Circle tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey drawing of a tree of life with two wolves inside a circular Celtic knot border, shown as a tattoo design.
Tree of life with wolves in a Celtic knot circle
Black linework dreamcatcher tattoo with three soft purple and grey feathers on the inner forearm of a person wearing jeans and a black top.
Dreamcatcher with feathers on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a compass-style symbol inside a ring of runic characters, shaded to look like weathered stone, on the forearm.
Compass symbol inside a runic ring on a forearm
Engraved-style line drawing of an ouroboros serpent forming a circle, entwined with roses, buds and leaves on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Ouroboros serpent with roses
Black and grey botanical forearm tattoo with a rose, quartz crystals, sprigs of foliage and fine dotted geometric lines.
Crystals and rose on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a skeletal woman with flowers in her hair and a crown, inside a circle of lettering, on a limb.
Skeletal woman in a circle with light bulbs
Black dolphins curving within swirling linework tattooed on a wrist, in a bold blackwork style.
Dolphins and swirls on a wrist
Two temporary tattoos on a child's wrists, a red circular design on the left and a blue striped design with a circle on the right, against a speckled concrete ground.
Two temporary tattoos on a child's wrists
Pencil drawing of a dragon with spread wings and a tail curling into a circle, shaded in brown tones on a pale yellow background.
Coiled dragon design in a circle
Black ink fine line tattoo of a wave inside a circle on the forearm, with stippled shading on pale skin.
Wave inside a circle on a forearm
Small black power symbol tattoo on the inner wrist, with a red plaid sleeve below and a dark background.
Power symbol on the wrist
Black line drawing of a woman in profile within a circle, surrounded by lilies and small bubble dots, in an Art Nouveau style design.
Woman in profile with lilies line drawing
Black and white photograph of a lower leg, foot and hands covered in dark geometric tattoos, with the body resting on grass.
Geometric tattoos on a lower leg and hands
Black linework tattoo of a faceted geometric mountain inside an outline circle on the inner forearm.
Geometric mountain in a circle on a forearm
Neo-trad tattoo design drawing of a woman with a feathered headdress, animal skulls and red gemstones, shown in grey pencil with red accents.
Neo-trad woman with feathered headdress
Black and grey photo of a fine line tattoo on the inside of a wrist, showing an N with an infinity sign, the numerals 9¾ and a Deathly Hallows triangle symbol.
Deathly Hallows and 9¾ wrist tattoo
Small black ink tattoo of three circles, each with an arrow above and a letter inside, on the side of a finger.
Three circles with arrows on a finger
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of snow-capped mountains inside a circle, with four-pointed stars beside it, on a forearm.
Mountains in a circle with stars on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a vintage gramophone above overlapping geometric circles on the inner forearm.
Gramophone with geometric circles on a forearm
Small fine line black tattoo of a triangle with a circle and line, and round glasses with a bolt, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Triangle, circle and glasses on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with concentric rings and radiating petals on the outer forearm.
Dotwork mandala on a forearm
Black ink Deathly Hallows symbol with ornate filigree scrollwork on the inner wrist.
Deathly Hallows symbol with scrollwork on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of radiating lines and dots fanning out from a small central circle across the palm of a hand.
Radiating line sunburst on palm
Small dotwork tattoo of four dots in blue, pink, orange and grey in a diagonal line on the ankle, below a denim jeans cuff.
Four coloured dots on an ankle
Black fine-line mandala tattoo with dotwork shading centred on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Mandala tattoo between the shoulder blades
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh of a scroll banner reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good, with purple flowers, green leaves, footprints and a triangle and circle symbol.
Quote banner with flowers on a thigh
Small dark geometric tattoo on the outer forearm of a woman whose face is hidden behind a camera, with silver rings and bracelets on her wrists.
Woman with camera and small forearm tattoo
Matching black ink tattoos on both forearms, each showing a triangle with lettering inside and a vertical row of moon phase symbols, in a geometric style.
Triangle and moon phases on forearms
Black ink tattoo of a bare tree inside a partial circle with fine ink specks, placed on the inner wrist and forearm of a hand with red nails.
Bare tree in a circle on the wrist
Black and grey fine line elephant head in profile inside a circle, with geometric lines and dotted circles, on the upper arm.
Elephant head in a geometric circle on upper arm
Blackwork rib cage tattoo with a solid orange circle behind it and a grey-shaded triangle below, on the inner upper arm.
Rib cage and red sun on upper arm
Black line drawing flash design of a skull with dollar-sign eyes and the words Eyes Only For You set in a circle around it, shown on a plain white background with no body placement.
Skull with dollar eyes and circular lettering
Pencil sketch in a sketchbook of a frog surrounded by leaves and flowers arranged in a circle, drawn as a possible botanical tattoo design.
Frog and foliage in a circular pencil design
Black flash design of a flaming sun ring around a pentagram in a circle, with the Latin words Non timebo mala arched across the top.
Sun and pentagram with Latin text
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with fine line detail on a person's shoulder and upper chest, with dark hair visible at the top of the frame.
Mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of birch tree trunks inside a circle on a calf.
Birch trunks in a circle on a lower leg
Black and white yin yang design built from stylised calligraphic shapes and swirls, shown as a standalone graphic on a grey background with no body placement.
Yin yang with calligraphic forms
Galaxy-shaded triangle tattoo with black knotwork, a leaf in a circle and stylised lettering on the inner forearm.
Galaxy triangle with knotwork on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line Deathly Hallows symbol tattoo on the back of a woman's neck, with her hair tied up in a bun.
Deathly Hallows symbol on the back of the neck
Two solid black circular tribal designs with spiral motifs and a central wave-like symbol, shown as line art on a white background.
Two circular tribal spiral designs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bird with spread wings above an arrow and triangles, on the side of the ribs.
Winged bird and arrow on the ribs
White line drawing of an ornate anchor made of scrolls, circles and filigree on a dark navy background, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Ornate filigree anchor design
Close photo of a rainbow-coloured geometric tattoo of overlapping circles forming a flower on the upper arm, with a gingham sleeve rolled up above it.
Rainbow overlapping circles on an upper arm
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W lettering on the upper arm, below a loose sleeve.
Compass rose tattoo on upper arm
Close view of two hands with a tiny fine line tattoo of a circle with a curved stroke on the side of one finger, in black ink.
Small fine line circle on a finger
Black ink pen drawing of a geometric mountain scene inside an inverted triangle, with a stippled sky, hatched peaks and orbiting circles and arrows, shown as a flash design.
Geometric mountain triangle design
Upper back of a woman in a black strap top, with a luminous pale green mandala tattoo over the shoulder blade, in a geometric style.
Glowing mandala on upper back
Hand-drawn flash sheet of five black and white circle designs, from a filled dot to a full yin yang, each captioned in handwritten lettering.
Yin yang sequence with hand-lettered captions