Circle tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink pen sketch of two stylised waves inside a circle, with the words A million waves in the ocean and Crash at once to make you smile written around the edge.
Waves and quote in a circular pen sketch
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with leaf and petal motifs and a dotted border, on the outer thigh.
Mandala tattoo on the thigh
Geometric flash sheet of navy line and solid designs, including squares, circles, triangles, arrows and diamonds, some with dotwork shading.
Geometric flash sheet with arrows and triangles
Black and grey Deathly Hallows symbol with a shaded wand running vertically through the centre, on a forearm.
Deathly Hallows symbol on a forearm
Large full back tattoo of a circular alchemical emblem with a triangle and hexagram, red serpent bands and Latin-style text around the edge, placed across the upper and middle back.
Alchemical emblem across a back
Black brush-stroke drawing of the Taurus zodiac symbol on a plain white background.
Taurus zodiac symbol in brush stroke
Black script word Always beside a triangle and circle symbol, over a teal, pink and purple watercolour splash tattoo on skin.
Always script with Deathly Hallows symbol
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a long ornamental tail, placed centrally on a person's upper back.
Phoenix rising across a back
Black and white flash design of a sun with flame-like rays around a circle containing a pentagram and interlocking circular motifs.
Sun burst with pentagram circle design
Black inverted pentagram tattoo with sharp, flowing linework and tapered points on the upper arm, in a blackwork style.
Inverted pentagram on upper arm
Black ink flash design of a knotwork dragon coiled inside a circle, drawn on aged parchment with a faint star behind it.
Celtic knotwork dragon in a circle
Dotwork mandala tattoo with teal accents covering the forearm near the elbow, with a pocket watch and small flowers on the upper arm above it.
Dotwork mandala on forearm with pocket watch
Navy engraved-style drawing of a curling wave with foam and a dark speckled circle on a beige background, a flash design with no body placement shown.
Curling wave with splatter circle
Bold circular tattoo on a calf in blue, red and black, with stylised wave shapes and a segmented black section, in a geometric graphic style.
Circular wave design on a calf
Black and grey fine line tattoo on an upper arm, showing a crescent moon, scattered dotted stars and contour-line mountains inside a bold brushstroke circle.
Crescent moon and contour mountains in a circle
Black ink tattoo of the Rebel Alliance emblem filled with mandala and floral detailing, placed on the upper back near the neck.
Rebel Alliance emblem in mandala style on back
Black and grey dotwork tattoos of a tent, pine trees and a moon inside a circle on a forearm, with a matching smaller version on a second arm beside it.
Tent and moon circle tattoos on forearms
Colour tattoo on the side of a ribcage showing a black outlined triangle with a circle and vertical line, filled with blue, pink and purple watercolour washes, with faint dotted triangles behind.
Triangle and circle watercolour tattoo on ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a row of seven moon phases across a person's upper back, shown in a black and white photograph.
Moon phases row on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of overlapping circles, arrows and dots with crosshair lines across the forearm.
Fine line geometric circles on a forearm
Black and white photo of a small fine line tattoo of a triangle with a circle and vertical line on the inner wrist, with a grey cardigan and floral dress visible.
Fine line triangle and circle on a wrist
Black line tattoo of an ornamental mandala with dangling chains and a feather on the side of the thigh, in a fine line style.
Ornamental mandala with chains and feather on thigh
A raised hand shows a small fine line black circle tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, in a minimal fine line style.
Fine line circle on the forearm
Pencil sketch design of a map of Canada with a dotted grid, a compass rose, a maple leaf and dripping outline, over dashed geometric guide lines.
Canada map with compass rose and maple leaf sketch
Black and grey ornamental mandala sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm, shoulder and forearm of a person in a grey tank top.
Ornamental mandala full arm sleeve
A dark ink mandala with dotted rings and scrolled petals on the palm of a hand, in a geometric style.
Circular mandala design on a palm
Close view of a red pentagram inside a circle with a spiked sunburst border, tattooed on the back of a hand, shown in three photographs.
Pentagram in a spiked ring on the hand
Small black fine line anchor tattoo with a circle and cross motif on the inner forearm.
Small anchor with circle on a forearm
Close photo of a small, thin black outline circle tattooed on the inner forearm, with a grey top and dark trousers visible at the side.
Small fine line circle on a forearm
Black ornamental linework drawing of a hamsa hand with floral motifs and a red and blue circle holding a white lightning bolt at its centre.
Hamsa hand with lightning bolt emblem
Black and grey design of a lotus flower with layered petals inside a bold, sweeping black brush-stroke circle, shown without skin.
Lotus within a brush circle
Fine line black tattoo of a world map overlaid with compass rings and an arrow, shown on the upper arm.
World map with compass and arrow on arm
Black tattoo of two crossed axes inside a circle of runic-style script, on the inner forearm or wrist.
Crossed axes in a runic circle on a forearm
Black linework flash design of a robot head inside circular blackletter-style lettering reading YOU ARE WHO YOU CHOOSE TO BE, drawn on cream paper.
Robot head with circular quote lettering design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a figure walking beside a fox among bare trees inside a circle, on the inner wrist.
Fox and figure in a circular woodland scene
Black ink sun with a solid circle centre and wavy rays, tattooed on the inner wrist of a light-skinned hand.
Black sun tattoo on the inner wrist
Bold black tribal tattoo with a red and grey Celtic knot circle on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal and Celtic knot upper arm tattoo
Black and grey mandala tattoo on a person's back, with layered petals, dotwork shading and a central circle in dotted linework.
Black mandala tattoo on the back
Four small colour tattoos of emblems, a blue water symbol, a green earth symbol, a grey air symbol and a red fire symbol, stacked vertically on a person's upper back.
Four nation emblems down the upper back
Black fine line geometric tattoo of a circle, arcs, a diamond and dots running vertically on the thigh.
Fine line geometric circle and diamond on a thigh
Blue ink drawing of a radial mandala with teardrop petals, dotted rings and a central circle, shown on cream paper with no body placement.
Blue ink mandala design
Two forearm tattoos of birds set within geometric line frames, one with a diamond and teal circle, the other with concentric rings and a starburst, on a person in a grey t-shirt.
Birds in geometric frames on both forearms
Black ink ornamental mandala tattoo with dangling chains and a feather on the side of the ribs.
Ornate black ink mandala on the ribs
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a grey and white owl with orange eyes perched on a brown birdhouse, with a teal circle behind it, on an upper arm.
Owl on a birdhouse on the upper arm
Black and grey dotwork anchor tattoo with a dotted arrow, circle and star motifs on the centre of the chest.
Anchor and arrow tattoo on the chest
Watercolour-style tattoo of a ringed circle above a cross-shaped line on a forearm, with pink, green, blue and yellow washes.
Watercolour circle and cross on a forearm
Black ink hamsa hand tattoo with dotwork and ornamental detail on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Hamsa hand on the inner wrist
Black tribal-style dragon design with a flared head and sweeping tail wrapping around an open circle, drawn in bold solid linework on a white background.
Tribal dragon coiling around a circle