Circle tattoo ideas

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

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Red dragon with black outlines coiled inside a circle, tattooed on the inside of a wrist, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Red dragon in a circle on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork dreamcatcher tattoo with feathers and a floral mandala on the inner forearm.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a forearm
Black and grey yin yang tattoo with a small dot on the upper back, near the left shoulder blade, seen from behind.
Yin yang tattoo on upper back
Black linework tattoo of an om symbol inside a ring framed by lotus flowers and leaves, placed on the side of the ribs.
Om symbol and lotus flowers on the ribs
A colour tattoo of Van Gogh's The Starry Night inside a circle, placed in the centre of a person's upper back.
Starry Night circle tattoo on upper back
Black outline circle tattoo on the upper shoulder of a woman with a dark bob who holds a cigarette to her mouth, against a pale grey background.
Black outline circle tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a row of moon phases across the upper back, seen from behind on a woman with dark hair pulled to one side.
Moon phases tattoo across the upper back
Close photo of a bold black blackwork tattoo on an arm, showing a large swirling yin-yang style ring around three circular emblems.
Black swirl with three circular emblems on an arm
Black fine line flower of life tattoo, a circle of overlapping circles, on the upper leg, in a geometric style.
Flower of life tattoo on a thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a spotted beetle with red crystal growths on its back, set over a teal and coral circle with a black record and dotted lines, on a forearm.
Crystal beetle over a sun disc on a forearm
Black ink script reading Second star to the right, and straight on 'til morning, inside a stippled dotwork circle with two small stars, drawn as a lettering design.
Peter Pan quote in a dotted circle with stars
Fine line geometric tattoo of an arrow, curls and dotted lines ending in a small blue eye, on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Geometric arrow and eye on the inner wrist
Small black fine line tattoo of a fern frond inside a thin circle on the inner forearm, shown in black and white.
Fern inside a circle on the inner forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a deer skull with antlers and flowering botanical stems on the upper arm.
Deer skull and queen anne's lace on upper arm
Black and grey brushstroke swirl design of four curved, sweeping shapes arranged in a circle, shown as a drawn tattoo design without skin visible.
Abstract brushstroke swirl design
Neo-traditional tattoo of pine-covered mountains inside a circle with moon phases, on a forearm, with a small orange medallion below.
Mountain, pine and moon phase circle on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing an upright arrow, leafy scrolls and a dotted beaded chain with a drop pendant, in a dotwork and botanical style.
Arrow with leafy scrolls and beaded chain
Forearm tattoo of black outlined circular motifs with blue and purple watercolour galaxy shading and small stars, on the inner forearm.
Circular motifs over a galaxy wash on a forearm
A flash sheet of temporary tattoo designs showing pentagrams, sun shapes, circles and symbols in black ink with one pink motif, shown on a wooden surface.
Sheet of pentagram and sigil temporary tattoo designs
Black fine-line tattoo of a unit circle diagram with labelled axes above the equation e^(iπ)+1=0, across the upper back.
Euler's formula and unit circle on upper back
Two people stand side by side showing matching black outline sun tattoos on their ribs, each with a small symbol beside it.
Matching sun tattoos on two ribs
Black linework tattoo on an upper arm showing a framed design of stylised faces and spiral eyes arranged in an animal-like shape.
Linework faces tattoo on upper arm
Close-up of a blue and violet mandala tattoo with fine ornamental linework covering the top of a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Blue mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Black and grey flash sheet of Harry Potter themed designs, including the Deathly Hallows symbol, round glasses, a lightning bolt and several script phrases, with no body placement shown.
Harry Potter themed tattoo flash sheet
Black ink tree silhouette inside a brushstroke enso circle on the forearm, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Tree inside a black enso circle on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of an arrow above a compass star inside a circle, on the upper arm, in a geometric fine line style.
Arrow and compass star on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a front-facing Volkswagen camper van inside a circular map, on the outer thigh.
Camper van inside a circular map
Black tribal flash design of a stylised face inside a circle, with sun-like rays and bold blackwork patterns.
Tribal sun face design
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two mountain peaks beneath an outlined sun, with wavy water lines below, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Mountains and sun tattoo on the forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a mountain inside a circle with dotwork shading, on the outer forearm of a woman wearing a patterned shirt and woven bracelets.
Mountain in a circle on a forearm
Black and white line drawing of a compass star inside a circle, with roses and thorny vines, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Compass star with roses and thorny vines
Small colour tattoo of a red and blue shield with a white star and paint-like drips, placed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Star shield with drips on forearm
Side view of a person in a maroon bikini top showing a small grey dotwork tattoo of a circular symbol on the ribs, with a beach behind.
Circular dotwork symbol on the side ribs
Small fine line black tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and a vertical line, on the back of a neck.
Deathly Hallows symbol on the back of the neck
Fine line black tattoo of a wolf built from overlapping circles and geometric construction lines, on the inner upper arm.
Geometric wolf on an upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a walking wolf built from overlapping circles and straight lines, placed on the inner upper arm.
Geometric wolf on an upper arm
Small fine line tattoo of mountains and pine trees inside a thin circle, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Mountain and pine trees in a circle on the back
Black fine line geometric tattoo of a bow and arrow with circles, triangles and dots running down the inner forearm.
Geometric bow and arrow on a forearm
Black and white photo of two geometric mandala tattoos, one on each forearm, with fine linework on the left and dense dotwork shading on the right.
Matching mandala tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey fine line arrow tattoo with circles, a triangle and dotted details on the inner forearm.
Fine line arrow with circles on an inner arm
Hand-drawn black ink mandala with layered petals and fine dotted detail, drawn on white paper in a spiral sketchbook.
Black ink mandala design in a sketchbook
Small coloured planet tattoo in a diagonal row running from the wrist across the back of a hand, with white lace fabric behind.
Planet row tattoo across the hand
Black dotwork drawing of a man's face inside a circle, with a red lightning bolt crossing the head and face.
Stippled portrait in a circle with red lightning bolt
Black fine line geometric tattoos on the side of the ribs: a triangle with tally marks, a circle with an arrow, and a square enclosing a circle and a shaded triangle.
Triangle, circle and square geometric tattoos on ribs
Fine line black tattoo of overlapping circles, dotted orbit paths and a small star on the inner wrist.
Overlapping circles and star on the wrist
White Celtic interlace knotwork inside a circular border on a black background, shown as a design drawing with no body placement.
Celtic knotwork circle design
Black and grey photograph of a row of small moon phase tattoos running along the inner forearm, with stacked beaded bracelets worn at the wrist.
Moon phases tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo on a forearm, set in a circle with the word Wanderlust above a cabin, mountains, pine trees and leaves.
Wanderlust mountain cabin forearm tattoo