Crescent tattoo ideas

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

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Close photograph of a bold solid black tattoo of a fluted, spiked crown-like shape with a wavy line rising from its left side and a curved hook on the right, on skin.
Bold black crown-like tattoo on skin
Black ink flash design of a smiling sun with a face and a crescent moon decorated with mandala patterns, with dangling ornaments below, in fine line and dotwork style.
Sun and crescent moon with mandala detail
Black fine line tattoo of five moon phases in a row across the back of a hand, photographed against a dark background.
Moon phases on the back of a hand
Two clasped hands on a pebbled beach, showing a small black outline sun tattoo on the back of one hand and a small black crescent moon tattoo on the other wrist.
Sun and crescent moon tattoos on clasped hands
Small black fine line outline of a crescent moon tattooed on the side of a foot.
Small crescent moon outline on a foot
Black line-art sheet titled Moon Glyphs, showing labelled symbols such as Hope, Fire and Water above a row of moon phase designs from new moon to waning crescent.
Moon glyphs and phase symbols design sheet
Two black ink mandala tattoos in a side by side photo: a sun with chain drapes on the chest, and a crescent moon with chain drapes on the upper back.
Sun and crescent moon mandala tattoos
Small solid black blackwork tattoo of a row of moon phases in a gentle arc on the inner forearm.
Moon phases arc on a forearm
Black blackwork tattoo of a crescent with a small dragon head near the hairline, sitting behind a person's ear with a silver hoop earring.
Dragon and crescent tattoo behind the ear
Two bare ankles on sand, one with a tiny black fine line crescent tattoo and the other with a tiny black sun-like symbol tattoo, both on the ankle.
Small crescent and sun tattoos on two ankles
Fine line crescent moon on the side of one finger and a small solid star on another finger, shown on a hand against a pale wall.
Crescent moon and star on fingers
Pencil sketch of a flaming sun behind a crescent moon, with script lettering across the moon and stars scattered below, drawn as a tattoo design.
Sun and crescent moon with script lyric
Traditional colour tattoo of a snarling black panther head in front of a yellow crescent moon on the back of a hand.
Panther and crescent moon on the hand
Small black crescent moon tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand against a dark blue background.
Small crescent moon on the wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of seven moon phases in a vertical row on the forearm, close to the wrist.
Moon phases down the forearm
Small black fine line crescent moon tattoo with soft stippled shading on the neck behind the ear.
Small crescent moon behind the ear
Fine line outline of a small crescent moon in black ink on the outer ankle, against white bedding.
Small crescent moon on an ankle
Two matching forearm tattoos in black ink: a sun with a face and dotted chain drapery on the left arm, and a crescent moon with a face on the right arm, in a dotwork style.
Sun and moon tattoos on two forearms
Close-up of a small fine line crescent moon with a blue star and faint radiating lines, tattooed on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Small crescent moon and star on wrist
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with floral, leaf and dotwork detail on the outer ankle, with parts of other tattoos visible at the edges.
Crescent moon with floral ornament on an ankle
Black and grey fine line and dotwork crescent moon tattoo with geometric detail, placed centrally on the back of the neck.
Crescent moon with geometric detail on the neck
Black line drawing of a triple moon design with two crescents flanking a full circle, shown on a plain white background.
Triple moon line design
Colour tattoo of a snarling fox wearing a pearl necklace and teal crescent ornament, with a spiked orange collar, on an upper arm.
Snarling fox with pearl necklace on upper arm
Fine line black sun and crescent moon tattoos with script wording running down the outer side of two bare feet.
Sun and moon script tattoos on feet
Black ink drawing of an ornate crescent moon filled with lattice patterns and scroll filigree on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornate crescent moon design
Row of black moon phase tattoos running down a bare calf, with a pale pink shoe visible at the ankle.
Moon phases down a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon on the forearm, with stippled shading around its outer edge and an unshaded white centre.
Crescent moon in dotwork on a forearm
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with mandala-style patterns and hanging droplets on the back of the neck.
Crescent moon with mandala pattern on the neck
Black and grey braided band tattoo with a crescent motif across the inside of a wrist.
Braided band with crescent on wrist
Colour tattoo of a green leaf inside a black outlined crescent loop on the inner upper arm, shown with the arm flexed.
Green leaf and crescent on upper arm
Greyscale realism tattoo of a sequence of moon phases running down the inner forearm of a person in a red t-shirt.
Moon phases down a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a crescent moon and a small sun on the side of a finger, photographed against a white background.
Crescent moon and sun on a finger
Black and white photo of small fine line moon phase tattoos on a person's forearms, with four geometric line design thumbnails below.
Moon phase tattoos on both forearms
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a crescent moon with mandala-style patterns along its edge and a cluster of blossoms and leaves on its left side.
Crescent moon with blossoms in dotwork
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a sun, circles, triangles and a crescent moon on a person's upper back, drawn with fine lines and dotwork.
Geometric sun and moon on the upper back
Grid of twelve black line drawings of geometric tattoo designs, built from triangles, hexagons and circles, shown as flash on a white background.
Sacred geometry flash sheet
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a snarling wolf with red roses and gold accents on the calf.
Snarling wolf and red rose on a calf
Solid black silhouette of a seated cat inside a crescent moon with a spiked crown and curled tail, tattooed on the upper back.
Black cat silhouette in a crescent moon
Black ink flash design of a patterned lotus flower with leaf sprigs above a hatched crescent, drawn in a botanical and geometric style.
Lotus and crescent flash design
Black linework design of a crescent moon with mandala-style ornament, a lotus flower and hanging drops, in a fine line and dotwork style.
Crescent moon with lotus and drops
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with a black cat silhouette and a swirling tree on a person's upper back.
Crescent moon with cat on upper back
Black line drawing of a woman with curly hair and a curved crescent shape on the upper arm, with pink, red and teal watercolour wash.
Line art woman with watercolour wash on upper arm
Matching black ink tattoos on both forearms, each showing a triangle with lettering inside and a vertical row of moon phase symbols, in a geometric style.
Triangle and moon phases on forearms
Black linework drawing of a crescent moon filled with mandala patterns, a feather, roses and blossoms, with hanging beads and lanterns, drawn as a tattoo design.
Crescent moon with flowers and lanterns
Small black fine line crescent moon with three five-pointed stars tattooed on a shoulder.
Crescent moon and stars on a shoulder
Black brushstroke line with crescent shapes and a pink and blue watercolour wash on a woman's upper back, running down from the neck.
Watercolour brushstroke line on upper back
Fine line black crescent moon tattoo with a dotted outline on a wrist, beside a tartan shirt cuff and a dark jacket.
Small crescent moon on a wrist
Black ink crescent moon tattoo with a small sun and ornamental dotted filigree on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Ornate crescent moon on a wrist