Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Small black outline butterfly tattoo on the back of a woman's shoulder, seen from behind while she wears a white off-shoulder top.
Small butterfly on a shoulder
Fine line black ink tattoo of a dandelion seed head breaking up into small butterflies across a person's upper back.
Dandelion seeds turning into butterflies on back
Small solid black butterfly tattoo with textured wing detail on the inner wrist, shown against a blurred green background.
Butterfly on the inner wrist
Flash design of blue, purple and pink butterflies joined by a swirling dark line decorated with stars and dots, on a white background.
Butterflies and star swirl flash design
Close-up of a small black outline butterfly tattoo in fine line style on the side of a woman's neck near the shoulder, with sunlit skin and water droplets.
Outline butterfly on the side of the neck
Black fine line drawing of a butterfly with curved wings and a trailing antenna on a plain light grey background, shown as a tattoo design without any skin visible.
Fine line butterfly design
Black and grey tattoos on two forearms: the word Amore in script on one wrist, a fine line world map and a shaded compass rose, with a real brown butterfly perched on the arm.
Amore script, world map and compass on forearms
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two butterflies on the inner wrist, one larger below and one smaller above, photographed in black and white.
Two butterflies on the inner wrist
Small fine line butterfly tattoo in black and grey on the upper back near the shoulder.
Small butterfly near the shoulder
Small tribal-style butterfly tattoo with dark navy scrollwork outlines and purple shading on the lower back.
Filigree butterfly tattoo on lower back
Black and grey tattoos on bare legs in a bath, including a rose with leaves, script lettering reading SELF and floral designs on the thighs.
Lettering and rose tattoos on thighs in a bath
Black and grey floral vine tattoo with two flowers, a leaf and a butterfly-like shape running down the side of the ribs.
Floral vine tattoo on the side of the ribs
Fine line tattoo of a butterfly and the word love within an infinity symbol on the upper back, near the neck, with small star shapes around it.
Butterfly and love infinity on upper back
Fine line black and grey butterfly with curling vine tattoo on the top of a foot.
Butterfly and vine tattoo on a foot
Black line flash sheet of small fine line designs, including semicolons, a ribbon, a cross, a dragonfly, a key and lettering such as Hope, Faith and Never Give Up, shown on white paper.
Semicolon and inspirational word flash sheet
Close-up of a small black fine line butterfly tattoo on the upper chest near the collarbone, with a thin silver chain at the neck.
Small butterfly tattoo near the collarbone
Black outlined butterfly tattoo with looping wings, black dots and a pink and grey body, sitting on the wrist.
Outlined butterfly with pink body on wrist
Close view of a small grey fine-line butterfly tattoo on skin, with a pale, raised bee-like outline beside it on the torso.
Butterfly and pale bee outline on skin
Small fine line outline of a butterfly on the inner wrist, shown with the palm facing the camera and the ink faded to a pinkish tone.
Butterfly tattoo on the inner wrist
Small colour botanical tattoos of cacti, orange blooms, a thistle and a black butterfly spread across a woman's upper chest.
Cacti and flowers across the chest
Black linework tattoo of a butterfly with swirling inner details, placed on the upper back.
Swirl-filled butterfly on upper back
Single-line drawing of a mother's profile leaning over a sleeping baby, with two butterflies, in dark ink on a tan background.
Mother and sleeping baby line drawing with butterflies
Two small orange butterfly tattoos, one on the top of a finger and one on the side of another finger of a hand held against a dark background.
Two small butterfly tattoos on fingers
Black ink lace-style butterfly tattoo with dangling chain details on the chest beneath the bust, in a blackwork and fine line style.
Black lace butterfly tattoo under the bust
Colour tattoo of a cat reaching up towards a small butterfly, with blue and purple watercolour-style shading and a black outline, on the side of the ribs.
Cat reaching for a butterfly on the ribs
Coloured pen drawing of a skull formed from butterflies, a daisy, leaves and vines, a tattoo flash design.
Skull of butterflies and flowers
Small black and grey butterfly tattoo on the inside of an ankle, with a pink beaded anklet and a bed in the background.
Small butterfly on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a purple butterfly with pink flowers and dotted vine linework on the top of a foot.
Butterfly and flowers on the top of a foot
Fine line tattoo design of a purple and blue butterfly with sparkle accents and swirling vines on a white background.
Purple fine line butterfly with swirls
Black fine line butterfly tattoo with a curling script letter beneath it, placed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Butterfly and script letter on wrist
Pale white outline of a butterfly tattoo on the neck and upper chest of a person wearing an open denim shirt, in a fine line style.
Butterfly outline tattoo on the neck
Small black fine line butterfly tattoo with looping wings on the ankle, with a cartoon bear figure visible in the background.
Fine line butterfly on an ankle
Tattoo design of an infinity symbol with the words Love and Family in script, decorated with a green feather, leaves and purple and teal butterflies.
Infinity symbol with love and family script
Fine line black outline tattoo of a seated cat reaching a paw towards two small blue butterflies, placed on the ankle.
Cat reaching for butterflies on an ankle
Fine line geometric butterfly tattoo in black ink across the upper back, with faceted wings built from straight lines.
Geometric butterfly on the upper back
Black butterfly tattoo with flowing swirl linework and small butterflies across the upper back, in a fine line style.
Butterfly and swirls across upper back
Small fine line butterfly tattoo with black outlined wings and soft pink shading on the lower wings, placed centrally on the upper back.
Small butterfly on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a seated cat reaching up toward a butterfly with small sparkles, on the inner forearm.
Cat reaching for a butterfly on a forearm
Small black fine line butterfly tattoo on the outer top of a bare foot, with bright orange painted toenails on a tiled floor.
Small butterfly tattoo on a foot
Small blue butterfly tattoo in a fine line style on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with a metal watch strap beside it.
Small blue butterfly on a wrist
Fine line black origami crane surrounded by small red, green and orange flowers, leaves and dots on the upper back near the shoulder.
Origami crane with flowers on upper back
Fine line tattoo of a woman's profile facing left, with a small red heart above her head and a pink butterfly near her face, on the wrist.
Profile line art with hearts on wrist
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with fine line swirls and dots on the ankle, shaded wings against a pale blue background.
Butterfly and swirls on an ankle
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on a woman's arm showing butterflies, a small anchor, lace-like ornament and large flowers, from upper arm to forearm.
Butterflies, anchor and florals on a full sleeve
Small black and grey butterfly tattoo in fine line style on the wrist, with a braided gold bracelet worn beside it.
Small butterfly tattoo on a wrist
Close-up of a fine line black infinity symbol tattoo with the word love in script and three small butterflies on the skin.
Infinity symbol with love and butterflies
Small purple butterfly tattoo on the side of the ribs, with a light blue sports bra sitting just above it.
Small butterfly on the ribs
Grey shaded fine line tattoo of a butterfly, cherry blossom flowers, leaves and swirls on a forearm, with a faint pink wash on the wings and petals.
Butterfly and cherry blossom on a forearm