Anchor tattoo ideas

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

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Traditional-style colour tattoo of a winged anchor with leaves and red shading on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Winged anchor tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a rose, anchor and nautical star on the back of a woman's calf, shown in profile against a pink background.
Rose, anchor and star on a calf
Traditional style colour tattoos on the tops of two feet, showing a swallow over a birdcage and a ring with a diamond, with banner lettering and small flowers.
Swallow, birdcage and banners on two feet
Colour traditional dagger tattoo on a forearm, with a banner reading DEAD MEN DON'T CATCALL and small pin and anchor motifs below.
Dagger and banner on a forearm
Black and white photo of two people seen from behind, one with a black anchor tattoo on the upper back and the other with a small black anchor on the upper arm, in front of a wall of traditional
Matching anchor tattoos in a studio
Traditional style tattoo on a calf of a sailing ship in a storm above waves, with a compass rose and anchor chains below, in red, orange, yellow and grey.
Sailing ship and compass on a calf
Black linework anchor with a rope wrapped around the shank, tattooed on the inner wrist in a traditional style.
Anchor and rope on the inner wrist
Black and grey anchor tattoo with a rope wrapped around the shank and a small heart, on the side of the ribs.
Anchor with rope and heart on ribs
Back view of a man in a black Lucky 13 t-shirt showing a traditional-style rose and anchor tattoo on his right forearm and cobweb tattoos on his left arm.
Rose, anchor and cobweb arm tattoos, back view
Black and grey traditional flash sheet of a cathedral with onion domes, compass roses, a skull, an anchor, crossed bones and barbed wire motifs on a white background.
Traditional flash sheet with cathedral and nautical motifs
Traditional outline tattoos of a sailing ship in an oval frame with roses and a ship's wheel, one on each thigh.
Twin sailing ship tattoos on thighs
Traditional style anchor tattoo with rope wound around the shank, shaded in grey and muted red, on the lower leg.
Anchor with rope on a calf
Two side-by-side photos of a traditional style compass rose on an inner wrist in black ink and an anchor wrapped in rope on a forearm in blue and grey shading.
Compass rose and anchor on forearms
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a ship's wheel with a coiled rope and anchor, with compass star points, on a person's upper back.
Ship's wheel and anchor on the upper back
Traditional-style anchor tattoo with pink, purple and blue roses and a rope on the lower leg above the ankle.
Anchor and roses on an ankle
Traditional colour tattoo of a reclining pin-up woman with dark hair, with swallow and anchor details, shown on a section of skin.
Reclining pin-up with swallows in traditional style
Traditional style flash sheet showing a red crab with a heart-shaped body, an anchor wrapped in rope with waves, a scallop shell and a conch shell.
Nautical flash sheet with crab, anchor and shells
Collage of nine sewing-themed tattoos, including a traditional sewing machine on a forearm and scissors with a red spool on an upper arm, with a fine line spool on a forearm.
Sewing-themed tattoos in a nine-image collage
Traditional style tattoo of a grey anchor with a yellow and orange flower, red accents and swirls, on the top of a foot.
Traditional anchor and flower on a foot
Black and white flash drawing of an anchor wrapped in tentacles with a banner reading LOVECRAFT and H.P., in a traditional engraved style with no body placement shown.
Anchor with tentacles and banner design
Traditional style tattoo of a sailing ship in a bottle with a rope and anchor on a forearm, in red, teal and black ink.
Ship in a bottle and anchor on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and forearm showing a red and white striped lighthouse, orange roses, an anchor and rope.
Lighthouse, rose and anchor sleeve
Traditional style tattoo design of a black anchor, red heart and banner reading SORRY MOM, shown printed on white fabric with no body part visible.
Anchor and heart with SORRY MOM banner
Pencil flash sheet of traditional-style tattoo designs including a boxing glove, a swallow, a dagger, an anchor, an arrow and lettered banners.
