Anchor tattoo ideas

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

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Close photograph of a small solid black anchor tattoo on the side of a person's ribs, above black lace underwear.
Small anchor tattoo on the side ribs
Watercolour tattoo of a compass and an anchor with blue, purple and green splashes and thin black triangle lines, on the forearm.
Watercolour compass and anchor on forearm
Mixed-colour tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm, with black lace-like ornament, pink and purple flowers, dangling chains, an anchor charm and a feather.
Black lace and pink flower shoulder piece
Small black anchor tattoo on the ankle, with a rolled denim cuff and a leopard print fabric behind the leg.
Small anchor tattoo on an ankle
Colour flash design of a burning pirate ship above an octopus wrapped around an anchor, with skeleton arms and a skull and crossed swords at the top.
Pirate ship, octopus and anchor sleeve design
Collage of four colourful watercolour-style tattoos: a hot air balloon on a forearm, a compass with Roman numerals on a chest, a kingfisher on a calf and an elephant on a thigh.
Watercolour balloon, compass, kingfisher and elephant
Traditional style forearm tattoo of a red and grey anchor wrapped in banners reading Hold Fast, 604 and In Christ, with blue roses.
Traditional anchor and roses on a forearm
Two black and grey anchor tattoos in simple solid linework sit on the inner wrists of two arms resting on a wooden floor.
Matching anchor tattoos on two wrists
A leg in a bathtub covered in bold traditional tattoos, including red roses, an anchor wrapped in rope and a red heart, on the thigh, calf and a hand.
Traditional leg sleeve with roses and an anchor
Black lettering tattoo reading I refuse to sink with a small anchor and a swirl, on the top of a foot, in a lettering style.
I refuse to sink lettering with anchor on a foot
Black and white photo of a small, fine line black anchor tattoo on the side of the ribs, below the arm.
Small anchor tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey anchor inside an ornate circular frame with dotted chains and drop pendants, tattooed on the forearm.
Anchor in an ornate frame on a forearm
Traditional-style anchor tattoo with a blue bow at the top and the words live free in script, shown in close-up on skin.
Anchor with blue bow and live free script
Traditional style tattoo of two swallows, a red and grey anchor, rope and yellow flowers across an upper arm.
Swallows, anchor and flowers on an upper arm
Pencil sketch of a bare tree whose roots trail down into a rope wrapped around an anchor, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Bare tree with roots and anchor sketch
Colour traditional-style tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope, with the words THE LORD IS MY above and Anchor below, on skin.
Anchor with rope and scripted text
Black line drawing of an anchor with a heart at its centre and the script words hope anchors the soul, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Anchor with hope scripture design
Black silhouette anchors and ship wheels of varying sizes scattered across a white flash sheet, with no body placement shown.
Anchors and ship wheels design sheet
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a mermaid seated on a rock within an anchor-framed oval, topped with a fleur-de-lis, on the thigh.
Mermaid in an anchor frame on a thigh
Traditional flash drawing of a mermaid with long dark hair seated on an anchor and rope, holding a small cherub, in red, yellow and black outline on a tan background.
Mermaid and anchor traditional flash
Three white chalk-style line drawings of anchors on a black chalkboard background, one with a cross on top and one with the letters G and V, shown as tattoo flash designs.
Three line-drawn anchor designs
Pencil drawing of a traditional-style tattoo design showing an anchor wrapped in rope, a swallow and two skulls, with no body placement visible.
Anchor, swallow and skulls tattoo design
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with an hourglass, compass, anchor, palm tree and pink roses.
Hourglass, compass and anchor on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a grey anchor wrapped in yellow rope and teal leaves, on the lower leg.
Anchor with rope and teal leaves on a calf
Fine-line tattoo of a hummingbird with a soft watercolour wash in orange, pink, yellow and green, with a small blue and brown anchor hanging from a thin string on the calf.
Watercolour hummingbird and anchor on a calf
Traditional colour tattoo of a pin-up woman with a rose in her hair, a blue anchor on her neck and a red compass star, on the upper arm.
Pin-up woman with rose and compass star
Colour traditional-style tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope with a red heart on the shank, placed on the upper back.
Traditional anchor with heart on upper back
Two photographs of a black and grey realism full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, with a winged armoured angel, a skeleton with wings and a skull.
Full sleeve of angels, skeleton and skull in grey
Small black anchor tattoo joined to an infinity symbol on the side of the torso, above the edge of a pink bikini bottom.
Anchor and infinity symbol tattoo
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a seated mermaid within an anchor frame, with a fleur-de-lis above, on the outer thigh.
Mermaid and anchor on a thigh
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo of a sailing ship and compass rose on a man's upper arm and forearm.
Sailing ship and compass sleeve
Colour tattoo of a shaded anchor with rope, an orange lily and a purple lily, placed on the upper arm.
Anchor and lilies on an upper arm
Black line drawing of an infinity symbol with an anchor and heart, the script words Love Anchors the Soul and the reference Hebrews 6.19, shown as a tattoo design.
Infinity anchor with the words Love Anchors the Soul
Colour tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a profile head filled with a stormy sea and sky, black rain drips, and a faceted blue anchor.
Storm profile and anchor on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on a man's arm showing a sailing ship, a compass rose and an anchor, with the words Love, friends and family.
Sailing ship, compass and anchor sleeve
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey anchor wrapped in rope and entwined with red roses, teal flowers and green leaves, on the calf.
Anchor with roses and rope on a calf
Colour tattoo of a grey anchor wrapped in rope, with a red lotus and teal leaves and blue flame-like lines behind it, on the inner forearm.
Anchor and lotus on a forearm
Black line drawing of a sailing ship, tentacles, waves and an anchor with a banner reading I am the captain of my soul, shown as a traditional-style tattoo design.
Ship and anchor flash with captain banner
A grid of small fine line tattoos in black ink on the neck, upper back, wrists, hands and ankle, including an infinity symbol, a feather and the word imagine.
Collage of small fine line tattoos
Palm of a hand under UV light with four small glowing outline symbols on the fingers: a triangle with a circle and line, an anchor, a heart and a circular emblem.
Four glowing symbols on fingers under UV light
Black and grey photo of a small solid anchor tattoo on the back of an ankle, resting on a patterned bedsheet.
Small anchor on an ankle
Collage of four small fine line tattoos in black ink: a music note behind an ear, a crescent moon on a finger, an anchor on the ankle and an arrow on a finger.
Four small fine line tattoos: note, moon, anchor, arrow
A grid of colourful neo-traditional tattoo designs featuring Pokémon characters with roses, anchors, lightning bolts and banners.
Neo-traditional Pokémon flash sheet
Teal line drawing in a traditional nautical style showing a sailing ship, waves and an anchor wrapped in rope, with a banner reading I am the captain of my soul.
Sailing ship and anchor banner design
Collage of four watercolour-style tattoos: a hot air balloon on a forearm, a compass rose on the torso, a bird on an arm and an elephant on the upper arm.
Watercolour tattoos: balloon, compass, bird and elephant
Traditional style flash design of a red-haired mermaid with an anchor, two swallows, roses and a banner reading The Little Mermaid, in colour.
Mermaid, anchor and swallows flash
Black and grey traditional flash line drawing of a mermaid holding a baby with a flower, seated on a wooden-beamed anchor with rope, shown without a body placement.
Mermaid and baby on an anchor
Black and grey traditional-style tattoos of a cat head on the back of a hand and a pocket watch and anchor on a forearm.
Cat head, pocket watch and anchor on arm