Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind in a white t-shirt with printed script, showing small tattoos of symbols on her upper arms and forearms.
Small symbol tattoos on arms
Woman seen from behind with a fine line gold-toned hamsa hand tattoo on her upper back, with a small crescent moon tattoo on her upper arm.
Gold hamsa hand tattoo on upper back
Black and grey stylised lettering forming an armband tattoo around the upper arm, shown against a white sleeve.
Black lettering armband on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small flowering sprig with leaves and a bud on the inner upper arm, below a striped sleeve.
Fine line flower sprig on the upper arm
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a cat head with four eyes and a crescent moon above it, on the upper arm.
Four-eyed cat and crescent moon on an upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a tipi beside a campfire under a red moon, with pine trees, clouds and stars, on the upper arm.
Tipi, campfire and red moon on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with pink roses, grey feathers and blue beads across the upper arm and shoulder, in a realistic style.
Dreamcatcher and roses on an upper arm
Close-up of an upper arm with metallic gold, silver and blue temporary tattoos of a feather and geometric bands and diamonds, with a beach behind.
Metallic geometric temporary tattoos on an upper arm
Close-up of two arms with small black fine line tattoos of birds in flight, one trio on the forearm near the wrist and another on the upper arm.
Three small birds in flight on arms
Colour tattoo of a stylised figure in an ornate headdress beside a small skull, in traditional style, on the outer upper arm.
Ornate figure with skull on upper arm
Two matching black outline cat tattoos holding umbrellas with stars, one on a shoulder and one on an upper arm, with a red gem tattoo below.
Cats with umbrellas on shoulder and upper arm
Man with a large black and grey crown tattoo across his back and a tattooed upper arm, standing beside a woman with a small tattoo on her lower back on a sandy beach.
Crown tattoo on a man's back at the beach
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing skulls, dice, pistons, playing cards, flames and a motorcycle engine, shown from three angles.
Skull, dice and engine full arm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a seated Buddha with a lotus and a halo on the upper arm and shoulder, with floral ornament and script on the forearm.
Seated Buddha and lotus sleeve on an arm
Full sleeve Japanese style tattoo of a teal dragon with red accents, swirling waves and pink peonies, shown on an arm from two angles.
Japanese dragon full sleeve
Black and grey tattoo of stacked skulls and skeletons with a knife, shaded and detailed, on the upper arm.
Stacked skulls and skeletons with a knife on upper arm
Black and grey fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles, dots and a small triangle on the inner upper arm.
Overlapping circles and triangle on upper arm
Black and grey tattoos on a woman's shoulder, upper arm, chest and abdomen, shown with a studded leather and band-logo vest and fingerless gloves.
Tattooed torso in studded rock vest
Close view of a large dark grey scale pattern tattoo covering a shoulder and upper arm, with a small script tattoo on the chest above.
Scale pattern tattoo over shoulder and upper arm
Traditional-style tattoos of a swallow, a ship, an eye and a banner on a man's arm, with a chest script partly visible above a white printed tank top.
Swallow, ship and banner tattoos on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's face with roses on an upper arm, with a small butterfly above near the shoulder.
Realistic tiger and roses on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional full sleeve tattoo of red poppies, blue-grey daisies and green leaves on an upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of red poppies and daisies
Black and grey realism tattoo of a raven perched in front of a moon, with a ribbon and an ornate pocket watch, on an upper arm.
Raven and pocket watch on upper arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing four cartoon-style men with mop-top hair in a psychedelic illustrated style, surrounded by flowers and swirling patterns.
Four illustrated figures and flowers on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of pink peonies with small blue flowers and green leaves across an upper arm and shoulder, in a botanical style.
Pink peonies and blue blossoms on an upper arm
A tattooed man in a black t-shirt printed with a horned skull, tentacles and a band logo, with colourful tattoos on both forearms and upper arms.
Man in black tee with tattooed arms
Fine line black tattoo of a crescent moon with a delicate vertical motif and dotted top on the inner upper arm.
Crescent moon and fine line motif on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a butterfly whose wings are red and black chequered racing flags, with a bowtie emblem and fleur-de-lis, on an upper arm in a bold, flat style.
Butterfly with chequered flag wings on upper arm
Realism tattoo of a star with torn-skin edges filled with words such as friendship, family and love in red, across a shoulder and upper arm.
Torn-skin star with words on shoulder
Colour tattoo of a beckoning maneki-neko cat with a red collar and bell, decorated with a red fish and small flowers, in a Japanese-inspired style on the upper arm.
Maneki-neko beckoning cat on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and a key, with smoky wisps, on the upper arm.
Pocket watch and key in black and grey realism
Woman in a beach backbend showing a colourful floral sleeve on her raised arm and a black and grey mandala tattoo on her hip.
Floral sleeve and mandala tattoo on a beach backbend
Realistic black and grey owl face tattoo with orange eyes and swirling linework on the upper arm.
Owl face with orange eyes on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a gold pharaoh mask with pyramids, Anubis, a scarab beetle and Egyptian figures across an upper arm.
Egyptian pharaoh and scarab on upper arm
Realistic coloured tattoo of an Ewok with an orange hood on the upper arm, with a tribal design and a skull tattoo nearby.
Ewok tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey tree tattoo with branching limbs and roots covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Tree tattoo across shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a cabin among pine trees beneath a mountain and sunburst, set in an oval frame with a flower, on the upper arm.
Cabin, mountain and pines in an oval frame
Woman in a floral cutout swimsuit showing a blue and orange bird tattoo with script on her thigh, and rose and script tattoos on her upper arm.
Bird and script tattoos on thigh and arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crowned skull holding a sword across a full sleeve on the upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Crowned skull with sword on a full upper arm sleeve
Back view of a shirtless man with a raised arm, showing a solid black tribal blackwork tattoo with triangles and bands across the upper arm and elbow.
Black tribal band on upper arm and forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sugar skull woman with ornate filigree, long hair, smoke and a decorated pistol across the upper arm and shoulder.
Sugar skull woman with pistol on upper arm
Black and grey two-panel tattoo on an upper arm in an engraved style, showing scales and a solid polyhedron on the left and a skeleton holding an hourglass above a skull on the right.
Two-panel engraving tattoo on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a ringed planet, a rocket on a dashed trail, small stars and the words 'See you never' on the inner upper arm.
Ringed planet and rocket with 'See you never' on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, small flowers and leaves covering a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey roses across shoulder and upper arm
Colour tattoo of an owl with a house-roof head and pink bow tie on the upper arm, framed by faint geometric lines.
Owl with house roof on upper arm
Black geometric armband tattoo with bands of chevrons, triangles and swirling motifs wrapped around an upper arm.
Tribal armband tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on a woman's arm showing butterflies, a small anchor, lace-like ornament and large flowers, from upper arm to forearm.
Butterflies, anchor and florals on a full sleeve
Black and grey floral tattoo with roses and leaves across the shoulder and upper arm, with a rose on the upper arm and a darker forearm piece below.
Floral tattoos on shoulder and upper arm