Mermaid tattoo ideas

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

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Small solid black mermaid silhouette with two fish tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Mermaid silhouette on the inner wrist
Black and grey mermaid tattoo on the forearm, with a starfish in her hair, long flowing hair and a scaled tail curling below her.
Mermaid with starfish on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a mermaid with curly hair and a raised arm, with a fishtail, on a forearm.
Mermaid outline on a forearm
Black and grey mermaid tattoo with a scaled fish tail running along a forearm, with small paw print marks near the wrist.
Mermaid tattoo on a forearm
Neo-traditional style colour tattoo of a red-haired mermaid with a green tail on a forearm, with the words NEVER LOSE YOUR VOICE in black lettering above and below.
Mermaid and lettering on a forearm
Five views of a colourful traditional style full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a mermaid, a shark, sailing ships, a castle and fish in a sea scene.
Under-the-sea full sleeve tattoo
Colour tattoo of Ariel from The Little Mermaid with Flounder and blue bubbles on the forearm, in a bold cartoon style.
Ariel and Flounder cartoon tattoo
Black and grey fine line mermaid tail tattoo with shaded scales and flowing fin on the inner forearm, against a cream blind.
Mermaid tail on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a red-haired mermaid in a shell top, with a skull under a spider web above her head and waves below, on an arm.
Mermaid with skull on an arm
Small solid black mermaid silhouette with two tiny fish below it, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Mermaid silhouette on the inner wrist
Full colour neo-traditional sleeve tattoo on an arm showing Disney princesses including Ariel, Belle and Tiana, with a rose and a frog, across the forearm and upper arm.
Disney princess sleeve across four views
Fine line mermaid tattoo seen from behind on the forearm, with black linework and teal watercolour splashes on the scaled tail.
Mermaid with teal wash on forearm
Watercolour-style mermaid tattoo with flowing red hair and a blue tail on the forearm, with loose ink splashes around her.
Watercolour mermaid on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a dark-haired mermaid with closed eyes and a teal scale tail, surrounded by red fish, on a forearm.
Mermaid with red fish on a forearm
Black and grey outline tattoo of the cartoon mermaid Ariel and her fish friend Flounder on a forearm, with light shading.
Ariel and Flounder on a forearm
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a mermaid reaching upward, with a small fish and a crab, on the inner wrist.
Mermaid silhouette with fish and crab on wrist
Colour neo-traditional sleeve on an upper arm and forearm showing a princess in a yellow gown holding a rose and a mermaid beside a fish.
Disney princess sleeve across upper arm and forearm
Two colour tattoos on arms: Ariel the mermaid with a teal tail on the upper arm, and a split-face Aurora and Maleficent with a dragon on the forearm.
Ariel and a split Aurora and Maleficent tattoo
Pencil sketch of a mermaid with shell and starfish tattoo designs on both upper arms and forearms, drawn in red and blue on kraft paper.
Mermaid tattoo design sketch
Small fine line colour tattoo of a red-haired mermaid with a green tail and a figure in a green gown, on the inner forearm.
Two cartoon figures on a forearm
Watercolour-style tattoo of a red-haired mermaid with a blue and purple tail on the forearm.
Watercolour mermaid on a forearm
Full arm sleeve tattoo in a watercolour style showing a mermaid with flowing red hair and a green tail, with blue splashes, covering the upper arm and shoulder down to the forearm.
Watercolour mermaid full sleeve
Full colour sleeve tattoo of cartoon characters on a pink and blue cloud background, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Cartoon characters full sleeve on an arm
A woman in a white and dark blue swimsuit printed with a shark shows realistic black and grey tattoos on her upper arm, forearm and hand.
Tattoo sleeves and a shark print swimsuit
Solid black mermaid silhouette tattoo on the inner wrist, with the tail curving downwards towards the hand.
Mermaid silhouette on the inner wrist
Black silhouette tattoo of a mermaid with a small fish and a crab on the inner forearm.
Mermaid with fish and crab on forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a mermaid with dark wavy hair, green scale tail and red flowers, on the forearm.
Traditional mermaid with roses on a forearm
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
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-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 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
Solid black mermaid silhouette with two small fish silhouettes trailing below, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Mermaid silhouette and fish on a wrist
Solid black mermaid silhouette tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, in a blackwork style.
Mermaid silhouette on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of a dark-haired mermaid with closed eyes and a teal scale tail, surrounded by small red fish, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Mermaid with red fish on a wrist
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a mermaid with a raised arm and tail on the inner wrist.
Mermaid silhouette on a wrist
Watercolour-style tattoo of a mermaid with flowing red hair and a purple shell top, with a blue splash below, on the forearm.
Watercolour mermaid with red hair on forearm
Solid black mermaid silhouette tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with the tail curving down to the left and one arm raised.
Black mermaid silhouette on a wrist
Two photographs: black script reading hakuna matata with small birds on a foot, and a black mermaid silhouette with small fish on a wrist.
Script and birds on a foot, mermaid on a wrist
Watercolour-style mermaid tattoo with flowing red hair and a blue scaled tail, sitting on the inner forearm.
Mermaid on a forearm