Anchor tattoo ideas

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

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Black fine-line lace-style floral tattoo with roses and leaves covering the upper arm, with a partial anchor visible near the shoulder under a white top.
Black lace-style floral sleeve on an upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a pin-up woman in a red outfit holding an anchor rope, with a banner reading Steady as she goes, on the body.
Pin-up and anchor with banner on skin
Two forearms side by side: the upper one has a geometric paper boat on a thin anchor line with blue and purple watercolour splashes, and the lower one has a black compass rose with a red watercolour
Matching compass and paper boat forearm tattoos
Close view of a small black fine line anchor tattoo on the back of a bare heel, with both bare feet standing on green carpet.
Small anchor tattoo on a heel
Black and grey tattoo of an anchor with a ship's wheel and compass rose at the centre, shown on a forearm.
Anchor, ship wheel and compass on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo on a calf of a bearded sailor smoking a pipe, with a sailing ship, orange roses, waves and a lighthouse.
Bearded sailor with ship and roses on a calf
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
Black and grey flash drawing of an ornate anchor combined with a cross, with shaded oval panels and scrollwork, shown without any body placement.
Ornate anchor and cross design
Fine line tattoo of a black anchor wrapped by a thin light blue rope, placed on the side of the torso.
Anchor with rope line on the side
Flat navy anchor design with white rope coiled around the shank and crown on a plain white background.
Anchor with rope wrapped around the shank
Collage of four tattoos: a traditional hot air balloon with roses on the upper back, a colourful traditional anchor with rope and hearts on the upper arm, a black and grey anchor with a compass and
Four nautical and balloon tattoos collage
Neo-trad style tattoo of an anchor and ship's wheel with postmarks, handwriting and a blue wash on the upper arm.
Anchor and ship's wheel with postmarks
Fine line black anchor tattoos on two fingers of a hand, with a brass ring worn on the middle finger.
Two small anchors on fingers
Two small black fine line tattoos, an anchor on the left heel and a scallop shell on the right heel, shown on bare feet in flip-flops.
Anchor and shell tattoos on the heels
Black fine line compass rose with a fleur-de-lis top and a sketched anchor linked by a thin line, on the inner forearm.
Compass and anchor on a forearm
Black fine-line tattoo of an anchor whose curves and wavy lines form a heart shape, shown on skin.
Anchor and heart fine-line tattoo on skin
Two legs covered in traditional tattoos of a sailing ship, red roses, a mermaid and anchors on rope, running from thigh to ankle.
Traditional ship, rose and mermaid leg 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
Pencil sketch of a compass rose design on paper, with an anchor forming the south point, suited to a black and grey tattoo.
Hand-drawn compass rose with anchor
Traditional style flash design of a woman in profile wearing a black bowler hat with a red flower, beside a ship's wheel and green leaves.
Profile woman in bowler hat with ship wheel
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
Pencil drawing of a bearded skull wearing a peaked captain's cap with a star and laurel badge, with rope and crossed anchors below, shown as a tattoo design.
Skull in captain's cap with beard and anchor
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
Small black line tattoo of a ship's wheel, an anchor and a wave on the outer ankle, shown in two photographs.
Ship's wheel, anchor and wave on ankle
Small simple black tattoo of a cross, an anchor and a heart on the inner wrist, photographed close up.
Cross, anchor and heart on the wrist
Fine line tattoo of a black infinity symbol with a turquoise anchor and small turquoise heart on the inner wrist.
Infinity symbol with anchor on wrist
Small black fine line anchor tattoo with a heart-shaped ring on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small anchor with heart near the wrist
Black linework anchor tattoo with a ring at the top and curved flukes, shown on the inner upper arm.
Anchor tattoo on the inner upper arm
Traditional-style mermaid, anchor, stars and flowers design printed on a black t-shirt, shown flat with no body placement.
Mermaid and anchor design on a black t-shirt
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
Traditional style tattoo of a grey and black anchor wrapped with a brown rope, shown on a limb.
Anchor with rope on skin
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of an octopus with its tentacles wrapped around an anchor, placed on the outer thigh.
Octopus wrapped around an anchor on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship inside a bottle-shaped outline with a red anchor, red clouds and flowers, on a limb.
Traditional sailing ship with anchor and flowers
Sheet of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo designs, including stars, arrows, hearts, an infinity sign, an anchor, a shell, a butterfly and tribal bands, on a white background.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo sheet
Small black fine line anchor tattoo on the outer ankle, shown on a bare leg against a dark background.
Small anchor tattoo on an ankle
Colour traditional tattoo of a rope-wrapped anchor with pink roses and green leaves on the outer thigh.
Anchor and pink roses on a thigh
A black and white flash sheet of nautical designs including anchors, a lighthouse, a whale, a compass star, a ship's wheel, a sailing boat and a sailing ship.
Nautical flash sheet of anchors, waves and ships
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
Close up of two hands held towards the camera, showing small fine line tattoos of anchors and a diamond on the fingers.
Anchor and diamond finger tattoos
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo with a rope wrapped around the shaft, a heart at the centre and a flower at the base, on the inner wrist.
Anchor, rope and heart on the inner wrist
Small black fine line anchor tattoo on the inside of an ankle, beside a black peep-toe high heel shoe.
Small anchor tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey anchor tattoo with light shading on the side of a ribcage, beside a black bikini strap and grey top.
Small anchor tattoo on ribs
Two people holding hands, each with a small black anchor tattoo on the inner wrist, shown against a dark background.
Matching anchor tattoos on two wrists
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 and grey realistic anchor tattoo wrapped in rope on the inner forearm of a person wearing a light t-shirt.
Shaded anchor with rope on a forearm
Vintage-style flash drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope, decorated with pink roses and teal leaves, on a cream background.
Anchor with roses and rope
Pencil and watercolour drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope, with a small bird perched on the crossbar and pink peonies and roses, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Anchor with bird and peonies design