Wing tattoo ideas

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Traditional style moth tattoo with ornamental patterned wings and two leaf shapes above its head, placed at the back of a person's neck.
Ornate moth on the back of the neck
Large colour phoenix tattoo with spread wings in red, orange and yellow across a woman's back, shown from behind.
Phoenix across a woman's back
Two pencil drawings of doves with outstretched wings, one seen from the front and one from the side, shown as tattoo design sketches on a white background.
Two dove designs with spread wings
A small, realistic-style tattoo of a bee in orange, yellow and black with translucent wings, placed on the upper back.
Small realistic bee on the upper back
Small cartoon bee tattoo in orange and black with outlined wings, placed behind a person's ear beside gold hoop earrings.
Small cartoon bee behind the ear
Black ink hummingbird tattoo with dotwork shading and fine line wings, set on the forearm with swirling flourish lines behind it.
Hummingbird with swirling lines on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged caduceus with two snakes coiled around a staff, placed on the torso.
Winged caduceus with two snakes
Black and grey caduceus tattoo with wings, a snake-wrapped staff and a heartbeat line on the top of a foot, with small lettering around the emblem.
Caduceus with wings on a foot
Black and grey phoenix design with red cherry blossom flowers and petals, drawn in a Japanese style with no body placement shown.
Phoenix with cherry blossoms design
Three wrists with matching black fine line angel wing tattoos, with hands held together above them.
Matching angel wing wrist tattoos
Colour traditional-style moth tattoo in teal, pink and red on the upper back of a person with blonde hair in a bun.
Moth tattoo on upper back
A realistic purple and blue butterfly tattoo with dark outlines and shaded wings, sitting on a person's shoulder.
Purple butterfly tattoo on shoulder
Pencil sketch of a stylised swan with a curled neck and tapered wing strokes, shaded in grey on a pale background.
Pencil sketch of a stylised swan design
Realistic butterfly tattoo in orange, yellow, teal and black ink on the shoulder, with detailed wing veining and antennae.
Realistic butterfly on skin
Black blackwork tribal band with feathers and a curled column motif on an upper arm, with a yellow top and blue floor behind.
Black tribal feather band on an upper arm
Colourful tattoo of a bumblebee with pink, blue and yellow watercolour splashes on the side of an ankle.
Bumblebee with watercolour splashes on an ankle
Black tribal-style dragon with raised wings and a curled tail tattooed on the outer calf of a leg.
Tribal dragon on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a blue and purple dragonfly with shaded wings and a shadow, placed on the lower leg.
Realistic dragonfly on a lower leg
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of South America filled with ornamental patterns and a flower of life design, on the side of the ribs.
South America map with ornamental pattern on ribs
Neo-traditional owl and sugar skull tattoo with purple roses on a lower leg, shown in grey shading with purple accents.
Owl and sugar skull on a calf
White ink tattoo of a stylised winged figure across the upper back, with outstretched wings spreading over the shoulder blades.
White ink winged figure on upper back
Shaded purple and black dragon tattoo in flight across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Purple dragon across a shoulder blade
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black Egyptian cat with rainbow feathered wings, a crescent moon and an ankh on a person's back.
Winged Egyptian cat with ankh on back
Black and grey winged cross tattoo across the upper back of a man with short dark hair, photographed from behind.
Winged cross on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of large angel wings spanning the upper back, shown in a black and white photograph.
Angel wings across a back
Flash drawing of a pink butterfly with black swirling vine and small star shapes, outlined in black with pink wash shading.
Butterfly and swirling vine design
Black outline butterfly tattoo with looped wings and a purple awareness ribbon at its centre, on the wrist.
Butterfly with purple awareness ribbon
Traditional style tattoo of the words No means No in black script with a solid red heart after each No, flanked by coloured designs on skin.
No means No script with red hearts
Black fine line tattoo of two swallows in flight on the side of a torso, above the waistband of black lace underwear.
Two swallows on a side torso
Black fine-line lettering and a black caduceus symbol on the inner wrist of a person wearing a white floral dress, styled as a lettering tattoo.
Caduceus and diabetic alert wrist tattoo
Three colourful butterflies tattooed down the side of a person's ribs, shown from behind in a grassy garden setting.
Three butterflies on the side of the torso
Colour tattoo of a butterfly with blue and pink swirled wings and black outline, on the forearm.
Swirl butterfly on the forearm
Two matching black and grey realism tattoos of a winged sphinx within a large circular wing motif, one on each forearm, shown with clenched fists.
Winged sphinx tattoos on both forearms
Two traditional style swallow tattoos in teal and red with black outlines, placed side by side on a forearm.
Matching swallow tattoos on forearms
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded cross with feathered angel wings on the upper back.
Winged cross on upper back
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a bee with outspread wings and honeycomb patterns across its head, thorax and abdomen, shown on a white background.
Dotwork bee with honeycomb details
Black and grey traditional butterfly and moth tattoos on the inner forearms and elbows of a person with raised arms.
Butterflies and moths on both forearms
Black and grey tattoo of a winged scarab beetle beneath an ankh, with hieroglyphs and Egyptian motifs around it, on an upper arm.
Winged scarab with ankh on an upper arm
Black and grey realistic raven tattoo with spread wings across a person's upper back, shown from behind.
Raven with spread wings on upper back
Printed realistic blue butterfly design with a soft grey shadow on a white card, placed beside a ruler on a wooden surface.
Blue butterfly design on white card
Colour neo-traditional leg tattoo across the thigh and calf, showing a woman's face framed by swirling hair and jewels, with a wing and a dragon below.
Woman portrait and dragon leg sleeve
Phoenix tattoo across the side of a torso, with a shaded wing, a detailed head and long black linework tail feathers.
Phoenix with wings on the side of the torso
Colour traditional tattoo of a winged staff with snakes and Type 1 and Diabetic banners on the forearm, shown in three photos.
Winged staff with Type 1 Diabetic banners
Two black and grey butterfly tattoos with lace-like wings sit on a woman's abdomen, one beside the navel and one lower down, above black shorts.
Two lace-winged butterflies on the abdomen
Black line drawing of an infinity symbol with a spiral on the left and a small bird with a swept wing on the right, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Infinity symbol with a hummingbird
Small fine line butterfly tattoo with black outlined wings and soft pink shading on the lower wings, placed centrally on the upper back.
Small butterfly on upper back
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo on a leg, with script on the thigh and a wing design on the hip, shown on a striped bed.
Leg portrait, script and bird tattoos on a bed
Two black and white magpies in flight tattooed on the upper back of a woman with short auburn hair, one hand resting on her shoulder.
Two magpies in flight on upper back