Anchor tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white flash design of a bearded figure framed by two surfboards, anchors, waves and dotwork bands, with no body placement shown.
Symmetrical surfboard figure flash
Woman seated with long wavy hair, showing black and grey mandala tattoos on her upper arm and wrist and a cat head tattoo on her forearm.
Mandala and cat tattoos on arms
Black linework drawing of a neo-traditional anchor wrapped in rope, with flowers, leaves and cloud shapes, shown as a tattoo design on a warm background.
Anchor with rope and flowers design
Fine line black tattoo of an infinity symbol joined to an anchor on the side of a torso, with blue fabric along the bottom edge.
Infinity and anchor tattoo on the side torso
Black and grey engraved skull design built from an octopus, fish, shells and an anchor, in a detailed flash style.
Sea creature skull with anchor
Traditional style tattoo of a black anchor with two red roses on the side of the ribs, shown under a raised arm.
Anchor and roses on the side ribs
Colour tattoo of an anchor with a rope and two pink hummingbirds over blue watercolour splashes, on a person's upper back.
Anchor and hummingbirds on a upper back
Black and grey traditional-style drawing of an anchor with a heart, a ribbon and a layered flower, shown on plain paper with no body placement visible.
Anchor and flower tattoo design
Flash sheet of gold metallic temporary tattoo designs on white, including a mandala with a blue centre, palm trees, an anchor, triangles and the word breathe.
Gold metallic flash sheet with mandala and palms
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo with leaves and a Sink or Swim banner on a forearm, shown in two views.
Anchor with leaves and Sink or Swim banner on a forearm
Full torso tattoo in neo-traditional style showing an owl with spread wings across the chest, with a compass, sailing ship and woman's portrait on the stomach.
Owl and nautical full torso piece
Pencil drawing of a mermaid with long hair seated on a ship's anchor whose top forms a heart, shown as a flash design.
Mermaid and heart anchor design
Geometric tattoo of an anchor in faceted blue and grey shading on the upper arm of a person wearing a black top.
Faceted blue anchor on an upper arm
Realistic red roses framed by black lace and dangling pearl chains, tattooed on the thigh.
Red roses with black lace on a thigh
Small black fine line anchor tattoo with dashed rope detail on the ankle.
Small anchor tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey shaded drawing of a compass wrapped in twisted branches with a rope, a stylised anchor and a flying bird, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Compass, anchor and bird tattoo design
Black and grey realistic anchor tattoo with a dreamcatcher and hanging feathers on the side of a ribcage.
Anchor and dreamcatcher on the ribs
Black and grey drawing of a ship's wheel, anchor and rope among clouds, with the script quote "Be the one to guide me, but never hold me down", shown as a tattoo design with no placement on the body.
Ship wheel and anchor with script quote
Two small black anchor tattoos on the fingers of two interlocked hands, in a fine line style on the hand.
Matching small anchor tattoos on two fingers
Black anchor tattoo wrapped in pink and purple roses, pink blossoms and green leaves on the inside of a wrist, in a botanical style.
Anchor wrapped in roses on a wrist
Black ink drawing of a rope-wrapped anchor and ship's wheel beneath calligraphic lettering reading the sailor's creed, shown as a design on paper rather than on skin.
Anchor and ship's wheel with sailor's creed lettering
Black and grey dotwork compass rose with a fine line rope leading to an anchor, tattooed on a shoulder.
Compass rose and anchor on a shoulder
Two flash designs of an anchor woven into an infinity symbol, one in tan rope with a blue flower and the words be strong believe, the other in black line with the word hope.
Anchor and infinity flash designs
Black fine line anchor design with a small heart at its base, above script reading hope anchors the soul and the reference Hebrews 6:19.
Anchor with script reading hope anchors the soul
Watercolour-style fine line tattoo of a hummingbird in flight with a thin line to a small coloured anchor, on the lower leg.
Hummingbird and anchor on a leg
Woman seen from behind by a pool with a black and grey lotus mandala tattoo at the nape of the neck, an anchor tattoo on her upper back, and a red-toned floral outline on her raised upper arm.
Lotus mandala and anchor on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an anchor woven into an infinity symbol, with small birds flying off one end, on the side of the torso.
Infinity anchor with birds on the side
Coloured neo-traditional flash design of a red-haired mermaid in an oval cameo frame, with a teal tail, fish, an anchor and a banner reading SIREN.
Mermaid cameo with fish and a SIREN banner
Several temporary tattoo designs on a wooden table, including a dreamcatcher with feathers, crossed arrows, an anchor and script lettering.
Temporary tattoo sheets with dreamcatcher and script
Fine line black ink drawing of an anchor design with a small crescent at the top, shown on plain paper with no body part visible.
Fine line anchor design on paper
Black linework anchor wrapped in a rope, decorated with coral roses and teal foliage on a white background, drawn as a botanical tattoo design.
Anchor with rope and coral roses
Colour traditional-style tattoo on the outer thigh showing an anchor with rope, pink flowers, seaweed, an open shell with a pearl and blue waves.
Anchor, shell and pearl on a thigh
Two hands hold white coffee cups marked MR and MRS, each with a small fine line anchor tattoo in grey ink on the fingers.
Small anchor tattoos on two hands
Realism style black and grey tattoo of a winged anchor badge with a striped shield, placed centrally on the chest.
Winged anchor badge on the torso
Colour tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope and pink roses with blue flowers and green vines on a limb.
Anchor with pink roses and blue flowers
Black and white photo of two clenched fists pressed together, each with a small black fine line anchor tattoo on the hand.
Matching anchor tattoos on two hands
Collage of nine black ink tattoos in fine line script and small symbols, including a feather behind the ear, a key with the word honesty, an anchor with chains and the word alive on the wrist.
Script and symbol tattoos on wrists and ear
Pen drawing of a tattoo design showing a compass inside a tree wreath, with banners reading 'Not all who wander are lost' and an anchor below, in a botanical line style.
Compass, anchor and tree banner design
Two people seen from behind with matching black script lettering tattooed across their shoulder blades, one reading an anchor quote and the other a wings quote.
Matching script quote tattoos on shoulders
Black and grey engraved anchor tattoo wrapped in rope, shown in a close-up photo of a limb.
Engraved anchor wrapped in rope
Blue line drawing of a torso covered in traditional flash designs including a rose, skull, diamond, heart, anchor, snake, candle and ship.
Torso covered in traditional flash motifs
Fine line tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm showing a red heart, a looping black line, a semicolon and a small black anchor.
Heart, semicolon and anchor on a wrist
Traditional-style anchor with a red and gold stock and a DAD banner, printed as a design on a white ceramic mug.
Traditional anchor with DAD banner design
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading I refuse to sink with a small anchor, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a lace top and dark jeans.
I refuse to sink script with anchor on forearm
Black ink drawing of a crab with moon phases on its shell, a feather, a flower, shells, an anchor and a CANCER banner, shown as a tattoo flash design.
Zodiac crab with moon phases and banner
Black ink tattoo of an anchor with a heart and three small birds in flight, sitting on the side of the torso.
Anchor, heart and birds on the side
Traditional-style tattoos cover both hands, with a skull on one palm, a blue and red mandala on the back of the other hand, and small finger designs including a spider and an anchor.
Skull and mandala hand tattoos with finger designs
Pencil drawing of a bull skull with horns merged into an anchor, shaded in realistic black and grey, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Bull skull and anchor design