Skeleton tattoo ideas

238 photos and flash · 20% Traditional, 19% Realism · Forearm most common

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Black and grey comic-panel tattoo on a forearm showing a skull-faced figure reaching toward a dark silhouette, with speech bubble text above.
Comic panel skeleton on forearm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of a haunted house, bats, a full moon and skeletal figures across the shoulder and arm, shown from three angles.
Haunted house and graveyard full sleeve
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on the forearm of a bottle with a jagged crown top, holding a skull and a white skeletal figure.
Skull and skeleton in a black bottle
Black and grey cameo tattoo on the forearm showing a skeletal woman with a pink rose in her hair, set in an ornate scrolled frame.
Skeleton cameo with rose on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a skeletal cat head and ribcage in an orange oval frame with a red rose, on the forearm.
Skeletal cat and rose on a forearm
Black and grey realism back tattoo showing a hooded grim reaper, a winged woman, hourglasses and a skeletal hand, with clouds and a ship on the upper arm.
Grim reaper and winged woman across a back
Black and grey photograph of a man's back and raised arms covered in skeletal anatomy tattoos, including a skull, ribcage, spine and spiders.
Skeletal back and arms tattoo, black and grey
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a zipper opening on a forearm, revealing a skeletal claw beneath the skin.
Unzipping skeletal claw on a forearm
Realism style tattoo of a rearing skeletal winged horse with a barbed tail on the forearm, with partial script lettering below.
Skeletal winged horse on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skeleton embracing a sugar skull woman with a rose in her hair, covering the back, with sleeves on both arms.
Skeleton and sugar skull couple on full back
A blue glowing skeletal arm and hand tattoo on a forearm, shown under dark ultraviolet-style lighting in a dim room.
Glowing skeleton arm and hand tattoo
Solid black dinosaur skeleton tattoo running along the inside of a forearm, shown in two stacked photos.
Dinosaur skeleton tattoo on a forearm
Sketch-style tattoo of Jack Skellington in a striped top hat on the forearm, with black and grey shading and purple watercolour washes.
Jack Skellington on a forearm
Full colour sleeve tattoo themed on The Nightmare Before Christmas, with Jack Skellington and jack-o'-lanterns, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Nightmare Before Christmas full sleeve
Black and grey tattoos cover a person's back, arms and hands, with skull, ribcage and spine imagery against a dark background.
Full back and arms covered in skeletal tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of a skeleton wearing a pith helmet, sunglasses and a striped top, with a cactus and birds in a framed panel on the forearm.
Skeleton in pith helmet and sunglasses on a forearm
Hand and forearm with a glowing violet skeleton design on the back of the hand and wrist, shown under ultraviolet light.
Glowing skeleton hand under UV light
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a skeleton hand forming a V sign on the forearm.
Skeleton hand making a V sign
Two small black fine line tattoos: an outlined diamond on the back of a hand and a skeleton with a hanging cord on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Diamond on hand and skeleton on wrist
Colour tattoo of a yellow skeleton knitting with pink needles and blue yarn on the inner forearm, with a ball of blue yarn beside it.
Knitting skeleton and blue yarn on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a full skeleton with a skull and laurel wreath, on the inner forearm.
Skeleton and laurel wreath on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a skeletal chameleon curling around a branch with leaves and a dotted spiral, on the forearm, in an engraving style.
Skeletal chameleon with leaves on a forearm
Black and grey linework tattoo of a skeletal spine, ribcage and antlers running along the forearm, with part of another bird tattoo visible at the top edge.
Skeletal spine and antlers on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a bird skeleton with feather-like shading on the inner wrist and forearm.
Bird skeleton tattoo on a wrist
Traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing a gold-rimmed pocket watch with rope, a skeletal hand and a grey banner reading WAKE UP DEAD.
Pocket watch and skeletal hand on a forearm
Black and grey realism style cameo tattoo of a skull woman with a red rose in her hair, set in an ornate frame on the forearm.
Skull cameo with rose on a forearm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing an angel with a spear, a woman's portrait, a skeleton and a chained figure.
Full sleeve of angels and a woman's portrait
Black dotwork tattoo of a skeleton holding a staff on a house boat over rolling waves, with five stars above, on a forearm.
Skeleton with staff on a house boat
Two matching black and grey zombie tattoos with red hearts and red blood drips, shown side by side on a pair of forearms.
Matching zombie tattoos on forearms
Black and grey engraving-style tattoo of a skeleton holding a scythe, with clouds, stars and a DEATH banner, wrapping the forearm.
Skeleton with scythe and DEATH banner on forearm
Woman with a raised hand showing a black and grey realism skeleton hand tattoo that runs from the fingers down onto the forearm.
Skeleton hand tattoo running onto the forearm
Realistically shaded forearm tattoo of a horse merging into a grey skeletal frame, with teal butterflies drifting off across the skin.
Horse and skeleton with blue butterflies on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a whale skeleton running from the wrist up the forearm and onto the upper arm, showing the skull, ribs, spine and tail fluke.
Whale skeleton tattoo on forearm
Two people in black tank tops embrace, showing black and grey blackwork sleeves: a skull and owl on her upper arm, and a grim reaper with a scythe on his upper arm and wings on his forearm.
Owl, skull and grim reaper sleeves
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a skeletal fox skull inside an orange ring, with green leaves and sprigs, on the arm.
Skeletal fox skull and sprig on the arm
Black and grey tattoo of a skeletal bird-headed figure and a rabbit in a coat holding pocket watches on chains, on the forearm.
Skeleton bird and rabbit holding pocket watches
Geometric faceted cat face with a pink heart on its chest, in pastel colours with black outlines, tattooed on a forearm.
Faceted cat and heart on a forearm
Forearm tattoo in a shaded traditional style showing the words The Goonies in orange and yellow lettering above a skull and crossbones, a Never Say Die banner, and a skeleton in front of crossed
The Goonies skull and skeleton forearm tattoo
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a skeletal Uncle Sam in a striped top hat pointing forward, on the forearm.
Skeletal Uncle Sam on a forearm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a skeleton, a grinning skull and a pumpkin face.
Skull and skeleton full sleeve
Black and grey tattoo of a grim reaper in a hooded robe dancing hand in hand with a girl in a dotted dress, on the forearm.
Grim reaper dancing with a girl
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a skeleton in a jacket riding a motorcycle across the forearm, with the handlebars gripped and a trailing shadow behind.
Skeleton rider on a motorcycle on a forearm
Small black ink tattoo of two skeleton figures on the forearm near the wrist, one upside down and one standing.
Two skeleton figures on a forearm
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a grinning skeleton holding a swirl lollipop, with two pale faced characters below in a sketchy illustrative style.
Grinning skeleton and characters on a forearm
Close crop of a woman in a red dress holding a white cat skeleton, with dark tattoos on her forearms and a flower design on the back of her hand.
Tattooed forearms holding a cat skeleton
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a skeleton, an all-seeing eye in a triangle, snakes and a horned figure.
Black and grey skeleton and horned figure sleeve
Two photographs of a black and grey realism full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, with a winged armoured angel, a skeleton with wings and a skull.
Full sleeve of angels, skeleton and skull in grey
Black and grey fine line tattoos of a beetle and a skeletal bird with fern sprigs across two forearms.
Beetle and bird skeleton on forearms