Anchor tattoo ideas

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

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Close view of a small black fine line anchor tattoo on the inner wrist of a woman wearing a knitted brown sleeve.
Small anchor on a wrist
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
Small fine line anchor tattoo in blue-grey ink on the side of a hand, between the knuckles, beside silver rings.
Small anchor tattoo on a finger
Black and grey photo of two forearms: the left has a fine line compass star with circles and a dotted vertical line, and the right has a geometric anchor with triangles on the inner forearm.
Compass star and anchor on two forearms
Small black fine line anchor tattoo on the outer ankle, shown against pale skin with a patterned sock at the top of the frame.
Small anchor tattoo on an ankle
Fine line black anchor tattoo with a small heart at the top, on the top of a foot with red toenail polish.
Small anchor tattoo on the top of a foot
Fine line anchor tattoo with a geometric diamond and blue watercolour splashes on the inner forearm.
Anchor and geometric shape on a forearm
Black fine line anchor tattoo on the side of the torso, with the words life and love in script looping around it like an infinity sign.
Anchor and script infinity tattoo on side
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small elephant holding a heart-shaped balloon on a string with cross, peace sign and anchor charms, on a forearm.
Elephant with heart balloon on forearm
Fine line black anchor with handwritten script reading I refuse to sink, tattooed on the top of a shoulder near the collarbone.
Anchor and 'I refuse to sink' script on shoulder
Fine line outline tally marks on the inside of a wrist, beside temporary tattoo sheets showing Roman numerals and a feather.
Fine line tally marks on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of an anchor woven into an infinity symbol with the word hope and a small heart, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Anchor and infinity with hope on the upper back
White chalk line drawing of an anchor with a looping ampersand-style swirl on a black chalkboard background.
Anchor with ampersand design
Small black fine line anchor tattoo on the outer ankle and heel of a foot resting on white textured paper.
Small anchor tattoo on an ankle
Fine line black anchor tattoo with a small heart at the top, placed on the ankle, in a black and grey photo with shoes on the feet.
Matching anchor tattoos on ankles
Black ink tattoo on a forearm reading Let it go in looping script, with a dotted line leading down to a small anchor.
Let it go script with anchor on a forearm
Black line drawing of the word love in script lettering, with a heart before it and an anchor replacing the v, on a white background.
Script love with heart and anchor
Fine line black tattoo of an anchor beneath an infinity symbol with the words love and life on a thigh.
Infinity anchor with love and life script on thigh
Black and grey fine line anchor tattoo on the inner wrist, partly above the cuff of a knitted grey sleeve.
Small anchor tattoo on the wrist
Fine line black anchor tattoo on the side of a finger, shown on a hand making an OK gesture against a pale tiled wall.
Small anchor on a finger
Black ink line drawing of a three-masted ship on hatched waves with a dotted line to an anchor, above the script words Life's roughest storms prove the strength of our anchors, on crumpled paper.
Ship, waves and anchor with script quote
Black fine-line lace-style floral tattoo with roses and leaves covering the upper arm, with a partial anchor visible near the shoulder under a white top.
Black lace-style floral sleeve on an upper arm
Two forearms side by side: the upper one has a geometric paper boat on a thin anchor line with blue and purple watercolour splashes, and the lower one has a black compass rose with a red watercolour
Matching compass and paper boat forearm tattoos
Close view of a small black fine line anchor tattoo on the back of a bare heel, with both bare feet standing on green carpet.
Small anchor tattoo on a heel
Fine line tattoo of a black anchor wrapped by a thin light blue rope, placed on the side of the torso.
Anchor with rope line on the side
Fine line black anchor tattoos on two fingers of a hand, with a brass ring worn on the middle finger.
Two small anchors on fingers
Two small black fine line tattoos, an anchor on the left heel and a scallop shell on the right heel, shown on bare feet in flip-flops.
Anchor and shell tattoos on the heels
Black fine line compass rose with a fleur-de-lis top and a sketched anchor linked by a thin line, on the inner forearm.
Compass and anchor on a forearm
Black fine-line tattoo of an anchor whose curves and wavy lines form a heart shape, shown on skin.
Anchor and heart fine-line tattoo on skin
Fine line tattoo of a black infinity symbol with a turquoise anchor and small turquoise heart on the inner wrist.
Infinity symbol with anchor on wrist
Small black fine line anchor tattoo with a heart-shaped ring on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small anchor with heart near the wrist
Fine line black outline tattoo of a rope-wrapped anchor above the words 'I refuse to sink.' on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Anchor with rope and 'I refuse to sink' on a wrist
Small black fine line anchor tattoo on the outer ankle, shown on a bare leg against a dark background.
Small anchor tattoo on an ankle
Close up of two hands held towards the camera, showing small fine line tattoos of anchors and a diamond on the fingers.
Anchor and diamond finger tattoos
Small black fine line anchor tattoo on the inside of an ankle, beside a black peep-toe high heel shoe.
Small anchor tattoo on an ankle
Black and white flash sheet of small line tattoo designs, including an om symbol, a hamsa hand with an evil eye, script words and a crescent moon, in fine line and lettering styles.
Black and white flash sheet of small designs
Small black fine line tattoo of an anchor with a heart above and star bursts, on the inner forearm.
Anchor and heart on a forearm
Small fine line anchor tattoo in pale ink on the side of a finger, held up against a blue rippling water background.
Small anchor tattoo on a finger
Black line flash sheet of small fine line designs, including semicolons, a ribbon, a cross, a dragonfly, a key and lettering such as Hope, Faith and Never Give Up, shown on white paper.
Semicolon and inspirational word flash sheet
Small black fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a wave, a pine tree and a mountain above an arrow marked 49 degrees and an anchor.
Fine line wave, tree, mountain and anchor on arm
Fine line black seahorse, ship's wheel and star tattoos on the fingers of a hand, with a small anchor-like mark on the ring finger.
Small nautical finger tattoos on a hand
Small fine line tattoo of a heart joined to an anchor by a single continuous line, with a tiny cross beside the heart, on skin behind the ear.
Heart and anchor fine line tattoo behind the ear
Black line drawing of an ornate filigree heart with a fan shell, with chains, stars, anchors and small shells hanging below it, shown as a tattoo design.
Hearts, shells and anchors dangling from chains
Black and grey fine line script reading Family with a small anchor beneath it, on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Family script and anchor on wrist
Two small black fine line tattoos, a ship's wheel on one ankle and an anchor on the other, photographed in sunlight on a red wooden deck.
Ship's wheel and anchor ankle tattoos
Small black fine line tattoo of an anchor with a heart and cross on the back of an ankle, with a denim trouser hem and sandal visible.
Anchor, heart and cross on an ankle
Two small black fine line anchor tattoos on the fingers of two hands linked together, one on each hand.
Matching anchor tattoos on fingers
Black and white photo of a small, fine line anchor tattoo on a man's forearm, with a blurred street scene behind.
Small anchor tattoo on a forearm