Butterfly Tattoo — 218 Designs

Butterfly is one of the most popular options for women's tattoos. The drawing symbolizes beauty and grace, as well as freedom (as a kind of message to “spread your wings”).

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Butterfly is one of the most popular options for women's tattoos. The drawing symbolizes beauty and grace, as well as freedom (as a kind of message to “spread your wings”).

The meaning of the butterfly tattoo - unusual options

• among the Mayan Indians, butterflies symbolized the souls of fallen warriors, as well as the souls of ancestors;
• in Christianity, such a drawing means resurrection and immortality;
• In the criminal world, such a tattoo was given to those convicted of theft.

Interesting fact: a butterfly on a woman’s stomach or bikini area is considered an attribute of a girl of easy virtue.

The black butterfly is a symbol of reincarnation and life after death.

Such tattoos are rarely black and white: usually the artists make the designs colorful and bright, sometimes with a 3D effect. The most popular styles for sketches are watercolor and realism, less often neo-traditional.

Butterfly tattoos are often combined with floral and plant motifs. A more brutal option is design in dark colors, inclusion of mystical elements in the sketch (skulls, eyes, occult symbols).

Butterfly tattoo on the body: where to place it?

The most popular areas are the back, shoulders, wrists, and ankles. Less commonly, butterflies are printed on the ribs and decorate the hips and décolleté.

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