Lightning bolt tattoo ideas

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

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A solid black lightning bolt design drawn on a plain beige sheet of paper, shown without any body placement.
Lightning bolt design on beige paper
Pencil sketch on paper of the word Always in cursive script, with a Deathly Hallows triangle-circle-line symbol before it and a lightning bolt after it, drawn as a tattoo design.
Always lettering with Deathly Hallows symbol
Black ornamental linework drawing of a hamsa hand with floral motifs and a red and blue circle holding a white lightning bolt at its centre.
Hamsa hand with lightning bolt emblem
Small fine line black tattoo of a cloud with a lightning bolt and sun rays on the upper back, shown in a black and white photo.
Cloud and lightning bolt on the upper back
Black ink flash sheet of many small fine line doodle tattoo designs, including eyes, stars, a moon, a skull and a bicycle, on a grey background.
Stick 'N' Poke doodle flash sheet
Black and grey lettering tattoo of a three-line quote beside an outlined heart with a lightning bolt, on the side of the ribs.
Quote and heart with lightning bolt on side
Black ink tattoo spelling Always on the upper arm, with the letters built from Deathly Hallows triangles, a wand and other symbols.
Always lettering with Deathly Hallows symbols
Black linework flash design of a fist gripping a lightning bolt beside a storm cloud with lightning, in a Traditional style on a tan background.
Fist gripping lightning and storm cloud flash
Seamless black and white line pattern of traditional flash motifs, including hearts with banners, daggers, a skull, an eye, a diamond, an anchor and an eight ball.
Traditional flash pattern of hearts, daggers and skulls
Black lightning bolt tattoo filled with swirling scroll patterns on the side of a thigh, partly covered by a green patterned fabric.
Lightning bolt with swirl filling on a thigh
Small black fine-line tattoo of round glasses with a lightning bolt above them, on the ankle of a person wearing tie-dye socks.
Round glasses and lightning bolt on an ankle
Black script tattoo reading Don't let the Muggles get you down, with a lightning bolt, on a person's arm.
Quote tattoo with a lightning bolt
Close photo of a hand resting on a black top, showing a small black lightning bolt tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Lightning bolt tattoo on a forearm
Black ink line sketch of a man with a quiff and a lightning bolt across his face, with lyrics in handwritten lettering and radiating lines, drawn on paper as a tattoo design.
Line drawing of a lightning bolt face with lyric
Realism-style tattoo on the upper arm showing a portrait of a man, a red classic car, a vintage microphone, flames and a Sun Records style badge.
Realism sleeve with red classic car and microphone
Flash sheet of pastel tattoo designs including a horned skull, a crab, palm trees, watchful eyes and a seahorse in a bottle, in a neo-trad style.
Pastel flash sheet of skulls, eyes and palm trees
Black fine line tattoo of Pikachu in profile with a solid lightning bolt tail, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Pikachu outline on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stylised face with spiky hair and a lightning bolt across one eye, on the upper arm near the elbow.
Lightning bolt face portrait on upper arm
Bold traditional flash drawing of a woman with a cross, FAITH and HOPE lettering, a spider web and an anchor on her face and neck, shown as a painted wooden cutout.
Traditional pin-up flash with face and neck tattoos
Black ink fine line and dotwork tattoo of a cat head with a rose over one ear and lightning bolts below, centred on a person's upper back.
Cat head with rose and lightning bolts on upper back
Black lettering tattoo on an upper arm spelling the word Always, with the letters replaced by symbols including a triangle with a circle, a wand, a lightning bolt and a snake.
Always lettering with symbols on upper arm
Black blackletter-style tattoo of the word Magic, with a triangle and circle symbol in place of the a and a lightning bolt forming the i, on pale skin.
Magic lettering with symbols
Black outline drawing of round glasses with a solid lightning bolt above them, shown as a flat design with no body part visible.
Round glasses and lightning bolt design
Black and grey flash sheet of small hand-drawn tattoo designs, including hearts, eyes, stars, a moon and a skull, under the heading Stick and Poke.
