Circle tattoo ideas

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

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Black linework tattoo of overlapping concentric circles, dots and arcs across the forearm, in a geometric style.
Interlocking circles on a forearm
Abstract geometric tattoo in grey and red ink with dotwork shading, covering the upper arm and forearm of a person in a dark top.
Abstract geometric sleeve on upper arm and forearm
Red and black nine-pointed star inside a circle tattooed on a lower leg, in a geometric style.
Nine-pointed star in a circle on a calf
Fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles and dotted arrow lines running down the inner forearm, in black ink.
Geometric circles and arrows on a forearm
Line drawing of overlapping concentric circles in blue and teal tones on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body visible.
Overlapping circles design in blue ink
Gold line drawing of a geometric mandala with a flower of life centre, scrolls, diamond drops and a dotted outline on a black background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Gold line geometric mandala design
Black line drawing of a geometric tattoo design featuring arrows, concentric circles, a spiral and diamond shapes, with no body part visible.
Geometric arrow and circle design
A grid of black line geometric designs on a white background, including triangles, circles, stars and overlapping polygons, shown as a tattoo flash sheet.
Geometric line design sheet
Close crop of a light-toned compass rose design with radiating points and dotted rings on a shoulder, geometric in style.
Compass rose on a shoulder
Small black fine line tattoo of an arrow with circles, triangles and dots in a geometric style, placed on the inner forearm.
Geometric arrow on a forearm
Three black and grey tattoos: a wolf built from overlapping circles on an upper arm, a bear with Roman numerals in a circle pattern, and a realistic owl inside an orbit-style ring on a forearm.
Geometric wolf, bear and owl tattoos in black and grey
Black ink castle silhouette above a geometric circle and arrow linework design, drawn on paper and held against a forearm.
Castle and compass linework design on paper
Black linework geometric tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, with a bird on the back, a flower and city shapes, dotwork shading and small pink and teal dots.
Geometric bird, city and flower tattoos on arm and shoulder
Black ink full sleeve tattoo with bold geometric and tribal-style patterns covering a forearm, upper arm and hand, shown on a standing person in a grey t-shirt.
Black geometric sleeve tattoo on arm and hand
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a feathered arrow with overlapping geometric circles and dotwork on the forearm.
Arrow and geometric circles on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle enclosing a circle with a vertical line, on the inner wrist.
Deathly Hallows symbol on a wrist
Small black dotwork mandala tattoo with petal shapes and a central star, sitting on the inner forearm of a person resting a hand on the arm.
Dotwork mandala on the forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a circular Gallifreyan-style design with a bearded man's bare chest visible.
Circular Gallifreyan-style design on chest
Black and grey geometric dotwork full sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with star and mandala patterns.
Geometric dotwork full sleeve on an arm
Black and grey flash design of two mirrored crows above blue-grey lilies, an eye and a jawbone, set within dotted geometric circles and lines, with no body placement shown.
Mirrored birds, lilies and eye design
Pencil sketch on paper of a tattoo design showing a circle set inside an upright triangle, with a vertical rod above, feather-like wisps and small stars, shown with no body placement.
Pencil sketch of a triangle and circle design
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a front-facing elephant head with a cube, triangles and dotwork halo, on a forearm.
Elephant head with geometric linework
Geometric tattoo of a red rectangle, a teal rectangle and a black circle on the outer ankle, with a small line sketch of the design in the top left corner.
Red, teal and black geometric shapes on an ankle
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a blue centre and script compass letters, sitting on the upper back of a person wearing a grey top.
Compass rose on upper back
Fine line tattoo of a circle with a vertical line framed by swirling floral scrolls, on the top of a foot.
Circle and swirl ornament on the foot
Three photographs of black compass tattoos: a fine line compass, plane and small world map on a forearm, an arrow and compass on a wrist, and a dotted compass star on a shoulder.
Compass and travel tattoos on arm and shoulder
Black line tattoo of an alchemical transmutation circle with inscribed script, across the inner forearm, in a black and grey linework style.
Alchemical transmutation circle on a forearm
A grid of twenty-one white line drawings of geometric designs on a black background, including hexagons, triangles, circles and overlapping arcs, in a fine line style.
Grid of geometric sacred geometry line designs
Red dotwork geometric flower tattoo with stippled petals and three circles, placed on the forearm.
Red geometric flower on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a vertical column of stacked abstract symbols running along the inner forearm, with a tabby cat resting its head near the wrist.
Vertical line of stacked symbols on a forearm
Line drawing of a lotus flower with black outlines and tan shading, above swirl motifs and a dotted line with a circle and a star, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Lotus flower with dotted line ornament
Forearm tattoo of a vintage microscope beneath a teal outlined diamond and the word True, in black and grey shading with halftone dotwork and teal accents.
Microscope and diamond on a forearm
Black moon phases tattoo in a vertical line, from crescent to full moon, on the inner forearm.
Moon phases tattoo on a forearm
Flash sheet of eighteen black line drawings of circular geometric designs with rings, dots, hexagons and straight lines, in a three by six grid.
Grid of circular geometric line designs
Abstract geometric tattoo on a lower leg in yellow, orange and blue-grey, with a halftone face, a circular silhouette and green splatter.
Geometric shapes and silhouette on a calf
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a seated tabby cat with a small heart on its chest and thin circular crosshair lines behind it, on the forearm.
Tabby cat with heart on forearm
Two matching forearm tattoos of a triangle-framed circle symbol, one in blue watercolour wash and one in red, with the wrists touching.
Matching blue and red forearm symbol tattoos
Black line tattoo design of overlapping Gallifreyan-style circles above the words I will love you through all of space and time, with an IPA transcription beneath.
Gallifreyan circles with a love quote
Two black and grey dotwork tattoos on upper backs: a whale tail fluke within a circle on the left, and a crescent moon with a face on the right.
Whale tail and crescent moon on upper backs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a diagonal arrow crossed by two overlapping circles and small dots, on the upper arm.
Arrow and overlapping circles on an arm
Fine line black tattoo of a geometric bear built from overlapping circles, with Roman numerals X and VI, on an arm.
Bear made of overlapping circles
Black linework tattoo of overlapping circles with Gallifreyan-style script and dots, running down the inside of a forearm.
Gallifreyan circles on a forearm
Fine line and dotwork tattoo on an upper arm, with a shaded black mandala circle, red geometric polygons and dotted lines rising upward.
Mandala and geometric lines on upper arm
Four black and grey photographs of fine line geometric tattoos showing arrows crossing overlapping circles, placed on the upper arm and forearm.
Fine line arrows and circles on arms
Black and grey fine line tattoo of overlapping circles, a shaded sphere and a small triangle on the forearm.
Geometric sphere and circles on a forearm
Black ink circular emblem tattoo with a central triangle, crescent and symbol motifs, in a geometric style on the forearm.
Circular geometric emblem on forearm
Black line-art flash sheet of a geometric alphabet, A to Z, set in a grid of letters built from circles, diamonds, arrows and parallel lines.
Geometric line alphabet flash sheet
Black line drawing of an eight-point compass rose inside a ring, surrounded by curling spiral and swirl linework, shown as a tattoo design with no body visible.
Compass rose within a circle of spirals