Crescent tattoo ideas

334 photos and flash · 38% Fine line, 22% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Colour traditional-style tattoo on the back of a hand showing a dark castle silhouette under a starry purple and orange sky, inside a crescent, with a Deathly Hallows symbol below.
Castle and Deathly Hallows symbol on the hand
Traditional style flash drawing of a red rose inside a black crescent emblem with brown leaves, on textured white paper, with no body placement shown.
Rose inside a rebel emblem flash design
Close-up of a small solid black crescent moon tattoo on the side of a neck, just behind the ear, with a dangling earring visible.
Small crescent moon tattoo behind the ear
Fine line black tattoo of a crescent moon with a leaf sprig and diamond shapes on the inner forearm.
Crescent moon and leaf sprig on a forearm
Black fine line and dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon filled with a mandala and floral motifs, with chains and drop ornaments hanging below, on the upper arm.
Crescent moon with mandala and dangling charms
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon with a sleeping face, filled with mandala patterns and framed by a scalloped mandala border, shown as a tattoo design.
Mandala moon line drawing
Black ink tattoo of a crescent moon, stars and a cross running vertically across the top of a bare foot, with red toenail polish.
Moon, stars and cross on a foot
Black and grey feather tattoo on the lower back of a woman with her back to the camera, seated on a boat.
Feather tattoo on a lower back
Neo-traditional tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a woman with dark wavy hair, a small otter and autumn oak, maple and ivy leaves in red, orange and olive.
Woman with otter and autumn leaves on ribs
Colour tattoo of a blue dragon curled into a crescent with purple shading and a long tail, on the calf.
Blue dragon curled in a crescent on a calf
Black linework tattoo of a crescent moon filled with flowers and leaves, on the upper arm above the elbow.
Floral crescent moon on an upper arm
Fine line crescent moon tattoo in black ink on the side of a finger, shown against a knitted grey jumper.
Small crescent moon on a finger
Small black fine line crescent moon tattoo on the inner wrist, shown with the hand raised against a wooden floor.
Small crescent moon on the inner wrist
Black ink line drawing of a small sun with rays and a crescent moon with three dots, sketched on white paper as a tattoo design.
Sun and crescent moon sketch
Black line drawing of a crescent moon filled with botanical roses and leaves, drawn on pale paper as a tattoo design.
Crescent moon filled with roses
Black ink tattoo across the upper back spelling COEXIST, where each letter is replaced by a religious or peace symbol, including a crescent and star, a peace sign, e=mc2, a Star of David, an eye, a
Coexist lettering tattoo across the upper back
Neo-traditional jackalope with antlers, acorns and leaves tattooed on a forearm, shaded in greys with green and orange accents.
Jackalope and acorns on a forearm
Black and white tattoo design of a sitting black cat on a crescent moon wrapped in botanical vines and flowers, shown without a body placement.
Black cat on a flowered crescent moon
Black and white photo of a black and grey tattoo of five moon phases running down a person's spine on the back.
Moon phases tattoo along the spine
Large black tribal-style lion tattoo with crescent motifs on the back of a calf, with two blue crescents above and one black crescent below.
Tribal lion on a calf
Photo of a black linework crescent moon with blue shading and swirling scrollwork tattooed on the inner forearm.
Crescent moon with scrollwork on a forearm
Realism tattoo of a grey owl with orange eyes perched in front of a thin crescent line, on the upper arm.
Owl perched inside a crescent on upper arm
Black and grey photograph of a vertical column of moon phase tattoos running down the side of a bare ribcage, in blackwork style.
Moon phases tattoo down the ribs
Colour tattoo of a crescent moon filled with blue, teal and pink galaxy shading and small white dots, on the inner forearm.
Galaxy crescent moon on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line crescent moon and sun tattoo on the side of a finger, with the hand curled against a plain background.
Crescent moon and sun on a finger
Back of a person's neck with a small fine line black tattoo of a crescent moon beside a sun with rays, placed just below the hairline.
Crescent moon and sun on the neck
Small fine line black tattoo of a sun, crescent moon and dotted stars on the inner wrist.
Sun, crescent moon and stars on the wrist
Small solid black crescent moon tattoo on an ankle, partly visible above a white sock and canvas trainer.
Crescent moon tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey engraving-style tattoo of a headless gentleman in a suit with a question mark on his chest, with a floating head in a top hat above, on a forearm.
Headless gentleman with floating head
Stippled pen drawing of a crescent moon with a city of domed towers and minarets on its surface, surrounded by small stars, in grey ink on a light grey background.
Crescent moon with a domed city
Two small fine line tattoos in black ink: a crescent moon on the outer side of one foot near the ankle, and a plain circle on the sole-side of the other foot.
Crescent moon and circle on two feet
Bold black blackwork tattoo of five symbols in a row on the inner forearm, including a crescent, a triangle, a circle with a flame motif and a circle with a knot.
Row of five symbols on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a sun and crescent moon with dotted chain garlands and small stars across the ribs, below the chest.
Sun, moon and dotted garland on ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a smiling sun with a face inside a crescent moon, above a shaded lotus flower, on skin of the upper leg or arm.
Sun, crescent moon and lotus tattoo
Black and grey ornamental tattoo with a crescent, lotus and hanging diamond motifs across the upper arm and shoulder.
Crescent and lotus ornament on upper arm
Small solid black crescent moon tattoo on the side of a ribcage, with a dark top lifted beside it.
Crescent moon tattoo on the ribs
Close-up of a woman's upper arm with a row of simple black moon phase tattoos running in a line, her face cropped out of frame.
Moon phases tattoo on upper arm
Black line drawing flash design of a lotus flower above a crescent moon filled with a mandala-style lotus pattern, shown on a plain white background with no body part visible.
Lotus above a crescent mandala design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint, flowing hair and a crescent ornament on the forearm.
Sugar skull woman portrait on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a crescent moon entwined with blossom flowers and a sitting cat, on a person's upper back.
Crescent moon with cat and blossom on upper back
Close-up of a small black fine line crescent moon tattoo on the side of a finger, held near a person's face.
Tiny crescent moon on a finger
Black and mint brushstroke crescent tattoo with a dotted trail on the inner forearm, shown with the wrist raised.
Brushstroke crescent moon on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoos on a woman's upper back, showing a solid black triangle with a crescent above and a winged design on the right shoulder blade.
Triangle and wings across a woman's upper back
Black line drawing of a tattoo design showing a lily bloom, a spiderweb and a spider hanging from a thread, set inside a curved crescent outline.
Lily, spiderweb and hanging spider design
Black fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a crescent moon outline, a solid black circle with white geometric linework, and a row of small symbols above it.
Geometric moon and symbols on a forearm
Black and grey crescent moon with shaded stars and tribal swirls tattooed on dark skin, sitting on the side of the torso.
Crescent moon and stars with tribal swirls
Black ink triple moon with a pentagram and swirling ornamental filler on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Triple moon and pentagram on the upper chest
Fine line black tattoo of a sun and crescent moon on the inner wrist, with black braided bracelets worn on the same arm.
Sun and crescent moon on a wrist