Braid tattoo ideas

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Pencil and pastel drawing of a girl with a long braid and a mint pony with rainbow mane on her shoulder, shown as a tattoo design.
Pastel unicorn pony tattoo design with girl
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a dark-haired girl with a mermaid tail, a banner reading I'M NOT PERKY, and a dark creature with a small pink figure below.
Gothic girl mermaid banner on upper arm
Black and white design of a braided rope ring enclosing the word caim, its definition and a small star and circle emblem, with no body placement shown.
Caim braided ring with star sigil
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face with braided hair, flowers, feathers and a geometric headband on the thigh.
Woman portrait with flowers on a thigh
Line drawing in teal and pale blue of a woman with long braided hair, a hand raised near peony flowers, shaded with dotwork, on a pale pink background.
Woman with braided hair and peonies
Back view of a woman with a platinum blonde fishtail braid and a small dark crescent moon tattoo on her upper back, placed beside a white crochet top.
Fishtail braid with small crescent tattoo on the back
Fine line black tattoo of a crescent moon and a sun with a face on the upper back, just above a black bra band, beside a long blonde braid.
Small moon and sun on upper back
Colourful geometric band designs and a feather motif, apparently temporary tattoos, on a forearm and hand with a woven bracelet look.
Geometric bracelet-style temporary tattoos on arms
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design: two stylised animal heads face each other to form a heart, with Celtic knotwork braids and scroll ornament below.
Knotwork heart with two animal heads
Colour realism tattoo of a woman's face with a plaited braid and large red poppies on the outer thigh.
Realistic portrait of a woman with poppies on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with three teal feathers and red and yellow beads on a forearm, with grey shaded rim and black linework.
Dreamcatcher with teal feathers on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a woman wearing a wolf head headdress, with a triangle on her forehead and braided hair, drawn as a tattoo design.
Wolf headdress woman pencil sketch
Back view of a woman with purple hair in a braided crown, showing a black dreamcatcher tattoo with hanging feathers on her upper back.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on a shoulder blade
Flash sheet of metallic blue and bronze temporary designs showing palm trees, fern fronds, rope braids, anchors and the words live laugh love and hope, with no body placement visible.
Metallic flash sheet of palms, anchors and script
Traditional style tattoo of a braided band with a red and orange medallion and hanging feathers, placed on the calf.
Braided band with feathers and medallion on calf
Small black fine line tattoo of a crescent moon with a face on the upper arm of a woman seen from behind, with a long braid and a black sleeveless top.
Small crescent moon with a face on upper arm
Black ink mandala tattoo on a woman's shoulder, with dotwork and geometric detail, beside a long braid over a dark top.
Mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Woman seen from behind with a braided updo, showing a small abstract tattoo in red and black ink near the base of her neck on the upper back.
Small red and black abstract tattoo on upper back
Black and grey rope-braid band tattoo wrapped around a finger, with a coin resting on the hand beside it.
Rope band tattoo on a finger
Black and grey braided band tattoo wrapped around a finger of a hand resting on a black printed shirt.
Braided band tattoo on a ring finger
Small black silhouette of three birds in flight tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade, in a minimal fine line style.
Three birds on upper back
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a girl with long braids and a dark collar, framed by thorny branches with a skull below, on the upper thigh.
Girl portrait with braids and skull on a thigh
Small black peace sign tattoo on the upper back between the shoulder blades, with a long braid decorated with yellow daisies.
Small peace sign tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a girl with a braid and a collared striped dress, her head hidden by a cloud, on a forearm.
Girl with a cloud for a head on a forearm
Neo-traditional style tattoo design of a dark-haired girl with braids, holding a skull, surrounded by green roses, two birds and a banner reading Over You Dead Body.
Girl with roses and Over You Dead Body banner
Full-colour realism tattoo of an older man in a red and beaded feathered headdress, with a braid and layered beaded necklaces, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic portrait with feather headdress on upper arm
Black fine line and dotwork tattoo of a fox head merged with a rose and flowing braid, placed centre upper back.
Fox and rose on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of an animated female character with a long side braid and freckles, on the upper arm.
Colour portrait of a cartoon character with a braid
Grey interlaced knotwork design forming a stylised bearded face with one glowing blue eye, shown as a drawing on a dark background.
Knotwork face with a blue eye
Woman seen from behind with a fine black script tattoo running down her upper back between the shoulder blades, below a braided updo with a white flower.
Script tattoo down the upper back
Black feather-shaped tattoo on the upper back of a person seen from behind, with a platinum blonde braid and a patterned wrap over one shoulder.
Small dark feather tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a woman wearing a crown of roses and a draped scarf, with a braided updo and realistic shading.
Dotwork portrait of a woman with a rose crown
Black lettering tattoo reading Think happy thoughts on the back of a woman's neck, below blonde braided hair, in a lettering style.
Think happy thoughts lettering on the nape
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a smiling woman in a backwards cap with a long braid and a yellow rose below her, on a limb.
Smiling woman in a cap with a yellow rose
Pencil and pastel flash drawing of a woman with braided hair, an anchor tattoo on her cheek and blue script across her braid, in a traditional style.
Braided hair woman with anchor and script
Black ink flash drawing of a woman's portrait with a flower crown, braided hair, crescent moon earring and geometric collar, in a neo-traditional style.
Female portrait with flowers and geometric collar
Neo-traditional flash design of a braided, dark-haired figure holding a green skull bottle, flanked by birds and roses, with a banner reading Over Your Dead Body; no body placement shown.
Braided figure with potion bottle and banner
Woman with gold metallic geometric temporary tattoos on her forearms, wrist, hand and fingers, with a vertical filigree design down her midriff.
Gold metallic temporary tattoos on wrists and hand
Black and grey mandala tattoo with fine detailed linework and dot accents on a shoulder, with a long braid of hair falling over the other shoulder.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Small solid black silhouette of three birds on the upper back near the shoulder blade of a woman with a long blonde braid, wearing a white lace bandeau.
Three birds on the upper back
Colour traditional-style rose tattoo on an upper arm beside a black and grey floral tattoo on the shoulder, with a person whose hair is braided and dyed teal, pink and purple.
Floral tattoos on upper arm and shoulder
Realistic braid tattoo with a red tie, shaded in grey and muted mauve, running from the nape of the neck down the upper back.
Realistic braided hair tattoo on upper back
Black and grey drawing of a symmetrical tree with braided knotwork trunk, swirling branches and twisting roots, shown as a tattoo design.
Braided tree with swirling branches and roots
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a braided-haired mermaid holding a star wand, with a scaled tail in ochre, brown and purple, on a lower limb, shown beside its original teal artwork.
Mermaid with braided hair and scaled tail
Close-up of a woman's forearms and hand with gold and silver metallic geometric temporary tattoos, including scales, chevrons, braids and pineapples.
Metallic geometric temporary tattoos on wrists
Black and grey biomechanical tattoo covering a woman's back, with a segmented spine, ribs and organic filigree swirls.
Biomechanical spine back tattoo
Fine line black tattoo of an animated princess with flowing hair and a side braid on the upper arm.
Animated princess line drawing on upper arm
Neo-traditional style portrait tattoo of a woman with a braided updo and flowers, with a green-edged oval frame and a peach rose below, on an upper thigh.
Woman portrait with braid and rose on thigh