Mermaid tattoo ideas

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

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Traditional-style flash drawing of a mermaid with a flower crown, long hair and a spotted tail, painted on textured paper.
Spotted mermaid flash design
Colour traditional tattoo of a mermaid holding a rope, with waves, clouds, birds and a flower, on an upper arm.
Traditional mermaid with rope on upper arm
Traditional style flash drawing of a mermaid with shell top and a vintage brass diving helmet diver beside her, framed by a rope border.
Mermaid and diver under the sea
Coloured neo-traditional flash design of a red-haired mermaid in an oval cameo frame, with a teal tail, fish, an anchor and a banner reading SIREN.
Mermaid cameo with fish and a SIREN banner
Retro-style flash drawing of a dark-haired mermaid with a teal tail, surrounded by orange fish, pink coral and stylised waves, with no body placement shown.
Vintage mermaid with fish and coral
Traditional style flash drawing of a dark-haired mermaid with a green scaled tail, holding a pink shell over her chest, surrounded by black stars on a parchment background.
Traditional mermaid flash with stars
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
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of the Neverland treasure map with a compass rose and pirate ship, placed across a person's shoulder blade and upper back.
Neverland treasure map on upper back
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
Traditional-style flash drawing of a dark-haired mermaid pin-up with a shell bra and green scaled tail, surrounded by small stars on a cream background.
Mermaid pin-up with shell top
Colour tattoo of a mermaid with a green tail rising from blue and white waves across the lower back, in a traditional style.
Mermaid rising from waves on lower back
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a mermaid sitting in a clawfoot bathtub inside an ornate oval frame, on the thigh.
Mermaid in a bathtub inside an ornate frame
Colour flash design of a dark-haired mermaid with a green scaled tail seated on a pink and orange shell, holding a pearl necklace among rising bubbles and two yellow fish.
Mermaid on a shell with bubbles
Colour traditional tattoo on a thigh of a red-haired mermaid with a green tail seated on a rope-wrapped anchor, framed by red, purple and dark roses.
Mermaid on an anchor with roses on a thigh
Traditional colour tattoo of a brown-haired mermaid with a teal tail and pink starfish on the upper arm, against a blue shirt with shell print.
Mermaid with starfish on upper arm
Two legs covered in traditional tattoos of a sailing ship, red roses, a mermaid and anchors on rope, running from thigh to ankle.
Traditional ship, rose and mermaid leg tattoos
Traditional-style mermaid, anchor, stars and flowers design printed on a black t-shirt, shown flat with no body placement.
Mermaid and anchor design on a black t-shirt
Ceramic travel mug printed with traditional-style flash designs of a green-tailed mermaid with a crown and red roses, with a black lid.
Traditional flash designs on a travel mug
Traditional style flash drawing of a pin-up mermaid with brown hair, a red hibiscus, a shell top and a teal scaled tail, on a white background.
Pin-up mermaid with a shell top
Black and grey traditional flash design of a mermaid holding a palette and brush beneath a crescent moon, with a squirrel and the banner reading She's a Rose, She's a Pearl.
Mermaid painter with squirrel and banner
Colour traditional-style tattoo on the upper arm showing a mermaid with a zodiac medallion, a red heart, pink roses, a skull and a blue rose.
Mermaid and heart upper arm sleeve
Colour tattoo of a red-haired mermaid sitting on a rock inside an ornate grey oval frame with shells and a starfish, on the thigh.
Mermaid in a shell-framed oval mirror on a thigh
Pencil drawing of a traditional-style mermaid draped over an anchor, framed by flowers and rope, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Mermaid and anchor design sketch
Black and grey traditional style flash design of a tattooed mermaid holding an artist's palette, with a squirrel playing a guitar and a banner reading she's a rose, she's a pearl, set against stars
Mermaid with palette, squirrel and banner
Traditional colour tattoo of a skeleton mermaid with flowers in her hair, her scaled tail wrapped around a red anchor, on a limb.
Skeleton mermaid and anchor on a leg
Traditional black and grey tattoo of a mermaid holding a shell beside a moon, placed on the outer thigh.
Mermaid with shell on a thigh
Black and grey traditional style flash design of a skeletal-faced mermaid seated among roses and hibiscus flowers, with bones in her hair.
Skull mermaid with roses and hibiscus
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a pin-up mermaid with an anchor and scaled tail across the side ribs.
Mermaid and anchor on the side ribs
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
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
Traditional style tattoos on both legs showing sailing ships, red roses, a mermaid, a fish and anchors with rope, on thighs, calves and ankles.
Matching traditional ship and anchor leg 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
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 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
Traditional style flash drawing of a pin-up mermaid with a green tail seated in a clam shell, surrounded by bubbles, pearls and two small fish.
Mermaid in a clam shell flash
Traditional tattoo sleeve on the upper arm showing a mermaid holding a bouquet, a red heart, pink roses, a skull and a blue rose, outlined in black.
Mermaid and heart sleeve on upper arm
White zip pouch printed with traditional-style tattoo flash designs of Hello Kitty, swallows, roses, hearts and a dagger in red, blue and green.
Hello Kitty tattoo flash zip pouch
A mermaid tattoo in grey-green ink on a preserved piece of skin, displayed in a sealed glass jar, in a traditional style.
Preserved mermaid tattoo on skin in a jar
Traditional flash collage showing a purple skull with a LOVE KILLS SLOWLY banner, pin-up women, a koi fish, a mermaid, a dragon head and roses.
Traditional flash collage with skull and pin-ups
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a skeletal mermaid with long hair and a fish tail on an upper arm, with a peony above it.
Skeleton mermaid with peony on upper arm