Feather tattoo ideas

3,392 photos and flash · 23% Realism, 21% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Woman in a white shirt wearing gold and silver metallic geometric flash tattoos, including a silver palm tree on her upper arm and bands on her wrist and forearm.

Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on arms and legs

Brown henna-style dreamcatcher design with a circular web, feathers and beads running from the inner wrist down the forearm.

Dreamcatcher on inner forearm

Realistic coloured drawing of a barn owl perched within a hoop with feathers and beads, under a bare branch, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.

Barn owl perched in a dreamcatcher hoop

1920s woman profile with roses on an upper arm

Black and grey ornate owl design perched on a bare branch, with filigree and a Celtic knot on the chest, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.

Ornate owl on a bare branch

Black linework lion head wearing a feathered headdress tattooed on the ankle, beside a photo of a seated person in a floral dress with a small tattoo on the ankle.

Lion in feathered headdress on ankle

Black and grey toucan tattoo on the upper arm, with solid black areas and stippled shading in a blackwork and dotwork style.

Toucan perched on an upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a bird with a spread wing and long trailing tail feathers across a person's upper back.

Winged bird with trailing feathers on upper back

Black and grey realism tattoo of a raven with outstretched wings across a man's left ribs, photographed in black and white with his shirt lifted.

Raven on ribs in black and grey

Black fine line infinity symbol with the word family in script and a feather above it, tattooed on a forearm near the wrist.

Infinity symbol with feather and family script

Black and grey tattoo of a face with a feathered headdress on the upper arm of a woman with long hair, seen from behind on a city street.

Face tattoo on upper arm

Small black line tattoo of a cartoon owl with swirled eyes and three star shapes to its upper right, on orange-toned skin.

Cartoon owl with stars

Black ink dotwork drawing of a bird skull beside a flowering branch and a feather, a tattoo design sheet with no body placement shown.

Bird skull, blossom branch and feather design

Black and grey dreamcatcher and feather tattoo running down a bare back in a black and white photo, placed along the spine between the shoulder blades.

Dreamcatchers and feathers down the spine

Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with a geometric centre and hanging feathers on the upper back of a woman with her head turned away.

Dreamcatcher tattoo on upper back

Two people show matching feather and infinity tattoos with script wording on their shoulders, one in black and grey and one with blue shading.

Matching feather and infinity shoulder tattoos

Black ink line drawing of a dreamcatcher with a spiral web, beads and three feathers hanging below, drawn as a flash design for a tattoo.

Dreamcatcher with three feathers

Four black and grey traditional moth designs drawn on a sheet, one with a skull on its body and a crescent moon above it.

Four traditional moth designs on flash sheet

Black and white line drawing of a phoenix with outstretched wings and a flowing flame-like tail, shown as a tattoo design on a plain background.

Phoenix with spread wings and flame tail

Full back tattoo of red poppies, pink flowers, black lace and a dragon head in mixed botanical and Japanese style across the upper and lower back.

Poppy, lace and dragon back piece

Black and grey realism style feather tattoo running diagonally across the side ribs of a torso.

Feather tattoo on the ribs

Flash sheet of gold and silver geometric tattoo designs including a hamsa hand, crossed arrows, dreamcatchers, a sun, chevrons and a feather border.

Metallic gold and silver temporary tattoo designs sheet

Flash sheet of metallic gold and black temporary tattoo designs, including feathers, arrows, a hamsa hand, chevrons and lettering, with no placement on a body shown.

Temporary tattoo flash sheet with arrows and feathers

Colour realism tattoo of an owl's face and eye with bare branches, ink splashes and maple leaves, on an upper arm.

Owl and maple leaves on an upper arm

Neo-traditional owl tattoo with bold outlines, green and yellow eyes and grey shaded feathers, perched on a green diamond on the side of the body.

Owl perched on a green diamond

Fine line peacock feather tattoo with a teal and orange eye on the side of the ribs, with a white top lifted beside it.

Peacock feather on the ribs

Woman in feather headdress with skull

Black ink drawing of a skull with two bats and draped pearl chains set with dark gems, shown as a tattoo design on grey paper.

Skull with bats and pearl chains

Black fine line peacock feather tattoo on the side of the ribs, with lettering in an invented script running beside it.

Peacock feather and lettering on the ribs

Mixed colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with hanging feathers, teal beads and a small flower, sitting on the side of the ribs.

Dreamcatcher with feathers on the ribs

Greyscale pencil design sketch of a clock face with Roman numerals, feathered wings, peony flowers and leaves, drawn in a neo-traditional style for a sleeve.

Clock, wings and peonies sleeve design

Colourful phoenix tattoo with outstretched wings and long trailing tail feathers on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.

Phoenix tattoo on upper back

Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded feather on the side of the torso, just above the waistband of a pair of jeans.

Realistic feather tattoo on the side of the torso

Shaded realistic barn owl with swirling ornament tattooed along the ribs and side of a torso, with a small teal feather beside it.

Barn owl and swirls on ribs

Black and grey tattoo of a shaded feather dissolving into a flock of solid bird silhouettes on the side of the ribs.

Feather turning into a flock of birds

Black fine line phoenix tattoo with flowing feathers running from the side of the ribs down onto the thigh.

Phoenix tattoo across ribs and thigh

Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion wearing a feathered headdress, placed on the inner forearm with a few red accents.

Lion in feathered headdress on forearm

Small fine line tattoo of four arrows in black ink on the inner upper arm, with a checked shirt sleeve at the top of the frame.

Four arrows on the upper arm

Colour tattoo of a peacock feather with a green and blue eye on the upper chest, below the collarbone, beside a pink strap.

Peacock feather on upper chest

Black and grey ink drawing of a longhorn bull skull with an ornate filigree pattern on the forehead, flanked by two roses and hanging feathers.

Bull skull with roses and feathers

Black and grey tattoo of a winged pig flying across the upper arm, with shaded feathered wings and soft shading on the body.

Flying pig with wings on upper arm

Pen and ink drawing of a dark blue feather breaking apart into a flock of small birds, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.

Feather dissolving into flying birds

Black and grey fine line arrow with overlapping circles and dotted lines on the side of the torso.

Arrow with overlapping circles on the side

Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a horse head within a circle, with feather-like lines, on the forearm.

Horse head in a circle on an arm

Colourful painterly bird tattoo with spread wings in red, blue, purple and orange, with black linework, across the middle of a person's back.

Painterly bird in flight across the back

Black and grey feather tattoo with flying birds and script lettering reading alis volat propriis on the side ribs.

Feather and birds with Latin script

Black and grey fine line tattoo of a feather arrow, a winged thunderbird emblem and a cactus within circles, running down the forearm.

Feather, thunderbird and cactus on a forearm

Black and white photo of a fine line arrow with the word fearless in cursive script on a person's ribs.

Arrow and fearless script on ribs