Mermaid tattoo ideas

279 photos and flash · 24% Traditional, 18% Neo-trad · Forearm most common

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Small solid black tattoos on four fingers of one hand, showing a seahorse, a spiral shell, a mermaid silhouette and a wave swirl.
Small sea-themed finger tattoos
Traditional style colour tattoo on the upper arm of a mermaid kissing a sailor, framed in an oval rope border with a lighthouse and flames.
Mermaid and sailor kiss in a rope frame
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a seated mermaid with long wavy hair and a finned tail, on the calf.
Seated mermaid tattoo on a lower leg
Neo-traditional tattoo of a red-haired mermaid with a green tail sitting on a rock inside an ornate beaded frame with shells and a starfish, on the thigh.
Mermaid cameo on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mermaid seated on rocks, gazing away with wind-blown hair and small birds around her, on the outer thigh.
Mermaid and birds on a thigh
Fine line mermaid tattoo with flowing red hair, a shell top and a blue watercolour wash, shown on a limb.
Mermaid with red hair in watercolour wash
Soft colour tattoo of a mermaid with flowing red hair, a purple shell top and a green tail on the inner forearm.
Mermaid with red hair on a forearm
Small black silhouette tattoo of a mermaid swimming beside two fish on the inner wrist and forearm.
Mermaid and fish silhouette on a wrist
Colour full arm sleeve tattoo of Disney princesses including Jasmine, Belle and Ariel, in a neo-traditional style across the upper arm and forearm.
Disney princess colour arm sleeve
Traditional style tattoo of a mermaid with a green tail, framed by red roses and gold scrollwork on a person's chest and upper abdomen.
Mermaid and compass rose on a chest and torso
Colour tattoo of a black mermaid silhouette swimming through teal and pink bubbles, with two small fish silhouettes, on the side of the ribs.
Mermaid silhouette with teal bubbles on ribs
Colour traditional tattoo of a pin-up mermaid with a flower in her hair and a green scaled tail, on the inner forearm.
Pin-up mermaid on a forearm
Four packaged sheets of Disney Princess and Frozen temporary jewellery tattoos, with coloured and silver designs of hearts, snowflakes, crowns and stars.
Disney temporary jewellery tattoo sheets
Black and grey pencil-style flash drawing of a mermaid on a rock inside an oval rope frame, with a shell motif and the year 1989 at the top.
Mermaid in a rope frame with 1989
Colour tattoo across a person's upper back showing a red-haired mermaid on a rock beneath a cratered moon against a blue, orange and green nebula.
Mermaid on a rock beneath a moon on the back
Coloured pencil tattoo design of a mermaid wearing a rose crown, drawn in a neo-traditional style with no body part shown.
Mermaid with rose crown and ship design
Traditional style flash design of a mermaid with a ship's wheel, a red rose and a banner reading FOLLOW ME, drawn in colour with bold outlines.
Mermaid with ship wheel and rose banner
Black fine line tattoo of a mermaid with swirling hair and scroll details on the calf.
Mermaid line tattoo on a calf
Drawing of a mermaid with long flowing hair decorated with a starfish, seashells and pink flowers, in black linework with teal and peach wash.
Mermaid with shells and starfish
Coloured neo-traditional flash design of a purple-skinned sea witch with a golden crown, trident and tentacles, above a banner reading SEA WITCH.
Sea witch character with banner flash
Neo-traditional style tattoo flash design of a dark-haired mermaid wearing an octopus headpiece, with a Black Pearl banner and a red background.
Mermaid with octopus and Black Pearl banner
Shaded colour mermaid tattoo with purple and teal scales and an orange starfish, placed across a person's upper back.
Mermaid with starfish on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mermaid kissing a diver in a brass helmet, framed by a leafy vine, on the side of the ribs.
Mermaid and diver kissing on the ribs
Neo-traditional style tattoo on the outer thigh showing a mermaid silhouette against a red sunset, with a sea witch, fish, seashell, starfish and pearl chains in black and grey.
