Cross tattoo ideas

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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
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
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
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
Back view of a man in a black beanie with two solid black armband tattoos on his upper arms, each with a small cross left in pale skin.
Cross armband tattoos on upper arms
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 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 Traditional style tattoo of a wooden cross with a crucifix and a banner reading PHILIPPIANS, with 4:13 beside it, on the upper arm.
Wooden cross with banner and scripture reference
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 and grey Celtic knotwork cross with a heart at its centre and an anchor below it, tattooed on the upper arm.
Celtic knot cross with heart and anchor
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
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a large Victorian house with a spire, framed by bare trees and roots, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Victorian house framed by bare trees 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 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 ink geometric tattoo of diamonds, crosses and lattice outlines on an upper arm near the elbow, shown in black and white.
Geometric cross-stitch elbow tattoo
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 Celtic cross tattoo with interlaced knotwork covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Celtic cross with knotwork 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
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
Black blackwork tribal sleeve with circular motifs and rosettes covering a man's upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Tribal sleeve with circular motifs on upper arm
Black and grey Halloween graveyard tattoo on an upper arm, showing a black cat, two jack-o'-lanterns, a gravestone marked RIP, a cross and a skull.
Halloween graveyard scene on an upper arm
Black and grey Celtic cross tattoo with interlaced knotwork and thorny vines wrapped around it, on the upper arm.
Celtic cross with thorns on upper arm
Outline tattoo on an upper arm with poppies, a clock heart, a cross, a witch hat and a striped stocking, beside a coloured design drawing of the same motifs.
Wizard of Oz themed design on upper arm
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
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
Close view of a hand with small finger lettering and a cross, pointing at a white t-shirt, with a black-grey upper arm tattoo and red script on the arm.
Finger lettering and red script on upper arm
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
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 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
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 and grey photo of a thin black line tattoo on an arm, showing a heart outline with a vertical line and a bar above, and arrow shapes below, in a fine line style.
Heart and arrow line tattoo on an arm
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
Colourful full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing a sugar skull woman with roses, skulls and a church, in a neo-traditional style.
Day of the Dead sugar skull full sleeve
Black tribal cross tattoo with spiked and thorned details on a man's upper arm and shoulder, shown in black and grey ink.
Tribal cross tattoo on an upper arm
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
Neo-trad style tattoo of an ornate cross with teal gemstone details and a trailing rosary on the upper arm.
Ornate cross with rosary beads on upper arm
Black linework geometric tattoo of parallel lines, zigzags and crosses running down a bare arm in front of a red brick wall, in a geometric style on the forearm and upper arm.
Geometric linework sleeve on an upper arm and forearm
Colour Neo-trad tattoo on an upper arm of a pale, dark-haired illustrated girl with a cross on her forehead, holding a bottle with a skull label, surrounded by orange leaves and berries.
Pale girl with bottle and leaves
Fine line black tattoo of two crossed lines with the letters H, A, S and D placed around the centre, on the inner upper arm.
Crossed lines with letters on upper arm
Two-panel photo of colour traditional tattoos on an upper arm and forearm, including a blue rose, a woman's face, a skull cross, a winged heart labelled Rocker and a shield reading Victory or Death.
Traditional rock-themed arm tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of a clock face with a visible movement and a rose on the upper arm and shoulder, with a cross tattoo at the edge of the frame.
Clock face and rose on an upper arm
Black linework tattoo of a sitting cartoon elephant raising its trunk toward three outlined hearts, with pink and teal watercolour washes, on an upper arm.
Sketchy elephant with hearts on an upper arm
Black geometric blackwork tattoo of nested diamonds, crosses and dashed lines running down an upper arm.
Geometric diamond blackwork on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of an arrow with an owl, heart, cross, peace sign and bird hanging from its shaft, on the upper arm.
Arrow with hanging charms on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a winged cherub above a banner, with clouds, a cross, praying hands and a rosary below.
Cherub banner and praying hands on upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoos on an upper arm: a patchwork stitched ice cream cone in mint and pink, and a dark swirl with a purple base and a small black spider.
Two ice cream designs on an upper arm