Pencil flash sheet with boxing glove, swallow and banners
Black and grey traditional-style anchor tattoo with a rope wrapped around the shaft, sitting on the neck just behind a person's ear.
Small anchor tattoo behind the ear
Traditional style tattoo of a compass rose, anchor and orange flowers with green leaves and a grey rope border, on a limb.
Compass, anchor and flowers in traditional style
Close photo of a traditional style tattoo of an anchor wrapped in a rope heart, in black, grey and muted purple, on a area of skin.
Anchor wrapped in rope heart tattoo
Anchor tattoo filled with pink and red flowers and leaves on the back of a hand, resting on kraft paper.
Floral anchor on the back of a hand
Side-by-side photos of a traditional-style anchor tattoo with a heart-shaped top and a pink bow, shaded in black and grey on the foot near the ankle.
Anchor with heart and pink bow on a foot
Black and grey engraved drawing of an anchor with a twisted rope coiled around its shank, on a plain white background.
Anchor with rope wrapped around the shank
Black and grey line drawing of a traditional-style anchor wrapped in ribbon banners, one reading FAMILY, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Anchor with family ribbon banners
Two people holding hands show matching traditional anchor tattoos on their forearms, each with orange accents and a rope detail.
Matching anchor tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey anchor tattoo wrapped in rope, with a small heart inside the shank, on a patch of skin in a traditional style.
Anchor with rope and heart
Traditional style flash design of an anchor wrapped in rope with a ship's wheel, two swallows and a laurel wreath, drawn on torn paper over wooden boards.
Anchor and ship wheel with swallows
Black line drawing flash sheet of traditional tattoo designs, including a ship, anchor, dagger through a heart, snake, swallow on a padlock and diamond in a laurel wreath, with no placement shown.
Traditional flash sheet of nautical and classic motifs
Traditional style flash design of a black anchor wrapped in rope and entwined with red and orange roses, teal leaves and blue flowers.
Anchor with roses and rope
Traditional style tattoos of ships, roses and a sailor portrait on a woman's stomach and upper thigh, with her face cropped out of frame.
Ships, roses and a sailor on torso and thigh
Traditional flash sheet with the words NO MONEY NO TATTOO, a swallow, a lighthouse, falling coins, a clasped handshake on a striped sleeve, an anchor and shears in the corners.
No money no tattoo flash sheet
Black ink traditional-style anchor design with three banner scrolls across the shank reading Sleeping With Sirens, drawn as a flash sheet with no body part visible.
Anchor with three banners reading Sleeping With Sirens
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a forearm of a red and white lighthouse over the sea inside a black anchor with teal accents and a rope loop.
Lighthouse and anchor on a forearm
Pencil line drawing of a traditional-style anchor inside a rope border, with a lighthouse and seascape in the upper shank and a scallop shell and flowers at the base.
Anchor, lighthouse and shell design
Black and grey photograph of a small traditional anchor tattoo on the side of a finger, resting on a wooden surface.
Small anchor tattoo on a finger
Traditional style anchor tattoo with red flowers and a rope wrapped around the shank, placed on the ankle.
Anchor with flowers and rope on an ankle
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a sailing ship, rose, ship's wheel and anchor across an upper arm and shoulder.
Sailing ship, rose and anchor on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a grey anchor wrapped in rope, with blue waves and Roman numerals on the upper arm.
Anchor and waves on upper arm
Back of two hands with a grey shaded lotus on one and a coloured traditional rose on the other, plus small finger tattoos spelling DOLL and FACE.
Rose and lotus hand tattoos with finger lettering
Traditional tattoo of a sailor pin-up girl in a white hat and red top, with an anchor and green laurel wreath, on the upper arm.
Sailor pin-up with anchor and laurel on upper arm
Mint green painted wooden hand mannequin decorated with a traditional style rose, anchor, heart and banner design.
Painted wooden hand with traditional designs