Symbol tattoo ideas

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

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Close-up of a small solid black semicolon tattoo in fine line style on the inner wrist and forearm.
Small semicolon tattoo on the wrist
Back view of a man in a red cap with a black lettering tattoo of laundry care instructions across the back of his neck, in a Lettering style.
Laundry care text tattoo on the back of the neck
Two matching black pi symbol tattoos, each with a small outlined heart above the right stroke, on a pair of wrists in a fine line style.
Matching pi symbol wrist tattoos
Black fine line circle tattoo with a simple inner mark on the outer ankle of a leg wearing black platform sandals.
Small circle tattoo on the ankle
Black fine line tattoo of two looping heart shapes with curled scroll ends, on the side of a torso.
Looping heart and scroll symbol on side of torso
Close-up of two hands pressed palm to palm, with small fine line black symbols tattooed on several fingers against a dark background.
Small symbols on the fingers of both hands
Two black tattoos on a forearm: a bold key silhouette reading MEMORY IS THE KEY, and a second black symbol in a blocky lettering style.
Memory is the key quote on forearm
Small fine line tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and vertical line, on the inner forearm beside pearl bracelets.
Deathly Hallows symbol on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of crosses, dots and chevrons running diagonally across a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Fine line symbols down the upper back
Fine line black ink symbols including a crescent moon, stars and dots on the hands and wrists, in a fine line style.
Small symbol tattoos on hands and wrists
Black ink Om symbol inside a lotus mandala tattoo on the nape of the neck, in a blackwork and botanical style.
Om symbol within a lotus mandala
Black linework tattoo of a compass-style symbol inside a ring of runes, on the upper back near the shoulder.
Compass and runes on the shoulder
Seven small colour chakra symbols in a rainbow sequence run down the centre of a bare back, from the nape to the lower back, in a geometric style.
Seven chakra symbols down a back
Close-up of a small black Om symbol tattoo on the inner wrist, worn with leather bracelets and a silver chain.
Small black Om symbol on the inner wrist
Small black fine line tattoo of a USB symbol on the inner forearm, just below a black metal watch strap.
Small USB symbol on a wrist
Solid black blackwork bat emblem with ragged, splintered edges and thin radiating streaks, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Bat emblem on a forearm
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
Small fine line black tattoo of a row of geometric symbols, including a spoked circle, a dot in a circle and two triangular shapes, on the inner forearm.
Small geometric symbol row on a forearm
Coloured Japanese-style dragon tattoo with red cherry blossoms across the upper back, with a small set of symbols to the right.
Dragon and cherry blossoms across a back
Fine line tattoo of four small coloured symbols running down the inner forearm: a green leaf curve, a red flame, a blue spiral and a yellow lightning bolt.
Four coloured symbols on an inner forearm
Black geometric chakra symbols in a vertical column down the centre of a person's back, with a white fur coat over the shoulders.
Chakra symbols stacked along the spine
Black circular tattoo of interlocking spirals and knotwork on the upper arm, in a geometric style.
Circular spiral knotwork on an upper arm
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
Colour tattoo of a pink and blue awareness ribbon beside a black calligraphic mark on the top of a foot, with white painted toenails.
Awareness ribbon and black symbol on a foot
Two small yin yang tattoos near the ankles, one solid black on the top of a foot and one outlined on a lower leg, resting on a blue bedspread.
Yin yang ankle tattoos on two legs
Black and white photo of a fine line Always script tattoo on one ankle and a fine line triangle, circle and vertical line symbol on the other ankle.
Always script and triangle symbol on ankles
Small black fine line tattoo of three triangles on a person's upper chest, seen at the open collar of a white shirt under a leather jacket.
Small triangle tattoo on the chest
Black and white photo of a fine line geometric tattoo on the upper arm, made of a vertical stroke with angled crossing lines, while a hand with a ring pulls up a sleeve.
Fine line geometric mark on upper arm
Black and grey photo of two women seen from behind, each with a matching ornate elephant tattoo, one on the thigh and one on the lower back.
Matching elephant tattoos on two women
Small black fleur-de-lis tattoo with sketchy shading on the inner forearm, next to layered chain bracelets.
Fleur-de-lis tattoo on the inner wrist
Close photo of a small solid black semicolon tattoo on the inner forearm, with a patterned wall in the background.
Semicolon tattoo on inner forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a vertical chain of loops, circles and crosses running down the centre of a person's back.
Vertical loop motif running down the spine
Small fine line tattoo of an infinity symbol with blue leaves on the back of a woman's neck, in a botanical style.
Infinity symbol with leaves on the neck
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
Small black fine line tattoo of angular chevron-like marks on the inner wrist of a hand resting beside a mug with a painted woodland scene.
Thin angular symbol on an inner wrist
Black fine line tattoo of seven chakra symbols within lotus outlines running down a person's back, with an Om symbol at the top.
Seven chakra symbols down the spine
Black ink tattoo of a vertical line with stacked loops, a spiral and dots, centred on the back of a neck in a black and grey photo.
Unalome-style line tattoo on the back of the neck
Fine line black tattoo of an H-shaped symbol with a small circle, above a second tattoo of crossed lines with loops, both on forearms.
Two small fine line symbols on forearms
Two small black semicolon tattoos, one on the back of a hand and one on the inner wrist, shown side by side.
Matching semicolon tattoos on hand and wrist
Small black, grey and red fine line marks in a vertical row on the side of a person's ribs, photographed shirtless in a mirror.
Small symbols on the side ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo on a forearm reading MAGIC, with a triangle, circle and vertical line symbol in place of the letter A.
MAGIC lettering with triangle symbol on a forearm
Small fine line tattoo in pink and blue of a circle above a cross, placed on the inner wrist.
Pink circle and blue cross on a wrist
Bold black hand-drawn symbol tattoo on the neck behind a person's ear, with dark hair pulled up and black glasses visible.
Black symbol tattoo behind the ear
Collage of six tattoo photos showing om symbols and lotus flowers, some in black and grey and some in colour, on the neck, chest and ribs.
Om symbol and lotus tattoos collage
Black script tattoo reading All the stories are true sits above a dark geometric symbol on the upper back.
Quote and geometric symbol on upper back
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