Anchor tattoo ideas

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

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Small black fine line tattoo of an anchor with a heart above and star bursts, on the inner forearm.
Anchor and heart on a forearm
Black fine line anchor tattoo with a small heart at its base and script lettering reading Hebrews 6:19, on the outside of an ankle.
Anchor and scripture reference on an ankle
A simple hand-drawn anchor design in navy ink on a white background, with a ring at the top, a crossbar and curved flukes.
Navy anchor tattoo design
Brown ink drawing of a compass rose with a ship's wheel and anchor at its centre, shown on a cream notebook page, styled as a traditional nautical tattoo design.
Compass rose with ship's wheel and anchor
Small fine line anchor tattoo in pale ink on the side of a finger, held up against a blue rippling water background.
Small anchor tattoo on a finger
Black and grey tattoo of a sailing ship across the ribs with roses, feathers and an anchor on the hip and thigh.
Sailing ship, roses and anchor on ribs and thigh
Small black ink tattoo of an anchor combined with an infinity symbol, placed on the hip above pink fabric.
Anchor and infinity symbol on hip
Pencil and pastel flash drawing of a woman with braided hair, an anchor tattoo on her cheek and blue script across her braid, in a traditional style.
Braided hair woman with anchor and script
Drawing of a vintage engraved anchor wrapped in rope and set with coral roses and teal foliage, shown as a tattoo design on a plain light background.
Anchor with roses design
Two matching forearm tattoos in black ink: a ship's wheel with the words 'be the one to guide me' and an anchor with 'but never let me down'.
Ship's wheel and anchor with matching quote tattoos
Traditional style colour tattoo of an anchor wrapped in gold rope with a seagull perched on the shank, shown on a person's upper body.
Anchor with rope and seagull
Two forearms held together, each with a black and grey traditional-style anchor wrapped in rope on the inner forearm.
Matching anchor tattoos on forearms
Black line flash sheet of small fine line designs, including semicolons, a ribbon, a cross, a dragonfly, a key and lettering such as Hope, Faith and Never Give Up, shown on white paper.
Semicolon and inspirational word flash sheet
Black ink line drawing of a cartoon sailor with folded arms, a pipe and a cap, showing anchor tattoos on both forearms.
Cartoon sailor with anchor forearm tattoos
Small black fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a wave, a pine tree and a mountain above an arrow marked 49 degrees and an anchor.
Fine line wave, tree, mountain and anchor on arm
Mirror selfie of a person with a black and grey anchor tattoo on the upper arm, plus tattoos across the chest, forearm and stomach, with a teal-toned design on the other arm.
Anchor and chest tattoos in a mirror selfie
Colourful illustrative tattoo of a bird with antler-like branches, a birdcage and a heart on an upper arm, shown in three side-by-side photos.
Bird with antlers and birdcage on upper arm
Small black traditional-style anchor tattoo with a bow wrapped around its shank, on the outer ankle of a bare foot with pink toenails.
Anchor with bow tattoo on an ankle
Fine line black seahorse, ship's wheel and star tattoos on the fingers of a hand, with a small anchor-like mark on the ring finger.
Small nautical finger tattoos on a hand
Small fine line tattoo of a heart joined to an anchor by a single continuous line, with a tiny cross beside the heart, on skin behind the ear.
Heart and anchor fine line tattoo behind the ear
Two forearms with matching black and grey tattoos: a ship's wheel with script reading be the one to guide me, and an anchor with script reading but never hold me down.
Matching ship's wheel and anchor forearm tattoos
Watercolour-style compass rose with an anchor below it, in blue, purple and black ink on a forearm.
Compass and anchor on a forearm
Gold metallic temporary tattoo of the Greek letters delta and gamma beside an anchor on the inner wrist.
Gold Greek letters and anchor on wrist
Two people seen from behind with matching script quote tattoos on their upper back, one with a feather and infinity symbol and the other with an anchor and infinity symbol.
