Rope tattoo ideas

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

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Drawn tattoo design of an infinity symbol made of rope and vines, with an anchor, pink roses and the script words I refuse to sink.
Infinity anchor with roses and rope
Black dotwork drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope, with bubbles rising from it, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Dotwork anchor with rope and rising bubbles
Realistic colour tattoo of a grey anchor wrapped in rope and pink roses with blue flowers, on the outer thigh.
Anchor and roses on a thigh
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with a beaded rim, fine web and three shaded feathers, placed across the upper back.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on the upper back
Black and grey traditional flash design of an anchor wrapped in rope, with a Sink or Swim banner and flowers, printed on cream fabric with no body part shown.
Anchor with Sink or Swim banner
Two matching forearm tattoos show a grey shaded anchor wrapped in rope, with a teal bow and the word sisters in script beneath.
Matching anchor and bow forearm tattoos
Two matching black script quote tattoos on the forearms, one with an anchor and one with three birds and a bird silhouette in lettering style.
Matching anchor and bird quote tattoos on forearms
Shaded grey anchor wrapped in rope, overlapped by soft purple hibiscus flowers and leaves, tattooed on skin.
Anchor and purple hibiscus tattoo
Black and grey traditional flash sheet showing a swallow with roses, a butterfly, a tiger head, a snake, a skull in a beanie, a woman with a rose in her hair and an eye.
Traditional flash sheet with swallow and tiger
Traditional tattoo of a black and yellow compass rose with pink flowers, green leaves and an anchor, on the upper arm.
Compass rose with anchor and flowers on upper arm
Neo-traditional wolf head tattoo on an upper arm, framed by bird skulls, rope, yellow leaves with red berries and a crescent moon.
Wolf and bird skulls on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional compass rose with a rope-wrapped anchor on a shoulder and upper arm, with a small blue accent in the compass centre.
Compass and anchor on shoulder and upper arm
Back of a woman's neck with a small blue-grey anchor tattoo wrapped in rope, and a colourful tattoo visible on her shoulder.
Anchor tattoo on the back of the neck
Black and grey realism style flash design of a skull wearing a feather headdress, with a rope, banner and arrow below, not shown on skin.
Skull in feather headdress with banner
Small colour tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope with a pink heart at its centre, on the upper back below dark hair.
Anchor with rope and pink heart on upper back
Black line-drawn tattoo flash sheet with food, objects and lettering motifs, including a steak, pizza slice, pie, revolver and the word MEAT, on a pale grey background.
Tattoo flash sheet of food and text motifs
Colour tattoo of an anchor with a pink bow, a sailing ship inside a pink rope ring and a small heart, on a person's upper back.
Anchor and sailing ship on a back
Traditional-style flash drawing of a swallow in flight with a rope-wrapped anchor, roses and vines on a blue patterned background.
Swallow and anchor flash design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass over a world map on a forearm, with map labels visible around it.
Compass over a world map on a forearm
Black and grey traditional-style anchor tattoo wrapped in rope with two starfish, script lettering on the shank and 6:19 on the crown, on the side of the torso.
Anchor with rope and starfish on the side
Black linework anchor wrapped in rope, with pink roses and blue flowers, tattooed on the forearm.
Anchor with pink roses and blue flowers on forearm
Black and grey anchor tattoo with three banners reading a quote, shaded in a traditional style on the side of the ribs.
Anchor and quote banner on ribs
Colour tattoo of a pink and yellow striped hot air balloon with a small basket on the side of the ribs.
Striped hot air balloon on ribs
Traditional style anchor tattoo wrapped in rope on the top of a foot, with Roman numerals on the shank.
Traditional anchor and rope on a foot
Traditional-style flash drawing of a ship in a heart framed by roses, with the words Beyond the Sea in black outline lettering.
Ship in a heart with roses flash design
Close view of a wrist with typewriter-style lettering reading I'm with Amanda's Bachelorette Party and a black anchor with a red rope, placed on the forearm near the wrist.
Bachelorette party anchor on a wrist
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a sailing ship with an anchor and rope waves on the forearm.
Sailing ship and anchor on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a coiled rattlesnake over a waving orange banner reading Don't Tread On Me, with a skull and rope on the upper back.
Rattlesnake and Don't Tread On Me banner
Black and grey drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope and a ribbon, with lilies and leaves, designed as a tattoo.
Anchor with rope, ribbon and lilies
Traditional colour tattoo of a sailing ship with flowers and leaves above a mandala on a forearm.
Sailing ship and mandala on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a three-masted sailing ship riding interwoven waves, with a hanging anchor on a thin line, in a traditional nautical design shown on cream paper.
Sailing ship on waves with anchor
Forearm tattoo of a rope-edged infinity symbol with an anchor and the script words I refuse to sink, mostly black ink with a red accent.
Anchor and infinity rope with script on forearm
Black line drawing flash of a mermaid holding an anchor wrapped in rope, with long flowing hair and a curled tail.
Mermaid with anchor and rope flash
Black ink anchor tattoo on a forearm, with rope forming a heart around the shank and dotwork shading on the crown and lower chevron.
Anchor wrapped in a rope heart on a forearm
Two matching foot tattoos: a pink and blue feather with flying birds and the words I'll be your wings on the left foot, and a black anchor with birds and the words and I'll be your anchor on the right
Feather and anchor foot tattoos with matching script
Traditional-style tattoo of an anchor with wings, rope and a U.S.N. banner on the upper shoulder.
Anchor and wings with U.S.N. banner
Pencil sketch of an anchor with a dotted line curling up to a flock of birds, drawn on lined paper as a tattoo design.
Anchor with dotted line and flying birds
Black and grey flash sheet of anchor designs with script quotes, including a large engraved-style anchor with rope and a small anchor beside the words I refuse to sink.
Anchor and lettering tattoo flash sheet
Black and grey drawing of a ship's wheel, anchor, rope and two roses, in a traditional style, shown as a design sheet rather than on skin.
Ship wheel, anchor and roses design
Black and grey anchor tattoo with rope wrapped around the shank, shown in a traditional style on the forearm.
Anchor and rope on a forearm
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
Colour tattoo of an ornate hot air balloon with a trailing freedom script on the outer thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Hot air balloon and freedom script on thigh
Traditional-style tattoo of a red snake coiled around a blade with a green hilt, on the inner forearm of a hand raised in a pink glove.
Snake and blade on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a red bird head with a feathered crest inside a rope-edged heart on a forearm, with a Celtic knot charm hanging below.
Red bird in rope heart on forearm
Two black and grey traditional anchor tattoos with rope wrapped around the shanks, one on the top of each bare foot, resting on grass.
Anchor and rope tattoos on both feet
Black and white neo-traditional flash design of an anchor wrapped in rope, a compass rose, a lily, a banner and waves.
Anchor, compass and lily tattoo design
Black outlined anchor tattoo on the forearm with a blue, purple, red and orange watercolour wash behind it.
Anchor with watercolour splash on forearm
Traditional style anchor tattoo wrapped in white rope with three red roses and dark leaves, shaded in grey with a black outline, on a limb.
Anchor with rope and red roses