Symbol tattoo ideas

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

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Back view of a woman with blonde hair tucked to one side, showing a small fine-line black infinity symbol tattoo on the nape of her neck.
Small infinity symbol on the nape of the neck
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo reading "type one" with chevron symbols below it, on the inner wrist, in fine line lettering style.
Small fine line "type one" wrist tattoo
Close view of a hand with black nails showing a fine line tattoo of three small dots on the middle finger and a small circular symbol on the ring finger.
Small dots and circle symbol on fingers
Close photo of a hand with several small fine line black tattoos on the fingers, including a seahorse on the middle finger and a ship's wheel above it.
Small seahorse and symbol finger tattoos
Fine line tattoo design of four small black icons in a row: a sun, three wavy lines, a mountain and a cross, on a plain light grey background.
Sun, waves, mountain and cross line icons
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
Black and white photo of two tiny fine line tattoos, a sun and a crescent, on the inner wrist beside a black strap.
Tiny sun and crescent on the wrist
Small fine line black tattoo of an upward triangle crossed by a horizontal line, on the side of a foot near the heel.
Small triangle with a bar on the foot
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
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
Close-up of a small fine line black infinity symbol tattoo with a tiny mark beneath it on the inner ankle, with a black flat shoe beside it.
Infinity symbol tattoo on an ankle
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 and white photo of two clasped hands, each showing a small fine line geometric triangle tattoo with a circle on a finger.
Matching triangle tattoos on two fingers
Black geometric arrow-like tattoo running vertically down the upper back, centred on the spine, with a blanket draped over the shoulder.
Geometric arrow tattoo on upper back
Four minimal black line symbols on a plain light grey background: a sun with dotted rays, three wavy lines, a peak with dots, and a cross with dots, in a fine line style.
Sun, waves, mountain and cross symbols
Black and white photo of a small, solid black treble clef tattoo on the inside of a woman's ankle, with a dark sock or trouser hem above it.
Small treble clef tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey photo of a small fine line infinity symbol tattoo on the chest, with a snakeskin print top worn off the shoulder.
Small infinity symbol on the chest
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
Small black fine line tattoo of a diamond with crossing lines on the heel of a bare foot, viewed from the side.
Small line symbol on a heel
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 and grey fine line Pisces zodiac symbol tattooed behind a person's ear on the neck, photographed in greyscale.
Pisces zodiac symbol behind the ear
Two people stand side by side showing matching black outline sun tattoos on their ribs, each with a small symbol beside it.
Matching sun tattoos on two ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a dotted sigil with arcs and a vertical line on the side of a finger, with two silver rings worn on the hand.
Dotted sigil on a finger
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
Small fine line black tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and a vertical line, on the back of a neck.
Deathly Hallows symbol on the back of the neck
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of a looped, swirling symbol on reddened skin.
Small black looped symbol tattoo on skin
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
Fine line black tattoo of a interlocking knot motif with three looped petals and a central loop, on the top of a foot near the ankle.
Fine line triquetra-style knot on a foot
Fine line black tattoo of a symbol and the digits 193 beside a triangle enclosing a circle and vertical line, on skin.
Numerals and triangle symbol tattoo
Small black fine line symbol tattooed on the side of a finger, with gold nail polish visible on the hand.
Small symbol tattoo on a finger
Small black fine line infinity symbol tattoo on the side of a finger, with two hands held together in front of a pale background.
Infinity symbol on a finger
Fine line tattoo of a small horned symbol with dots on a woman's upper back, shown in a sepia-toned photograph.
Small line symbol on upper back
Fine line flash design of a circular symbol with interlocking circles above the handwritten words I Love You, drawn in black on a white card.
Circular script and I love you design
Dark blue-black fine line transmutation circle tattoo with symbols and inscriptions across the palm of a hand.
Alchemy circle on a palm
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
Black and grey photograph of a fine line curled symbol tattooed on the inner wrist of a hand held loosely in front of a soft blanket.
Small curled symbol on inner wrist
Pencil sketch on white paper of a fine-lined symbol made of curling swirls and an infinity-style loop, with a small number written beside it, shown as a possible tattoo design.
Swirl and loop symbol pencil sketch
Close-up of a small black fine line Om symbol tattoo on the inner hand or wrist.
Small Om symbol tattoo on the hand
Fine line black tattoo of angular symbols on a finger, with a hand resting over a blue and white striped shirt.
Small angular marks on a finger
Black fine line Om symbol tattoo on the upper back between the shoulder blades, seen in a black and white photo with a white top pulled aside.
Om symbol on upper back
Fine line white ampersand tattoo behind a woman's ear, photographed in side profile with dark hair tied back.
Ampersand tattoo behind the ear
Fine line black tattoo of three runic symbols, including a small stick-like figure, on the inner forearm.
Three runic symbols on a forearm