Symbol tattoo ideas

706 photos and flash · 41% Fine line, 20% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Ink flash sheet with two arm wrestling figures, an anvil, a sketch of question marks and the words Forgot to be human, with splatter marks across the paper.
Arm wrestling figures and anvil flash sheet
Black line drawing of a circular tattoo design with runic-style symbols around a central knot, framed by a Celtic knotwork border, with no body placement shown.
Runic compass in a Celtic knot circle
Black line-art sheet titled Moon Glyphs, showing labelled symbols such as Hope, Fire and Water above a row of moon phase designs from new moon to waning crescent.
Moon glyphs and phase symbols design sheet
A bold black calligraphic stroke on a white background, curving from a sharp upper point into a loop at the base, shown as a standalone design with no body part visible.
Black curved calligraphic stroke design
Black flash sheet of geometric tattoo designs, including a triskelion, concentric circles, a spiral, interlaced knots and angular symbols, on a grey wood-effect background.
Set of geometric symbols and knots on a flash sheet
Black tribal flash design of a horse head with a triquetra trinity knot across its neck and small symbols along its mane, shown on white with no body placement.
Tribal horse head with trinity knot
Black, distressed Eye of Horus symbol drawn as a flat graphic on a white background, with no body part visible.
Eye of Horus symbol design
Black brush-stroke drawing of an emblem made of interlocking rings, a central triangle and a vertical stroke, on a grey gradient background.
Looped rings and triangle emblem design
A three by three grid of nine square watercolour tiles, each with a black rune-like symbol and a printed word such as Fearless, Strength, Heal or Insight beneath it.
Nine rune symbols on watercolour tiles
Black and white yin yang design in a circle, with a paw print in each of the two halves, drawn as a flash design.
Yin yang with paw prints
Line drawing of a tattoo design in muted lavender ink on white, showing an anchor-like motif with a circle, waves, a diamond and a linear ornament, with no body placement shown.
Anchor and waves tattoo design
Black ink tattoo design of an Om symbol above a lotus flower, enclosed in a bold brush-stroke circle on a plain white background.
Om and lotus inside a brush circle
Hand-drawn black ink design of a looped triangle with a heart-like outline, infinity-style loops and small spiral swirls, drawn on white paper.
Looped triangle design with swirls in black ink
Black line drawing of a radial Vegvísir-style compass symbol with arrow-like branches and runic marks on a cream background, shown as a design with no body placement.
Vegvísir compass symbol design
Black pen drawing of a triangle symbol formed by a lightsaber hilt, an arrow and a lightsaber, with a ringed circle at its centre, drawn on plain paper.
Hallows-style triangle with lightsabers and arrow
Reference sheet of black ink rune symbols arranged in rows, each with a printed English label such as abundance, agility, clarity and good luck.
Labelled rune symbol reference sheet
Black and white yin yang design built from stylised calligraphic shapes and swirls, shown as a standalone graphic on a grey background with no body placement.
Yin yang with calligraphic forms
Black ink tomoe design of three curved swirls inside a circle, drawn on textured tan paper with no body part visible.
Tomoe swirl in a circle on tan paper
Flat vector flash design of twelve stylised creatures arranged in a circle, each in a different colour, on a white background.
Circle of twelve colourful zodiac creatures
A bold black triskelion of three curling spirals on a plain peach background, shown as a standalone tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Black triskelion design
Black line drawing sheet of nine Christian symbols combining alpha, omega, chi rho, crosses and a crown, with a caption under each design.
Alpha, omega and chi rho symbol sheet
Bold black brush-stroke drawing of the Cancer zodiac symbol, a crab sign made of two curled spirals, on a white background.
Cancer zodiac symbol in brush strokes
Black and grey dotwork drawing of two wolf heads, skulls, crescent moons, a central eye and a star outline, shown as a tattoo design.
Wolf heads, skulls and crescent moons design
Sheet of six lightning bolt designs in black, varied in shape and outline, arranged in a grid on a tan background.
Six lightning bolt designs on tan
Black line drawing of an abstract looped symbol with the word love in flowing script and a small heart beneath, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Looped line design with love script
Black ink design of a stylised calligraphic symbol rising from a flame, enclosed in a hand-drawn circle, on a warm sepia background.
Circle with flame and calligraphic symbol
Black ink drawing on cream paper of a lotus flower above an Om symbol, with a small dot and curved line between them, shown as a tattoo design.
Lotus flower and Om symbol design
Bold solid black stylised symbol with two white spiral cutouts on a plain white background, shown as a design drawing rather than on skin.
Black symbol with two white spirals
Sheet of eight black symbol designs on white, including a tree, om, heart, lotus and triskel, each labelled in French and English.
Symbol sheet with tree, om, lotus and triskel
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design featuring a peace sign at the centre, flanked by scrolling swirls, stacked circles above and a teardrop shape below, shown without a body placement.
Peace sign with swirls and drops design
Black line drawing of a triskelion, three interlocking spirals arranged in a triangle, shown on a plain white background.
Triskelion triple spiral design
A flash-style chart of black line symbols with small handwritten labels, resembling runic designs, with no tattoo on skin shown.
Chart of runic-style symbols and labels
Black line drawing of a multi-armed figure holding weapons, set inside a circle of script and small symbols, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Multi-armed figure in a circular yantra design
Black line drawing of a comic-style burst outline containing hash, at, dollar, ampersand and asterisk symbols with swirling lettering, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Comic burst with symbols flash design
White line drawing of a symmetrical eight-armed radial symbol with a central ring on a black background, with no body placement shown.
Eight-armed radial line symbol
Black design drawing of a row of spiral and angular symbols above the word UNFOUND in serif lettering on a white background.
Unfound lettering with spiral symbols
Black and white yin yang symbol set inside a sun with spiralling rays, shown as a tattoo flash design without placement on the body.
Yin yang inside a sun design
Coloured pencil drawing of a purple lotus flower with seven chakra symbols arranged around it, a botanical tattoo flash design.
Lotus with seven chakra symbols
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design: a splattered circle and upright mark at the centre, surrounded by a ring of pointed petals with swirls and dots, shown on white paper beside a pen.
Ink mandala with splattered symbol design
Black and white chart of stylised rune symbols, each paired with a handwritten label such as Agility, Heal, Love and Strength.
Chart of labelled rune designs
Black fine line flash design of the word Always in cursive script, with the capital A drawn as a triangle, circle and vertical line, shown on a white background.
Always script with triangle and circle A
Gold line-art geometric symbols arranged in rows on a black background, with no body placement shown, in a Geometric flash design style.
Geometric symbol flash sheet
White line drawing of a Vegvísir compass symbol inside a ring of runes on a black background.
Vegvísir compass with runic ring
Black line drawing of a tattoo design on a white background, showing stylised letterforms, three interlocking rings, a triquetra knot and a feather quill.
Four symbol emblem with rings, triquetra and feather
Brown ink drawing of a circular geometric seal design with interlocking circles, straight lines and three dots on a pale stone-textured background.
Circular geometric seal design
Bold black ink drawing of a treble clef with a stylised animal head at the top, shown on a white background with no body placement visible.
Treble clef with an animal head design
Black line drawing of a stylised Z symbol within curved arcs, with the handwritten words I am calm, open, and energized beneath it, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Stylised Z symbol with affirmation text
Black ink drawing of the Om symbol centred in a lotus-petal mandala with dotted and scalloped detailing, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Om symbol in a lotus mandala