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Design 01 · Chest
Beagle Iris Chest Portrait Tattoo
A front-facing Beagle portrait with long ears, soft black-and-grey fur, and an iris below the chin, shown centered on the upper chest.
Black and grey realismDog
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Chest tattoo ideas
Chest tattoos range from small sternum pieces to wide, mirrored compositions across the upper chest. Every design is shown clean and on skin so you can see how it balances.
Builder placements: Forearm, Chest. Every piece opens in Remix or enters the Builder as the matching reviewed asset.
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Design 02 · Chest
Blackwork Circular Dragon Chest Tattoo
A blackwork dragon forms a near-complete circular coil with an open center, pale belly plates, clawed feet and a flame-like mane, shown on the upper chest.
BlackworkJapanese-dragon
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Design 03 · Chest
Blackwork Wind Frame Jellyfish Chest Tattoo
A blackwork jellyfish with a shaded ribbed bell, long trailing cords and two large curled wind bars framing its sides, shown upright at the upper chest.
BlackworkOriental-jellyfish
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Design 04 · Chest
Circular Fine Line Lucky Cat Tattoo
A smiling fine-line lucky cat inside a complete round frame, with one raised paw, tiny toe marks and a bare open center, shown on the upper chest.
BlackworkManeki-neko
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Design 05 · Collarbone
Blackwork Wings Chest Tattoo
Two blackwork wings rise from the sternum in matched arcs, each built from layered white-broken feathers across the upper chest.
BlackworkWings
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Design 06 · Chest
Blackwork Oni Roundel Chest Tattoo
A black line oni face framed by a plain circular roundel, with striped horns, lowered eyes, a wrinkled nose and a wide fanged grin on the upper chest.
BlackworkOni-mask
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Design 07 · Collarbone
Blackwork Scarab Chest Tattoo
A symmetrical black scarab with curved horns, raised forelegs and striped wing cases sits centered on the upper chest with strong white line breaks.
BlackworkScarab
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Design 08 · Upper chest
Blackwork Snake Chest Tattoo
A long blackwork snake crosses the upper chest in a shallow wave, with a left-facing head, forked tongue, pale belly plates and irregular dark patches.
BlackworkSnake
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Design 09 · Upper chest
Blackwork Winged Scarab Chest Tattoo
A blackwork scarab emblem with feathered wings, open geometric shell panels and two small side beetles, centered beneath the collarbones.
BlackworkWide blackwork winged scarab
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Design 10 · Upper chest
Broken Dotwork Thorn Crown Chest Tattoo
A wide grey dotwork crown of thorns with a visible break at the top and irregular radiating spikes, placed horizontally across the upper chest.
DotworkCrown-of-thorns
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Design 11 · Collarbone
Fine Line Chest Carnation Tattoo
A round black fine-line carnation with layered ruffled petals, a slim stem and two angled leaves, shown upright in the center of the upper chest.
Fine lineCarnation
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Design 12 · Collarbone
Cherry Blossom Collarbone Branch Tattoo
Four fine-line cherry blossoms and two small buds follow a diagonal twig across the collarbone, with dotted stamens, open petals, and a natural rising branch.
Fine lineCherry-blossom
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Design 13 · Chest
Thorn Tree Circle Chest Tattoo
A dark twisted tree with thorned branches, a single hanging fruit, roots and an incomplete circular frame, shown centered on the upper chest.
BlackworkPoison-tree
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Design 14 · Upper chest
Symmetrical Dotwork Lotus Chest Tattoo
A front-facing black and grey lotus with pointed mirrored petals, stippled shadows and a raised seed pod, centered at palm size below the collarbones.
DotworkBlack-lotus
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Design 15 · Upper chest
Dotwork Scalloped Jellyfish Chest Tattoo
A black dotwork jellyfish with layered scalloped bell panels, dotted dangling tendrils and broad ruffled ribbons, placed vertically at the upper chest.
DotworkOriental-jellyfish
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Design 16 · Upper chest
Dotwork Collar Maneki-Neko Chest Tattoo
A black and grey dotwork maneki-neko with a thick plain collar, closed eyes, shaded ears and one raised paw, centered at palm size on the upper chest.
DotworkManeki-neko
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Design 17 · Sternum
Dotwork Moth Chest Tattoo
A symmetrical black-and-grey moth with open scalloped wings, four eye spots, feathered antennae and a banded abdomen is centered on the upper chest.
