Anchor tattoo ideas

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

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Traditional style colour tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope with a banner reading HOME, on the forearm.
Traditional anchor with HOME banner
Traditional style colour tattoo of the cartoon sailor Popeye holding a spinach can labelled SPINACH, on the forearm.
Popeye the Sailor on a forearm
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo with leaves and a Sink or Swim banner on a forearm, shown in two views.
Anchor with leaves and Sink or Swim banner on a forearm
Black and white drawing of six forearms and hands, each with a different traditional-style tattoo design including a mandala, skull, rose, eye in a triangle and crossed bones.
Six hands with black ink tattoo designs
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a red rose, a compass with a blue star, a rope and a tag reading Home is.
Compass, rose and luggage tag on a forearm
Traditional-style black anchor with rope and pink and blue flowers on the inner wrist and forearm of a person with their hand raised.
Anchor and flowers on a wrist
Traditional style tattoo of red lips showing orange vampire fangs and a pink tongue, with black outlines, on the inside of a forearm.
Vampire lips with fangs on a forearm
Two matching black and grey anchor tattoos on the inner wrists, one plain and one with a bow, in a traditional style on the forearm.
Matching anchor tattoos on two wrists
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 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
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
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
Collage of nine sewing-themed tattoos, including a traditional sewing machine on a forearm and scissors with a red spool on an upper arm, with a fine line spool on a forearm.
Sewing-themed tattoos in a nine-image collage
Traditional style tattoo of a sailing ship in a bottle with a rope and anchor on a forearm, in red, teal and black ink.
Ship in a bottle and anchor on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and forearm showing a red and white striped lighthouse, orange roses, an anchor and rope.
Lighthouse, rose and anchor sleeve
Two people holding hands show matching traditional anchor tattoos on their forearms, each with orange accents and a rope detail.
Matching anchor tattoos on two forearms
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a forearm of a red and white lighthouse over the sea inside a black anchor with teal accents and a rope loop.
Lighthouse and anchor on a forearm
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope with a ship's wheel in the centre, on the forearm of a man in a white t-shirt.
Anchor, rope and ship's wheel on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a striped lighthouse with rays of light and a banner reading BUT ALWAYS A GUIDING LIGHT, on a forearm.
Traditional lighthouse banner on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope, with two shaded roses and leaves, on a forearm.
Anchor and roses on a forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of an anchor, rope and clouds covering a forearm, with a wooden watch on the wrist and pine trees behind.
Anchor and rope sleeve on a forearm
Three newborn kittens rest on a forearm covered in traditional colour tattoos of a sailing ship, a red ribbon and flowers.
Kittens resting on a traditional forearm tattoo
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a compass in a rope border, a blue and red anchor and the words Let your past be your compass but never your anchor.
Compass, rope and anchor quote on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a bearded man with a quiff and moustache on the back of a hand, with small finger tattoos and a Believe script on the wrist.
Bearded man portrait on the back of a hand
Traditional style anchor tattoo wrapped in rope on the forearm, with the words Hope Anchors the Soul in blackletter lettering and small red gems.
Traditional anchor with rope and lettering
Side-by-side photos of a forearm: on the left a small dark anchor tattoo on the inner wrist, on the right the same area covered by a large shaded black rose with teal leaves in a traditional style.
Before and after: black rose cover-up on forearm
Two people holding hands, each with a traditional-style anchor tattoo on the inner forearm, with black linework and orange-red accents.
Matching anchor tattoos on two forearms
Colour tattoo on a forearm in a traditional style, showing a grey anchor wrapped in chain, a pocket watch with Roman numerals and red roses.
Anchor, pocket watch and roses on a forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a grey seagull perched on a rope-wrapped anchor, with the words fall out boy in black script below, on a forearm.
Seagull perched on an anchor with script
Traditional colour tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope, with a red rose, green waves and black droplets, on a forearm.
Anchor and rose on a forearm
Traditional-style tattoo on a forearm of a green octopus with yellow suckers wrapped around a grey anchor, with pink roses and blue flowers below.
Octopus wrapped around an anchor with roses
Hands holding a white mug, with a red and black traditional ship's wheel tattoo on the back of one hand and small anchor, arrow and Roman numeral tattoos on the fingers.
Ship's wheel and small symbols on hands
Heavily tattooed arms crossed over a head of long hair, showing a grey rose on the hand, a pink rose on the forearm, and a teal heart on the upper back in traditional style.
Roses and heart tattoos on arms and hands
Black and grey traditional tattoos of a bird, a sailing ship and an anchor on a man's forearm, with a rolled patterned shirt sleeve above.
Bird, ship and anchor on a forearm
Traditional-style tattoo of a grey shaded anchor with a yellow ribbon wrapped around it, on the inner forearm.
Anchor with yellow ribbon on a forearm
Black linework anchor wrapped in rope, with pink roses and blue flowers, tattooed on the forearm.
Anchor with pink roses and blue flowers on forearm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a sailing ship with an anchor and rope waves on the forearm.
Sailing ship and anchor on a forearm
Black ink anchor tattoo on a forearm, with rope forming a heart around the shank and dotwork shading on the crown and lower chevron.
Anchor wrapped in a rope heart on a forearm
Black and grey anchor tattoo with rope wrapped around the shank, shown in a traditional style on the forearm.
Anchor and rope on a forearm
Small colour anchor tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, outlined in dark blue with yellow, red and green accents in a traditional style.
Anchor tattoo on a forearm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a compass and anchor with geometric lines on the inner forearm.
Compass and anchor watercolour tattoo on a forearm