Sun tattoo ideas

977 photos and flash · 28% Fine line, 17% Dotwork · Forearm most common

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Black sun burst with a pentagram in a circle at its centre and the words I EXORCISE NOT EXERCISE arranged around it, drawn on a plain light grey background.
I exorcise, not exercise sun and pentagram
Colour peacock tattoo with ornate black linework and an orange sunburst behind its head, running down the ribs in a neo-trad style.
Peacock and sun on the ribs
Black and grey photo of a fine line sun with rays and a crescent moon tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Sun and crescent moon on the inner wrist
Cartoon moose tattoo in tan ink with dark outlines, with a small sun with black rays beside it, on the skin of a forearm.
Cartoon moose and sun tattoo
Black and grey Celtic cross tattoo with tribal scrollwork and a sun motif across the upper arm and shoulder.
Celtic cross and tribal sleeve on upper arm
Two traditional-style snow globe tattoos on upper arms, one showing a desert with a cactus and moon, the other a palm tree, sea and flowers.
Snow globe tattoos on upper arms
Two black ink flash designs of mountain landscapes with pine trees, one within a half circle and one within a diamond, drawn in dotwork and fine line hatching.
Mountain and pine landscape designs
Black fine line outline of three triangles and a sun with a face on the back of an upper arm, photographed in backlight.
Triangles and sun face on upper arm
Tall red and yellow banner design of a sun with a face, a sword, a coiled red snake and hibiscus flowers, with the words Unbowed Unbent Unbroken on a ribbon.
Sun, sword and snake banner design
Small fine line tattoo of a sun with a flame-like outline beside a crescent moon, in dark ink on the inner wrist of a forearm.
Sun and crescent moon on a wrist
Black ink ornamental sleeve tattoo with radiating lines and a central sun-like motif, running from the upper arm down the forearm.
Ornamental geometric sleeve on an arm
Line drawing of a rayed sun with a dark centre above a crescent moon, joined by dotted lines and small star motifs, on a black background.
Sun and crescent moon with stars design
Black and grey tattoo of the solar system on a forearm, with a smiling sun at the wrist, ringed Saturn and other planets along dashed orbit lines.
Solar system with smiling sun on forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a rising sun with pointed rays above a horizontal horizon line on the forearm.
Sunrise over a horizon line on a forearm
Woman in a floral crop top and skirt showing black and grey tattoos of roses and a sun on her thighs and calves.
Rose and sun tattoos on legs
Traditional style colour tattoo of a grim reaper holding a scythe in front of an orange sun, on the calf.
Grim reaper with scythe on a calf
Black and grey geometric dotwork sleeve tattoo covering a woman's arm from shoulder to wrist, with mandala patterns and a winged sun motif.
Geometric dotwork sleeve on arm
Colour tattoo of an orange and yellow sun beside a blue snowflake on the outer thigh, with a red top visible above it.
Sun and snowflake on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a smiling sun with a face and long pointed rays, placed on the side of the ribs.
Sun with a face on the ribs
Three small black fine line tattoos: a sun and crescent moon on an ankle, a rose behind an ear, and a lotus on a toe with blue nail polish.
Sun and moon, rose and lotus tattoos
Realism tattoo of a woman with red sugar skull face paint, blue eyes and black linework, on the upper arm.
Sugar skull portrait in red on an upper arm
Watercolour style tattoo on the ribs showing two black silhouetted figures in front of a red-orange sun, with red paint drips running down.
Red sun and silhouetted figures on the ribs
Black fine line tattoo of a face in profile beside a sun over horizontal lines, on the inner forearm.
Profile face and sunset on a forearm
Black and white flash sheet of song lyric lettering designs with small icons such as a heart, planet, wings and arrow, in mixed script and block fonts.
Lyric lettering flash sheet in black
Vertical flash sheet of black and grey engraved designs, including a skull with candle, an eye, crossed bones, hands, scales and a plague doctor, with Latin lettering.
Vertical sheet of occult and engraved motifs
Black ink tattoo of a sun and crescent moon on a forearm, with the crescent filled with swirls, dots and stripes.
Sun and crescent moon on a forearm
Two black and grey tattoos: a dotwork and fine line sun over mountains on the upper arm, and a botanical flower with leaves and dotted buds on the forearm.
Sun over mountains and a flower sprig
Black fine line tattoo of small outline triangles running down the upper arm, with a sun and crescent moon with a face beside them on the side of the back.
Triangles and a sun and moon on the upper arm
Geometric dotwork tattoo on a leg near the knee showing a faceted male head with antlers, a raised hand and red roots below.
Antlered geometric figure on a lower leg
Full arm sleeve in black geometric blackwork on a man's arm and shoulder, with a sun-like mandala on the shoulder and spiral patterns down to the wrist.
Geometric black sleeve on arm and shoulder
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a yellow flower headpiece, shaded in grey with ochre accents, on the forearm.
Woman in profile with yellow flower on a forearm
Two panels of abstract geometric tattoos: a stippled face with orange and blue accents on a forearm, and a tree, bird, hand and sun on a back.
Abstract face on forearm and tree on back
Two traditional style colour tattoos side by side on forearms, a sun with a face on the left and a crescent moon with a face on the right, both with dotted chains and a gem below.
Sun and moon tattoos on matching forearms
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a sun, stacked planets and dotted geometric lines on the inner forearm.
Sun and planets on a forearm
Red line drawing flash design of a seated bodhisattva figure within a halo, surrounded by rays, clouds and lotus flowers, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Seated bodhisattva with halo and lotus
Black fine line tattoo of a sun with a human face and long wavy rays on the side of a ribcage, partly covered by a light blue top.
Sun with a face tattoo on the ribs
Solid black sun tattoo with wavy rays and a thin outlined centre on the upper back near the shoulder blade, in a blackwork style.
Black sun tattoo on upper back
Character map sheet of black tribal tattoo-style designs, including butterflies, hearts, dragons, suns and scorpions, arranged in a grid of labelled cells.
Tribal tattoo design font specimen sheet
Two bare feet crossed on white sheets showing a black fine line sun with wavy rays on one ankle and a small cluster of stars beside a crescent on the other ankle.
Sun and stars on ankles
Black and grey traditional tattoo on a forearm showing Anubis seated between hanging scales, with a winged Eye of Horus above and a pyramid and sun below.
Anubis and Eye of Horus on a forearm
Two matching black sun designs with yin yang centres sit on the upper thighs of a person in denim and white shorts.
Matching sun and yin yang designs on two thighs
Black and grey dotwork conch shell tattoo with a red sun and two palm trees above a horizon line, on the upper arm.
Conch shell above a horizon with palm trees and red sun
Traditional style tattoo of a swooping eagle in grey and orange with a red sun and star shapes on a forearm.
Eagle with red sun on a forearm
Colour photo of a black and red tattoo on the inner forearm, showing a pentagram inside a ring with black rays and red drips and splatter.
Pentagram in a black rayed ring with red splatter
Collage of four photographs showing watercolour and fine linework tattoos, including a floral sleeve, a splatter sleeve, a rib piece with a heart outline and a hummingbird on a forearm.
Watercolour and linework tattoos on arms and ribs
Black and white photo of a person's bare back with a fine line column of planetary and astrological symbols running down the spine.
Planetary symbols down the spine
Three black tribal-style sea turtle designs on a white background, one with a plumeria flower and lei border, one with a central leaf motif, and one with a sunburst pattern.
Three tribal sea turtle designs
Large black and grey landscape back tattoo with mountains, trees and a sun, plus German script across the upper back, seen from behind by a lake.
Landscape back piece with German script