Cross tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing large angel wings, a woman's face with a cross on the forehead and an hourglass below.
Winged angel and woman sleeve tattoo
Black and grey realism style crown tattoo with beaded edges and a small cross on top, placed centre of the upper back.
Ornate crown on upper back
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged angel statue holding a cross shield, with a halo, across the side ribs.
Winged angel with shield on ribs
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
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
Realism colour tattoo of a red rose with black rosary beads and a small cross wrapped around its stem, on the side of a torso.
Red rose and rosary on the side of the torso
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 and grey pencil drawing of a tattoo design with a skull, two roses, a raven, a rosary, a cross and a pocket watch, in a realistic shaded style.
Skull, roses and raven tattoo design
Black and grey realism tattoos on a thigh and knee, including a woman's portrait, a rose, peony leaves, script lines and a feather on the lower leg.
Portrait, rose and script on thigh and knee
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
Realism tattoo of a sugar skull woman with a cross on her forehead, cracked hands and a red rose, on the upper arm.
Sugar skull portrait with rose on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship on the upper arm, with a small cross on the hand, in a shaded realistic style.
Sailing ship on upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an ornate key with a cross-shaped bow on an upper arm, set against shaded smoke-like clouds.
Realistic key tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey sugar skull tattoo with a cross on the forehead and roses on the upper arm.
Sugar skull with cross and roses on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a grey cross with two red roses on the inner forearm of a person holding a black and white dog.
Cross and roses on a forearm
Tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm of black lace with dangling beads and a small cross, above realistic red roses and gold scrollwork.
Black lace shoulder piece with roses
Realism tattoo of a graveyard, crosses, skulls and bones under a red lightning sky, covering a full back.
Graveyard and skulls across a full back
Black and grey skull tattoo with flying birds and painterly brushstrokes across a person's upper back, shaded in a realistic style.
Skull and birds across a back
Side by side photos of two colour portrait tattoos of a moustached man with a raven and a feather, on a limb, in realism and neo-traditional styles.
Two gothic portraits of a moustached man with a raven
Shaded blue rose with black vine swirls and a dangling beaded rosary ending in a cross, tattooed on the ankle.
Blue rose and rosary on an ankle
Black and grey realistic drawing of a cracked clock face breaking into shards, with a skull and fragmented faces, shown as a tattoo design.
Shattering clock and skull design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rosary wrapped around the wrist, with a cross pendant hanging on the back of the hand.
Rosary bead wrist wrap with cross
Black and grey realistic skull with a shaded rose above it, a small cross and dark scrollwork, tattooed on a forearm and shown from two angles.
Skull and rose on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cross containing a bearded face with a crown of thorns, on the upper arm.
Realistic cross with bearded face on upper arm
Realistic coloured tattoo of a shaded skull with a butterfly, a pink rose and a rosary with a cross on a limb.
Skull, butterfly and rose with rosary beads
Black and grey realism tattoo across a man's back showing a crucifixion scene with angels and an INRI inscription, with sleeve tattoos on both upper arms.
Crucifixion back piece with angels and sleeves
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
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
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
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 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
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
Realistic colour tattoo of a crucified figure with a crown of thorns, a cross and an orange sun halo across the forearm.
Crucifixion scene on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of two nails forming a cross, wrapped in a thorny vine, on a person's back.
Nails and thorns cross on the back
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 and grey realism tattoo of a rose with leaves and a hanging rosary with a cross on the upper arm.
Rose and rosary on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo covering a full back, showing a mounted knight with a raised sword, a shield, a horse, a cross and a city skyline, with the subject's back to the camera.
Mounted knight with raised sword across a full back
A shaded cross tattoo styled as a worn baseball with red stitching, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Baseball-stitched cross on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo on a thigh showing a shaded skull with a monarch butterfly, a rose, and a rosary with a cross.
Skull, butterfly and rose with rosary
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
Close-up photo of a shaded purple ribbon loop with a red stripe, crossed by a silver spoon and ornate cross, tattooed on skin.
Purple ribbon and silver spoon tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wooden cross wrapped in rope with rays of light, two small crosses and a banner, on the inner forearm.
Wooden cross and banner on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses, a rosebud, leaves, a rosary chain and a cross on the forearm.
Black and grey roses, rosary and cross on a forearm
Black and white photo of two thigh tattoos: a sketchy pocket watch with a banner on the left thigh and a shaded skull on the right thigh.
Skull and pocket watch tattoos on thighs
Realistic tattoo of an ornate magnifying glass on the inner forearm, with a black cross visible through the lens.
Magnifying glass with cross on forearm
Black and grey thigh tattoo showing a shaded figure with long hair, a cross, roses, a feather and script lettering, photographed on a seated leg.
Thigh sleeve with portrait, roses and script
Realistic shaded purple ribbon tattoo with the word Dad and a hanging rosary cross, on the upper back.
Purple ribbon, rosary and cross with Dad