Symbol tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white photo of a fine line black tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle enclosing a circle with a vertical line, on a person's upper back below the neckline.
Deathly Hallows symbol on upper back
Black cursive script quote tattoo running diagonally along a forearm, with a small symbol tattoo near the wrist and a beaded evil eye bracelet.
Script quote tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a shaded circle with a small moon-like dot, surrounded by ten black crescent symbols arranged in a ring.
Dotwork circle of crescent symbols on upper arm
Small black Om symbol tattoo on the inner wrist, photographed close up with the palm visible above.
Om symbol on the inner wrist
Fine line black tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle enclosing a circle with a vertical line, on the inner wrist.
Deathly Hallows symbol on the inner wrist
Fine black line tattoo of a looped knot symbol on the inner ankle, shown against a white fleece blanket.
Looped knot symbol on an ankle
Black ink fish symbol tattoo with brushed, tapered strokes across the forearm, on a grey background.
Fish symbol on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a small symbol on the inner wrist of a person wearing a striped tunic and white trousers.
Small line symbol on a wrist
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
Traditional style tattoo of a woman with yellow flowers in her dark hair and an orange top, with the word divine written below, on the ankle.
Woman portrait with flowers and the word divine
Fine line black treble clef tattoo, small and simple, on the inside of a person's wrist.
Small treble clef on the inner wrist
Small solid black semicolon tattoo on the skin behind a person's ear, at the top of the neck.
Small semicolon tattoo behind the ear
Small black lettering reading sick as frick with a short mark beneath it, on the side of a ribcage.
Small lettering tattoo on the ribs
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
Back view of a woman with dark hair showing a solid black yin yang tattoo on her upper back near the shoulder blade.
Yin yang on upper back
Black and grey dotwork moon phases in a row across the abdomen, with a small fine line glyph on the centre of the chest.
Moon phases across the abdomen
Small fine-line geometric symbol tattoo in reddish-purple ink on the upper back, partly above a grey sweater neckline.
Small fine-line geometric symbol on upper back
Fine line tattoo of two black wavy lines on the side of a finger, against a pale blue background.
Two wavy lines on a finger
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 and white photo of a fine line tattoo on the inner wrist showing a crescent moon and three small symbols in a row.
Crescent moon and symbols on a wrist
Black lettering tattoo on a forearm reading The sun will rise and we will try again, with a small black linear symbol beneath the text.
Quote tattoo on a forearm
Bold solid black question mark tattoo with a round dot below it, shown close up on pale skin.
Black question mark tattoo on skin
Black and grey shaded Gemini zodiac symbol tattoo on the upper arm, with a dimensional, carved-stone look and a black outline.
Gemini zodiac symbol on the upper arm
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
Solid black crescent-shaped symbol tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, with painted black nails visible at the top right of the frame.
Solid black crescent symbol on a wrist
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
Close-up of a hand with a small, fine line fish outline tattoo on the side of a finger, next to a silver ring with a blue stone.
Small fish outline tattoo on a finger
Two hands with small black dotwork tattoos of a circle and a dotted triangle on the middle fingers, in a Hand placement.
Dotted circle and triangle tattoos on two fingers
Colour tattoo of a row of planet and crescent moon symbols running down a person's lower leg, with the calf as the placement.
Planetary and moon symbols down a calf
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
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a triangle motif at its centre, placed on the lower back of a person wearing a maroon top.
Mandala tattoo on the lower back
Small black fine line tattoo of two downward arrows, an upward arrow and an arc on the inner wrist of a forearm.
Arrows and arc on the inner wrist
Close-up of a wrist and hand with tiny black fine line tattoos, including a small cross-like mark on the wrist and a small symbol on a finger.
Small fine line marks on wrist and finger
Small black fine line tattoo of an interlocked double infinity symbol on the inner wrist.
Interlocked infinity symbol on a wrist
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
Black and white photo of a raised hand showing a small fine line zigzag tattoo on the side of one finger, with a ring on another finger.
Small zigzag tattoo on a finger
Small fine-line black tattoo of a letter P with a single dot beneath it on the upper arm.
Small letter P with dot on upper arm
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a fish outline formed by a nail, shown on bare skin.
Nail-formed fish symbol tattoo
Black ink linework symbol with two spirals and a central loop, tattooed on the inner wrist of a light-skinned arm.
Spiral and loop symbol on a wrist
Fine line black X and O tattoos on the inner wrists of two raised hands against a pale grey background.
Small X and O on inner wrists
Black fine line tattoo of a loop-topped symbol with three horizontal bars on the inner forearm of a raised arm, against a blurred city skyline.
Fine line symbol on a raised forearm
Black ink tattoo of an arrow made of angular script-like symbols running from the top of the shoulder down the upper arm.
Arrow of script symbols across a shoulder
Black geometric tattoo of a mandala on the back of a hand and wrist, with crescent, ankh and arrow symbols on the fingers and a small sun motif on an ankle.
Black mandala and symbol designs on hand and foot
Black and white photo of two small fine line rune tattoos on the side of two fingers, one a chevron shape and one a cross-barred symbol.
Two small rune tattoos on fingers
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
Fine line black tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and vertical line, on the centre of a chest above a grey knit cardigan.
Deathly Hallows symbol on the chest