Cross tattoo ideas

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Fine line black tattoo of a cross with the word Redeemed written in script along its upright, on the inner forearm.
Redeemed script and cross on a forearm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a horned, skull-faced figure with wings, snakes, skulls and a lantern, photographed from three angles.
Horned skull figure and lantern full sleeve
Black and grey ornamental sleeve tattoo with geometric panels and dotwork shading covering a forearm and upper arm.
Ornamental geometric sleeve on an arm
Small fine-line black tattoos of crosses and dots on a forearm, beside a black leather handbag and a silver cuff.
Tiny fine-line crosses on a forearm
Black and grey ornamental mandala sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm, shoulder and forearm of a person in a grey tank top.
Ornamental mandala full arm sleeve
Small black fine line anchor tattoo with a circle and cross motif on the inner forearm.
Small anchor with circle on a forearm
Black and white photo of a hand with dark nail polish resting on a bent leg, with a small fine line cross tattoo on the wrist.
Small cross tattoo on a wrist
Watercolour-style tattoo of a ringed circle above a cross-shaped line on a forearm, with pink, green, blue and yellow washes.
Watercolour circle and cross on a forearm
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a leaping rabbit with crosses, chevrons and dotted lines on the inner wrist, shown in black ink against a dark background.
Leaping rabbit and crosses on a wrist
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo on a wrist, beside a silver cuff, with the hand resting in a jeans pocket.
Fine line tattoo on a wrist
Tattooed hands resting on a white cat, with a colour traditional shell design and roses on the hand and arm and a grey etched design on the back of the other hand.
Tattooed hands petting a white cat
Black line tattoo of an ornamental cross with curling scrolls on a forearm, in a fine line style.
Scrollwork cross on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a bare tree above a vertical cross, with a heartbeat line running across it, on a forearm.
Tree, cross and heartbeat line on a forearm
Black and grey tattoos of Jack Skellington and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas on two forearms, with Zero the ghost dog in a doghouse beside a graveyard fence.
Jack Skellington and Sally on forearms
Traditional style crown tattoo with a cross on top, shaded in red and grey, flanked by two small black stars on a forearm.
Crown and stars on a forearm
Black and grey realistic full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a woman's portrait, an angel wing and a skull.
Realistic sleeve with woman, wing and skull
Fine-line black geometric tattoo of a shaded hexagon with a long vertical line and small cross mark, on the inside of a forearm.
Geometric hexagon and line on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a blue cross wrapped in green vines and a grey banner reading Mom and Dad, on a limb.
Blue cross with Mom and Dad banner
Small purple fine line cross tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand with French tip nails, with a car steering wheel behind.
Small cross tattoo on inner wrist
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing praying hands, a cross, clouds, rosary beads and script lettering.
Black and grey sleeve with praying hands and script
Black and grey roses and an ornamental cross across a woman's chest and shoulders, with colour tattoos on her forearm and hand, in a neo-traditional style.
Rose and ornamental cross chest tattoo
Two matching fine line black script tattoos reading faith, each crossed by a long horizontal stroke, on the inner wrists.
Faith script on both wrists
Black linework tattoo of an ankh-style cross with a looped top and a small detail below, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Ankh-style cross tattoo on wrist
Realistic colour tattoo of a figure with long dark hair and bowed head, with a cross shape behind, on the forearm of a person whose hand grips the wrist.
Realistic religious figure on forearm
Small black fine line cross tattoo on the inner forearm, beside a dark cord bracelet with silver beads.
Small cross tattoo on the forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a detailed eye with long lashes on the forearm, with a figure and a cross tattooed alongside it.
Realistic eye tattoo on an arm
Black ink cross above the script words Psalm 46:5 on a forearm, covered by clear plastic wrap.
Cross and Psalm 46:5 script on a forearm
Fine line tattoo on the inner forearm showing a black cross joined to a heartbeat line that becomes a red heart outline, with the words Faith, Hope and Love in small black capitals below.
Cross, heartbeat and heart on a forearm
Small black lettering reading Jeremiah 29:11 with a small cross beside it, tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Jeremiah 29:11 and cross on a wrist
Small black fine line tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, showing the word love in script above an outline heart, a filled star, an infinity symbol and a small cross.
Small love, heart, star, cross and infinity on a wrist
Black and white drawing of six forearms and hands, each with a different traditional-style tattoo design including a mandala, skull, rose, eye in a triangle and crossed bones.
Six hands with black ink tattoo designs
Solid black cross tattoo with a heart-shaped cut-out on the inner wrist, and a small black outline heart tattoo on a finger.
Cross and heart tattoos on wrist and finger
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a snarling tiger head inside a cross on the inner forearm of a person wearing grey clothing.
Tiger head inside a black cross on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a cross made from leaf-shaped petals with spiral curls, on a pale forearm.
Looped cross tattoo on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of an anchor with a cross and a spiral motif on the inner forearm of a person wearing a grey shirt with rolled sleeves.
Fine line anchor and spiral on a forearm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo across the upper arm and forearm, showing an angel with wings, candles, a pocket watch, a skull and an eye.
Black and grey realism sleeve with angel and pocket watch
Black blackwork tattoo of a white anchor knocked out of a dark ink splash with drips, on the forearm of a person in jeans.
Anchor in black ink splatter on forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a semicolon and a cross on the inner wrist, shown against green grass.
Semicolon and cross on the wrist
Close-up of a blue and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a shaded cross, an equals sign and a shaded heart, with the script 1 John 3:16 beneath.
Cross, equals sign and heart on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo reading think POSITIVE on the forearm, with a cross in place of the letter T in POSITIVE.
Think positive lettering with a cross on the forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a large Victorian mansion with a tower and cross, on the inside of a forearm, above a banner reading The Devil.
Victorian mansion with tower on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of interlocking hearts with spiral centres and a central cross on the inner wrist, in a fine line style.
Interlocking hearts and cross on the wrist
Black and white photo of a fine line black cross tattoo on the inner wrist, with the hand raised towards the face.
Small cross tattoo on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo on the inner wrist showing an infinity symbol with a cross on the left loop and the word faith in script, with a small heart above the i.
Faith script with infinity symbol and cross on wrist
Small solid black tattoo of a stylised glyph with a circle at the top, a curl to the left and a downward arrow, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small black glyph on the inner forearm
Two small black fine line tattoos on wrists held together, a cross on one wrist and a circle on the other.
Small cross and circle on wrists
Black geometric cat face tattoo on a forearm, built from triangles and circles with dotwork shading.
Geometric cat face on a forearm
Black and grey photo of a small solid cross tattoo on the inner wrist, with black painted nails and a checked wristband.
Small cross tattoo on the wrist