Circle tattoo ideas

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

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Abstract geometric tattoo in grey and red ink with dotwork shading, covering the upper arm and forearm of a person in a dark top.
Abstract geometric sleeve on upper arm and forearm
Two forearms side by side: a watercolour-style rainbow arc in red, orange, yellow, green and purple on the upper arm, and a bold black brush-stroke circle on the arm below.
Watercolour rainbow arc and black brush circle on forearms
Red and black nine-pointed star inside a circle tattooed on a lower leg, in a geometric style.
Nine-pointed star in a circle on a calf
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind with her hair in a bun, showing a small fine line Taurus zodiac symbol on her upper back.
Taurus symbol on upper back
Fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles and dotted arrow lines running down the inner forearm, in black ink.
Geometric circles and arrows on a forearm
Black and grey flash design of a hatched heart framed by swirling tribal style flourishes and small circles, shown without any body placement.
Heart with swirling flourishes
Watercolour and linework tattoo on a calf showing a line-drawn girl, a pocket watch with an eye at its centre and black dotwork.
Watercolour pocket watch and girl on calf
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a shaded moon with compass arrows and a dotted circle on the upper chest, near the shoulder.
Moon and compass arrows on upper chest
Black abstract tattoo of solid and outlined circles, dots and thin lines running down the middle of a person's lower back, in a fine line and blackwork style.
Abstract circles and lines down the spine
Two photographs of watercolour-style northern lights tattoos on an arm: the left has black pine trees inside a circle, the right shows aurora over a dark shoreline with turquoise ice.
Northern lights tattoos with pine trees and ice
Line drawing of overlapping concentric circles in blue and teal tones on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body visible.
Overlapping circles design in blue ink
Gold line drawing of a geometric mandala with a flower of life centre, scrolls, diamond drops and a dotted outline on a black background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Gold line geometric mandala design
Black fine line compass tattoo with N, E, S and W markings and curved arrows, on the inner upper arm.
Fine line compass on an upper arm
Black line drawing of a geometric tattoo design featuring arrows, concentric circles, a spiral and diamond shapes, with no body part visible.
Geometric arrow and circle design
A grid of black line geometric designs on a white background, including triangles, circles, stars and overlapping polygons, shown as a tattoo flash sheet.
Geometric line design sheet
Close crop of a light-toned compass rose design with radiating points and dotted rings on a shoulder, geometric in style.
Compass rose on a shoulder
Bold black flash design of spread wings meeting a circular emblem with a stylised monogram at the centre, shown on a white background.
Spread wings with a central circular emblem
Small black fine line tattoo of an arrow with circles, triangles and dots in a geometric style, placed on the inner forearm.
Geometric arrow on a forearm
Blue ink drawing of a shark in profile on a white background, filled with overlapping circle and bubble patterns.
Blue patterned shark illustration
Three black and grey tattoos: a wolf built from overlapping circles on an upper arm, a bear with Roman numerals in a circle pattern, and a realistic owl inside an orbit-style ring on a forearm.
Geometric wolf, bear and owl tattoos in black and grey
Black ink drawing of a vintage compass rose with a fleur-de-lis above and an N, on an aged parchment background, shown as a tattoo design.
Compass rose with fleur-de-lis design
Black ink castle silhouette above a geometric circle and arrow linework design, drawn on paper and held against a forearm.
Castle and compass linework design on paper
Black linework geometric tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, with a bird on the back, a flower and city shapes, dotwork shading and small pink and teal dots.
Geometric bird, city and flower tattoos on arm and shoulder
Black ink full sleeve tattoo with bold geometric and tribal-style patterns covering a forearm, upper arm and hand, shown on a standing person in a grey t-shirt.
Black geometric sleeve tattoo on arm and hand
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a feathered arrow with overlapping geometric circles and dotwork on the forearm.
Arrow and geometric circles on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle enclosing a circle with a vertical line, on the inner wrist.
Deathly Hallows symbol on a wrist
Back of a woman with long red braided hair, showing a blue and teal tattoo of dark spirals on her upper back near the shoulder blade.
Blue spiral tattoo on upper back
Small black dotwork mandala tattoo with petal shapes and a central star, sitting on the inner forearm of a person resting a hand on the arm.
Dotwork mandala on the forearm
Five white stencil-style circular designs on a black background showing a tree, scales, clasped hands, an eye and flames, with no body placement shown.
Five circular symbol designs on black
Sketch-style tattoo of an elephant head with a compass rose and red and teal watercolour splashes on the inner forearm, with a column of dots running up towards the elbow.
Elephant and compass on a forearm
Black sun burst with a pentagram in a circle at its centre and the words I EXORCISE NOT EXERCISE arranged around it, drawn on a plain light grey background.
I exorcise, not exercise sun and pentagram
Four black line drawing designs of the Deathly Hallows triangle, circle and line symbol paired with the word Always in script lettering, with one version adding small stars.
Deathly Hallows symbol with Always lettering designs
Close-up photograph of a solid black tattoo of a stylised capital A inside a circle, with a jagged arrow-like cut, on a forearm.
Avengers-style A logo on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a circular Gallifreyan-style design with a bearded man's bare chest visible.
Circular Gallifreyan-style design on chest
Upper arm and shoulder tattoo of a thin-line circular Gallifreyan seal and a grey shaded TARDIS police box within blue and purple watercolour splashes.
Gallifreyan seal and TARDIS on upper arm
Black and grey geometric dotwork full sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with star and mandala patterns.
Geometric dotwork full sleeve on an arm
Black and grey flash design of two mirrored crows above blue-grey lilies, an eye and a jawbone, set within dotted geometric circles and lines, with no body placement shown.
Mirrored birds, lilies and eye design
Pencil sketch on paper of a tattoo design showing a circle set inside an upright triangle, with a vertical rod above, feather-like wisps and small stars, shown with no body placement.
Pencil sketch of a triangle and circle design
Black fine ink tattoo of five yin yang style symbols stacked vertically down the inner forearm near the wrist, shrinking and changing from solid to hollow.
Stacked yin yang symbols on the inner wrist
Black and grey flash sheet with a pair of feathers above the script words expecto patronum, the Deathly Hallows symbol with scrollwork, and an hourglass within rings decorated with stars.
Three Harry Potter themed flash designs
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a front-facing elephant head with a cube, triangles and dotwork halo, on a forearm.
Elephant head with geometric linework
Geometric tattoo of a red rectangle, a teal rectangle and a black circle on the outer ankle, with a small line sketch of the design in the top left corner.
Red, teal and black geometric shapes on an ankle
Black and grey shaded drawing of a lion cub inside a circle, with the words Remember who you are curved around the lower edge.
Lion cub design with 'Remember who you are'
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a blue centre and script compass letters, sitting on the upper back of a person wearing a grey top.
Compass rose on upper back
Fine line tattoo of a circle with a vertical line framed by swirling floral scrolls, on the top of a foot.
Circle and swirl ornament on the foot
Line drawing of a blue police box with green and cyan circular rings and a hanging pendulum, on a white background, with no body part shown.
TARDIS with rings and pendulum design
Black line spiral tattoo with a small circle above it on the forearm, covered with clear film and tape.
Spiral with small circle on a forearm
Three photographs of black compass tattoos: a fine line compass, plane and small world map on a forearm, an arrow and compass on a wrist, and a dotted compass star on a shoulder.
Compass and travel tattoos on arm and shoulder