Cross tattoo ideas

1,031 photos and flash · 32% Fine line, 19% Lettering · Forearm most common

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Black and white photo of a small, thin-lined black cross tattoo on the inner ankle and heel, in fine line style.
Small cross tattoo on ankle
Two matching fine line black infinity symbol tattoos with a small cross and script words sister and love, with Proverbs 3:15 beneath each, shown on the inner wrists.
Matching infinity wrist tattoos with script
Black tribal-style design of an ornate cross framed by spiky, feathered wings on a white background, shown as a flash drawing.
Winged cross tribal design
Pencil sketch of a cross entwined with a thorned vine and a rose, drawn on graph paper, in a botanical style suited to a tattoo design.
Rose and thorned vine on a cross
Black and grey neo-traditional wolf head with scrollwork across the back of a hand, with small key, dagger, cross and spider tattoos on the fingers.
Snarling wolf on the back of a hand
Neo-traditional flash design of a sugar skull framed by curly blue hair, yellow and pink flowers, red hearts and a green cross, with no body placement shown.
Sugar skull with flowers and curly hair
Black and grey realism tattoo of a stern man in a peaked cap with a cross emblem, emerging from cracked skin across the upper back.
Stern man in a cap breaking through cracked skin
Realism black and grey tattoo of a snarling lion on the back of a hand, with a rosary and cross running down the side of the hand.
Snarling lion tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a rosary wrapped around an ankle, with a cross hanging down across the top of the foot.
Rosary and cross anklet tattoo
Black and grey script lettering spans the upper chest and shoulders, with a shaded cross emblem at the centre, on a shirtless man.
Script lettering across upper chest
Black and white photo of a small black tattoo of media playback symbols running across the inner forearm near the wrist.
Media playback controls on the wrist
Two matching fine line black tattoos on the wrists, each showing a heart with a cross above an anchor and a time written beneath it, 9:44 and 9:46.
Matching heart, cross and anchor wrist tattoos
Fine line black script tattoo reading Forgiven with a small cross above the final letters, on a forearm.
Forgiven script with a cross
Black line drawing sheet of nine Christian symbols combining alpha, omega, chi rho, crosses and a crown, with a caption under each design.
Alpha, omega and chi rho symbol sheet
Close view of a small purple and teal X tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a tiny dot above it.
Two small coloured crosses on a wrist
Two forearms pressed together showing a red geometric circular web tattoo with black and grey brushstroke and dotwork shading on the forearm, with small red star marks.
Red geometric circle across both forearms
Black and grey flash drawing of a Celtic cross with bat-like wings, a knotwork centre and a vine wrapped around the shaft, shown without a body placement.
Winged Celtic cross design
Black and white photo of a hand covered in small fine line doodle tattoos, including a diamond, a daisy, a pizza slice and words such as HOMEWRECKER, with a cigarette held between the fingers.
Small doodle tattoos across the back of a hand
Colour tattoo of an ornate jewelled cross in gold, blue and red tones on the upper arm, in a traditional style.
Jewelled cross on an upper arm
Sketch-style tattoo of an angular monkey holding a yellow banana, outlined in red with grey shading, on the inner forearm.
Angular monkey holding a banana on a forearm
Realism black and grey tattoo of a wrapped nail cross with a John 3:16 band on the upper arm, near the shoulder.
Nail cross tattoo on upper arm
Close-up of a small, fine-line cross tattoo on a woman's wrist, with pale nails and a deep red background.
Small cross tattoo on the inner wrist
Two elderly hands clasped together in sepia tones, with small black crosses, star-like marks and fine lines tattooed across the knuckles, fingers and back of the hands.
Crosses and marks on elderly hands
Black ink line drawing of a row of arrows pointing in different directions with a curved arch in the centre, a simple flash-style tattoo design on a white background with no body placement shown.
Row of arrows and arch design
Black lettering tattoo reading think POSITIVE on the inner forearm, with a cross in place of the T, photographed against a hazy green hillside.
Think positive lettering on the inner wrist
Traditional style tattoo on a thigh showing a shaded grey cross wrapped in thorns, two red roses, grey clouds, small birds and the script words 'If heaven wasn't so far away'.
Cross, roses and heaven quote on a thigh
Black flash design of two skulls with cross and heart eyes above a red dripping heart crossed by a red line, with the words RAGE and LOVE, shown without a body placement.
Twin skulls and dripping heart with RAGE LOVE text
Small black cross tattoo on the lower abdomen of a woman in a white bikini, with the sea visible behind her on a boat.
Small cross tattoo on the lower abdomen
Black dotwork wavy line and a small cross tattooed across the middle finger of a hand, with grey painted nails.
Dotted wave and cross on a finger
Solid black ink tattoo of a cross with a heart in its centre on the lower back, above a black waistband and red polka-dot fabric.
Heart and cross on the lower back
Small black fine line fish symbol and script lettering reading before me with a cross on the wrist, photographed with the palm facing up.
Fish symbol and cross wrist tattoos
Flash design of a cross made of five skulls wearing cartoon-style hairstyles and glasses, with banners reading Ghosts N Crooks and Appetite for Mystery, in a traditional style.
Skull cross with banners and cartoon-gang hair
Black and grey cross tattoo with a shaded feather on a woman's upper back, shown in a two-panel photo.
Cross and feather on upper back
Black and white stippled drawing of a skeleton wearing aviator goggles and a trailing scarf, driving a coffin marked R.I.P. with a winged cross on its lid.
Skeleton driver in a coffin
Black and grey ornate cross tattoo with scrollwork and the words Destemido and Sobrevivíente, shown on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate cross with lettering on upper back
Traditional-style pin-up flash drawing of a woman with a cross, the words FAITH and HOPE, and a chequered neck design, painted on a board.
Pin-up face with FAITH and HOPE tattoos
Black and grey ornate cross tattoo with filigree scrollwork on the side of a person's ribs.
Ornate cross tattoo on the ribs
Black ink flash design of a symmetrical geometric owl with spread wings, dotwork detailing and a crescent moon, drawn on cream paper.
Geometric owl design with crescent moon
Black ink flash design of an ornate cross decorated with cut-out motifs and bold swirls, shown on a plain white background.
Ornate cross with swirling scrollwork
Black and white photo of the word agape in fine line script with a small cross above it, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Agape script and cross on a wrist
Black linework tattoo design of a pair of feathered wings curving into a heart shape, with a cross at the centre and two crossed blade-like feathers at the base, drawn on white paper.
Winged cross design forming a heart shape
Black and grey rosary tattoo with a cross and heart-shaped centrepiece running down a forearm.
Rosary and cross on a forearm
Two small fine line cross tattoos on the inner wrists of two people, one in black ink and one in red, with a black and white striped sleeve.
Two small crosses on wrists
Close-up of a small black fine line cross tattoo on the back of a hand, next to a black strap wristwatch and silver rings.
Small black cross tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey crown tattoo with ornate shaded detail and a small cross on top, sitting on the lower abdomen above white jeans.
Black crown tattoo above the hip
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading faith, with a crossing stroke on the inner wrist and forearm.
Faith script with cross on inner wrist
Realism style tattoo of a pink ribbon loop with a shaded grey cross on a rosary-style cord, on the side of the ribs.
Pink ribbon and cross on the ribs
A woman in a bikini wades in turquoise water beside a boat, showing a large black ornamental sleeve tattoo with floral and tribal patterns on her right arm, in blackwork style on the upper arm and
Blackwork floral sleeve on a woman's arm