Zigzag tattoo ideas

152 photos and flash · 59% Geometric, 33% Blackwork · Forearm most common

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Two forearms with bold black geometric tribal-style bands tattooed around the wrist and forearm, one with zigzag and diamond patterns and one with dense panels of symmetrical motifs.
Black geometric bands on two forearms
Sheet of temporary metallic flash designs with gold and coloured geometric bands, zigzags, triangles and squares, with no body placement shown.
Metallic geometric band designs on a flash sheet
Black line drawing of a mountain peak with zigzag snow lines above bold block lettering reading DRD4-7R, in a simple monoline design.
Mountain peak above DRD4-7R lettering
Small colour tattoo of a hot air balloon with a zigzag and dot pattern on the ankle, drawn in fine black linework.
Hot air balloon on an ankle
Colour geometric tattoo of a band of triangular points wrapped around an upper arm, shaded in red, teal and dark purple.
Geometric triangle band on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a thin wavy line with small peaks on the side of the ribcage, seen in a selfie of a person in a white camisole.
Small wavy line tattoo on the ribs
Back of a person's neck showing a small black fine line zigzag tattoo, with hair pulled up and a white top with black stripes.
Small zigzag line tattoo on the back of the neck
Black tribal tattoo covering a man's left shoulder, chest and upper arm down to the forearm, with spirals, zigzags and a central face-like motif.
Tribal shoulder, chest and arm sleeve
Black tribal tattoo of bands, zigzags and triangles covering a forearm, shown with coffee cups and a paper bag on a pavement.
Tribal band tattoo on a forearm
Four hand-drawn fine line tattoo designs of spirals, loops and zigzags with dotted tails, drawn in dark ink on cream paper.
Four spiral and loop line designs
Black tribal tattoo in a Polynesian style covering the shoulder and upper arm of a person, with bold chevron bands and solid black fills.
Polynesian-style tribal shoulder and arm sleeve
Close-up of a dark geometric tattoo covering the back of a hand and fingers, in a Geometric style, with black painted nails resting on grey knit fabric.
Geometric hand design with black nails
Small black zigzag wave tattoo on the neck behind an ear, in a fine line style.
Zigzag wave tattoo behind the ear
Black ink geometric band tattoo wrapped around an ankle, with zigzags, scallops and dotted drops, worn with a sandal on a sandy beach.
Black geometric band tattoo on ankle
Packaged sheet of geometric band temporary tattoo designs in gold, silver and black metallic foil, with a Golden Tattoo card above.
Metallic geometric band temporary tattoo sheet
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a palm tree on a small stippled island, placed on the side of the ribs.
Palm tree on a small island on the ribs
Line drawing of a lion head with an ornate geometric mane shaded from orange at the top to blue and purple below, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Ornate lion head with geometric mane
Four-panel photo of a black tribal blackwork band wrapping the calf and ankle, with solid bands, triangles, chevrons and zigzag edging.
Blackwork tribal band on lower leg
Black outline elephant tattoo with blue, purple and green patterned body and raised trunk holding a leafy sprig, on the side of the ribs.
Patterned elephant with raised trunk on ribs
Black tribal band tattoo in Polynesian-style patterns wrapping a forearm, with wave, chevron and checkerboard bands.
Polynesian-style bands on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a zigzag band with two hanging feathers and beads on the outer thigh.
Feathers and zigzag band on a thigh
A sheet of gold, silver and black metallic temporary tattoo designs, including chevron bands, a heart, a cross and zigzag strips.
Metallic temporary tattoo sheet with chain and geometric
Small fine line tattoo of connected dots and thin lines in a zigzag shape on the inner forearm, shown with the hand raised against a plain beige background.
Fine line constellation on a forearm
Black line-art flash sheet of henna-style flowers, leaf sprays, dots, scrolls and geometric border strips, shown without any body placement.
