The Anchor tattoo design is a design, which has been a fixture of present western tattooing. The anchor tattoo design is the better part of the two centuries, and it has some more early symbolic roots, which goes back several millennia. Today the anchor tattoo design is very popular among young individuals. This design of tattoo is also favorite among those, who are associated with naval or marine careers. The anchor tattoo design is closely identified with the sailors of all over the world. Most of the young sailors get the anchor tattoo design after their foremost crossing of the Atlantic. The symbol of anchor is sometimes incorporated with the other designs of elements and it is a central marine design theme of most of the military service tattoos. Mainly those designs of tattoos are found among the mariners, naval aviators and sailors. Other common designs related with anchors are mermaids, nautical symbols and sailing ships.