Zigzag tattoo ideas

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

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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
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
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork lion tattoo wrapping around the inner forearm, shown in three side-on views of the same arm.
Lion portrait on a forearm
Black and grey geometric band tattoo with triangular mountain peaks and dotwork shading around the inner forearm near the wrist.
Geometric wrist band with mountain peaks
Black dotwork tattoo on the inner forearm of a person holding a phone, made of a circular geometric motif above a paisley shape, together forming a semicolon.
Semicolon tattoo of circle and paisley on a forearm
Full arm sleeve tattoo in dotwork and geometric patterns, with black and grey shading on the shoulder and upper arm fading to red and orange dots on the forearm.
Geometric dotwork sleeve with a pale sun
Two forearms with matching black geometric bands of zigzags and triangles, shaded with dotwork, in a sepia photo of two people holding hands.
Matching geometric forearm bands on two people
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 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 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
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
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
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 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 linework geometric tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, with a bird on the back, a flower and city shapes, dotwork shading and small pink and teal dots.
Geometric bird, city and flower tattoos on arm and shoulder