World map tattoo ideas

209 photos and flash · 59% Fine line, 11% Lettering · Forearm most common

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Black and grey light bulb tattoo on the upper arm, with a globe showing the Americas inside the bulb and short radiating lines around it.
Light bulb with globe on upper arm
Close-up of a fine line compass rose tattoo with a dotted outer ring and a map outline and two birds beside it, on the inner forearm.
Compass rose and birds on a forearm
Black and grey world map tattoo wrapping around an upper arm, with continents in soft ink-wash shading and fine outline lines.
World map tattoo wrapped around an upper arm
Fine line black tattoos on a woman's upper arm and upper back, showing a world map, a compass rose with an arrow, a small paper plane and the word wanderlust in script.
Fine line world map, compass and wanderlust script
Fine line black outline tattoo of the world map across the inside of a wrist, showing the continents in simple single-line detail.
World map outline on a wrist
Fine line black outline tattoo of a world map with country borders across a woman's upper back, shown from behind.
World map outline across a back
Close-up of a grey shaded world map tattoo on the upper arm, with the Americas on the left and Europe and Africa on the right.
World map tattoo on an arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh of a blue globe with green continents, surrounded by bright flowers, scrolls and a banner reading TRAVEL DISCOVER EXPLORE.
Globe, flowers and banner on a thigh
Fine line black outline tattoo of a world map with the word wanderlust in script, on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
World map outline with wanderlust script on upper back
Black and white photo of a back covered in an antique world map tattoo, spanning the shoulders, neck and upper arms.
Antique world map tattoo across back
Black and grey tattoo of a world map, with each continent filled with ornate mandala patterns, across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
World map tattoo filled with mandala patterns
Black and grey photo of a fine line outline world map tattoo on the inner wrist, with silver chain bracelets worn below it.
Outline world map on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a compass rose, world map outline and passport stamps across a woman's upper back and shoulder.
Compass and world map on shoulder
Black script lettering on a forearm reading Sometimes the right path is not the easiest one, photographed over a faded world map.
Script quote on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a world map with a quote beneath it, across a person's upper back.
World map and quote across upper back
Colour world map tattoo with black outlines and soft pink, purple, blue and teal washes on the inner forearm, with small teal hearts and scattered dots.
Watercolour world map on a forearm
Fine line outline tattoo of the world map on the inside of an ankle, with a woven bracelet above it.
World map outline on an ankle
Black outline world map tattoo with small red hearts on a forearm, in a fine line style, shown beside a pointing hand and stacked bangles in front of a blurred map.
World map tattoo with red hearts on forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a brass compass and coiled rope over a black-lined world map on an upper arm and shoulder.
Compass and rope on upper arm
Fine line black and grey globe tattoo showing Asia and the Arctic on the inner upper arm.
Globe tattoo on an upper arm
Two black and grey fine line tattoos: a world map outline on the inside of a wrist over passport stamp paper, and a small antler on the back of a neck.
World map on a wrist and antler on a neck
Fine line black world map tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand clasped with another, with gold and silver bracelets worn alongside it.
Fine line world map on a wrist
Black blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a gridded globe with birds flying off it, placed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Globe with flying birds on a shoulder
Fine black outline of the world map tattooed along a forearm, with a rocky beach, sea and hills blurred behind.
World map outline on a forearm
Fine line outline of a world map tattooed on the inside of a wrist, with the Americas and Africa visible.
Outline world map on a wrist
Black line tattoo of a sea turtle with a world map shell and dotted flippers on the top of a foot, in a dotwork style.
Sea turtle with world map shell on foot
Close-up of a small solid black aeroplane silhouette tattoo on a forearm, held up against a vintage world map.
Small aeroplane silhouette on a forearm
Fine line black outline world map tattoos on the soles of two bare feet, placed on the sole of each foot.
World map tattoos on both soles
Black fine line outline of the world map tattooed across a woman's upper back, seen from behind against patterned wallpaper.
World map outline tattoo on upper back
Fine line black outline of the world map tattooed across a person's upper back and left shoulder blade, with dark hair falling over the right side.
World map outline across upper back
Watercolour-style world map tattoo in pink, yellow and teal with black script reading Life's a Journey not a Race, on the forearm.
World map and script quote on forearm
Black line-work outline of a world map tattooed on the inner upper arm, set against a stone wall.
World map outline on upper arm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a world map on the inner wrist and forearm, with pink nail polish on the hand above it.
World map outline on a wrist
Watercolour-style tattoo of a world map in red, green, blue and purple with a black compass rose, on the side of the torso.
Watercolour world map and compass rose on the side
Watercolour-style world map in blue and green with fine black compass lines and arrows, tattooed on the lower leg above the ankle.
Watercolour world map and compass on an ankle
Fine line outline of the continents in dark ink on the outer ankle, with a woven string anklet above it.
World map outline on an ankle
Watercolour-style world map tattoo with outlined continents across the tops of both feet and up towards the ankles, in blended red, green, blue and yellow washes.
World map tattoo across both feet
Close photo of a hand raised out of bathwater, showing a small fine line grey outline of the world map on the inner wrist, in a Fine line style.
Fine line world map on the inner wrist
Two colourful watercolour-style world map tattoos, one on each ankle, shown against a blue plastic sheet.
Watercolour world maps on both ankles
Black and grey world map tattoo filled with ornate dotwork patterns across the upper back of a person with hair tied up.
World map tattoo across a back
Fine line white-ink outline of the world map tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Fine line world map on a wrist
Fine line black outline of a world map tattoo on the inner wrist, shown against a background of passport stamps.
World map outline on an inner wrist
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind, with a fine line outline tattoo of the world map across her upper back.
World map outline across a upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch, compass rose and world map on a forearm.
Pocket watch, compass and map on forearm
Black and grey photo of a woman's upper back showing a small fine line outline world map tattoo between the shoulder blades, below her braided hair.
Outline world map on upper back
Black fine line outline tattoo of a world map on the side of a ribcage, photographed in a bathroom.
World map outline on ribs
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a world map inside a dotted circle with a stippled compass star above it, placed on the upper back beside swallow tattoos.
World map and compass rose on the back
Black outline tattoo of the world map across a forearm, showing the continents in simple linework with light shading.
World map outline on forearm