Rope tattoo ideas

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

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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 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 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
Colour and grey realism style tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope and decorated with pink roses and blue flowers, on the inner forearm.
Anchor with roses and forget-me-nots on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a figure hanging upside down from a chain and hook, with two vertical lines running alongside it, on a calf.
Figure hanging upside down on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded anchor wrapped in rope, with the script words Refuse to sink across it, on a lower leg.
Anchor with Refuse to sink script on a calf
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
Black and grey shaded anchor tattoo with a coiled rope around the shank, on the inner upper limb.
Shaded anchor with rope on the upper limb
Black and grey realism anchor wrapped in rope with a compass rose behind it, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Anchor and compass rose on the ribs
Black and grey shaded anchor tattoo with a coiled rope on the inner forearm, photographed indoors against a white cabinet and wooden flooring.
Shaded anchor with rope on a forearm
Two matching black and grey forearm tattoos, one showing a ship's wheel with the words Be the one to guide me, the other an anchor with rope and the words but never hold me down.
Matching ship's wheel and anchor tattoos with script
Black and grey realism tattoo of a ship's anchor wrapped in rope, shaded with a soft halo behind it, on an upper arm.
Shaded anchor with rope on an upper arm
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 and grey realistic anchor tattoo wrapped in rope on the inner forearm of a person wearing a light t-shirt.
Shaded anchor with rope on a forearm
Pencil and watercolour drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope, with a small bird perched on the crossbar and pink peonies and roses, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Anchor with bird and peonies design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wooden cross wrapped in rope with rays of light, two small crosses and a banner, on the inner forearm.
Wooden cross and banner on a forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing armour plates with a stylised monogram on the shoulder and chainmail-style knotwork below the elbow.
Armour and chainmail sleeve with monogram
Realism tattoo of a brass compass wrapped in rope on the upper arm, set over an outlined map.
Compass and rope on an upper arm
Black and grey realism forearm tattoo of a pocket compass with rope and a faded world map, shown in a split view with a compass rose and continent outlines.
Compass and world map forearm tattoo
Realistic colour tattoo of a brass compass and coiled rope over a black-lined world map on an upper arm and shoulder.
Compass and rope on upper arm
Black and grey realism style tattoo across a person's back showing a man in a suit walking a tightrope, with a heart hanging on one side and a brain on the other.
Tightrope walker balancing heart and brain on a back
Forearm tattoo of a grey anchor wrapped in rope, with barnacles, green seaweed, an orange starfish and Spanish script lettering around it.
Anchor with script lettering on a forearm
Realistic shaded tattoo of a hammer, pliers and hatchet bound together with red rope, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Hammer, hatchet and pliers bound with rope
Colour realism tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope and pink and cream roses on the outer thigh.
Anchor with roses on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sailing ship in a stormy sea covering a person's back, with the ship's rigging and sails rendered in fine detail.
Sailing ship in a storm across a back
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 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
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 eagle perched on a shaded globe with an anchor and rope, tattooed on an upper arm.
Eagle, globe and anchor on upper arm
Black and grey tattoos of a shaded skull, ship wheel and snake on a forearm, with an anchor and roses on the back of the hand.
Skull, ship wheel and anchor on forearm and hand
Black and grey anchor tattoo wrapped in rope, with two shaded stars and script on the shaft, placed on the side of the ribs.
Anchor with rope and stars on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a galaxy-filled anchor wrapped in rope with two shaded butterflies, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Galaxy anchor and butterflies on a lower leg
Grey shaded anchor tattoo with a rope coil and cursive script along the shank, on the side of a torso above the ribs.
Shaded anchor with rope and script on ribs
Colour tattoo of a bearded gnome in a red pointed hat sitting on a yellow swing with green ropes, in a realistic style, on skin.
Gnome on a swing tattoo
Colourful realistic tattoo of a hot air balloon made of butterflies with fine black rope lines, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Butterfly hot air balloon on upper back
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
Colour realism tattoo of a deer head with antlers, pink blossoms and a perched chickadee, on the upper thigh.
Deer, chickadee and blossom on a thigh
Four-panel photo of a realistic black and grey compass, rope and old map tattoo across the forearm.
Compass and map on a forearm
Shaded grey anchor wrapped in a chain, with purple hibiscus flowers and grey leaves, a realistic colour tattoo on skin.
Anchor with purple hibiscus flowers
Black and grey realism tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm showing two helicopters, a pointing man's face and silhouetted figures rappelling from ropes.
Helicopters and rappelling figures on shoulder
Colour realism tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope and pink roses and blue foliage, on the outer thigh.
Anchor with pink roses on a thigh
Realistic colour back tattoo of a green-skinned mermaid bound in rope, with red octopus tentacles over the shoulder and arm, jellyfish, coral and passion flowers below.
Mermaid and octopus back piece
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dreamcatcher with two roses, a small flower and feathers on an upper arm.
Dreamcatcher with roses on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate horned mask with floral filigree and a hanging rope, across a forearm.
Ornate horned mask with rope on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a shaded anchor with rope, an orange lily and a purple lily, placed on the upper arm.
Anchor and lilies on an upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on a man's arm showing a sailing ship, a compass rose and an anchor, with the words Love, friends and family.
Sailing ship, compass and anchor sleeve
Realism black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a compass, pocket watch, handwritten map script and an old banknote.
Compass, pocket watch and map sleeve
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on a man's arm, showing a sailing ship, a compass rose and an anchor, with the words Love, friends and Family.
Ship, compass and anchor sleeve