Rope tattoo ideas

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

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Traditional coloured flash design of a pin-up woman performing an acrobatic pose inside a green aerial hoop, with yellow ropes and black swirls.
Pin-up acrobat on an aerial hoop
Traditional style tattoo of a sailor woman in a rope frame with red roses and small birds, placed on the calf.
Sailor woman in a rope frame on a calf
Black and grey engraved drawing of an anchor with a twisted rope coiled around its shank, on a plain white background.
Anchor with rope wrapped around the shank
Black and grey line drawing of a traditional-style anchor wrapped in ribbon banners, one reading FAMILY, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Anchor with family ribbon banners
Two people holding hands show matching traditional anchor tattoos on their forearms, each with orange accents and a rope detail.
Matching anchor tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey anchor tattoo wrapped in rope, with a small heart inside the shank, on a patch of skin in a traditional style.
Anchor with rope and heart
Traditional style flash design of an anchor wrapped in rope with a ship's wheel, two swallows and a laurel wreath, drawn on torn paper over wooden boards.
Anchor and ship wheel with swallows
Black and grey tattoo of a sailing ship inside a bottle with a rope stopper, on the forearm, in a traditional style with bold outlines and stippled shading.
Ship in a bottle on a forearm
Traditional style flash design of a black anchor wrapped in rope and entwined with red and orange roses, teal leaves and blue flowers.
Anchor with roses and rope
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a forearm of a red and white lighthouse over the sea inside a black anchor with teal accents and a rope loop.
Lighthouse and anchor on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of mountains, pine trees and a lake inside a rope-edged circle with a sunset and wave border, on the outer thigh.
Mountain lake scene in a rope circle on a thigh
Pencil line drawing of a traditional-style anchor inside a rope border, with a lighthouse and seascape in the upper shank and a scallop shell and flowers at the base.
Anchor, lighthouse and shell design
Black and grey photograph of a small traditional anchor tattoo on the side of a finger, resting on a wooden surface.
Small anchor tattoo on a finger
Traditional style anchor tattoo with red flowers and a rope wrapped around the shank, placed on the ankle.
Anchor with flowers and rope on an ankle
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a sailing ship, rose, ship's wheel and anchor across an upper arm and shoulder.
Sailing ship, rose and anchor on upper arm
Black and grey flash design of a lighthouse, crescent moons, flowers and a ribbon banner reading We found love in the dark, in a traditional style.
Lighthouse and ribbon banner flash design
Colour tattoo of a grey anchor wrapped in rope, with blue waves and Roman numerals on the upper arm.
Anchor and waves on upper arm
Black and grey flash design of a lighthouse inside a rope circle, with a ship's wheel at its base and three banners carrying lettering.
Lighthouse and ship's wheel with banners
Black and grey pencil drawing of a lighthouse and ornate compass tattoo design on paper, with a hand holding a pencil at the top left.
Lighthouse and compass tattoo design
Black line drawing of an anchor wrapped in a twisted rope, in a traditional nautical flash style, with no body placement shown.
Anchor wrapped in rope line drawing
Colour traditional tattoo of a blue anchor wrapped in a yellow rope with red roses and green leaves, placed on the shoulder.
Anchor and rope with roses on a shoulder
Colour traditional tattoo of a hand holding a bundle of feathers and rope across the stomach, with a candle and a portrait on the surrounding skin.
Traditional feathers and hand on torso
Traditional style colour tattoo of an anchor with an orange ribbon and the words I refuse to sink in black script, on a limb.
Anchor with ribbon and script on skin
Black and grey eagle, globe and anchor tattoo across a man's upper back and shoulder blade, photographed from behind.
Eagle, globe and anchor on upper back
Black and grey traditional style tattoo on the forearm showing a house with a scalloped roof, dotted smoke, a TAKE CARE banner and a rope knot.
House and rope knot with TAKE CARE banner
Traditional style tattoo of a red and white striped lighthouse inside a rope frame, with a pink flower above, on the outer thigh.
Lighthouse and flower on a thigh
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
Black ink flash drawing of an anchor with rope, a skull and a cluster of flowers, in a traditional style.
Anchor, skull and flowers drawing
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a crown-topped key with a twisted shaft and a small cross above, on the inside of a forearm.
Crown key tattoo on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a lighthouse and a sailing ship inside an oval frame, with a rope, feathers and a yellow flower.
Lighthouse and sailing ship on upper arm
Thigh with a coloured portrait of a woman framed by flowers, a black and grey sailing ship in a rope border, and a small teal lotus with pink characters above it.
Portrait, ship and lotus tattoos on a thigh
Navy line drawing of a bearded sailor in a striped top and cap, with tattooed arms, anchor and rope, and the lettering A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.
Sailor flash with smooth sea lettering
Black and grey tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship inside a bottle with a rope stopper, on the inner forearm.
Sailing ship in a bottle on a forearm
Vintage-style anchor design with pink and peach roses, teal leaves and a rope wrapped around the shaft, shown on a plain pale background.
Anchor with roses design
Black and grey flash sheet of arrow designs with feathered fletching and decorative shafts, drawn on aged paper, suitable as tattoo inspiration.
Arrow flash sheet
Traditional style flash sheet in navy line work showing an anchor with rope, a swallow in flight, a three-masted sailing ship and a cluster of roses on a white background.
Nautical flash sheet with anchor, swallow, ship and roses
Traditional style colour tattoo of a pin-up woman in a red outfit holding an anchor rope, with a banner reading Steady as she goes, on the body.
Pin-up and anchor with banner on skin
Two black ink thigh tattoos in traditional style, a ship's wheel and an anchor wrapped in rope, each with script lettering, on a person wearing denim shorts.
Ship wheel and anchor thigh tattoos
Collage of four tattoos: a traditional hot air balloon with roses on the upper back, a colourful traditional anchor with rope and hearts on the upper arm, a black and grey anchor with a compass and
Four nautical and balloon tattoos collage
Traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing a shaded grey eagle within a rope-style border, with a hand above it holding a red and orange flame.
Eagle, hand and flame on a forearm
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 tattoo of a grey and black anchor wrapped with a brown rope, shown on a limb.
Anchor with rope on skin
Colour traditional tattoo of a rope-wrapped anchor with pink roses and green leaves on the outer thigh.
Anchor and pink roses on a thigh
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo with a rope wrapped around the shaft, a heart at the centre and a flower at the base, on the inner wrist.
Anchor, rope and heart on the inner wrist
Black and grey Traditional style tattoo of octopus tentacles rising from engraved waves beneath stars and clouds, on an upper arm.
Octopus tentacles rising from waves on an upper arm
Traditional style lantern tattoo with a lettered banner and rope border on a man's forearm, resting on a bar.
Lantern and banner tattoo on a forearm
Vintage-style flash drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope, decorated with pink roses and teal leaves, on a cream background.
Anchor with roses and rope
Brown ink drawing of a compass rose with a ship's wheel and anchor at its centre, shown on a cream notebook page, styled as a traditional nautical tattoo design.
Compass rose with ship's wheel and anchor