Rope tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black tattoo of a girl sitting on a crescent moon swing, with a thin rope running to a small hanging ornament, on the inner forearm.
Girl on a crescent moon swing on a forearm
Watercolour and ink drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope, with pink coral, barnacles and a red starfish, designed as a tattoo design.
Anchor with rope, coral and starfish
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
Small black and grey anchor tattoo on the side of a person's ribs, worn beneath a black bikini top and a loose grey top.
Small anchor tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey engraving-style tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with a wolf, skeletons, a bird, an eye, a snake and a crescent moon.
Engraved skeleton and beast scene on upper arm
Black linework anchor wrapped in rope with three swallows flying upward, set over teal and pink watercolour washes on skin at the side of the torso.
Anchor and swallows with watercolour splashes
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
Watercolour-style drawing of a tattoo design showing an anchor wrapped in rope, with a death's-head hawkmoth, two compasses, lightning flags and two revolvers.
Anchor with moth, compasses and revolvers
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
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a peacock with red and orange peonies across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Peacock and peony tattoo on shoulder and arm
Vintage-style drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope and decorated with pink roses and teal flowers on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Vintage anchor with roses and rope
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
Collage of four colourful watercolour-style tattoos on arms: an anchor with rope, a deer, a skull and an outlined lily, with the lily and anchor on forearms and the skull on the upper arm.
Watercolour anchor, deer, skull and lily
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
Realistic colour tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope and entwined with pink and cream roses and blue flowers, on the outer thigh.
Anchor and 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
Neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh of a hooded, blindfolded woman with a black raven, a hand holding rope and an orange crescent moon.
Blindfolded woman and raven on a thigh
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 ink drawing of an anchor with a rope wrapped around it and a tree growing up through the shank, shown as a tattoo design in a sketchbook.
Anchor with a tree growing through it
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
Pencil sketch of a compass rose inside a rope-edged circle decorated with dots, with a feather hanging from a chain below, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Compass rose and feather design sketch
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
Two side-by-side photos of black outline tattoos on a calf: a guillotine reading Keep your chin up, and a noose on a gallows reading Hang in there.
Guillotine and gallows with slogans on a calf
Fine line tattoo of a black anchor wrapped by a thin light blue rope, placed on the side of the torso.
Anchor with rope line on the side
Flat navy anchor design with white rope coiled around the shank and crown on a plain white background.
Anchor with rope wrapped around the shank
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
Neo-trad style tattoo of an anchor and ship's wheel with postmarks, handwriting and a blue wash on the upper arm.
Anchor and ship's wheel with postmarks
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
Two black ink thigh tattoos on a woman in denim shorts: a ship's wheel with script reading Be the one to guide me, and an anchor with script reading but never hold me down.
Ship's wheel and anchor thigh tattoos
Small solid black airplane silhouette tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised clenched hand, with a city skyline behind.
Small airplane tattoo on the wrist
Black and red lettering with a black anchor wrapped in red rope on the inner wrist, in a lettering style.
Anchor and slogan text on a wrist
Pencil drawing of a bearded skull wearing a peaked captain's cap with a star and laurel badge, with rope and crossed anchors below, shown as a tattoo design.
Skull in captain's cap with beard and anchor
Fine line black outline tattoo of a rope-wrapped anchor above the words 'I refuse to sink.' on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Anchor with rope and 'I refuse to sink' on a wrist
Traditional style tattoo of a grey and black anchor wrapped with a brown rope, shown on a limb.
Anchor with rope on skin
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a life ring with a coiled rope on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Life ring with rope on the wrist
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
A black and white flash sheet of nautical designs including anchors, a lighthouse, a whale, a compass star, a ship's wheel, a sailing boat and a sailing ship.
Nautical flash sheet of anchors, waves and ships