Circle tattoo ideas

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

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Black fine line tattoo of a Chi Rho symbol inside a circular sunburst of radiating lines on the inner forearm.
Chi Rho within a radiating sunburst
Black and white photo of a dotwork mandala and paisley-style tattoo on the outer thigh, with a central eye motif and a dotted line below.
Mandala and paisley design on a thigh
Fine line geometric tattoo of concentric black rings with red bands wrapping around the top of a shoulder.
Concentric rings on a shoulder
Fine line tattoo of a sphere made from overlapping black loops, centred on the upper back.
Overlapping loop sphere on upper back
Small fine line black tattoo of a circular geometric design with inner circles and straight lines on the inside of a wrist.
Fine line circular design on a wrist
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and spiral details across the back of a hand, shown from the wrist.
Geometric mandala on the back of a hand
Black ink drawing of an owl design with ornate feathers and dotwork circles, shown as a tattoo-style flash sheet with no body placement.
Ornate owl ink drawing in dotwork detail
Two black fine-line script tattoos with a Deathly Hallows triangle symbol on the soles of a pair of feet, one reading Mischief Managed and the other I solemnly swear.
Deathly Hallows and script quotes on two feet
Black and grey compass star tattoo with a dotwork shaded circle behind it, on a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Compass star on a shoulder
Coloured mandala tattoo design with a yin yang centre, a ringed disc and swirling petal shapes, shown on a book cover reading Mandala Tattoos.
Mandala tattoo design with yin yang centre
Black ink drawing of the word free in cursive script inside a circle wrapped with fine line leaves and vines, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Free script inside a vine wreath
Fine line hot air balloon tattoo with small stars and dotted circles on the forearm, in black ink.
Hot air balloon on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a whale with a circle and hexagon pattern across its body, on the inner forearm.
Whale with geometric pattern on a forearm
Black linework origami crane tattoo with a blue and purple watercolour wash on the upper back, in a fine line and geometric style.
Origami crane with watercolour wash on upper back
Colourful dotwork tattoo of concentric circles and dot rings across a forearm and the back of a hand, with dark outlined circle clusters near the wrist.
Rainbow dotwork circles on forearm and hand
Black fine line tattoo of a triangle, circle and vertical line symbol with the word always in script beneath it, on the inner wrist.
Deathly Hallows symbol with script on wrist
Black fine line arrow tattoo with a triangle and circle in the arrowhead, on the side of the ribs.
Arrow with triangle and circle on ribs
Two photos of a black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the lower back, shown close up and at a wider angle.
Black and grey mandala on the lower back
Small black fine line tattoo of a triangle, an asterisk and a circle in a diagonal row on the inner forearm.
Triangle, asterisk and circle on a forearm
Black linework dreamcatcher with blue feathers and loose feathers tattooed on the side of a person's ribs.
Dreamcatcher with blue feathers on the ribs
Black ink tattoo of a tree inside a bold, brushed circle, placed on the upper back of a person with auburn hair.
Tree inside a brush circle on upper back
Black ink tomoe design of three curved swirls inside a circle, drawn on textured tan paper with no body part visible.
Tomoe swirl in a circle on tan paper
Blue paw print inside a black brush-stroke circle with a black crescent swoosh beneath it, tattooed on an upper arm.
Paw print in brush-stroke circle on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a symmetrical crochet-style flower motif in red, purple, green and blue on an arm, drawn with stitch symbols and x marks.
Crochet-style flower motif on an arm
Blackwork and dotwork tattoo on the inner forearm showing three solid black circles with an oak leaf and acorns, a wave, and a fern with a pine cone, linked by dotted lines and small botanical sprigs.
Oak, wave and fern circles on a forearm
Black and grey geometric forearm tattoo with a winged figure, nested triangles, a circle and crescent moons, placed on the inner forearm.
Geometric winged figure on a forearm
Black ink lotus flower with a circle and cross symbol tattooed on the ankle, with dotwork shading on the petals.
Lotus and circle symbol on an ankle
Fine line geometric wireframe sphere with a blended pink, purple and teal circle behind it, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Geometric wireframe sphere on a forearm
Black ink flash design of a dandelion seed head and drifting seeds above dotwork mountains framed in a circle, with dandelion leaves at the base.
Dandelion seeds and mountains in a circle
Black tribal tattoo covering a shoulder, chest and arm sleeve, with a grey shaded panel of stars and a shield on the upper arm.
Tribal sleeve and chest piece in black ink
Abstract tattoo of overlapping black circles, red and orange shapes and scattered dots on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Abstract circles and shapes on upper back
Watercolour-style tattoo of a red and black brushstroke swirl with dots on a woman's upper chest near the shoulder.
Red and black brush swirl on the chest
Black compass rose tattoo with a dotted ring, small red accents and tiny lettering around the circle, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Black and grey photograph of a lettering tattoo of three interlocking circles made of Latin text across a person's upper back.
Latin text in interlocking circles on upper back
Black dotwork drawing of a symmetrical geometric design with a flower of life at its centre and stacked circles above and below, shown on cream paper.
Dotwork geometric design with flower of life
Three black geometric tattoos of a solid dot and outlined circles on a hip, a thigh and a wrist, shown in a simple geometric style.
Dot and circle tattoos on hip, thigh and wrist
Black and grey dotwork and geometric tattoo of a bird with spread wings on an arm, with overlapping circular arcs over its body.
Bird in flight with circular overlays on an arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle on the inner forearm, shown in a black and white photo.
Wave in a circle on a forearm
A glowing UV-reactive dreamcatcher tattoo with a flower of life centre and trailing feathers, sitting across the shoulder and upper arm, in geometric and fine line style.
UV-reactive dreamcatcher on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle enclosing a circle and a vertical line, on pale speckled skin.
Deathly Hallows symbol tattoo in black ink
Black linework tattoo of overlapping circles, arcs and dots in a geometric style on an upper arm.
Abstract circles and arcs on upper arm
Two people holding hands, each with a small colour tattoo of three overlapping circles in pink, blue and yellow on the forearm, in a Geometric style.
Matching overlapping circle tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey linework tree of life inside a circle with two small red leaves, tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Tree of life on a shoulder blade
Black linework design of three treble clefs set on arrow-like shafts above three interlocking circles, shown as a stencil-style drawing with no body placement.
Three treble clefs over interlocking circles
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two small birds among blossoms inside a dotted circle, on the inner forearm.
Two birds and blossom in a dotted circle
Two people holding hands, each with a matching fine line black tattoo of a triangle, circle and vertical line on the wrist.
Matching triangle and circle wrist tattoos
Two black and grey tattoos: a fine line wave on an upper arm and a dotwork palm tree within a dotted circle on a forearm.
Wave and palm tree tattoos on arms
Watercolour-style world map in blue and green with fine black compass lines and arrows, tattooed on the lower leg above the ankle.
Watercolour world map and compass on an ankle