Cross tattoo ideas

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

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Black script reading Galatians 2:20 beside a small black cross tattoo on the inside of an ankle.
Cross and Galatians 2:20 script on an ankle
Small black fine line tattoo of a heart within a cross shape on the side of a toe, with dark red painted toenails and a flip-flop visible.
Small heart and cross tattoo on a toe
Black and grey fine line cross above a vertical script quote tattooed down the centre of a person's back.
Small cross and vertical script on a back
Black and white photo of two women seen from behind, each with a small fine line cross tattoo on the nape of the neck.
Matching small cross tattoos on the neck
Black and grey realism tattoo of a misty graveyard with headstones, a cross and a gothic church, placed on the upper arm.
Black and grey graveyard scene on an arm
Traditional style tattoo of a tomahawk forming a cross, with a wood-grain handle, lettering on the blade and a feather with teal beads, on a forearm.
Tomahawk cross with feather on a forearm
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
Small black cross tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand with French manicured nails, against a blurred car interior.
Small black cross tattoo on a wrist
Sketchy black and orange tattoo of a seated hare with red wheat stalks and cross marks on a limb.
Sketch-style hare with red wheat stalks
Close-up of a fine line black tattoo of the word faith with a cross running through it, on the neck behind an ear.
Fine line faith script with cross behind the ear
Collage of four small black fine line tattoos on the wrist and forearm, showing a ringed planet, the words inhale exhale, a tiny heart and cross, and a heartbeat line.
Four fine line wrist tattoos in a collage
Fine line black script reading Believe, looped within an infinity symbol with a small cross hanging from it, on the inner wrist, next to an orange wristband.
Believe script and cross on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses with script lettering and a small cross on the side of the ribs.
Black and grey roses with script on ribs
Black and grey realistic flash design of praying hands wrapped in a rosary beneath a scroll banner reading INRI.
Praying hands with rosary and INRI scroll
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of rifles topped with helmets and a smoky sky, shaded across the upper arm.
Rifles and helmets memorial on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve covering the upper arm and forearm, showing doves, a rose, a cross and praying hands among clouds and rays of light.
Doves, rose and praying hands arm sleeve
Realism style tattoo of a hooded robed figure with clasped hands beside a cross on a forearm, with blue draped cloth.
Hooded figure with cross on forearm
Black line flash sheet of small geometric motifs including skull faces, spirals, zigzags, diamonds, squares and asterisks, with no body placement shown.
Geometric motif flash sheet in black line
Close-up of a small black fine-line tattoo of angular symbols on the upper arm, with a tiny cross mark to the left.
Angular symbols on an upper arm
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
Realistic tattoo on the upper arm of a stitched, bleeding doll-like figure in a striped top, with a smiley face and a graveyard behind it, in black, grey and red.
Stitched doll with graveyard on upper arm
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 ink tattoo of a vertical column of planetary and celestial symbols running down the inside of a forearm.
Column of planetary symbols on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a church with a tall spire, set in a ring, with a large shaded rose in front, on the upper leg.
Church and rose on a thigh
Three white chalk-style line drawings of anchors on a black chalkboard background, one with a cross on top and one with the letters G and V, shown as tattoo flash designs.
Three line-drawn anchor designs
Colour full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm, showing orange flames, grey stonework, a cross and blue flowers in a traditional style.
Full sleeve with flames, cross and flowers
Fine line black tattoo of a cross and angular symbols on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Cross and angular symbols on a forearm
Two small black fine line tattoos, a circle on one wrist and a cross on the other, shown with the two wrists side by side on a dark surface.
Circle and cross on two wrists
Black and grey owl tattoo with ornate patterns, keyholes and diamonds covering an upper arm.
Owl and keyhole ornament on an arm
Black ink tattoo of a cross with the script words Romans 12:2 on skin, in a lettering style; the body placement is not visible.
Cross and Romans 12:2 script lettering
Neo-traditional tattoo of a horned woman with glowing red eyes and a red and black backdrop, on the inner forearm.
Horned woman with red eyes on forearm
Black ink drawing of a cross with the word faith in cursive script running down the upright, sketched on lined paper, a fine line lettering design.
Faith script across a cross
Black and grey tattoos across the back, upper arm and calf of a woman in a bikini on a sandy beach, seen from behind.
Back, arm and calf tattoos on a beach
Small teal ribbon-style cross tattoo with black outline and curled flourishes, placed on the back of a woman's neck.
Teal ribbon cross on the back of the neck
Black and grey ornate cross tattoo with scrollwork arms and a flower motif at the centre, shown on the back.
Ornate cross on the back
Colour traditional tattoo on a thigh of a Barcelos-style rooster with dotted patterns, a red rose with a cross through it and green leaves.
Barcelos rooster and rose on a thigh
Black hand-drawn lettering design of phrases arranged in the shape of a cross, shown as a flash-style tattoo design on a white background.
Text cross lettering design
Black and grey half skull with red and black splatter and handwritten equations, tattooed on the outer thigh in a realism and abstract style.
Half skull with equations on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of ornate plate armour covering the shoulder, upper arm and elbow as a full sleeve.
Plate armour sleeve on shoulder and arm
Black and grey tattoo of a cross with flame-like tribal linework on a limb.
Black and grey cross with flame details
Coloured drawing of a teal Celtic knotwork cross with a grey dragon coiled around it and its wings spread, on a black background.
Dragon wrapped around a Celtic cross
Black and grey pencil drawing of two theatre masks framed by roses, beads, scrolls and a cross, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Two theatre masks with roses and beads
Side view of a foot with a small, thin black fine line cross tattoo on the outer ankle, against a pale tiled background.
Small black cross on an ankle
Fine line black arrow tattoo with a cross bar on the inner forearm, held up against a hillside and blue sky.
Small arrow tattoo on a forearm
Small solid black cross tattoo on the back of a woman's neck, with her dark hair tied up in a ponytail.
Small cross tattoo on the back of the neck
Black fine-lined heartbeat trace with two crosses, a pink ribbon loop and the script text Proverbs 31:25 on the inner forearm.
Heartbeat line with crosses and ribbon
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crowned skull with smoke swirls across a forearm.
Crowned skull on a forearm