Zigzag tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white photo of a solid black sound wave line tattoo on the side of a raised arm, across the ribs.
Black sound wave line tattoo on the side torso
A black geometric armband tattoo with zigzag borders and chevron patterns wraps the forearm near the elbow, with a coloured feather tattoo partly visible on the thigh below.
Black geometric armband and feather tattoo
Black and grey geometric wristband tattoo on a forearm, with a band of triangles above a solid black band edged with short vertical strokes.
Geometric wristband tattoo
Black geometric tattoo of a heart filled with tribal bands and chevrons, placed on the upper arm of a woman in a black top.
Heart with tribal pattern on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a green succulent in a terracotta pot with the words What up, succa? above and below, shown in two close photos on skin.
Succulent in pot with 'What up, succa?' lettering
Flash sheet of thirty black line drawn arrows in tribal-style designs, with feathered fletching and geometric details, on a white background.
Thirty hand drawn arrows design sheet
Black and white photo of a thin fine line tattoo of a jagged zigzag shape on the inner wrist.
Fine line zigzag on the inner wrist
Black ink drawing of a stag head with antlers, filled with floral, zigzag and diamond patterns on an aged paper background.
Ornamental stag head design
Close view of a forearm with a bold geometric tattoo in black, orange and teal, held beside a woman's hands holding silver hoop earrings.
Geometric tribal pattern on a forearm
Two hands with white and turquoise geometric diamond and chevron designs on the skin in a geometric style, across the back of the hands and wrists.
White and turquoise geometric designs on hands
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon filled with mandala-style patterns, dotwork, zigzags and swirls, shown as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Crescent moon mandala design
Black geometric tattoo of diamonds, zigzags and arrows running down the centre of a bare back, in a geometric style on the back.
Geometric spine tattoo on a back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a small palm tree on a tiny island, placed on the side of the ribs.
Palm tree on a tiny island on the ribs
Black and white photo of a thin black fine line zigzag tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm.
Fine line zigzag on a wrist
Blackwork geometric tattoo of parallel bands and a diamond pattern on a forearm and wrist, partly covered by a turquoise bracelet.
Black geometric bands on wrist with turquoise jewellery
Two forearms crossed in front of a pale green t-shirt, both covered in bold black tribal blackwork patterns on the forearm.
Black tribal patterns on both forearms
Black geometric tattoos across four fingers of a hand, including a feather, an arrow and triangles, set against a textured white wall.
Geometric finger tattoos with feather and arrow
Two hands with silver metallic geometric designs and turquoise accents on the backs of the hands, fingers and wrists, with lace-style cuffs at the wrists.
Silver geometric hand and wrist designs
Five vertical strips of black geometric patterns on white, including diamonds, triangles and chevrons, shown as flash designs with no body placement visible.
Five black geometric band designs
Black tribal tattoo with bands, chevrons and solid black panels wrapping the upper arm and shoulder.
Polynesian-style tribal sleeve on upper arm
Forearm tattoo of a cross-stitch style geometric folk pattern in muted red, teal, cream and black, shown on a bare arm against a dark background.
Cross-stitch style pattern sleeve on a forearm
Black geometric tribal tattoo of zigzags and triangles on a forearm, with a sleeping black French bulldog resting on the arm.
Tribal geometric tattoo on forearm with sleeping dog
Two raised hands with black nail polish and rings show gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos of wave, chevron, dot and flower designs on the forearms and wrists.
Metallic temporary tattoo bands on wrists
Two black tribal-style armband tattoos on a pair of forearms, one with interlocking circles and zigzag bands and the other with circles, a checkerboard and parallel lines, placed on the forearms.
Geometric armband tattoos on both forearms
Black Polynesian tribal tattoo with spirals, bands and geometric motifs running across a person's ribs and side of the torso.
Polynesian tribal tattoo on the ribs
Black fine line geometric tattoo of two arrow-like shapes with zigzag bands and cross motifs on the inner forearm.
Geometric arrow design on inner forearm
Three views of a forearm with a black and grey mountain landscape tattoo above a band of zigzags and black bands, styled in blackwork and dotwork on the forearm.
Mountain landscape armband on forearm
Small black fine-line tattoo of the word LOVE with zigzag lines above it, on the upper arm of a woman in a white vest holding a green clutch.
Word LOVE with zigzag lines on upper arm
Two hands with fingers linked against a dark background, showing a small black eye tattoo on one finger and thin red zigzag lines on fingers of the other hand.
Small eye and red zigzag tattoos on fingers
Black line drawing flash sheet of Latvian folk symbols, including sun signs, crosses, a morning star, a firecross and tree motifs, each labelled in Latvian and English.
Latvian folk sign flash sheet with labelled symbols
Black tribal blackwork tattoo with a central sun motif wrapping the calf and ankle of a leg against a dark background.
Tribal calf and ankle tattoo
Sheet of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo designs with geometric arrows, diamonds and triangles on a white background.
Metallic geometric temporary tattoo sheet
Black and grey geometric tattoo of concentric circles and maze-like zigzag lines on an upper arm, fading into dotwork at the lower edge.
Concentric maze pattern on upper arm
Black polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with solid black fills and geometric linework.
Polynesian tribal sleeve on upper arm
Black tribal band tattoo design with spirals, zigzag edges and a central flower motif, drawn on a white background.
Tribal band design with spirals
Black fine line geometric arrow tattoo running vertically down the centre of a person's upper back, between the straps of a black top.
Vertical geometric arrow tattoo on the upper back
Small black lightning bolt tattoo in fine line style on the outer side of an ankle.
Small lightning bolt on an ankle
Two hands with silver metallic geometric temporary tattoos of triangles, chevrons and the word LOVE on the hand and wrist, worn with silver rings.
Silver geometric hand tattoos with triangles
Solid black blackwork-style design of a circle with white zigzag lines, with curling swirls trailing beneath it, shown on a white background.
Zigzag circle with flowing swirls
Black and white photo of a raised hand showing a small fine line zigzag tattoo on the side of one finger, with a ring on another finger.
Small zigzag tattoo on a finger
Black and grey blackwork tribal sleeve with swirls, dots and triangles covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person shown from the back in a sepia photograph.
Black tribal sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Black geometric tattoo of a mandala on the back of a hand and wrist, with crescent, ankh and arrow symbols on the fingers and a small sun motif on an ankle.
Black mandala and symbol designs on hand and foot
Fine line black tattoo of a heartbeat style waveform on the inner forearm, shown on two wrists pressed together.
Fine line heartbeat tattoo on wrists
Black and white Polynesian-style tribal design showing a sea turtle, fern fronds and bands of geometric pattern, drawn as a flash sheet with no body part visible.
Polynesian-style turtle and fern tribal design
Black and grey drawing of an ornamental feather with geometric and dotwork patterns, hanging from two beads on a sepia textured background.
Ornamental feather design with beads
Black ink drawing of a snarling wolf head in profile, its mane and face filled with white zentangle-style patterns on a white background.
Wolf head with patterned scales
Black geometric bands with rune lettering wrap a forearm, while another person's hands hold the arm and a faint blue guideline marks the wrist.
Rune and geometric band forearm tattoo
Black tribal band tattoo with bold geometric blocks and diamond motifs wrapping around a man's forearm near the elbow, with close-up views below.
Black tribal band tattoo on a forearm