Circle tattoo ideas

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

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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
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
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
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
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 dreamcatcher tattoo with feathers and a floral mandala on the inner forearm.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a forearm
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 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 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
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
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two hands linking little fingers inside a circle of contour lines, on the inner forearm.
Linked little fingers in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a stylised Great Wave off Kanagawa inside a circle, with small circles and Mount Fuji, on a forearm.
Great Wave tattoo in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a flying saucer with a beam of light made of geometric dot patterns, on the inner forearm.
UFO beaming a dotwork pattern on a forearm
Four side-by-side views of a black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm, with geometric gears and circles, a dotwork sky, and a shaded landscape of trees on the forearm.
Full sleeve with gears, trees and dotwork sky
Small dotwork tattoo of a ring of coloured dots forming a colour wheel on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Colour wheel of dots on the wrist
Two matching black and grey fine line tattoos on a pair of forearms, one showing a stag head and one a deer skull, both inside thin geometric circles.
Matching stag and skull tattoos on forearms
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a soaring bird with fine line geometric circles and dotted arcs on the forearm.
Soaring bird with geometric lines on a forearm
Small fine-line black tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle on a pale forearm, with a dark sleeve at the left edge.
Wave inside a circle on a forearm
Neo-traditional jackalope with antlers, acorns and leaves tattooed on a forearm, shaded in greys with green and orange accents.
Jackalope and acorns on a forearm
Two forearm photographs showing a black linework tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a fox head headdress, with teal accents, in dotwork and geometric style on the forearm, plus a hand and
Profile woman and fox headdress on forearm
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 dragonfly tattoo with mandala-patterned wings and dotted circles, placed on the forearm.
Dragonfly with mandala wings on a forearm
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 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
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
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a skull inside overlapping geometric circles and fine lines, with a small bee below, on a forearm.
Skull with geometric circles and a bee on a forearm
Black and grey geometric tattoo on the forearm, with nested triangles, a central figure with wing-like shapes and a vertical arrow below.
Geometric triangles and arrow on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a bird of prey with spread wings above a geometric circle and hanging lines, on the inner forearm.
Spread-wing bird over geometric circle on forearm
Two photographs of fine line black arrow tattoos on the inner forearm, one with circles along the shaft and one with geometric triangles and a chevron feather.
Arrow tattoos on a forearm
Two black and grey dotwork tattoos on forearms: on the left a moon in a triangle above a rocket, on the right an eye in an inverted triangle, both framed by fine geometric circles.
Moon over rocket and eye in triangle on forearms
Fine line black circle tattoo with a few small dots on the forearm, beside a rolled cream sleeve.
Single fine line circle on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a wave inside a circle, with triangles, arrows and dotted geometric lines.
Wave in a circle with arrows on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a sequence of moon phases stacked vertically on a forearm, with a smaller matching version on the other arm.
Moon phases tattoo on both forearms
Black and grey fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles and ornate detail on the inner forearm, with vertical lines running up the arm.
Geometric circle tattoo on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo on the inner forearm of a person holding a phone, made of a circular geometric motif above a paisley shape, together forming a semicolon.
Semicolon tattoo of circle and paisley on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a shaded crescent moon with fine line circles and arrows on the forearm.
Moon and geometric circles on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a wave inside a circle on the inner forearm of a pale-skinned arm.
Small wave in a circle on a forearm
Two black and grey dotwork leaf tattoos on forearms, one inside a stippled circle and the other within a swirling dotted outline.
Matching dotwork leaf tattoos on forearms
Two matching yin yang tattoos on forearms, one a dotwork outline with a mandala and the other a blackwork mandala and paisley fill, in black ink.
Matching yin yang mandala forearm tattoos
Black dotwork forearm tattoo with a large spiral circle at the elbow side and bands of shading fading from dark to light towards the wrist, in black and grey.
Dotwork circle and gradient bands on a forearm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a radiating petal pattern on the forearm, beside a grey knitted sweater sleeve.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Pale raised circles and dots in a dotwork pattern across a forearm, with a dotted line along the lower edge.
White dot and circle pattern on a forearm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a horse head inside a circle with construction lines, on the forearm.
Sketched horse head in a circle