Chest tattoo ideas

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A woman in a dark linen slip dress shows two solid grey triangle tattoos on her upper chest and a fine line sketch tattoo on her upper arm and shoulder.
Grey triangles on chest and sketched line drawing on arm
Black and grey realism chest tattoo of an eye, a Roman numeral clock face and birds, with a heartbeat line on the shoulder.
Realistic eye and clock on chest
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading "this too shall pass" in black ink across the upper chest near the collarbone.
"This too shall pass" script on the collarbone
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a horned demon, skulls and a tentacled creature across the chest and upper arm.
Horned demon and skulls across chest and arm
Black ink ornamental paisley tattoo centred on the chest, in fine line and dotwork, shown in a black and white photograph.
Ornamental paisley tattoo on the sternum
Realistic colour tattoo of a sea turtle in teal, green and brown with orange-red flippers, placed on the upper chest.
Sea turtle tattoo on upper chest
Realistic biomechanical full sleeve tattoo of gears, wires and red cables covering a man's shoulder, upper arm and forearm, with a panel extending onto the chest.
Biomechanical sleeve on arm and chest
Black and grey lace-style tattoo of a flower and scrolling vine across a woman's shoulder and upper chest.
Lace-style flower tattoo on shoulder and chest
Black and grey wolf head tattoo with loose splashed ink strokes across the upper chest and shoulder of a shirtless man.
Wolf head on chest and shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a small rodent with a curling tail and leaves, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Rodent with leafy tail on upper chest
Close photo of black hand-lettered Bad Wolf tattoo on the upper chest near the collarbone, in a Lettering style.
Bad Wolf lettering on the collarbone
Black script tattoo reading "aimer et être aimé" in French across the upper chest, just below a white lace neckline.
French script "aimer et être aimé" on upper chest
Black ink tattoo of the numbers 1.4, 2, 2.8, 4, 5.6 and 8 in a simple lettering style, running diagonally across the upper chest.
Row of numbers across the upper chest
Small black fine line arrow tattoo with a curled detail on the upper chest, near the collarbone.
Small arrow tattoo on upper chest
Black and grey tattoo of a feathered serpent head with carved stone styling and glyphs on a block, across a man's shoulder and upper chest.
Feathered serpent on shoulder
Colour realism tattoo of a feather shading from green to pink that breaks into small birds, with the word Grandma in script below, on the upper chest.
Feather dissolving into birds with script
Black ink tattoo on the chest of a person in an open denim shirt, showing an eye with dotted rays above an engraved-style hand.
Eye and hand tattoo on the chest
Fine line black script reading wanderlust with three small birds in flight, tattooed on the upper chest below the collarbone.
Wanderlust script and three birds on the chest
Two people with fine line script tattoos reading To infinity and and beyond on their upper chests, in black ink.
Matching script quote tattoos on the chest
Traditional style tattoo of an anatomical heart with a red and yellow eye at its centre, shaded in black and grey on the upper chest.
Anatomical heart with eye on chest
Black tribal-style tattoo with red accents covering the shoulder, upper arm and chest of a shirtless man.
Tribal sleeve and chest piece with red accents
Black and white photo of a small fine line snowflake tattoo with dotted tips on the upper chest, near a thin chain necklace.
Fine line snowflake on the upper chest
Fine line gold metallic tattoo of three arrows on the upper chest of a woman with blonde hair wearing a black strappy top.
Gold arrows on upper chest
Small black and grey swallow tattoo in a realistic style on the upper chest, near the collarbone.
Small swallow tattoo on upper chest
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading 'this too shall pass' along the collarbone near the shoulder.
Script quote 'this too shall pass' on collarbone
Traditional style tattoo of a black dagger piercing a red rose with dark green leaves, placed on the upper chest.
Dagger and rose on the chest
Black fine line script tattoo reading No matter what across the upper chest near the collarbone, with slight redness around the design.
No matter what script across the upper chest
Small dark dragon silhouette tattoo in black and grey ink on a woman's upper chest, just below the collarbone.
Dragon silhouette on upper chest
Fine line outline tattoo of an elephant facing right, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Outline elephant on upper chest
Close-up of a shirtless man with a bold black tribal tattoo covering his shoulder, upper arm and upper chest, with red skin around the design.
Black tribal shoulder and upper arm tattoo
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined heart pierced by an arrow, with the words WILD HEART beneath, placed centrally on the chest between open denim jacket lapels.
Heart with arrow and Wild Heart text on chest
Black blackwork tree of life with exposed roots inside a circle on a chest, with birds flying off the branches towards the shoulder.
Tree of life and birds on the chest
Close crop of a woman in a patterned bralette showing a black panther and red rose traditional tattoo across her chest and upper arm, with an eye design on her forearm.
Panther and rose tattoos on chest and arm
Realistic colour tattoo of the state of Texas filled with the Texas flag, with a white star on blue, on the centre of a chest.
Texas flag state outline on chest
Colour traditional tattoo of an owl with spread wings on a chest, with a black swirl background and a Japanese wave sleeve on the upper arm.
Owl with spread wings on chest
Colour tattoo of a rose branch with pink blooms, rose hips and green leaves across the upper chest and shoulder, in a botanical style with bold black outlines.
Rose branch across the collarbone
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo centred beneath the bust on a torso wearing a white bra.
Dotwork lotus mandala on the chest
Fine line black outline of a small hamsa hand tattoo on the upper chest, below the neck.
Small hamsa hand on the chest
Close-up of a small black fine line Roman numeral tattoo on the upper chest, partly visible above a white collar and black leather jacket.
Roman numerals on the upper chest
Black hand-lettered script reading breathe, shown as a large design on white, a temporary transfer on grass, and a small fine line version on the chest.
Breathe script word tattoo
Fine line tattoo of red hearts with black outlines and a thin black swirling stem on the upper chest, beside a black lace bra.
Red hearts and fine line on the chest
Shirtless bearded man with black tribal knotwork tattoos across his left shoulder, upper arm, chest and forearm.
Tribal knotwork tattoos on shoulder and chest
Black and grey fine line daisy tattoo with a long stem and two buds, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Daisy and stem on upper chest
Close photo of a watercolour origami bird tattoo with black swoosh linework and ink dots on a woman's upper chest near the shoulder.
Watercolour origami birds on upper chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl's face with staring eyes across a man's chest, with a moon and trees behind it on the left.
Realistic owl across chest
Realism and abstract blend tattoo on a man's chest and shoulder, showing a black raven on thistle stems with a flying bird, red and grey bands and Latin lettering.
Raven and thistle across chest and shoulder
Shirtless man showing a large black and red winged bird tattoo across his chest, with a triangle band and spiral motif below, and a tattooed upper arm.
Winged bird and geometric chest tattoo
Small solid black tattoo of a round fuzzy creature with two large white eyes, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Small fuzzy black creature on upper chest