Swallow tattoo ideas

650 photos and flash · 46% Traditional, 20% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black and grey drawing of an anatomical heart wrapped in ribbon banners reading shipwrecked bones carry my seasick heart home, with two swallows, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Anatomical heart with ribbon lettering
Black fine line tattoo of the words let it be with a swirling tail and three small swallows, on the top of a woman's foot.
Let it be script and swallows on a foot
Black and grey flash sheet drawing of a sailing ship on waves, two swallows, an anchor and a telescope, with the script phrase Between the Devil and the deep blue Sea beneath.
Sailing ship, swallows, anchor and telescope flash
Black ink flash design of two birds and the lettering I am flawed if I'm not free, with swirling flourishes, shown on a white background.
Two birds and quote lettering design
Black fine line script tattoo reading "I must go" with a small rose and a bird outline on the inner forearm.
"I must go" script with a small rose on a forearm
Neo-traditional thigh tattoo of an ornate black frame holding handwritten script, with swallows and red roses below.
Script frame with birds and roses on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of a small swallow in flight above the script word free, on the upper back beside a grey top.
Swallow and script word free on upper back
Traditional flash sheet of a swallow, an alphabet, a red rose, two hearts with banners, flowers and nautical stars, drawn in red, green, yellow and black ink.
Traditional flash sheet with swallow and roses
Black and white photo of a small swallow silhouette above the words 'this too shall pass' in fine script tattooed on the inner forearm.
Bird and script quote on a forearm
Black and grey photo of two flying bird silhouettes above the script words Always on my mind and Forever in my heart, tattooed on a forearm in a fine line lettering style.
Two birds and script quote on a forearm
Two stacked photos of inner forearms with fine-line script lettering and a small swallow silhouette tattoo in black ink.
Script quotes with swallows on forearms
Black and white four-panel grid of a fine line infinity tattoo with three flying birds and script words on the inner wrist.
Infinity symbol with birds on a wrist
Two forearms crossed together, each with matching black script reading I will always stand by your side and a small swallow on the forearm.
Matching script quote and swallow tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of a bird in flight above the words Free Bird in script on the back of a hand.
Bird in flight and Free Bird script on a hand
Black lettering reading Not all those who wander are lost, with two small bird silhouettes, tattooed on a woman's upper back near the neck.
Quote and two birds on upper back
Black and grey traditional swallow tattoo on the upper back, with a banner reading it's just a spark but its enough beside a starburst.
Swallow with spark quote on upper back
Black and grey script reading Daddy's Little Girl with two swallows and small stars, tattooed on the back of a neck in Traditional and lettering style.
Script and swallows on the back of neck
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small bird beside the script words this too shall pass, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Bird and script quote on a forearm
Black and white photo of a woman's bare back with two fine line swallows over the shoulder blades and a small script tattoo running down the side.
Two swallows and script on a back
Black and grey tattoo of two swallows in flight with a line of script on the side of a person's ribs, lying on white bedding.
Two swallows and script on the side ribs
Traditional flash sheet with the words NO MONEY NO TATTOO, a swallow, a lighthouse, falling coins, a clasped handshake on a striped sleeve, an anchor and shears in the corners.
No money no tattoo flash sheet
Colour neo-trad style swallow tattoo with blue and red wings patterned with a flag design, and Rebel Within script above it, on a person's upper back.
Swallow with Rebel Within script on upper back
Fine line black script reading free, with a small swallow at the end of the stroke, on skin near the upper back under a grey top.
Free script with a bird on the upper back
Black lettering tattoo of two swallows in flight above the words we only part to meet again 5-17-12, in a typewriter-style font on skin.
Two swallows above a quote and date
Black and grey swallow tattoo in flight beside the script words "and in time, this too shall pass" on a pale area of skin.
Swallow with script quote
Black silhouette flash design of two swallows in flight above the words we only part to meet again, in a serif typeface on a white background.
Two swallows above a quote
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the back with a bold cross, a flock of bird silhouettes and a script quote.
Cross, birds and script quote on the back
Black ink drawing of a swallow above a speech-bubble shape containing the handwritten quote about desire and fire, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Swallow and quote design on paper
Black and grey photograph of a small tattoo of two flying swallows above the script phrase 'you can go now' on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Two birds and script on the inner wrist
Black line drawing design of a script quote reading I think i'll miss you forever like the stars miss the sun in the morning sky, with silhouetted birds, shown on a white background.
Script quote with flying birds
Fine line black script lettering with two small swallows in flight on the forearm.
Script lettering and two swallows on forearm
Vertical column of dark Roman numerals with a small swallow silhouette in the middle, tattooed down the centre of a person's upper back.
Vertical Roman numerals with a swallow on a back
Black and grey tattoo of two swallows above the Roman numerals XVIII IX MMX on the upper arm, with a script tattoo partly visible at the top right.
Two swallows and Roman numerals on upper arm
Black and grey fine line script reading fri som en fågel with a small swallow on a person's upper back, placed between the shoulder blades.
Script lettering and swallow on upper back
Black and grey script tattoo reading Ohana with three small swallow silhouettes, placed on the side of the ribs below a black bra strap.
Ohana script lettering with swallows on ribs
Two black swallow silhouettes above black script reading Follow your heart and Never look back, tattooed on two forearms.
Matching swallows and script quotes on wrists
Two black swallows above the words we only part to meet again 5-17-12, set in a small typewriter-style font on the side of the ribs.
Two swallows and a quote on the ribs
Black script lettering reading My brother, My best friend and Forever in my heart, with three swallows in flight, tattooed across the upper back.
Script quote and swallows on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of small birds in flight and a scripture verse in script on a woman's upper back, with the sea behind her.
Birds and script on a upper back
Black ink infinity symbol with the word family in script and small birds, tattooed on the lower back.
Infinity family script with birds on lower back
Black and grey traditional tattoo designs printed on a white sweatshirt, including swallows over a clasped-hands heart, a rose with a banner, a stag and an anchor.
Tattoo designs printed on a white sweatshirt
Black ink tattoo on a forearm of swallows flying above two perched birds on a leafy branch, with the word love in script lettering below.
Swallows and the word love on a forearm
Black flash design of two swallows in flight above the words we only part to meet again, set in black lettering on white.
Two swallows above a quote
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an ornate birdcage with a bird inside and a swallow flying out, above a banner of text on the upper arm.
Birdcage and swallow on an upper arm
Black and grey ornamental lotus tattoo on the upper back, with a swallow and a script quote below it on the lower back.
Lotus and swallow on a back
Hand-drawn tattoo design in red pen on lined paper, showing the words let it be in flowing script with three small birds beside it, with no body placement shown.
Let it be script with three red birds
Black handwritten script reading she laughs without fear of the future, with a small swallow silhouette, drawn as a tattoo design on a cream background.
Script quote with a swallow design
Black ink tattoo of three small bird silhouettes above the cursive French script tu me manques, placed on a shoulder.
Three birds and French script on a shoulder