Symbol tattoo ideas

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

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Hand with lilac nails and small finger tattoos of a treble clef, a pink heart and a symbol, with a realistic portrait tattoo on the back of the hand.
Finger tattoos and a portrait on the back of a hand
Two open palms show small black line tattoos: an arrow, dots and a symbol on one hand, and an eye with a short line of lettering on the other.
Arrow, eye and lettering on palms
Two small black cross-like tattoos sit on the fingers of two clasped hands, one on each hand.
Small cross tattoos on fingers
Fine line black tattoo of a small outlined circle with a horizontal bar on a finger, shown on two interlaced hands.
Small circle tattoo on a finger
Hand and wrist with a grey-blue fox tattoo on the back of the hand, an ice cream cone above the wrist and small symbols and script around them.
Fox and ice cream cone on a hand and wrist
Two hands touch at the fingertips, each showing a matching small black ornamental symbol tattooed on the finger.
Matching ornamental symbol tattoos on two fingers
Two small black tattoos on fingers of two hands resting on a wooden table, a crown outline on one finger and a solid dark symbol on another, with a gold signet ring nearby.
Small crown and symbol tattoos on fingers
Fine line black tattoos of a outlined pyramid and small symbols on the fingers of a bearded man's hand, raised near his mouth.
Small geometric finger tattoos
Black and white photo of two hands with matching fine line arrow-like geometric tattoos on the middle fingers, one on each hand.
Arrow symbols on two fingers
Small black line tattoo of a stylised symbol with a looped top, crossbar and downward arrow, on the side of a finger on the hand.
Small line symbol tattoo on a finger
A tattooed forearm and hand resting a pineapple top on the head of a grey tabby cat, with black fine line tattoos including a loop design on the forearm and small marks on the hand.
Tattooed forearm holding a pineapple on a tabby cat
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
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
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
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 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 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
Hand with long pointed black-tipped nails, each finger bearing a small black outline tattoo of interlocking loops on the finger.
Small interlocking loop tattoos on fingers
Small black ornamental tattoo on the middle finger of a hand with dark nails and a cigarette held between the fingers.
Small ornamental tattoo on a finger
Two palms turned upward showing black symbol tattoos across each finger and a black and grey wolf head tattooed on each palm.
Symbol fingers and wolf heads on hands
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
Two hands with black gothic-style letters tattooed one per finger, spelling out a word across the fingers, with a small symbol on the back of the right hand.
Black letters tattooed across the fingers
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
Black ink tattoos on the back and fingers of a hand, including a shaded butterfly, a leafy vine with a flower, and small geometric symbols.
Butterfly, vine and symbols on a hand
Close-up of a hand with black nail polish showing a small black eye with radiating lines on the middle finger and a triangle with circle and line symbol on the ring finger.
Eye and triangle tattoos on fingers
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
Black and white line drawing of a palm tattoo design with symbols on the fingers, a sunburst eye and the words Deus Ex Machina, in a blackwork and geometric style.
Palm design with sunburst eye and numerals
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
Black ink tattoo of a 2, an infinity symbol, an ampersand and a less-than sign across the finger knuckles of a hand, with a screenshot of an online comment thread beside it.
Infinity, ampersand and less-than tattoo on fingers
Dark blue-black fine line transmutation circle tattoo with symbols and inscriptions across the palm of a hand.
Alchemy circle on a palm
Black and grey photo of a hand holding scissors through the handles, with a small black looped symbol tattooed on the side of the finger.
Small symbol tattoo on a finger
Black and white photo of clasped hands with small linework symbols on the fingers and a larger dark design on the back of the hand, with a steel wristwatch on the wrist.
Tattooed hands clasped over a wristwatch
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 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
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
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
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 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 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
A small black line symbol tattoo on the back of a hand near the wrist, with the hand resting against white jeans and a white bed.
Small black symbol tattoo on a hand
Two short black horizontal lines, forming an equals sign, tattooed across the middle section of a finger on a pale hand.
Two-line equals sign on a finger
Small black cross tattoo on the inner wrist of a pale hand, with a striped woven fabric and a dark green plaid sleeve in the background.
Small cross on the inner wrist
Collage of four small fine line tattoos: a black equals sign on a finger, interlocking rainbow hearts with symbols on the hip, a rainbow arc on the ear and a row of rainbow dots on the forearm.
Small rainbow tattoos on finger, hip, ear and forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a small looped symbol on the side of a finger, with a pale nail and soft blurred background.
Small looped symbol on a finger
Black and grey mandala tattoo on a forearm and an ornamental floral sleeve on the other arm, with small finger tattoos, resting on white bedsheets.
Mandala and floral sleeve on forearm and hand
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