Symbol tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink tattoo on an arm showing a star-topped crown, a feathered arrow over a dotted line, a row of stylised glyphs and small symbols beneath.
Arrow, crown and glyph lettering on an arm
Two black tribal symbol tattoos on the inner forearms of two people, held together by a gloved hand.
Matching tribal symbols on forearms
Woman lying on white bedding with a small fine line black tattoo of three upright strokes on her inner forearm and a small script tattoo on her side near the ribs.
Small fine line tattoos on forearm and ribs
Black ink brush-style character tattoo on a woman's left ribs, photographed from the side with a black crop top and blonde hair visible.
Brush-style character on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dog's head with shaded fur on the middle finger of a hand, beside a dark abstract symbol on the ring finger.
Dog head tattoo on a finger
Colour tattoo on a forearm of two interlocking female symbols in black over a rainbow wash, with black script and swirls at the wrist.
Interlocking female symbols and rainbow on forearm
Black line drawing of a circular seal made of arcs, overlapping circles and dotted accents, shown as a standalone design with no skin visible.
Circular line-art seal design
Black lettering tattoo on an upper arm spelling the word Always, with the letters replaced by symbols including a triangle with a circle, a wand, a lightning bolt and a snake.
Always lettering with symbols on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of two stylised letter Ms joined by a vertical stroke with two short crossbars, on the forearm of a pale-skinned person.
Stylised double M on a forearm
Small solid black tattoo of a stylised glyph with a circle at the top, a curl to the left and a downward arrow, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small black glyph on the inner forearm
Black and white photo of two hands with matching fine line arrow symbols with dots and small circles on the middle finger of each hand.
Matching arrow symbols on two fingers
Black brush ink drawing of an unalome symbol, with a rising line, stacked loops and a curled spiral base, on cream paper.
Brush ink unalome design
Small black fine line tattoo of two loops, a cross shape and a long downward triangle on the lower leg near the knee.
Small line symbol on a leg
Close photo of a small black fine line tattoo of interlocking infinity loops on the inner wrist.
Interlocking infinity loops on the inner wrist
Black ink brushstroke raven perched on a branch across a man's upper back, with a small symbol tattoo on his neck.
Brushstroke raven on a branch across the back
Black and grey tattoo of a segmented circular ring with a dark angular glyph and a dot above it, sitting on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Stargate-style ring with glyph on upper chest
Small black fine line tattoo of a looped swirl symbol on the back of a person's neck, below the hairline.
Looped swirl symbol on the back of the neck
Small black and grey yin yang tattoo on the upper back of a person lying on white bed sheets, with a black strappy top across the back.
Small yin yang on upper back
Two black ink tattoos on forearms: a crowned cat silhouette inside a dotted oval cameo on the left, and a pentagram within a spiked circle on the right.
Cat cameo and pentagram on forearms
Two wrists side by side, each with a small yin yang tattoo in black ink: the left one solid black with a white dot, the right one a thin black outline with a black dot, on the inner forearm.
Matching yin yang wrist tattoos
Two hands clasped together in black and white, each wrist with a small fine line infinity symbol tattoo.
Matching infinity symbols on two wrists
Small fine line black tattoo of an ampersand with an arrow piercing it, placed on the inner forearm.
Ampersand with arrow on a forearm
Solid black ink tattoo of a raised fist inside a circle, with arrow and cross motifs above and a cross below, on the top of a bare foot.
Fist and arrow symbol on a foot
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a vertical looped symbol with a dot at the top, placed centrally on the upper back.
Fine line looped symbol on the upper back
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
Black crescent-shaped symbol tattoo with a horizontal bar and a central point, sitting on the inner ankle.
Solid crescent symbol on an ankle
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
Small black linework tattoo of a looping spiral symbol on the inner wrist and forearm, shown against a black and white printed background.
Spiral knot symbol on a wrist
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 ink drawing of an abstract tribal-style design with a teardrop shape enclosing a ring above a looping infinity-like swirl.
Abstract ring and swoosh symbol
Bold solid black question mark tattoo on the back of a neck, with the dot sitting centrally below the curve.
Question mark tattoo on the neck
Four hand-drawn black line symbols in a row on skin: a stick-like figure, a house shape, a tent-like frame and a striped cone.
Four black line symbols in a row
Small black linework symbol tattooed on the side of a finger, held beside an open book with printed text.
Small black symbol tattoo on a finger
Black and grey photo of a small Libra zodiac symbol tattooed on the nape of a person's neck, with hair tied up in a bun.
Libra zodiac symbol on the nape
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
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
Black fine line lettering design of the symbols G>ΛV above a horizontal rule and the words God is greater than the highs and lows, on a white background.
God is greater than the highs and lows
Black line drawing of a triquetra, a three-part interlaced knot made of pointed arcs, shown as a standalone design on a white background.
Triquetra trinity knot design
Black outline tattoo of three interlocking triangles in geometric style on the calf.
Three interlocking triangles on a calf
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant head with a small square symbol on its forehead, placed on the outer thigh.
Elephant head on the thigh
Black and grey photo of a single-line geometric loop tattoo on the back of a neck, with dark hair above it.
Interlocking loop symbol on the back of the neck
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