Anchor tattoo ideas

974 photos and flash · 35% Traditional, 23% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black and grey neo-traditional design drawn on tracing paper of a mermaid with a ship, anchor, rope and ship's wheel, with no body placement shown.
Mermaid with ship and ship's wheel design
Black line drawing of a traditional anchor wrapped in rope with two swallows in flight, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Anchor with rope and two swallows
Gold metallic anchor wrapped in rope, shown as a small temporary tattoo on a thigh and as two transfer sheets on grass.
Gold anchor and rope design
Black and grey line drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope, with headphones, a microphone and audio cables hanging from it, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Anchor with headphones and microphone
Black and grey flash sheet of small hand-drawn tattoo designs, including hearts, eyes, stars, a moon and a skull, under the heading Stick and Poke.
Stick and poke flash sheet of small doodles
Black and grey traditional flash sheet of a cathedral with onion domes, compass roses, a skull, an anchor, crossed bones and barbed wire motifs on a white background.
Traditional flash sheet with cathedral and nautical motifs
A printed tattoo request form titled Typical girl tattoo form, showing line drawings of an anchor, a dreamcatcher, a feather, an infinity symbol and birds, held up by a hand.
Tattoo request form with anchor, dreamcatcher and feather
Flash sheet of metallic blue and bronze temporary designs showing palm trees, fern fronds, rope braids, anchors and the words live laugh love and hope, with no body placement visible.
Metallic flash sheet of palms, anchors and script
Black and grey flash sheet of more than fifty small icon designs, including a dagger, anchor, eye, skull, heart and paper plane, with no body placement shown.
Grid of small tattoo flash designs
Traditional style flash sheet showing a red crab with a heart-shaped body, an anchor wrapped in rope with waves, a scallop shell and a conch shell.
Nautical flash sheet with crab, anchor and shells
Blue line drawing of an ornate anchor with scrolled filigree and dotted detail on a textured paper background, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornate blue anchor design
Black and grey pen drawing of an anchor tattoo design built from a ship, two swallows, a butterfly, roses, a compass and small lettering, in a fine line style.
Anchor tattoo design made of small icons
Black and white flash drawing of an anchor wrapped in tentacles with a banner reading LOVECRAFT and H.P., in a traditional engraved style with no body placement shown.
Anchor with tentacles and banner design
Traditional style tattoo design of a black anchor, red heart and banner reading SORRY MOM, shown printed on white fabric with no body part visible.
Anchor and heart with SORRY MOM banner
Pencil flash sheet of traditional-style tattoo designs including a boxing glove, a swallow, a dagger, an anchor, an arrow and lettered banners.
Pencil flash sheet with boxing glove, swallow and banners
Black and grey ink drawing of a mermaid holding a water jug, with an anchor, stars and an AQUARIUS banner, shown as a tattoo design.
Aquarius mermaid with anchor
Black and white flash drawing of a hand with crossed fingers holding a cigarette, with lettering around it and a small anchor on one finger.
Crossed fingers holding a cigarette
Black and grey flash design of a three-masted pirate ship with a skull flag, surrounded by pirate-themed lettering and a shark.
Pirate ship with lettering flash design
Flash sheet of metallic gold, silver and blue temporary tattoo designs including an anchor, butterflies, crescent moons, stars and ornamental bracelet-style bands, with no body placement shown.
Metallic temporary tattoo flash sheet
Black and grey engraved drawing of an anchor with a twisted rope coiled around its shank, on a plain white background.
Anchor with rope wrapped around the shank
Hand-drawn black ink design of a ship wheel and an anchor with script lettering reading be the one to guide me and but never hold me down, drawn across a spiral notebook.
Ship wheel and anchor script design
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a lion's head in profile, a lamb, chain links, lilies and an anchor, in a realistic shaded style.
Lion, lamb and anchor design
Black ink pen drawing of a three-masted sailing ship on hatched waves, with a dotted line falling to a small anchor, on plain off-white paper.
