Circle tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey dotwork mandala with a central Om symbol and curved horn shapes, tattooed across a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Om mandala on upper arm
Two photographs of fine line black arrow tattoos on the inner forearm, one with circles along the shaft and one with geometric triangles and a chevron feather.
Arrow tattoos on a forearm
Two black and grey dotwork tattoos on forearms: on the left a moon in a triangle above a rocket, on the right an eye in an inverted triangle, both framed by fine geometric circles.
Moon over rocket and eye in triangle on forearms
Fine line black and grey geometric mandala tattoo on the upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Geometric mandala on a shoulder blade
Black line drawing of a vertical geometric tattoo design, stacking triangles, diamonds, chevrons and a small circle along a central line, with grey dotwork shading on some shapes.
Vertical geometric stack design
Black and grey circular tattoo of a crescent moon, stars, waves and a whale tail in fine line and dotwork on the upper back near the shoulder.
Moon, waves and whale tail in a circle on a shoulder
Black and grey mandala tattoo with fine radiating petals and dotted shading on the upper arm, photographed against a pale background.
Black mandala tattoo on upper arm
Fine line black circle tattoo with a few small dots on the forearm, beside a rolled cream sleeve.
Single fine line circle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a whale tail among curling waves inside a circle, placed on a woman's upper back.
Whale tail in circular waves on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a wave inside a circle, with triangles, arrows and dotted geometric lines.
Wave in a circle with arrows on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an ornamental elephant head with circles and fine lines, on an upper arm.
Ornamental elephant head with geometric lines
Black and grey tattoo of a panther and a spotted leopard split down the middle inside a circle, placed on a thigh.
Panther and leopard split face on thigh
Black dotwork sun tattoo with a stippled centre and pointed rays, centred on the upper back.
Dotwork sun on upper back
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork shading at the centre, placed in the middle of the upper back.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of a running hare with dotted geometric lines and the words MAKE YOUR LUCK, on a person's upper back.
Running hare with geometric lines on upper back
Flash sheet of seven vertical geometric arrow designs in black linework and dotwork on a cream background, with no body placement shown.
Geometric arrow flash sheet
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a sequence of moon phases stacked vertically on a forearm, with a smaller matching version on the other arm.
Moon phases tattoo on both forearms
Black and grey dotwork drawing of two snakes forming an infinity symbol inside a circle, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Two snakes forming an infinity symbol in a circle
Black dotwork and geometric mandala tattoo on the upper thigh of a person whose hands are holding their underwear waistband.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mountain landscape with a cabin and pine trees in a circle, with the words Home is where the mountains are, on an upper arm.
Mountain landscape with Home is where the mountains are
Black and grey fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles and ornate detail on the inner forearm, with vertical lines running up the arm.
Geometric circle tattoo on a forearm
Black line drawing of a lotus flower with crescent moons, flowers and dotted triangles in a circular fine line design, shown on white paper beside a Micron pen.
Lotus and moon phases design on paper
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of concentric rings of square blocks centred on the upper back of a woman with her hair up, photographed from behind.
Dotwork concentric circle on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the outer thigh showing a stag and owl head split down the middle with wings, above a triangle and circle motif.
Split stag and owl head with triangle on thigh
Black dotwork tattoo on the inner forearm of a person holding a phone, made of a circular geometric motif above a paisley shape, together forming a semicolon.
Semicolon tattoo of circle and paisley on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hazy landscape with a dark island inside a thin circle with a dotted orbit, on a person's shoulder blade.
Stippled landscape in a circle on shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a shaded crescent moon with fine line circles and arrows on the forearm.
Moon and geometric circles on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo across a back showing two skeletons inside a geometric dotted frame, an eye in a triangle above, and botanical flowers and a tooth below.
Twin skeletons and eye on a back piece
Large black mandala tattoo with fine dotted rings and ornamental petals across the upper back of a person with dark hair.
Black mandala on upper back
Hand-drawn mandala tattoo design in black pen with stippled dotwork shading and touches of red, yellow and green, shown on plain white paper.
Dotwork mandala design in red, yellow and green
Black and grey fine line lotus tattoo with dotwork shading and geometric circles and lines on the upper thigh.
Lotus and geometric lines on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of a wave inside a circle on the inner forearm of a pale-skinned arm.
Small wave in a circle on a forearm
Black dotwork and fine line tattoo of a circular mandala with a red polygon overlay on the upper arm of a bare-chested man.
Geometric circle and dotted lines on upper arm
Two black and grey dotwork leaf tattoos on forearms, one inside a stippled circle and the other within a swirling dotted outline.
Matching dotwork leaf tattoos on forearms
Black and grey dotwork drawing of two hairless sphynx cat heads interlocking inside a stippled circle, shown as a tattoo design.
Two hairless cats in a dotwork circle
Black ink drawing of a cougar face inside a circle with a hexagon and dashed construction lines, shown as a tattoo flash design.
Cougar head in a circle and hexagon
Two matching black fine line compass and arrow tattoos with dotted rings sit on the back of two hands held together.
Matching compass and arrow tattoos on two hands
A symmetrical mandala design with a flower-like centre and dotted petals, shaded from blue to teal, shown as a drawing on a white background.
Blue gradient mandala design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bow and arrow with feathered fletching and dotted guide lines, placed on the upper arm.
Bow and arrow on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a ram skull above an animal face with a faded purple circle behind, on the outer thigh.
Ram skull and animal face on thigh
Black dotwork spiral tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder, shown from behind with the neck and hair visible.
Dotwork spiral on the shoulder
Two matching yin yang tattoos on forearms, one a dotwork outline with a mandala and the other a blackwork mandala and paisley fill, in black ink.
Matching yin yang mandala forearm tattoos
Black and grey dotwork design in a circle showing a sun on the left, a mountain range and pine trees, and a crescent moon with stars on the right.
Sun and moon over mountains in a circle
Black and grey geometric bird in flight tattooed on skin, built from fine lines, overlapping circles and dotwork, placed on the back.
Geometric bird in flight on the back
Black dotwork forearm tattoo with a large spiral circle at the elbow side and bands of shading fading from dark to light towards the wrist, in black and grey.
Dotwork circle and gradient bands on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a globe showing continents, sitting on the inner upper arm of a person wearing a white sleeve.
Dotwork globe on the upper arm
Black ink tattoo of planets on dotted orbital rings with thin crossing lines across the upper arm, in a fine line and dotwork style.
Planets and orbits on the upper arm
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a woman with curly hair hugging a dark circular galaxy with coloured planets and a ringed Saturn, placed on the upper back.
Woman embracing a galaxy on the upper back