Trail tattoo ideas

43 photos and flash · 35% Fine line, 7% Dotwork · Back most common

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Hand-drawn colour pencil design of shooting stars with pink and blue swirling trails, shown as a tattoo flash sheet with no body placement.
Shooting stars with pastel swirls
Black silhouette of a cat seen from behind, sitting above a diagonal trail of black paw prints on a white background, shown as a flash design.
Cat silhouette with paw print trail
Black lettering reading I run for those who can't sits above two black footprints and a dotted red trail, all tattooed on skin.
Running quote with footprints on skin
Fine line black tattoo of a dotted trail with loops leading to a small dark figure on the inner forearm, above a tiled floor.
Dotted trail and small figure on forearm
Colour tattoo of a black fairy silhouette with blue wings and a purple swirling trail with stars, on the side of the ribs.
Blue-winged fairy with a purple star trail
Shaded grey heart with a white looping trail and a small red aeroplane, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Heart with plane trail on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of small birds in a trail from behind the ear down the side of the neck.
Small birds trailing down the neck
Flash design of a flock of dark silhouetted birds flying in a curving line across a white background.
Flock of birds flying in a curve
Black ink drawing of a butterfly made of swirling tribal-style curls, with a diagonal trail of small spirals and squares, drawn on plain paper as a tattoo design.
Swirl butterfly with dotted trail design
Drawn tattoo design of a dragonfly with teal and purple translucent wings, its tail trailing a cloud of small black stars across a pale grey background.
Dragonfly with star trail design
Colour lettering tattoo reading Mischief Managed in a circle, with a purple smoke trail, green and yellow stars and a wand on an arm.
Mischief Managed lettering with purple smoke trail and wand
Black blackwork and dotwork tattoo on the upper back and shoulder blade showing silhouetted flying figures, a small fairy and a dotted trail of stardust.
Silhouetted flying figures and dotted trail on upper back
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a stylised aeroplane with black linework and swirling trails, on the inner upper arm.
Watercolour aeroplane on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a heart outline with paw prints trailing down to the word Love in script, on the inner ankle.
Paw print trail and heart on an ankle
Black and grey photo of a solid blackwork tattoo of six footprints in a diagonal trail on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Footprint trail on an inner forearm
Fine line tattoo of pink, blue and purple stars with a swirling trail on the top of a foot, with a second panel showing the design glowing under UV light.
Star trail tattoo on the top of a foot
Black fine line tattoo of a crescent moon with a trail of small stars and dots running down the side of a person's neck.
Crescent moon and star trail on the neck
Black outline stars of varying sizes with small sparkles run down the upper back from the nape, on a woman with her arms raised.
Outline stars trailing down the upper back
Purple brush-stroke drawing of a dragonfly with spiralled wing tips and a long wavy trail, on a white background.
Purple brush dragonfly with flowing tail
Fine line black and grey tattoo of small scattered stars running from the nape of the neck down the upper back, with dark hair in a loose bun.
Trail of stars down the back of the neck
Black ink tattoo of a large butterfly formed from many small butterflies, with a trail of them drifting upward, on the side of a person's torso.
Butterfly made of smaller butterflies on the side
Black silhouette paw prints in a diagonal trail on a white background, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Trail of paw prints design
Black and grey tattoo of a trail of outlined and filled stars with soft shaded halos, running from the neck down across the upper back.
Trail of stars across upper back
Woman seen from behind with a black outline star trail running from the nape of the neck down the upper back, with small grey sparkles between the stars.
Trail of stars down the upper back
Small black and grey footprint tattoos in a diagonal trail on the inner forearm, near the wrist, in fine line style.
Footprint trail on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of the Eiffel Tower, a paper plane and the word wanderlust on the top of a foot in a beige high heel.
Eiffel Tower and wanderlust on a foot
Black silhouette tattoo of flying fairy and child figures trailing stars down the upper arm, shown in two angled photographs.
Flying silhouettes and stars on an upper arm
Black star tattoos trailing across the tops and sides of feet, mixing filled and outline stars that shrink along the line, on a dark background.
Star trail tattoos on feet
Colour tattoo of pink, purple and teal flowers, butterflies and small stars in a sweeping vertical line across a person's back.
Flowers, butterflies and stars down a back
Black and grey tattoo of outlined stars with soft grey shading trailing up the inner ankle and calf.
Outline stars trailing up an ankle
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design with swirling scrolls and five-pointed stars trailing diagonally across a white background.
Swirling stars in pencil sketch
Black and grey tattoo design of a trail of shaded five-pointed stars linked by curling vines, drawn on a white background with no body placement shown.
Cascading stars with swirling vines
Black star tattoo trailing from the wrist across the back of a hand towards the fingers, with small dots between the stars.
Star trail tattoo across the back of a hand
Small fine line ladybird tattoo with red and black fill and a dotted trail, on the foot.
Ladybird with dotted trail on a foot
Colour tattoo of three red ladybirds with black spots and outlines, linked by a dashed line with loops, on pale skin.
Three ladybirds on a dashed trail
Black and grey shaded drawing of shooting stars with swirling trails, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Shooting stars with swirling trails
Fine line black tattoo of a scallop shell with a dotted trail, a small star and a crescent moon, on the inner forearm.
Scallop shell with dotted trail on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a paper plane with a dotted trail on the side of a foot, near the ankle.
Paper plane with dotted trail on a foot
Black fine line tattoo of a paper plane with a dotted loop trail, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Paper plane with dotted trail on upper back
Close-up of a black ink tattoo of four flying silhouette figures trailing down behind a person's ear, with a stud earring in the lobe.
Flying figure silhouettes behind the ear
Black silhouette tattoo of a creature with pink inner ears and a trailing tail of small star dots on the outer upper arm.
Black creature with a star trail on the upper arm
Black outline stars of varying sizes trail from the nape of the neck down the upper back, with small sparkle marks among them.
Outline stars trailing down the upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a paper airplane trailing a dotted line, placed on the ankle and outer foot.
Paper airplane with dotted trail on ankle