Sailing ship and anchor pen drawing
Black and grey line drawing of a traditional-style anchor wrapped in ribbon banners, one reading FAMILY, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Anchor with family ribbon banners
Black and grey line drawing of an anchor wrapped in an infinity loop, with the script words Love anchors the soul and Hebrews 6:19 and a small heart beside it.
Anchor, infinity loop and script quote
Traditional style flash design of an anchor wrapped in rope with a ship's wheel, two swallows and a laurel wreath, drawn on torn paper over wooden boards.
Anchor and ship wheel with swallows
Overhead view of many small temporary tattoo designs, including animals, flowers, lettering and simple line motifs, scattered around a silver tin marked SUPER.
Temporary tattoo designs around a metal tin
Black line drawing flash sheet of traditional tattoo designs, including a ship, anchor, dagger through a heart, snake, swallow on a padlock and diamond in a laurel wreath, with no placement shown.
Traditional flash sheet of nautical and classic motifs
Traditional style flash design of a black anchor wrapped in rope and entwined with red and orange roses, teal leaves and blue flowers.
Anchor with roses and rope
Solid black anchor design with sweeping tribal-style lines curving out from either side, drawn as a flash design on a white background.
Anchor with tribal flourishes
Pencil sketch of an anchor with a ring at the top and curved flukes at the base, drawn on pale paper in grey shaded linework.
Pencil sketch of an anchor
Traditional flash sheet with the words NO MONEY NO TATTOO, a swallow, a lighthouse, falling coins, a clasped handshake on a striped sleeve, an anchor and shears in the corners.
No money no tattoo flash sheet
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing an anchor wrapped in rope, a fishing rod and reel, and the words Teach a man how to fish, he feeds himself for life.
Anchor and fishing rod pencil sketch
Black ink traditional-style anchor design with three banner scrolls across the shank reading Sleeping With Sirens, drawn as a flash sheet with no body part visible.
Anchor with three banners reading Sleeping With Sirens
Flash design of a compass rose wrapped in vines and flowers, with a hanging anchor, rope, a bird and a fish, in teal and peach tones.
Compass rose with vines, anchor and bird
Pencil line drawing of a traditional-style anchor inside a rope border, with a lighthouse and seascape in the upper shank and a scallop shell and flowers at the base.
Anchor, lighthouse and shell design
Pencil sketch design of an anchor wrapped in a rope and vine, with hibiscus flowers and the word Ohana written beneath it.
Anchor with hibiscus and Ohana script
Flash design of a compass rose on a teal world map, framed by branches, flowers, leaves, rope, a fish, a bird and an anchor, in a botanical style.
Compass rose with anchor, bird and botanical wreath
Black and grey engraved-style anchor design wrapped in rope, with smoky shading behind and a quote beneath it, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Engraved anchor with rope and quote
Mint green painted wooden hand mannequin decorated with a traditional style rose, anchor, heart and banner design.
Painted wooden hand with traditional designs
Cream line drawing of an anchor whose rope shank forms a treble clef, set against a navy background, showing a tattoo design rather than skin.
Anchor with treble clef rope design
Pencil and watercolour style drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope, with pink roses, a teal jewel-like shape and a small bird perched on the crossbar.
Anchor with roses and a songbird
Pencil drawing of an anchor with rope wrapped around the shank, a pocket watch hanging from its ring and cursive script beneath, on paper.
Anchor and pocket watch design
Pencil-style drawing of a tattoo design in which an infinity symbol is formed by an anchor chain with pink roses and the words I refuse to sink.
Infinity anchor and rose design
Watercolour and ink drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope, with pink coral, barnacles and a red starfish, designed as a tattoo design.
Anchor with rope, coral and starfish
Black line drawing of an anchor wrapped in a twisted rope, in a traditional nautical flash style, with no body placement shown.
Anchor wrapped in rope line drawing
White chalk line drawing of an anchor with a looping ampersand-style swirl on a black chalkboard background.
Anchor with ampersand design
Watercolour-style drawing of a tattoo design showing an anchor wrapped in rope, with a death's-head hawkmoth, two compasses, lightning flags and two revolvers.
Anchor with moth, compasses and revolvers