Tail tattoo ideas

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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
Black and grey dotwork seahorse tattoo with a mandala flower on the side of a person's ribs.
Seahorse with mandala flower on ribs
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
Colour tattoo of a cartoon mermaid with flowing red hair and a teal tail on the side of a person's ribs, in a neo-traditional style.
Cartoon mermaid with flowing red hair on ribs
Grey shaded scorpion tattoo with blue blackletter word Scorpio above it, on the side of a person's ribs.
Shaded scorpion with Scorpio lettering on ribs
Colour realism tattoo of a fox with feathered wings among green leaves and branches, running across a person's back and ribs.
Winged fox among branches across back
Black and grey tattoo of a striding tiger with a curling tail and water splashes, across the left ribs of a bare torso.
Striding tiger on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a mermaid with flowing multicoloured hair holding a pink flower, with a script quote beneath, on a person's side ribs.
Mermaid with wild flower quote on ribs
Black and grey traditional dotwork tattoo of a stylised cat with floral patterns, placed on the side of the ribs.
Ornamental cat on the ribs
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 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 grey dragon tattoo with a coiled tail and a small line of script beneath it, on a person's left side ribs.
Black and grey dragon tattoo on the ribs
Small black and grey tattoo of two cats seen from behind, standing side by side above a thin horizontal line, on the side of the ribs.
Two cats seen from behind on the ribs
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 and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a pin-up mermaid with an anchor and scaled tail across the side ribs.
Mermaid and anchor on the side ribs
Red and black tribal-style fox tattoo with swirling ornament on the side of a torso, just above the waistband of jeans.
Swirl-patterned fox on the side of the torso
Colour tattoo of a giraffe and seahorse hybrid with orange patched spots, a blue eye and a curled tail, on the side of a torso near the ribs.
Giraffe seahorse hybrid on the ribs
Black tattoo of a cat silhouette whose body forms a treble clef, with a long thin curling tail, on the side of a torso beside black and white striped clothing.
Cat and treble clef on the side
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
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
Black tribal-style bird with swirling tail feathers tattooed on the left side of a person's ribs.
Tribal bird tattoo on the ribs
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
Traditional colour tattoo of a shark filled with mandala-style ornaments, shown on the side of the body beside a white line stencil of the same design.
Ornamental shark on the side of the body
Black tribal swirl tattoo with scrollwork and a central ornament running along the ribs and side of a torso in a sepia-toned photograph.
Tribal swirl tattoo along the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a reclining mermaid with a scaled tail curling above her, across the side ribs of a torso.
Reclining mermaid tattoo on the side ribs
Fine line black outline of a sitting cat with its tail curled round, tattooed on the side of the torso near the ribs.
Fine line cat outline on the side of the torso
Watercolour-style mermaid tattoo with red hair, a teal tail and black linework across the side of the ribs.
Watercolour mermaid on the side ribs
Realistic coloured tattoo of a fox with feathered wings, leafy branches and a long curling tail across a person's back and side.
Fox with feathered wings across a back
Black and grey tattoo of a winged, horse-like dragon with a long tail, running across the side of the torso.
Winged dragon horse on the side of the body
Black and grey tattoo of a seated Egyptian-style cat wearing a collar with a pendant, running down the side of the ribs.
Seated Egyptian cat on the ribs
Black fine line outline tattoo of a cat with an arched back and raised tail, on the side of a ribcage.
Fine line cat on the ribs
Fine black line tattoo of a stretched cat with a curled tail on the side of the body, in a fine line style.
Stretching cat outline on the side
Colour tattoo of a reclining mermaid holding a red flower, with the script line Do you suppose she's a wild flower? beneath her, on the side of the ribs.
Mermaid with wild flower quote on ribs
Traditional style colour tattoo of a green, yellow and red bird with a swirling tail on the side of a torso.
Colourful bird with swirling tail on side
Pink Mew Pokémon tattoo with blue eyes and black outline on the ribs, beside a black and grey block letter.
Mew tattoo on the ribs
Traditional style tattoo of a snarling skeletal wolf with a bold black outline and red tongue, across the side of a torso on the ribs.
Skeletal wolf on the ribs
Colour realism tattoo of a peacock in profile, with blue and green plumage and a detailed eye, running from the ribs to the hip.
Peacock tattoo along the side ribs and hip
A red-brown line tattoo of a stylised phoenix with a curled tail, sitting on the side of the ribs.
Stylised phoenix with swirl tail on ribs
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a red-haired mermaid with a teal tail on the left side of a person's ribs.
Red-haired mermaid on a side ribcage
Full colour neo-trad peacock tattoo with a curled neck and eye-patterned tail feathers across a person's back and side.
Peacock tattoo across back and side
Watercolour-style mermaid tattoo with flowing pink hair and a blue and green tail, placed on the side of the ribs.
Watercolour mermaid on the side ribs