Chest tattoo ideas

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Colour neo-traditional tattoo of Hello Kitty in a nurse's cap with crossed syringes and a red heart, on the chest.
Hello Kitty in a nurse's cap with crossed syringes
Black and grey dotwork triangle tattoo with a shaded point on the centre of a woman's chest, above a knit crop top.
Small triangle tattoo on the chest
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading unfold your wings across the upper chest and collarbone area.
Unfold your wings script across upper chest
Realistic chest tattoo of a five-point star with torn skin edges revealing the verse Daniel 12:3 inside, with red accents at the tears.
Torn-skin star with Daniel 12:3 on the chest
Black and grey realism style octopus tattoo with shaded tentacles spread across a person's chest, partly visible under an unzipped top and a vintage necklace.
Octopus tattoo across the chest
Two side-by-side photos of a man's torn-skin tattoo revealing an American flag across his upper chest and shoulder, and across his upper back.
American flag torn-skin design on shoulder and back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a shaded moon with compass arrows and a dotted circle on the upper chest, near the shoulder.
Moon and compass arrows on upper chest
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo on the upper chest near the collarbone, with the wearer in a blue off-shoulder top.
Shaded rose on upper chest
Two photos of a Cheshire Cat tattoo on the chest: a black line grin with blue eyes in daylight, and a glowing outline of the whole cat under ultraviolet light.
Cheshire Cat grin on the chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of blossom and leaves across the chest, shoulder and upper arm of a bare-skinned person.
Blossom and leaves across chest and shoulder
Collage of five small fine line tattoos in black ink: a crescent moon on the wrist, a sprig on the upper arm, a star constellation on the upper back, a botanical sprig on the ribs and a dotted line
Fine line moon, sprig and star tattoos
Red cracked heart tattoo with black stitching across the centre of the chest, shaded with a semi-realistic finish.
Cracked red heart with stitches on chest
Fine line black tattoo of a state outline with cursive lettering and a small red heart, placed on the upper chest.
State outline with script lettering on chest
Black script lettering reading "This too shall pass" across the upper chest of a woman in a dark low-cut top, styled in a flowing lettering style.
Script quote across the upper chest
Black and grey tattoo of a grim reaper with a scythe above a kneeling winged figure, placed on a man's chest.
Grim reaper and kneeling angel on chest
Collage of four colourful watercolour-style tattoos: a hot air balloon on a forearm, a compass with Roman numerals on a chest, a kingfisher on a calf and an elephant on a thigh.
Watercolour balloon, compass, kingfisher and elephant
Close-up of black script lettering reading Someday came suddenly on the upper chest near the collarbone, with tiny star marks above the words.
Script quote reading Someday came suddenly
Black and grey filigree scrollwork with a faceted purple and blue heart gem, tattooed across the centre of the chest.
Ornate scrollwork and gem heart on the chest
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a sunflower motif on the chest, partly visible through an open grey zip hoodie.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on chest
Black blackwork tribal sleeve tattoo covering a man's shoulder, upper chest and upper arm, with swirls, triangles and dotted bands.
Tribal sleeve across shoulder and upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a circular Gallifreyan-style design with a bearded man's bare chest visible.
Circular Gallifreyan-style design on chest
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading Laters, Baby across the upper chest below the collarbone.
Laters, Baby script on upper chest
Black and grey neo-traditional bat tattoo with lace wings, a skeletal ribcage and a crescent moon across the upper chest and shoulders.
Bat with lace wings across chest
Collage of owl tattoos in fine line, traditional and realism styles on backs, arms, ankles and chests.
Owl tattoos in a varied collage
Chest tattoo of a black London skyline silhouette with a red, white and blue Union Jack flag at its centre.
London skyline and Union Jack on chest
Colour chest tattoo with grey Celtic knotwork borders, flowers, leaves and an animal, placed across the upper chest.
Colourful Celtic knot chest piece with flowers
Black and grey Japanese-style dragon tattoo across a man's shoulder and chest, with further tattoos on his upper arm, forearm and ribs.
Dragon shoulder and chest piece on a muscular torso
Black and grey realistic compass tattoo on a chest, appearing to break through cracked skin that reveals fragments of lettering.
Compass breaking through skin on a chest
Solid black cross tattoo on the upper chest of a shirtless man, cropped below the chin against a dark background.
Solid black cross on upper chest
Black and grey tattoo of a mythical bird-headed creature with peacock-style feathers and a coiling serpent tail across the chest.
Mythical creature with serpent tail on chest
Black fine silhouette tattoo of a stretching cat with a trail of paw prints, one with a red heart, on the upper chest.
Black cat silhouette with paw prints
Close view of a small fine line black script phrase and a thin vertical line motif on a woman's upper chest, with a blue cardigan partly open.
Fine line script and motif on chest
Small solid black palm tree tattoo on the upper chest, with a loose blue top pulled to one side.
Small palm tree on the chest
Black script tattoo reading Geronimo with a small bow beneath it, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Geronimo script with a bow on the upper chest
Black and grey fine line feather tattoos with a heart and swirling line, one on the forearm and two on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Feather tattoos on the chest and forearm
Black and grey owl tattoo with a pentagram on the head, wings and scrollwork across the shoulder and upper arm, with script lettering on the chest.
Owl and pentagram shoulder and arm piece
Colour tattoo of a smiling maneki-neko lucky cat with a red collar and gold bell on the chest, in a Japanese style with soft watercolour-like shading.
Maneki-neko lucky cat on chest
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading Alma libre on the upper chest, below the collarbone.
Script words on the upper chest
Close-up of a fine line handwritten script tattoo reading "We're all stories in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?" with a small blue TARDIS, on the upper chest.
Handwritten quote and TARDIS on the chest
Black and white photo of a blackwork winged bird tattoo with spread wings on a woman's upper chest, while her hand holds a strap of her top.
Winged bird tattoo on upper chest
Illustration of a muscular cartoon man with a moustache and pipe, his arms, torso and legs covered in dense line-drawn tattoo designs in teal on yellow.
Cartoon figure covered in tattoo designs
Black script lettering reading Nobodies and Perfect with a pink and black shaded heart between them, across the upper chest.
Script words and pink heart on upper chest
Small black outline heart tattoo on the side of a woman's chest, in a fine line style, with a white top pulled down beside it.
Small outline heart on the side of the chest
Black ink mandala flower tattoo in a geometric style, centred on the upper chest of a woman wearing an open knitted cardigan, in black and white.
Mandala flower on the chest
Black and grey tribal blackwork sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, with a geometric mandala on the shoulder and a chest piece.
Tribal blackwork sleeve on a man's arm
Colour tattoo of an orange flower with a green and white geometric centre, placed on the chest below the collarbone.
Orange flower with geometric centre on chest
White ink tattoo of two roses and symmetrical scrollwork across the upper chest and shoulders, in a botanical style, with the face cropped out of frame.
White ink roses and scrollwork on chest
Black and white photo of a small fine line tattoo of a vertical ornamental symbol resembling an unalome, placed centrally on the chest.
Fine line vertical symbol on the chest