Symbol tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black tattoo of cupped hands, an eye motif, branch shapes and moon phases on the back of a neck.
Hands and symbols on the back of the neck
Black and grey dotwork forearm tattoo of an eye in a triangle, leaves, crescent moons and a diamond motif, placed on the inner forearm.
Geometric eye and leaves on a forearm
Black ink crescent moon tattoo on the inner forearm, with ornate linework, a dotwork centre and a lotus-style detail.
Crescent moon with dotwork on forearm
Black ink flash drawing of a planchette with a central eye, YES and NO lettering, a sunburst and acanthus scrolls, in a dotwork and blackwork style.
Planchette with eye and acanthus scrolls
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant head with a small square symbol on its forehead, placed on the outer thigh.
Elephant head on the thigh
Black ink dotwork drawing of a symmetrical moth with spread wings, overlaid on interlocking triangles, with a small symbol below, shown on paper as a tattoo design.
Moth with geometric triangles design
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
Side view of a person in a maroon bikini top showing a small grey dotwork tattoo of a circular symbol on the ribs, with a beach behind.
Circular dotwork symbol on the side ribs
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of geometric symbols and crosses running along a forearm, photographed on a dark leather surface.
Geometric symbols 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
Dotwork mandala tattoo on the upper back with blue teardrop panels holding white lightning bolt, triangle, skull and animal motifs around a lotus centre.
Mandala with blue symbol panels on upper back
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
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 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 and grey dotwork drawing of two wolf heads, skulls, crescent moons, a central eye and a star outline, shown as a tattoo design.
Wolf heads, skulls and crescent moons design
Black and grey dotwork geometric tattoo of five circles with triangle symbols and petal shapes on the inner forearm.
Dotwork geometric mandala on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoos of dots, dashes and simple symbols across the fingers of a hand, shown in a black and white photograph.
Small dot and dash marks across fingers
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a shaded circle with a small moon-like dot, surrounded by ten black crescent symbols arranged in a ring.
Dotwork circle of crescent symbols on upper arm
Coloured pencil drawing of a purple lotus flower with seven chakra symbols arranged around it, a botanical tattoo flash design.
Lotus with seven chakra symbols
Black and grey dotwork moon phases in a row across the abdomen, with a small fine line glyph on the centre of the chest.
Moon phases across the abdomen
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design: a splattered circle and upright mark at the centre, surrounded by a ring of pointed petals with swirls and dots, shown on white paper beside a pen.
Ink mandala with splattered symbol design
Two hands with small black dotwork tattoos of a circle and a dotted triangle on the middle fingers, in a Hand placement.
Dotted circle and triangle tattoos on two fingers
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a triangle motif at its centre, placed on the lower back of a person wearing a maroon top.
Mandala tattoo on the lower back
Black ink drawing of the Om symbol centred in a lotus-petal mandala with dotted and scalloped detailing, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Om symbol in a lotus mandala
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of five moon phases across the stomach beneath a black bra, with a small fine line ornamental symbol on the sternum.
Moon phases across the stomach with a chest symbol
Realism tattoo on the outer thigh showing a bearded man's face framed by a wolf's head, with dotwork shading, leafy branches and a green wash.
Wolf and portrait on a thigh