Symbol tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey shaded trident tattoo on the upper back near the base of the neck, shown in a black and white photograph.
Shaded trident tattoo on upper back
Two small black tattoos on fingers of two hands resting on a wooden table, a crown outline on one finger and a solid dark symbol on another, with a gold signet ring nearby.
Small crown and symbol tattoos on fingers
Woman seen from behind on a sandy beach, with black vertical script-like tattoos on her upper back, a small black symbol at the nape and a grey rose on her upper arm.
Black script and rose tattoos on a beach
White rune-like symbols on a teal painted canvas, each labelled with a word such as Strength, Wisdom, Luck, Grace, Hope or Love.
Rune-style symbols with word labels
Close-up of a small black script-style tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand with nude gel nails, next to a black strap wristwatch.
Small black script mark on the wrist
Black ink mountain design with a small figure on an upper arm, beside a rune-like symbol on the side of the ribs.
Mountain and rune tattoos on arm and side
Two small black fine line tattoos of a bass clef and a treble clef, one on each inner wrist.
Bass and treble clef tattoos on wrists
Fine line black tattoo of cupped hands, an eye motif, branch shapes and moon phases on the back of a neck.
Hands and symbols on the back of the neck
Black ink drawing of a yin yang symbol with melting, dripping ink running down from the dark half, shown on a white background.
Dripping yin yang symbol
Fine line black tattoo of a small plus sign between two angle brackets on the inner forearm, with the arm raised against a plain wall.
Small angle bracket symbol on a forearm
Small black zigzag wave tattoo on the neck behind an ear, in a fine line style.
Zigzag wave tattoo behind the ear
Small black fine line tattoo of a looped symbol on the back of a person's neck, with hair falling across the top of the frame.
Looped symbol tattoo on the back of the neck
Close view of a person in a white knit top and denim jeans showing small fine line black tattoos, a few short marks on the inner forearm and a small symbol on the side of the abdomen above the hip.
Small fine line marks on forearm and hip
Black and grey dotwork forearm tattoo of an eye in a triangle, leaves, crescent moons and a diamond motif, placed on the inner forearm.
Geometric eye and leaves on a forearm
Two small black fine line tattoos, an X on one inner wrist and an O on the other, shown on raised hands against a white background.
Small X and O wrist tattoos
Fine line black tattoos of a outlined pyramid and small symbols on the fingers of a bearded man's hand, raised near his mouth.
Small geometric finger tattoos
Close-up photo of a small black line tattoo of a looped heart shape with a curled tail, on bare skin with slight redness around it.
Small black looped heart symbol tattoo
Matching fine line black swirl symbol tattoos on the top of both feet, with dark red and pale pink toenail polish against grey carpet.
Matching swirl symbols on two feet
Small black yin yang symbol inside a sun with rays, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Yin yang sun on the inner wrist
Black ink crescent moon tattoo on the inner forearm, with ornate linework, a dotwork centre and a lotus-style detail.
Crescent moon with dotwork on forearm
Watercolour illustration of four element symbols labelled air, fire, earth and water, each drawn with a spiral or flowing motif in blue, orange, green and blue respectively.
Four element symbols in watercolour
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a circle with a spiral and crossed lines, on the upper chest of a man in an open blue shirt.
Black spiral and crossed lines on the chest
Two black ink tattoos on the inner wrists, an Om symbol on the left and a solid lotus flower on the right, with dark sleeves above.
Om and lotus tattoos on wrists
Black and white photo of two hands with matching fine line arrow-like geometric tattoos on the middle fingers, one on each hand.
Arrow symbols on two fingers
Colour tattoo of a pink daisy with a black and white yin yang centre on the outer thigh, in soft botanical shading.
Pink daisy with yin yang on a thigh
Small black line tattoo of a stylised symbol with a looped top, crossbar and downward arrow, on the side of a finger on the hand.
Small line symbol tattoo on a finger
Two small black fine line tattoos on the inner wrists, a cross-like mark on the left and an arrow-like symbol on the right, shown with hands held together.
Two small matching wrist symbols
A woman in an inverted yoga pose shows a black vertical tattoo of angular symbols running along her left side ribs.
Vertical symbol tattoo on a side torso
Small black lettering reading HE>i on the inner wrist of a raised hand, in a simple lettering style.
Small HE>i lettering on a wrist
Coloured pencil flash design of a pocket watch with a blue face, red flowers, green leaves and a Home Sweet Home banner, with no body placement shown.
Pocket watch and Home Sweet Home banner
Black line drawing sheet of moon glyphs labelled with words such as Hope, Earth and Fire, plus eight moon phase symbols, on a cream background.
Moon glyphs and lunar phase symbols
Small fine-line black tattoo of a pair of curly braces on the inner wrist, shown with the palm facing up.
Curly braces on the inner wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a small geometric symbol on the back of the neck, framed by dark hair.
Small geometric symbol on the back of the neck
Black ink tattoo of a triangle enclosing a circle and vertical line, framed by ornate scrollwork, on the inner wrist.
Triangle and circle scrollwork on wrist
Close-up of a small fine line 9¾ tattoo in dark ink on the inner wrist and forearm of a person wearing dark clothing.
Small 9¾ symbol on the inner wrist
Two matching fine line black swirl symbol tattoos on the tops of a pair of bare feet, resting on grey carpet.
Matching swirl symbol tattoos on feet
Close-up of a small black question mark tattoo on a forearm, in a fine lettering style, under warm orange light.
Question mark tattoo on a forearm
Black fine-line Om symbol tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, shown in a close photo against a blurred background.
Om symbol tattoo on a wrist
Black ink flash drawing of a planchette with a central eye, YES and NO lettering, a sunburst and acanthus scrolls, in a dotwork and blackwork style.
Planchette with eye and acanthus scrolls
Black ink geometric tattoo of a triangle, circle and vertical line framed by ornate scrollwork on the inner forearm.
Triangle and circle tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of two abstract hook-like marks on the ankle of a person wearing grey and yellow trainers.
Two abstract marks on an ankle
Black ink infinity symbol drawn as a single bold, tapered line on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Infinity symbol design
Black line drawing of a Vegvisir compass design inside a circle of runes, shown on a plain white background with no body placement visible.
Vegvisir compass with runic ring
Close photo of a small, solid black semicolon lettering tattoo on the inner wrist of a person whose hand is raised to their hair.
Small semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist
Two small black and grey yin yang tattoos sit on the lower torso of two people, one on each side, just above their underwear waistbands.
Matching yin yang tattoos on two hips
A tattooed forearm and hand resting a pineapple top on the head of a grey tabby cat, with black fine line tattoos including a loop design on the forearm and small marks on the hand.
Tattooed forearm holding a pineapple on a tabby cat
Small solid black triskele of three spirals tattooed on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with a blurred green woodland background.
Triskele tattoo on the inner wrist
Solid black yin yang symbol tattoo with a thin outline on a forearm, shown in black ink against the skin.
Yin yang on a forearm