chest
Heavily tattooed upper arm and forearm in traditional style, with a swallow and a banner design, cradling an orange cat.
Traditional tattoo sleeve holding an orange cat
Blue and black tribal swirls frame a blue heart with a stylised W-like pattern, tattooed on the upper chest.
Heart with tribal swirls on the upper chest
Black fine line script lettering reading a quote sits across the upper chest near the collarbone, beside a grey top and a pendant necklace.
Script quote on the upper chest
Black and grey owl tattoo with spread wings, a green gem and a dotwork sunburst, with an arrow beneath, on a torso in traditional style.
Owl with spread wings and arrow on the torso
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo centred on the sternum, with hands crossing over the chest above it.
Mandala tattoo on the sternum
Purple-shaded lotus flower with a black Om symbol and swirls above it, tattooed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Lotus and Om symbol on the upper chest
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo covering the full back and chest, with a Statue of Liberty portrait, a skull holding a torch, roses and a central religious figure.
Full back and chest black and grey tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two skeleton hands reaching towards each other above the sternum, with a wishbone shape between them.
Skeleton hands framing a wishbone on the chest
Black tribal tattoo with spiral and geometric patterns covering a man's shoulder, upper arm and upper chest, in a blackwork style.
Black tribal shoulder and arm tattoo
Realistic black and grey pocket watch tattoo with Roman numerals and a chain bow, placed on the chest.
Pocket watch tattoo on chest
Close crop of a woman in a black bra with skeleton hand cups, showing black ink swallows and script on her chest and shoulder and a floral tattoo on her upper arm.
Swallows and script on chest and upper arm
Collage of realistic faceted gemstone tattoos, including a rainbow heart, teal heart, red gem, blue star and green gem, in full colour.
Faceted gemstone and heart tattoos collage
Black and white photo of a fine line geometric mandala tattoo with dangling drops on a woman's chest, placed across the sternum.
Geometric mandala tattoo across the sternum
Colour mandala tattoo with a green Om symbol at the centre, placed on the upper chest below the chin.
Om mandala tattoo on the chest
Colourful watercolour-style lion head tattoo with splashes of pink, orange and purple on the centre of a man's chest.
Watercolour lion on a chest
Black and grey ornamental scrollwork tattoo with a bottle-like motif on the chest beneath the bust, shown with a black bra partly lifted by a hand.
Ornate scrollwork tattoo below the bust
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral clock, roses and ornamental swirls covering a man's shoulder, upper arm and upper chest.
Clock and roses on a shoulder and arm
Chest tattoo of a Death Star between two crossed lightsabers and pink roses, shown as a black outline above and in full colour below, in traditional style.
Death Star and roses on chest
Realistic chest tattoo of the N7 logo in silver lettering with a red triangle, drawn to look as if it tears through the skin.
N7 logo torn through skin on chest
Black and grey botanical mandala tattoo with petal-like shapes on a woman's upper chest, worn with a gold chain necklace.
Black and grey mandala on chest
Black ink triple moon with a pentagram and swirling ornamental filler on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Triple moon and pentagram on the upper chest
Traditional style tattoo of a sailing ship, lighthouse and waves across a person's upper chest.
Sailing ship and lighthouse on the chest
Small colour botanical tattoos of cacti, orange blooms, a thistle and a black butterfly spread across a woman's upper chest.
Cacti and flowers across the chest
Small watercolour-style globe tattoo with a fine dark grid of latitude and longitude lines, placed on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Watercolour globe on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a leaping wolf silhouette filled with pine trees and a pink, orange and green night sky with stars, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Wolf silhouette with forest and night sky on the chest
Black tribal tattoo covering the chest, shoulder and arm of a shirtless man, with a sun-like face at the centre of the chest piece.
Tribal sun chest and arm sleeve
Fine line tattoo of six small black birds in flight on the upper chest near the collarbone, beside a vintage cameo pendant necklace.
Small birds in flight on upper chest
Black and grey script tattoo reading with pain comes strength, with a swirl flourish and two shaded dumbbells, on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Strength script and dumbbells on upper chest
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red rose with an orange four-star ball and brown leaves on the chest, shown in a close-up with a side-by-side repeat.
Red rose with four-star orange ball
Black tribal patterned tattoo covering a man's chest, shoulder, upper arm and ribs, with bold swirls and geometric shapes.
Tribal patterned chest, shoulder and arm tattoo
Two heart-shaped tattoos side by side on skin: a blue and white R2-D2 on the left and a gold C-3PO on the right, in a bold traditional style.
R2-D2 and C-3PO heart tattoos on the chest
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a dark blue scarab beetle with orange wings and a red gem on the chest, framed by teal foliage and dotted chains.
Scarab beetle with orange wings on the chest
Small blue and black wave tattoo in a Japanese style on the centre of a chest, shown above an open zipped dark jacket.
Blue wave on the chest
Realistic colour tattoo of a metallic Superman shield on the upper chest, shaded in red, purple and blue-grey to look three-dimensional.
Superman shield on the chest
Black and grey photograph of a large tribal tattoo with a sun motif covering the shoulder, upper arm and upper chest.
Polynesian-style tribal sleeve on shoulder and chest
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a glowing orange and yellow orb with pink, purple and blue streaks across a woman's shoulder and upper chest, with a few small dots to the side.
Watercolour splash with glowing orb on shoulder
A gold metallic temporary tattoo of a leaf vine runs down the centre of the chest, worn with a pink lace bralette and denim jeans.
Gold metallic leaf vine on chest
Close-up of a black script lettering tattoo reading Stars can't shine without the darkness, with blue and pink watercolour-style wash behind it, on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Script quote with blue and pink wash on chest
Black and grey lotus flower within a dotwork mandala tattoo across the underbust, with the shirt lifted to show the design.
Lotus mandala underbust tattoo
Colour tattoo of a green cartoon chameleon with a curled tail and a scowling expression, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Cartoon chameleon on the collarbone
Colour tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, autumn leaves and a banner reading until the very end, in neo-traditional style on the upper chest.
Pocket watch and autumn leaves on chest
Traditional style tattoo of a black and grey fleur-de-lis with two red and yellow roses and green leaves, placed on the centre of a person's chest.
Fleur-de-lis and two roses on the chest
Black handwritten lettering reading Chasing the original high across the upper chest, partly shown as a white shirt is pulled aside.
Chasing the original high quote on chest
Woman in a white V-neck top and black lace bralette, with a thin outline heart tattoo on the upper chest and a blue letter A tattoo on the upper arm.
Outline heart and letter A tattoos