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
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
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
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
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
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
Black and grey neo-traditional design drawn on tracing paper of a mermaid with a ship, anchor, rope and ship's wheel, with no body placement shown.
Mermaid with ship and ship's wheel design
Black linework flash design, drawn on paper, of a bearded man in profile with a pipe, roses and rope around him.
Bearded man profile with roses and rope
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a black dog and a brown dog with red roses and a rope border, on a person's upper back near the shoulder.
Two dogs and roses on the upper back
Two matching calf tattoos in colour: a rope-wrapped anchor with a red heart on the left leg and a fishing rod on the right, both set in blue watercolour splashes.
Anchor and fishing rod on calves
Colourful compass rose and anchor with a rope on the inside of a forearm, with watercolour splashes in orange, green, blue and pink.
Compass and anchor with watercolour splashes
Neo-traditional tattoo of a bearded sailor in a knit cap with a pipe, rope and red rose, on the thigh.
Bearded sailor portrait with rope and rose
Flash design of a blonde cartoon woman in a pink dress, framed by roses, thorns, two birds and a banner reading Once Upon a Dream, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Blonde heroine with roses and a banner
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey anchor wrapped in an orange and purple rope, with black script reading Hope anchors the soul, Hebrews 6:19.
Anchor and rope with script verse on a limb
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
Two side-by-side photos of an anchor tattoo with a bow and the word Sister on a forearm, one in black and grey and one with pink and coloured shading.
Anchor and bow with Sister script on a forearm
Black line drawing of a tattoo design with two hearts edged in rope, swirls, two roses, leaves and beaded chains, in a neo-traditional style.
Hearts, roses and beads line drawing
Colour tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope and decorated with pink roses, orange lilies and yellow flowers on the side of the ribs.
Anchor with roses and flowers on ribs
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
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
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
Drawing of a vintage engraved anchor wrapped in rope and set with coral roses and teal foliage, shown as a tattoo design on a plain light background.
Anchor with roses design
Neo-traditional tattoo design of a woman with long dark hair, feathers, hummingbirds and sunflowers, with a banner reading choose your own path.
Woman with hummingbirds and path banner
Black and grey neo-traditional key tattoo with red shading on the bow, crossing a rope-framed compass rose on the forearm.
Key and compass rose on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a grey-green fish with a dagger through it, set inside a red rope ring on the lower leg.
Fish and dagger within a rope ring on a calf
Colour tattoo of a grey anchor with swirled detailing, an orange starfish and teal and blue waves, on the ankle.
Anchor, starfish and waves on an ankle
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a striped lighthouse under a sunset sky, framed by a rope oval and topped with a pink flower, on the calf.
Lighthouse and pink flower on a calf
Pencil and ink sketch of a seahorse with a unicorn horn, flowing mane, bubbles and an anchor with rope, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Unicorn seahorse with anchor design
Coloured pencil drawing of a blue turtle creature with a brown shell peering over a grey anchor inside a rope frame, with blue water swirls above, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Blue turtle creature on an anchor and rope
Traditional style flash design of Captain America in profile with a spread-wing eagle, crossed anchors, American flags and a Forever Young banner, in colour.
Captain America eagle and anchor flash
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pink and teal perfume bottle with a gold collar, pink shell and teal atomiser bulb on a calf.
Perfume bottle with shell on a lower leg
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pug's face inside a rope circle with red flowers and a pink backdrop, on the forearm.
Pug in a rope frame with red flowers
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
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
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
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
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 line drawing of a ship's wheel, lily and hibiscus-style flowers, and a rope and anchor in a neo-traditional sketch style, shown as a tattoo design.
Ship's wheel, flowers and anchor design
Black line drawing of a tattoo design showing an elephant with feathers, a pocket watch, an anchor and clouds, with a neo-traditional style.
Elephant, pocket watch and anchor design
Colour tattoo of a pink rose wrapped in rope with a grey anchor on the upper arm, in a neo-traditional style with soft shading.
Pink rose and anchor on upper arm
Neo-traditional style flash design of a woman's portrait framed by bees, honeycomb, a UFO and an 'I want to believe' banner, with no body placement shown.
Portrait with bees, UFO and banner
Colour neo-trad tattoo on an upper arm showing two female profile faces filled with a red and orange sunset, stars, birds and a rope knot below.
Two profile faces in a sunset on an upper arm
Watercolour-style flash design of a sailing ship being wrapped by an octopus tentacle among swirling waves, with an anchor and rope below.
Sailing ship, octopus and anchor design
Pencil sketch of a traditional style anchor tattoo design, wrapped in rope with a heart, scrollwork and two flowers.
Anchor with rope and flowers sketch
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a sailing ship in a glass bottle wrapped in rope, with an orange sunset, on the upper arm.
Ship in a bottle on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a dark-haired mermaid with teal scales, red roses and a conch shell, on the upper arm.
Mermaid with roses and shell on a limb