Circle tattoo ideas

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

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Single-tone black tattoo on a chest showing a circular postmark reading Buffalo NY with PM and a date, beside wavy cancellation lines.
Postmark stamp tattoo on the chest
Black fine line arrow tattoo with a diamond and a circle motif on the inner upper arm of a woman with long dark hair.
Fine line arrow on upper arm
Close-up of a small black fine line peace sign tattoo inside a person's forearm, with a tie-dye shirt in the background.
Small peace sign tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey geometric tattoo of circles, triangles and arrows running vertically down the upper back, in a Geometric style.
Vertical geometric tattoo on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a stag inside an ornate scrolled frame with a small circular symbol, on the outer thigh.
Stag in an ornate scrolled frame on a thigh
Black ink mandala tattoo with fine ornamental detail on a shoulder and upper chest, in a blackwork style.
Mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Black geometric tattoo of a symbol of interlocking triangle and angled bars inside a ring, on the left side of a person's ribs.
Bold circle and triangle symbol on ribs
Two people hold hands showing matching black castle silhouette tattoos with the word Dream on their inner wrists.
Matching castle and Dream wrist tattoos
Black and white photo of a woman's upper back showing a fine line tattoo of a circular branching tree diagram, placed between the shoulder blades.
Circular branching tree on upper back
Colour tattoo of a circle with a brown cross, arrowhead tips, yellow binding and grey feathers, on the upper thigh, in a traditional style.
Cross, feathers and circle on a thigh
Black compass rose tattoo with arrow points and a dotted ring on the inner forearm, shown in a photo of a person in jeans.
Compass rose with arrows on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork mandala tattoo with a flower-like centre and layered petals, sitting on the forearm.
Black mandala on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of an open angular triangle with a small open circle above it, on the inner wrist.
Triangle and circle on the wrist
Hand-drawn dreamcatcher design with a yin yang centre and patterned feathers in teal, purple and pink ink, shown on a sketchbook page.
Dreamcatcher with yin yang centre
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a moth on a branch inside a solid black circle, with a fine line botanical nest and foliage design beside it.
Moth on a branch in a black circle
Charcoal sketch of Metatron's cube, a geometric design of overlapping circles joined by straight lines inside a cube outline, on white paper.
Metatron's cube sketch in charcoal
Black and white ink drawing of a crescent moon above a circular scene of a breaking wave and a rock under a night sky, a possible tattoo design.
Crescent moon over a wave in a circle
Black and grey dragonfly tattoo with mandala-patterned wings and dotted circles, placed on the forearm.
Dragonfly with mandala wings on a forearm
Colour geometric tattoo on a forearm showing stacked moon phases framed by blue, pink and yellow triangles and diamonds.
Geometric moon phases on a forearm
Fine line tattoo on an upper arm combining red and green watercolour-style flowers with black geometric spirograph circles, dots and hatched leaf shapes.
Floral and geometric linework on upper arm
Black and grey photograph of a vertical column of moon phase tattoos running down the side of a bare ribcage, in blackwork style.
Moon phases tattoo down the ribs
Woman seen from behind in a black backless bodysuit and blue jeans, showing a black and grey ornamental tattoo on her forearm.
Ornamental forearm tattoo, seen from behind
Two small black ink tattoos on fingers, a solid lightning bolt on one and a triangle enclosing a circle with a vertical line on the other.
Lightning bolt and triangle on fingers
Black ink crescent moon filled with mandala-style patterns on a woman's upper back, shown in a wide view and a close-up of the shoulder.
Crescent moon mandala on upper back
Black script reading Until the very end beside a fine line Deathly Hallows symbol tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Until the very end script and Deathly Hallows
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bird with spread wings above a geometric circle and arrow, on the forearm.
Bird with spread wings over a geometric circle
Black and grey geometric fish tattoo with bold linework and dotwork shading on the upper arm.
Geometric fish on an upper arm
Black line drawing of a circular Gallifreyan-style script design made of circles and arcs inside a double outer ring, with no body placement shown.
Circular Gallifreyan-style line design
Colour tattoo of an elephant head with red geometric lines, circles and black ink splatters on the forearm.
Elephant head with geometric lines on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a handwritten phrase arranged in a circle on the inner ankle of a foot resting on a wooden floor.
Circular script quote on an ankle
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on a forearm showing three silhouetted figures, wisps of smoke and a triangle, circle and line symbol beside small script.
Silhouette figures and triangle symbol on forearm
Black-outlined Deathly Hallows symbol with soft rainbow brush-stroke colour behind it, on the inner forearm.
Deathly Hallows symbol with rainbow wash on forearm
Black fine line drawing of a winged heart within a geometric mandala, with hanging chain and bead details, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Winged heart mandala design
Two bare feet, soles up, each with a small simple outline tattoo on the heel: a blue and red round object on the left and an orange panel with hatched bars on the right.
Two small outline tattoos on the heels
Two forearms pressed together showing matching fine line black script tattoos set in a circle around a small outlined bird on the inner forearm.
Matching circular script tattoos on forearms
Pencil and red ink sketch of a vertical black arrow passing through a circle, with a red spiral curve and construction lines on a white background.
Arrow and red spiral design sketch
Fine line black tattoo of a stylised winged bird with a circular body on the inner forearm, with a gold bangle worn on the wrist.
Small winged motif on forearm
Six white line-art geometric designs on a black textured background, including a pentagon, nested diamonds, triangles and circular mandala motifs.
Six geometric line designs on black
Close-up of a bold black geometric tattoo of a broken circle enclosing a vertical bar and a right-pointing triangle, on a forearm.
Bold geometric circle symbol on a forearm
Black ink drawing on paper of an ornamental lace-style tattoo design built from scalloped petals, dots and a pointed drop, with no body placement shown.
Ornamental lace-style tattoo design with dangling drops
Black and grey photograph of a fine line tattoo of a teardrop shape with radiating lines ending in small circles, on the inner wrist.
Teardrop burst tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a stylised thunderbird with outstretched wings, set within fine geometric circles and lines on the upper arm.
Thunderbird and geometric lines on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mountain valley with a river inside a circle, on the calf or lower leg.
Mountain valley landscape in a circle
Colour and black-and-grey neo-traditional tattoo on the outer thigh, showing a snake coiled around a circle of poppies, black-eyed susans, a carnation and mushrooms.
Snake and wildflowers in a circle on a thigh
Black compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters inside a dotted ring, shown on the inner forearm in a traditional style.
Compass rose tattoo on the inner forearm
Two side-by-side photos of a small, fine black outline circle tattoo with dotwork stippling on the inner forearm, with a cream sleeve rolled up.
Small circle tattoo on forearm
A flash sheet of twelve black linework geometric designs, including triangles, diamonds, hexagrams and circles, arranged in a grid on white.
Twelve geometric line designs sheet
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of tall flower spikes and leaves inside a circle on the forearm.
Botanical spikes and leaves in a dotwork circle