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Tattoos are not only a form of art, they can also be used to reflect your personality, commemorate something of importance, or express your feelings. Getting matching tattoos is a great way to celebrate a significant relationship in your life. If you and your friend decide to get tattoos as a symbol of eternal friendship, researching some ideas would be a great way to start.
Friendship tattoos may highlight the character similarities that you share with your friend, or show the differences that, despite what others may think, make your friendship even stronger. You can get tattoos that remind you of the day you met or another special day for both of you. Tattoos for best friends don’t always have to be identical, as long as they are united by a common idea.
If you and your friend love goofing around and are well known for always bringing cheerfulness wherever you go, you may be up for getting yourselves some funny best friend tattoos. After all, it’s not like every tattoo has to be solemn.
If the two (or more) of you have decided to get matching tattoos for a best friend commemoration but can’t decide on the image, we have collected some best friend tattoo ideas that will hopefully inspire you to find something that truly represents your unique relationship with your friend.
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3 Matching Dinosaur Tattoos
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SOFIA TROTTIER SOFIA TROTTIER Community Member Follow
hehe smol dinos :)
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Pinky Promise Tattoos
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Moon And Sun Wrist Tattoos
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Matching Goose Forearm Tattoos
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The Powerpuff Girls Best Friend Tattoos
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Matching Little Smiley Tattoos
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Best Friend Butterfly Tattoos On Hand
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Spongebob Squarepants And Patrick Star Best Friend Tattoos
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This one’s my favorite
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Matching Sun With Moon Tattoos
"Matching tattoos with my mum done by Jadechanelp at Vapour Wave Tattoo in London."
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Bi Frog Bi Frog Community Member Follow
I love that maybe me and my bestie could get something like that :)
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Matching Cowboy Chick Tattoos
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Cute Cat Ghost Tattoos
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Matching Koi Fish Tattoos
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Little Friendship Alien Tattoos
"Little friendship pieces. Hollie at ink transition Melbourne Australia."
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WindySwede WindySwede Community Member
Slight trypto from this, cool tat, but.
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Best Friend Apple Tattoos
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Unique Best Friend Tattoos
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LynnCaster LynnCaster Community Member Follow
Wow. That's absolutely incredible
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Funny Dinosaur Best Friend Tattoos
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LynnCaster LynnCaster Community Member Follow
Hah, tells you a lot about which friend is the wild one.
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Matching Flowers Sister Arms Tattoos
"My first real tattoo! Matching with my four sisters. Done by Audrey at Arsenal in Bryan, Texas."
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Best Friend Flower Arm Tattoos
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Cute Matching Mushroom Tattoos
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Bi Frog Bi Frog Community Member Follow
Mushrooms!
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Colorful Matching Sailor Moon Inspired Tattoos
"My best friend and I got matching tattoos after 18 years of friendship."
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Cute Best Friend Tattoos
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Unique
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Best Friend Sun And Moon Arm Tattoos
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Verinder of the Valley Verinder of the Valley Community Member Follow
repost, but its fine since it is a really nice tattoo! Sometimes you only see the beauty in things when you look twice.
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Matching Heart-Shaped Paperclip Wrist Tattoos
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Matching Colorful Skull Tattoos
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Matching Cassette Tape Arm Tattoos
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PrettyJoyBird PrettyJoyBird Community Member Follow
Around thru the middle im gonna b there till the end...
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Best Friend Birds Collarbone Tattoos
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Best Friend Mountain And Waves Tattoos
"Best friend of 10 years got the mountain, I got the waves. Done at Emerald Ink Tattoos in Modesto, CA, by Nick."
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Adorable Little Hot Potato Tattoos
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Finn And Jake From Adventure Time Tattoos
"Best friend tattoos. We tattooed each other. My friend is a tattoo artist, I am not. He did Finn, I did Jake."
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beethebi beethebi Community Member Follow
for not being a tattoo artist, you did pretty good
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Cute Best Friend Tattoos
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This makes me so happy.
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Adorable Matching Ghosts
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Casper
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Matching Heart Tattoos
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This is more for siblings tho
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Matching Best Friend Tattoos
"My tattoo (right) and my best friend’s (left) both done by Dean Denney at Anonymous Tattoo in Savannah, GA."
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I love these
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Frankenweenie Inspired Best Friend Leg Tattoos
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Matching Sign Of The Horns Tattoos
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Matching Pokémon Wrist Tattoos
"Me and my best friend got matching Pokémon tonight! By Amy at Davidian studio in Hatboro, PA."
