Circle tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey fine line tattoo of four geometric triangle symbols in a row across a forearm.
Four geometric triangle marks on a forearm
Black ink line drawing of a stylised dragon head with flowing tail-like lines and a small circle below, on white paper, shown as a fine line tattoo design.
Stylised dragon line drawing design
Fine line black geometric tattoo of a vertical arrow with a crescent moon and overlapping circles on a person's upper back.
Arrow, crescent moon and circles on upper back
Pencil sketch of a symmetrical mandala design with layered lotus-style petals, dotted rings and a central flower, drawn on paper.
Pencil sketch of a mandala design
Red and black compass rose tattoo with a dotted outer ring and N, S, E and W markings, on the inner forearm.
Compass rose on a forearm
Black and white photo of a small solid yin yang tattoo on the inner wrist, with the hand raised and black nail polish on the fingers.
Small yin yang on the wrist
Colourful abstract swirl tattoo with an orange circle at the centre, in soft painterly strokes of blue, yellow, orange and green, on the outer forearm.
Colourful swirl on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of an arrow with stippled feathers, a circle and small triangles, on the inner upper arm.
Fine line arrow on the upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of three dreamcatchers with trailing feathers on the side of a torso, above the waistband of denim shorts.
Dreamcatchers and feathers on the side ribs
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS in front of an orange sunburst, with the words we're all stories in the end, on the upper thigh.
TARDIS with quote on thigh
Black ink tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and vertical line, surrounded by curved lettering across a person's upper back.
Deathly Hallows symbol with quote on back
Two thin black outline circle tattoos on wrists, with a faceted geometric bird tattoo on a bare thigh.
Outline circles on wrists and geometric bird on thigh
Black and grey rose tattoo inside a geometric circle and triangle frame on the inner upper arm.
Rose within geometric frame on an inner arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a symmetrical lotus-like design and fine connecting circles, placed on the forearm.
Geometric mandala on a forearm
Fine line geometric tattoo in black ink showing an arrow, two overlapping circles and a small diamond on the inner forearm.
Arrow and circles on a forearm
Black circular tattoo with red detail sitting behind a person's ear, shown in a side view photograph.
Circular emblem tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a fern frond inside a circular frame on a forearm, with shaded linework.
Fern leaf in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey wolf head and skull tattoo with geometric linework across the forearm.
Wolf and skull with geometric lines on a forearm
Solid black flash design of a flaming sun with wavy rays surrounding a pentagram inside a circle, shown without any body placement.
Flaming sun with pentagram design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pentagram inside a circle with sun rays, crossed stakes and a lantern-style object, on the side of the ribs.
Pentagram and sun emblem on the side ribs
Abstract fine line tattoo with a teal butterfly, teal circles and a textured teal shape across the side of a ribcage.
Abstract butterfly and teal shapes on a side rib
Black ink drawing of a three-headed dragon curled within a circle, with its body and wings filled with dense patterned linework, on a plain white background.
Three-headed dragon in a circle
Black script lettering reading After all this time? Always, with a triangle, circle and line symbol, on the inner forearm.
Script quote and triangle symbol on a forearm
Black and white photo of a person leaning forward in a white knit jumper, showing a small fine line tattoo of a triangle with a circle and vertical line on the upper back.
Fine line triangle symbol on upper back
Black and grey geometric dotwork sleeve covering a man's arm from shoulder to wrist, with stars, circles and mandala-like patterns.
Geometric dotwork sleeve on an arm
Black fine line tattoo of a peace sign overlapping a heart on the side of a raised finger, with two thin rings on the hand.
Peace sign and heart on a finger
Close photo of an abstract tattoo on an upper arm, with a yellow and orange wash, black wing-like linework and a long curved black line, beside a person in a pale blouse holding a white rose.
Abstract orange and black tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a light bulb inside a circle, with TESLA and 1856 in white lettering on a solid black rectangle, on the upper thigh.
Light bulb and Tesla 1856 on upper thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo on the forearm of a pale arm, showing a shaded sphere crossed by concentric circles and arrow lines in a geometric style.
Fine line compass and shaded sphere on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a lavender sprig with leaves inside a thin circle, on the forearm.
Lavender sprig inside a circle on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a geometric arrow with circles, dots and a triangle along the inner forearm.
Geometric arrow on a forearm
Close photo of a black brush-stroke ensō circle tattoo on the forearm, with a small black and red arrow shape at its centre.
Ensō circle with a small arrow on a forearm
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a Spartan helmet inside a circle with splatter marks, on a lower leg.
Spartan helmet in a circle on a calf
Black dotwork ouroboros, a serpent eating its own tail forming a braided-looking ring, on the upper back of a woman with dark hair.
Ouroboros serpent on upper back
Close photograph of a black dotwork tattoo of a stylised shape with two pale circles, on a area of smooth skin.
Dotwork stylised shape on skin
Hand-drawn flash sheet titled Actions and Senses, with black line drawings inside circles, each labelled with an action or sense word such as Travel, Fall, See and Smell.
Actions and senses flash sheet
Black script lettering reading DiabeT1c, with the T1 in blue, and a blue outlined circle beneath it, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Script DiabeT1c lettering with blue circle on wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a small fawn inside a thin circle, with leaf shapes above it, on a woman's calf.
Fawn in a circle on a calf
Fine line black tattoo on the wrist showing a circle and small wedge resting on a line, with script lettering beneath reading I am my own piece.
Circle and script lettering on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of the word Always beside a triangle and circle symbol and a small lightning bolt, on the side of the ribs.
Always script with Deathly Hallows symbol
Black ink flash drawing of an ornate paisley and leaf mandala design with dotwork shading, drawn on white paper with no body placement shown.
Paisley and leaf mandala tattoo design
Fine line black and grey geometric tattoo of stacked crescent moons and circles with dotted lines on the back of a neck.
Crescent moons and circles on the nape
Circular tattoo on the lower leg showing a blue Japanese-style wave beneath the black lettering I AM THE SEA AND NOBODY OWNS ME.
Wave and quote on a calf
Fine gold linework flash design of three stacked motifs, a lotus bud, an open lotus and a mandala, set within geometric triangles, hexagons and circles on a cream background.
Stacked lotus and mandala geometric design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a rabbit with a bow, a bee and peony flowers inside a dotted geometric circle, on the thigh.
Rabbit, bee and peonies on a thigh
Black ink tattoo on a limb showing a large outlined circle enclosing three smaller rings with upward arrows, silhouettes and a spider, with the words keep running below.
Three circles with arrows and keep running text
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm of a suited figure with a birdcage for a head, holding a small bird, over a red-orange triangle and circle pattern.
Birdcage-headed man in a suit on a forearm
Two matching black line drawings of a bare tree inside a circle, surrounded by elvish script and a short English quote beneath.
White Tree design with elvish script