Anchor tattoo ideas

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

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Black fine line anchor tattoo with script lettering curling around it on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Anchor and script on inner forearm
Black fine line tattoo on the forearm showing the words Hebrews 6:19 in script above an anchor with a small heart and an infinity symbol looping through it.
Anchor, infinity sign and Hebrews 6:19 script
Black ink design of an anchor with a looping line leading to a flock of birds and the script words carry with me the weight of the sea, shown on a white background.
Anchor and birds with script quote
Collage of six black script tattoos on skin, including quotes on a shoulder, the back of the neck and forearms, plus an anchor and a feather with an infinity symbol.
Script quote tattoos on shoulder, neck and forearm
Two people seen from behind with matching black script lettering tattoos across their upper shoulders, one reading You be the Anchor that keeps my feet on the Ground.
Matching script quote tattoos on two shoulders
Black ink ship's wheel with script reading Be the one to guide me, and an anchor with rope and script reading but never hold me down, tattooed on the thighs.
Ship's wheel and anchor thigh tattoos
Black and grey flash sheet drawing of a sailing ship on waves, two swallows, an anchor and a telescope, with the script phrase Between the Devil and the deep blue Sea beneath.
Sailing ship, swallows, anchor and telescope flash
Black ink line drawing of a compass inside a tree branch ring, with banners reading Not all who wander are lost and an anchor below, styled as a tattoo design.
Compass and tree design with banner text
Flash sheet of gold metallic temporary tattoo designs on white, including a mandala with a blue centre, palm trees, an anchor, triangles and the word breathe.
Gold metallic flash sheet with mandala and palms
Black and grey drawing of a ship's wheel, anchor and rope among clouds, with the script quote "Be the one to guide me, but never hold me down", shown as a tattoo design with no placement on the body.
Ship wheel and anchor with script quote
Black ink drawing of a rope-wrapped anchor and ship's wheel beneath calligraphic lettering reading the sailor's creed, shown as a design on paper rather than on skin.
Anchor and ship's wheel with sailor's creed lettering
Black fine line anchor design with a small heart at its base, above script reading hope anchors the soul and the reference Hebrews 6:19.
Anchor with script reading hope anchors the soul
Several temporary tattoo designs on a wooden table, including a dreamcatcher with feathers, crossed arrows, an anchor and script lettering.
Temporary tattoo sheets with dreamcatcher and script
Collage of nine black ink tattoos in fine line script and small symbols, including a feather behind the ear, a key with the word honesty, an anchor with chains and the word alive on the wrist.
Script and symbol tattoos on wrists and ear
Pen drawing of a tattoo design showing a compass inside a tree wreath, with banners reading 'Not all who wander are lost' and an anchor below, in a botanical line style.
Compass, anchor and tree banner design
Two people seen from behind with matching black script lettering tattooed across their shoulder blades, one reading an anchor quote and the other a wings quote.
Matching script quote tattoos on shoulders
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading I refuse to sink with a small anchor, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a lace top and dark jeans.
I refuse to sink script with anchor on forearm
Close-up photograph of a black ink tattoo of the word Hope in script, with an anchor above and below it, on a patch of skin.
Hope script with anchor tattoo
Two bare feet with matching black script lettering tattoos above the ankles, each with a small anchor, on a wooden bench and gravel.
Matching anchor and quote tattoos on ankles
Black ink anchor with a heart-shaped ring and the script words Hebrews 6:19 below it, tattooed on the side of the torso.
Anchor with heart and Hebrews 6:19 script
Black ink tattoo of an anchor entwined with an infinity symbol and the script words I refuse to sink, on the inner wrist, in a lettering style.
Anchor, infinity symbol and script on wrist
Black line drawing of the word love in script, with a small heart beside the l and a solid anchor in place of the v, on a white background.
Love script with heart and anchor design
Sepia photograph of a black ink anchor tattoo with rope and script reading 'My Hope is the anchor of my soul' on the side of the body, above a lace top.
Anchor and script tattoo on the side
Black ink anchor entwined with an infinity symbol and a small heart, above the script words Love anchors the soul, tattooed on the upper back.
Anchor and infinity with script on upper back
Black and grey US Navy anchor tattoo with USN lettering, the words U.S. NAVY above and RETIRED below, on an upper arm.
US Navy anchor retired tattoo on upper arm
Two people seen from behind with matching black script tattoos on their shoulder blades, an infinity symbol with a feather or an anchor and the words about wings and anchors.
Matching infinity feather and anchor quote tattoos on
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded anchor wrapped in rope, with the script words Refuse to sink across it, on a lower leg.
Anchor with Refuse to sink script on a calf
Two matching forearm tattoos: a watercolour feather with script and flying birds on the left, and a black and grey anchor with rope, birds and script on the right.
Feather and anchor matching forearm tattoos
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoos with rope and script lettering on both thighs, worn above striped over-knee socks.
Matching anchor tattoos with quotes on thighs
Black and grey tattoo of an anchor with the words 'a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor' on a forearm, in a black and white photo.
Anchor and sailor quote on a forearm
Close-up of a black fine line anchor and the words I refuse to sink in script tattooed on the side of a woman's neck.
Anchor and script on the neck
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
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
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 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 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
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
Flash sheet of metallic blue and bronze temporary designs showing palm trees, fern fronds, rope braids, anchors and the words live laugh love and hope, with no body placement visible.
Metallic flash sheet of palms, anchors and script
Black fine line tattoo of an anchor entwined with an infinity symbol, with the script words refuse to sink written beneath it.
Anchor and infinity symbol with 'refuse to sink'
Black and grey flash design of a three-masted pirate ship with a skull flag, surrounded by pirate-themed lettering and a shark.
Pirate ship with lettering flash design
Hand-drawn black ink design of a ship wheel and an anchor with script lettering reading be the one to guide me and but never hold me down, drawn across a spiral notebook.
Ship wheel and anchor script design
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey anchor wrapped in an orange and purple rope, with black script reading Hope anchors the soul, Hebrews 6:19.
Anchor and rope with script verse on a limb
Overhead view of many small temporary tattoo designs, including animals, flowers, lettering and simple line motifs, scattered around a silver tin marked SUPER.
Temporary tattoo designs around a metal tin
Two matching black and grey forearm tattoos, one showing a ship's wheel with the words Be the one to guide me, the other an anchor with rope and the words but never hold me down.
Matching ship's wheel and anchor tattoos with script
Black ink lettering arranged into an anchor-like shape on the side of a hip, in a lettering style, photographed beside a dark waistband.
Lettering arranged into an anchor shape on hip
Traditional flash sheet with the words NO MONEY NO TATTOO, a swallow, a lighthouse, falling coins, a clasped handshake on a striped sleeve, an anchor and shears in the corners.
No money no tattoo flash sheet