DotworkMoth
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Design 18 · Upper chest
Dotwork Symmetrical Oni Chest Tattoo
A symmetrical dotwork oni mask with tall inward-curving horns, flame brow folds, side ears and an open snarling mouth, centered on the upper chest.
DotworkOni-mask
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Design 19 · Collarbone
Dotwork Laurel Chest Tattoo
Two fine black laurel branches with stippled leaves angle inward from the upper chest, leaving an open V above the sternum.
DotworkFern
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Design 20 · Upper chest
Side Profile Realism Eye Chest Tattoo
A black and grey eye looking sideways, with a high curved lid, reflective iris and swept outer lashes, shown in a compact horizontal placement on the upper chest.
Black and grey realismEye
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Design 21 · Collarbone
Fine Line Lavender Collarbone Tattoo
A fine-line lavender sprig with long leaves and clustered buds follows the upper chest beneath the collarbone in a spare monochrome botanical drawing.
Fine lineLavender
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Design 22 · Upper chest
Fine Line Mirrored Swallows Chest Tattoo
Two fine-line swallows meet beak to beak with raised wings, their long forked tails curving down to form an open heart, shown across the upper chest.
Fine lineTwo mirrored swallows
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Design 23 · Sternum
Fine Line Rose Chest Tattoo
A slim upright rose with an open bloom, gently curved stem and two veined leaves is shown as a small fine-line mark on the upper chest.
Fine lineRose
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Design 24 · Collarbone
Fine Line Star Arc Chest Tattoo
Seven open five-point stars step from small to large and back again in a shallow, symmetrical arc across the upper chest beneath the collarbones.
Fine lineStars
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Design 25 · Chest
Moon Framed Woman Chest Tattoo
A blackwork woman in three-quarter view with a piled bun, dark robe and flowing cheek strand, enclosed by a thin circular moon-like frame on the chest.
BlackworkGeisha
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Design 26 · Upper chest
Kanzashi Profile Chest Tattoo
A black-and-grey woman in right profile with a long kanzashi hairpin, a swept textured bun and layered kimono folds, centered high on the chest.
DotworkGeisha
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Design 27 · Collarbone
Illustrative Bee Blossom Chest Tattoo
A striped honey bee hovers nose-first toward a pale pink five-petal blossom across the upper chest in detailed illustrative color.
IllustrativeBee
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Design 28 · Upper chest
Three Peak Chest Tattoo
Three blue-grey mountain peaks with cream snow caps, rust-orange ridges and dark purple shadow planes, arranged broadly across the upper chest.
IllustrativeMountain
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Design 29 · Chest
Long-Haired White Cat Chest Tattoo
A front-facing fluffy white cat with green eyes, pink ears and two sage leaves forms a soft colored chest portrait with airy fur lines.
IllustrativeCat
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Design 30 · Upper chest
Fine Line Dragon Chest Tattoo
A fine black line dragon head and neck with swept horns, narrow scales, long whiskers and wrapped cloud ribbons, centered high on the chest.
DotworkJapanese-dragon
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Design 31 · Chest
Jerusalem Cross Chest Outline Tattoo
A double-line Jerusalem cross with four smaller crosses sits as a balanced black outline, centered at palm width on the upper chest.
Fine lineCrusader-cross
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Design 32 · Chest
Jewel Jerusalem Cross Chest Tattoo
A red five-cross Jerusalem emblem in a gold jewel frame with teal leaves and round ruby accents, centered at palm width on the chest.
IllustrativeCrusader-cross
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Design 33 · Upper chest
Red Kabuto Menpo Chest Tattoo
A red and gold kabuto frames a snarling menpo face with long ivory fangs, layered side armor and a knotted red cord across the upper chest.
Neo traditionalSamurai
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Design 34 · Collarbone
Fine Line Lightning Pair Chest Tattoo
Two slim outlined lightning bolts face inward from opposite upper-chest sides, each with long tips and one sharp central zigzag.
MinimalistLightning-bolt
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Design 35 · Sternum
Color Moth Chest Tattoo
A symmetrical moth in maroon, coral, teal and gold with feathered antennae, scalloped wings and a striped pointed abdomen, spread across the upper chest.
Neo traditionalMoth
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Design 36 · Upper chest
Roaring Tiger Chest Tattoo
A frontal orange tiger head with striped cheeks, yellow eyes, a red open mouth and teal shadow accents, centered high on the chest.
