Anchor tattoo ideas

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

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Two side-by-side photos of an anchor tattoo with a bow and the word Sister on a forearm, one in black and grey and one with pink and coloured shading.
Anchor and bow with Sister script 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
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 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
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
Navy line drawing of a bearded sailor in a striped top and cap, with tattooed arms, anchor and rope, and the lettering A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.
Sailor flash with smooth sea lettering
Black ink pen drawing of a hot air balloon with banners reading It's not about the destination and It's about the journey, surrounded by clouds, rays and an anchor, in a lettering style suited to a
Hot air balloon with journey banner design
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
Two black ink thigh tattoos in traditional style, a ship's wheel and an anchor wrapped in rope, each with script lettering, on a person wearing denim shorts.
Ship wheel and anchor thigh tattoos
Two black ink thigh tattoos on a woman in denim shorts: a ship's wheel with script reading Be the one to guide me, and an anchor with script reading but never hold me down.
Ship's wheel and anchor thigh tattoos
Black and red lettering with a black anchor wrapped in red rope on the inner wrist, in a lettering style.
Anchor and slogan text on a wrist
Black and grey traditional-style US Navy emblem tattoo on the upper arm, with a NAVY banner, eagle, anchor and the words We Own The Seas.
US Navy emblem on upper arm
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
Black lettering and an anchor tattoo on the side of a foot near the ankle, with the script words We shall never drift apart running along the skin.
Anchor and script quote on a foot
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design on lined paper, showing the word Hope in flowing script combined with an anchor, with no body placement shown.
Hope script entwined with an anchor
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
Black fine line anchor tattoo with a small heart at its base and script lettering reading Hebrews 6:19, on the outside of an ankle.
Anchor and scripture reference on an ankle
Pencil and pastel flash drawing of a woman with braided hair, an anchor tattoo on her cheek and blue script across her braid, in a traditional style.
Braided hair woman with anchor and script
Two matching forearm tattoos in black ink: a ship's wheel with the words 'be the one to guide me' and an anchor with 'but never let me down'.
Ship's wheel and anchor with matching quote tattoos
Two forearms with matching black and grey tattoos: a ship's wheel with script reading be the one to guide me, and an anchor with script reading but never hold me down.
Matching ship's wheel and anchor forearm tattoos
Gold metallic temporary tattoo of the Greek letters delta and gamma beside an anchor on the inner wrist.
Gold Greek letters and anchor on wrist
Two people seen from behind with matching script quote tattoos on their upper back, one with a feather and infinity symbol and the other with an anchor and infinity symbol.
Matching infinity and quote tattoos on shoulders
Black and grey tattoo of a crown and anchor wrapped in rope, with the script words My King above and My Anchor below, on a person's side.
Crown and anchor with script lettering
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
Close photo of a black lettering tattoo reading Family on one finger and a small dark anchor tattoo on another finger, in a Lettering style on the hand.
Family script and anchor on fingers
Two matching black anchor tattoos with script reading twin 1 and twin 2, one on each ankle, in a lettering style.
Matching anchor tattoos with twin 1 and twin 2
Two matching foot tattoos: a watercolour feather with flying birds and the words I'll be your wings on the left foot, and a shaded grey anchor with waves and birds on the right foot.
Feather, birds and anchor tattoos on both feet
Black script reading Only time with a shaded whale tail fin on the outer ankle and foot.
Only time script with whale tail on ankle
Black line drawing of an anchor with a looping rope forming an infinity shape and script lettering, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Anchor and infinity rope design
Black fine line script reading 'We shall never drift apart' with an anchor, tattooed on the top of a foot and on a lower leg above the ankle.
Matching anchor and script quote on feet
Black lettering design of a two-line quote about an anchor and wings, with a hanging chain, a small anchor and a bird silhouette, shown on a plain white background.
Anchor and wings quote lettering design
Black script lettering reading Refuse to sink with swirling flourishes and a small anchor below, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Refuse to sink script with anchor on ribs
Black ink flash drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope with the word SAILORS in ornate lettering across it, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Anchor and SAILORS lettering design
Two people seen from behind with matching black and grey script tattoos on their upper backs, each with an infinity symbol: one with a feather, one with an anchor.
Matching infinity quote tattoos on shoulder blades
Colour flash design of a steel anchor wrapped in banners reading Just Keep Swimming, surrounded by cartoon sea creatures on a blue background.
Anchor with Just Keep Swimming banners
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a compass in a rope border, a blue and red anchor and the words Let your past be your compass but never your anchor.
Compass, rope and anchor quote on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of an anchor woven through an infinity symbol, with the script words 'I refuse to sink' beneath it, on a person's back.
Anchor and infinity with 'I refuse to sink' script
Black ink script tattoo reading Sisters with an anchor forming the letter t, on the back of an ankle above a flip-flop.
Sisters script with anchor on ankle
Black ink tattoo of an anchor beside the script quote 'Don't pray for an easy life, Pray for the strength to endure a hard one' on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Anchor and quote on a shoulder blade
Two black tattoos, each an ornate anchor with script lettering: love is patient on a forearm, and love is kind on the lower back.
Matching anchor tattoos with love is patient and love is
Black line flash design of an anchor with a small heart at its base, with the script words 'A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor.' written above and below it.
Anchor with heart and sailor quote
Traditional style anchor tattoo wrapped in rope on the forearm, with the words Hope Anchors the Soul in blackletter lettering and small red gems.
Traditional anchor with rope and lettering
Nautical flash design of white lettering on a navy background, with a crossed anchor, lifebuoy, flags and banners in a traditional style.
Nautical lettering with anchor and lifebuoy
Fine line black script reading just keep swimming with a small anchor on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Just keep swimming script with anchor on shoulder
Close photo of a black fine-line tattoo of an anchor wrapped in an infinity symbol, with the script words I refuse to sink beneath it, on skin.
Anchor and infinity with script quote
Two black and grey tattoos on forearms: a ship's wheel with the script 'Be the one to guide me' on the left, and a shaded anchor with a chain and the script 'but never hold me down' on the right.
Ship's wheel and anchor script tattoos on forearms