Circle tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles, arcs and dotted lines in black ink on the inner forearm.
Overlapping circles on a forearm
Black and grey Botanical and Realism tattoo of a dreamcatcher with sunflowers and hanging feathers on a forearm.
Dreamcatcher and sunflowers on a forearm
Black fine line geometric tattoo of crossing lines radiating around a central circle on a forearm and elbow.
Geometric line tattoo wrapping an elbow
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on the upper arm showing a triangle, circle and galaxy-filled Deathly Hallows symbol framed by two red roses and green leaves.
Deathly Hallows symbol with roses on upper arm
Small circular tattoo on the top of a foot near the toes, with its left half filled with blue wavy lines and its right half drawn as a plain outline.
Blue wave circle on the foot
Black ornamental emblem tattoo with lace-like fine linework and rosette details, placed on the back of a person's neck.
Ornate emblem on the back of the neck
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a circle with a spiral and crossed lines, on the upper chest of a man in an open blue shirt.
Black spiral and crossed lines on the chest
Black outline flash design of three moons in a row, a waxing crescent, a full circle and a waning crescent, with no body placement shown.
Triple moon line design
Solid black yin yang style tattoo of two cats in a circle on a shoulder, with the pale half showing bare skin.
Yin and yang cats on a shoulder
A flash sheet of 26 labelled black line drawings, each a geometric arrangement of overlapping circles and arcs on a green background.
Circle line designs on a labelled A to Z sheet
Black and white photo of two hands with matching fine line arrow-like geometric tattoos on the middle fingers, one on each hand.
Arrow symbols on two fingers
Colour tattoo of pink lilies and green leaves inside a teal circle with black geometric lines, on the forearm.
Pink lilies and geometric lines on a forearm
Small black line tattoo of a stylised symbol with a looped top, crossbar and downward arrow, on the side of a finger on the hand.
Small line symbol tattoo on a finger
Black and grey dotwork design of queen Anne's lace and wildflowers in front of a circle and overlapping triangles, drawn on white paper.
Dotwork botanical flowers with geometric circle
Blue peace sign tattoo with a white dove and a small blue dove, ringed by black script lettering, on the side of the torso.
Peace sign and doves with quote on ribs
Flash design of two overlapping clockwork-style circles in red and black linework, with the quotes 'It was raining when we met' and 'It's the same rain'.
Two clockwork circles with a rain quote
Fine line tattoo of geometric arrows with small coloured dots on the upper arm, shown against a dark background.
Arrows and coloured dots on upper arm
Fine teal line drawing of a symmetrical geometric emblem with a diamond, concentric circles, dashed arcs and small stars on a dark background, shown as a tattoo design.
Geometric teal line design with diamond and arcs
Black and white blackwork design of a skull within interlaced knotwork, framed by a scalloped petal border.
Skull and knotwork in a petal ring
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of stripes wrapping around a forearm in an optical illusion, with a dotwork spiral pattern on the arm above.
Striped optical wrap on forearm
Black ink tattoo of the word Always in cursive script beside a Deathly Hallows triangle symbol on the wrist.
Always script with Deathly Hallows symbol on wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a script letter B with a rose, small leaves and tiny sparkles, shown on smooth skin.
Script letter B with rose and sparkles
Pencil drawing of two feathers above a circle, with curving swoosh lines and scrolled foliage below, drawn as a possible tattoo design.
Pencil sketch of feathers, a ring and scrolls
Black and grey Volkswagen emblem tattoo on the inner forearm, shown in a casual indoor photo of a person in a white t-shirt.
Volkswagen logo on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of overlapping geometric shapes, with a wireframe sphere, a dotwork diamond, a flower of life pattern and a teal circle.
Geometric sphere and diamonds on a forearm
Black line drawing sheet of moon glyphs labelled with words such as Hope, Earth and Fire, plus eight moon phase symbols, on a cream background.
Moon glyphs and lunar phase symbols
Black line drawing of a geometric tattoo design, stacked circles, triangles and dots on a plain grey background, with no body part visible.
Vertical geometric design of circles and triangles
Black and grey tattoo of a woman's face inside a solid black circle, with the words STRANGE and I MYSELF AM and AND UNUSUAL, on the outer thigh of a person wearing denim shorts.
Strange and unusual portrait on a thigh
Close-up of a small black fine line arrow tattoo with a diamond head and a dot at the tail, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Fine line arrow on a forearm
Black and grey circular tattoo of a curling wave with dotwork shading, on a forearm.
Hokusai-style wave in a circle on a forearm
Black and white drawing of the words The Strokes inside a black circle, surrounded by intricate floral and paisley doodles, shown as a tattoo design.
The Strokes logo with floral doodle design
Black fine line tattoo on a shoulder showing South America filled with flower and star patterns inside a thin circle, with stars beside it.
South America map tattoo on shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two wolf-like creatures locked together in a circular frame on the upper arm.
Two wolf-like creatures entwined on upper arm
Fine line black ink tattoo of a world map inside a circle on a forearm, resting on white bedding beside blue denim.
World map globe on a forearm
Colour swallow tattoo with a red throat and blue-black wings, set inside a thin black circle on a person's upper back.
Swallow in a circle on a upper back
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a blue TARDIS police box with a quote printed on its side, surrounded by black Gallifreyan circle glyphs.
TARDIS and Gallifreyan circles on upper arm
Fine line black and grey geometric tattoo of a curling wave, mountain peaks and overlapping circles on a forearm.
Wave and mountains geometric forearm tattoo
Two matching black abstract tattoos inside thin circular arcs sit on the ankles of two bare feet, one pair of toenails green and the other blue.
Matching abstract circle tattoos on two ankles
Fine line tattoo of a black outlined bird beside a blank circle, under an arc of coloured raindrops, on a forearm.
Bird under coloured raindrops on a forearm
Watercolour style tattoo on the upper back with black linework circles, two hearts in red and black, and blue and purple washes.
Watercolour circles and hearts on upper back
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo on the inner wrist showing a stroke over two loops, the characters 9¾ and a triangle with a circle and vertical line.
Fine line symbols on the inner wrist
Black line tattoo of a one-eyed triangle with a bow tie inside a ringed sigil with radial rays and small symbols, on the calf, covered in cling film.
Triangle eye sigil in a circle on a calf
Black ink Celtic triquetra knot enclosed in a thin circle, a geometric design on the ankle, with a beaded bracelet visible below it.
Celtic triquetra knot in a circle on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle on the inner forearm, with stippled dots in the spray.
Wave inside a circle on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of overlapping closed-eyed faces inside a circle and cube outline on the upper arm.
Overlapping faces in a cube on upper arm
Back view of a person with long dreadlocks showing a large teal linework tattoo of geometric lines and spirals across the upper back and shoulder blades.
Teal geometric linework across a back
Black and grey geometric tattoo of overlapping circles, triangles and fine arrows, in dotwork and fine line, on a forearm.
Geometric circles and arrows on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a triangle enclosing a circle and vertical line, framed by ornate scrollwork, on the inner wrist.
Triangle and circle scrollwork on wrist