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 an ornate triangle enclosing a circle with a vertical line, shown on the side of the ribs and thigh in a two-panel photo.
Ornate triangle and circle on the side body
Black and grey fine line butterfly tattoo with dotwork circles on the inner forearm, photographed in black and white against a knitted jumper sleeve.
Butterfly with dotted circles on a forearm
Three-panel photo of a geometric full arm sleeve tattoo in red and black, with a red star motif on the upper arm and a dark rosette pattern on the forearm.
Geometric red and black full sleeve tattoo
Black ink tribal design of a bull head with long curved horns set inside a circle, drawn on pale paper.
Tribal bull head in a circle
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a raven in flight inside a brushed circle and an outlined triangle on a forearm.
Raven in a circle and triangle on a forearm
Fine line black script tattoo reading Wanderlust with an arrow and small circles, running along the inside of a forearm.
Wanderlust script with arrow on a forearm
Black compass rose tattoo with stippled shading and coordinate text around the outer ring, shown on a limb.
Compass rose with coordinates
Black ink compass rose with an eight-point star, scalloped ornament and dotted circle on a forearm, in fine line style.
Compass rose on a forearm
Fine line geometric design of two overlapping circles crossed by a horizontal line, with the overlap filled in solid black, shown without a body placement.
Overlapping circles on a horizontal line
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a vertical arrow with feather fletching and stacked crescent moons and circles on a forearm.
Arrow with crescent moons on a forearm
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with an eight-point star inside a circle and arrow points, on the inner forearm.
Compass rose on a forearm
Colourful butterfly tattoo with a loose, painted watercolour look on the forearm, with a small solid black circle tattoo near the wrist.
Painted-style butterfly on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of descending circles and dots on the forearm, with one circle crossed by a diagonal line, against a floral fabric background.
Descending circles on a forearm
Small solid black yin yang tattoo on the upper arm, close to the armpit, beside a grey knitted sleeve with a white trim.
Small yin yang on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a small cartoon fox with a flowing orange tail on the side of a hip, and a small round orange and black flame tattoo on the wrist of a hand resting on dark denim.
Fox creature and flame circle tattoos on hand and hip
Colour tattoo of a pink thistle bloom and a yellow-green bud inside a round stained glass style panel on the upper arm.
Thistle in a round stained glass panel
Flash design of a cream skull with a pentagram on its forehead, framed by red ribbon banners reading Salt and Burn, in a traditional illustrative style.
Skull with pentagram and Salt & Burn banner
Red tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a circle above a rectangle with a dark shaded cutout, and red jagged marks beneath.
Red circle and block shapes on the side ribs
Fine line black tattoo of concentric circles with horizontal lines on either side, placed on a forearm.
Concentric circles with lines on a forearm
Colour mandala flower with black outlines on a shoulder, merging into a fine dotwork geometric pattern across the upper arm and back of the shoulder.
Mandala and dotwork geometric on shoulder
Black and grey fine line geometric arrow with overlapping circles, dotted lines and small triangles on a forearm.
Geometric arrow and circles on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of crossed lines with circles and short bars on the ankle, next to a red and multicoloured braided bracelet.
Crossed lines and loops on an ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a stag head with geometric triangles, birds and pine trees on a forearm, shown against a blurred garden.
Stag and geometric triangles on a forearm
Black ink drawing of an ornate geometric mandala design with a central open circle, drawn on white paper, with no body placement shown.
Ornate black ink mandala design
Traditional style tattoo of a white cat with blue and yellow eyes and red ears, curled round a circle with an open mouth, on the upper arm.
Cat curled in a circle on an upper arm
Black tribal blackwork tattoo covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, with circles, spirals and triangles in solid black ink.
Tribal blackwork shoulder and upper arm piece
Colourful abstract tattoo of three overlapping circles with contour lines and cracked patterns on the forearm.
Overlapping circles with contour lines on a forearm
Black line drawing of a lotus flower with layered petals, mandala-style detailing and a vertical line of dots and circles beneath it, on a pale background.
Lotus flower line drawing design
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a stylised animal head inside a circle, with dotwork shading and loose overlapping lines, on a forearm.
Sketched animal head inside a circle on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a red and white striped hat above a black lettered quote arranged in a circle, on the upper back.
Striped hat and circular quote on upper back
Black TARDIS silhouette, bow tie and Hello Sweetie script with concentric circles tattooed on a woman's inner upper arm and forearm.
TARDIS, bow tie and script tattoos on an arm
Two hands with colourful unicorn head tattoos on the fingers, with a small skull tattoo on a third finger.
Unicorn heads on two fingers
Black and grey botanical tattoo of leaves and sprigs on an upper arm, with the arm raised over a blue and white patterned sheet.
Botanical foliage on an upper arm
Black line drawing of five vertical vine designs with swirls, dots, circles, daisy-like flowers and spirals, shown as flash for a fine line tattoo.
Five vertical vine and swirl line designs
Black and grey fine line geometric tattoo of stacked arrow, circles and triangles running vertically down the centre of a person's upper back.
Geometric arrow motif down the upper back
Black outline tattoo of an owl with roses and a beaded dreamcatcher-style circle on the outer thigh, in a line-only botanical style.
Owl and roses on a thigh
Black and white drawing of an ornate fleur-de-lis surrounded by acanthus leaf scrollwork and radiating lines, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Fleur-de-lis with scrollwork design
Small black sketch-style tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and a vertical line, on the skin of an arm.
Deathly Hallows symbol tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's head with an eye above and a crescent moon below, framed by sunburst rays on an upper arm.
Cat with all-seeing eye and crescent moon
Black and grey dotwork geometric tattoo of overlapping circles and triangles within a hexagonal ring, on the outer thigh.
Geometric circles and triangles on a thigh
Black ink hamsa hand with a six-pointed star inside a circle at the top and swirling linework within the hand, tattooed on skin.
Hamsa and star of David tattoo
Black ink drawing of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and vertical line, filled with mandala-style paisley and floral ornament on white paper.
Deathly Hallows symbol in ornamental linework
Two forearms side by side with matching tattoos of a red circle, green triangle, orange square and black square, with the words In spite of everything, plus a zodiac symbol on the left arm.
Matching forearm tattoos with shapes and a quote
Colour tattoo of an Art Nouveau woman in profile with closed eyes, flowers in her dark swirling hair, on the outside of an ankle, shown from two angles.
Art Nouveau woman profile on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo with fine geometric circles and lines, placed on the side of the torso.
Lotus with geometric lines on the side torso
Small black tattoo of a latitude and longitude globe with two solid black round ears on top, sitting on the ankle above a black mesh shoe.
Globe with mouse ears on an ankle
Black and grey tattoo of two roses above an inverted triangle with dangling geometric drops, in dotwork and linework style, on a forearm.
Roses and inverted triangle on a forearm
Black fine line and dotwork tattoo of a cloud with hanging diamond, star and circle shapes on the inner upper arm.
Fine line cloud with dangling drops on upper arm