Bow tattoo ideas

879 photos and flash · 19% Neo-trad, 19% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black linework laurel wreath with a small tied bow at the base, drawn in a vintage engraved style on cream paper, shown as a tattoo design.
Laurel wreath design
Fine line skull with pink heart eyes on one finger and a pink bow on the next, shown on two hands held together against grass.
Skull and bow finger tattoos
Back view of a person's legs with matching cartoon cat tattoos wearing pink bows above the knees, with a vertical chain of coloured stars, hearts, gems and bows running down each calf.
Cartoon cat with bows and jewel chain on both legs
Colour tattoo of a green parrot perched on a pink umbrella with a lilac bow, in a neo-trad style on an arm near the elbow, with a pink bow and roses above.
Parrot on a pink umbrella with bows
Black lace-patterned bow tattoo on pale skin across the midsection, in a blackwork style.
Black lace bow tattoo on skin
Small outlined bow tattoo with red fill and a red centre dot on the middle finger of a hand with pink nails, shown in a film-style frame.
Small bow tattoo on a finger
Realistic colour tattoo of a lace garter with a pale green bow and trailing ribbons on the upper thigh, with denim shorts visible above.
Lace garter with bow on a thigh
Pencil sketch of two overlapping Mickey and Minnie Mouse head outlines on white paper, with Minnie's bow coloured pink.
Mickey and Minnie head outline sketch
Two matching black and grey anchor tattoos on the inner wrists, one plain and one with a bow, in a traditional style on the forearm.
Matching anchor tattoos on two wrists
Shaded tattoo of corset lacing running down the spine with a bow at the base, placed on the lower back.
Corset lacing and bow across the lower back
Colour tattoo of a cartoon girl with pink pigtails and bows beside a fuzzy pink creature, with stars and ice cream, on the calf.
Pink pigtailed cartoon girl and fuzzy friend on a calf
Forearm tattoo of stacked grey cats in playful poses, with small coloured stars, bows and hearts scattered between them.
Grey cats and stars along a forearm
Two hands with small sugar skull tattoos on the middle fingers, one with a pink bow and a tiny infinity symbol on the ring finger, in colour and black ink.
Sugar skull tattoos on two fingers
Two colour cartoon cat tattoos on the calves of a person sitting in a bath of foam, one orange lion cub and one pale cat with a red bow, both upside down.
Two cartoon cat tattoos on lower legs
Fine line black script reading "do as dreamers do" beside a small black mouse head with a red bow, tattooed on the top of a foot above a black flat shoe.
Script quote and mouse head on the top of a foot
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty posed like a maneki-neko lucky cat, with a red bow, red flowers and a gold coin, on a forearm.
Hello Kitty as a lucky cat on a forearm
Neo-traditional flash design of a red-haired archer with a Celtic knot on her shoulder, a bow and arrows, white blossoms and a banner reading Fate loves the Fearless.
Red-haired archer with Fate loves the Fearless banner
Black and grey realism style tattoo of shaded feathers hanging from a fine line ribbon bow on the ankle, with a city backdrop behind the foot.
Feather and ribbon ankle tattoo
Small fine line black bow tattoo on the middle finger of a hand with dark red nail polish, resting palm down on white paper.
Fine line bow on a finger
Two fine line bee tattoos sit on the upper thighs of a person in a short skirt and lace-top stockings, photographed in sepia.
Fine line bee tattoos on two thighs
Black lace-patterned bow tattoo with blue, purple and pink watercolour splashes on the side of the body, likely the ribs.
Black lace bow with watercolour splashes
Colour tattoo of a key whose bow is red and white polka dot Minnie Mouse ears, with a dark castle silhouette at the bit, on a lower leg.
Minnie Mouse key on the calf
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty wearing a red bow, set against a blurred rainbow wash with small multicoloured stars, on an upper arm.
Hello Kitty with stars on an arm
Traditional style tattoo of a diamond kite with an eye at its centre and a trailing string of red and black bows on the forearm.
Eye kite with bow ribbon on forearm
Pink bow tattoo with black outlines and soft shading on a person's lower back, above the waistband of dark jeans.
Pink bow on the lower back
Black lace-patterned bow tattoo across the upper back with a small script line on the left side.
Black lace bow across the upper back
Two people show matching grey skull tattoos on their upper backs, one with a pink bow and one with blue accents, in a neo-traditional style.
Matching skull tattoos on two shoulders
Fine line black tattoo of a small daisy bouquet tied with a bow, placed on the ribs of a person wearing a white top.
Daisy bouquet tied with a bow on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a centaur archer drawing a bow, shaded and placed on the side of the ribs.
Centaur archer on the side of the ribs
Close-up of a small dotwork bow tattoo in black ink on the back of a wrist, with a hand curled beside it on a soft beige blanket.
Small dotted bow on a wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a bow with arrows radiating outward in a star pattern, placed on the outer thigh above the knee.
Bow and radiating arrows on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a castle with a pink bow above, a large black bow below and roses to the side, on a thigh.
Castle, bows and roses on a thigh
Pencil sketch of a cartoon octopus with a bow and eyelashes, its tentacles shaded with suckers, drawn as a tattoo design on sketchbook paper.
Cartoon octopus with bow design
Fine line black tattoo of a dress form wearing a bow, a dashed stitched heart and a needle with thread, on a limb.
Dress form, stitched heart and needle
Colour tattoo on a leg of two cartoon lion cubs nuzzling inside a pink outlined heart tied with a red bow, placed on the calf.
Two cartoon lions in a heart with a bow
Black outlined Hello Kitty face with a pink bow tattoo on the lower back, above purple heart-print underwear.
Hello Kitty tattoo on the lower back
Black infinity symbol tattoo on the forearm with a red bow and round ear shapes in the right loop, shown in a phone screenshot.
Infinity symbol with red bow on forearm
Black ink dotwork drawing of a lace-patterned bow with a heart keyhole and a dangling key, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Dotwork bow with heart keyhole and key
Close view of a fine line bow tattoo with trailing ribbon lines on an ankle, above red high heels on cobblestones.
Bow tattoo on an ankle
Black fine line tattoo of a marionette hanging from strings with a small bow, placed on the upper back below the shoulder blade.
Marionette on strings across the upper back
Fine line black outline of a small bow tattoo on a finger of a clenched hand, with leopard print nails.
Small bow outline on a finger
Black and grey realistic lace bow tattoo with a shaded heart centre on the upper thigh, shown in four photographs.
Lace bow with heart on thigh
Traditional style colour tattoo of a heart-shaped padlock with a red bow and roses, on the inner forearm.
Heart-shaped padlock with red bow on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon cat face with blue eyes and a pink bow, in a bold outline style, on the forearm.
Cartoon cat with pink bow on a forearm
Neo-traditional flash drawing of a pastel green pony with a pink mane, blue bow and saddle, above purple and yellow roses, with a hand holding the paper at the left edge.
Pastel pony and roses design
Traditional style flash drawing of a blue swallow with black wings and a pink bow, with the word Love in black script above it.
Swallow with Love script
Two matching colour tattoos of Minnie and Mickey Mouse with sparkles and script, placed on the inside of two wrists.
Minnie and Mickey Mouse matching wrist tattoos
Colour tattoo of a cartoon cat character with devil horns, a purple bow and a small trident tail on the upper arm.
Devil Hello Kitty tattoo on an arm