Tail tattoo ideas

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

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Black outline tattoo of two cats seen from behind, sitting side by side with tails curled together, placed on the back of the neck.
Two sitting cats outline on the neck
Fine line black outline of a seated cat with pink, purple and blue watercolour splashes on a forearm.
Cat silhouette with watercolour splashes
Colour tattoo of a wide-eyed black cartoon cat with purple-shaded ears and a red open mouth, on the outer calf.
Black cartoon cat on a calf
Colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland in pink and purple stripes with a wide grin, in a neo-traditional style on the upper leg.
Cheshire Cat tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey shaded dragon tattoo running from the shoulder down the upper arm, with its horned head resting on the shoulder.
Black and grey dragon across shoulder and arm
Black and grey stylised cat tattoo with a long curling tail on the upper back, just below the nape of the neck.
Stylised cat tattoo on upper back
Black and gold koi fish drawn in a Japanese style with white scale outlines and red gills, beside the headline The Meaning Behind Koi Fish Tattoos, with no body part shown.
Black and gold koi fish tattoo design
Black tribal-style gecko design with a curled tail, clawed feet and geometric patterns cut into its body, shown on a white background.
Tribal gecko design in solid black
Traditional style flash drawing of a horned Krampus creature with a bundle of birch switches and a basket holding a child's legs, against sparkling stars.
Krampus carrying a basket with a child's legs
Black fine line drawing of a mermaid with flowing hair and a curling tail on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Mermaid line drawing design
Realistic black and grey dragon tattoo with spread wings and a long curled tail across a man's upper back and shoulder blade.
Winged dragon across a back
Six black line-art cats on a cream background, shown sitting, walking and stretching, drawn as a fine line tattoo flash sheet with no body placement shown.
Six line-drawn cats in varied poses
Drawing of a mermaid seated on a rock with her back to the viewer, long hair blowing sideways and a teal scaled tail.
Mermaid seated on a rock
Black and grey tattoo of a mermaid sitting on a rock with birds in the sky, on the outer thigh of a person lying on a wooden floor.
Mermaid on a rock with birds on a thigh
Black line drawing of a serpentine dragon with a curled tail and spiked back, shown as a flash tattoo design.
Black line serpentine dragon design
Black ink tattoo of a grinning Cheshire Cat with stripes on the side of an ankle, in a sepia-toned photograph.
Cheshire Cat on an ankle
Small fine line tattoo of a cat wearing a striped scarf, with a curled tail and green eyes, on the shoulder blade of a person seen from behind.
Cat in a striped scarf on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stylised sitting cat with a curled tail, on the side of the body.
Stylised sitting cat with curled tail
Fine line mermaid tattoo seen from behind on the forearm, with black linework and teal watercolour splashes on the scaled tail.
Mermaid with teal wash on forearm
Black line drawing of a cat with closed eyes, curled whiskers and a looping tail, shown as a tattoo flash design inside a border.
Sleeping cat line drawing in a frame
Colour tattoo of a squirrel holding a nut on a grey branch with green leaves, with black outlines and a soft blue wash, on a lower leg.
Squirrel on a branch on a lower leg
Traditional style tattoo of a seated cat filled with mandala and paisley ornament in black, grey and red on the forearm.
Ornamental seated cat on forearm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a mermaid sitting in a clawfoot bathtub inside an ornate oval frame, on the thigh.
Mermaid in a bathtub inside an ornate frame
Black tribal-style dragon design with a curling tail, clawed feet and flame-like spines on a white background.
Tribal dragon design in solid black
Realism style tattoo of a rearing skeletal winged horse with a barbed tail on the forearm, with partial script lettering below.
Skeletal winged horse on forearm
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with outstretched wings and a long curling tail across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Phoenix with a long curling tail on upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of two orange foxes curled together in a heart shape with black outlines, on the calf.
Two foxes curled in a heart on a calf
Two fine line black cat outline tattoos on the inner forearms, one fluffy with dashed fur lines and one simple with a curled tail, shown with the wrists pressed together.
Matching cat outline tattoos on wrists
Black tribal-style lizard tattoo with a long curling tail wrapping down towards the heel, on the outer ankle and lower leg.
Black tribal lizard on an ankle
Black and grey tattoo of two cartoon monkeys on a stomach, one monkey's rear positioned around the navel and the other holding a long curled tail.
Two cartoon monkeys on a stomach
Black ink line drawing of a stylised lion head in profile with a flowing mane and a curling tail, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Stylised lion head in profile with curled tail
Watercolour-style mermaid tattoo with flowing red hair and a blue tail on the forearm, with loose ink splashes around her.
Watercolour mermaid on a forearm
Healed grey shaded dragon tattoo with pink ribbon accents across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Grey dragon with pink ribbons on upper back
Black ink mermaid tattoo with flowing hair and a long tail wrapping down the upper arm, drawn in a loose, sketchy blackwork style.
Mermaid tattoo on upper arm
Small black ornamental cat tattoo with swirling curled tail on a person's lower stomach above light denim shorts.
Ornamental sitting cat on the stomach
Colour tattoo of the cartoon donkey Eeyore, shaded in blues and purples with pink details, on the outer thigh.
Eeyore donkey tattoo on the thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a black-haired mermaid with a blue scaled tail on the back of a lower leg, below rolled denim jeans.
Mermaid tattoo on a calf
Black line tattoo of a sleeping cat whose body forms a heart, with a striped tail, on the inner wrist.
Cat curled into a heart on the wrist
Black dotwork winged cat tattoo with a collar and radiating lines, on a limb.
Winged cat with collar
Pencil sketch of a cartoon donkey with a bow on its tail and a small heart floating above its head, drawn in black and grey shading on paper.
Cartoon donkey with bow and small heart
Small black and grey scorpion tattoo with shaded body and raised tail, sitting on the side of a person's ribs below a dark top.
Small scorpion tattoo on the side ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a chickadee in flight across the upper chest.
Chickadee in flight on the chest
Colour tattoo of a cartoon bird-like creature with wide eyes and an open orange beak, above a furry orange figure, on the inside of a forearm.
Cartoon bird-like creature on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crouching cougar with its tail curled up, on the side of a person's torso.
Crouching cougar on the side of the body
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of a sitting cat in loose outline on the upper arm.
Sitting cat outline on upper arm
Black fine-line tattoo of a seated cat seen from behind with a curled tail, shown on skin in a fine line style.
Single-line cat silhouette tattoo
Black line drawing of a tribal-style dragon with spread wings and a long curling tail, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Tribal dragon with spread wings
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a faceless skeletal mermaid with long flowing hair and a crescent moon, placed on the calf.
Skeleton mermaid on a calf