Neo traditionalTiger
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Design 37 · Collarbone
Neo Traditional Lotus Chest Tattoo
A pink lotus with a gold seed pod, yellow stamens and deep teal leaves is centered across the upper chest in neo-traditional color.
Neo traditionalLotus
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Design 38 · Collarbone
Traditional Anchor Chest Tattoo
A blue and gold anchor wrapped with pale rope, red flukes and tasselled ends spans the upper chest in traditional color.
Old schoolAnchor
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Design 39 · Upper chest
Old School Eagle Chest Tattoo
An American traditional eagle with raised wings, blue feathers with red and gold bands and two yellow lightning bolts, shown centered on the upper chest.
Old schoolWide old-school eagle
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Design 40 · Upper chest
Bold Rose Upper Chest Tattoo
A wide black-and-grey open rose with a tight spiral center, scalloped outer petals and two dark veined leaves sits across the upper chest.
Old schoolRose
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Design 41 · Collarbone
Traditional Tiger Head Chest Tattoo
A front-facing orange tiger head with cream cheeks, teal shadow accents and long black whiskers is centered high on the chest.
Old schoolTiger
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Design 42 · Upper chest
Blue Leaf Apple Tree Back Tattoo
A broad black tree with a twisting trunk, exposed roots, scattered dark blue leaves and one red apple hanging from the right branch, shown across the upper back.
DotworkPoison-tree
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Design 43 · Upper chest
Heart Pierced by Dagger Chest Tattoo
A bright red heart pierced by a cream dagger with a gold curled guard, black-and-gold wrapped handle and long pointed blade, centered on the upper chest.
Old schoolHeart
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Design 44 · Chest
Ornamental Flame Sun Chest Tattoo
An open center sits inside eight broad flame rays, each split by a pale inner curve, forming a shaded black-and-grey ornamental sun for the chest.
OrnamentalSun
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Design 45 · Chest
Ornamental Peony Chest Tattoo
A front-facing peony is framed by mirrored scrollwork, dark leaves and pointed flourishes, centered beneath the collarbones as a blackwork chest tattoo.
BlackworkPeony
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Design 46 · Chest
Roaring Japanese Tiger Chest Tattoo
A blackwork roaring tiger head with swept stripes, long whiskers and exposed fangs, centered at palm size on the upper chest.
BlackworkJapanese-tiger
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Design 47 · Upper chest
Traditional Sacred Heart Chest Tattoo
A red Sacred Heart wrapped in a gold crown of thorns, topped by orange flames and a small gold cross, centered on the upper chest.
Old schoolChristian
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Design 48 · Upper chest
Traditional Skull and Red Roses Chest Tattoo
A left-facing traditional skull with green shadow blocks, mustard highlights and two red roses among dark leaves, shown on the upper chest.
Old schoolSkull
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Design 49 · Upper chest
Ornamental Filigree Spade Chest Tattoo
A symmetrical black ornamental spade packed with scrolling acanthus-like filigree and open channels, centered upright across the upper chest.
BlackworkSpade
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Design 50 · Upper chest
Laurel Framed Gold Spade Chest Tattoo
A black spade with gold ornamental curls and diamonds, framed by two green laurel branches with gold berries, centered high on the chest.
IllustrativeSpade
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Design 51 · Upper chest
Stained Glass Cross Chest Tattoo
A blue, red and gold stained-glass cross with pointed ends and a red circular center, shown upright at the center of the upper chest.
Neo traditionalChristian
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Design 52 · Upper chest
Paired Swallows and Peony Chest Tattoo
Two mirrored black-and-grey swallows fly toward a centered open peony, with raised wings, forked tails and shaded leaves across the upper chest.
BlackworkPeony
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Design 53 · Chest
Twin Olive Sprigs Chest Tattoo
Two green olive sprigs with six purple fruits rise from one point into a balanced V, spanning about a palm and a half at the upper chest center.
Neo traditionalOlive-branch
How to plan chest tattoo patchwork layouts
Placement decides scale. Pick the chest design whose silhouette matches the space you actually have, then leave enough skin around it for the next piece.
Measure the gap
Check the on-skin preview against your own chest: a design that fills the whole area leaves no room for a patchwork neighbour.
Match the direction
Vertical pieces follow the limb; round emblems sit on joints and centerlines. Rotate the design in the Builder until it reads naturally on the chest.
Keep negative space
Patchwork works because each piece stays separate. Keep at least a finger of clear skin between this design and the next one.
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