Circle tattoo ideas

2,163 photos and flash · 48% Geometric, 30% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Seven small black fine line radial burst tattoos run in a diagonal row across the top of a bare foot, on a tiled floor.
Seven radial burst tattoos across a foot
Small black dotwork tattoo of three concentric rings on the back of a hand, resting on a paint-splattered surface.
Dotted concentric circles on the back of a hand
Fine line tattoo of a cat face with folded ears and whiskers on the back of a person's neck, with dark hair pulled up above it.
Folded-ear cat face on the back of the neck
Black fine line tattoo of intersecting circles, arcs and a long diagonal arrow on the side of the ribs.
Fine line arrow and circles on the side
Small black fine line tattoo of a triangle enclosing a circle and vertical line, with the word always in script below, on the inner wrist.
Deathly Hallows symbol and script word on wrist
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with lotus-like petals and geometric patterns covering the inner forearm.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey palm tree tattoo on the forearm, framed by a fine line circle, arcs and dotted lines.
Palm tree with geometric circles on a forearm
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of an eye inside a triangle, within overlapping circles and radiating lines, on a forearm.
All-seeing eye in geometric circles on a forearm
Healed tattoo on a person's upper back showing a black cat sitting on a bare branch in front of a pale moon with blue watercolour-style splashes.
Cat on a branch in a blue moon on a back
Fine line black ink tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle on the forearm, shown against a pale arm and dark sleeve.
Wave in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey photo of two forearms: the left has a fine line compass star with circles and a dotted vertical line, and the right has a geometric anchor with triangles on the inner forearm.
Compass star and anchor on two forearms
Black interlaced knot tattoo in a circle on the top of a foot, with a bold geometric outline.
Interlocked knot circle on the foot
Black line drawing of a triangle enclosing a circle, split by a vertical line, in a simple geometric style with no body placement shown.
Triangle, circle and vertical line symbol
Small black and grey shaded circle resembling a moon, tattooed on the upper arm below a dark sleeve.
Small shaded moon on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a tooth wrapped in a yellow banner reading WISDOM, set in a black triangle with laurel branches, on a limb.
Wisdom tooth in a triangle with laurels
Colour tattoo of two orange and red koi fish curving into a circle around a black Pisces symbol, on a person's calf.
Two koi fish with a Pisces symbol on a calf
Black tribal tattoo with spiral and swirl motifs covering a shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal spiral piece on a shoulder
Two side-by-side photos of fine line black ink tattoos on the inner wrist: a dotted interlocking triangle design on the left and a small orbit with dots and a star on the right.
Geometric and orbit tattoos on wrists
Two pen sketches of a leafy sprig inside a simple house outline, one with a small circle beside it, drawn as fine line tattoo flash with no body placement shown.
Sprig in house outline sketches
Black ink botanical mandala with a curled figure in a circle, covering a rounded bare abdomen, in a blackwork and botanical style.
Floral mandala with curled figure on a belly
Black line drawing of a symmetrical cross-shaped design with a starburst, a central dotted circle, scrolls and a leaf, shown without a body placement.
Symmetrical ornamental cross design
White ink ouroboros, a serpent biting its own tail, forms a circle on the forearm in a close photograph.
Ouroboros on a forearm
Black dotwork circle with the words 1 tbsp and 1 tsp inked on the palm, with traditional colour tattoos of an apple and a bird on the wrist and forearm.
Dotted circle with measurements on palm
Fine line black outline heart tattoo on the upper chest beside a black lace bralette, with a small blue letter A tattoo in a circle on the upper arm.
Fine line heart and letter tattoos on skin
Black silhouette design of a tree of life inside a circular Celtic knotwork border, with two ravens on a branch and a horse and rider figure.
Tree of life with ravens and Celtic knotwork
Black ink stag head with large antlers inside a dotted circle, in an etched style, on the forearm.
Stag head with antlers on a forearm
Small watercolour-style blue wave tattoo curling into a circle on a forearm, with a black outline paper boat inside.
Blue watercolour wave with paper boat on a forearm
Japanese style koi tattoo in a yin yang circle, with one fish in orange and one in black and grey, on smooth skin.
Orange and black koi in a yin yang circle
Black and grey tattoo of a mermaid cradling a baby within a circular frame, with a curling fish tail, on a person's upper back.
Mermaid cradling a baby on upper back
Two small fine line tattoos in black ink, a circle with a minus sign and a circle with a plus sign, on the inner wrists of two people holding hands.
Matching plus and minus circle tattoos on wrists
Black and grey tattoos on a lower leg: a vertical column of geometric circles and triangles on the left, and a dark owl with a small figure on a branch on the right.
Geometric symbols and owl on lower legs
Black and grey photograph of a fine line tattoo of two overlapping circles on the ankle, above a white knitted sock.
Two overlapping circles on an ankle
Circular pastel tattoo of a bare tree with stained-glass style panels in pink, purple and blue, with dotted accents, on an upper arm.
Pastel tree in a circle on an upper arm
Full sleeve geometric mandala tattoo in dotwork shading, with small pink rose accents near the elbow, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve mandala tattoo on an arm
Black and grey dotwork tree inside a faceted crystal outline on a forearm, with a dotted circle and single dots above and below.
Tree within a geometric crystal on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a crab with a central eye, set inside a circle with geometric construction lines and lettered points, shown as a tattoo design.
Crab with an eye in a geometric circle
A person seen from behind on a sandy beach, with a red sunburst on the shoulder and a row of moon phases and a seated Buddha figure across the upper back.
Sunburst, moon phases and Buddha on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sunset over sea framed by palm fronds with three birds, on a forearm.
Sunset and palm leaves on a forearm
Painted design of two blue and black betta fish curving around a pale blue circle on a white background.
Two betta fish in a circle
Black line drawing sheet of many Thai sak yant designs, including yantra grids, tigers, a rooster, pagodas and Thai-style script, with no placement on the body shown.
Sheet of Thai sak yant tattoo designs
Black lettering tattoo of overlapping circles labelled with pronouns such as THEY, I, YOU, WE and ME, on the inside of a forearm, in a lettering and geometric style.
Venn diagram of pronouns on a forearm
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, with a small yin yang below it, shown on a hand resting on a red tartan shirt.
Mandala tattoo on a wrist
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of two stylised birds facing each other with leafy branches and a pink dotted circle, across the upper back.
Two facing birds and branches across a back
Ink design of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle, circle and vertical line, with ribbon banners reading The last enemy that shall be destroyed is Death, shown as a flash drawing.
Deathly Hallows symbol with quote banners
Black and grey tattoo of a rocket launching through smoke inside a circle with planets and stars, on a forearm.
Rocket launch in a circle on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol with the word Always beneath it, over a blue wash, on the top of a foot.
Deathly Hallows and Always on a foot
Black outlined Deathly Hallows symbol tattoo on a person's upper back, surrounded by red and orange scrollwork in a geometric style.
Deathly Hallows symbol on upper back
Close photograph of a grey brushstroke enso circle tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Enso circle on the inner forearm