Circle tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white yin yang tattoo of two cats in a circle, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Yin yang cats on upper back
Small grey-blue fine line tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and vertical line, on the upper back near the shoulder.
Deathly Hallows symbol on upper back
Black ink Celtic knotwork circle enclosing a tree of life, tattooed on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Celtic tree of life on the inner wrist
Black dotwork and fine line tattoo of a circular mandala with a red polygon overlay on the upper arm of a bare-chested man.
Geometric circle and dotted lines on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a seated cartoon monkey with blue face and green robe inside fine geometric lines, with orange watercolour splashes, on the upper arm.
Cartoon monkey in geometric lines on upper arm
Flash sheet of six line drawn flower designs, including a cherry blossom and several circular rosette motifs, shown on a white background.
Cherry blossom and rosette flash sheet
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
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tree of life inside a circle, with a sun on the left, on the side of the ribs.
Tree of life and sun on the ribs
Black and white photo of a tiny fine line circle tattoo on the inner wrist, with the hand resting open below it.
Small circle tattoo on the inner wrist
Black outline tattoo of loops, ovals and curved shapes arranged in a vertical column on the inner forearm.
Black outline loops and ovals on forearm
Black and grey dotwork drawing of two hairless sphynx cat heads interlocking inside a stippled circle, shown as a tattoo design.
Two hairless cats in a dotwork circle
Black ink drawing of a cougar face inside a circle with a hexagon and dashed construction lines, shown as a tattoo flash design.
Cougar head in a circle and hexagon
Circular colour tattoo of two yin and yang cats set against a starry galaxy background, placed on the upper back.
Yin and yang cats in galaxy colours
Black fine line geometric tattoo on an upper arm, with stacked circles, arcs, vertical lines, a small diamond and arrow tips.
Fine line geometric arc and diamond on upper arm
Two matching black fine line compass and arrow tattoos with dotted rings sit on the back of two hands held together.
Matching compass and arrow tattoos on two hands
A symmetrical mandala design with a flower-like centre and dotted petals, shaded from blue to teal, shown as a drawing on a white background.
Blue gradient mandala design
Black and white design of a lotus flower with wildflowers, crescent moons, an eye motif and triangles inside a circular border, with no body placement shown.
Lotus and crescent moons in a circular frame
Black and grey wrist tattoo of palm trees, a crescent moon, stars and waves inside a circle, shown on a forearm near the wrist.
Palm trees, moon and waves on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bow and arrow with feathered fletching and dotted guide lines, placed on the upper arm.
Bow and arrow on upper arm
Fine line black lettering of a quote arranged in a circle around an ankle, with two hands holding the foot against a wooden floor.
Circular quote tattoo around an ankle
Brown ink sun with a plain centre, pointed petal-like rays and dotted chevron details, placed on the inner forearm.
Sun design on the inner forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a ram skull above an animal face with a faded purple circle behind, on the outer thigh.
Ram skull and animal face on thigh
Black and grey Celtic knot tattoo of interlaced hearts inside a circle, shaded to look three-dimensional, on the upper back.
Celtic knot heart in a circle on the back
Black dotwork spiral tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder, shown from behind with the neck and hair visible.
Dotwork spiral on the shoulder
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
Small fine line power symbol tattoo in black ink, centred on the upper back just below the hairline.
Power symbol tattoo on upper back
Black ink line drawing of a globe in a circle, with North America and parts of Europe and Asia formed from daisy flowers with solid centres, in a botanical design style.
Daisy-filled globe line drawing
Black and grey circular flash design of an apple with a skull face and a blackletter quote around the ring, with no placement on the body shown.
Skull apple badge with blackletter quote
Realistic green cannabis plant inside a black crescent moon shape tattooed on an upper arm.
Cannabis plant in a crescent moon on upper arm
Two matching fine line geometric tattoos of circles and vertical lines sit on the inner forearms of two people holding hands.
Matching geometric line tattoos on forearms
Black and grey geometric compass rose tattoo with a map outline and ringed lettering on a forearm, photographed in black and white.
Compass rose with ringed lettering on a forearm
Pencil sketch flash of three bitten circular designs with crossing lines and dots, labelled Fantastic, Allons-y and Geronimo, with no body placement shown.
Three bitten circle sketches with phrases
Close view of a hand with four small outline tattoos on the fingers: a green triangle, a red circle, a blue cross and a purple square, in a geometric style on the hand.
Four simple shape tattoos on fingers
Black line drawing of several vertical flourish designs, each with scrolls, spirals and tapering stems on a white background.
Swirl and spiral flash sheet
Black and grey yin yang tattoo of a black cat and a white cat curled together inside a circle on the wrist.
Yin yang cats on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a nautilus spiral with overlapping circles, triangles and dotted geometric lines on a forearm.
Nautilus spiral and geometric lines on forearm
Small black ink tattoo of two koi fish swimming in a circle on the inside of a wrist, in a brushstroke style.
Two koi fish in a circle on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork design in a circle showing a sun on the left, a mountain range and pine trees, and a crescent moon with stars on the right.
Sun and moon over mountains in a circle
Black geometric tattoo of a radial mandala with stacked sprigs on the top of a foot, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Radial mandala and sprig design on the top of a foot
Black and grey geometric bird in flight tattooed on skin, built from fine lines, overlapping circles and dotwork, placed on the back.
Geometric bird in flight on the back
Colour tattoo of a rebel-style emblem on the upper arm, with blue, purple and orange galaxy shading filling the shapes.
Galaxy-filled rebel emblem on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings and swirling smoke across a woman's upper back and shoulder.
Black and grey phoenix across a shoulder blade
Two simple outline ring tattoos on the lower legs, one in orange and one in blue, with the legs raised and crossed at the ankles.
Orange and blue ring tattoos on the shins
Black linework tattoo of interlocking concentric circles running down the outer forearm, in a geometric style.
Interlocking circles down a forearm
Black ink tattoo on the upper back below the neck showing a bird silhouette with arrows, a flock of small birds, the Deathly Hallows triangle symbol, a trident and the words books are proof humans can
Birds, Deathly Hallows symbol and quote on upper back
Light grey flame-rayed sun emblem with a central circle and a blade running through it, drawn on a black background as a tattoo design.
Flame sun emblem with a central blade
Black ink blackwork tattoos of a pentagram, crescent moon, eye and cross stacked on the fingers of a hand.
Pentagram and moon symbols on two fingers
Fine line dreamcatcher tattoo with two feathers and a small arc of script on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a woven bracelet above it.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a wrist