Tail tattoo ideas

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

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Close-up of a red and green stylised bird tattoo with green wing feathers and a red curled tail on a person's upper back.
Red and green stylised bird on upper back
Colour tattoo of a mermaid with flowing multicoloured hair holding a pink flower, with a script quote beneath, on a person's side ribs.
Mermaid with wild flower quote on ribs
Black ink tattoo of the grinning Cheshire Cat with a striped tail on the upper back near the left shoulder blade, in a simple graphic style.
Cheshire Cat tattoo on a shoulder
Black tribal-style design of a crouching winged gargoyle on a white background, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Tribal winged gargoyle design
A solid black tattoo of a seated cat silhouette wearing a crown with a small cross on top, shown on skin in a close-up photograph.
Black cat silhouette wearing a crown
Black line drawing of a sleeping cat with closed eyes, whiskers and its tail curled around its body, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Sleeping cat with curled tail line drawing
Black and grey Japanese style tiger tattoo with flowers and a skull across a person's thigh and hip.
Tiger, flowers and skull on a thigh
Black and grey scorpion tattoo with shaded body and curled tail on the upper thigh, next to a striped black and white ribbon waistband.
Scorpion tattoo on upper thigh
Two people show matching green and red mermaid tattoos with a small red star on the side of the thigh.
Matching mermaid tattoos on two thighs
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a cat looking back over its shoulder with a curled tail, on the upper back.
Black cat silhouette on upper back
Stylised phoenix design in flowing gold and pink linework with spread wings and a long feathered tail, shown on a dark navy background.
Gold and pink phoenix in flight
Black and white illustration of a fantail bird with a fanned tail of patterned feathers, drawn as a flash-style design with no body placement shown.
Stylised fantail bird design
Traditional-style flash drawing of a dark-haired mermaid pin-up with a shell bra and green scaled tail, surrounded by small stars on a cream background.
Mermaid pin-up with shell top
Neo-traditional tattoo sleeve on an upper arm showing a red fox face among green leaves, with a fox tail and a dark animal's clawed paws below.
Fox and foliage sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of the cartoon dragon Toothless with bright green eyes, sitting on the lower back above a pair of jeans.
Toothless dragon tattoo on the lower back
Black ink tattoo of two cat silhouettes on the ankle, with their tails curling together to form an outlined heart.
Two black cats with a heart tail on ankle
Pencil drawing of an Egyptian-inspired winged cat holding an ankh pendant, shown as a flash design for a tattoo.
Winged cat with ankh pencil design
Fine line black tattoo of a cat seen from behind, with its tail curling into a small loop, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Sitting cat outline on a lower leg
Coloured pencil drawing of a stylised green hummingbird in flight, with a red and yellow fading tail and water droplets on its wings, suitable as tattoo flash.
Green hummingbird with water droplets
Colour tattoo of a blue seahorse with a purple tail and star sparkles on the outer thigh of a man in dark shorts.
Blue seahorse tattoo on a thigh
Solid black tribal dragon design with interlocking knotwork body and swirling tail, shown on a white background as a flash drawing.
Tribal dragon design
Black and grey tattoo of a snake skeleton wrapping around the outer thigh, with the skull near the front and the spine curling round the leg.
Snake skeleton wrapped around a thigh
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a leafy feather tail across a person's outer thigh.
Phoenix with feather tail on outer thigh
Black outline tattoo of a cat with a long curling tail and a trail of paw prints, placed on the lower back.
Cat with paw print trail on lower back
Colour tattoo of a seated fox filled with orange swirling linework and purple shading at the tail, on the inner forearm.
Ornamental fox on a forearm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a winged dragon with a red eye, shown as a tattoo design without any body placement.
Winged dragon tattoo design
Colour tattoo of a mermaid with a green tail rising from blue and white waves across the lower back, in a traditional style.
Mermaid rising from waves on lower back
Sheet of coloured cartoon temporary tattoo designs showing Ariel, Flounder and Sebastian from The Little Mermaid on a white background.
Little Mermaid characters temporary tattoo sheet
Bold black ink scorpion design with a curled tail and pincers on a white background, shown as a drawn design with no body part visible.
Black ink scorpion design with curled tail
Fine line black tattoo of a sitting cat outline behind a person's ear, placed on the neck with hair visible at the top left.
Fine line cat outline behind the ear
Realistic black cat tattoo with blue eyes, stretching with its tail raised, on the side of a foot near the ankle.
Stretching black cat on a foot
Solid black shark tattoo in a blackwork style on the forearm, with open jaws, visible teeth and a dorsal fin.
Black shark tattoo on a forearm
Black line drawing of a cat sitting upright with its head turned up and to the left and its tail curled around its body, shown as a flash design.
Sitting cat line drawing
Black and grey seahorse tattoo built from ornate paisley and scrollwork, curling tail and dorsal fin, on the outer thigh.
Ornate paisley seahorse on thigh
Pencil sketch of a big-eyed, round cat-like creature hanging by its paws from two ropes, with a fluffy tail, drawn on cream paper beside a pencil.
Big-eyed cat creature hanging from ropes sketch
Black and grey traditional dotwork tattoo of a stylised cat with floral patterns, placed on the side of the ribs.
Ornamental cat on the ribs
Traditional flash drawing of a pin-up woman resting her arms on the rim of a foaming beer mug, with a green and red fish tail below, in bold colour.
Pin-up leaning over a beer mug
Red and orange tribal-style phoenix tattoo in flight across the upper back, below the shoulder blade.
Red phoenix on upper back
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a kite with a trailing tail on the upper arm, just below a dark t-shirt sleeve.
Kite tattoo on an upper arm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a sitting cat with whiskers and a curled tail, placed on the neck behind the ear.
Cat outline behind the ear
Solid black cat silhouette tattoo on the back, shown seated and looking over its shoulder with a long curling tail.
Black cat silhouette on the back
Black and grey engraved-style drawing of a winged dragon with an open mouth and coiled tail on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Winged dragon tattoo design
Fine line black tattoo of a cat with a raised tail, paw prints and a small red heart, on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Cat and paw prints on the upper chest
Simple black outline drawing of an ouroboros, a grey snake biting its own tail to form a circle, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Ouroboros snake eating its tail
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an ornate hummingbird with swirling filigree wings and tail, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate hummingbird on the upper back
Black ink Japanese-style tiger design climbing downward with a curled tail, beside the kanji 虎, printed on orange textured paper.
Tiger with kanji on orange paper
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a skeletal raptor dinosaur running across the upper back near the shoulder blade, shown in two photos.
Skeletal raptor dinosaur on a shoulder
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a minimal sitting cat with a curling tail on the arm, beside a leopard print sleeve.
Minimal line cat on an arm