Henna-style flower, leaf and border flash sheet
Sun-tanned forearm and hand with black geometric patterns on the wrist and fingers, styled with silver body chains and a turquoise pendant.
Geometric hand and wrist designs on a beach
Black fine line geometric tattoo on the inner forearm, with a circle, triangles, dots and an arrow running up towards the elbow.
Geometric arrow and circle on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork cuff tattoo on a forearm, with solid black bands and thin geometric triangle lines near the wrist.
Black band cuff with geometric lines on wrist
Two raised hands against a black background, each with a small fine-line tattoo of stacked chevron marks in dark ink along the side of the hand.
Small chevron marks on both hands
Two photos of a black dotwork tattoo on the upper back showing an Eye of Horus inside a dotted circle, above a triangle and mandala design.
Eye of Horus with dotwork mandala on upper back
Copper-coloured fine line drawing of a symmetrical moth with sunburst and zigzag wing patterns and an eye at its centre, on a dark brown background.
Copper line moth with geometric wings
Colour tattoo of a cross-stitch style geometric pattern covering a forearm, with red, teal, green and yellow diamond and zigzag motifs.
Cross-stitch style geometric forearm tattoo
Sheet of blue, gold and silver geometric temporary tattoo designs with triangle bands, diamond motifs and chevrons on a white background.
Blue and gold geometric temporary tattoo sheet
Geometric fox tattoo with black patterned linework, a black-filled body and blue patterned wings, shown on skin.
Geometric fox with blue wings
Black and grey pencil drawing of a Polynesian-style tribal tattoo design with a sun motif, bands of triangles and zigzags, shown on a sketchbook page.
Polynesian-style tribal sleeve design
Black line drawing sheet of stacked tribal-style border designs, with zigzags, triangles, arrows, rectangles, chevrons and diamonds, with no body placement shown.
Tribal-style border patterns sheet
A product sheet of metallic gold, silver and black temporary tattoo designs, showing geometric chain, diamond and zigzag bands, with no body part visible.
Metallic temporary tattoo sheet with geometric bands
Close-up of a solid black geometric band tattoo with triangles, zigzags and fringed lines wrapping the forearm near the wrist.
Black geometric band on a forearm
A sheet of metallic temporary tattoo designs with gold, silver, blue and pink triangles, chevrons, diamonds, teardrops and rings, shown on a black background.
Metallic geometric temporary tattoo sheet
Pencil drawing of a stylised owl with closed eyes and a zigzag chest, perched on a black swirling branch.
Sleepy owl on a swirled branch
Stacked flash sheets of metallic gold, silver and black temporary tattoo designs with triangles, diamond lattices, an arrow, a pineapple and a heart.
Gold and black geometric temporary tattoo sheets
Black and grey blackwork tribal tattoo covering one side of a torso, extending across the chest, ribs and upper arm, with the other side left bare.
Tribal blackwork across chest, ribs and arm
Black ink tribal sleeve in Polynesian-style patterns covering the shoulder and upper arm of a man wearing a black vest top.
Tribal sleeve over shoulder and upper arm
Black and white photo of a tiny fine line lightning bolt tattoo on the inner wrist, with a thin ring on the hand resting on a leather seat.
Small lightning bolt on a wrist
Black geometric band tattoo of triangles and zigzags across the wrist of an open hand, with a dish of coarse salt beside it.
Geometric band tattoo on a wrist
Black tattoo of a stacked tiki totem with a tribal band across the nape of the neck, shown on the back of a person's neck and upper back.
Stacked tiki totem on the neck and upper back
Fine line tattoo of outlined and dotted stars forming a zigzag line across the inner forearm near the wrist.
Stars in a zigzag line on a wrist
Black and grey tribal tattoo covering the back of a man's neck and upper back, with bold chevrons, triangles and shaded panels.
Tribal neck and upper back tattoo
Black geometric tribal tattoo with an arrow motif on the index finger of a hand, beside a gold band ring and a woven bracelet.
Geometric tribal tattoo on a finger