Symbol tattoo ideas

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

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Small black lettering reading HE>i on the inner wrist of a raised hand, in a simple lettering style.
Small HE>i lettering on a wrist
Coloured pencil flash design of a pocket watch with a blue face, red flowers, green leaves and a Home Sweet Home banner, with no body placement shown.
Pocket watch and Home Sweet Home banner
Close-up of a small black question mark tattoo on a forearm, in a fine lettering style, under warm orange light.
Question mark tattoo on a forearm
Close photo of a small, solid black semicolon lettering tattoo on the inner wrist of a person whose hand is raised to their hair.
Small semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist
Black ink brush-style character tattoo on a woman's left ribs, photographed from the side with a black crop top and blonde hair visible.
Brush-style character on the ribs
Black lettering tattoo on an upper arm spelling the word Always, with the letters replaced by symbols including a triangle with a circle, a wand, a lightning bolt and a snake.
Always lettering with symbols on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of two stylised letter Ms joined by a vertical stroke with two short crossbars, on the forearm of a pale-skinned person.
Stylised double M on a forearm
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo reading "type one" with chevron symbols below it, on the inner wrist, in fine line lettering style.
Small fine line "type one" wrist tattoo
A small black ampersand tattoo in a thin, flowing script on the inner wrist, with the hand resting palm up.
Small ampersand on an inner wrist
Black fine line lettering design of the symbols G>ΛV above a horizontal rule and the words God is greater than the highs and lows, on a white background.
God is greater than the highs and lows
Close-up of a small black lettering-style tattoo on the inner forearm of a person lying on a bed, with pink nails and a floral garment visible.
Black lettering-style tattoo on a forearm
Black fine line script running along the upper arm and forearm, with a compass rose tattoo on the ribs, shown on a woman with her arms raised.
Compass rose and script tattoos on arm and side
Black lettering-style ampersand tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand with red painted nails, against a dark grey background.
Ampersand tattoo on a wrist
Black ink lettering tattoo of an angular script with a small ornament above it, placed on the upper thigh below a patterned garment hem.
Angular script tattoo on a thigh
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 lettering tattoo of an infinity symbol joined to the word love in cursive script, on the inner forearm close to the wrist.
Infinity symbol with love script on wrist
Black ink tattoo on the inner forearm showing two angular rune-like symbols followed by the numbers 390 in simple monoline lettering.
Runes and numerals on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo of the word love in script, joined to a looping symbol, on a person's upper back.
Looping love script on upper back
Black linework alphabet sheet of ornate lettering in a traditional style, with numerals and symbols, shown as a tattoo lettering design.
Ornate tattoo lettering alphabet sheet
Matching black ink symbol tattoos on the tops of two bare feet near the ankles, with small script beside the left one.
Matching symbol tattoos on two feet
Black ink geometric mandala with script symbols across a woman's upper back, with English words tattooed to the upper right.
Yantra mandala tattoo across upper back
Black and grey blackwork band tattoo on a forearm, with a white ampersand left as negative space in the solid black ink.
Ampersand band on a forearm
Black ink tattoo on the inner forearm spelling the word always with Harry Potter symbols, including the Deathly Hallows triangle, a wand, round glasses, a lightning bolt and a snake.
Always lettering with Harry Potter symbols on a forearm
Black ink tattoo on the inside of a wrist showing a stylised figure symbol above the lettered words be the change.
Be the change lettering with figure on wrist
Black and white photo of a woman's neck with her hair up, showing a small fine line tattoo of stylised lettering on the nape.
Small script mark on the nape of the neck
Small black ampersand tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, in a lettering style, shown against pale skin.
Small ampersand tattoo on a wrist
Blackwork and red-line sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, with a circular symbol, arrow-like marks and lettering.
Abstract black and red arm sleeve
Close photo of a forearm held out against a grey concrete wall, with three small black glyph-like symbols in a row tattooed along the inside of the arm in a lettering style.
Three black glyph symbols on a forearm
Black line drawing of a geometric circular design with decorative lettering above and below, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Circular symbol design with quotation
Fine-line black tattoo of angular capital letters with chevron symbols on the upper arm, in a lettering style.
Angular lettering with chevrons on an arm
Black and grey lettering tattoo spelling Coexist across the upper back, with each letter replaced by a religious or science symbol.
Coexist lettering across upper back
Black fine-line script tattoo in three vertical columns on the upper back, below blonde hair, with looping characters and thin strokes.
Vertical script tattoo on upper back
Black fine line infinity symbol with the word family written in script across its loop, tattooed on skin in a lettering style.
Infinity symbol with family script
Fine line black lettering tattoo reading Namaste with a small ornate symbol at the end, placed on the forearm.
Namaste script on the forearm
Close view of a small black ampersand tattoo on the lower back of a person with shoulder-length wavy brown hair, in fine line lettering style.
Small ampersand on a back
Small black fine line tattoo of two angular symbols above a right-pointing arrow, on the inside of a wrist.
Symbols and arrow on a wrist
Black ink script tattoo running vertically down the nape of a person's neck, in a calligraphic lettering style, with dark hair above.
Vertical script tattoo on the back of the neck
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 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
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