Tail tattoo ideas

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

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Painted illustration of a dark scaled dragon with raised wings wrapped around a maroon heart on a tan background, a design that could work as a tattoo.
Dragon coiled around a heart
Watercolour flash design of a mermaid with long black hair and red flower accents, with a grey and red scaled tail and bubbles, on a white background.
Mermaid with flowing black hair
Black blackwork tattoo of a skeletal creature with a long curling spine-like tail, placed on the side of the ribs.
Skeletal creature with a curled tail on the ribs
Solid black mermaid silhouette tattoo on the inner wrist, with the tail curving downwards towards the hand.
Mermaid silhouette on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of a giraffe-seahorse hybrid with an orange spotted body, blue eye and pink ear, curled tail and black outline, on a person's side above the hip.
Giraffe seahorse hybrid on the ribs
Colour realism tattoo of a blue dragon and a red dragon facing each other to form a heart shape on the upper back.
Blue and red dragons forming a heart on back
Pencil drawing of a stylised bird with a shaded grey wing and a looping scroll swirl above it, on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Swirling bird tattoo design
Black tribal-style dragon design drawn on a plain white background, with no body placement shown.
Tribal dragon design
Black line tattoo of a standing cat with a raised, curled tail and a collar, placed on the upper arm.
Cat with curled tail on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a big-eyed orange kitten with a curled tail on the forearm, shown against a blurred blue background.
Orange kitten tattoo on forearm
Black tribal-style bird with swirling tail feathers tattooed on the left side of a person's ribs.
Tribal bird tattoo on the ribs
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a braided-haired mermaid holding a star wand, with a scaled tail in ochre, brown and purple, on a lower limb, shown beside its original teal artwork.
Mermaid with braided hair and scaled tail
Two matching fine line cat tattoos, one plain and one striped, sit on the tops of two feet that touch at the toes.
Two cats on the tops of feet
Black tribal-style line drawing of a phoenix with outstretched wings and a long, swirling tail, shown as a flash design on a white background.
Tribal phoenix flash design
Black ink outline of a dolphin in loose, sketchy strokes on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dolphin outline on upper back
Realistic green winged dragon lizard tattoo with shaded scales and a long curled tail, on the upper back of a woman with dark hair.
Green winged dragon lizard on upper back
Black and red tribal-style phoenix tattoo with spread wings on the inner forearm, shown against a woven leather background.
Tribal phoenix on a forearm
Black blackwork-style dragon design with patterned wings that break apart into flying crows, drawn on a tan parchment background.
Dragon dissolving into flying crows
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a fox head and bushy tail on the outer forearm, overlaid with geometric lines, hexagons and dots.
Geometric fox and hexagons on a forearm
Black and grey drawing of a mermaid with long flowing hair, her scaled tail curving around to form a circular design with bubbles rising beside her.
Mermaid within a circle
Single-colour brown monkey design with a curled tail on the lower abdomen of a tanned person in a bikini, shown on a beach.
Brown monkey design on a lower abdomen
Black tribal-style dragon design with a red flame trail from its mouth, drawn as a flash sheet on a white background.
Tribal dragon breathing fire
Colour tattoo of a cute cartoon fox with a bushy tail on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with the person's face not shown.
Cartoon fox on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of a stretched-out cat with a curled tail on the lower back, above the waistband of jeans.
Stretching cat outline on the lower back
Colour tattoo of a mermaid silhouette sitting on a rock with a green tail and red-edged hair, placed on the top of a foot.
Mermaid silhouette on the top of a foot
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mermaid curled inside an open sardine tin, with bold outlines and stippled shading, on a limb.
Mermaid in a sardine tin
Black and grey shaded design of a bird in flight with sweeping wings and a curling tail, drawn on a plain white background.
Flying bird with swirling tail design
Black tribal-style scorpion design on a white background, with a curved tail and pincers, shown as a standalone drawing rather than on skin.
Tribal scorpion design
Fine line seahorse tattoo in brown ink on the inner forearm of a person wearing denim shorts, with a small solid black spiral tattoo on the hand.
Seahorse tattoo on the inner forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a black and white cat curled around two red roses with green leaves, on a lower leg.
Cat and roses in a traditional style on a calf
Two black line drawings on torn paper, one of a pig with scroll lettering and one of a long-haired mermaid with script, under the label Dark Fairytales.
Dark fairytale pig and mermaid designs
Black tribal-style design of a sitting cat with bold flowing shapes and white negative-space lines, shown as a stencil-like drawing with no body placement visible.
Tribal-style sitting cat design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a whale with its tail raised above a shaded rectangle, placed on the outer thigh.
Whale and dotwork block on a thigh
Solid black tribal design of a stylised winged figure with a long tapering tail on a white background, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Tribal winged figure design
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a galloping horse with a flowing mane and tail on the inner forearm.
Galloping horse tattoo on a forearm
Solid black silhouette of a seated cat with its tail curling down, tattooed on the back of a lower leg near the ankle.
Black cat silhouette tattoo on an ankle
Black line geometric tattoo of a bird with spread wings merging into a scorpion tail, with faceted shards, across a man's chest.
Geometric bird and scorpion on chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring dinosaur with open jaws and raised claws, placed on the upper thigh.
Roaring dinosaur on an upper thigh
Black ink drawing of a small fairywren with a raised tail and white wing patch, perched on a thin branch with green leaves.
Fairywren perched on a leafy branch
Fine line black outline tattoo of two cats sitting close together with intertwined tails, on the calf above a black shoe.
Two cats outline on a lower leg
Black line drawing of a winged dragon with a lattice-patterned wing and a coiled, knotted tail, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Winged dragon line design
Black and white flash design of a stylised gecko covered in circles, dots and swirls, shown on a plain white background.
Patterned gecko tattoo design
Small fine line black hummingbird tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, with the hand raised against a pale fabric background.
Hummingbird on the inner wrist
Black line-art cat tattoo with whiskers and a small green eye, shown in a close-up photo on the ankle.
Line-art cat on the ankle
Black line drawing of a sitting cat with whiskers and a curled tail on a plain white background.
Sitting cat line drawing
Black line drawing of a winged dragon with a long curling tail, shown on a plain white background.
Winged dragon line drawing
Black line drawing of a stylised tiger walking forward, with ornamental swirls and patterned panels across its body and a curling tail, shown on a white background.
Ornamental tiger line drawing
Colour neo-trad style tattoo of a green and blue bird with outstretched wings and a long swirling tail on the ankle and lower leg.
Green and blue bird with swirling tail on ankle