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Looking for a unique tattoo, or to identify a tattoo symbol? Click on a picture below to get a decription of the meaning and history of each symbol. For a complete list of symbols and definitions: Symbol dictionary

Egyptian themed tattoo symbols:

 Scarab      Feather of Ma'at    Eye of Horus        Ankh
 Uraeus Aten                      

Hindu and other Eastern tattoo symbols:

 Hand of Eris   Kalachakra  Om    Trisula (Trishula)   Lotus symbol Tiratana (triple gem)  Garuda  Dancing Shiva
Dorje  Dharma wheel  Khanda     Yantra    Omkar        

New Agesymbols:

    Mu      Yin yang    Lemniscate  Yantra Ankh  

Wiccan, Druid, and Neopagan tattoos:

 Athame     Hidden pentacle       Pentacle  Pentacle
 Druid    Cernunnos, Herne   Triple goddess     Triple crescent  Seax   Triqueta
Labrys, sacred axe

Norse, Asatru tattoo symbols:

Solar cross Triple horn  Gungnir     Runes     Irminsul Sleipnir Helm of awe
 Mjolnir- Thor's hammer                    

Traditional Celtic tattoo symbols:

Triqueta   Triskele   Claddagh         Triqueta Pictish symbol Cerne Abbas giant
 Pictish symbol Pictish symbol                      

Taoist, Shinto, and Buddhist tattoos:

    Yin yang   Endless knot          Tomoe Dharma wheel
 Enso  Buddha's Foot  Tiratana (triple gem)     Lotus symbol             

Christian, Jewish,* and Islamic tattoo symbols:

 Crescent and star  Magen David   Allah   Cross   Messianic seal   Messianic star Alpha and Omega Chi-ro
 Anchor Fish  Vesica pisces                  

Satanic, Thelemic, Magick, and Occult symbols:

 Pentacle   Hecate's wheel    Chnoubis YHVH  Star of Babalon
 Hexagram    Chaos       Mendes Goat    Ouroboros Unicursal hexagram
                      Asclepius wand   Alchemical Sulfur

African and Rastafarian symbols:

 Rastafarian lion of Judah   Veve          Adinkra  Adinkra Adinkra
 Adinkra Chi-wara  Veve, Agwe                   

Pacific Island, Native American, and Shamanic tattoos:

 Manaia  Birdman of Rapanui       Heart arrow deer   Kokopelli  Lauburu    

Miscellanious tattoo symbols:

Zoso   Star of Ishtar      Gorgon   Sign of Tanit   Sufi winged heart    

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