Butterfly tattoo ideas

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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
Two people press their inner wrists together, each with a colour monarch butterfly tattoo with bold black outlines on the forearm.
Matching monarch butterflies on two wrists
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
Bold traditional butterfly tattoo with black wings and red flowers on the back of a hand, with a fine line map outline on the forearm.
Butterfly with red flowers on the hand
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
Three people show matching solid black butterfly silhouette tattoos in groups of three on the inner wrists.
Matching butterfly silhouettes on wrists
Black and grey realism rose on the back of a hand beside a geometric triangle design on the other hand, with mandala and butterfly tattoos on the forearms and hands.
Rose and geometric hand tattoos with butterfly wrist
Colour tattoo of a butterfly filled with red, blue, yellow and orange puzzle piece shapes, shaded to look three-dimensional with a cast shadow, on the forearm.
Puzzle piece butterfly on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of two small solid butterfly tattoos with dot antennae and tiny flowers on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Two small butterflies on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line fawn tattoo with a small butterfly on the inner wrist and forearm, with fingers visible above.
Fawn and butterfly on a wrist
Small colour tattoo of an orange and yellow butterfly with dark blue outlines on the outer forearm.
Orange butterfly on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork butterfly tattoo with bold outlined wings and thin antennae, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Dotwork butterfly on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a pocket watch, a shaded rose and a dotwork mandala flower with a butterfly.
Pocket watch, rose and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a chopper motorcycle with a large butterfly above it, shown on the forearm.
Chopper motorcycle and butterfly on a forearm
Two people's inner forearms show matching black line butterfly tattoos with green centres and script lettering beneath each wing, one reading Mother and the other Daughter.
Matching butterfly wrist tattoos with script words
Colour butterfly tattoo with red and pink wings edged in black and purple, shaded to look three-dimensional, on the inner wrist.
Red butterfly tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing butterflies, a daisy, a woman's face, elephants on a savanna and leopard spots.
Black and grey realism sleeve with savanna and leopard
Small pink butterfly tattoo with a black outline and two dark dots on the forearm.
Small pink butterfly on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a butterfly with pink, red, blue and purple washes and ink splatters, on the outer forearm.
Watercolour butterfly on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of a butterfly tattoo on the inner forearm, with a semicolon as its body, the letters AKF and a small infinity symbol below.
Butterfly with semicolon and initials on wrist
Realistically shaded forearm tattoo of a horse merging into a grey skeletal frame, with teal butterflies drifting off across the skin.
Horse and skeleton with blue butterflies on forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a butterfly with orange flowers, dark leaves and the word MUM beneath it, on an arm.
Traditional butterfly with flowers on an arm
Colour realism sleeve tattoo of orchids and a monarch butterfly on an arm, set against a blended green, orange and blue background.
Orchids and monarch butterfly sleeve
Blue-ink botanical tattoo of a bouquet of pansies and small flowers with a butterfly, on the outer forearm.
Blue floral bouquet on a forearm
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with dotted wing panels and a bold outline, placed on the forearm.
Butterfly tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork butterfly with a vertical arrow and geometric triangles tattooed on a forearm.
Butterfly and arrow on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a watercolour-style butterfly in pinks, reds and teals with ink splatters on the inner forearm, above a small solid black circle.
Watercolour butterfly on a forearm
Realistic black and grey spoons tied with a purple ribbon, with a purple butterfly above, on a forearm, shown in three side by side panels.
Spoons, ribbon and butterfly on a forearm
Pink and black monarch butterfly tattoo with a circle of script quote text, spanning two forearms pressed together in a realistic style.
Monarch butterfly and quote across two forearms
Realistic colour tattoo of a skull wreathed in orange and red roses, pink blossoms and a pale butterfly, on a forearm.
Skull with roses and butterfly on a forearm
Woman seen from behind in a seated pose with hands pressed together, showing black and grey rose and ornamental tattoos across her back and upper arms.
Black and grey roses across a woman's back and arms
Colour tattoo of Eeyore the donkey holding a purple tail with a pink bow and a small yellow butterfly above, on the inside of a wrist.
Eeyore and butterfly on the wrist
Woman with long blonde hair in an orange top, wearing gold metallic tattoos of scales and geometric patterns on her shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Gold metallic tattoos on shoulder and arm
Two colour forearm tattoos: a grey jar labelled Frog's Breath with a green frog and flames on the left, and a jar labelled Deadly Nightshade with a skull in smoke and two butterflies on the right.
Frog's Breath and Deadly Nightshade jars on forearms
Colour tattoo of an orange and blue butterfly with black veins over teal watercolour splashes and red petals on a forearm.
Butterfly over watercolour splashes and petals
Watercolour-style tattoo of a purple ribbon surrounded by pink and purple butterflies and small dots, on the inner wrist.
Purple ribbon and butterflies on a wrist
Watercolour-style tattoo on the inner forearm with a black semicolon on the left and black butterflies drifting towards the right over pink, purple and teal washes.
Semicolon and butterflies on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a butterfly above a filigree heart locket on a forearm, with a beaded chain running down the skin.
Butterfly and filigree heart locket on an arm
Black linework tattoo of scrolling vines, script letters and a red heart with pink and green accents on the inner forearm.
Scrollwork vine with letters and heart on wrist
Two clasped hands with traditional tattoos of a butterfly, a cat head, a heart and a lily on the hands and forearm.
Hands with butterfly, cat and lily tattoos
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with open wings on the inner forearm, shaded to look three-dimensional against a dark background.
Monarch butterfly on an inner forearm
Black script lettering reading Pain is just a simple compromise, ending with a small butterfly, across a forearm.
Script quote and butterfly on a forearm
Black and grey moth tattoo with a dotted circular halo and three diamond drops on the forearm.
Moth with dotwork halo and diamond drops on forearm
Black script lettering reading Hope with a purple accent and a black outline butterfly on the inner wrist.
Hope script and butterfly on a wrist
Black and grey tattoo of three butterflies on the wrist, with the hand raised against a dark background.
Three butterflies on a wrist
Black script lettering reading Let me be your wings, with a small butterfly outline beside it, tattooed on a forearm.
Script quote with butterfly on forearm
Small fine line tattoo of a yellow bear with a tiny red butterfly on the inner wrist, shown in a close photo.
Small bear and butterfly on a wrist