Symbol tattoo ideas

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

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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
Colour tattoo of a blossoming tree with pink flowers, set within a green lotus and a yellow circle holding a green Sanskrit-style symbol, on the back.
Blossom tree within a green lotus and yellow circle
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
Close-up of a small black geometric triangle tattoo with a cut-out inner triangle on the outer ankle, in a simple geometric style.
Small triangle tattoo on ankle
Black and grey tattoo of a stag inside an ornate scrolled frame with a small circular symbol, on the outer thigh.
Stag in an ornate scrolled frame on a thigh
Black geometric tattoo of a symbol of interlocking triangle and angled bars inside a ring, on the left side of a person's ribs.
Bold circle and triangle symbol on ribs
Red geometric emblem tattoo on the wrist, with angular blocky shapes and a central interlocking motif that shades to black at the lower point.
Red geometric emblem on a 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
Black line-drawn symbol sheet titled Magical Symbols of the Elves of Fyn, with each symbol labelled by a meaning such as love, healing, truth and journey.
Magical symbols of the Elves of Fyn sheet
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
Black and white photo of a small fine line tattoo of two musical symbols on the back of a hand, near the knuckle.
Two small musical symbols on the hand
Small black fine line tattoo of a triangle above a t-like symbol on an ankle, above a white sock and a pink and blue sneaker.
Triangle and t symbol on an ankle
Pen and shaded drawing of a Gemini zodiac symbol in a bold, flowing tribal-influenced style, drawn in dark ink on cream paper.
Gemini zodiac symbol design in tribal style
Close photo of a hand resting on a neck with a fine line black ink tattoo of small symbols down the nape and tiny marks on the fingers.
Small symbols on the nape and fingers
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
Two clasped hands with black dotwork stars, small symbols on the fingers and a large dotwork eye design on the back of one hand, with gold rings worn on several fingers.
Dotwork stars and eye tattoo across clasped hands
Small black fine line cross tattoo on the back of a woman's neck, with blonde hair pulled up to one side.
Small cross on the back of the neck
Green dollar sign tattoo with a black outline and white highlights on the centre of a palm, against a metal grate.
Green dollar sign on a palm
Close-up of a small black semicolon tattoo in fine line style on the ankle, with a tan suede shoe below.
Small semicolon tattoo on an ankle
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 semicolon tattoo in fine line style on the neck just behind a person's ear, with reddish-brown hair visible.
Semicolon tattoo behind the ear
Black and white photo of a small fine line outline tattoo of two curved fish-like shapes on the outer ankle, beside a thin chain anklet.
Small outline fish tattoo on an ankle
Black and white photo of a woman's neck with her hair up, showing a small fine line tattoo of stylised lettering on the nape.
Small script mark on the nape of the neck
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
Fine line black tattoo of a Venus symbol above three wavy lines on the back of a person's neck, with a kitchen in the background.
Venus symbol and waves on the back of the neck
Close photo of a small, thin black fine-line mark on the inner ankle of a bare foot resting on white sheets.
Small black mark on an ankle
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
Black line drawing of a geometric circular design with decorative lettering above and below, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Circular symbol design with quotation
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
Black and white photo of a small, simple fine line peace sign tattoo on the upper arm of a woman in a white knitted crop top.
Small peace sign tattoo on upper arm
A sheet of gold metallic temporary tattoo designs on white, including a sugar skull, a peacock feather, an arrow, a palm tree and geometric motifs.
Gold temporary tattoo design sheet
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
Solid black flaming sun design with an outlined pentagram inside a circle, drawn on a plain white background, with no body part visible.
Pentagram in a flaming sun design
Solid black Om symbol on a plain white background, shown as a stencil-style design with no body placement visible.
Om symbol design
Close photograph of a small black fine line arrow tattoo on the side of a finger, held between two hands.
Small arrow tattoo on a finger
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
Small black fine line Eye of Horus tattoo on the side of a finger, with a gloved hand and dark red nails visible beside it.
Eye of Horus tattoo on a finger