Rope tattoo ideas

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

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A colour and grey anchor tattoo wrapped in pink roses, green leaves and rope, with a small script word beside the flukes, placed on the side of the body.
Anchor with roses and rope on the side
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a grey anchor wrapped in rope with two pink roses, green leaves and a pink flower on skin.
Anchor and pink roses tattoo
Colourful neo-traditional tattoos on two feet, an anchor wrapped in pink and blue flowers on the left foot and a compass rose inside a floral wreath on the right foot.
Anchor and compass tattoos on two feet
Colour tattoo of a lighthouse, sailboat and waves inside a rope-edged heart, with purple flowers and green leaves, in a traditional style on a forearm.
Heart-framed lighthouse and sailboat on a forearm
Small colour tattoo of a hot air balloon with a zigzag and dot pattern on the ankle, drawn in fine black linework.
Hot air balloon on an ankle
Traditional style anchor flash design with a wooden stock, coiled rope and red flowers with green leaves, shown on a plain white background.
Anchor with rope and red flowers
Traditional style colour tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope with a banner reading HOME, on the forearm.
Traditional anchor with HOME banner
Black line drawing flash design of an anchor wrapped in rope beside a ship's wheel, with the words Guide me in your truth and Anchor me in your love.
Anchor and ship wheel with quote lettering
Black and grey dotwork hot air balloon tattoo with a basket and ropes, sitting on the forearm.
Hot air balloon on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope and pink and peach roses with blue flowers, on the outer thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Anchor and roses on a thigh
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope with a heart on the shank and the words Have Heart beneath, on the upper back.
Anchor and heart with Have Heart script
Black and grey anchor tattoo wrapped with rope in a traditional style, shown on a patch of hairy skin with a reddened area around it.
Anchor with rope on skin
Black ink design of an anchor with a looping line leading to a flock of birds and the script words carry with me the weight of the sea, shown on a white background.
Anchor and birds with script quote
Traditional style tattoo of a pin-up woman and a sailor kissing inside a red heart, with rope and flowers, on the upper arm.
Sailor and pin-up couple in a red heart
Shaded grey anchor with a looping rope and pink blossoms, a botanical style tattoo on the side of the ribs.
Anchor and blossoms on the side ribs
Pencil drawing of a shaded anchor wrapped in rope, with a flock of birds rising from the top of the rope, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Anchor, rope and birds design
Traditional colour tattoo of a sailor woman in a rope frame above an anchor, with a dagger and roses, on a leg.
Sailor woman in a rope frame over an anchor
Solid black anchor design with a rope coiled around the shank and a knot near the ring, shown as a flat stencil-style drawing on a white background.
Anchor with rope wrapped around the shank
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a hot air balloon with leaf scallops, stars and an arrow on the outer thigh.
Hot air balloon with leaves on a thigh
Black ink ship's wheel with script reading Be the one to guide me, and an anchor with rope and script reading but never hold me down, tattooed on the thighs.
Ship's wheel and anchor thigh tattoos
Watercolour-style tattoo of a teal anchor wrapped in rope, with two birds and red splashes, on the outer thigh.
Watercolour anchor and birds on a thigh
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
Black linework drawing of a neo-traditional anchor wrapped in rope, with flowers, leaves and cloud shapes, shown as a tattoo design on a warm background.
Anchor with rope and flowers design
Black line flash design of a stitched spellbook with an eye on its cover, a banner reading It's all just a bunch of, and purple Hocus Pocus lettering.
Stitched spellbook with eye and banner flash
Black and grey engraved skull design built from an octopus, fish, shells and an anchor, in a detailed flash style.
Sea creature skull with anchor
Traditional style tattoo of a black anchor with two red roses on the side of the ribs, shown under a raised arm.
Anchor and roses on the side ribs
Colour tattoo of an anchor with a rope and two pink hummingbirds over blue watercolour splashes, on a person's upper back.
Anchor and hummingbirds on a upper back
Hand-drawn flash design of a compass rose inside an ornate scrollwork frame, with a crossing arrow and rope detail, drawn in brown ink on paper.
Compass and scrollwork arrow design
Full torso tattoo in neo-traditional style showing an owl with spread wings across the chest, with a compass, sailing ship and woman's portrait on the stomach.
Owl and nautical full torso piece
Grey-wash line drawing of a hooded skull spectre wrapped in a rope and wheat sprigs, with a dotted arc above and the word Virgo below, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Virgo skull spectre design
Small black fine line anchor tattoo with dashed rope detail on the ankle.
Small anchor tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey shaded drawing of a compass wrapped in twisted branches with a rope, a stylised anchor and a flying bird, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Compass, anchor and bird tattoo design
Black and grey realism tattoo across a person's upper back showing a man in a tailcoat walking a tightrope, with an anatomical heart and a brain hanging from the pole.
Tightrope walker balancing heart and brain on back
Black and grey drawing of a ship's wheel, anchor and rope among clouds, with the script quote "Be the one to guide me, but never hold me down", shown as a tattoo design with no placement on the body.
Ship wheel and anchor with script quote
Black ink drawing of a rope-wrapped anchor and ship's wheel beneath calligraphic lettering reading the sailor's creed, shown as a design on paper rather than on skin.
Anchor and ship's wheel with sailor's creed lettering
Black and grey dotwork compass rose with a fine line rope leading to an anchor, tattooed on a shoulder.
Compass rose and anchor on a shoulder
Two flash designs of an anchor woven into an infinity symbol, one in tan rope with a blue flower and the words be strong believe, the other in black line with the word hope.
Anchor and infinity flash designs
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
Blue pen sketch of a sailing ship inside a bottle, with a kraken's tentacles reaching up from the waves beside it.
Ship in a bottle with kraken sketch
Black linework anchor wrapped in a rope, decorated with coral roses and teal foliage on a white background, drawn as a botanical tattoo design.
Anchor with rope and coral roses
Colour traditional-style tattoo on the outer thigh showing an anchor with rope, pink flowers, seaweed, an open shell with a pearl and blue waves.
Anchor, shell and pearl on a thigh
Black and grey traditional flash of a skull above a trident and anchor rope, framing a ship, a whale and a banner reading Sea Shepherd.
Skull, trident and whale in a rope frame
Colour tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope and pink roses with blue flowers and green vines on a limb.
Anchor with pink roses and blue flowers
Pen drawing of a tattoo design showing a compass inside a tree wreath, with banners reading 'Not all who wander are lost' and an anchor below, in a botanical line style.
Compass, anchor and tree banner design
Black and grey engraved anchor tattoo wrapped in rope, shown in a close-up photo of a limb.
Engraved anchor wrapped in rope
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a humpback whale lifted by ropes to a small basket, on the inner forearm.
Whale lifted by a balloon on forearm
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with a deer skull and antlers at the centre, hanging feathers below, on a person's thigh.
Dreamcatcher with deer skull on the thigh
Black and grey traditional anchor with a coiled rope on the side of a man's neck, just behind his ear.
Anchor with rope on the side of the neck