Symbol tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink blackwork tattoos of a pentagram, crescent moon, eye and cross stacked on the fingers of a hand.
Pentagram and moon symbols on two fingers
Close view of a small black fine-line tattoo of three short dashes on the inner forearm, with a minimal curved symbol tattoo on the lower abdomen above the waistband of jeans.
Small fine-line marks on forearm and hip
Small black biohazard symbol tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised fist, in a bold solid blackwork style against a blurred outdoor background.
Biohazard symbol on a wrist
Small black fine line Om symbol tattoo on the inner wrist, with a hand above it painted with coral nail varnish.
Small Om symbol on the inner wrist
Black, distressed Eye of Horus symbol drawn as a flat graphic on a white background, with no body part visible.
Eye of Horus symbol design
Black brush-stroke drawing of an emblem made of interlocking rings, a central triangle and a vertical stroke, on a grey gradient background.
Looped rings and triangle emblem design
Black ink compass design with rune-like marks on the outer forearm of a person standing with their back to the camera, wearing dark jeans.
Compass design on a forearm
Clasped hands showing black hand-poked symbol tattoos on the fingers, including arrows, triangles and cross-like marks, with a plain gold ring on one finger.
Black symbol tattoos across clasped fingers
Small fine line black infinity symbol with a heart in its left loop, tattooed on the inner wrist of a light-skinned arm held by a hand with purple nails.
Fine line infinity symbol with heart on wrist
Small black ink symbol resembling an arrow with crossed lines on the back of a hand near the wrist.
Arrow and crossed-line symbol on a hand
Black fine line tattoo of the word Always in cursive script beside a triangle, circle and line symbol, on the inside of a wrist.
Always script with triangle symbol on a wrist
Black and white photo pair of a hand with small fine line symbol tattoos on several fingers, including chevrons and short linear marks.
Small symbol tattoos on fingers
Close-up of a black blackwork tattoo of three stacked yin yang style symbols with two small dots below, on a person's upper back between the shoulder blades.
Stacked yin yang symbols on the upper back
Fine line black fish outline tattoo on the top of a foot, with fingers wearing black glitter nail polish at the upper edge of the frame.
Small fish outline tattoo on a foot
Two side-by-side photos of a bold black Eye of Horus tattoo with curled linework on the inner wrist, with red nails and a floral cuff visible.
Eye of Horus tattoo on the inner wrist
A three by three grid of nine square watercolour tiles, each with a black rune-like symbol and a printed word such as Fearless, Strength, Heal or Insight beneath it.
Nine rune symbols on watercolour tiles
Black and white photo of a forearm with a solid black band tattoo containing a white ampersand, in a blackwork style on the forearm.
Ampersand in a solid black band on a forearm
Fine line script tattoo reading The only exception on the upper back, with a small line symbol on the forearm, seen from behind.
Script quote on upper back
Colour tattoo of a red circular emblem with a black outline and a red angular symbol inside, on the calf.
Red circular emblem on a calf
Bold black blackwork tattoo of overlapping circles and triangles with ink splatter details, placed on the upper back.
Circles and triangles on upper back
Black blackwork tattoo of an eight-spoked runic compass symbol across the side of a ribcage, shown in a black and white photograph.
Vegvisir compass on the ribs
Black and grey geometric symbol tattoo with a diamond and cross-like motif on the middle finger of a hand, photographed in black and white.
Geometric symbol tattoo on a middle finger
Close photo of a forearm with four black fine-line geometric triangle symbols in a row on the inner arm.
Four triangle symbols on a forearm
Two clenched hands with small fine line black tattoos of symbols, including crescent moons, crosses and a key, on the fingers of each hand.
Small symbols tattooed across eight fingers
Two colour tattoos on an upper arm: a blue and black teacup with roses and symbols beneath it, and a realistic frog on a blue and gold gothic shield.
Teacup and frog tattoos on an arm
Small black yin yang symbol tattooed on the lower back of a person in a turquoise bikini, with a faded close-up of the same mark beside it.
Small yin yang symbol on the lower back
Black and grey photo of a person's upper back, seen from behind with hair in a bun, showing four small outlined triangles stacked vertically along the spine in a fine line geometric style.
Four stacked triangles down the upper back
Black and white yin yang design in a circle, with a paw print in each of the two halves, drawn as a flash design.
Yin yang with paw prints
Yellow crescent moon tattoo with a black outline and an orange ornate symbol inside it, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Yellow crescent moon with orange symbol
Black and white photo of a hand with red nails, showing a fine line mandala and lotus tattoo across the wrist and a small symbol tattoo on a finger.
Fine line mandala wrist tattoo
Close crop of a bearded man with a traditional-style diamond tattoo on his neck, a rose on the back of one hand and a female design on the other, with finger tattoos.
Neck diamond and hand tattoos on a bearded man
Two hands with linked fingers showing small black fine line infinity symbol tattoos on the fingers.
Matching infinity tattoos on two fingers
Small black infinity symbol tattoo on the side of a finger on a hand with curled fingers, set against a soft blurred background.
Infinity symbol on a finger
Black spiral symbol tattoo on a wrist, with bold solid linework and tapering tails.
Spiral symbol tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey photo of a small Ganesha tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, against a dark leather background.
Small Ganesha motif on the wrist
Small black fine line Libra scales symbol tattoo on the ankle, above a white sneaker standing on an orange basketball.
Libra symbol on the ankle
Two fine line black tattoos on the sides of pressed palms, one a knot-like loop with crossing lines and one a bar and circle symbol, on the hand.
Minimal black symbols on the hands
Line drawing of a tattoo design in muted lavender ink on white, showing an anchor-like motif with a circle, waves, a diamond and a linear ornament, with no body placement shown.
Anchor and waves tattoo design
Two clasped hands show small black fine line symbol tattoos on a finger each, with a beaded bracelet on one wrist and white ribbons on a wooden surface.
Small black symbol tattoos on two fingers
Close photo of a tiny black fine line geometric symbol on the side of a foot near the ankle, shown in warm light.
Small geometric symbol on the heel
Close photograph of a small black fine line tattoo of angular letter-like marks joined by a horizontal line, sitting on the inside of a wrist.
Angular letter marks on a wrist
Black ink tattoo design of an Om symbol above a lotus flower, enclosed in a bold brush-stroke circle on a plain white background.
Om and lotus inside a brush circle
Small black fine line tattoo of a circle above a looping swirl, sitting on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small circle and swirl tattoo on the wrist
Hand-drawn black ink design of a looped triangle with a heart-like outline, infinity-style loops and small spiral swirls, drawn on white paper.
Looped triangle design with swirls in black ink
Small black interlocking infinity-style loop tattoo in simple geometric linework on the inner wrist.
Interlocking infinity loops on the wrist
Small black fine line tattoo of two circular arrows crossed by a horizontal line, placed on the inner wrist of a forearm.
Circular arrows and line on a wrist
Black line drawing of a radial Vegvísir-style compass symbol with arrow-like branches and runic marks on a cream background, shown as a design with no body placement.
Vegvísir compass symbol design
Black pen drawing of a triangle symbol formed by a lightsaber hilt, an arrow and a lightsaber, with a ringed circle at its centre, drawn on plain paper.
Hallows-style triangle with lightsabers and arrow