Stick and poke flash sheet of small doodles
Black flash design of a crown above large letters FOB, with a ribbon banner reading Save Rock and Roll and a small lightning bolt.
Crown over FOB lettering with banner
Traditional flash design of a paper boat on stippled waves beneath a red lightning bolt and clouds, framed by a rope border with a red flower at the base.
Paper boat and lightning in a rope oval
Black and grey flash sheet of more than fifty small icon designs, including a dagger, anchor, eye, skull, heart and paper plane, with no body placement shown.
Grid of small tattoo flash designs
Two hands with dark nails rest over forearms covered in small black fine line doodle tattoos of dice, moons, arrows and the word ghoul.
Small doodle tattoos across both forearms
Black line flash sheet of lightning bolts, clouds and the words Lightning and Thunderbolt, shown as designs with no body placement.
Lightning bolt and cloud flash sheet
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing the Deathly Hallows triangle, a flying owl, a stag head and a banner reading death is but the next great adventure.
Deathly Hallows with owl and stag
Colour tattoo of a stylised face with red and black hair and a blue and red lightning bolt across the eyes, on the inner upper arm.
Stylised face with lightning bolt on upper arm
Black ink illustration of a woman with a hair bun and tattoos of a swallow, skull and Darth Vader helmet on her upper arm, traditional style.
Tattooed woman with blaster illustration
Black and grey profile portrait of a woman with red line planet, red and black lightning bolts and a red triangle, tattooed on the upper arm in a neo-traditional style.
Profile portrait with planet and lightning bolts
Pencil sketch of a neo-traditional tattoo flash design showing a portrait with a lightning bolt across the face, sparkles and a banner with the words ZIGGY PLAYED GUITAR.
Portrait with lightning bolt and banner design
Black and grey realism back tattoo showing Zeus holding a lightning bolt, an eagle, a rearing horse on a shield, an owl and Greek temple columns.
Greek mythology back piece in black and grey
Fine line black tattoos on a forearm showing a triangle with a circle, a lightning bolt, two circles, the script words Mischief Managed, footprints and a small script line.
Deathly Hallows and script quote on a forearm
Colour drawing of the words BE YOU, NOT THEM in ornate orange lettering, decorated with flowers, a mushroom, bluebirds, a skull and turtles, with red swirling linework.
Be you, not them lettering design
Small black fine line tattoo of round glasses and a lightning bolt on an ankle.
Round glasses and lightning bolt on an ankle
Black and grey flash sheet of Harry Potter themed designs, including the Deathly Hallows symbol, round glasses, a lightning bolt and several script phrases, with no body placement shown.
Harry Potter themed tattoo flash sheet
Black and grey pencil flash sheet showing heart lettering designs, a globe with a ribbon banner, a lightning bolt, a shoe and heart, and a linework portrait with lightning bolt face makeup.
Lettering and heart flash sheet
Black and white photo of a tiny fine line lightning bolt tattoo on the inner wrist, with a thin ring on the hand resting on a leather seat.
Small lightning bolt on a wrist
Black dotwork drawing of a man's face inside a circle, with a red lightning bolt crossing the head and face.
Stippled portrait in a circle with red lightning bolt
Small red fine line lightning bolt tattoo on the forearm near the wrist, shown against pale skin and a green background.
Small red lightning bolt on a wrist
Black and white photo of two forearms with black lettering tattoos and paw prints, one reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good and the other reading Mischief Managed.
Matching quote and Mischief Managed forearm tattoos
Two forearms covered in small black line doodle tattoos of dice, lightning bolts, arrows, a pentagram and the word GHOUL, with dark nail polish on the hands.
Small doodle symbols on forearms
Watercolour-style drawing of a tattoo design showing an anchor wrapped in rope, with a death's-head hawkmoth, two compasses, lightning flags and two revolvers.
Anchor with moth, compasses and revolvers
Neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a red and blue lightning bolt, an green eye in black linework, and yellow and orange circles on a light background.
Lightning bolt and eye on upper arm
Black and white photo of a fine line lightning bolt tattoo on the inner wrist, with a hand resting on a leather seat.
Small lightning bolt on the wrist