27 Pretty Butterfly Tattoos

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On the list below, you’ll find a variety of butterfly tattoo ideas, including fine line butterfly tattoos, simple and small butterfly tattoos, and colorful unique butterfly tattoo designs.

The list also highlights a variety of locations for butterfly tattoos, and different design presentations. For small tattoos, I added a zoom in on the design to help people see it more clearly.

I hope that this list gives you lots of tattoo inspiration!

1. Simple butterfly wrist tattoo

First on the list is a simple butterfly tattoo on the wrist. The wrist is a classic spot for a small and understated tattoo.

2. Small butterflies on an arm

I really like how this tattoo has butterflies seemingly flying up the inner arm.

3. Small butterfly inner wrist tattoo

Here’s another butterfly wrist tattoo. This time, the tattoo features three small butterflies which appear in a line.

4. Butterfly hand tattoo

This tattoo is our first close up on a small tattoo. I love the location of the small butterflies on the side of the hand, seemingly in flight.

5. Butterfly and simple dots

This tattoo idea is another variation on the butterfly wrist tattoo. Here, the design is elevated with the addition of dotted lines to match the dots in the butterfly wings.

6. Outer wrist tattoo

These pretty fine line butterfly tattoo features a butterfly and its heart-shaped path. This picture features it on the outside of the wrist, a more unique wrist tattoo location.

7. Artistic butterfly wings tattoo design

This is an artistic rendering of butterfly wings. It shows the butterfly wings in the center with two different artistic designs on either side.

8. Big upper arm butterfly tattoo

The next tattoo is an example of butterflies in a big tattoo. The butterflies are across the whole bicep area in this design.

9. Colorful butterfly art

For a more colorful idea, here is a butterfly with a painted aesthetic. I love the color on the wings and the stylized elements almost like soft paint splatter from the wings.

10. Small blue butterfly tattoo

Now let’s turn to a series of blue butterfly tattoos. The first is of a more realistic butterfly with black accents.

11. Blue shoulder butterfly

If you like the blue aesthetic, here’s another example of a blue butterfly tattoo on the back of the upper shoulder.

12. One more blue butterfly design

And here’s another blue design. This time the butterfly is centered on the top of the bicep and has more subtle hues.

13. Geometric butterfly tattoo with color

And our final blue butterfly has a cool geometric aesthetic. The wings have straight lines, angles and triangles to give a more unique feel.

14. Black geometric butterfly tattoo

For those who prefer black, here’s another version of a geometric style but this time in blacks and grays.

15. Bold chest design

The next butterfly tattoo is unique in its bold placement on the body. This butterfly is front and center, right under the collarbone.

16. Warm colors butterfly design

Since we had enough blue butterflies, let’s turn now to a warmer color palette. This butterfly looks realistic in its orange monarch butterfly design.

17. Simple wrist butterfly

You can’t get enough simple wrist tattoos. Here’s another delicate small butterfly on the wrist.

18. Butterfly flying tattoo

If you love simple, here’s another fine line butterfly tattoo. I really like the simple dotted line flight path going up the inner forearm to the small butterfly on the wrist.

19. Butterfly chain

This butterfly chain is a pretty design that could be placed anywhere. Here it’s shown on the upper ankle but I think it could also be a good inner forearm tattoo.

20. Lower back butterfly design

Alright, let’s sneak in one more blue butterfly. This time the blue butterfly is incorporated into a design as a lower back tattoo.

21. Fine line butterfly tattoo

This unique fineline butterfly design uses swirls to create the butterfly shape. Here its seen on a shoulder but could easily be done small to fit anywhere on the body.

22. Artistic butterfly

This tattoo design is another artistic spin on a butterfly. The wings are soft and flowing in color and design.

23. Flower and butterflies

Butterflies and flowers are a natural pair, and together they make for a beautiful tattoo. Here are small butterflies flying around a flower.

24. Upper inner arm tattoo

25. Behind the ear butterfly

Behind the ear is a very subtle and unique tattoo spot. It is great because it is easily covered by hair in times when you may not want your tattoo showing.

26. Ankle tattoo

This ankle tattoo has pretty vines with butterflies. The tattoo aesthetic fits well with the design winding up the foot to the calf.

27. Circle with butterflies

Finally, we wrap up this list with one last pretty and small butterfly. This is another fineline butterfly tattoo on the inner wrist. It showcases line drawn circles with a chain of butterflies on it.

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