Symbol tattoo ideas

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

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A small, solid black semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist and lower forearm.
Semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist
Black line drawing of an infinity symbol with four swallows flying off its right-hand loop, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Infinity symbol with four swallows
Black brush-stroke drawing of the Taurus zodiac symbol on a plain white background.
Taurus zodiac symbol in brush stroke
Black and white flash design of a sun with flame-like rays around a circle containing a pentagram and interlocking circular motifs.
Sun burst with pentagram circle design
Fine line black tattoo of an infinity symbol with heart-shaped loops on a forearm.
Infinity heart symbol on a forearm
Close-up of a small black fine-line tattoo of angular geometric symbols on the inner forearm of a person wearing a white top.
Fine line angular symbols on a forearm
Small black Venus symbol tattoo on a person's lower stomach, just above the waistband of a black and white striped top.
Venus symbol on the lower stomach
Fine line black ink tattoos on both arms of a person in a brown tank top, including a heart with text, a deer with butterfly wings and a feather, on the forearms and upper arms.
Small fine line tattoos across both arms
Colour photo of a bold black stylised symbol with two pink-red flowers and fine swirling vines, tattooed across the upper back.
Black symbol with pink flowers and vines on back
Small black fine line Aries zodiac symbol tattooed on the inner wrist, with pink and cream flowers held in the hand beside it.
Aries symbol on the inner wrist
Black line drawing of a triskelion, three interlocking spirals arranged in a triangle, shown as a standalone tattoo design on a white background.
Triskelion triple spiral design
Fine line infinity symbol with two small teal dots on the inner wrist, photographed with the palm turned upwards.
Infinity symbol on the inner wrist
Four small colour tattoos of emblems, a blue water symbol, a green earth symbol, a grey air symbol and a red fire symbol, stacked vertically on a person's upper back.
Four nation emblems down the upper back
Black fine line infinity symbol tattoo on the inner wrist and lower forearm.
Infinity symbol on the wrist
Black fine-line tattoo of a row of angular runic-style symbols on the inner ankle, with a dark sock and a pink blanket in the background.
Small runic inscription on the ankle
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
Black line lettering design reading God is greater than the highs and lows, with the letters G, a chevron and V above a horizontal rule, shown on a plain white background.
God is greater than the highs and lows lettering
Close-up photograph of a blue outlined symbol with a filled centre tattooed on an ankle, with dark linework.
Blue outlined eye symbol on an ankle
Realistic black and grey tattoo of two wolves on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Two wolves on a shoulder blade
Fine black script reading 'After all this time? Always' above and below a line-drawn triangle, circle and vertical line symbol on the inner forearm.
Script quote and triangle symbol on a forearm
Fine line USB symbol tattoo in pale ink on the forearm, with a circle, branching connectors and a triangular arrowhead.
USB symbol on a forearm
Small black and grey tattoo of a horseshoe forming an infinity loop, placed on the ankle.
Horseshoe infinity symbol on an ankle
Black line design of angular symbols above a horizontal rule, with the italic words God is greater than the highs and lows, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
God is greater than the highs and lows lettering
Two matching forearm tattoos of a stylised buck symbol, the left shaded in blue and purple and the right in pink with the word love in script beneath it.
Matching buck symbol tattoos on forearms
Black and white flash sheet of twenty-four Chinese characters in brush script, each labelled in English with its meaning, such as joy, courage and wisdom.
Chinese character symbols flash sheet
Fine line black Om symbol tattoo on the arm, with a small curl at the top and a loop at the lower left.
Om symbol on an arm
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
Two matching fine line swirl tattoos with pale blue fill sit on the inner forearms, one on each arm.
Matching swirl symbol tattoos on forearms
Solid black tribal-style biohazard symbol on a white background, drawn as a bold stencil-like flash design with no body placement shown.
Tribal biohazard symbol design
Black geometric eight-pointed star tattoo with spiral and symbol motifs centred between the shoulder blades on a person's upper back.
Eight-pointed star tattoo on upper back
Teal fine line outline of a psi symbol on a forearm, with a grey knitted sleeve in the background.
Teal psi symbol on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a vertical line and a circle, on the back of a neck.
Deathly Hallows symbol on the neck
Small solid black curved tattoo on the inner wrist, resembling a stylised flame or swirl, with a hand resting in the background.
Small black curved symbol on a wrist
Black ink tattoo spelling Always on the upper arm, with the letters built from Deathly Hallows triangles, a wand and other symbols.
Always lettering with Deathly Hallows symbols
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
Small black sketchy line tattoo of a triangle, circle and vertical line, known as the Deathly Hallows symbol, on the ankle.
Deathly Hallows symbol on the ankle
Two matching black swirl symbol tattoos, one on each inner wrist, drawn in simple single-weight linework.
Two swirl symbols on the wrists
Small black fine line symbol tattoo on an ankle, with a bare foot resting on white bedding beside a teal mug of coffee.
Small black symbol tattoo on an ankle
Two small black yin yang tattoos on the inner wrists of two people holding hands in bed.
Matching yin yang tattoos on the wrists
Bold black semicolon-style symbol with purple, teal and pink flowers and fine black vines on the inner wrist.
Semicolon symbol with flowers on wrist
Back of a woman's neck showing a small black fine line Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and a vertical line, above a knitted grey sweater.
Deathly Hallows symbol on the neck
Black line drawing of a tattoo design with angular symbols above a horizontal rule and the italic words God is greater than the highs and lows, on a white background.
God is greater than the highs and lows lettering
Close photo of a thin black line tattoo of a delta-shaped emblem with a small inner mark, on skin beside blue fabric.
Delta emblem outline tattoo
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
White line drawing of a circular seal of interlocking circles, arcs and loops on a dark background, in a geometric style.
Circular seal design in white line
Bold black angular symbol tattoo on the upper back, surrounded by teal, purple, green and yellow watercolour-style splashes with black speckles trailing downward.
Black symbol with watercolour splashes on upper back