Circle tattoo ideas

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

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Back view of a person with curly brown hair in a white graphic t-shirt, showing a small black dreamcatcher tattoo on the upper arm.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on upper arm
Black tattoo of a bird silhouette inside a circle with an arrow passing through it, on the inner wrist.
Bird in a circle with arrow on a wrist
Fine black script reading 'After all this time? Always' above and below a line-drawn triangle, circle and vertical line symbol on the inner forearm.
Script quote and triangle symbol on a forearm
Small watercolour design of a circular sunset landscape with a pale moon, lilac mountains and dark pine trees, with a handwritten date below, on textured paper.
Circular sunset landscape watercolour
Fine line USB symbol tattoo in pale ink on the forearm, with a circle, branching connectors and a triangular arrowhead.
USB symbol on a forearm
Black fine line Deathly Hallows symbol with three small stars tattooed on the inner wrist, beside an e-reader showing a book page.
Deathly Hallows symbol with stars on a wrist
Metallic gold, copper and turquoise necklace-style flash design with chain arcs on either side, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Metallic necklace flash design
Black ink drawing of a bare tree with spreading branches inside a brushed enso-style circle, with ink spatter at the base, shown on a white background.
Bare tree inside a brushed black circle
Four pen drawings of tattoo designs: a dotwork geometric stag, a jellyfish, a ram skull inside a circle and two feathers, all in black ink on white paper.
Geometric stag, jellyfish, ram skull and feathers
Black linework tattoo of two women on a calf, one upside down with geometric triangular hair, with a mint green triangle and red circle accents.
Two linework women with geometric hair on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a retro rocket and planets inside a dotted circle of stars, placed on the thigh.
Retro rocket in a dotwork night sky
Black silhouette design of a three-headed dragon with its body curled inside a circle, shown as a bold blackwork flash design with no body placement.
Three-headed dragon in a circle
Black linework tattoo of overlapping circles and arcs with red and blue wash on the upper arm and shoulder of a man in a dark top.
Overlapping circles and arcs on upper arm
Black line drawing of a tattoo design with three male symbols and arrows, silhouetted figures inside the circles and a dark spider-like shape behind them.
Three male symbols with silhouetted figures
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a stag beetle with a skull and two faces overlaid on its body, set within a circle and dashed triangles.
Stag beetle with skull and faces design
Black and white flash sheet of twelve circular geometric designs with orbits, planets and dots, each labelled with a word such as Prison, Victory or Fear.
Twelve geometric circle designs on a sheet
Two matching yin yang tattoos on the wrists of two people holding hands, one outlined in black with a skin-toned fill and one solid black, in a fine line style.
Matching yin yang wrist tattoos
A bold black brush-stroke circle on a white background, with a tapered head shape at the upper right, drawn as a tattoo design.
Black brush enso circle
Black fine line arrow tattoo with chain links, a triangular head, feathered fletching and a dotted circle on the inner forearm.
Fine line arrow with chain and feather
Black fine line tattoo on a upper back showing a central circular emblem with the number 42 and spiral motifs, surrounded by ornate script in a ring.
Circular script design across upper back
Black linework mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and teal accents, wrapping over the shoulder.
Teal and black mandala on shoulder
Black tribal tattoo design of a pentagram inside a sun motif, flanked by spiked wings, shown on a white background.
Winged pentagram tribal design
Black ink drawing of a tiger curled into a circle, with bold stripes and a skull-like shape formed in the negative space, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Curled tiger design in black ink
Black line drawing of the word OBLIVIATE in a typewriter-style font, with the A replaced by the Deathly Hallows symbol, on a white background.
OBLIVIATE lettering with Deathly Hallows symbol
Black tribal circular tattoo on a foot, with black painted toenails visible above it.
Tribal circle tattoo on a foot
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sequence of moon phases running diagonally down the side of a thigh.
Moon phases tattoo down a thigh
Fine black line tattoo of a circular geometric symbol with overlapping circles and arcs on a person's ribs, beside a navy top.
Circular geometric symbol on ribs
Dotwork tattoo of concentric black circles and shaded bands running across a pale forearm, placed on the forearm against a black background.
Concentric circle and gradient bands on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a small outlined circle with a horizontal bar on a finger, shown on two interlaced hands.
Small circle tattoo on a finger
Black ink tattoo of a circular postmark stamp with wavy cancellation lines, placed on the centre of the chest beside a dark top.
Postmark stamp with wavy lines on chest
Large black tribal tattoo with swirling curves and circles across the chest and shoulders of a muscular man against a dark background.
Tribal chest and shoulder tattoo
Flash sheet of twelve black and white Celtic knot designs, each labelled with a code from C10 to C74, shown without a body placement.
Celtic knot flash sheet with twelve designs
Black ink mandala drawing on white paper, with a circular centre surrounded by teardrop petals filled with swirls and dots, and small dash and arrow marks around the edge.
Mandala design with petals and swirls
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a pine tree beside a crescent moon inside a circle, on the thigh above the knee.
Pine tree and moon in a dotwork circle
Four identical black line drawings of interlocking concentric circles arranged in horizontal bands, a geometric tattoo flash design with no body placement shown.
Four rows of interlocking circle designs
Single-tone blue-grey tattoo of a ringed planet with mandala-style detail on the outer forearm, with the open hand extended to the right.
Ringed planet on a forearm
Geometric abstract tattoo of triangles, circles and a spiral on a woman's upper back, in black, grey and soft green and pink wash.
Geometric abstract tattoo on upper back
Back view of a man with a tall black brushstroke tattoo down the spine and geometric blackwork sleeves on both arms.
Brushstroke spine tattoo with geometric sleeves
Fine line tattoo of a thin black circle enclosing a small blue line, a red line and a short black dash, placed behind the ear.
Circle with coloured lines behind the ear
Black and white flash sheet of Polynesian-style tattoo motifs, including a turtle, dolphins, a whale tail, a lizard, a fishhook and a sun, each with a printed label and meaning.
Polynesian motif flash sheet with labelled designs
Purple ink sketch of a fox head inside a sun-like mandala with sacred geometry and swirling lines, shown as a tattoo design drawing.
Fox head in a sun mandala design
Black and white line drawing of a tiger and a dragon around a yin yang circle, above a pavilion roof and stacked bars, shown as a design with no body placement.
Tiger and dragon with yin yang design
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a vertical line and a circle, on the back of a neck.
Deathly Hallows symbol on the neck
Fine line black tattoo of concentric circles and elliptical orbits with small dots as planets, placed on the inside of a forearm.
Orbital rings and planets on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a compass rose with arrows and dotted circular lines on the inner forearm.
Compass rose and arrows on a forearm
Sheet of metallic gold, silver and black temporary tattoo designs showing arrows, a key, stars, chevrons and circular sunburst motifs on a white background.
Metallic arrow and key flash sheet
Close-up of a small thin black open-circle tattoo on the inner wrist, shown with the hand open, in a fine line style.
Small open circle on the inner wrist
Black ink tattoo spelling Always on the upper arm, with the letters built from Deathly Hallows triangles, a wand and other symbols.
Always lettering with Deathly Hallows symbols