Playing card tattoo ideas

147 photos and flash · 20% Realism, 20% Traditional · Forearm most common

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Sheet of playing card suit designs in red and black, with plain solid symbols on the top row and ornate dotwork-style symbols below.
Playing card suit tattoo flash sheet
Black line drawing of a hand with a cuff reading LOVE KILLS, holding up a card marked with a heart pierced by an arrow.
Hand holding a heart card with Love Kills
Colour tattoo of the Joker grinning beside a camera and playing cards, with HA HA lettering, on the upper arm.
Joker with camera on upper arm
Two interlocking hands show small red tattoos of the king and queen of hearts on the fingers, with black script tattoos on the top hand.
King and queen of hearts on fingers
Black line drawing of the words OFF WITH HER HEAD arranged in the shape of a playing card club, with a spiral in the top lobe, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Off with her head lettering in a club shape
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm of an anatomical heart over a fanned hand of playing cards, including an ace of spades and hearts.
Anatomical heart and playing cards on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing an eye with a heart and Q on the pupil, above a rose wrapped in banknotes and a skull.
Eye, rose and banknotes on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of a small solid black queen of spades tattoo with a letter Q on a woman's ankle, shown above a strappy high-heeled sandal.
Queen of spades tattoo on an ankle
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of Alice from Alice in Wonderland in an oval frame, surrounded by red apples, on a person's stomach.
Alice in a frame with apples on the stomach
Drawing of a dark red heart wrapped in brown and grey smoke or cloud shapes with a thin dripping line below, with ace of hearts corner markings on a cream background.
Smoky heart design with ace of hearts
Black and white flash design of a cat in a top hat with a spade card, bow tie and cigar, flanked by roses and leaves, with the words Lie to the Liars and Steal from Thieves arced around it.
Cat in top hat with roses and slogan
Black and grey ornate spade tattoo with filigree detail on the inner wrist of a raised fist, reflected in a dark glossy surface.
Ornate spade on the inner wrist
Two black and grey forearm tattoos in a traditional style: a hanging flower with leaves on the left, and a skull within an ace of spades playing card with a skeletal hand on the right.
Flower and ace of spades skull on forearms
Colour tattoo sleeve on a limb showing a Route 66 sign, a checkered flag, a hot rod, playing cards, dice, an eight ball and a flaming lighter, in traditional style.
Route 66 hot rod and cards sleeve tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of the White Rabbit holding a pocket watch inside a diamond frame on a forearm.
White rabbit with pocket watch in a diamond
Black and grey engraving-style tattoo of a seated girl beside playing cards inside an ornate scrolled frame, on a woman's upper back.
Alice and playing cards on upper back
Close-up of a clenched hand with four small finger tattoos of a black spade, a red heart, a black club and a red diamond.
Playing card suit tattoos across four fingers
Black and white flash sheet of tattoo designs on a phone case, including a fox head, compass, bird, spider webs, playing card suits and a rope knot.
Black ink flash sheet with spider webs, compass and fox
Black and grey realism tattoo of a top hat, shaded rose, pocket watch, key and two butterflies across a person's upper back.
Top hat, rose and pocket watch on upper back
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design with a curling scroll reading Embrace your Madness, a pocket watch, a top hat, playing card suits and a silhouette of Alice falling.
Alice in Wonderland quote scroll design
Colour photo of a forearm with four small playing card suit tattoos in a diagonal line: a black spade, a red diamond, a black club and a red heart.
Four playing card suits on a forearm
Black and grey realism half sleeve on an upper arm showing aces, a queen of diamonds, a padlock and crowned keys, with small red accents on the diamond and heart.
Playing cards, padlock and keys on upper arm
Traditional style forearm tattoo of a skull and crossbones inside a heart-shaped panel with red wash, framed by grey scrollwork and playing card spades.
Skull and crossbones in an ornate spade frame on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing playing card suits and dice above a scroll banner with script lettering, with flames behind and touches of red.
