Tail tattoo ideas

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

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Colour cartoon tattoo of a baby creature with a spiky grey head and curled blue tail, shaded in blue and grey on the lower back above a waistband.
Cartoon baby creature with curled blue tail
Fine line grey tattoo of a curled-up cat on the upper back near the shoulder blade, shown on skin in a teal top.
Curled cat on upper back
Blue ink line drawing of a phoenix with outstretched wings and a long, swirling tail in fine line style, shown on plain white paper.
Phoenix in flight line drawing
Colour tattoo of a leaping fish in turquoise, pink and blue with black outlines and splatter dots, on the thigh.
Leaping fish on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a horned, long-tailed creature sitting on the lower abdomen beside the navel.
Horned monster on the lower abdomen
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of four cats in a four-pane window framed by flowers, on the thigh.
Four cats in a window with flowers
Black tribal dragon design with spread wings, a long curled tail and small red eyes, drawn on a plain white background.
Tribal dragon with spread wings
Black tribal-style dragon tattoo design with spiral patterns on its body and wings, drawn on a white background, with no placement shown.
Tribal dragon design with spiral patterns
Black and grey realistic scorpion tattoo with a raised, sculpted look on the shoulder blade, curling tail above a segmented body and pincers.
Realistic scorpion on a shoulder blade
Fine line black tattoo of a sitting cat with whiskers and a curled tail on the inner upper arm.
Single-line cat on an upper arm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a long serpentine dragon with a feathered head, segmented body plates and scaled sections, shown as a tattoo design.
Serpentine dragon line drawing
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a sitting cat with an upturned curled tail and a small red eye, shown on skin.
Black cat silhouette with curled tail
Watercolour-style tattoo of a red-haired mermaid with a teal tail on the side of a ribcage, with black linework and splashes of colour.
Watercolour mermaid on the ribs
Black ink line drawing of a mermaid with scaled tail and curling waves, sketched on paper beside two fineliner pens, a tattoo design for fine line work.
Mermaid with curling wave tail line drawing
Black tribal-style dragon design with a coiled, flowing body and spiky head, shown as a flash drawing on a white background.
Tribal dragon design
Traditional colour tattoo of a brown-haired mermaid with a teal tail and pink starfish on the upper arm, against a blue shirt with shell print.
Mermaid with starfish on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a cat with a curled tail and closed eyes, with three paw prints above it, on the upper back.
Fine line cat and paw prints on the back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a seated mermaid with flowing hair and a fin tail, on the lower leg.
Seated mermaid on a calf
Fine line black tattoo of a sitting cat with a curled tail on the ankle, shown in a close photograph of the skin.
Sitting cat outline on an ankle
Black and grey angel wing with a halo on the left and a devil wing with an arrow-tipped tail on the right, tattooed across the upper back.
Angel and devil wings on upper back
Fine line tattoo of a curled, sleeping cat with a swirling tail on the inner wrist, shown with the hand raised and red nail polish.
Sleeping cat outline on the inner wrist
Black line drawing of a coiled, serpentine dragon with filigree swirl patterns across its wings and body, shown as a standalone tattoo design on a white background.
Ornate dragon with swirling wings and tail
Two colour tattoos on arms: Ariel the mermaid with a teal tail on the upper arm, and a split-face Aurora and Maleficent with a dragon on the forearm.
Ariel and a split Aurora and Maleficent tattoo
Colour tattoo of a black cat silhouette filled with realistic pink roses and green leaves on the forearm.
Black cat silhouette filled with pink roses
Black ink tattoo of a stretching cat decorated with tribal patterns and spirals, on the outer upper arm beside a white sleeve.
Stretching cat with tribal patterning on upper arm
Solid black silhouette design of a mermaid with flowing hair, swirling curls and a long fin-like tail on a cream background, shown as tattoo flash with no body placement.
Mermaid silhouette flash design
Black tribal-style sitting cat design with bold solid shapes and swirling lines, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement visible.
Tribal sitting cat design
White cut-out stencil of a seated mythical creature with a flowing mane and a curled tail, on pale blue stencil film, for a tattoo design.
Seated mythical creature silhouette stencil
Line drawing of a phoenix with spread wings and a long flowing tail, shaded from red through purple to blue, shown as a tattoo design.
Phoenix with spread wings
Black line drawing of a Japanese foo dog surrounded by swirling clouds and flowing mane, drawn as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Japanese foo dog with swirling clouds
Photo of two black silhouette cats with arched tails tattooed on the lower leg above a white sock, with a hand resting on the ankle.
Two black cats on a lower leg
Realism tattoo of a black cat's head and shoulders with yellow eyes and a red collar, on the forearm, shown beside the printed reference photo.
Black cat portrait tattoo on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a stylised sitting cat with a bold outline and curled tail on pale skin.
Stylised sitting cat with curled tail
Traditional style colour tattoo of a grey scorpion with red accents beside a pink hibiscus flower on a person's upper back.
Scorpion and hibiscus on the upper back
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo with white swirl details on the upper arm.
Black cat silhouette on upper arm
Black ink tribal-style fox design drawn on white paper, seated with its bushy tail curled round in front of it.
Tribal fox design with swirling tail
Photo of a flying red dragon tattoo with black outlines on the upper back near the shoulder, with a grey tribal tattoo to the left.
Red dragon tattoo on upper back
Red dragon tattoo with spread wings and dark grey shading on the skin of the back.
Red dragon tattoo on the back
Pencil sketch of a mermaid with shell and starfish tattoo designs on both upper arms and forearms, drawn in red and blue on kraft paper.
Mermaid tattoo design sketch
Small fine line colour tattoo of a red-haired mermaid with a green tail and a figure in a green gown, on the inner forearm.
Two cartoon figures on a forearm
Red, orange and yellow flame-patterned phoenix design with wings spread wide and a long tail of flames, shown on a plain white background.
Flaming phoenix with spread wings
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a seated cat on a stack of books, placed on the inner upper arm.
Black cat sitting on a stack of books
Small colour tattoo of a seated orange fox with a curled tail, placed behind a person's ear on the neck in a fine line style.
Small orange fox tattoo behind the ear
Traditional style flash drawing of a pin-up mermaid with brown hair, a red hibiscus, a shell top and a teal scaled tail, on a white background.
Pin-up mermaid with a shell top
Colourful tattoo of a grey cat stalking a small mouse across a person's upper back, with splashes of blue, pink and orange ink.
Cat stalking a mouse on a back shoulder
Fine line tattoo of a stylised cat with a curling tail running down the centre of a woman's back, with green accents on the head.
Stylised cat with curling tail on a back
Watercolour-style tattoo of a red-haired mermaid with a blue and purple tail on the forearm.
Watercolour mermaid on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a cat in profile with a small green eye, placed on the ankle.
Cat profile tattoo on the ankle