Mother tattoo ideas

45 photos and flash · 49% Lettering, 33% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Two matching black ink tattoos on the feet, each showing an open heart outline with stars, with the word Mother on one foot and Daughter on the other.
Matching heart and star foot tattoos
Sheet of twelve dark red Chinese character designs on white, each labelled in English with words such as Music, Peace, Mother and Father.
Chinese character tattoo flash sheet
Fine line wrist tattoo of a mother and child in profile inside a heart, with two green hearts and a pink flower.
Mother and child profile tattoo on wrist
Two side-by-side photos of matching cartoon cat tattoos on skin, with pastel watercolour splashes and Like Mother and Like Daughter lettering beneath each.
Cartoon cats with Like Mother and Like Daughter lettering
Black fine line tattoo of a mother and child in profile on the lower back, above a white top.
Fine line mother and child on the back
Colour tattoo of a mermaid holding a baby, with flowing hair, bubbles and a blue and purple scaled tail, on skin at the side of the torso.
Mermaid cradling a baby in colour
Two fine line tattoos of a mother holding a child: a wrist design with two small red hearts and flowing lines below, and a black outline design on the upper back.
Mother and child line tattoos on wrist and upper back
Two matching black infinity symbol tattoos with script words on the inner forearms, one reading Daughter and Mother and the other Mother, Love and Daughter.
Mother and daughter infinity tattoos on forearms
Black script lettering reading Dance like the Maiden, Laugh like the Mother, Think like the Crone, with a small pentacle below, drawn as a tattoo design on a cream background.
Maiden, mother and crone script lettering with pentacle
Two matching infinity-shaped script lettering tattoos on forearms, reading a mother's love is forever and of a daughter, with LOVE picked out in blue.
Matching infinity quote tattoos on forearms
Black line drawing of a stylised mother holding a child, with an awareness ribbon around them that contains a heart, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Mother and child with ribbon and heart design
Two matching solid black cat silhouette tattoos with heart-shaped tails and script words Mother and Daughter on a pair of forearms.
Matching cat silhouette tattoos for mother and daughter
Close-up of a solid black mother and child silhouette tattoo with a looping curved base, shown on skin.
Mother and child silhouette tattoo
Two matching blue butterfly tattoos on forearms, one with the word Daughter and the other with Mother in script above and below the wings.
Matching butterfly tattoos on two forearms
Fine line black outline tattoo of a mother elephant and calf with trunks linked, on the inner wrist.
Mother and calf elephants on a wrist
Black silhouette tattoo of a mother and child with a pink outline, with the word Momma and a small red heart below, on the ankle.
Mother and child silhouette with Momma on ankle
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
Black line drawing of a mother and baby elephant made from angular geometric lines, with their trunks meeting, on a white background.
Geometric elephant mother and calf line design
Two stacked photos of an infinity symbol tattoo with script lettering, one in teal and blue and one in red and black, on skin.
Infinity symbol with script lettering on skin
Grid of twelve dark red Chinese character tattoo designs, each with an English label such as Music, Long Life, Peace and Mother.
Twelve Chinese character tattoo designs
Fine line black script tattoo of the word Mother inside an open heart outline with swirls and small heart shapes, on skin.
Script heart tattoo with the word Mother
Traditional tattoo of a swallow above a red heart with a MOTHER banner, green leaves and blue flowers, on a limb.
Swallow and heart with MOTHER banner
Shirtless man with a black NY cap covering his face, showing traditional rose and heart tattoos and lettering across his chest, arms and abdomen.
Heavily tattooed torso and arms under a cap
Two side-by-side photos of black outline wrist tattoos showing a mother with a baby, each with two red hearts beside the figures.
Mother and baby wrist tattoos with red hearts
Two people seen from behind with matching infinity symbol tattoos on their upper shoulder blades, each with the words Mother and Daughter and a watercolour feather in green and blue.
Matching mother and daughter infinity tattoos
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
Seated person with a black ink traditional-style heart banner reading MOTHER and a draped figure on the inner forearm, with TAKE CARE lettering on the back of the hand.
Mother banner and take care lettering on forearm
Two matching black and grey tattoos on the upper backs of two people, each showing the words Mother Daughter in script over a shaded heart with swirling scrollwork.
Matching mother and daughter heart tattoos
Two matching fine script tattoos on the soles of two feet reading Like Mother and Like Daughter, each with a small red heart.
Like Mother and Like Daughter script on feet
Black ink infinity symbol tattoo on the inner forearm, with script lettering reading mother, daughter and love set within the loops and swirls.
Infinity symbol with script words on forearm
Two matching black tattoos on upper arms, each showing an infinity symbol with a mother and child silhouette and the words Mother and Daughter in script.
Matching mother and daughter infinity tattoos
Two matching fine line elephant tattoos on forearms, one with the script Like Daughter and the other Like Mother, with small pink, blue and green accents.
Matching elephant pair with Like Mother and Like Daughter
Two matching black fine line tattoos on the tops of two feet, each showing an outlined heart with trailing stars and the words Mother and Daughter in script.
Matching mother and daughter heart foot tattoos
Black script tattoos reading Beautiful Mother and Beautiful Daughter run along the ankles and feet of two people against a white background.
Matching script tattoos on two ankles
Black linework tattoo of a mother holding a child in silhouette, with three red hearts, on a person's upper back.
Mother and child silhouette with hearts on back
Black fine line tattoo of a woman cradling a baby, with a small heart below, on the inner forearm.
Mother and child outline on forearm
Black script lettering reading Always my mother Forever my friend, looped inside an infinity symbol on a forearm, in a lettering style.
Infinity script quote on a forearm
Script infinity symbol tattoo reading Mother and Daughter, in black and grey with some green and brown tones, across the upper back.
Mother and daughter infinity symbol on the back
Two side-by-side photos of a teal puzzle piece tattoo with fine black script, one reading like mother and the other reading like daughter, on skin.
Teal puzzle piece with 'like mother' script
Black ink infinity symbol tattoo with script lettering reading daughter, love and mother and swirls on the top of a foot, in a lettering style.
Infinity symbol with script words on a foot
Two matching black script tattoos inside heart outlines with swirling flourishes, one reading Daughter on a calf and one reading Mother on an ankle.
Matching Mother and Daughter script tattoos
Hand-drawn black ink flash design of a stylised mother and child silhouette, with no body placement shown.
Mother and child silhouette design
Two matching forearm tattoos show a black silhouette of a woman holding hands with two children, with script text reading because of her I will not fall and for them I'd risk it all.
Matching family silhouette and quote forearm tattoos
Fine line black tattoo of a mother and child embracing in profile, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Mother and child profile line art on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of a mother holding a baby, placed on the upper back below the shoulder blade.
Mother and child outline on upper back