Symbol tattoo ideas

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

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A small black ampersand tattoo in a thin, flowing script on the inner wrist, with the hand resting palm up.
Small ampersand on an inner wrist
Small red fine line tattoo of a geometric motif with dots and tiny triangles on the inner forearm of a person wearing a dark knitted jumper.
Red fine line geometric motif on forearm
Close photo of a black rune-style tattoo on the inside of a wrist, with an open copy of City of Bones and its chapter 14 page beside it.
Black rune tattoo on a wrist beside an open book
Close view of a woman with crossed hands showing traditional tattoos with dark outlines and red and orange colour on the back of both hands and wrists, plus small black symbols on the fingers.
Traditional hand tattoos with finger symbols
Fine line black ink tattoo of ornamental script and a central symbol on the inner wrist, worn beside stacked silver bracelets.
Ornamental script tattoo on the inner wrist
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of two stacked X shapes on the inner wrist, below the hand.
Small double X symbol on the wrist
Close-up of a small black lettering-style tattoo on the inner forearm of a person lying on a bed, with pink nails and a floral garment visible.
Black lettering-style tattoo on a forearm
Black fine line script running along the upper arm and forearm, with a compass rose tattoo on the ribs, shown on a woman with her arms raised.
Compass rose and script tattoos on arm and side
Two people holding hands, each with a small black fine line tattoo on the inner forearm or wrist: a triangle on the left and a pair of linked circles on the right.
Matching fine line symbols on two wrists
Black and grey tattoos on a forearm: a small fine line Deathly Hallows triangle symbol near the wrist and a solid black animal silhouette on the inner forearm.
Deathly Hallows and animal silhouette on forearm
Bold black brushstroke tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and a vertical line, on the inner forearm.
Deathly Hallows symbol on a forearm
Small fine line tattoo on the inner wrist of a red heart outline overlapped by a black cross and curved stroke.
Heart and cross on the wrist
Black lettering-style ampersand tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand with red painted nails, against a dark grey background.
Ampersand tattoo on a wrist
Two small fine line tattoos in black ink, a circle with a minus sign and a circle with a plus sign, on the inner wrists of two people holding hands.
Matching plus and minus circle tattoos on wrists
Close-up of a thin black infinity symbol with two dots beneath it, tattooed on the inner wrist in fine line style.
Infinity symbol with two dots on wrist
Black fine line tattoo of the Om symbol on the inner forearm, with a gold bracelet worn on the wrist.
Om symbol on the inner forearm
Black lettering tattoo of an infinity symbol joined to the word love in cursive script, on the inner forearm close to the wrist.
Infinity symbol with love script on wrist
Black ink tattoo on the inner forearm showing two angular rune-like symbols followed by the numbers 390 in simple monoline lettering.
Runes and numerals on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of four stacked elemental symbols, a spiral swirl, a flame, a stepped earth tile and a water circle, on the forearm.
Four elemental symbols stacked on an arm
Black and white photo of three wrists held together, each with a tiny fine line symbol tattooed on the inner wrist.
Matching small symbols on three wrists
Small black fine-line tattoo of a looping, abstract script-like symbol on the arm, photographed against a blurred warm background.
Looped fine line symbol on an arm
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of geometric symbols and crosses running along a forearm, photographed on a dark leather surface.
Geometric symbols on a forearm
Two black infinity symbol tattoos with a heartbeat line, one on the lower back and one on the inner forearm.
Infinity symbols with heartbeat lines
Black and grey blackwork band tattoo on a forearm, with a white ampersand left as negative space in the solid black ink.
Ampersand band on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a stylised eye symbol with a curved hook below it, placed on the inner wrist.
Stylised eye symbol on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of pink flowers and green leaves wrapped around a bold black stylised symbol, shown on a forearm.
Pink flowers and vines on a black symbol
Small black fine line tattoo of a swirled symbol with curled ends on the inner wrist, viewed with the palm facing up.
Small swirled symbol on the inner wrist
Fine line black tattoo of three runic symbols, including a small stick-like figure, on the inner forearm.
Three runic symbols on a forearm
Small solid black semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist of a pale-skinned arm, shown in a plain, minimal style.
Semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist
Black ink tattoo on the inner forearm spelling the word always with Harry Potter symbols, including the Deathly Hallows triangle, a wand, round glasses, a lightning bolt and a snake.
Always lettering with Harry Potter symbols on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of an open angular triangle with a small open circle above it, on the inner wrist.
Triangle and circle on the wrist
Close-up of a bold black geometric tattoo of a broken circle enclosing a vertical bar and a right-pointing triangle, on a forearm.
Bold geometric circle symbol on a forearm
Black ink tattoo on the inside of a wrist showing a stylised figure symbol above the lettered words be the change.
Be the change lettering with figure on wrist
Watercolour-style owl tattoo in purple, orange and blue with yellow eyes and a keyhole on the inner forearm.
Watercolour owl with keyhole on forearm
Small black ampersand tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, in a lettering style, shown against pale skin.
Small ampersand tattoo on a wrist
Small black fine line tattoo of a simple symbol on the inner wrist of a hand, with a grey braided bracelet at the wrist.
Small symbol tattoo on the inner wrist
Close photograph of a small solid black fleur-de-lis tattoo on the inside of a wrist, with the palm visible at the left edge.
Small fleur-de-lis on the inner wrist
Blackwork and red-line sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, with a circular symbol, arrow-like marks and lettering.
Abstract black and red arm sleeve
Close photo of a forearm held out against a grey concrete wall, with three small black glyph-like symbols in a row tattooed along the inside of the arm in a lettering style.
Three black glyph symbols on a forearm
Two people hold hands over autumn leaves, each with a small black fine line symbol of a cross above a loop tattooed on the inner wrist.
Matching symbol tattoos on two wrists
Small black fine line tattoo of the Libra zodiac symbol on the inner wrist, with a white sleeve cuff above it.
Libra scales symbol on the inner wrist
Bold black blackwork tattoo of five symbols in a row on the inner forearm, including a crescent, a triangle, a circle with a flame motif and a circle with a knot.
Row of five symbols on a forearm
Small black fine line infinity symbol tattoo on the inner forearm of a woman in a white top and grey shorts, with a gold bracelet on the wrist.
Infinity symbol on the inner forearm
Small black ink tattoo of an abstract symbol made of dots and lines on the forearm, with a teal skull bead bracelet above it.
Small dotted symbol on a forearm
Small black abstract symbol tattoo made of tapering curved strokes, sitting on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small abstract curved symbol on a forearm
Small black Celtic knot tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand held palm up, with a thin ring on one finger.
Celtic knot on the inner wrist
Fine-line black tattoo of angular capital letters with chevron symbols on the upper arm, in a lettering style.
Angular lettering with chevrons on an arm
Close photo of a thin black fine line tattoo on the inner forearm showing a vertical bar, an outlined triangle and a circle in a simple geometric style.
Line, triangle and circle on a forearm