Matching infinity and quote tattoos on shoulders
Cream baby cardigan with traditional swallows beside a bodysuit printed with anchors and banners, next to a chalk swallow drawing on a dark grey background.
Swallow designs on baby cardigan and bodysuit
Black line drawing of an ornate filigree heart with a fan shell, with chains, stars, anchors and small shells hanging below it, shown as a tattoo design.
Hearts, shells and anchors dangling from chains
Traditional style tattoo of a black anchor with a heart-shaped top, wrapped in gold rope and overlapped by a red lily, on the lower leg.
Anchor with heart, rope and red lily
Pencil drawing of a traditional-style mermaid draped over an anchor, framed by flowers and rope, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Mermaid and anchor design sketch
Black and grey tattoo of a crown and anchor wrapped in rope, with the script words My King above and My Anchor below, on a person's side.
Crown and anchor with script lettering
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo with a coiled rope wrapped around the shank, shown on the upper arm.
Anchor and rope on upper arm
Small black anchor tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, shown in a Traditional style, with a turquoise bracelet and ring nearby.
Anchor tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey fine line script reading Family with a small anchor beneath it, on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Family script and anchor on wrist
Black ink line drawing of a hot air balloon with banners reading It's not about the destination and It's about the journey, surrounded by clouds and sunburst rays, in a traditional style.
Hot air balloon and journey banners flash
Two small black fine line tattoos, a ship's wheel on one ankle and an anchor on the other, photographed in sunlight on a red wooden deck.
Ship's wheel and anchor ankle tattoos
Black and white line drawing flash sheet showing a lighthouse, a sailing ship, a compass rose, an anchor, two birds and a floral swirl, with no body placement shown.
Nautical flash sheet with lighthouse and anchor
Grey-shaded anchor tattoo with coiled rope and blue flowers on the top of a foot, with script lettering on the anchor stock.
Anchor and blue flowers on a foot
Close photo of a black lettering tattoo reading Family on one finger and a small dark anchor tattoo on another finger, in a Lettering style on the hand.
Family script and anchor on fingers
Small black fine line tattoo of an anchor with a heart and cross on the back of an ankle, with a denim trouser hem and sandal visible.
Anchor, heart and cross on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a teal and orange anchor wrapped in rope, with two birds and pink watercolour splashes, on the outer thigh.
Watercolour anchor with birds on a thigh
Traditional colour tattoo of a skeleton mermaid with flowers in her hair, her scaled tail wrapped around a red anchor, on a limb.
Skeleton mermaid and anchor on a leg
Two small black fine line anchor tattoos on the fingers of two hands linked together, one on each hand.
Matching anchor tattoos on fingers
Black and white photo of a small, fine line anchor tattoo on a man's forearm, with a blurred street scene behind.
Small anchor tattoo on a forearm
Two feet showing a pair of tattoos: a pink and blue watercolour feather with birds and the words I'll be your wings on the left foot, and a shaded grey anchor with birds and the words and I'll be your
Matching anchor and feather tattoos on two feet
Black and grey engraved-style drawing of a vintage anchor wrapped in rope, with the script words Refuse to sink beneath it on a white background.
Anchor with rope and Refuse to sink script
Two forearms side by side with matching black linework tattoos on each: a geometric boat and anchor with blue watercolour wash on one, and a compass rose with red watercolour wash on the other.
Matching compass and anchor forearm tattoos
Pencil drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope, with roses, hibiscus flowers and leaves, as a tattoo design sketch.
Anchor with roses and hibiscus drawing
A small black anchor drawn in eyeliner on the back of a hand, shown in a collage with the pen, powder and other supplies used to make it.
Anchor drawn in eyeliner on a hand
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red and white striped lighthouse with lightning bolts and waves on a man's upper arm, with a skull and nautical elements nearby.
Lighthouse and lightning sleeve on an arm