Tail tattoo ideas

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

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Traditional-style flash drawing of a mermaid with a flower crown, long hair and a spotted tail, painted on textured paper.
Spotted mermaid flash design
Black fine line tattoo of a cat sitting in the curve of a treble clef, with a thin trailing tail, on a shoulder.
Cat and treble clef on a shoulder
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a long ornamental tail, placed centrally on a person's upper back.
Phoenix rising across a back
Bold black line drawing of a sitting cat in profile with a curled tail, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Sitting cat outline design
A red and blue-grey phoenix tattoo with outstretched wings and a long flowing tail, placed on the side of the ribs.
Red phoenix on a side ribcage
A painterly, multicoloured kitten tattoo with a long trailing tail on the forearm, in soft shades of blue, green, pink and yellow.
Multicoloured kitten tattoo on a forearm
Black ink tribal-style lion design with swirling linework and a flame-like tail, drawn on paper as a tattoo flash sketch.
Tribal lion with flame tail
Two colour lion tattoos on forearms: a seated orange and yellow lion on the left, and a walking blue and purple lion on the right.
Two stylised lions on forearms
Black and grey pencil drawing of a fox with a spiralling, swirl-patterned tail, offered as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Swirl-tailed fox design
Fine line tattoo of a black cat outline with a tail curling beside a red heart, on the lower leg.
Cat outline and red heart on a leg
Small black cat with a curled tail and whiskers, with a trail of paw prints rising towards the hairline on the back of a person's neck.
Cat and paw prints at the nape
Black fine line tattoo of a stretching cat with a curled tail and four paw prints above it, on the upper back of a person seen from behind.
Cat and paw prints on upper back
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a long flowing tail running down the forearm.
Phoenix with spread wings on a forearm
Black and grey mermaid tattoo on the forearm, with a starfish in her hair, long flowing hair and a scaled tail curling below her.
Mermaid with starfish on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon baby giraffe with large teal eyes, yellow body and dark spots, on skin.
Cartoon giraffe with large teal eyes
Shaded grey tattoo of a cat stretched out in a long arc with a curled tail and yellow-green eyes, on the side of the torso above a waistband.
Stretching cat on the side of the torso
Small black fine line tattoo of a winged unicorn outline on the forearm.
Small unicorn outline on a forearm
Black tribal-style dragon design with a flared head and sweeping tail wrapping around an open circle, drawn in bold solid linework on a white background.
Tribal dragon coiling around a circle
A small solid black silhouette of a walking cat with a raised tail, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Walking cat silhouette on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a grinning cat with green eyes, its striped tail curling into a large spiral, on the upper back in a Blackwork style.
Grinning cat and spiral tail on upper back
Black line drawing of a cat's head in profile with three whiskers and a long sweeping tail on a white background.
Cat in profile line design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a seated cat silhouette filled with pine trees, on the inner forearm.
Cat silhouette filled with pine trees on a forearm
Colour tattoo of an anthropomorphic fox in a pinstriped suit and knickerbockers, standing upright on the inside of a forearm.
Anthropomorphic fox in a suit on a forearm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a dark-haired girl with a mermaid tail, a banner reading I'M NOT PERKY, and a dark creature with a small pink figure below.
Gothic girl mermaid banner on upper arm
Hand-drawn flash design of a curled fox with a red heart above its paws and script quotation wording around it, with no body placement shown.
Curled fox with heart and script
Small black fine line tattoo of a cat with a curled tail on the side of a torso, with a grey cat in the foreground.
Fine line cat tattoo with a grey cat
Two cat silhouettes sit side by side, their tails curling together to form a heart, shown as a grey filled version on the left and an outline version on the right.
Two cats with a heart-shaped tail outline
Black and grey neo-traditional design of a raccoon with feathered wings, a Roman numeral clock face, a heart padlock and hanging keys, drawn on paper.
Raccoon with clock and feathered wings
Red and black tattoo of a cardinal in flight with spread wings and a long tail, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a white shirt.
Red cardinal in flight on forearm
Black and grey shaded dragon tattoo with spread wings and a curled tail across the upper back.
Black and grey dragon on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a seated, stylised cat with a curled tail, placed on the back of a person's neck.
Seated cat tattoo on the back of the neck
Black and grey dotwork seahorse tattoo with a mandala flower on the side of a person's ribs.
Seahorse with mandala flower on ribs
Colour tattoo of a mermaid holding a baby, with flowing hair, bubbles and a blue and purple scaled tail, on skin at the side of the torso.
Mermaid cradling a baby in colour
Colour neo-traditional style tattoo of a cartoon cat in a devil costume with a purple bow, horns, a tail and wings, on a limb.
Devil cartoon cat tattoo on a limb
Black and grey realism dragon tattoo with spread wings across a person's back, with the head turned to the right and mouth open.
Black and grey dragon across a back
Phoenix tattoo on the upper back, with outlined wings filled in orange and yellow and a black swirling tail.
Phoenix tattoo on upper back
Black and white pen drawing of a stippled cat-like creature with large ears, circular eyes and a crescent-shaped dotted tail, shown on paper.
Stippled cat creature drawing
Small black and grey tattoo of a cat seen from behind, sitting with its tail curled up, on the upper back below the neck.
Seated cat tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a curled cat with a long solid tail on the inner ankle.
Curled cat on an ankle
Painted design of a grinning grey cat with pale blue eyes and blue-striped fur, emerging through a swirling smoky wash on white paper.
Grinning cat emerging from smoke
Black line drawing of a stylised sitting cat with a curled tail and swirling linework, with a script quote running down its back, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Stylised sitting cat with script quote
Black tribal-style outline tattoo of a stylised creature with pointed ears and a spiked tail, with a small red spiral on its muzzle, on a limb.
Tribal-style creature with red spiral
Small brown fine line tattoo of a curled fox on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Small fox tattoo near the collarbone
Solid black silhouette of a mermaid with a flowing tail tattooed on the left side of a person's ribs, photographed in a mirror selfie.
Mermaid silhouette on the ribs
Black ink drawing of a standing lion, filled with paisley, mandala and swirl ornament, on white paper.
Ornate lion line drawing
Black ink drawing of a stylised peacock with a raised crest and long tail feathers, drawn on lined notebook paper as a tattoo design.
Black ink peacock design
Soft-shaded red betta fish tattoo with flowing fins on the inner forearm, shown against a wooden background.
Red betta fish on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a skeletal mermaid with long flowing hair and a fishtail, placed on the calf.
Skeletal mermaid with flowing hair on a calf