Anchor tattoo ideas

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

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Hand-drawn black ink design of an anchor with the words I refuse to sink curving around it in a loop, sketched on textured paper.
Anchor with I refuse to sink lettering
Hand-drawn black line sketch of an anchor rising from curling waves, with the Latin lettering fluctuat nec mergitur along the lower wave, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Anchor and waves design with Latin lettering
A grid of cross stitch chart designs in traditional tattoo flash style, including swallows, hearts, roses, a pin-up, a cherry pair and lettering, on a grey background.
Sheet of cross stitch tattoo-style flash designs
Eight numbered sheets of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo designs, featuring Greek letters, geometric patterns, anchors and chevrons.
Gold metallic Greek letter temporary tattoo sheets
Two matching forearm tattoos: a red winged heart with script text on the left, and a red and grey anchor with a rope coil and script text on the right.
Matching heart and anchor quote tattoos on forearms
Black and white photo of two people's sides, each with a fine line script tattoo on the ribs: a ship's wheel with a quote on the left and an anchor with a quote on the right.
Ship's wheel and anchor with script on the sides
Two matching black script tattoos reading We shall never drift apart with an anchor, one on the top of a foot and one on a forearm.
Matching anchor and quote tattoos on foot and forearm
Black script reading We shall never drift apart with a small anchor, shown on the top of a foot and on a forearm, in a Lettering style.
Matching anchor and script quote on foot and forearm
Fine line tattoo of an anchor woven into an infinity symbol with the word love and a small red heart, on the wrist.
Anchor and love infinity on a wrist
Black line drawing of a ship's anchor woven through an infinity symbol, with the words Love anchors the soul and Hebrews 6:19 and a small outline heart, shown as a tattoo design.
Anchor and infinity design with scripture quote
Black line drawing of an anchor entwined with an infinity loop, with the script words hope and life, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Anchor with infinity loop and hope and life script
Lettering tattoo shaped like an anchor with a blue word and red heart on the inner forearm, in black and grey with small colour accents.
Anchor made of lettering on an inner forearm
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
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 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
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
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
Black and grey flash sheet of four cross-stitch style tattoo designs: lettering reading thug life, an ornate scroll, a heart with the word mom, and an anchor.
Cross-stitch style flash sheet of four designs
Fine line black tattoo of a heart outline with the word love in cursive script and a small anchor hanging from its base, on the upper back.
Love script heart with anchor on the back