Playing cards and dice with flames on a forearm
Two hands held together showing fine line tattoos on the back of the hand: a red queen with crown, Q and heart on one, and a black king with crown, skull, K and spade on the other.
Matching queen and king playing card hand tattoos
Two hands held together, each with a small red lettered tattoo on a finger: a K with a heart on one and a Q with a heart on the other, shown in a fine red line style.
King and queen of hearts finger tattoos
Traditional flash design of a fanned hand of playing cards, including the ace of spades, above a scroll banner reading Born to Lose and Live to Win.
Playing cards and Born to Lose banner
Black and grey design of a skull set within a spade shape on a worn playing card, rendered in a realistic style with no body placement shown.
Skull in an ace of spades card
Painted neo-traditional flash design of the Cheshire Cat grinning from a teacup beside a pocket watch, rose, key, cupcake and Eat Me and Drink Me labels, with art supplies around it.
Cheshire Cat in a teacup with rose and key
Two people hold hands, showing small fine line tattoos on their forearms: a red letter K with a heart on one arm and a red letter Q with a heart on the other.
Matching king and queen heart tattoos on forearms
Black and white traditional-style flash sheet of sixteen designs, including playing cards, a dagger, dice, pizza, a skull with an eight ball, cobwebs, a coffin and a tombstone.
Black and white flash sheet with skulls and cards
Four bare feet arranged on an orange carpet, each with a small solid black spade or diamond tattoo on the ankle.
Playing card suit ankle tattoos
Black and grey realism full arm sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, shown from five angles, featuring a banknote portrait, playing cards, stars and an 8 ball.
Full arm sleeve with banknote portrait and cards
Two hands held together showing small red tattoos of a K with a heart and a Q with a heart on the fingers, with grey script tattoos on the other hand.
King and queen of hearts on fingers
Colour tattoo on the upper leg of a pocket watch with a chain, playing card suits, red lips and a heart, with the lettering 'Have I gone mad' and a quote in script.
Pocket watch and quote on a thigh
Full arm sleeve in traditional style with a sailing ship, shark, swallow, pin-up and roses scattered with small stars, shown in three photographs on the upper arm and forearm.
Traditional nautical full arm sleeve
Black and grey pencil flash design of praying hands, dice, playing cards, a winged pocket watch, roses, skulls and a banner reading Such is life, in a neo-traditional style.
Such is life flash with skulls, dice and praying hands
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 white photo of two hands clasped together, showing a small fine line K with a heart on one finger and a Q with a heart on the other, with script-style tattoos across the back of the hand.
King and queen card tattoos on fingers
Four small black playing card suit tattoos, a spade, heart, club and diamond, on the wrists of clasped hands, with a metal bangle and a woven bracelet nearby.
Four playing card suit tattoos on wrists
Colour realism tattoo of the king of hearts playing card and a bearded king in a red robe and gold crown, sitting on the outer thigh.
King of hearts playing card on thigh
Colour traditional style sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a Route 66 sign, a red heart with an engine, a chequered flag, a flaming hot rod, playing cards, dice and a lighter.
Route 66 and hot rod sleeve on forearm
Black and white photo of four wrists held together, each with a small solid black playing card suit tattoo: a spade, a heart, a club and a diamond, on the forearm near the wrist.
Four playing card suit tattoos on wrists
Full-colour tattoo of the Joker holding a jester playing card and raising a hand, with HA! comic lettering, on a lower leg.
Joker with playing card on a calf
Close view of a pale hand with four small playing card suit tattoos on the fingers: a black spade, a red heart, a black club and a red diamond.
Playing card suit tattoos on fingers
Colour realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a roulette wheel, playing cards, red dice and poker chips beneath a desert sky with a cactus.
Casino sleeve with roulette and dice
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a top hat and lace-trimmed coat, with scrollwork, on a forearm.
Anthropomorphic cat in a top hat on a forearm
Fine line red tattoos of a K with a heart and a Q with a heart on two fingers, with the other hand showing dark script tattoos.
King and queen of hearts on fingers