Circle tattoo ideas

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

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Two photos of a red mandala tattoo with black outlines and dotwork shading covering the elbow and upper forearm.
Red mandala tattoo on the elbow
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an armillary sphere and a winged staff with a serpent, with geometric lines and arrows, on the forearm.
Armillary sphere and winged staff on a forearm
Close-up of a colourful geometric mandala tattoo on a person's shoulder, with a multi-strand beaded necklace visible at the neck.
Colourful mandala tattoo on shoulder
Black and grey mandala tattoo on the lower leg above the ankle, in a black and white photo of a bare foot standing on grass.
Mandala tattoo on lower leg
Black and white design of a braided rope ring enclosing the word caim, its definition and a small star and circle emblem, with no body placement shown.
Caim braided ring with star sigil
Collage of four photos showing small matching tattoos on wrists and ankles, including heart outlines, hash marks, a colour pinky-promise hands design and small lettering.
Matching small tattoos on wrists and ankles
Small black sketchy line tattoo of a triangle, circle and vertical line, known as the Deathly Hallows symbol, on the ankle.
Deathly Hallows symbol on the ankle
Black fine line geometric tattoo of stacked circles, crescents, a diamond and dots running down an upper arm, photographed in black and white.
Fine line circles and crescents on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a world map with a compass rose and arrows, placed on the ankle and lower leg.
World map and compass on an ankle
Red line drawing of a Vegvisir, an eight-armed Norse compass symbol, surrounded by a ring of runic characters on a white background.
Vegvisir compass within a runic ring
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a stag beetle with a skull and two female faces at its centre, set within a circle and triangles.
Stag beetle with skull and faces
Black and grey fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles, dots and a long diagonal line with a small arrow on the forearm.
Fine line circles and diagonal line on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of an arrow crossing two open circles and dotted lines, placed on the inner ankle.
Fine line arrow with circles on an ankle
Colourful tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol with watercolour-style splashes in pink, orange, green and blue on the back.
Deathly Hallows symbol with watercolour splashes
Two pairs of fists show black circle tattoos on the top knuckles and the words TAKE TIME in black lettering across the lower knuckles, a lettering tattoo on the hands.
Take time knuckle lettering
Black and white flash design of a bearded figure framed by two surfboards, anchors, waves and dotwork bands, with no body placement shown.
Symmetrical surfboard figure flash
Black ink quote in a serif-style font running down a forearm, with a circular tree of life design near the wrist, in black and grey ink.
Tree of life and quote on a forearm
Botanical lotus flower tattoo on a person's upper back, in pink, red, orange and teal with black linework, above three coloured dots.
Colourful lotus flower on the upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of balance scales with a geometric diamond and leaf motif on the upper back.
Balance scales with geometric diamond on upper back
Two small fine line black tattoos, a circle on one inner wrist and a cross on the other, shown on pale skin.
Small circle and cross tattoos on wrists
Grey shaded hummingbird with pink bleeding heart flowers and sketchy black linework on a person's upper back.
Hummingbird and bleeding hearts on upper back
Black ink tattoo of a triple moon design with a central robed figure inside a circle, placed across the lower back above black waistband clothing.
Triple moon and figure on the lower back
Inner forearm with the word WILDERNESS in serif capitals, a long thin diagonal line with a small circle, and a small fine line mark near the top.
Wilderness lettering and fine line on forearm
Back of a woman's neck showing a small black fine line Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and a vertical line, above a knitted grey sweater.
Deathly Hallows symbol on the neck
Black and yellow tattoo of a rising sun with rays above dark mountains and rain lines, on the outer upper arm, in a bold graphic blackwork style.
Rising sun over mountains and rain on an upper arm
Pencil sketch of an abstract geometric design with overlapping angular planes, a spiral and small circles, drawn in black and grey as a possible tattoo design.
Geometric pencil sketch of an abstract animal head
Four black and grey fine line tattoos: an eye within a triangle and circles on the inner forearm, an open window with a tree on the upper back, a triangle with circles on the forearm, and an eye in a
Geometric eye and window tattoos in black and grey
White dotwork drawing of a ram skull with curled horns, two crescent moons and a starry triangle inside a circle, on a black background.
Ram skull with crescent moons in a triangle
Black and grey barn owl perched on a branch with flowers and leaves inside a dotted circle, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Barn owl and flowers in a dotwork circle
Colour tattoo of a loose, painterly swirl with blue, yellow, orange and green brushstrokes around an open circle, on the inner forearm.
Abstract colour swirl on a forearm
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a pentagram inside a circle with flame-like rays around it, placed on the upper chest below the neck.
Pentagram and sun design on upper chest
Watercolour-style tattoo on the upper arm showing a teal and pink heart inside a pink and teal circle, with a dandelion, two small birds and the script words The struggle is part of the journey.
Heart, dandelion and quote on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a chick hatching from a cracked egg, overlapped by a triangle and circle, on the inner forearm.
Hatching chick with geometric outline on forearm
Small black fine line power symbol tattoo on the inner wrist of an open palm, with a red checked sleeve at the bottom of the frame.
Power symbol on the inner wrist
Black linework tattoo of interlocking circles, arcs and dots resembling Gallifreyan script, placed across the upper chest.
Gallifreyan circles on the upper chest
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a shoulder, with concentric rings of dots that grow denser near the shoulder cap and fade out across the upper arm.
Dotwork circles fading across a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies in a circle on a woman's upper back, shown with her hair down and black straps visible.
Circular peony cluster on upper back
White line drawing of a circular seal of interlocking circles, arcs and loops on a dark background, in a geometric style.
Circular seal design in white line
Two-panel photo of fine line black tattoos on an arm: a row of planets with a ringed Saturn at the top, and an intersecting geometric star below.
Planets and geometric star on forearm
Blue and turquoise wave tattoo inside a black outlined circle, centred on a person's back.
Blue wave in a circle on the back
Two women seen from behind, each with a small black compass rose tattoo on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Matching compass tattoos on two backs
Deathly Hallows symbol above a handwritten quote with footprints, shown as a dark grey tattoo design on a white background.
Deathly Hallows symbol with script quote
Dreamcatcher tattoo with shaded blue feathers on the side of the ribs, outlined in black linework.
Dreamcatcher with blue feathers on the ribs
Black ink tree of life with branches, leaves and roots enclosed in a dotted circle, tattooed on a person's upper back.
Tree of life with roots on upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with layered petals and a star-like centre, shown on the inner forearm.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black ink tattoo across the upper back with the words books are proof humans can do magic, flying birds, a triangle with a circle and line, and a trident.
Quote, birds and symbols across upper back
Flash sheet of three black line geometric arrow designs with triangles, diamonds, circles and dotted rings on a white background.
Three geometric arrow designs on a flash sheet
Black linework tattoo of a sun symbol with a solid ring and four groups of three rays, on the side of a ribcage.
Zia sun symbol on the ribs