Cross tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink drawing of a symmetrical four-armed ornament with stippled dotwork at its centre, drawn as a tattoo design on paper beside two pens and a pencil.
Four-armed ornament tattoo design sketch
Black geometric blackwork tattoo of nested diamonds, crosses and dashed lines running down an upper arm.
Geometric diamond blackwork on upper arm
Black and white tattoo flash sheet with designs including a origami crane, feather, cross, sugar skull, anchor, heart, diamond and geometric triangles.
Black and white tattoo flash sheet
Black and white photo of two hands with fine dotwork tattoos on the fingers, forming chain-like geometric patterns with small triangles and crosses.
Dotwork finger chain tattoos on both hands
Black line drawing of a symmetrical interlaced knot with four loops forming a cross shape, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Four-loop interlaced knot design
Two fine line geometric tattoos on fingers: a lattice band around one finger and a stacked cross motif on the adjacent finger, in black ink.
Lattice band and cross tattoos on fingers
Black and grey fine line botanical ornament with stars and a sun motif on the calf, shown in a black and white photo.
Botanical ornament on a lower leg
Black and grey dotwork flash design of an eye inside a triangle, framed by fish, a cross, an anchor and a heart within a circular mandala.
Eye in triangle mandala design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an ornate diamond and cross motif wrapped around a finger, with black nail polish on the hand.
Ornamental dotwork on a finger
Black fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a large circle with a central compass wheel, surrounded by runic-style letters, plus a crescent moon and other small symbols.
Symbol wheel and occult marks on a forearm
Two crossed forearms in black fine line ink, one with a small cross and the other with angular geometric lettering that appears to read GOD, both on the inner forearm.
Small cross and angular lettering on forearms
Black fine line tattoo of a Chi Rho symbol inside a circular sunburst of radiating lines on the inner forearm.
Chi Rho within a radiating sunburst
Black fine line compass cross tattoo with the letters M, S, N and A on the inner forearm of a man with visible arm hair.
Fine line compass cross on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a compass with arrowheads and script compass letters on the inner forearm.
Compass arrow design on forearm
Black ink lotus flower with a circle and cross symbol tattooed on the ankle, with dotwork shading on the petals.
Lotus and circle symbol on an ankle
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 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 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 and grey Celtic knotwork cross inside a circle, with Latin words around it, tattooed across the upper arm and shoulder.
Celtic knotwork cross on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala with an animal face tattooed on the outer thigh, with a geometric blackwork sleeve on the forearm of a hand resting on a bare leg.
Mandala thigh tattoo with geometric forearm sleeve
Pencil and ink drawings of a dotwork geometric cat head with a triangle and a cross with blackletter lettering, shown as tattoo design sketches.
Geometric cat head and cross designs
Two forearms held together showing a red geometric circular mesh tattoo across both arms, with black brushstroke and dotwork shading and small red crosses.
Red geometric mesh across two forearms
Fine line geometric tattoo of an arrow passing through three dotted circles and a cross, on the upper arm.
Arrow and dotted circles on upper arm
Black line drawing of a geometric design: a circle crossed by four pointed petal shapes, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Circle with four overlapping petals
Black geometric four-armed motif with stepped edges and soft grainy shading on the inner forearm, resembling a swastika.
Angular geometric motif on forearm
Black linework heart framed by a scalloped mandala design on the upper arm, with a small cross and another dark tattoo partly visible nearby.
Mandala heart on upper arm
Black fine line geometric tattoo of two arrow-like shapes with zigzag bands and cross motifs on the inner forearm.
Geometric arrow design on inner forearm
Black and grey realism chest tattoo of a winged woman and a skull with a wing, with a small gold cross and geometric lines, spreading over the chest and shoulder.
Winged woman and skull on a chest
Small black fine line tattoo of crossed lines with circles and short bars on the ankle, next to a red and multicoloured braided bracelet.
Crossed lines and loops on an ankle
Flash sheet of metallic gold and black temporary tattoo designs in a geometric style, including chevrons, triangles, arrows, feathers, a cross, chains and a heart.
Metallic geometric flash sheet in gold and black
Five metallic gold and black temporary tattoo sheets on a white background, showing butterflies, wings, chains, lettering, arrows, feathers and geometric shapes.
Metallic temporary tattoo design sheets
Black and grey blackwork skull tattoo covering the back, with mandala ornament, dotwork on the upper arm and a geometric cross on the other arm.
Black and grey skull across a back piece
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
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
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
Fine line tattoo of a row of small black crosses encircling the inside of a wrist, with the hand raised against a plain brown background.
Row of small crosses around a wrist
Black and grey geometric lion head tattoo in dotwork and fine line on a person's upper back, with a small cross tattoo on the right shoulder.
Geometric lion head on upper back
Black and grey Celtic cross tattoo with tribal scrollwork and a sun motif across the upper arm and shoulder.
Celtic cross and tribal sleeve on upper arm
Solid black cross tattoo with two parallel lines running across the wrist, in a black and grey geometric style on a clenched hand.
Cross and parallel lines on a wrist
Line drawing of a lotus flower with black outlines and tan shading, above swirl motifs and a dotted line with a circle and a star, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Lotus flower with dotted line ornament
Solid black cross tattoo on the upper chest of a shirtless man, cropped below the chin against a dark background.
Solid black cross on upper chest
Black line drawing of a geometric tattoo design: a vertical staff with a pennant-like top, crossed arrows, a ring, bars, a curved arrow and wave lines, shown on a white background.
Geometric staff with arrows and waves
Sheet of gold, silver and black metallic temporary tattoo designs including crosses, hearts, peace signs, leaves, flowers, diamonds and chain borders.
Metallic temporary tattoo sheet with crosses and hearts
Black and white flash sheet of rows of geometric symbols, including diamonds, triangles, checkerboard lattices and crosses, shown as tattoo design drawings with no body placement.
Geometric symbol flash sheet in black
Fine line black tattoo of a small angular symbol with a cross and diamond shape on the wrist of a hand resting on a knitted blue jumper.
Small black angular symbol on a wrist
Black geometric tattoo of crossed diagonal lines beside two right-pointing chevrons on the forearm.
Crossed lines and double chevrons on forearm