Cross tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black cross tattoo on the side of a finger, with silver glitter nail polish, against a plain light background.
Small cross tattoo on a finger
Pink flash sheet of black and pink horror designs including a skeleton, werewolf head, coffin, raven, snake, bats, eyes and a severed hand.
Horror flash sheet with skeleton and werewolf
Photograph of an ornate cross tattoo with a solid blue centre and black filigree scrollwork outline, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate cross on upper back
Black and grey Celtic knotwork cross set over rivetted armour plates, tattooed across a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Celtic knot cross on armour plating upper arm
A small, solid, dark cross tattoo centred on the upper back of a woman with her hair up, photographed from behind with a warm vintage filter.
Small cross tattoo on upper back
Leopard print cross tattoo with black swirl linework on the back of a hand, beside turquoise and zebra print nail art.
Leopard print cross on the back of a hand
Black ink script tattoo of Corinthians 13:4-8 with a small cross above it, across a person's ribs.
Corinthians 13 verse and cross on ribs
Sheet of metallic temporary tattoo designs in rose gold, silver and black, including chains, chevrons, arrows, triangles and feathers, on a branded card.
Metallic temporary tattoo sheet
Black fine line script reading Walk by faith with a small cross beside it, tattooed across the top of a foot.
Walk by faith script with cross on foot
Fine line cross tattoo on the inner wrist, with the hand curled above it against a red background.
Small cross on a wrist
Gold line-art geometric symbols arranged in rows on a black background, with no body placement shown, in a Geometric flash design style.
Geometric symbol flash sheet
Pencil drawing of a cross with a rose, a scroll banner and a thorny vine, a tattoo design sketch in shaded linework.
Cross with rose and banner drawing
Two people's forearms show matching fine line black arrow tattoos with a triangular head, a cross mark on the shaft and feathered tail, placed on the inner forearm.
Matching arrow tattoos on two forearms
Woman seen from behind on a city street with a fine line cross-like symbol on her left shoulder blade, a paper plane on her upper back and a shell on her upper arm.
Fine line tattoos on back, arm and shoulder
Fine line black tattoo on the inner wrist showing a cross, a heartbeat line forming a heart, and small text reading faith, hope, love, in a Fine line style on the Forearm.
Cross, heartbeat and heart on a wrist
Two small black and grey cross tattoos with ornate ends, one on each of two ankles, shown on bare feet against a wooden floor.
Matching cross tattoos on two ankles
Close-up of a small black fine line cross tattoo on the middle finger of a hand holding a blue checked shirt cuff.
Small cross tattoo on a finger
Black ink tattoo on the ribs of a person in a grey top, showing a heartbeat line that forms a cross and ends in a heart, with the words faith. hope. love. in script beneath.
Heartbeat cross and heart with faith, hope, love
Pair of white gloves painted with traditional style tattoo designs, including a swallow, a skull, an anchor, a horseshoe and a cross.
Traditional tattoo designs painted on white gloves
Close-up of a wrist and hand with tiny black fine line tattoos, including a small cross-like mark on the wrist and a small symbol on a finger.
Small fine line marks on wrist and finger
Black script lettering reading Let me be on the upper arm and a solid black cross on the ribs, both in a simple lettering and bold outline style.
Script on upper arm and cross on ribs
Black and grey drawing of a roaring lion with a detailed crown on its head, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background with no body placement.
Roaring lion wearing a crown
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing roses, a pocket watch, a jewelled rosary with a cross and two doves.
Rose, pocket watch and rosary forearm sleeve
Small solid black tattoo of a bird-like shape and a cross on the side of the neck, behind the ear.
Small black bird and cross on the neck
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the thigh with an outlined cross and the script words I can do all things, plus Philippians 4:13 beneath.
Cross and lettering tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a Celtic knot heart forming a cross, placed on the upper back.
Celtic knot heart cross on upper back
Black ink drawing of a treble clef with a small cross running through its centre and swirling flourishes, shown as a tattoo design on plain grey paper.
Treble clef with a cross design
Black fine line tattoo of a crowned figure in a veil, with hearts, a cross and dangling beads, on the inner forearm.
Crowned veiled figure with hearts and beads
Black ink heart, three nails, an outlined triangle and scattered lettering across a shoulder and upper arm.
Heart, nails and lettering on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm of a grim reaper holding a scythe, a rose and a banner reading MISOGYNY, with DEATH TO above.
Grim reaper and rose with banner on forearm
Flash-style drawing of a flaming skull wearing a vest top above a banner reading LOOKS LIKE SHIT, in red and navy line work with a small star below.
Flaming skull in a tank top with banner
Black and grey flash design of a woman in profile with long hair flowing into a vintage car, surrounded by roses, with no body placement shown.
Woman's profile with roses and a vintage car
Black and white line drawing of a Celtic cross with interlaced knotwork panels on each arm, a ringed circle and a central knot, shown as a tattoo design.
Celtic cross with interlace knotwork
Black fine line tattoo of a cross, a heartbeat line ending in a heart and the words Faith, Hope, Love across the upper back.
Cross, heartbeat and heart on upper back
Black and grey drawing of an ornate cross with floral centre and scrolling filigree, shown on a plain white background as a tattoo design.
Ornate filigree cross design
Tattoo of a robed saint holding a small bird, with a wolf and a lamb at his feet, in muted red-brown and grey shading on a forearm.
St Francis with wolf and lamb on a forearm
Two small black fine line cross tattoos on the inner wrists, one on a raised hand and one on an arm wearing blue beaded bracelets, in bright sunlight.
Small cross tattoos on two wrists
Back view of a person in a black cut-out swimsuit, with a small solid black cross tattoo on the upper back below the neckline.
Black cross tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of praying hands wrapped in a rosary in front of a cross, with banners reading Only God Can Judge Me, on the back.
Praying hands, rosary and banner tattoo
Traditional style tattoo of a woman with a red feather headdress, blue beads and a cross, on the upper arm.
Woman with feather headdress on upper arm
Small black linework tattoo of a stylised cross made of four leaf shapes with curled tendrils, on the ankle.
Black leaf cross tattoo on an ankle
Collage of four small black fine line tattoos: a cross on a finger, a swallow on the upper arm, a simple outline shape on the nape of the neck, and a sailboat on the wrist over a nautical chart.
Four small fine line tattoos on skin
Fine line black script tattoo reading Forgiven with a small cross above the final letters, on a limb.
Forgiven script tattoo with small cross
Green line drawing on black of a Cthulhu octopus head with tentacles wrapped in chains, under blackletter lettering reading Cthulhu, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Cthulhu octopus with chains design
Black and grey script lettering reading Let your faith be bigger than your fears, with a black cross on the inner wrist.
Cross and quote on a wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a black cross with shaded angel wings on the side of a thigh.
Cross with angel wings on a thigh
Black and grey geometric mandala flash design with a central cross, star points and teardrop shapes inside a ringed border, with a script heading and paragraphs of text on the right.
Circular mandala with cross and star points
Two hands with small black finger tattoos, including a heart outline and geometric line designs, and a red rose on the back of one hand.
Finger tattoos with a rose and a heart