Wing tattoo ideas

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Black and white ink drawing of a bat with outstretched wings, surrounded by rose stems, buds and leaves, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Bat with wings spread among roses
Traditional style butterfly tattoo in bold blues, reds, oranges and greens with black outlines, placed on the inner forearm.
Traditional butterfly on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork griffin with outstretched wings, surrounded by leafy vines, tattooed on the side of a person's ribs.
Griffin with foliage on the side ribs
Black tribal-style phoenix design with outstretched flame-shaped wings and a tail of flames, drawn in solid black ink on white paper.
Tribal phoenix in flames
Black and grey realistic raven tattoo with spread wings across the upper back and shoulder blade of a person seen from behind.
Realistic raven with spread wings on a back
Grey shaded tattoo of a cat with angel wings and small sparkles on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a pink beaded bracelet beside it.
Cat with angel wings on a wrist
Black blackwork winged ornament tattoo across the lower back above a grey wrap skirt, with a small line of script on the thigh.
Winged design across lower back
Black outline tattoo of a dragonfly whose body is a semicolon, above a band of outlined flowers on the wrist.
Dragonfly and semicolon on a wrist
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a long ornamental tail, placed centrally on a person's upper back.
Phoenix rising across a back
Woman seen from behind with arms raised, showing a green wing tattoo on her left upper back and a red star with chevrons on her right upper back.
Green wing and red star on upper back
Black ink traditional flash sheet of butterflies and moths, including a central moth with a woman's face, skulls, tigers and a lantern, on cream paper.
Butterfly and moth flash sheet
Man photographed from behind with a large eagle tattoo across his upper back in realistic shaded greys with a red detail, and a lettered sleeve on his left arm.
Eagle with wings spread across a back
Black and grey angel wings tattoo across the upper back of a person with their hair in a loose bun, shown in a black and white photo.
Angel wings on upper back
Colour tattoo of a phoenix with outstretched orange wings and a teal and blue flame above it, with a trailing purple, pink and yellow tail, on the side of a thigh.
Phoenix tattoo on the side of the thigh
Small realistic hummingbird tattoo in green and dark tones on a woman's upper shoulder, with long brown hair falling across her back.
Hummingbird tattoo on the upper shoulder
Symmetrical stylised owl drawing in teal and black with bold outlines and patterned wings, on a plain white background.
Stylised teal owl design
Shaded blue feather with the script 'Take these broken wings and learn to fly' and small butterflies, a realism and lettering tattoo on the upper back.
Blue feather and lettering on upper back
A red and blue-grey phoenix tattoo with outstretched wings and a long flowing tail, placed on the side of the ribs.
Red phoenix on a side ribcage
Black line drawing of a stylised bee with butterfly-like striped wings, curled antennae and a patterned abdomen on a white background.
Stylised bee with swirled antennae
Black linework tattoo of a spine with wing-like shapes across a person's upper back, photographed from behind against a white background.
Spine and wing outline across a back
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a horned, skull-faced figure with wings, snakes, skulls and a lantern, photographed from three angles.
Horned skull figure and lantern full sleeve
Black and grey angel wings tattoo across the upper back of a woman who is seen from behind, wearing a loose white off-shoulder top.
Angel wings tattoo across upper back
Black line drawing of an ornate dragonfly tattoo design with scrollwork above and dotted chains hanging from the wings.
Ornate dragonfly design with dotted chains
Colour tattoo of a cartoon fairy in a pin-up pose with blue wings and a purple dress, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Fairy pin-up tattoo on upper back
Black ink drawing of a swallow in flight with wings spread and a forked tail, drawn in fine line on cream paper, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Swallow in flight, ink design
Legs submerged in blue water showing a traditional leg sleeve with an eagle wing, peony, clock and nutcracker tattoos on the thigh and calf.
Traditional leg sleeve with clock and nutcracker
Black script lettering reading 'Those who fly solo Have the strongest wings' across the upper back of a person with short blonde hair.
Script quote tattoo across upper back
Two photographs of a large feathered wing tattoo across a person's back, with grey shading and purple, teal and yellow colour streaks.
Feathered wings across the back
Black and grey fine line flash sheet of music designs, including a microphone, headphones, winged music note, stave ribbons, treble clef column and the word Music in script.
Music-themed flash sheet with notes, microphone and
Red, orange and yellow phoenix tattoo with spread wings and long flowing tail feathers on the outer thigh, in a loose watercolour-like style.
Phoenix tattoo on the thigh
Black ink fine line tattoo of a hummingbird filled with swirling flourishes, placed on the upper back.
Swirl-filled hummingbird on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a soaring eagle with spread wings across the side of a ribcage.
Soaring eagle on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a barn owl with spread wings and a small leafy sprig, placed on the side of a person's back.
Realistic barn owl in flight on a back
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing large angel wings, a woman's face with a cross on the forehead and an hourglass below.
Winged angel and woman sleeve tattoo
Black and grey ink drawing of a horned owl with spread wings, its chest set with a mandala and geometric ornament, styled as a tattoo design.
Owl with spread wings and geometric ornament
Black tribal-style design of a bird with outstretched wings, filled with white scrollwork and swirls on a plain white background.
Spread-wing bird with scrollwork
Black and grey shaded butterfly tattoo with outlined wings on the upper back, just below the nape of the neck.
Butterfly tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl with spread wings, a skull and radiating light rays across a person's upper back.
Owl with spread wings and skull on upper back
Fine line black ink tattoos on both arms of a person in a brown tank top, including a heart with text, a deer with butterfly wings and a feather, on the forearms and upper arms.
Small fine line tattoos across both arms
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a long flowing tail running down the forearm.
Phoenix with spread wings on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a dotwork-edged insect with delicate wings and a scrolled dagger, sketched on textured paper with no body placement shown.
Insect and ornate dagger design
Black and grey wing tattoo on an ankle, seen from behind, with red tartan platform boots below.
Wing tattoo on ankle above tartan boots
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged caduceus with two snakes wrapped around a staff, placed on the back.
Winged caduceus with snakes on the back
Black and grey owl tattoo with spread feather wings and floral sprigs across an upper back, with purple-tinted eyes, shown with hands resting on the neck above.
Owl with spread wings across the upper back
Black and teal cicada tattoo with outlined wings, centred on the upper chest.
Cicada tattoo on the chest
Realistic blue butterfly tattoo with black shading on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Blue butterfly on the upper back
Bold red and black dragonfly tattoo with stylised wings and a heart-patterned body, on the outer lower leg.
Red and black dragonfly on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with orange wings and black outlines on the upper arm above the elbow.
Monarch butterfly on upper arm