Cross tattoo ideas

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

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Close view of a hand with small finger lettering and a cross, pointing at a white t-shirt, with a black-grey upper arm tattoo and red script on the arm.
Finger lettering and red script on upper arm
Fine line black script tattoo reading faith, with a cross-shaped line running through the word, on the inner wrist.
Faith script tattoo on a wrist
Pencil sketch of a traditional style tattoo design showing a headstone inscribed Wish You Were Here, a crescent moon, a rose and leaves.
Headstone with rose and crescent moon design
Black ink lettering tattoo reading think positive on the inner forearm, with a cross running through the letter I in positive.
Think Positive lettering with a cross on the wrist
Fine line black tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, showing an infinity loop with a small cross and the word faith in script with a tiny heart.
Faith infinity symbol with cross on wrist
Healed watercolour-style cross tattoo in teal, purple, pink and yellow with the script words Lead me to the cross, on a forearm.
Watercolour cross with script on a forearm
Black line drawing of a plain cross with the handwritten script reference 2 Cor 5:17 beside it, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Cross with 2 Cor 5:17 script
Black script lettering reading Faith, Strength and Trust on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with the crossbars of the T and t drawn as crosses.
Faith, strength and trust script on upper back
Fine line black script reading Saved by Grace with a small cross tattooed on the inside of a forearm.
Saved by Grace script and cross on forearm
Pencil drawing of two shaded roses, a bow, a hanging cross and a script banner reading La Familia, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Two roses, ribbon banner and cross design
Black and grey script tattoo reading Faith, Hope and Love with a small cross and heart, across the top of a foot near the ankle.
Faith, Hope and Love script on an ankle
Black lettering tattoo reading she will run and not grow weary with a small cross on the inner forearm near the wrist, shown against a patterned fabric.
Text quote and cross on a forearm
Black and white photo of a shirtless torso showing fine line Chi-Rho symbols on both shoulders, a small cross on the abdomen and letters on the upper arms.
Chi-Rho symbols, cross and letters on torso
Black lettering tattoo of a plain cross joined to the word Blessed in script, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Cross and Blessed script on a wrist
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading be still with a small cross, on the inner wrist.
Be still script tattoo on the wrist
Fine line black tattoo of the word faith in cursive script, with a cross running through the letters, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Faith script and cross on a wrist
Black script lettering arranged in the shape of a cross on a white background, a lettering design with no body placement shown.
Cross-shaped script lettering design
Dark brown henna design on the back of a hand, with the word Believe in cursive script on the wrist and a cross with swirling ornamental lines on the hand.
Believe script and cross on the back of a hand
Colour tattoo of rainbow-coloured binary code on a forearm, with dark curved lines at the sides and the word Coexist below, replaced by religious and peace symbols.
Rainbow binary code and Coexist tattoo on forearm
Black line drawing of a tattoo design: a cross formed from script words including faith, grace, peace, hope, love and Christ, with small arrows, on a white background.
Script cross with faith, grace and hope
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cross emerging through cracked skin on a forearm, with Risen and Savior scroll banners across it.
Cracked stone cross with Risen and Savior banners
Black brush-painted cross above the word LOVE in block lettering on a white background, shown as a flash design.
Brush cross with LOVE lettering
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the back with a bold cross, a flock of bird silhouettes and a script quote.
Cross, birds and script quote on the back
Fine line black script tattoo reading choose joy with a small cross on the inner wrist, shown with the palm facing up.
Choose joy script on inner wrist
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a weathered wooden cross with a ribbon banner reading To Live Is Christ in script, on the upper arm.
Wooden cross with To Live Is Christ banner
Black ink handwritten lettering with a small cross, reading 'My soul will rest in your embrace for I am yours you are mine', across the upper back of a person wearing a blue top.
Handwritten quote with cross on upper back
Black and grey lettering tattoo spelling Coexist across the upper back, with each letter replaced by a religious or science symbol.
Coexist lettering across upper back
Black calligraphic lettering arranged in the shape of a cross on a cream parchment background, with the words The Way at its centre, in a lettering style with no body placement shown.
Calligraphic cross lettering design
Black script lettering reading Walk by Faith with a small cross, tattooed on the side of a foot near the arch.
Walk by Faith script on the foot
Black script tattoo reading Grace with a small cross above the final letter, on the inner forearm.
Grace script and cross on a forearm
Black ink script reading Jeremiah 29:11 above an outlined Ichthys fish with a small cross inside, tattooed on the upper back.
Ichthys fish and Jeremiah 29:11 on upper back
Colour and grey tattoo of a winged cross with a red rose and an In Loving Memory banner on the outer thigh, in traditional style.
Winged cross with red rose on thigh
Black script tattoo reading Walk by faith, not by sight beside an ornate cross, inked along the outer side of a foot in black and grey.
Cross and script quote on a foot
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading love with a small cross, on the inner wrist and forearm, set against an open printed page.
Script love and small cross on the wrist
Black script lettering reading Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders, with a solid black cross above it, on a person's upper back.
Cross and script quote across upper back
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the inner wrist spelling Coexist, with the letters replaced by a peace sign, Star of David, yin yang and cross.
Coexist lettering with symbols on the wrist
Black script tattoo reading Love Never Fails with a small cross at the end, on the lower back of a person wearing dark clothing.
Love Never Fails script with cross on lower back
Close photo of a script tattoo reading Family is forever with a shaded cross behind the word Family, on the side of the torso above a waistband.
Family is forever script with a cross
Black tattoo of a cross and a flock of birds rising from the shoulder, with lettering along the upper back, in a lettering style.
Cross and birds with script on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of two crossed lines with the letters H, A, S and D placed around the centre, on the inner upper arm.
Crossed lines with letters on upper arm
Close-up of a black lettering tattoo on a man's upper chest, with the word LOL repeated in four rotated orientations to form a cross.
LOL lettering in a cross on the chest
Black fine line script tattoo reading 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, crossed by a diagonal line, on the forearm.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 script with cross
Black and grey full leg sleeve tattoo with roses, a woman's portrait and script across the thigh and calf, photographed with legs raised on a wooden pier.
Full leg sleeve with roses and portrait
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wooden cross with a candle on top and a ribbon reading In Memory of Those I've Lost, on the side of the ribs.
Wooden cross with candle and memorial ribbon
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo on a leg, with script on the thigh and a wing design on the hip, shown on a striped bed.
Leg portrait, script and bird tattoos on a bed
Man with a full back tattoo of green dragons, grey clouds and a cross, with blackletter lettering across the lower back and sleeve tattoos on his upper arms.
Japanese back piece with dragons and clouds
Black line drawing of a cross, a heartbeat line ending in a heart, and the words Faith, Hope and Love in script, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Cross, heartbeat and heart with Faith Hope Love
Fine line tattoo on the back showing a teal cross and a blue-to-purple heartbeat line leading to a red heart, above black script reading Faith Hope Love.
Faith Hope Love script with cross and heart