Stripe tattoo ideas

327 photos and flash · 26% Blackwork, 23% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Colour tattoo on a upper chest showing the word Love in script over a red and blue flag design, with an eagle, globe and anchor emblem and the reference 1 COR. 13:13.
Love script, flag and eagle emblem on chest
Close-up of two solid black parallel bands tattooed around an upper arm just above the elbow, worn with a blue t-shirt.
Two black bands around an upper arm
Close-up of a forearm with two thin solid black bands tattooed fully around it, with a grey sweater sleeve pushed up above.
Two black bands on a forearm
Two pairs of legs and feet on a bed show matching solid black band tattoos around the calves, with a small script tattoo on one ankle.
Matching black bands on two calves
Colourful cartoon-style butterflies with flower and polka dot patterns, plus stars, hearts and swirls, on the outer lower leg.
Colourful butterflies with stars and hearts on a leg
Close photo of a hand resting on a stone ledge, with a small metallic gold chevron tattoo on the side of the index finger, beside rings and a beaded bracelet.
Metallic chevron tattoo on a finger
Realistic colour tattoo of a striped shield with a white star and a shaded portrait in the centre, on a calf.
Striped shield with star and portrait on calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of an older bearded man in a star-spangled top hat, with stripes behind him, on a limb against a dark background.
Older man in star-spangled hat portrait
Traditional style tiger tattoo across a man's back, with bold black linework, grey shading and red accents around the mouth and paw.
Tiger across a back
Black ink drawing of a snarling tiger with bold striped shading, crouched on rocks, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Snarling tiger on rocks design
Close-up of a black bear silhouette tattoo on the outer thigh, filled with bold curved bands of red, teal, orange, yellow and blue.
Striped abstract bear on the thigh
Fine line tattoo of three parallel black bands wrapping around a woman's forearm, with long brown hair blowing across a teal background.
Three thin bands on a forearm
Realistic black, grey and pink striped animal tail tattoo curling down the centre of a person's back.
Striped animal tail across the back
Black and grey diptych of a shirtless man with two bold chevron stripe tattoos, one running down the side of his ribs and one from the shoulder down the upper back.
Chevron stripes along ribs and back
Black line drawing of a stylised bee with ornate filigree wings, a striped abdomen and antennae, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Bee design with ornate wings
Colour tattoo of a grinning Cheshire Cat with blue eyes and a purple and pink spiral body and striped tail, placed on the upper thigh.
Cheshire Cat with spiral body on thigh
Black and grey blackwork tattoos on a pair of lower legs, with a honeycomb hexagon pattern on the left calf and concentric arcs on the right.
Blackwork geometric bands on lower legs
Two forearms with matching black bands and a dotwork fade in black ink on a blanket background, in a blackwork and dotwork style on the forearm.
Two black bands and dotwork fade on forearms
Three views of a forearm sleeve in blackwork geometric style with a central mandala, zigzag bands and teal accent lines, placed on the forearm.
Geometric blackwork forearm sleeve with mandala
Colour traditional tattoo of a blue striped gift box with a blue bow and a pink burst on an upper arm.
Striped gift box with bow and pink burst
Close photo of a clenched fist showing a rainbow stripe band tattoo around the wrist, with a plaid sleeve on the forearm.
Rainbow stripe band on a wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a snarling tiger head with bared fangs and bold shading, photographed on skin.
Snarling tiger head tattoo
Hand-drawn tiger design looking back over its shoulder, with black ink on the head and shoulders shading to purple, blue and green on the body, legs and tail.
Tiger design with black, purple, blue and green stripes
Three-panel drawing of a black ink design of a cat curled up with a tiger's head, shown being brushed in progressively in a Japanese-influenced style.
Sleeping cat and tiger design in ink
Colour tattoo of a tiger with black shaded stripes, creeping head first down the side of the ribs, with its tail curling above the shoulder line.
Tiger crawling down the ribs
Colour tattoo of a galloping brown horse in front of a waving American flag, on the upper arm.
Galloping horse over American flag
Two matching fine line stick figure tattoos of girls holding a string telephone, one on each forearm, with red accents on the cheeks.
Matching stick figure phone tattoos on forearms
Woman seen from behind in a black backless bodysuit and blue jeans, showing a black and grey ornamental tattoo on her forearm.
Ornamental forearm tattoo, seen from behind
Two bare feet, soles up, each with a small simple outline tattoo on the heel: a blue and red round object on the left and an orange panel with hatched bars on the right.
Two small outline tattoos on the heels
Black and grey mandala tattoo covering the back of a hand and forearm, with thin stripes across the fingers.
Mandala tattoo across hand and forearm
Realistic coloured pencil drawing of a woman's face blended with a tiger's head and stripes, shown on paper as a tattoo design.
Woman and tiger portrait design
Colour tattoo of a waving American flag with blue star field and wisps of grey shading across a forearm, with a person in jeans and a skull belt buckle behind.
American flag design on a forearm
Black tribal pattern tattoo with bands, chevrons and curved lines covering a person's thigh and down towards the knee.
Tribal band tattoo covering a thigh and knee
Two matching fine line stick figure tattoos on a pair of legs, one with striped dress and ponytail, the other with a polka dot dress and bun, each with a small red heart.
Two matching stick figure tattoos on legs
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a curled, striped animal inside a circle on a thigh, with a fine line rose partly visible below.
Striped animal curled in a circle on a thigh
Black silhouette of a helmeted soldier with a torn American flag in red, white and blue on a calf tattoo.
Soldier silhouette with torn flag on calf
Forearm tattoo of grey seed heads on tall stems above a shaded geometric star, with vertical orange and yellow streaks running beneath, in a botanical and geometric style.
Seed heads and geometric star on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's eyes and striped face within a feather outline, on the side of the ribs below a black top.
Tiger eyes inside a feather on the ribs
Black ink line drawing design of a striped tiger seen from behind, sitting and looking up at small stars, on a white background.
Tiger seen from behind under stars
Two matching fine line stick figure tattoos in black ink with small red hearts, one on each inner forearm.
Matching stick figure tattoos on forearms
Black and white photo of a forearm with bold black blackwork bands and thin parallel stripes wrapping around it, with a curved swoosh near the wrist.
Black bands wrapping a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat in a striped jumper fishing from a rowboat under a dotted crescent moon, on the upper back.
Cat fishing from a rowboat on the upper back
Black and grey lion face tattoo with overlapping geometric black bars and white gaps, sitting on the inner forearm.
Lion face with geometric blocks on a forearm
Illustrated flash design of three decorated arrows, one with leaves, one with yellow feathers and one in black and white with leaves, suitable as a tattoo design.
Three decorated arrows with leaves and feathers
Colourful geometric bird tattoo with black hatching and yellow, teal and orange accents on a forearm.
Stylised bird on a forearm
Small heart tattoo with a black outline and pink, purple and blue diagonal stripes on the inner wrist and forearm.
Striped heart tattoo on wrist
Three black and grey photographs of forearms with geometric blackwork tattoos of hexagons, stripes and star shapes, shown from the same angle.
Geometric blackwork forearm sleeves in three views
Three repeated views of a colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat grinning from beneath a pink curled tail, on a lower leg, with a lightning bolt and a green dinosaur nearby.
Cheshire Cat with pink spiral tail on a leg