Circle tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink flash sheet of six Celtic-style interlace designs, including animal knotwork bands, a round knot and a rectangular panel with a triskele.
Celtic interlace flash sheet
A flash-style chart of black line symbols with small handwritten labels, resembling runic designs, with no tattoo on skin shown.
Chart of runic-style symbols and labels
Black flash design of a tree of life with spreading roots and branches, enclosed in an interlaced Celtic knotwork circle.
Tree of life in a Celtic knot circle
Black line drawing of a multi-armed figure holding weapons, set inside a circle of script and small symbols, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Multi-armed figure in a circular yantra design
Black tribal-style design drawing of a five-point star inside a ring of interlocking looped bands, shown on a plain white background with no body placement.
Pentagram within a looping knotwork circle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a radiating sun with concentric circles, centred on the upper back.
Radiating sun on upper back
Colour tattoo on the inner forearm of a whale in black and grey dotwork shading, overlaid with a red globe grid, teal and orange circles and a thin black circle.
Whale and geometric circles on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of a rose inside overlapping triangles, with circles and dots, on the inner forearm, in a botanical geometric style.
Rose within geometric triangles on a forearm
Two clasped hands resting on a wooden ledge, with black and grey finger lettering and geometric patterns on the knuckles and back of the hands.
Hands with finger lettering and geometric knuckle tattoos
Dreamcatcher design with a web and five feathers in pink, purple and brown wash on a cream textured background.
Watercolour dreamcatcher design
Fine line geometric tattoo of an arrow passing through three dotted circles and a cross, on the upper arm.
Arrow and dotted circles on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a thin black outlined circle with a short black stroke and a red diagonal stroke inside, on the inner wrist.
Small circle tattoo on a wrist
Black ink script lettering reading Always, beside a triangle, circle and vertical line symbol, tattooed on the wrist in a fine black line style.
Always script lettering with Deathly Hallows symbol
Two hands with small black dotwork tattoos of a circle and a dotted triangle on the side of the fingers.
Dotwork circle and triangle on two fingers
Black and white engraved design of a face split down the middle inside a rope-twist circle, with Valar Morghulis and Valar Dohaeris lettering around the edge.
Split face emblem with Valar Morghulis lettering
Black tribal tattoo in a bold Polynesian-inspired pattern covering the shoulder, upper arm and upper chest of a man.
Tribal black sleeve across shoulder and chest
Black line drawing of a geometric design: a circle crossed by four pointed petal shapes, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Circle with four overlapping petals
Small black pentagram inside a spiked sun tattoo on the upper chest, above a blue camisole strap.
Pentagram sun tattoo on the chest
Close view of a black blackwork tribal spiral tattoo in a circle on an arm, with a chalked hand resting beside it and further black tribal tattoos below.
Black tribal spiral circle on an arm
Fine line black tattoo of an H-shaped symbol with a small circle, above a second tattoo of crossed lines with loops, both on forearms.
Two small fine line symbols on forearms
Black line work panda face tattoo with yellow, orange and teal geometric shapes, placed on the upper torso.
Geometric panda face on the chest
Fine line and dotwork tattoo on the inner upper arm of a tree within a circle, with a mandala-style lotus beneath it.
Tree in a circle with mandala on upper arm
Black geometric tattoo of stacked circles and dots running vertically down the inner forearm.
Stacked circles and dots on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded moon with fine geometric circles, lines and dots on the outer forearm.
Shaded moon with geometric linework on a forearm
Black and grey geometric mandala design with a ring of circles and a diamond centre, beside the word Forgiveness in script and several paragraphs of text.
Forgiveness mandala design sheet
Black and coloured flash sheet showing a city skyline, birds in flight, circular emblems of a flame, hand, scales, eye and tree, and two ferris wheels, with the word divergent in script.
Flash sheet of skyline, birds, emblems and ferris wheels
Black fine line tattoo of arrows, circles and dotted lines running down the inner forearm, in a geometric style.
Arrows and circles on a forearm
Black line flash sheet of Harry Potter themed tattoo designs, including the Deathly Hallows symbol, round glasses, a lightning bolt and quoted lettering.
Harry Potter themed tattoo design sheet
Black and grey moth tattoo with a dotted circular halo and three diamond drops on the forearm.
Moth with dotwork halo and diamond drops on forearm
Black and grey photograph of a minimal double circle tattoo with a sketchy outline on the inner forearm, against a dark background.
Double circle tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo on a forearm reading MAGIC, with a triangle, circle and vertical line symbol in place of the letter A.
MAGIC lettering with triangle symbol on a forearm
Small fine line tattoo in pink and blue of a circle above a cross, placed on the inner wrist.
Pink circle and blue cross on a wrist
Black and white yin yang tattoo of two cats curled inside a circle, shown in solid black ink on the lower leg.
Yin yang cats tattoo on a calf
Pencil and wash drawing of a white cat and a black cat curled together to form a yin yang circle on plain paper.
Yin yang with black and white cats
Fine line black ink drawing of a mountain range with a circle behind the central peak, on a plain white background.
Mountain range with circle sun design
Black line dreamcatcher with soft blue feathers tattooed on the side of a person's ribs, above denim shorts.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on the ribs
Traditional colour tattoo of a cherry pie slice topped with whipped cream, set inside a circle on a calf, with the letters RR beneath.
Cherry pie slice on a calf
Flash sheet of ten numbered black ink mandala designs, several with stippled dotwork shading and floral, lotus-like centres, drawn on white paper.
Ten black ink mandala designs on a flash sheet
Black and grey photograph of a small, thin outline circle tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, in a geometric style.
Small outline circle on the inner wrist
Black and white design of two facing ravens with spiral eyes and wings, framed by Celtic knotwork in a circle, shown as a drawn tattoo design with no body part visible.
Twin ravens with spirals and knotwork
Close photo of a small black open-circle enso tattoo with a tapering brush-like stroke on the inner wrist, against a blurred indoor background.
Small enso circle on a wrist
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork detail covering a forearm, shown in a dark black and white photograph of a person in a striped top and dark trousers.
Mandala sleeve on a forearm
Black line drawing of a circular Gallifreyan script design in a fine-line style, with the words I will love you forever printed beneath it.
Gallifreyan circular script design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of rolling waves and a crescent moon inside a circle, placed on the outer ankle.
Waves and crescent moon in a circle on an ankle
Black geometric tattoos across four fingers of a hand, including a feather, an arrow and triangles, set against a textured white wall.
Geometric finger tattoos with feather and arrow
Black line tattoo of a Medusa head with snake hair inside a circular Greek key border, shown on the inner forearm.
Medusa head in a Greek key circle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a seated tabby cat with a small heart on its chest, set over fine geometric circles on a forearm.
Seated tabby cat with geometric circles on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a bear built from overlapping circles and geometric lines, with Roman numerals inside the body, shown on pale skin.
Geometric circle bear with Roman numerals