Symbol tattoo ideas

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

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Reference sheet of black ink rune symbols arranged in rows, each with a printed English label such as abundance, agility, clarity and good luck.
Labelled rune symbol reference sheet
Four black and grey fine line symbol tattoos on fingers, one panel showing a fingertip with a pale nail, placed on the hand.
Fine line symbols across four fingers
Close-up of a small black dot and dash tattoo on the skin behind a person's ear, in a fine line style.
Small dot and dash tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey tattoo of a compass-style symbol inside a ring of runic characters, shaded to look like weathered stone, on the forearm.
Compass symbol inside a runic ring on a forearm
Two hands with fingers interlocked show matching small black abstract symbol tattoos on the inner wrists, against a wooden panel wall.
Matching abstract symbol wrist tattoos
Small black heart-shaped tattoo with a curled tail sits on the neck behind a person's ear, drawn in a fine line style.
Small heart with tail behind the ear
Black and grey tattoo on the inner wrist showing a grey caduceus with wings beside the words type one and the symbols I, greater than, caret and v in a simple lettering style.
Caduceus and type one lettering on a wrist
Small black fine line infinity symbol tattoo on the inner wrist, shown on an open hand with dark nail polish against a lace-patterned cloth.
Small infinity symbol on the inner wrist
Black and grey photograph of a small, fine line infinity symbol tattoo on the back of a person's neck, with hair tied up and bare shoulders visible.
Infinity symbol on the back of the neck
Fine line black tattoo of a spiral and infinity loop symbol on the inside of a wrist, shown with the hand raised.
Spiral and loop symbol on a wrist
Bold black letter X with a green glow outline tattooed on the top of a foot, resting on a plastic sheet.
Large X symbol on top of a foot
Black ink Deathly Hallows symbol with ornate filigree scrollwork on the inner wrist.
Deathly Hallows symbol with scrollwork on a wrist
Small black Pisces zodiac symbol tattoo on the side of a finger, photographed in close-up against a pale background.
Pisces symbol on a finger
Black ink Om symbol tattoo on the inner forearm of a person wearing a white short-sleeved top and a dark wristband.
Om symbol on a forearm
Black and white yin yang design built from stylised calligraphic shapes and swirls, shown as a standalone graphic on a grey background with no body placement.
Yin yang with calligraphic forms
Close-up of a small black fine line hashtag symbol tattooed on the inner wrist of a light-skinned arm, resting over dark denim.
Small hashtag symbol tattoo on the wrist
Close view of two hands with a tiny fine line tattoo of a circle with a curved stroke on the side of one finger, in black ink.
Small fine line circle on a finger
Small black ink symbol with a loop and crossed strokes on the top of a foot, with a shell anklet and pale green toenails.
Black symbol tattoo on the top of a foot
Black tattoos on a person's upper back: a Libra symbol at the nape of the neck, with chakra-style symbols running down the spine.
Libra and chakra symbols down a back
Fine line black tattoo of a crescent moon with a delicate vertical motif and dotted top on the inner upper arm.
Crescent moon and fine line motif on upper arm
Back view of a woman in a white lace bodysuit showing a small fine line tattoo of symbols and numerals in black ink across the mid-back.
Small line of symbols and numerals on mid-back
Small black symbol tattoo with a loop and curved upper stroke on a person's ankle, with jeans rolled above it and black heeled shoes.
Small black symbol tattoo on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of an airplane, two vertical bars and an up arrow on the side of a finger, beneath a textured gold ring.
Airplane, bars and arrow on a finger
Black fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a large circle with a central compass wheel, surrounded by runic-style letters, plus a crescent moon and other small symbols.
Symbol wheel and occult marks on a forearm
Close view of a small fine-line black tattoo of a spiral and stacked strokes with a dotted line, centred on the chest below the bust.
Fine line spiral symbol on the chest
Small black fine line chi-rho style tattoo on the back of a hand gripping a steering wheel, with a road visible through the windscreen.
Small chi-rho tattoo on the hand
A compass rose tattoo with scattered coloured leaves, petals and dots on a person's upper back, reaching up towards the neck in a botanical style.
Compass rose with colourful leaves on upper back
Fine line black infinity symbol tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand held in a loose fist, shown in a close photograph.
Infinity symbol on the inner wrist
Fine line black tattoo of three small dots on the inner forearm and a tiny curled symbol on the lower abdomen above jeans.
Minimal dots and a small curl tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of a castle, crescent moon and stars rising from an open book on the upper back, with a small circle and triangle symbol at the base of the book.
Castle rising from an open book on upper back
Black ink Chi Rho symbol with the Greek letters alpha and omega, tattooed on a forearm above a studded leather wristband.
Chi Rho with Alpha and Omega on a forearm
Small black Aries zodiac symbol tattoo on the side of the hip, just above the waistband of low-rise denim jeans.
Aries zodiac symbol on the hip
Fine line black tattoo of a small triangle above a cross shape on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Small triangle and cross wrist tattoo
Small black fine line tattoo of a geometric symbol made from crossed lines, placed on the side of an ankle.
Small geometric symbol on an ankle
Black line tattoo of Thai sak yant script and yantra markings on the upper forearm, with a band of script around the wrist.
Sak yant script on forearm
Three matching black swirl symbol tattoos on the tops of three feet, stacked one above another.
Three matching swirl symbol tattoos on feet
Two small black and grey yin yang tattoos, one on each of two people's ankles, photographed against a dark background.
Matching yin yang tattoos on two ankles
Small solid black ampersand tattoo in a lettering style on the upper forearm of a person wearing a grey vest top, against white bedding.
Small black ampersand on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a triangle, an asterisk and a circle in a diagonal row on the inner forearm.
Triangle, asterisk and circle on a forearm
Black ink tomoe design of three curved swirls inside a circle, drawn on textured tan paper with no body part visible.
Tomoe swirl in a circle on tan paper
Sketchy black linework winged bird with a red heart and red and black lettering tattooed along the side of a ribcage.
Winged bird and lettering on ribs
Black fine-line tattoo of crossed diagonal lines with Roman numerals XXIII and XXX and the symbols greater-than-or-equal and identical-to, on the inner forearm.
Crossed lines with Roman numerals on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a black biohazard symbol inside a red and grey cross-shaped emblem, on the calf.
Biohazard emblem on a calf
Fine line black ink infinity symbol with the word sisters written in script across it, tattooed on the inner wrist of a hand resting palm up.
Infinity symbol with 'sisters' on a wrist
Black ink tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle enclosing a circle and a vertical line, on pale speckled skin.
Deathly Hallows symbol tattoo in black ink
Fine line black infinity symbol tattoo on the back of a woman's neck, seen from behind with her hair in a ponytail and the sea behind her.
Infinity symbol tattoo on the neck
Close-up of a hand covered in small black doodle tattoos of eyes, suns, spirals, stars and the numbers 999, placed across the fingers and back of the hand.
Doodle symbols across a hand
Flat vector flash design of twelve stylised creatures arranged in a circle, each in a different colour, on a white background.
Circle of twelve colourful zodiac creatures