Rope tattoo ideas

517 photos and flash · 54% Traditional, 11% Lettering · Forearm most common

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Black and grey flash design of an anchor with a heart above a hatched rope infinity symbol, with the words faith and hope and two scripture references.
Heart, infinity rope and anchor design with hope and faith
Black and grey hand-lettered tattoo flash design of an anchor with rope and the words If my love were an ocean, there would be no more land, drawn on a sketchbook page, with no body part shown.
Anchor with hand-lettered quote design
Flash design of a ship's wheel and an anchor wrapped in rope, with script lettering reading Be the one to guide me but never hold me down, in black ink on a pale background.
Ship's wheel and anchor with quote lettering
Drawn tattoo design of an anchor entwined with an infinity symbol of rope, purple roses and the script words I refuse to sink.
Infinity anchor and roses design
Black and grey traditional flash sheet showing an anchor, clasped hands, crossed arrows, a rope, flowers, an envelope and banners with lettering.
Traditional flash sheet with anchor, hands and banners
Traditional style colour tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope with Faith, Hope and Love banners, placed on the forearm.
Anchor with Faith, Hope and Love banners on a forearm
Two matching forearm tattoos: a red winged heart with script text on the left, and a red and grey anchor with a rope coil and script text on the right.
Matching heart and anchor quote tattoos on forearms
Colour traditional-style tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope, with the words THE LORD IS MY above and Anchor below, on skin.
Anchor with rope and scripted text
Colour tattoo of an ornate hot air balloon with a black script word reading freedom on the thigh, in a traditional style.
Hot air balloon and freedom script on thigh
Teal line drawing in a traditional nautical style showing a sailing ship, waves and an anchor wrapped in rope, with a banner reading I am the captain of my soul.
Sailing ship and anchor banner design