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
Woman seen from behind at a pool edge, with a large black cross and vertical script lettering tattooed across her back, plus a small red cross above.
Cross and script on a back
Close photo of a palm-facing hand with the word darling in fine black script across the middle finger, and a small black cross on a fingertip.
Darling script across a finger
Black fine line cross with cursive script reading Matthew 6:31, tattooed on the upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Cross and Matthew 6:31 on upper back
Hand-drawn black ink sketch of a looping, cross-shaped design with the words run, with and perseverance, the numbers 3.1, 6.2, 13.1 and 26.2, and small hearts, drawn on lined paper.
Run with perseverance looping script design
Pencil drawing of a cross wrapped in ribbon banners reading Your Pain, Is A and Gift, drawn in black and grey shading as a tattoo design.
Cross with ribbon banners, pencil design
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
Two hands held together showing black script reading 'til death tattooed across the top of two adjoining fingers, with a tiled wall behind.
'til death lettering on two fingers
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 and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading fearfully and wonderfully made with a small cross, across the side of the ribs.
Script quote with cross on the ribs
Pencil sketch on lined paper of a plain outlined cross with the words Philippians and 4:13 in script lettering, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Philippians 4:13 script and cross sketch
Fine line black infinity symbol tattoo with the words be still and a small cross, shown on an ankle and on the top of a foot.
Matching be still infinity tattoos on ankle and foot
Black ink tattoo of an ornate scrolled cross with the word Hope in script across its centre, shown on skin.
Scrolled cross with Hope script
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
Black fine line script reading He walks with me across the heel and sole of a foot, with a small cross tattooed on the ankle.
Script quote and small cross on an ankle
Black line drawing of a simple cross above the fine-line lettering I surrender who I've been for who you are, on a plain light grey background.
Cross and lettering quote design
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
Fine line black script reading faith, crossed by a horizontal stroke to form a cross, drawn on a sepia textured background.
Faith script with a crossed line
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
Purple brush lettering of the word Tetelestai written over a faint grey pencil cross on pale paper.
Tetelestai lettering with a pencil cross
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 ink tattoo of the word Believe in cursive script with swirls and a small cross, on a person's upper back.
Believe script with swirls on upper back
Black and grey photo of a small cross tattoo with the script inscription John 13:7 beside it, placed on the back of a neck.
Cross and John 13:7 script on the neck
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoos with rope and script lettering on both thighs, worn above striped over-knee socks.
Matching anchor tattoos with quotes on thighs
Teal script reading forgiven laid over a black line drawing of a cross, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Script word forgiven over a cross
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
Close view of two hands with blackletter lettering spelling RECKLESS across the finger segments in teal ink, with small cross marks above the knuckles.
Reckless lettering across knuckles
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
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
Two fingers with small tattoos, a black line-work anchor on one finger and a colour shark fin above blue water on the next, with black lettering across the knuckles and fingers.
Anchor and shark finger tattoos
Black fine line tattoo of a cross with cursive script running down its centre and small leaf flourishes, on the skin of the torso.
Cross with cursive script and leaves
Black fine line script reading 1 Corinthians 16 14 with a cross running through it, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Corinthians reference and cross on upper back
Black script lettering reading God has a plan, with a black cross beside it, on the inner wrist, styled as a lettering tattoo.
God has a plan script with cross on wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a heart-shaped cross with the script lettering 'by grace, through faith' on the inner forearm.
Heart cross and 'by grace, through faith' lettering
Flash sheet of tattoo designs with script lettering reading Stay Strong, let go and faith, plus a cross, lips, a feather, a heart and small birds.
Flash sheet of script quotes and small motifs
Black fine line tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a cross joined to a heartbeat line that ends in an outlined heart, with the words FAITH. HOPE. LOVE beneath.
Heartbeat cross and heart with faith, hope, love
Pencil sketch of a cross made from black cursive lettering on paper, with soft grey shading beneath the letters, shown as a lettering design without a body placement.
Cursive script words arranged in a cross
Black tattoo of two crossed axes inside a ring of runic lettering, Lettering style, on the inner forearm.
Crossed axes and runes in a circle on a forearm
Black script lettering reading 'to love another person is to see the face of God' with a small cross, tattooed across the ribs.
Script quote with cross on ribs
Fine line black tattoo of the word faith in script on the inner wrist, with a small cross replacing the letter t and a tiny heart above the i.
Faith script with cross on wrist
Fine line black script tattoo reading faith, with the long crossing stroke forming a cross, on the inner forearm, in black and white.
Script word 'faith' on an inner forearm
Black and grey tattoo of the state of Texas with the word Texas in script, a cross above and shaded roses with leaves, on a person's upper back.
Texas state outline with cross and roses
Black script lettering arranged in the shape of a cross across the upper back, with a smaller script tattoo near the left shoulder.
Script cross tattoo across the upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a cross with the word Redeemed in cursive script running down the upright stroke, on a forearm.
Cross with script word Redeemed on a forearm
Black botanical tattoo of a cross formed from a leafy tree with a Proverbs 3:18 script beneath it, on a person's upper back.
Tree cross with Proverbs 3:18 script on upper back
Black and grey lettering on a chest and a forearm covered in wings and florals, with a black cat held in front of the arm and gold chains and a cross pendant.
Black cat held against chest and forearm tattoos
Black fine-line cross tattoo on a back shoulder blade, with the script words Proverbs and 31:25 beside its lower stem.
Cross and Proverbs 31:25 on a shoulder blade