Anchor tattoo ideas

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Black and grey traditional tattoo of a sailing ship, a lotus flower and an anchor across the upper arm, shown in two photographs side by side.
Sailing ship, lotus and anchor on upper arm
Woman seated with long wavy hair, showing black and grey mandala tattoos on her upper arm and wrist and a cat head tattoo on her forearm.
Mandala and cat tattoos on arms
Geometric tattoo of an anchor in faceted blue and grey shading on the upper arm of a person wearing a black top.
Faceted blue anchor on an upper arm
Woman seen from behind by a pool with a black and grey lotus mandala tattoo at the nape of the neck, an anchor tattoo on her upper back, and a red-toned floral outline on her raised upper arm.
Lotus mandala and anchor on upper back
Close-up of a blue traditional-style anchor tattoo with a rope wrapped around its shaft, on a person's upper arm.
Blue anchor with rope on upper arm
Black lace and pink flower tattoo with a dangling feather and chain details across a shoulder and upper arm.
Lace, flower and feather upper arm tattoo
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
Black and grey Celtic knotwork cross with a heart at its centre and an anchor below it, tattooed on the upper arm.
Celtic knot cross with heart and anchor
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a winged anchor with leaves and red shading on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Winged anchor tattoo on an upper arm
Two colour tattoos in a neo-traditional style: a forearm portrait of a moustached man with lightning bolts and lettering, and an upper arm portrait of a bearded man in a paper boat hat with an eye and
Two colourful portrait tattoos on forearm and upper arm
Black and white photo of two people seen from behind, one with a black anchor tattoo on the upper back and the other with a small black anchor on the upper arm, in front of a wall of traditional
Matching anchor tattoos in a studio
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
Neo-traditional full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a red-sailed ship in a lightning storm above an octopus and sharks in green sea.
Pirate ship and octopus full sleeve
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
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mermaid draped over an anchor on the upper arm and shoulder.
Mermaid draped over an anchor on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of the USMC eagle, globe and anchor emblem inside a circle of lettering, on the upper arm and shoulder.
USMC eagle, globe and anchor on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a sailing ship, rose, ship's wheel and anchor across an upper arm and shoulder.
Sailing ship, rose and anchor on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a grey anchor wrapped in rope, with blue waves and Roman numerals on the upper arm.
Anchor and waves on upper arm
Traditional tattoo of a sailor pin-up girl in a white hat and red top, with an anchor and green laurel wreath, on the upper arm.
Sailor pin-up with anchor and laurel on upper arm
Realism style pink rose and blossom tattoo with black lace and a dangling chain ending in an anchor, across a shoulder and upper arm.
Rose, lace and anchor on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a ship's anchor wrapped in rope, shaded with a soft halo behind it, on an upper arm.
Shaded anchor with rope on an upper arm
Collage of four colourful watercolour-style tattoos on arms: an anchor with rope, a deer, a skull and an outlined lily, with the lily and anchor on forearms and the skull on the upper arm.
Watercolour anchor, deer, skull and lily
Black lace-style ornament with hanging chains, an anchor and a feather, with pink and purple flower details, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Black lace and pink flower on upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an anchor with a shaded feather on the upper arm, photographed from the side.
Anchor and feather on upper arm
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a rope-wrapped anchor with two mermaids, one above and one below, on an upper arm.
Anchor and two mermaids on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a pale-faced woman with long dark hair and fangs, eyes hidden by a banner reading Save the Vampire Queen, with an anchor below, on an upper arm.
Vampire queen portrait on a upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman in a sailor cap beside an anchor, on the upper arm of a woman with long brown hair.
Sailor woman tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, leaves and dotted stems on an upper arm, with part of an anchor visible at the left edge.
Floral lace-style tattoo on upper arm
Colour traditional anchor tattoo with a red heart on the crossbar, twisted rope and a pink flower at the base, on the upper arm.
Traditional anchor with rope and heart on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a red heart with a MOM banner, an anchor, rope and yellow roses, placed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Heart and anchor with MOM banner on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a sailing ship above an anchor and waves, framed by green leaves and a red rose, on an upper arm.
Ship, anchor and rose on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an eagle with a United States flag, an anchor and a banner reading U.S.N., on the upper arm.
Eagle, flag and anchor on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of an octopus with tentacles wrapped around an anchor, in a traditional style, on the upper arm.
Octopus and anchor on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing an anchor, a skull, a ribbon banner with lettering and five-pointed stars.
Anchor, skull and stars on an arm
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on a woman's arm showing butterflies, a small anchor, lace-like ornament and large flowers, from upper arm to forearm.
Butterflies, anchor and florals on a full sleeve
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an anchor with rope and a Chi-Rho style symbol on the upper arm.
Anchor with Chi-Rho symbol on upper arm
Black and grey anchor and feather tattoo with shaded realistic detail on the inner upper arm of a person wearing a white top.
Anchor and feather on upper arm
Two photographs of a colour tattoo on a woman's upper arm and shoulder, with black lace-style linework, pink and purple flowers, hanging chains and feathers.
Lace, flower and feather tattoo on shoulder