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 arrow tattoo with circles, a triangle and dotted details on the inner forearm.
Fine line arrow with circles on an inner arm
Black dotwork drawing of a man's face inside a circle, with a red lightning bolt crossing the head and face.
Stippled portrait in a circle with red lightning bolt
Fine line black tattoo of overlapping circles, dotted orbit paths and a small star on the inner wrist.
Overlapping circles and star on the wrist
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo on the thigh of a stag head merged with an owl, with a triangle and circle symbol above and a dotted vertical line.
Split stag and owl head with geometric symbols
Black and grey dotwork and engraved tattoo of a hand holding a quill above a faceted icosahedron, placed on the side of the ribs.
Quill hand above a geometric d20
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a lotus flower inside a dotted circle with small stars and a geometric triangle, on the upper back.
Lotus in a dotwork circle on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two hands linking little fingers inside a circle of contour lines, on the inner forearm.
Linked little fingers in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork rings and petal shapes on the side of a person's ribs.
Mandala tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a stylised Great Wave off Kanagawa inside a circle, with small circles and Mount Fuji, on a forearm.
Great Wave tattoo in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a flying saucer with a beam of light made of geometric dot patterns, on the inner forearm.
UFO beaming a dotwork pattern on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a campfire beneath three pine trees and stars inside a circle, on the upper arm.
Campfire and pine trees in a night sky circle
Black mandala tattoo on the back of a hand near the wrist, with small dot accents on two fingers, in a geometric dotwork style.
Black mandala tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hedgehog curled in a circle beside lupin flowers, with dotted geometric lines, on the upper thigh.
Hedgehog and lupin on a thigh
Large geometric tattoo across a person's upper back with concentric rings, dotted lines, stars and a lettered quote, in black with pink and blue watercolour washes.
Geometric back piece with stars and quote
Black fine line botanical wreath tattoo with dotwork accents on the outer thigh.
Botanical wreath on a thigh
Four side-by-side views of a black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm, with geometric gears and circles, a dotwork sky, and a shaded landscape of trees on the forearm.
Full sleeve with gears, trees and dotwork sky
Small dotwork tattoo of a ring of coloured dots forming a colour wheel on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Colour wheel of dots on the wrist
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a geometric rose, arrows and triangles stacked vertically along the ribs.
Geometric rose and arrows down the ribs
Black and grey lotus tattoo with dotwork petals and three small circles above it, placed on the centre of a person's upper back.
Lotus with dotwork petals on upper back
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a fish with mountains in a circle, framed by diamond outlines and dots, on the upper arm.
Fish and mountains in a diamond frame
Two matching black and grey fine line tattoos on a pair of forearms, one showing a stag head and one a deer skull, both inside thin geometric circles.
Matching stag and skull tattoos on forearms
Pencil sketch of three fine line arrows with feathered fletching and dotted trails, drawn as a tattoo design on paper with no body part visible.
Three arrows fine line tattoo design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a soaring bird with fine line geometric circles and dotted arcs on the forearm.
Soaring bird with geometric lines on a forearm
Fine line dotwork tattoo of a solar system with a red and orange sun and small coloured planets on a woman's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Solar system and orbits on upper back
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a broken ink circle with splattered droplets trailing down, on a person's shoulder and upper arm.
Black ink circle with splash on shoulder
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and interlocking circles, on the upper arm.
Geometric mandala tattoo on the upper arm
Small fine-line black tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle on a pale forearm, with a dark sleeve at the left edge.
Wave inside a circle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork sun mandala tattoo with radiating rays and oval motifs across a woman's upper thigh.
Dotwork sun mandala on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a butterfly with wings filled with overlapping circle and flower-of-life patterns, shown on pale paper.
Geometric butterfly design
Neo-traditional jackalope with antlers, acorns and leaves tattooed on a forearm, shaded in greys with green and orange accents.
Jackalope and acorns on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a pug silhouette inside a circle, framed by layered geometric triangles, on a calf.
Pug silhouette in geometric triangles on a calf
Two forearm photographs showing a black linework tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a fox head headdress, with teal accents, in dotwork and geometric style on the forearm, plus a hand and
Profile woman and fox headdress on forearm
Black compass rose tattoo with arrow points and a dotted ring on the inner forearm, shown in a photo of a person in jeans.
Compass rose with arrows on a forearm
Black and grey dragonfly tattoo with mandala-patterned wings and dotted circles, placed on the forearm.
Dragonfly with mandala wings on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bird with spread wings above a geometric circle and arrow, on the forearm.
Bird with spread wings over a geometric circle
Black and grey geometric fish tattoo with bold linework and dotwork shading on the upper arm.
Geometric fish on an upper arm
Black ink drawing on paper of an ornamental lace-style tattoo design built from scalloped petals, dots and a pointed drop, with no body placement shown.
Ornamental lace-style tattoo design with dangling drops
Black and grey tattoo of a stylised thunderbird with outstretched wings, set within fine geometric circles and lines on the upper arm.
Thunderbird and geometric lines on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mountain valley with a river inside a circle, on the calf or lower leg.
Mountain valley landscape in a circle
Black compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters inside a dotted ring, shown on the inner forearm in a traditional style.
Compass rose tattoo on the inner forearm
Two side-by-side photos of a small, fine black outline circle tattoo with dotwork stippling on the inner forearm, with a cream sleeve rolled up.
Small circle tattoo on forearm
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of tall flower spikes and leaves inside a circle on the forearm.
Botanical spikes and leaves in a dotwork circle
White ink geometric mandala tattoo with feather motifs and dotwork covering the upper arm and shoulder, worn by a person in a purple top.
White ink mandala on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a skull inside overlapping geometric circles and fine lines, with a small bee below, on a forearm.
Skull with geometric circles and a bee on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork ornament with a dotted band and a larger faint bird design on bare thighs, with a hand with nails in the foreground.
Ornamental and bird tattoos on thighs
Black and grey geometric tattoo on the forearm, with nested triangles, a central figure with wing-like shapes and a vertical arrow below.
Geometric triangles and arrow on a forearm
Three views of a dotwork geometric tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with a black and grey circular lattice, red lotus-style petals and a cube pattern below.
Geometric mandala sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a bird of prey with spread wings above a geometric circle and hanging lines, on the inner forearm.
Spread-wing bird over geometric circle on forearm