Anchor tattoo ideas

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

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Traditional style flash design of a sailor pin-up girl with red flowers, a striped top and a HOPE banner, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Sailor pin-up with roses and HOPE banner
Black lettering reading I refuse to sink wraps around a black anchor with a pink heart, tattooed on the inner forearm.
I refuse to sink anchor on the wrist
Close photo of a small black anchor tattoo on a forearm, with a silver anchor bracelet and red and white rope wrapped around the wrist below it.
Small anchor tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism angel wings tattoo spanning the back of a woman sitting on a beach, with a small anchor tattoo on her forearm.
Angel wings tattoo across a back
Black and white photo of two bare heels, with a fine line compass rose on the left and a bold black anchor on the right, both placed near the ankle.
Compass and anchor tattoos on the heels
Black and grey shaded anchor tattoo on the back of a woman's neck, seen from behind, with a partial Roman numeral tattoo on her upper arm.
Anchor tattoo on the back of the neck
Black and grey neo-traditional design drawn on tracing paper of a mermaid with a ship, anchor, rope and ship's wheel, with no body placement shown.
Mermaid with ship and ship's wheel design
Small solid black anchor tattoo on the middle finger of a hand held in a loose fist, resting on a grey fleece blanket.
Small anchor tattoo on a middle finger
Black and grey traditional-style anchor tattoo with a chain, wings and the letters USN above it, on a lower leg.
USN anchor tattoo on a lower leg
Black line drawing of a traditional anchor wrapped in rope with two swallows in flight, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Anchor with rope and two swallows
Two matching black anchor tattoos with script reading twin 1 and twin 2, one on each ankle, in a lettering style.
Matching anchor and twin lettering on ankles
Two fingers with small tattoos, a black line-work anchor on one finger and a colour shark fin above blue water on the next, with black lettering across the knuckles and fingers.
Anchor and shark finger tattoos
Black and grey shaded anchor tattoo with a chain wrapped around the shank, on the top of a foot.
Anchor and chain on the top of a foot
Two hands held together in a sepia photo, showing small black fine line anchor tattoos on two fingers.
Small anchor tattoos on fingers
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
Two colour tattoos in a neo-traditional style: a forearm portrait of a moustached man with lightning bolts and lettering, and an upper arm portrait of a bearded man in a paper boat hat with an eye and
Two colourful portrait tattoos on forearm and upper arm
Close view of a forearm with a small solid black anchor tattoo above a thin outline triangle, in a minimal fine line style.
Anchor and triangle on a forearm
Black and grey shaded anchor tattoo with a rope coiled around the shaft, on the inside of a forearm near the wrist.
Anchor and rope on a forearm
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
Small solid black anchor tattoo on the outer ankle, with woven bracelets and a sandal visible on a sandy background.
Small anchor tattoo on an ankle
Gold metallic anchor wrapped in rope, shown as a small temporary tattoo on a thigh and as two transfer sheets on grass.
Gold anchor and rope design
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
Black and grey line drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope, with headphones, a microphone and audio cables hanging from it, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Anchor with headphones and microphone
Black script lettering quoting a line about carrying things inside, with a rope and anchor below it, on a lower back above white shorts.
Script quote and anchor on lower back
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 grey photo of a small fine line anchor tattoo on the inner wrist, with silver bracelets worn alongside it.
Small anchor tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey shaded anchor tattoo with a coiled rope around the shank, on the inner upper limb.
Shaded anchor with rope on the upper limb
Black fine line script reading I refuse to sink, with a small anchor at the end, on a person's upper back near the shoulder.
I refuse to sink script and anchor on shoulder
Two matching calf tattoos in colour: a rope-wrapped anchor with a red heart on the left leg and a fishing rod on the right, both set in blue watercolour splashes.
Anchor and fishing rod on calves
Several pigs lie together in a pen, their pink skin covered in faded colour tattoos including a monogram pattern, cherry blossoms, skulls and a checkered flag.
Tattooed pigs resting on a concrete floor
Black compass rose tattoo on one forearm beside a small black anchor tattoo on the other forearm.
Compass rose and anchor on forearms
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
Black and grey flash sheet of small hand-drawn tattoo designs, including hearts, eyes, stars, a moon and a skull, under the heading Stick and Poke.
Stick and poke flash sheet of small doodles
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
Close photo of a small black fine line anchor tattoo on the inner wrist, with a blurred bare foot in sandals in the background.
Small anchor tattoo on the inner wrist
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
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a tabby cat with wide amber eyes, wearing a sailor cap with an anchor and a navy collar with a red neckerchief, on a forearm.
Sailor cat on a forearm
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
Colour tattoo of a rope-wrapped anchor with pink roses, blue flowers and green leaves on the top of a foot.
Anchor and roses on a foot
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
Colourful compass rose and anchor with a rope on the inside of a forearm, with watercolour splashes in orange, green, blue and pink.
Compass and anchor with watercolour splashes
Black fine line script tattoo reading Life's roughest storms prove the strength of our anchors, with a small anchor, on the side of a foot.
Script quote and anchor on a foot
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
A printed tattoo request form titled Typical girl tattoo form, showing line drawings of an anchor, a dreamcatcher, a feather, an infinity symbol and birds, held up by a hand.
Tattoo request form with anchor, dreamcatcher and feather
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
Neo-traditional tattoo of a bearded sailor in a knit cap with a pipe, rope and red rose, on the thigh.
Bearded sailor portrait with rope and rose
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