Anchor tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey script lettering reading Philippians 4:13 over a dark anchor tattoo on the upper arm.
Anchor and Philippians 4:13 on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a grey anchor wrapped in rope and pink roses with blue flowers, on the outer thigh.
Anchor and roses on a thigh
Black and grey traditional flash design of an anchor wrapped in rope, with a Sink or Swim banner and flowers, printed on cream fabric with no body part shown.
Anchor with Sink or Swim banner
Close-up of a fine black anchor and script lettering reading refuse to sink, tattooed on a person's shoulder above the collarbone.
Anchor and script quote on a shoulder
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a cartoon whale in a sailor hat smoking a pipe, rising from a fishbowl, on an upper arm.
Cartoon whale with pipe rising from a fishbowl
Hands holding a white mug, with a red and black traditional ship's wheel tattoo on the back of one hand and small anchor, arrow and Roman numeral tattoos on the fingers.
Ship's wheel and small symbols on hands
Two matching forearm tattoos show a grey shaded anchor wrapped in rope, with a teal bow and the word sisters in script beneath.
Matching anchor and bow forearm tattoos
Two matching black script quote tattoos on the forearms, one with an anchor and one with three birds and a bird silhouette in lettering style.
Matching anchor and bird quote tattoos on forearms
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a central anchor and a fleur-de-lis above the N, in dotwork shading, on the side of the ribs.
Compass rose with anchor on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an anchor with a small circle at the top and a leaf shape on the shank, on the inner forearm.
Fine line anchor on the forearm
Pencil sketch of a shaded anchor with a feather wound around its shank, drawn as a tattoo design on plain white paper.
Anchor with feather wrapped around the shaft
Shaded grey anchor wrapped in rope, overlapped by soft purple hibiscus flowers and leaves, tattooed on skin.
Anchor and purple hibiscus tattoo
Five black line drawings of anchors, each with a heart on the shaft or ring, arranged on a white background as tattoo flash designs.
Five anchor and heart designs
A woman's back and upper arm decorated with gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos of an anchor, chevrons, arrows and a diamond chain, against a white background.
Metallic gold and silver temporary tattoos on back
Black linework tattoo of an anchor looped with an infinity symbol that forms the word love, with a small red heart, on the inner wrist.
Anchor and infinity love script on a wrist
Traditional tattoo of a black and yellow compass rose with pink flowers, green leaves and an anchor, on the upper arm.
Compass rose with anchor and flowers on upper arm
Two black ink calf tattoos on a beach: a ship's wheel on a man's left leg and an anchor on a woman's right leg, each with script wording above and below.
Ship's wheel and anchor calf tattoos
Black and grey photograph of two hands held together, each with a small fine line anchor tattoo with dotwork detail on the back of the hand.
Matching anchor tattoos on two hands
Black and grey traditional compass rose with a rope-wrapped anchor on a shoulder and upper arm, with a small blue accent in the compass centre.
Compass and anchor on shoulder and upper arm
Heavily tattooed arms crossed over a head of long hair, showing a grey rose on the hand, a pink rose on the forearm, and a teal heart on the upper back in traditional style.
Roses and heart tattoos on arms and hands
Black fine line tattoo of an anchor with a looping swirl and a small cross bar on the upper arm, photographed close up on pale skin.
Anchor and swirl fine line tattoo
Black and grey traditional tattoos of a bird, a sailing ship and an anchor on a man's forearm, with a rolled patterned shirt sleeve above.
Bird, ship and anchor on a forearm
Back of a woman's neck with a small blue-grey anchor tattoo wrapped in rope, and a colourful tattoo visible on her shoulder.
Anchor tattoo on the back of the neck
Small white ink anchor tattoo in a fine line style on the inner wrist, photographed against a black background.
Small anchor tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo on a limb showing a dove above a leafy wreath around a compass rose, with an anchor below.
Dove, compass rose and anchor wreath
Small colour tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope with a pink heart at its centre, on the upper back below dark hair.
Anchor with rope and pink heart on upper back
Traditional style flash drawing of a hot air balloon with a red sun, flowers and an anchor, with the words Enjoy the Ride on a banner.
Hot air balloon with banner and flowers
Colour tattoo of an anchor with a pink bow, a sailing ship inside a pink rope ring and a small heart, on a person's upper back.
Anchor and sailing ship on a back
Traditional-style flash drawing of a swallow in flight with a rope-wrapped anchor, roses and vines on a blue patterned background.
Swallow and anchor flash design
Traditional-style tattoo of a grey shaded anchor with a yellow ribbon wrapped around it, on the inner forearm.
Anchor with yellow ribbon on a forearm
Two matching black bracelet-style tattoos on the inner wrists, with lace-like bands, dotted lines and a small anchor motif.
Matching lace and anchor bracelet tattoos on wrists
Black and grey traditional-style anchor tattoo wrapped in rope with two starfish, script lettering on the shank and 6:19 on the crown, on the side of the torso.
Anchor with rope and starfish on the side
Black anchor tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with the word Hebrews written in script along the shaft and 6:19 above the crossbar.
Anchor with Hebrews script on the wrist
Black and grey photo of two small anchor tattoos, one on each foot near the ankle, resting on a tooled leather surface.
Matching anchor tattoos on two feet
Black linework anchor wrapped in rope, with pink roses and blue flowers, tattooed on the forearm.
Anchor with pink roses and blue flowers on forearm
Pen and ink flash drawing of an anchor with a ship's wheel across its shank, shaded with hatching and stippling on dotted paper.
Anchor and ship's wheel design
Colour Traditional-style tattoo of a grey anchor with a green and blue feather wrapped around it, on the calf.
Anchor and feather on a calf
Black and grey anchor tattoo with three banners reading a quote, shaded in a traditional style on the side of the ribs.
Anchor and quote banner on ribs
Traditional style anchor tattoo wrapped in rope on the top of a foot, with Roman numerals on the shank.
Traditional anchor and rope on a foot
Black line anchor tattoo on a calf, with soft orange, pink, purple and teal watercolour washes behind it.
Anchor with watercolour splashes on a calf
Two wrists with matching fine line tattoos of a knotted cord bracelet with an anchor motif in black ink, placed on the forearm near the wrist.
Matching anchor cord tattoos on two wrists
Traditional-style flash drawing of a ship in a heart framed by roses, with the words Beyond the Sea in black outline lettering.
Ship in a heart with roses flash design
Close view of a wrist with typewriter-style lettering reading I'm with Amanda's Bachelorette Party and a black anchor with a red rope, placed on the forearm near the wrist.
Bachelorette party anchor on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo on the inner wrist showing an infinity loop with the words life and hope in script, with a small anchor hanging below.
Infinity loop with anchor and script words on wrist
Small black anchor tattoo with a red heart at the top of its shaft and red script reading Hebrews 6:19 below it, on the side of the upper arm.
Anchor and heart with Hebrews 6:19 on upper arm
Dark monochrome anchor design with a looping swirl on a person's upper back shoulder, with a blue bra strap visible.
Anchor and swirl design on a shoulder
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a sailing ship with an anchor and rope waves on the forearm.
Sailing ship and anchor on a forearm
Small black line anchor tattoo on a lower leg, photographed from above with boat shoes and a warm vintage tone.
Small anchor tattoo on a lower leg