Cross tattoo ideas

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

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Geometric flash sheet of navy line and solid designs, including squares, circles, triangles, arrows and diamonds, some with dotwork shading.
Geometric flash sheet with arrows and triangles
Black and grey ornamental sleeve tattoo with geometric panels and dotwork shading covering a forearm and upper arm.
Ornamental geometric sleeve on an arm
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
Man seen from behind with a large black and grey skull and ornamental dotwork tattoo covering his back, plus a dark geometric motif on his upper arm.
Skull and ornament back piece
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
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
Black blackwork and dotwork tattoo of pine tree silhouettes on a lower leg, with a geometric band above the ankle.
Pine forest silhouette on a calf
Black line tattoo of a crucifixion scene with an INRI plaque, two robed mourners, angels, a dove and dotted stars, on the upper arm.
Crucifixion scene with mourners on upper arm
Black and grey Celtic cross tattoo with interlaced knotwork covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Celtic cross with knotwork on upper arm
Black geometric cat face tattoo on a forearm, built from triangles and circles with dotwork shading.
Geometric cat face on a forearm
Black and white flash sheet showing six drawn forearms and hands, each with a different traditional and blackwork tattoo design including a mandala, rose, dagger and horseshoe.
Six forearm and hand flash designs on drawn arms
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of three roses in a descending row along a thin line on the forearm, with small cross marks at each end.
Three roses on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of two crossed arrows with diamond and chevron patterns and small dotted accents, in a geometric fine line style on the inner forearm.
Crossed arrows and diamonds on a forearm
Close-up of a hand with small black geometric tattoos of dots, lines, a triangle and a cross on the fingers, worn with gold and silver rings.
Small geometric finger tattoos on a hand
Black ink drawing of an ornamental cross design with filigree detail, leaf motifs and stippled dotwork shading, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Ornamental cross with leaves and dotwork
Black dotwork flash sheet showing a rose, a snake, a dagger, a praying hand, an angel, a cross and church buildings, shown as tattoo designs with no placement on the body.
Dotwork flash sheet of churches, snakes and hands
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small elephant holding a heart-shaped balloon on a string with cross, peace sign and anchor charms, on a forearm.
Elephant with heart balloon on forearm
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 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
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
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 sugar skull tattoo design with rose-filled eye sockets, flowers, a cross and scrollwork, shown as a drawing with no body part visible.
Black and grey sugar skull with roses
Black line drawing of a vertical geometric tattoo design, stacking triangles, diamonds, chevrons and a small circle along a central line, with grey dotwork shading on some shapes.
Vertical geometric stack design
Black and grey dotwork fox head with a rose and flowing leaves tattooed on the upper back.
Fox head with rose on upper back
Fine line dotwork tattoo on the back of a hand showing stars, crescent moons and a solid dot joined by dotted lines in black ink.
Celestial dotwork and crescent moons on the hand
Two hands with small black geometric finger tattoos of chevrons, triangles and dots, worn alongside gold rings.
Geometric finger tattoos with gold rings
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing an anchor, a heart with a cross, three roses and a dotted rope over a lace-like mesh, in a traditional style.
Anchor, heart and roses tattoo design
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a skull in an ornate oval frame, with a rosary, cross and roses scattered across the page.
Skull in ornate frame with rosary
Photo of a small geometric tattoo of two crossing lines made of dots and dashes in pink, grey and dark ink, on the upper back below the shoulder blade.
Crossed dotted lines on upper back
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a skull with branches and a rose on the forearm.
Skull and rose on a forearm
Black ink flash sheet of traditional-style designs including hands, daggers, a skull, a rose and a candle, drawn on white paper.
Black ink flash sheet of hands, daggers and skulls
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 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
Fine line black dotwork tattoo of a rosary forming a heart shape with a cross at the end, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Rosary heart and cross on the wrist
Two black dotwork tattoos on a lower leg: a fox in a top hat within a triangle on the left, and a rabbit beside a church spire on the right.
Fox and rabbit calf tattoos in dotwork
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
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 dotwork wavy line and a small cross tattooed across the middle finger of a hand, with grey painted nails.
Dotted wave and cross on a finger
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 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
Black line drawings on tracing paper of a heart with flowers and a cross, and a candle with leaves and a mandala-patterned base, in a neo-traditional style with no body placement shown.
Heart, cross, candle and flower designs
Black and white flash design of an ornate Celtic knotwork cross with fleur-de-lis at the arm ends and a Maltese cross at the centre, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Ornate Celtic knot cross
Black and grey fine line tattoos of dots, dashes and simple symbols across the fingers of a hand, shown in a black and white photograph.
Small dot and dash marks across fingers
Black and cream stippled drawing of a horned devil and a seated skeleton raising goblets, with a raven on a tombstone and the words Memento mori below.
Devil and skeleton drinking, memento mori
Black and grey linework tattoo of two clawed hands over a stippled dark shape, with a crescent moon above, on a lower leg.
Clawed hands and crescent moon on a lower leg