Ankh tattoo ideas

46 photos and flash · 15% Realism, 13% Traditional · Forearm most common

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Black linework tattoo of an ankh-style cross with a looped top and a small detail below, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Ankh-style cross tattoo on wrist
Coloured illustration of a crouching pin-up woman with a large afro, red underwear and red heels, with green vine and ankh tattoos on her back and leg.
Pin-up with afro and ankh tattoo
Black and grey Traditional style tattoo of a winged ankh with an eye of Horus, a scarab and a stepped pyramid, on the outer thigh.
Winged ankh with scarab and pyramid on a thigh
Solid black ankh with an Eye of Horus beneath it on the side of a person's ribs, with a hand resting on the stomach.
Ankh and Eye of Horus on the ribs
Black and grey traditional tattoos of Anubis holding an ankh and an Egyptian woman with arms raised, both on the forearms, with a winged scarab above.
Anubis and Egyptian woman on forearms
Red pencil sketch of an ankh with an Eye of Horus across its crossbar, drawn on pale green paper as a tattoo design.
Ankh and Eye of Horus design sketch
Pencil drawing of an Egyptian-inspired winged cat holding an ankh pendant, shown as a flash design for a tattoo.
Winged cat with ankh pencil design
Black and grey tattoo of a winged Egyptian goddess kneeling with outstretched wings, with a winged ankh above, across the upper back.
Winged Egyptian goddess on a back
Colour realism tattoo of a blue hibiscus with green leaves, a blue butterfly and a diamond on the upper back and shoulder blade, with a grey ankh tattoo above.
Blue hibiscus and butterfly on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing the jackal-headed Anubis, an ankh pendant and two Egyptian faces, one with a headdress.
Anubis and pharaoh portraits on a forearm
Detailed black ink drawing on paper of an Anubis figure with skulls, snakes, bat wings, an ankh and lotus flowers, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Anubis with skulls and lotus flash design
Black and grey dotwork flash design of a horned animal skull above a pair of scales holding a feather and a small object, with an ankh inside a downward triangle.
Horned skull and scales dotwork design
Small black fine line tattoo of an ankh above an Eye of Horus on the back of a person's neck, with hands resting on their head and shoulder.
Ankh and Eye of Horus on the back of the neck
Black and grey sugar skull tattoo with roses and leafy vines across the upper back, shown from behind.
Sugar skull and roses on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on a forearm showing Anubis, an Egyptian pharaoh portrait and an Eye of Horus with an ankh.
Egyptian sleeve with Anubis and Eye of Horus
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing an Egyptian woman in profile wearing a striped headdress, with an eye of Horus and an ankh beside her, drawn on a sketchbook page.
Egyptian woman with eye of Horus and ankh sketch
Black and grey realism tattoo across a man's upper back showing a falcon-headed figure and a jackal-headed figure flanking an ankh and an eye of Horus, set against cracked stone.
Egyptian deities, ankh and eye of Horus on a back
Black ink ankh with a heart-shaped loop on the left ribs of a person wearing a white top.
Ankh and heart on the ribs
Black and grey owl tattoo with a compass and ankh on the forearm, in neo-traditional style with dotwork shading.
Owl and compass on a forearm
Black ink dotwork drawing of a jackal-headed Anubis figure with an ankh on a forearm-like shape, set among geometric lines and sun motifs.
Anubis head and ankh dotwork design
Neo-traditional tattoo of an owl with a sugar skull beneath it, shaded in black and grey with blue accents, on the outer thigh.
Owl and sugar skull on a thigh
Black and grey geometric tattoo of an ankh with a star motif on the upper forearm of a person wearing a burgundy top and grey skirt.
Ankh and geometric star on a forearm
Small black doodle-style tattoos of symbols and objects cover both forearms and the back of the hands, which have dark nail polish.
Doodle-style symbol tattoos on forearms
Close up of a solid black ankh tattoo with a bold, simple outline on a person's side or torso.
Solid black ankh on skin
Black linework sugar skull flash design with floral crown, ankh, heart-shaped eyes and a diamond eye, with no placement on the body shown.
Sugar skull design with ankh and hearts
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black Egyptian cat with rainbow feathered wings, a crescent moon and an ankh on a person's back.
Winged Egyptian cat with ankh on back
Black and grey tattoo of a winged scarab beetle beneath an ankh, with hieroglyphs and Egyptian motifs around it, on an upper arm.
Winged scarab with ankh on an upper arm
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a woman's face in an ornate gold headdress and teal jewellery, with eye motifs, on a forearm.
Neo-trad woman portrait with headdress on forearm
Hand-drawn sheet on squared paper showing many small line symbols, including an ankh, eye, skull, owl, lion, dreamcatcher and mountains, as possible tattoo designs.
Hand-drawn sheet of small tattoo symbols
Black line drawing sheet of Egyptian symbols including the Eye of Ra, Eye of Horus, ankh, winged scarab beetle and several hieroglyphs, with German and English captions.
Egyptian hieroglyphs and symbols reference sheet
Small black ankh tattoo on an ankle, photographed against sand in a simple fine line style.
Ankh tattoo on an ankle
Blue pen sketch of an Egyptian queen in a striped headdress, with an Eye of Horus, an ankh, palm fronds and a flower of life behind her.
Egyptian queen tattoo design sketch
Black tribal-style drawing of a heart with swirling lines that flow down into an ankh cross, shown as a flash design on a white background.
Tribal heart and ankh design
Fine line black ankle tattoo of a braided anklet with hanging feathers, a hamsa hand, a flower of life and an ankh, on a bare foot by the sea.
Charm anklet tattoo on an ankle
Pencil flash sheet of an Egyptian cat head, jackal head, winged scarab and woman in a collar, set against a hieroglyph background.
Egyptian flash sheet with cat, jackal and scarab
Black and grey photograph of a small, solid ankh tattoo at the centre of a person's chest, with a thin necklace and a light V-neck top.
Ankh tattoo on the chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Siamese style cat with an ankh, scarab and winged collar on the thigh.
Egyptian cat with ankh and scarab on thigh
Small black ankh above an Eye of Horus tattoo on the back of a person's neck, with their hair tied up and a hand resting on their head.
Ankh and Eye of Horus on the back of the neck
Realistic coloured tattoo of an Egyptian queen in a striped headdress with an ankh and pyramids, with an Eye of Horus below, on the inner forearm, shown beside its pencil sketch.
Egyptian queen and Eye of Horus forearm
Close-up of a small, fine line ankh tattoo in dark ink on the upper arm, with a hand with coral nails holding the arm.
Small ankh tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a jackal-headed figure within an oval striped frame with an ankh below, on a forearm.
Jackal-headed figure and ankh on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a kneeling winged Egyptian figure holding an ankh, on the inner upper arm.
Winged Egyptian figure with ankh on upper arm
Black geometric tattoo of a mandala on the back of a hand and wrist, with crescent, ankh and arrow symbols on the fingers and a small sun motif on an ankle.
Black mandala and symbol designs on hand and foot
Black and white flash sheet of Egyptian tattoo designs including a profile queen, a sphinx, an ankh, an Eye of Horus, a winged scarab, Anubis and pyramids.
Egyptian motif flash sheet
Black ink tattoo of five Egyptian hieroglyphs stacked in a vertical line down a person's upper back, including an ankh, two lions and a falcon.
Vertical Egyptian hieroglyph tattoo on upper back
Black line drawing of the Eye of Ra, an ankh and the Eye of Horus, with English and German captions beneath each symbol.
Eye of Ra, ankh and Eye of Horus symbols