Anchor tattoo ideas

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

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Small black fine line tattoo of an anchor combined with an infinity symbol on the inner wrist, with pale water in the background.
Anchor and infinity symbol on a wrist
Black and grey drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope and a ribbon, with lilies and leaves, designed as a tattoo.
Anchor with rope, ribbon and lilies
Black anchor tattoo with pink roses and a chain link on the upper chest, beside the neckline of a dark top.
Anchor and roses on the chest
Black ink fine line drawing of a sailing ship on waves with the words a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor and a dangling anchor, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Sailing ship, waves and anchor with quote
Japanese style full sleeve tattoo of a purple octopus with pink suckers and grey waves across the shoulder and upper arm, with a green anchor near the lower arm.
Octopus and waves full sleeve
Two feet show matching black ink tattoos on the ankles, a ship's wheel with the script 'be the one to guide me' and an anchor with 'but never hold me down'.
Matching ship's wheel and anchor ankle tattoos
Black ink drawing of a three-masted sailing ship riding interwoven waves, with a hanging anchor on a thin line, in a traditional nautical design shown on cream paper.
Sailing ship on waves with anchor
Small black anchor tattoo with a heart-shaped ring at the top, sitting on the ankle above a grey canvas shoe.
Small anchor tattoo on the ankle
Two small black fine line anchor tattoos, one on each of two ankles, resting on white bedding.
Matching small anchor tattoos on two ankles
Forearm tattoo of a rope-edged infinity symbol with an anchor and the script words I refuse to sink, mostly black ink with a red accent.
Anchor and infinity rope with script on forearm
Small black fine line anchor tattoo on the inner wrist, with a rose gold heart chain bracelet and a blue striped sleeve.
Small anchor tattoo on a wrist
Neo-traditional coloured pencil design of a pink octopus wrapped around a blue anchor, with a cream skull and a banner reading NO MANS LAND.
Octopus with anchor and skull design
Hand-painted solid black anchor design on white paper, with a ring at the top and curled flukes, in a traditional nautical style.
Black anchor tattoo design
Small black anchor tattoo with the handwritten text Heb 6:19 beneath it, on the side of a bare foot.
Anchor and Heb 6:19 on a foot
Small fine line anchor tattoo in pale ink on the side of a finger, shown in close-up against a dark blue background.
Small anchor tattoo on a finger
Black line drawing flash of a mermaid holding an anchor wrapped in rope, with long flowing hair and a curled tail.
Mermaid with anchor and rope flash
Black ink anchor tattoo on a forearm, with rope forming a heart around the shank and dotwork shading on the crown and lower chevron.
Anchor wrapped in a rope heart on a forearm
Two fine line black ankle tattoos on a beach, a small anchor on the left ankle and a palm tree on the right, with sea waves behind.
Anchor and palm tree ankle tattoos on a beach
Two matching foot tattoos: a pink and blue feather with flying birds and the words I'll be your wings on the left foot, and a black anchor with birds and the words and I'll be your anchor on the right
Feather and anchor foot tattoos with matching script
Black and white photo of two clasped hands, each with a small solid black anchor tattoo on the back of the hand.
Matching anchor tattoos on two hands
Two small solid black anchor tattoos, one on each of two ankles, resting on a patterned rug.
Small anchor tattoos on two ankles
Traditional-style tattoo of an anchor with wings, rope and a U.S.N. banner on the upper shoulder.
Anchor and wings with U.S.N. banner
Pencil sketch of an anchor with a dotted line curling up to a flock of birds, drawn on lined paper as a tattoo design.
Anchor with dotted line and flying birds
Black and grey flash sheet of anchor designs with script quotes, including a large engraved-style anchor with rope and a small anchor beside the words I refuse to sink.
Anchor and lettering tattoo flash sheet
Black and grey drawing of a ship's wheel, anchor, rope and two roses, in a traditional style, shown as a design sheet rather than on skin.
Ship wheel, anchor and roses design
Black and grey anchor tattoo with rope wrapped around the shank, shown in a traditional style on the forearm.
Anchor and rope on a forearm
Coloured flash design of a mermaid with curly teal hair, an anchor, rope and pink flowers in a neo-traditional style, shown on a cream background.
Mermaid with anchor and flowers design
Two black and grey tattoos on the backs of a pair of hands, a compass rose on the left and an anchor with a ship's wheel on the right, in a traditional style.
Compass and anchor tattoos on the hands
Fine line black tattoo of a sea scene with a moon, stars, waves, a boat, a whale and an anchor, set in a diamond shape on a woman's upper back.
Sea scene fine line tattoo on upper back
Black and grey compass tattoo with a compass rose and arrow on the thigh, partly covered by blue knitted leg warmers.
Compass and arrow on thigh
Black and grey script tattoo across a torso above a black thong, with a portrait of a woman and a lace garter tattoo on the thighs.
Script across the abdomen and portrait on the thigh
Blue line drawing in traditional style of a moustached man whose chest and shoulders show a woman's portrait with a rose, a ship, an anchor and hearts, framed by dotwork shading and stars.
Tattooed man with woman portrait and nautical motifs
Black fine line tattoo of a lace-patterned heart with hanging chains and a small anchor, on the calf.
Lace heart with hanging chains on a calf
Two women seen from behind with matching black script and infinity symbol tattoos on their upper backs, one with a feather and one with an anchor.
Matching infinity tattoos with feather and anchor
Two black and grey traditional anchor tattoos with rope wrapped around the shanks, one on the top of each bare foot, resting on grass.
Anchor and rope tattoos on both feet
Black ink pen drawing of a sailing ship on rough waves with a dangling anchor and the script words a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor, on white paper.
Sailing ship and anchor with quote
Pen drawing in blue ink of a swallow above a globe, compass, roses and hanging chains with an anchor and a paw print locket, a botanical tattoo design.
Swallow, globe and roses design sketch
Black and white neo-traditional flash design of an anchor wrapped in rope, a compass rose, a lily, a banner and waves.
Anchor, compass and lily tattoo design
Black outlined anchor tattoo on the forearm with a blue, purple, red and orange watercolour wash behind it.
Anchor with watercolour splash on forearm
Traditional style flash sheet showing swallow, rose, padlock heart, anchor, cupcake and diamond designs with stars on a beige background.
Traditional flash sheet with swallows, roses and hearts
Traditional style anchor tattoo wrapped in white rope with three red roses and dark leaves, shaded in grey with a black outline, on a limb.
Anchor with rope and red roses
Illustrated flash design of a red-haired mermaid with a teal tail, a small anchor above, a laurel wreath and a starfish, with a lettered banner below.
Red-haired mermaid with anchor and banner
Black ink sketch of an ornate anchor with swirling scroll details, drawn on paper beside a black marker and a gel pen.
Ornate anchor sketch with scrolls
Small colour anchor tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, outlined in dark blue with yellow, red and green accents in a traditional style.
Anchor tattoo on a forearm
Two people seen from behind, each with a black script lettering tattoo across the shoulder blade, one reading about an anchor and the other about wings.
Matching script quotes on two shoulders
Traditional style flash drawing of a teal anchor with a red-tipped fluke pair, a rope coiled around the shank and small black stars scattered around it, on a beige background.
Anchor and rope traditional flash design
A fresh black line anchor tattoo on an upper arm, in the Fine line style, being worked on by a tattooist wearing gloves and holding a tattoo machine.
Small anchor tattoo being inked on upper arm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a compass and anchor with geometric lines on the inner forearm.
Compass and anchor watercolour tattoo on a forearm