Anchor tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of a black anchor outlined in pink, with pink lilies with black outlines, on the calf in a traditional style.
Anchor and lilies on a calf
Two matching forearm tattoos: a red winged heart with script text on the left, and a red and grey anchor with a rope coil and script text on the right.
Matching heart and anchor quote tattoos on forearms
Shaded grey anchor wrapped in a chain, with purple hibiscus flowers and grey leaves, a realistic colour tattoo on skin.
Anchor with purple hibiscus flowers
Two small black fine line tattoos, a ship's wheel on the left foot and an anchor on the right, both placed on the inner heel near the ankle.
Ship wheel and anchor on two feet
Small black fine line anchor tattoo on the wrist and lower forearm, beside a hand with white French manicure nails.
Small anchor tattoo on a wrist
Black and white photo of two people's sides, each with a fine line script tattoo on the ribs: a ship's wheel with a quote on the left and an anchor with a quote on the right.
Ship's wheel and anchor with script on the sides
Small black fine line tattoo of an anchor looped through an infinity symbol on the inside of a wrist.
Infinity and anchor on a wrist
Two matching black script tattoos reading We shall never drift apart with an anchor, one on the top of a foot and one on a forearm.
Matching anchor and quote tattoos on foot and forearm
Black script reading We shall never drift apart with a small anchor, shown on the top of a foot and on a forearm, in a Lettering style.
Matching anchor and script quote on foot and forearm
Black and grey anchor with chain and a compass rose with a red star centre, tattooed on a limb in a traditional style.
Anchor and compass rose on a leg
Fine line tattoo of an anchor woven into an infinity symbol with the word love and a small red heart, on the wrist.
Anchor and love infinity on a wrist
A man in a dark grey t-shirt with a Washington state map print shows black and grey tattoos of a snake, geometric shapes and a skull on his forearms and upper arm.
Arm tattoos with snake and skull under a home t-shirt
Colour traditional tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope with a teal wash behind it, on the top of a foot below the toes.
Anchor and rope on the foot
Black and grey drawing of a traditional anchor with a rope coiled around the shaft and a knot at the top, on a plain light grey background.
Anchor with rope design
Sheet of fourteen black ink anchor designs on a beige paper background, several with rope, rings or a ship's wheel, in a traditional hand-drawn style.
Anchor designs on a flash sheet
Man in a grey t-shirt printed with an octopus and ship wheel, with traditional tattoo sleeves showing roses on both arms.
Octopus and ship wheel tee with tattoo sleeves
Red anchor drawing with a ring at the top, five small stars above and the word HOPE in sage green letters below, on a pale background.
Anchor with stars and HOPE
Black line drawing of a ship's anchor woven through an infinity symbol, with the words Love anchors the soul and Hebrews 6:19 and a small outline heart, shown as a tattoo design.
Anchor and infinity design with scripture quote
Small black fine line anchor tattoo on the inner wrist, beside a jewelled bracelet, in a black and grey photograph.
Small anchor tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey geometric anchor tattoo with overlapping triangles and small dots, on a forearm.
Geometric anchor on a forearm
Fine line sketch of a woman with flowers in her hair and a teal watercolour wash on the ribs, with a second dark tattoo and a navel piercing on the left side.
Sketched woman with flowers on the ribs
Small black anchor with a pink bow tied around its shank, tattooed on the inner ankle of a light-skinned person wearing a striped sandal.
Anchor and pink bow on an ankle
Black line drawing of an anchor entwined with an infinity loop, with the script words hope and life, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Anchor with infinity loop and hope and life script
Black and grey tattoo of an interlocked heart and infinity knot above an anchor, placed on the ankle.
Heart infinity knot and anchor on an ankle
Traditional style tattoo of a grey shaded anchor wrapped in red rope forming a heart, on the lower leg.
Anchor wrapped in a red rope heart on the leg
Grey-shaded anchor tattoo with a cross and a red heart outline on the inner wrist.
Anchor, cross and heart on a wrist
Traditional colour tattoo of an anchor and ship wheel within a rope heart, framed by orange flowers, teal leaves and the words INTO THE SEA, on the thigh.
Anchor and ship wheel in a rope heart
Colour realism tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope and pink roses and blue foliage, on the outer thigh.
Anchor with pink roses on a thigh
Black ink nautical tattoo of a scallop shell, anchor, ship's wheel and compass rose in a row on the ribs, covered with clear plastic wrap while healing.
Nautical row of shell, anchor, wheel and compass on ribs
Pencil sketch of a traditional style anchor tattoo design, wrapped in rope with a heart, scrollwork and two flowers.
Anchor with rope and flowers sketch
Black and grey anchor tattoo on the inner wrist of a man adjusting his white shirt cuff, with a silver wristwatch on the other arm.
Anchor tattoo on the inner wrist
Fine line anchor tattoo on the side of a finger, shown in a close-up photo of a hand against a dark blue background.
Small anchor on a finger
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo with rope, a banner reading EST. and the date 1970 above, on a forearm.
Anchor with rope and 1970 est. banner on a forearm
Black linework anchor with a sword running through it and pink and magenta floral splashes, tattooed on the outer upper thigh.
Anchor and sword with pink flowers on thigh
Lettering tattoo shaped like an anchor with a blue word and red heart on the inner forearm, in black and grey with small colour accents.
Anchor made of lettering on an inner forearm
Black ink compass rose with an anchor below it, Traditional style, on the upper arm of a person wearing a denim jacket.
Compass rose and anchor on upper arm
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo with roses, leaves and a banner on a thigh.
Anchor, roses and banner on a thigh
Traditional-style nautical design of two swallows, a rope-edged anchor and roses, burned into a pale wooden board, with no body placement shown.
Swallows, anchor and roses design on wood
Black linework anchor tattoo with pink, purple, blue and green watercolour splashes behind it on skin.
Anchor with watercolour splashes
Black and grey compass rose and small anchor on an arm sleeve, with blue ink splashes over a map-style background.
Compass and anchor sleeve with blue splashes
Back view of a woman in a white shirt holding a tan clutch, with a small black anchor tattoo on her inner wrist above a silver bangle.
Small anchor tattoo on a wrist
Dotwork and fine line tattoo of a hot air balloon above a tower and a boat, with pink and green accents, across the upper back.
Hot air balloon over tower and boat on back
Sheet of black line drawings of traditional tattoo designs, including roses, skulls, swallows, snakes and anchors, arranged as a character grid.
Traditional tattoo flash glyph sheet
Small black outline tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope with the words Hebrews 6:19 beneath it, on the inner wrist.
Anchor with rope and text on a wrist
Upper arm and shoulder tattoo of black lace ornament with dangling chains, an anchor and a feather, with soft pink petals at the top.
Lace, anchor and feather upper arm tattoo
Traditional style tattoo on a calf showing a sailing ship and lighthouse in a rope frame, with an anchor, stars and a red heart.
Lighthouse and sailing ship with heart on a calf
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a sailing ship in a glass bottle wrapped in rope, with an orange sunset, on the upper arm.
Ship in a bottle on upper arm
Black and grey photograph of a small solid black anchor tattoo with a heart-shaped ring on the outer ankle, resting on a patterned bedsheet.
Small anchor tattoo on an ankle