Symbol tattoo ideas

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

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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
Two hands held together, each showing a small black lettering tattoo on a finger, with silver rings nearby.
Small character tattoos on two fingers
Small black infinity symbol tattoo on the lower back, beside the white strap of a bikini bottom.
Infinity symbol on the lower back
Two matching black script tattoos sit one above the other on a pale arm, in a fine line lettering style.
Matching script tattoos on two arms
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
Fine line tattoo of two upright symbols, one red and one black, each with a round head and horizontal bars, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Two red and black line symbols on an ankle
Black infinity symbol tattoo on the inner forearm with a red bow sitting inside the lower loop.
Infinity symbol with red bow on forearm
Small black symbol tattoo on the inner wrist, with the hand raised and rings on two fingers.
Small black symbol tattoo on the wrist
Small black fine line tattoo of symbols and marks in a row on the mid back of a woman wearing a white lace open-back bodysuit.
Small line tattoo on the mid back
Black ink symbols on both palms and number words on the fingers, including a loop-and-cross sigil on the left palm and an eye on the right hand.
Symbols and number words on both palms and fingers
Small black line tattoo of a light bulb-like symbol on the inside of an open hand, against a black background.
Light bulb symbol on palm
Two small black linework tattoos on the hands, one a knot-like symbol with a circle and crossing lines, the other a circle between two vertical bars and a horizontal line.
Two matching black line symbols on the hands
Black and grey photo of a small fine line tattoo of an inverted triangle crossed by a horizontal line, on the inner forearm.
Fine line triangle on a forearm
Two small black fine line tattoos of a curled stroke symbol on the ankles of two people, shown close up.
Small matching ankle tattoos
Fine line black tattoo of a row of small symbols and circles running along the outer thigh of a seated person.
Row of fine line symbols on a thigh
Black fine line tattoo of an interlocking looped knot symbol on the back of a person's neck, with hair pulled up above it.
Looped knot symbol on the back of the neck
Fine line black infinity symbol tattoo on the back of the neck, with dark hair falling above it.
Infinity symbol on the nape of the neck
Solid black ink tattoo of a cross with a heart in its centre on the lower back, above a black waistband and red polka-dot fabric.
Heart and cross on the lower back
Fine line black tattoo of an eye inside a triangle, an outlined heart and a small square on the outer lower leg.
Eye in triangle, heart and square on a leg
Black ink tattoo of a bold abstract symbol with dots on the lower abdomen, above the waistband of dark trousers.
Bold black symbol on lower abdomen
Small black fine line tattoos of two yin yang symbols, open circles and solid dots along the top of a finger.
Yin yang and dot tattoos on a finger
Fine line black tattoo of angular symbols resembling a G, a greater-than sign, a caret and a V, placed on the upper arm.
Angular symbols on an upper arm
Two small black tattoos on inner wrists, a minus sign on the left wrist and a plus sign on the right, with palms held open.
Minus and plus signs on inner wrists
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 white photo of a vertical column of small dark ink marks on the upper arm, beside floral fabric and long hair.
Vertical column of marks on upper arm
Black kanji character inside a white and blue circle, framed by a red torn-skin effect, tattooed on a man's chest.
Kanji symbol with torn skin on chest
Black and white photo of a shirtless man seen from behind, with a lettering tattoo reading london across his upper back and a floral tattoo at the edge of his left shoulder.
London script tattoo on a seated man's back
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
Black fine line tattoo of a triangle, circle and vertical line symbol surrounded by ornamental swirls, on the upper thigh.
Deathly Hallows symbol with scrollwork
Fine line black tattoo of a spiral and thin vertical strokes on the side of a finger, beside a ring set with a blue-green stone.
Small spiral line tattoo on a finger
Close-up of a fine line black unalome style tattoo with dots and a spiral, placed centrally on the chest between the breasts.
Fine line spiral design on chest
Black lettering reading Hakuna Matata above a bold black circle with a spiked tail and three dots, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Hakuna Matata script and circle on ribs
Woman seen from behind in a white open-back top, with a fine line black tattoo of small vertical characters running down the middle of her back.
Vertical script tattoo down the spine
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
Hands holding a white mug, with a red and black traditional ship's wheel tattoo on the back of one hand and small anchor, arrow and Roman numeral tattoos on the fingers.
Ship's wheel and small symbols on hands
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 linework tattoo of an arrow, diamond and dot symbols on the inner wrist, with a triangle, eye and circle design across the back of the hand.
Symbols across wrist and hand
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 and grey fine line tattoo of four geometric triangle and symbol shapes in a row on a forearm.
Four geometric triangle symbols on a forearm
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
Realistic red and grey skull tattoo across the back of a hand, with smoky swirls on the forearm and small symbols on the fingers.
Realistic skull on the back of a hand
Small black hand-drawn tattoo of arrows, a cross and an arc on the inside of a wrist, photographed with the palm facing up.
Small arrows and cross symbols on a wrist
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
Colour phoenix tattoo with spread wings on the side of a torso, with a black geometric triangle and circle symbol below it.
Phoenix with wings and a triangle symbol on the side
Small black ampersand tattoo in a lettering style on the wrist of a person with their hand raised.
Ampersand tattoo on a wrist
Two clasped hands show matching small black fine line symbols on the wrists, one on each arm.
Matching small symbol tattoos on two wrists
Black and grey photo of a small peace sign tattoo in fine line style on the side of a finger on a hand resting on wood.
Small peace sign on a finger
Colour tattoo of a grey arrow crossing a stylised symbol, framed by blue swirling waves, on the shoulder.
Arrow symbol with blue waves on shoulder