Wing tattoo ideas

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Two matching fine line winged tattoos with a halo across the top of a pair of feet, one in blue and red and one in purple and pink.
Matching winged halo tattoos on feet
Blue bird tattoo built from musical notes and a treble clef, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Bird of musical notes and treble clef on back
Loose sketched design of a hummingbird in flight with a long beak and swept tail, drawn in black ink with teal and blue accents on a white background.
Sketch of a hummingbird in flight
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a split design: one half shows a red-haired doll with stitched cheeks and one eye, the other a pale stitched skull-like face with black eye sockets and dark wisp-like
Split stitched doll face on a forearm
Black and grey realistic drawing of a raven in profile, with fine smoke-like swirls curling around it on a white background.
Realistic raven with smoke swirls
Mirrored pencil drawing of a pair of butterfly wings with a fine scroll between them, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Mirrored butterfly wings design
Black ink flash sheet showing three Deathly Hallows symbols with curved script quotes, and a pair of winged designs flanking the word Always.
Deathly Hallows symbols with script lettering
Solid black flying raven with spread wings, drawn in a painterly blackwork style on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Flying raven silhouette in black
Pink line drawing of a winged cartoon angel with a halo, sitting on a skateboard, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Winged angel with halo sitting on a skateboard
Black silhouette tattoo of a flock of birds scattered diagonally across the upper back, with the wearer's face out of frame.
Flock of birds across upper back
Fine line tattoo of small butterflies in pink and brown tones scattered across the upper back and shoulder blade, with the wearer's face not shown.
Scattered butterflies across an upper back
Black and white butterfly flash design with open wings, bold solid outlines and spotted wing borders, with no placement shown.
Monarch butterfly design, wings open
Realistic black and grey dragon tattoo with spread wings and a long curled tail across a man's upper back and shoulder blade.
Winged dragon across a back
Realism tattoo of a large eye above hands cupping an orange flower, with a feathered wing on the left, on the side of a torso.
Realistic eye, hands and flower with wing
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a bird with spread wings across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Bird in flight across upper back
Large back tattoo of a purple and grey winged dragon with a serpent-like tail, with a zipper motif opening down the spine.
Winged dragon back piece with zipper
Small fine line black and grey butterfly tattoo on the inner forearm, photographed in black and white.
Butterfly tattoo on the inner forearm
Black-outlined butterfly tattoo with blue, teal, pink and orange wings on the chest.
Multicoloured butterfly on the chest
Fine line black tattoo of a fairy with small star marks on the upper back, just below the nape of the neck.
Fairy and stars on upper back
Traditional style colour tattoo of a death's head hawkmoth with a skull marking on the upper thigh, set against a red circle.
Death's head hawkmoth on thigh
Black tribal dragon tattoo with wing-like scrollwork across a man's upper back, running down the spine, seen from behind.
Tribal dragon back tattoo
Two black ink flash drawings on pale pink paper: a dotwork peony in the upper right and a patterned moth with a flower body in the lower left.
Peony and moth tattoo flash designs
Black tribal phoenix design with flame-like spread wings and a small bird head at the centre, shown as a standalone drawing with no body placement.
Tribal phoenix with spread wings
Back shoulder tattoo of a bird in flight with sketchy black linework and blue, purple and pink watercolour washes, with the word freedom in script beside it.
Watercolour bird with freedom script on upper back
Black lace-patterned butterfly tattoo with curled antennae on the upper back, in blackwork style.
Lace-pattern butterfly on upper back
Small colour tattoo of a golden snitch with grey wings on the upper arm, with a Hogwarts shirt visible behind.
Golden Snitch on the upper arm
Black line drawing of a serpentine dragon with a curled tail and spiked back, shown as a flash tattoo design.
Black line serpentine dragon design
Black and grey tattoo of a heron with a long beak and slender legs, drawn in fine engraved linework and stippling, on the inside of a forearm.
Heron standing on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged classical statue of a woman with a braided hairstyle, shown on the upper arm.
Winged classical statue on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings rising from flames across the upper arm and shoulder, in a traditional style with bold black outlines.
Phoenix rising from flames on upper arm
Colour tattoo of monarch and swallowtail butterflies with pink lilies and purple smoke running down a woman's back, in a botanical realism style.
Butterflies and lilies across a back
Black fine line script reading she flies with her own wings across the side of a torso, above the ribs, with grey fabric at the top edge.
Script quote along the side ribs
Small black outline butterfly tattoo with swirl detail on the neck behind a person's ear, in a fine line style.
Butterfly tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the outer thigh showing a stag head with antlers, an owl wing and Deathly Hallows triangle symbols above.
Stag and owl wing on a thigh
Shirtless man with a colour traditional winged emblem and two stars on his chest, with tattooed sleeves on both arms and tattoos across his stomach.
Winged emblem chest piece with full sleeves
Fine line black and grey dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist, with braided bracelets worn above it.
Dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist
Small black fine line tattoo of a hummingbird in flight on the inner wrist and forearm.
Hummingbird in flight on a wrist
Orange and black traditional tattoo of a phoenix with spread flame wings above a triangle and circle motif on a person's upper back.
Phoenix over triangle and circle on upper back
Black and white line drawing of several kittens with bird-like wings, shown in flight across a white background.
Winged kittens in flight, line drawing
Two swallow tattoos on a wrist and forearm, one in coloured ink with red throat and brown wings, the other a solid black silhouette.
Two swallows on wrists
Solid black tribal tattoo of a stylised bird with spiral details and spiked wing feathers, placed across the upper back below the shoulder blade.
Black tribal bird on upper back
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a heart holding two clasped hands, flanked by roses and leaves across the upper chest and neck, with an owl tattoo below.
Heart, hands and roses choker tattoo
Black ink line drawing of a bird in flight with a small leafy sprig below it, on a cream background, in a loose fine line style.
Bird in flight with a sprig
Large realistic eagle with spread wings and talons descending across a full back tattoo, surrounded by red roses and green leaves.
Eagle and roses across a full back
Realistic colour tattoo on a woman's upper back showing pink roses, an anatomical heart, a pocket watch and blue-grey wings.
Roses, heart and pocket watch across a back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a winged unicorn on the centre of the chest, in a black and white photo.
Winged unicorn on the chest
Realism-style tattoo of a vintage microphone wrapped in a film strip on an upper arm, with pale blue highlights on the grille.
Microphone and film strip on upper arm
Fine line black script tattoo reading 'She flies with her own wings' across a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Script quote on upper back