Tail tattoo ideas

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

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Pencil drawing of a mermaid with long hair seated on a ship's anchor whose top forms a heart, shown as a flash design.
Mermaid and heart anchor design
Colour tattoo of a stylised red fox with bold black outlines, a swirling tail and dots, on a lower leg.
Stylised fox tattoo on a calf
Solid black cat silhouette tattoo with a curling tail on a limb, shown in black and white in a Blackwork style.
Black cat silhouette with curling tail
Seated stylised lion tattoo in orange, red and yellow tones with black shading, on the forearm of a person wearing a black and white patterned top.
Stylised orange lion on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a standing cat with a curled tail on the upper thigh, with the cat's back arched toward the viewer.
Dotwork cat with curled tail on a hip
Colour tattoo of a blue and purple dragon with spread wings and a green coiled tail on the upper back.
Blue and purple dragon on upper back
Black and grey flash drawing of a Chinese-style dragon coiling on the left and a phoenix with spread wings on the right, with no body placement shown.
Dragon and phoenix tattoo design
Colourful hummingbird tattoo in orange, yellow and teal with a swirling fine line tail running down the ankle and foot.
Hummingbird with swirling tail on an ankle
Pencil sketch of a leaping fox with a long swirling tail, drawn as a tattoo design with fine linework and soft shading.
Leaping fox with swirling tail design
Pencil sketch sheet of four cute chibi baby dragons with wings and curled tails, one with a butterfly, suitable as tattoo flash.
Chibi baby dragon sketch sheet
Blue ink drawing of a phoenix with spread feathered wings and a tail curling into a scroll-like swirl, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Phoenix with spread wings and swirling tail
Black tribal-style panther design with flowing curved lines, clawed paws and a curled tail, shown on a white background as a flash drawing.
Tribal panther design, black silhouette
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a long flowing tail across a bare back, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Phoenix tattoo across a woman's back
Coloured neo-traditional flash design of a red-haired mermaid in an oval cameo frame, with a teal tail, fish, an anchor and a banner reading SIREN.
Mermaid cameo with fish and a SIREN banner
Black ink sketch of a winged dragon in a rearing pose with claws raised, drawn on cream paper, shown as a design for a tattoo.
Winged dragon ink sketch
Retro-style flash drawing of a dark-haired mermaid with a teal tail, surrounded by orange fish, pink coral and stylised waves, with no body placement shown.
Vintage mermaid with fish and coral
Two-panel photo of a person lying on white bedding, with pastel mermaid scale tattoos covering the legs and hips and yellow and green fins on the thighs and calves.
Pastel mermaid scale tattoo across legs and back
Black line drawing of an ouroboros, a snake eating its own tail, with swirling decorative patterns along its body, on a mustard background.
Ouroboros snake design
Black and grey tattoo of the grinning Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland lying on a tree branch, placed on the upper arm.
Cheshire Cat on a branch on the upper arm
Traditional style flash drawing of a dark-haired mermaid with a green scaled tail, holding a pink shell over her chest, surrounded by black stars on a parchment background.
Traditional mermaid flash with stars
Black ink line drawing of a faceless mermaid with swirling hair, a patterned tail and a dragonfly, suitable as a tattoo design.
Mermaid with dragonfly line drawing
Black tribal-style cat with a striped, curled tail tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Tribal cat with striped tail on upper back
Black and grey winged dragon tattoo with a long curling tail, shaded in grey across the upper back.
Winged dragon tattoo on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a cat with its head raised, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Fine line cat on the upper chest
Black ink tribal-style drawing of a wolf with swirling patterns and a flame-like tail, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Tribal wolf with flame tail
Colour tattoo of a cartoon green chameleon with large eyes, a pink bow tie and a curled tail, on the calf.
Cartoon chameleon with bow tie on a calf
Colour tattoo of a cartoon mermaid with flowing red hair and a teal tail on the side of a person's ribs, in a neo-traditional style.
Cartoon mermaid with flowing red hair on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mermaid sitting on a rock with long hair blowing, placed on the outer thigh.
Mermaid sitting on a rock on the thigh
Flash sheet of solid black cat silhouettes in varied poses, shown as tattoo designs with no body placement visible.
Black cat silhouette flash sheet
Solid black silhouette design of a theropod dinosaur skeleton in side view, shown on a plain white background with no body placement.
Dinosaur skeleton silhouette design
Colourful hummingbird tattoo on an ankle, with painterly orange, red and teal wings and a long purple tail curling down the leg.
Colourful hummingbird with swirling tail on ankle
Colour tattoo of a mermaid with flame-like red and orange hair and a blue-green tail, sitting on the upper arm.
Mermaid with flowing hair on upper arm
Green-tailed mermaid tattoo in soft grey shading across a woman's upper and mid back, with rocks and waves below her tail.
Mermaid tattoo across a back
Black and grey photograph of a solid black cat tattoo stretched down the upper arm, with its tail curling over the shoulder.
Black cat silhouette on upper arm
Grey shaded scorpion tattoo with blue blackletter word Scorpio above it, on the side of a person's ribs.
Shaded scorpion with Scorpio lettering on ribs
Black fine-line cat with cyan eyes, a pink collar and a cigarette with curling smoke, tattooed on the midriff below a pink lace bra.
Smoking black cat with pink collar
Colourful stylised drawing of a songbird with blue swirl patterns on its head and a patterned, feathered tail, on a white background.
Stylised bird illustration
Pencil drawing of a fox turned to look over its shoulder, with shaded fur, a bushy tail and a raised foot, on a plain white background.
Fox sketch looking over its shoulder
Black and grey pin-up style illustration of a crowned mermaid with white curled hair, a pearl necklace and a seahorse tail, on a grey-blue background with bubbles.
Mermaid with crown and seahorse tail
Colour realism tattoo of a fox with feathered wings among green leaves and branches, running across a person's back and ribs.
Winged fox among branches across back
Black and grey tattoo of a striding tiger with a curling tail and water splashes, across the left ribs of a bare torso.
Striding tiger on the ribs
Black ink drawing of a xenomorph-style creature seated in lotus position inside a circle formed by its segmented tail, in a blackwork style, shown as a tattoo design.
Meditating xenomorph within a tail circle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mermaid with long flowing hair and a scaled tail, covering a person's upper back.
Mermaid across the upper back
Colour tattoo of a fox lying on its back with an orange coat, black legs and a cream tail, on the upper thigh.
Fox rolling on its back on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a simple curled monkey with a long looping tail on the skin of a lower leg.
Curled monkey tattoo on a lower leg
Black tribal-style dragon design on a white background, with spread wings, a swirling head crest and a coiled, spiked tail.
Tribal dragon with coiled tail design
Black ink line drawing on white paper of a woman with billowing hair and one arm outstretched, her body trailing into flowing wisps, shown as a design sketch and not a tattoo on skin.
Flowing-haired female figure line drawing
Colour tattoo of Ariel from The Little Mermaid with Flounder and blue bubbles on the forearm, in a bold cartoon style.
Ariel and Flounder cartoon tattoo