Circle tattoo ideas

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Black inverted pentagram tattoo with sharp, flowing linework and tapered points on the upper arm, in a blackwork style.
Inverted pentagram on upper arm
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
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 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
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
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
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
Back view of a person with curly brown hair in a white graphic t-shirt, showing a small black dreamcatcher tattoo on the upper arm.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on upper arm
Black linework tattoo of overlapping circles and arcs with red and blue wash on the upper arm and shoulder of a man in a dark top.
Overlapping circles and arcs on upper arm
Back view of a man with a tall black brushstroke tattoo down the spine and geometric blackwork sleeves on both arms.
Brushstroke spine tattoo with geometric sleeves
Black ink tattoo spelling Always on the upper arm, with the letters built from Deathly Hallows triangles, a wand and other symbols.
Always lettering with Deathly Hallows symbols
Black fine line geometric tattoo of stacked circles, crescents, a diamond and dots running down an upper arm, photographed in black and white.
Fine line circles and crescents on upper arm
Black and yellow tattoo of a rising sun with rays above dark mountains and rain lines, on the outer upper arm, in a bold graphic blackwork style.
Rising sun over mountains and rain on an upper arm
Watercolour-style tattoo on the upper arm showing a teal and pink heart inside a pink and teal circle, with a dandelion, two small birds and the script words The struggle is part of the journey.
Heart, dandelion and quote on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a shoulder, with concentric rings of dots that grow denser near the shoulder cap and fade out across the upper arm.
Dotwork circles fading across a shoulder
Black tribal tattoo of bold circles, spirals and sweeping blades covering a shoulder and upper arm, in a blackwork style.
Tribal shoulder tattoo with spirals and circles
Three views of a full arm sleeve with black linework lilies, a sun-like circle and pink watercolour washes, on the upper arm and forearm.
Watercolour flower sleeve on arm
Black linework tattoo of a saguaro cactus with prickly pear pads and overlapping triangles and circles on the upper arm, in a fine line geometric style.
Cactus and geometric shapes on an upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo on the upper arm showing a deer, a sheep and a pig in a circle, with the script Friends not food and red and yellow flowers.
Three animals in a wreath with script
Woman seen from behind with red abstract ornamental linework tattoos across her upper back and upper arm, face turned away.
Red ornamental linework on back and upper arm
Woman seen from behind by the sea with a row of metallic dots down her spine and gold and silver temporary designs on her arms.
Metallic temporary tattoos on a back and arms
Small black fine line arrow with a dotted circle behind it on the inner upper arm of a person with their arm raised.
Fine line arrow with dotted circle on upper arm
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
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
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
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 tattoo of overlapping closed-eyed faces inside a circle and cube outline on the upper arm.
Overlapping faces in a cube on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a feline head inside a geometric sunburst on the upper arm.
Feline head with geometric sunburst on upper arm
Black and grey fine line arrow tattoo with feathered fletching and dotwork detail on the upper arm, surrounded by thin geometric circles.
Arrow with geometric circles on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of an arrow, overlapping triangles, a circle and a rose stacked vertically on the inner upper arm.
Arrow, circle and rose on upper arm
Colour tattoo of three stacked arrowheads over a dotted circle with orange watercolour washes and teal wave lines, on the outer thigh.
Three arrowheads over a watercolour circle
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the upper arm, shown in a close-up and a side view beside it.
Dotwork mandala on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm, with a linework elephant, repeating tessellated shapes and a circle within flowing outlines.
Dotwork elephant and tessellation sleeve
Black dotwork mandala and flowing spiral linework tattooed down a bare lower back, with dotted lines continuing onto both forearms and upper arms.
Dotwork mandala and spiral down the lower back
Black outline tattoo of a police box with swirling mist and spiral circles on the upper arm and shoulder.
TARDIS outline on upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a grey tabby and an orange cat curled together inside a circle on the upper arm.
Two cats curled in a circle on upper arm
Black and grey tribal blackwork tattoo with a circular chest panel and a band running down the upper arm, on a shirtless man outdoors.
Black tribal tattoo across shoulder and chest
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a radiating floral pattern on the upper arm, shown in a close photograph of a person in a striped top.
Dotwork mandala on upper arm
Black lettering tattoo on an upper arm spelling the word Always, with the letters replaced by symbols including a triangle with a circle, a wand, a lightning bolt and a snake.
Always lettering with symbols on upper arm
Black and grey fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles, a triangle and dots on the inner upper arm.
Overlapping circles and geometric lines on upper arm
Two-panel photo of a black and grey tribal upper arm tattoo with a shaded circle, shown before and after a solid black cover-up with a dotwork fade at the lower arm.
Tribal and dotwork upper arm cover-up
Black ink Polynesian-style tattoo of a bird and circular patterns covering the shoulder and upper arm of a woman seen from behind.
Polynesian-style bird tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the upper arm near the elbow, showing a shaded eye and nose within a circle and diamond with a diagonal black line.
Geometric circle and face fragment on upper arm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of mountain peaks inside a circle with construction lines, on the upper arm.
Mountain peaks in a circle on an arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a circle fading outwards across a shoulder and upper arm, photographed in black and white.
Dotwork circle fading across shoulder and upper arm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo on the upper arm of a person in a white crop top and denim shorts, shown in black and grey.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with heart-shaped petals covering a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Mandala tattoo across the shoulder
Black line tattoo of geometric figures and dotted circles with a sun motif, in dotwork and geometric style, on a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Geometric figures and dotwork on upper arm