Reviewed and Updated: October 19, 2022 by Jamie Wilson BA
The inner bicep is the most versatile and flexible place for tattoos of any kind. Read this article to learn more about easy inner bicep tattoo designs!
Inner arm tattoos offer a unique place to carefully conceal your tattoos on your body.
According to professional tattoo artists, the biceps is one of the least painful areas of the body to get tattooed. But due to several sensitive nerve endings running under the area, bicep tattoos tend to be quite a painful tattooing process.
Even if your job doesn’t allow you to get tattooed, then the inner bicep is the perfect place to have a tattoo and hide it perfectly. There are some great options to choose from, from tribal designs to floral and several other designs for your inner bicep tattoos. You can choose something meaningful and personal design for yourself and choose popular designs.
Here are the ten best tattoo designs for your biceps:
Patchwork clouds inside sun tattoo on inner biceps
If you are a fan of small meaningful things that are connected to each other and also together create a big, symbolic and meaningful meaning then by all means go for a patchwork tattoo. Instead of a large, detailed and extravagant sleeve tattoo, this type of patchwork tattoo not only looks beautiful on the wearer but also holds great meaning for her.
The tattoo in the picture depicts a beautiful sun whose rays radiate outward from all sides with a symmetrical geographic pattern and precision. There’s also some cloud ink in the sun. You can get this tattoo inked to symbolize the ever changing course of nature and therefore mankind. After a gloomy day there will always be sunshine and even true happiness has a bit of melancholy.
Chinese knot tattoo with beautiful bamboo and cherry blossom
A Chinese knot is referred to when a single cord is tied in various shapes and forms to create multiple beautiful patterns. These knots are often double-layered. The existence of Chinese knots dates back over a hundred thousand years. Fun fact, it’s long been speculated that Chinese knots were created to exchange information between historians and archaeologists, maybe that’s why Chinese alphabets are so complicated?
The beautiful Chinese knot tattoo in the picture shows a string with some ornaments in the middle and at the bottom of the knot. In the center it is inked with bamboo trees, ume flowers and some cherry blossoms, the Chinese symbols of luck and prosperity. It also has some floral decoration on either side of the string and then a cute dangling ornament at the end of the tattoo.
Personal inner arm tattoo
Personal tattoos are very popular designs these days. Personal style tattoos are nothing but the tattooed rendition of your beautiful memories. They just take any cherished and loved image of something and then the tattoo artist turns it into a tattoo.
In the above design, the tattoo artist did a wonderful job turning a cute father daughter image into a faceless portrait tattoo. And having such a personal tattoo on the inside of your arm away from prying eyes is a plus too.
Floral inner bicep tattoo
Flower tattoos are probably the most common tattoos in the world. Having your favorite flower, or a flower that you associate with the most iconic, on your inner bicep is a great start to your ink journey. In ancient culture, the flower represented God’s contentment, but today it usually symbolizes love and peace. There are many meanings and symbolic messages associated with different flowers and their designs.
In the design above there is a beautiful depiction of a rose with stem and leaves and another side rose in amazing black ink.
California poppy for male simple inner biceps tattoo
The poppy is a great symbol of life and death. These tattoo designs are more popular among women but can be inked by both men and women. Like all other flowers, poppy tattoos carry a ton of meaning, from peace to sleep to death. It is then up to the wearer what meaning he wants to give to his particular poppy tattoo.
The tattoo artist has done a great and wonderful job in inking the above poppy tattoo design by keeping it really simple and effective at the same time. In addition to stems and leaves, the tattoo has a fully bloomed poppy and one that is yet to bloom. These types of simple tattoos are great first tattoo options.
Butterfly and floral inner bicep tattoo
If you are a big fan of freedom and beauty then these types of tattoos are for you. A butterfly tattoo can symbolize many things from hope to freedom to good luck and simple good luck charms. On the other hand, besides love, beauty and divinity, flower tattoos are also used to represent happiness. Mixing the two is a great option if you really can’t decide between the two types of tattoos.
The tattoo design in the picture shows a half butterfly and half flower tattoo with leaves in a poetic way. The artist has put a lot of effort into detailing the butterfly wings and beautifully shading the flowers and foliage. The tattoo was created in black ink but you can choose colors if you prefer.
Simple design of an arrow and bird tattoo
Birds are the ultimate representation of freedom. They are also used as a symbol of peace, love and contentment. Arrows, on the other hand, point in the direction and thus represent future goals and ambitions. Confusing these two tattoos can mean moving towards peace or striving for independence. Having this type of tattoo on the inside of your arms can be a kind of personal reminder for you to follow your dreams and move in the right direction.
The tattoo in the picture shows three arrows pointing up and the next arrow slightly turns into a bird, then the next arrow turns into a full bird and finally a full size winged bird. This tattoo is also done in black ink, if you wish you can also do the bird in color. The tattoo artist has put a lot of effort into shading the tattoo and maintaining the symmetry.
Simple tiger eye tattoo
“The eyes are the mirror of the soul” is a common and worldwide saying. Eye tattoos are a deeply personal type of tattoo for their wearer as they represent the deepest, darkest and most hidden desires of the person who wears them. Tiger eyes are used to represent the patience when a tiger awaits its prey, focused and determined to kill it, its strong mental power and sheer willpower to achieve what it came for.
The tattoo artist did a great job of reproducing this beautiful rendering of tiger eyes in the image. Because all of the tiger’s stripes on its face are perfectly shaded, it really gives a real 3D feel. Tiger tattoos are often done in black and white, but you can color the eyes to actually make the tattoo stand out and make it more interesting.
Beautiful tribal bicep tattoo
As the name suggests, tribal tattoos consist of more than just patterns or components. Tribal tattoos are the artistic expression of a culture and tribe that dates back hundreds or even thousands of years. Knowing a little about the beginnings of a tribal tattoo, what it represents and how it was used wouldn’t hurt because having a tribal tattoo without knowing and appreciating its meaning is like reading the culture of one carry others. Tribal bicep tattoos are a great way to show your ingenuity and devotion to your ancestors or just plain respect for humanity.
Fun Fact: Not many people know that tattoos were used as messengers during the war. To let their troops know they are on their side, spies would have a specific area of their bodies colored with a specific pattern. This would prevent damage or death. This gave rise to the custom of tattoos, which have a stronger connection to the military. Today, a Marine’s tattoos show what he has done, or at least appreciates.
Colorful inner bicep tattoo of a rose
The last, but not the least, tattoo is a colorful rose. The rose is one of the most elegant floral tattoo designs for tattoo artists because of its complexity. A rose tattoo often represents successful or unsuccessful love. This flower embodies passion and beauty in harmony with emotion, and no other can match its splendor and historical significance. Traditionally, it served as a window to the wearer’s distinctive passions. A beautiful personal story can be told with a multicolored rose tattoo on the inside of your arm.
The colored tattoo in the picture features a beautiful red rose with green leaves and stems running around the main tattoo. The colorful inner bicep tattoos of roses have been incorporated with precision and attention to detail. The colors have been nicely set with nice shades. You can also choose to get a different colored rose tattoo according to your preference.
Aside from these top ten suggestions for easy inner bicep tattoo ideas, here are some more to help you choose your next ink easily!
- Simple arm tattoo ideas of bees.
- Waterfall landscape tattoos.
- Inner bicep tattoo designs of daffodil flowers.
- Upper arm tattoo with movie quotes.
- doodle art tattoo.
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