Cross tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey photo of a simple bold black cross tattoo on the back of the neck, with hair falling at the top of the frame.
Simple cross on the back of the neck
Colour tattoo of a red flag with a blue cross and white stars, shown through torn skin on the upper arm.
Torn skin revealing a flag on the upper arm
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
Ink and colour drawing of a three-headed black cat with yellow eyes, seated beneath a hatched crescent moon and a small cross.
Three-headed black cat under a crescent moon
Woman in a white mesh top taking a mirror selfie, showing a grey dotwork mandala tattoo centred below the bust and a shaded realism rose tattoo on the upper arm.
Mandala and rose tattoos on chest and arm
Black tribal-style cross tattoo with scrollwork flourishes on the upper arm, shown in a photograph of healed skin.
Tribal cross on an upper arm
Black line drawing of an ornate cross built from curling scrolls and swirls on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Scrollwork cross design
Black and white photo of a raised fist showing a small solid black cross tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small cross tattoo on forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a semicolon and a cross on the inner wrist, photographed against a patterned blue fabric.
Semicolon and cross on the inner wrist
Black line drawing of a cross wrapped in a rose and leafy vines, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background with no body placement.
Rose and vine wrapped cross design
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
Realism colour tattoo of a hooded woman wearing a blood-stained respirator above a graveyard scene, placed on the calf.
Hooded woman in a bloodied mask on a calf
Black and grey sketch tattoo across a man's upper back showing two hands holding a wooden cross above an anatomical heart with thin wire-like lines.
Hands holding a cross above a heart on back
Black line drawing of an ornate cross with filigree scrollwork and pointed arms, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Ornate filigree cross line drawing
Fine line flash design of a teal heartbeat trace with a heart loop, small flower, cross and dove carrying an olive branch, on a beige background.
Heartbeat line with dove and heart
Black and white side profile of a person with long wavy hair, showing a small fine line cross tattoo on the neck behind the ear.
Small cross tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey ornate cross tattoo centred between the shoulder blades of a woman with her hair in a bun, photographed from behind.
Ornate cross on upper back
Black ink tattoo of a crescent moon, stars and a cross running vertically across the top of a bare foot, with red toenail polish.
Moon, stars and cross on a foot
A small red outlined heart with a black cross overlapping it, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Heart and cross on the inner wrist
Black and grey flash sheet of gothic tattoo designs including a moth, owl, ghost, coffin, dagger, cat and crossed bones, drawn in dotwork and bold outlines.
Black and grey gothic flash sheet
Black silhouette design of a horned serpent coiled around a staff, with a crown above, a crossbar with arrow tips, wings and three triangles.
Serpent dragon and crowned staff design
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
White line drawing of a coiled snake filled with geometric dotwork patterns, set between a sun motif at the top and a crescent moon at the bottom, on a dark background.
Geometric snake design with sun and crescent
Sheet of gold, silver and black metallic temporary tattoo designs on a white background, including feathers, crossed arrows, chevrons, triangles, a cross, a heart and chain bracelets.
Metallic temporary tattoo sheet with feathers and arrows
Realism style blue rose with black rosary beads and a cross tattooed on an ankle, with swirling linework above the beads.
Blue rose and rosary on an ankle
Black and grey Celtic cross with knotwork detail on the inner forearm of a person wearing a red top and plaid shorts.
Celtic cross on a 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
Small solid black cross tattoo on the upper chest near the shoulder, with a woman in a red plaid shirt and black top beside it.
Small black cross on the upper chest
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a crown-topped key with a twisted shaft and a small cross above, on the inside of a forearm.
Crown key tattoo on a forearm
Small black fine-line tattoo of a fish outline with a cross over it, on the side of a foot above a wooden floor.
Small fish and cross tattoo on a foot
Small dark cross tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand held palm up, with a mint green wristband and red painted nails.
Small cross tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rosary with beads, a rose and a cross across the wrist and back of the hand.
Rosary bead wrist and hand tattoo with cross
Black and grey tattoo of a cross framed by two angel wings that form a heart shape, on the upper arm.
Cross and angel wings on upper arm
Side of a torso with traditional tattoos: a colour ship in an oval with a banner, and a black outline dagger wrapped in ribbon with red lettering on the ribs.
Traditional ship, dagger and lettering on ribs
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
Pencil sketch of three fine line arrows with feathered fletching and dotted trails, drawn as a tattoo design on paper with no body part visible.
Three arrows fine line tattoo design
Black and grey ornate cross tattoo with filigree detailing on the inner wrist, beside a metal chain bracelet.
Ornate cross tattoo on a wrist
Small black fine line tattoo of a swirled symbol with curled ends on the inner wrist, viewed with the palm facing up.
Small swirled symbol on the inner wrist
Black ink tattoo across the upper back spelling COEXIST, where each letter is replaced by a religious or peace symbol, including a crescent and star, a peace sign, e=mc2, a Star of David, an eye, a
Coexist lettering tattoo across the upper back
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 line drawing flash of an owl wearing a beaded necklace, perched above a rose and an all-seeing eye in a triangle, with a cross on the left, in a neo-traditional style; no body placement is
Owl, rose and all-seeing eye line drawing
Small black crown tattoo with a cross on top and scroll details, placed on the nape of the neck, in a black and grey photograph.
Crown tattoo on the nape of the neck
Large back tattoo of a blue bevelled cross flanked by grey shaded angel wings, with red tones behind the top of the design, placed across the upper back.
Blue cross with angel wings on a back