Tail tattoo ideas

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

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Black tribal-style design of a sitting cat looking upward with one paw raised, drawn in bold black linework on white.
Tribal sitting cat with raised paw
Black and grey Japanese-style tattoo of a horned, fanged beast with whiskers and a curling tail, shown on a forearm.
Horned beast with whiskers on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a seated mermaid with flowing purple hair and a green scaled tail, placed on the upper back.
Mermaid with purple hair on upper back
Traditional style colour tattoo of a mermaid with dark wavy hair, green scale tail and red flowers, on the forearm.
Traditional mermaid with roses on a forearm
Black and grey phoenix design with red cherry blossom flowers and petals, drawn in a Japanese style with no body placement shown.
Phoenix with cherry blossoms design
Black and grey realistic scorpion tattoo with shaded tail and claws on the outer upper arm of a person in a white top.
Realistic black and grey scorpion on upper arm
Pencil sketch of a mermaid with long flowing hair and a scalloped shell tail, drawn on a sketchbook page, suitable as a fine line tattoo design.
Mermaid with shell tail sketch
Black tribal-style dragon with raised wings and a curled tail tattooed on the outer calf of a leg.
Tribal dragon on a calf
Full-colour tattoo of a red-haired cartoon mermaid with a purple shell top and green tail, sitting on coral, on the outer thigh.
Cartoon mermaid on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a fox looking upwards, with orange and red wash and loose black linework, on the inner forearm.
Fox tattoo on a forearm
Shaded purple and black dragon tattoo in flight across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Purple dragon across a shoulder blade
Small black cartoon cat tattoo with blue eyes and a curled tail on the ankle, next to a silver chain anklet with a heart charm.
Black cat tattoo on an ankle
Small fine line tattoo of a curled monkey with a long tail on the inner wrist, in black ink with soft grey shading on the face.
Curled monkey on the inner wrist
Close photograph of a solid black Leo zodiac symbol tattoo with a small shaded tuft at its tail, on the upper back.
Leo zodiac symbol on the upper back
A small watercolour-style unicorn tattoo in pink and purple tones on the inner forearm, with a thin dark outline and a spiralling mane.
Watercolour unicorn on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a sitting cat with a curled tail on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Outline cat with curling tail on a wrist
Full back tattoo of a red and grey phoenix among plum blossoms, in Japanese style, shown on a person's back.
Red and grey phoenix with blossoms across a back
Solid black silhouette of a seated cat inside a crescent moon with a spiked crown and curled tail, tattooed on the upper back.
Black cat silhouette in a crescent moon
Black tribal-style rampant lion tattoo with a flowing mane and raised paw, centred on the upper back.
Tribal rampant lion on the upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a seated mermaid with long wavy hair and a finned tail, on the calf.
Seated mermaid tattoo on a lower leg
Pencil drawing of a dragon with spread wings and a tail curling into a circle, shaded in brown tones on a pale yellow background.
Coiled dragon design in a circle
Black tribal-style scorpion tattoo design on a white background, with a bold printed quote beneath it.
Tribal scorpion design with quote
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mermaid seated on rocks, gazing away with wind-blown hair and small birds around her, on the outer thigh.
Mermaid and birds on a thigh
Black tribal-style dragon design with a horse-like head and curling tail ending in outlined bubbles, drawn on paper.
Tribal seahorse dragon design with bubbles
Small black heart-shaped tattoo with a curled tail sits on the neck behind a person's ear, drawn in a fine line style.
Small heart with tail behind the ear
Red line drawing of a dragon in flight with spread wings and a long trailing tail, shown on a plain white background as a tattoo design.
Red line drawing of a flying dragon
Three simple black line drawings of cats in different poses on a white background, shown as tattoo flash designs.
Three line drawings of cats
Black ink design drawing of a stylised bird with patterned wings and a long tail that curls into spirals, shown on a plain white background.
Stylised bird with swirling tail
Colour tattoo of a fox in a sketchy, watercolour-like style on the upper back and shoulder blade, with orange, red and grey washes and black linework.
Sketchy fox tattoo on the upper back
Flash sheet of five black line cat designs, including a seated cat, a kitten on a spiral, a cat with a music staff and a curled cat.
Five cat designs with music notes on a flash sheet
Solid black tribal dragon tattoo with spread wings and a curling tail, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Black tribal dragon with spread wings on a back
Black and grey humpback whale tattoo with roses and leaves on the side of the ribs, drawn in fine etched linework with stippled dots.
Humpback whale with roses on the ribs
Colourful phoenix tattoo in neo-traditional style on the outer thigh, with a long peacock feather tail sweeping down the leg.
Phoenix with peacock feather tail on a thigh
Soft colour tattoo of a mermaid with flowing red hair, a purple shell top and a green tail on the inner forearm.
Mermaid with red hair on a forearm
Small black line tattoo of a stretching cat with a curled tail, paw prints and one red heart paw print, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Black cat and paw prints on upper chest
Small black fine line tattoo of a sitting cat with whiskers and a curled tail on a person's ankle.
Sitting cat outline on an ankle
Fine line outline of a seated cat tattooed on the outer ankle, shown in dark blue-black ink against pale skin.
Small outline cat on an ankle
Black tribal-style phoenix design with spread wings and a long, curling tail, shown as a tattoo flash drawing with no body placement.
Tribal phoenix with spread wings
Colour traditional tattoo of a pin-up mermaid with a flower in her hair and a green scaled tail, on the inner forearm.
Pin-up mermaid on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a curled pink cat-like creature with a blue eye and a long tail, placed on the upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Curled pink cat-like creature on upper back
Colour tattoo of a skeletal dragon with a glowing blue eye and teal and orange wings, in a traditional style, on the side of the body.
Skeletal dragon on the side of the body
Black tribal-style dragon design with a long horn, open jaw and swirling tail, shown as a flat drawing rather than on skin.
Tribal dragon design with swirling tail
Two matching tabby cats seen from behind, tattooed in grey, black and orange ink on two forearms.
Matching cats on a pair of forearms
Black tribal-style phoenix design with purple shading, rising with outstretched wings above a long curling tail and a feather, on a white background.
Tribal phoenix with feather design
Black single-line outline drawing of a sitting cat with its tail curled at the base, shown as a design on a plain white background.
Sitting cat line drawing
Purple line drawing of a leaping lion pierced by two arrows, with a banner reading BE NOT AFRAID across its body, in a traditional tattoo flash style.
Leaping lion with arrows and banner
Black tribal-style manta ray tattoo across a woman's upper back with a tail running down the spine and a turtle tattoo near the lower back.
Manta ray and turtle tattoos on a back
Black tribal-style phoenix with swept wings and a long flowing tail on a plain white background, shown as a design for a tattoo.
Tribal phoenix design in black ink