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Matching Planet And Rocket Tattoos
"They both love scifi and they're best friends forever and ever."
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Matching Cowboy Hat Tattoos
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Matching Candy Bat Tattoos
"Matching candy bat tattoos with my best friend of 10 years. Paul Gardiner At Black Rider Vancouver, BC."
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Cute Best Friend Tattoos
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Red Ink Matching Butterfly Tattoos
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Matching Teapot And Cup Of Tea Tattoos
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Best Friend Script Arm Tattoos
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Two Little Contrasting Best Friend Llamas
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Best Friend Matching Raccoon And Penguin Tattoos
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Tequilla Shot Tattoos
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Matching Kitsune Mask Tattoos
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Verinder of the Valley Verinder of the Valley Community Member Follow
Oh, OH! umm.... Waaaiiiit, I got it! A Whisker Away! The film!
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Piglet And Eeyore Tattoos
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Lakota Wolf Lakota Wolf Community Member Follow
What's wrong with Eeyore's heiny/back legs? :(
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Cool Matching Cats Tattoos
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Adorable Matching Skull Tattoos
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Grudge-holding Treefrog Grudge-holding Treefrog Community Member Follow
Cute
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Cute Matching Cactus Hugging Balloon Tattoos
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Cowboy Bestie Tattoos
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Matching Cat And Unicorn Best Friend Tattoos
"Best friend tattoos! Done by Ann at Kawbi Tattoo, in Salem OR."
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Kind of dark? Or me not geting the reference?
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Matching Vampire Lips Tattoos
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Best Friend Butterfly Tattoos
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Three Matching Floral Heart Tattoos
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Matching Picture Tattoos
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Matching Mushrooms With Legs Tattoos
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Matching Emoji Smileys Tattoos
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Matching Butterfly Tattoos
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Matching Whale Tattoos
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Phoenix(or nix)they/them Phoenix(or nix)they/them Community Member Follow
This made me think of extraordinary attorney woo ngl
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Matching 'Norigae' Tattoos
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Wow. Where from and by whom?
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Matching Lemon And Coconut Tattoos
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the lime and the coconut
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Best Friend Moon Tattoos
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Matching Little Peace Sign Hands Tattoos
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Matching Palms With Sun And Sea Tattoos
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Matching Lightning Wrist Tattoos
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Little Fairy Tattoos
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Complementary Best Friend Tattoos
"My best friend and I got complementary tattoos a few days ago. Dave Halsey at Barbers Electric in Cincinnati Ohio."
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The Powerpuff Girls Matching Tattoos
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Best Friend Tattoos
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Matching Ghost Shoulder Tattoos
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Cute Matching Floral Ghost Cat Tattoos
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Cool
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Best Friend Tattoos
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Evangelina Nunez Evangelina Nunez Community Member Follow
So cute
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Best Friend Rooster Tattoos
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Matching Floral Ghost Cat Tattoos
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Best Friend Hello Kitty Tattoos
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Matching Skateboard Tattoos
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Matching Cloud Tattoos
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Matching Sleepy Kitties Tattoos
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Smelly cat
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Best Friend Spongebob And Patrick Tattoos
"Best friend tattoos by Lillithvaintattoos at Leroux Body Arts Tampa."
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So funny
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Matching Flower Bouquet Tattoos
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Best Friend Space Rat Tattoos
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BP forgot to censor this one?
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Best Friend Floral Heart Tattoos
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Funny Best Friend Tattoos
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Matching Poison Apple Tattoos
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Two Matching Butterfly Tattoos
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Cute Best Friend Tattoos
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Matching Number 7 Tattoos
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Matching Lip Arm Tattoos
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Matching Floral Sun And Moon Arm Tattoos
"Best friend tattoos with my main squeeze. Aaron Crocker, Iron Mountain Tattoo Redding, CA."
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My Little Pony Inspired BFF Tattoos
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Best Friend Rose Forearm Tattoos
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Taco And Burrito Tattoos
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RAD
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Best Friend Moon, Star And Cloud Finger Tattoos
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Blackberry Dessert BFF Tattoos
"Blackberry dessert bff tattoos by Angela Franco at sorry Sorry Tattoo, Seattle, WA."
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Matching Rooster And Pigeon Tattoos
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Matching Strawberry And Lemon Tattoos
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Matching Cupid Shoulder Tattoos
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Best Bats
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