Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Black and white photo of a thin-lined BRAVE lettering tattoo on the upper arm near the elbow.
BRAVE lettering on an upper arm
Four photographs of arm sleeves with whimsical black line-art tattoos, including a ladybird, a dandelion, a snail and a cat, with small red accents, on the upper arm and forearm.
Whimsical line-art sleeve shown across four arms
Black fine-line handwritten script tattoo running down the inner upper arm of a woman with her arm raised against a weathered wall.
Handwritten script tattoo on an upper arm
Black fine-line lace-style floral tattoo with roses and leaves covering the upper arm, with a partial anchor visible near the shoulder under a white top.
Black lace-style floral sleeve on an upper arm
Black and grey photo of a thin black line tattoo on an arm, showing a heart outline with a vertical line and a bar above, and arrow shapes below, in a fine line style.
Heart and arrow line tattoo on an arm
Black fine line arrow tattoo with a diamond and a circle motif on the inner upper arm of a woman with long dark hair.
Fine line arrow on upper arm
Close photo of a thin black fine line tattoo of a zipper running down the upper arm below a dark t-shirt sleeve.
Zip tattoo on the upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a sitting cat with whiskers and a curled tail on the inner upper arm.
Single-line cat on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of an atom-like design with dotted orbits, small planets and a sun-like centre, on the outer upper arm.
Atom and planets on an upper arm
Fine line botanical tattoo of a leafy sprig with small berries on the upper arm, shown in grey ink against a plain wall.
Fine line leafy sprig on upper arm
Close view of a small black palm tree tattoo with a thin stem on the upper arm of a woman seen from behind, in a fine line style.
Small palm tree on upper arm
Fine line black outline of a world map tattooed on a person's upper arm, with a blue dress sleeve at the left edge.
World map outline on upper arm
Small fine line tattoo of a red apple with a green leaf on the upper arm, against a pale background.
Small red apple on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoos on an upper arm, including a crescent moon with a bird, a speech bubble reading CAN I LIVE, a palm tree over water and a small heart.
Small flash-style tattoos along an upper arm
Black and white photo of a small fine line tattoo of a branch sprig in a V shape on the upper arm, below a sleeve.
Small fine line branch sprig on upper arm
Black fine-line tattoo of branching, vein-like lines running across the upper arm and forearm of a man in a black t-shirt.
Branching vein-like linework down an arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a geometric dress form on a stand, on the inner upper arm.
Geometric dress form on an upper arm
Close view of a fine line black arrow tattoo on the forearm and a cluster of small dots above the elbow on the upper arm, with a light grey top.
Small arrow and dots on an arm
Fine line tattoo of five grey-outlined paper aeroplanes in a loose cluster on the upper arm.
Paper aeroplanes on the upper arm
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of three roses with a smaller bud on the upper arm.
Fine line roses on an upper arm
Fine line tattoo on an upper arm combining red and green watercolour-style flowers with black geometric spirograph circles, dots and hatched leaf shapes.
Floral and geometric linework on upper arm
Black and white photo of a fine line botanical sprig tattoo with small flower heads on the upper arm of a woman with her hair in a bun.
Small sprig tattoo on upper arm
Small black line tattoo of a cartoon revolver in fine line style on the upper arm of a person wearing a grey top.
Small revolver tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoos of a script word across the upper back and two outlined figures on the upper arms, on a person wearing a bear-print tank top.
Script and outlined figures on upper back and arms
Woman seen from behind with long wavy hair and a white crochet top, wearing silver temporary tattoos of scales and a chain motif on her upper arm.
Metallic temporary tattoos on an upper arm
Black line tattoo of two outlined hands in fine line style on the upper arm, with a small dot on the palm.
Outlined hands on the upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a compass with Roman numerals and geometric arrows on the inner upper arm.
Compass and arrows on upper arm
Small black fine line tattoo of an arrow with a feather fletching and a dotted shaft on the inner upper arm.
Fine line arrow with feather on the inner arm
Two small black outline diamond tattoos, one on the upper arm of a person in a grey top and one on the shoulder of a woman in a striped vest top.
Two small diamond outline tattoos
Two photos of matching black fine line script quote tattoos with crossed arrows, one on the inner upper arm and one on the ankle.
Matching arrow and quote tattoos
Black and grey fine line pineapple tattoo on the upper arm of a woman in a white tank top and gold necklaces.
Pineapple tattoo on an upper arm
Black linework tattoo of a multi-storey apartment block with many windows, on the upper arm, in a black and white photo.
Apartment block tattoo on an arm
Fine line black script tattoo reading always with a full stop on the upper arm, below a grey sleeve.
Always lettering on the upper arm
Black fine line outline of a rose with leaves on the upper arm, with a single band tattooed below it.
Outlined rose with band on upper arm
Fine line black script tattoo reading be happy on an upper arm, with a thin line curving beneath the words.
Be happy script on upper arm
Black and grey stag head tattoo with antlers and faded floral scrollwork on the upper arm.
Stag head with floral scrollwork on upper arm
Fine line lettering reading TOUGH ENOUGH in orange, teal, purple, green and yellow on the upper arm of a person in a striped top.
Multicoloured TOUGH ENOUGH lettering on upper arm
Back view of a woman with platinum blonde hair and a fine black lettering tattoo running vertically down her upper arm, with a lace-up satin dress.
Fine lettering on upper arm, back view
Black fine line lotus mandala tattoo with dotted chains and drop accents on the inner upper arm.
Lotus mandala on the inner upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a constellation with small stars and a planet, with purple, yellow and pink accents, on the inner upper arm.
Fine line constellation on upper arm
Close photo of a person's upper arm and elbow with a small fine line arrow below the elbow and a cluster of tiny black dots above it.
Dot cluster and small arrow on an arm
Small fine line black tattoo of a folded origami crane on the upper arm, below a white sleeve, against a yellow shutter background.
Origami crane on upper arm
Black and grey fine line script reading Ella Grace, crossed by two arrows with flourishes, on the inner upper arm.
Script name and arrows on an arm
Fine line black tattoo of two outstretched hands framing a sun, crescent moon and planets, including a ringed planet, on the inner upper arm.
Celestial hands with planets on upper arm
Black and white photo of a small, simple fine line peace sign tattoo on the upper arm of a woman in a white knitted crop top.
Small peace sign tattoo on upper arm
Black linework tattoo of chrysanthemum flowers and leaves on the inner upper arm, in a botanical outline style.
Chrysanthemum blooms on an inner arm
Black script reading sempre con voi with a simple bird outline on the upper arm, shown in two stacked photos.
Sempre con voi script and bird on upper arm
Black and white photo of a small fine line origami crane tattoo on the upper arm of a person in a dark top, shown in side profile.
Origami crane on upper arm