Tail tattoo ideas

751 photos and flash · 19% Fine line, 9% Blackwork · Forearm most common

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Flash sheet of eleven black cat silhouette designs on a white background, in sitting and standing poses with curled tails.
Sheet of black cat silhouette designs
Black and grey pencil sketch of a tiger stalking downward with its tail curling above it, drawn as a tattoo design on a plain pale background.
Pencil sketch of a tiger with curling tail
Solid black mermaid silhouette tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with the tail curving down to the left and one arm raised.
Black mermaid silhouette on a wrist
Solid black silhouette of a sitting cat with a curled tail, tattooed on a woman's upper back near the neck, seen from behind.
Black cat silhouette on upper back
Dark line drawing of a stylised bird with a curled crest, swept wings and spiral tail on a forearm, in a henna-like style.
Stylised bird design on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a tribal-style dragon with a spiked head and sweeping wings, shown as a flash design on white paper.
Tribal dragon design in black ink
Black ink line drawing of a mermaid with a long, flowing tail curling upwards past rising bubbles, shown as a fine line tattoo design with no body placement.
Mermaid tail with rising bubbles line drawing
Black ink tattoo of a dragon curled around a twenty-sided die, with a spiral tail and smaller dice, on the inner forearm.
Dragon and dice on a forearm
Tribal-style phoenix design with swept wings and flowing tail feathers, shaded from red at the wings to yellow at the tail, on a white background.
Tribal-style phoenix in flame gradient
Black and grey realism tattoo of a small walking kitten with its tail raised, sitting on the lower back of a person wearing jeans and a black top.
Realistic kitten tattoo on the lower back
Black and white line drawing of a snarling tiger climbing with a curled tail, in a bold Japanese-style design.
Snarling tiger design in a climbing pose
Black ink line drawing of a mermaid arching backwards with long flowing hair and a curling tail, in a fine line style, shown on a plain white background.
Reclining mermaid line drawing
Black line drawing of a stylised phoenix with sweeping, feather-like wings and a long tail on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Flowing phoenix line drawing
Black ink flash design of a winged mermaid with a bird-like figure beside her and a patterned fishtail, shown without any body placement.
Winged mermaid with patterned tail
Watercolour-style tattoo of a tabby cat in orange and red washes with black linework on the forearm.
Tabby cat on a forearm
Black line drawing of a mermaid with flowing, swirling hair and an ornamental scrolled tail on a white background, suitable as a tattoo design.
Mermaid with swirling hair and tail
Black line drawing of a phoenix with swirling, flowing feathers and a curled tail, shown as a fine line tattoo design on a white background.
Phoenix line drawing with flowing feathers
Neo-traditional flash design of a stylised creature head with a swirling purple and orange body, black linework and dotted accents, with no body placement shown.
Swirling creature with curled tail
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a fox seen from behind, with orange swirl patterns and black outlines, on the upper arm near the elbow.
Orange fox with swirling linework on upper arm
Drawn phoenix tattoo design with sweeping black tribal linework and purple, pink and blue coloured pencil shading on a white background.
Phoenix tattoo design in tribal linework
Black stylised cat tattoo with a curling tail on the top of a foot, with teal painted toenails and a beige carpet behind.
Stylised cat tattoo on a foot
Black line drawing of a stylised cat sitting upright, filled with swirls, lattice and dotted ornamental patterns, with a curling tail ending in a spiral.
Stylised cat with swirling tail design
Black tribal-style dragon design with swirling wings and a spiral tail wrapped around a pentagram inside a circle, drawn on white.
Tribal dragon with pentagram circle
Black fine silhouette tattoo of a stretching cat with a trail of paw prints, one with a red heart, on the upper chest.
Black cat silhouette with paw prints
Black line drawing of a mermaid with long flowing hair and a sweeping, finned tail curling into spirals, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Mermaid with swirling tail line drawing
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an ornate bird with a long feathered tail, placed on the back.
Ornate bird with feathered tail on the back
Painted dragon design with spread bat-like wings, clawed feet and a long scaled tail coiled at the bottom, shown on a plain background with no body placement.
Winged dragon with coiled scaled tail
Black tribal-style leopard design standing upright with raised paws and a curling tail, drawn as a flash sheet with no body part shown.
Tribal leopard standing on hind legs
Colour tattoo of a cartoon character with yellow eyes and horns, coiled around a red tail, with the quote What fun is there in making sense? on the calf.
Cartoon character and quote on a calf
Black line drawing of a serpentine dragon with a spiked back, tall wing-like fins and a curled tail, shown on a plain white background.
Serpentine dragon with spiked back and wings
Pencil drawing of a mermaid with long, wind-swept hair curling upward and a scaled tail, in fine line style, with no body placement shown.
Mermaid with flowing hair
Fine line black tattoo of a cat with closed eyes, whiskers and a curling tail, with paw prints, on the inner forearm.
Fine line cat with curling tail on a forearm
Large red and grey phoenix tattoo with cherry blossom branches and falling petals, in a Japanese-inspired style, across the back.
Red phoenix and cherry blossom across a back
Ornamental fox silhouette tattoo on the lower leg, filled with swirling linework that shifts from orange at the top to pink and red lower down.
Ornamental fox silhouette on a calf
Hand-drawn neo-traditional design of a golden dragon coiled around a grey skull, shown as a flash sheet with no body placement.
Golden dragon coiled around a skull
A flash drawing of a colourful seahorse with a curled tail, inked outlines, dotwork detail and watercolour-style blue, green, yellow and lilac shading on a white background.
Colourful seahorse design
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a seated animal with a long curled tail on the forearm near the wrist.
Seated animal silhouette on a forearm
Watercolour-style mermaid tattoo with flowing red hair and a blue and purple tail, placed on the calf.
Watercolour mermaid tattoo on a calf
Colourful fox tattoo with pink, purple and teal swirling patterns and black linework on the inner forearm.
Colourful fox tattoo on forearm
Fine black outline tattoo of a seated cat seen from behind, with whiskers and a curled tail, on the inside of an ankle.
Cat outline on an ankle
Line drawing of a stylised bird in red, black and white, shown as a standalone tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Stylised red and black bird design
Black and grey drawing of a mermaid with swirling hair, a scaled tail and curling waves, presented as a tattoo design.
Mermaid with flowing hair and waves
Solid black silhouette drawing of a dragon with a curling single-line body and a large spiked wing, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Dragon silhouette design
Black and grey realistic dragon tattoo with a scaled body and spiked head wrapping across an upper arm, with shaded smoke-like details behind it.
Black and grey dragon on upper arm
Black line drawing of a mermaid with flowing hair and an ornamental scaled tail on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Mermaid line drawing design
Black brush-stroke line drawing of a sitting cat with its tail curled around its feet, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Sitting cat line drawing
Black ink line drawing of a tribal-style dragon with a raised head, spiked back and a curling tail, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Tribal dragon line drawing design
Solid black tribal-style dragon design with a coiled, serpentine body on a white background, shown as a drawing with no body part visible.
Tribal dragon design, vertical