Lightning bolt tattoo ideas

166 photos and flash · 35% Fine line, 22% Lettering · Forearm most common

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Black and grey fine line tattoo of round glasses with a lightning bolt above them, on the inner wrist.

Round glasses and lightning bolt on wrist

Flash design of a red and black skull with lightning-bolt eyes above the words SEMPRE OLTRE, beside a black cat with red eyes above the words LA NOTTE È LUNGA, in a traditional style.

Skull and black cat flash with Italian lettering

Colour traditional tattoo of a winged golden ball with a lightning bolt mark, a green cloud and four-point stars, on an upper arm.

Winged golden ball with stars on arm

Small traditional-style tattoo of a dark grey storm cloud with an orange lightning bolt on the back of a hand.

Storm cloud and lightning bolt on a hand

Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a lightbulb reading Look on the bright side, surrounded by clouds, raindrops, a lightning bolt and a crescent moon, on the calf.

Look on the bright side lightbulb on a calf

Three black outline drawings of lightning bolts on a white background, a line drawing design with no shading.

Three lightning bolt outlines

Black ink tattoo of a row of small Harry Potter themed symbols along a forearm, including a triangle, lightning bolt and goblet.

Row of Harry Potter symbols on a forearm

Bold black-outlined tattoo of Hello Kitty in round glasses, school robes and a lightning scar, holding a wand, with a pink bow, on skin.

Hello Kitty dressed as a wizard

Black and grey neo-traditional owl tattoo on a calf, with a Deathly Hallows triangle and circle on one wing and the words Mischief Managed script along the tail.

Ornate owl with Deathly Hallows symbol on a calf

Black and grey bold-outline tattoo of a bob-haired woman in lightning bolt sunglasses and a leopard print cap holding a revolver, on the outer thigh.

Woman with revolver on thigh

Realistic colour tattoo on a lower leg of a skull wearing a green beret with a badge, set over crossed daggers, red and yellow lightning bolts and a bullet.

Skull in green beret with crossed daggers on calf

AC/DC logo and bell on a forearm

Three side-by-side photos of fine black tattoos: platform 9 3/4 on a wrist, Mischief Managed with footprints on a shoulder, and round glasses with a red lightning bolt and the word always on a

Three Harry Potter themed tattoos

Packaged Hot Wheels Tattoo Machines card showing a temporary tattoo sheet of colourful lightning bolts and a starburst beside a purple toy car.

Lightning bolt temporary tattoo sheet on Hot Wheels card

Fine line tattoo of a retro toy robot in blue and red ink with small red lightning bolts, on the forearm.

Blue and red robot on a forearm

Collage of small black and grey tattoos on fingers: a Harry Potter lightning scar, a shaded owl, a golden snitch, Platform 9 3/4, and a knot design on another finger.

Harry Potter finger tattoos and a knot design

Flash sheet of six stacked colour designs with swirling flourishes, including butterflies, apples with leaves, a cloud with lightning bolt and a pink star.

Six colourful swirl and motif flash designs

Fine line sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, with a line drawn face, flowers, a hand and an eye in colour.

Line-art sleeve with face and flowers

Small black fine line lightning bolt tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, with the hand raised against a dark background.

Small lightning bolt on the wrist

A grid of colourful neo-traditional tattoo designs featuring Pokémon characters with roses, anchors, lightning bolts and banners.

Neo-traditional Pokémon flash sheet

Black and grey dotwork lion head with flowing mane set inside a lightning bolt outline, tattooed on a limb.

Lion head inside a lightning bolt

Collage of four fine line tattoos in black ink: a crown, lightning bolt and lightbulb on the neck, a Deathly Hallows triangle with a quote on the forearm, lightning bolt and round glasses on the

Four small fine line tattoos in a collage