Symbol Tattoos
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A symbol says a lot in very little space, which is exactly why it pays to wear one for a while before it goes on for good. Our symbol tattoos are printed with jagua ink that settles into the top layers of your skin and develops into a blue-black line. For up to two weeks, most people will take it for real ink. Then you decide.
What's in the collection
Lines and outlines. Single-line hearts, hearts with flames or wings, the infinity loop, semicolons, heartbeat lines, plus arrows and chevrons, short or long.
Travel and sky. Anchors, compass roses and a little plane trailing a heart; moons, suns, stars and a whole solar system.
Shapes and emblems. Nested triangles, some framing a rose or a butterfly, crowns with heart-shaped points, and graphic eye designs.
The rest of the drawer. Wings and feathers, ribbon bows, an old key, the tree of life, smileys, zodiac glyphs drawn like jewelry, and sheets of mini designs sized for fingers.
Lotus, Om or yin-yang? You'll find those with our spiritual tattoos.
Size, spot and timing
Small symbol tattoos sit well on a wrist, an ankle, behind the ear or along a finger. Very fine linework reads better a notch bigger, while solid filled shapes stay crisp even when tiny. Expect up to two weeks on a forearm or shoulder. Hands and fingers get washed and rubbed all day, so designs there fade sooner.
Application takes 2 minutes. The design looks pale at first, almost see-through, and only reaches its full blue-black after 24 to 36 hours: apply it 1 to 2 days before the day it has to look right. Keep it away from water and rubbing for 8 hours. After that it's waterproof.
Your own symbol
A fleur-de-lis, a hieroglyph, two initials woven together: any of them can be ordered as a custom tattoo, from 3 copies. The design is approved before printing, and your temporary symbol tattoos are made in 3 to 4 weeks.
Symbol tattoo questions
What are some cool symbols for tattoos?
The ones people keep coming back to stay readable at a small size: a heart, the infinity loop, an arrow, an anchor, a crown, a triangle. They fit a wrist, an ankle or a finger and still look clean. Pick one with a story behind it and try it as a temporary version first.
What does a symbol tattoo mean?
It depends on the symbol and on who wears it. Many people read stability in an anchor, momentum in an arrow and a lasting bond in the infinity loop. Symbolic tattoos mean what you put into them, so your own story counts for more than any dictionary definition.