Mermaid sunset and sea creatures on a thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a mermaid with teal hair, pearls, an orange starfish and seashells across an upper arm.
Mermaid portrait with starfish on upper arm
Flash design of a tattooed mermaid holding a skull, with an anchor, stars and a crescent moon above her head and tentacles coiled around her tail, in cream ink on a dark teal background.
Mermaid with anchor, skull and crescent moon
Colour tattoo of a red-haired mermaid with a green tail, a blue flower, a sunflower and pink watercolour washes on an upper arm.
Mermaid with flowers on upper arm
White silhouette of a mermaid with flowing hair, a curled tail and one arm raised, shown as a tattoo design on a pale teal background.
Mermaid silhouette tattoo design
Black and grey pin-up mermaid with curled hair riding a black seahorse, shown as a tattoo design on a black background.
Pin-up mermaid riding a seahorse
Four-panel photo of a traditional colour tattoo on a forearm, showing a heart, roses, a devil, a skull and a mermaid framed as Mexican loteria cards.
Loteria cards and roses on a forearm
Colour fine line tattoo of a mermaid with flowing red hair and a blue peacock-feather tail, sitting on the lower back above jeans.
Mermaid with peacock-feather tail on lower back
Black and white line drawing of a mermaid silhouette with flowing hair and a curling tail, surrounded by bubbles, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Mermaid with bubbles tattoo design
Colour tattoo of a red-haired cartoon mermaid with a teal tail on a forearm, shown beside a separate teal tail design.
Cartoon mermaid on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo on a thigh showing a mermaid on a rock beneath a large yellow moon, with a blue underwater scene of fish and coral below the waterline.
Mermaid under a full moon on a leg
Black and grey realism design of a mermaid with long flowing hair, her scaled tail curling into a circle around her, surrounded by smoke-like swirls.
Mermaid curled within a scaled tail
Full-colour tattoo of a mermaid with blue-green scales and a flowing purple tail, arm raised, on the outer thigh.
Mermaid with raised arm on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a Hello Kitty style mermaid with red hair, a green scaled tail and blue bubbles on the thigh.
Hello Kitty mermaid on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a mermaid with flowing golden hair and a teal and pink scaled tail on the side of a thigh.
Mermaid with golden hair on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a reclining mermaid with a scaled tail curling above her, across the side ribs of a torso.
Reclining mermaid tattoo on the side ribs
Pen drawing of a tattoo design on a woman's torso in a bikini, showing a Japanese style dragon and mermaid along the ribs and hip.
Dragon and mermaid design on a torso
Colour traditional tattoo of a mermaid with red roses and yellow flowers on the outer leg, with a bird at the top left.
Traditional mermaid with roses on a leg
Black ink drawing of a unicorn mermaid with a flowing tail, surrounded by starfish, shown as a tattoo design on paper rather than on skin.
Unicorn mermaid with starfish design
Shaded grey and green mermaid silhouette on a rock before a pale moon, with the words somewhere beyond my wildest dreams in script on the upper back.
Mermaid on a rock with script quote on upper back
Black tribal-style mermaid design with flowing swirled hair and a curling fishtail, drawn in solid black on a white background.
Tribal mermaid flash design
Black line drawing flash of a mermaid holding an anchor wrapped in rope, with long flowing hair and a curled tail.
Mermaid with anchor and rope flash
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a mermaid with cherry blossoms and swirling waves on the upper arm.
Mermaid with blossoms and waves on upper arm
Coloured flash design of a mermaid with curly teal hair, an anchor, rope and pink flowers in a neo-traditional style, shown on a cream background.
Mermaid with anchor and flowers design
Purple line drawing of a mermaid in a pirate hat holding a pipe beside a treasure chest, skulls and a shipwreck, shown as a tattoo flash design.
Mermaid pirate with treasure chest and skulls