Abstract tattoo ideas

347 photos and flash · 18% Fine line, 18% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Black line drawing of overlapping geometric diamond outlines around a solid black kite shape, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Overlapping geometric diamonds with solid black centre
Flash sheet of fine line heartbeat and ECG designs in black, with small red heart and red spray accents, plus script wording.
Heartbeat line tattoo flash sheet
Back of a person's neck showing a small black fine line zigzag tattoo, with hair pulled up and a white top with black stripes.
Small zigzag line tattoo on the back of the neck
Colour geometric tattoo of overlapping triangles and angular outlines in fine black line, on the forearm just below the elbow.
Geometric colour shapes on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a thin black circle enclosing a small blue line, a red line and a short black dash, placed behind the ear.
Circle with coloured lines behind the ear
Fine-line tattoo in teal, purple, orange and red outline on the upper arm, with a seashore in the background.
Fine line colour outline on upper arm
Four hand-drawn fine line tattoo designs of spirals, loops and zigzags with dotted tails, drawn in dark ink on cream paper.
Four spiral and loop line designs
Black and white photo of a small fine line tattoo of a vertical line with loops and a curl, placed centrally on the chest.
Fine line vertical tattoo on the sternum
Close side view of a woman with her arm raised, showing a small black fine line tattoo of an outlined rectangle with a wavy line and a dot on her side below the armpit.
Fine line rectangle with wave on the side ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, showing a looping abstract symbol above the Roman numerals X-IV-XIII.
Looped line motif with Roman numerals on wrist
Black and grey fine-line geometric wave tattoo running from the upper back over the shoulder and down the outstretched upper arm.
Wave linework across back and arm
Thin black fine line tattoo of a continuous looping abstract design on a forearm, shown against a beige tiled floor.
Fine line abstract squiggle on a forearm
Black fine line abstract tattoo across a bare upper back, with circles, swirls, a solid dot and italic lettering along curved lines.
Abstract linework and lettering on upper back
Black and white photo of a shirtless man seen from behind, with a fine line circle tattoo on his shoulder and upper arm and a long thin line running down his back.
Fine line circle and line tattoo on shoulder and back
Black fine line tattoo of flowing swirls, curls and dots on the top of a foot, photographed against a pale tiled floor.
Black swirl ornament on the top of a foot
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a thin vertical line flowing into a wavy, shaded swirl on the back of a neck.
Wavy swirl and vertical line on the nape
Small black fine line tattoo of a looping squiggle on a woman's upper arm, with a latte and a striped top in the background.
Small fine line squiggle on upper arm
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of a looped, swirling symbol on reddened skin.
Small black looped symbol tattoo on skin
Small black fine-line tattoo of a looping, abstract script-like symbol on the arm, photographed against a blurred warm background.
Looped fine line symbol on an arm
Fine line drawing of a single continuous vertical stroke forming looped knots, with small dots at each end, shown on plain white paper.
Fine line vertical loop design
Small black fine line tattoo of a swirled symbol with curled ends on the inner wrist, viewed with the palm facing up.
Small swirled symbol on the inner wrist
Black and white photo of a woman's upper back showing a fine line tattoo of a circular branching tree diagram, placed between the shoulder blades.
Circular branching tree on upper back
Small black abstract symbol tattoo made of tapering curved strokes, sitting on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small abstract curved symbol on a forearm
Colourful watercolour-style flower tattoo with pink, teal and orange petals and thin black linework on the inner forearm.
Watercolour-style flower on a forearm
Black and white photo of a back with fine-line tattoo of curving parallel lines that run down the spine and cross over the lower back.
Curved parallel lines across lower back
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of two simple abstract figures on the outer ankle, with flip flops on the foot and a railway track behind.
Small line figures tattoo on an ankle
Black fine line tattoo of two facing profile outlines on the lower back, with a single unbroken line style.
Two facing profiles in fine line
Fine line black tattoo of branching lines on an upper arm, beside a black and white checked sleeve.
Fine line branching design on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of stacked circles, loops and small dots running vertically down a forearm.
Vertical line of circles and loops on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of stacked horizontal and vertical bars on the inner forearm, shown against a plain white background.
Parallel line motif on a forearm
Black fine-line tattoo of stacked, undulating wave lines wrapping around the inside of a forearm.
Stacked wave lines on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a circle above a looping swirl, sitting on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small circle and swirl tattoo on the wrist
Four black and grey fine line symbol tattoos on fingers, one panel showing a fingertip with a pale nail, placed on the hand.
Fine line symbols across four fingers
Close photo of a small black fine line tattoo of an abstract squiggle with a dot on the inner wrist of a hand held palm up.
Small fine line squiggle on the inner wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a thin line with a zigzag, looping knot and spiral curl on the inner upper arm.
Fine line spiral and loops on an arm
Close-up of a fine-line tattoo in teal-blue ink on the side of a neck, drifting from behind the ear down towards the collarbone in wispy, smoke-like trails.
Blue wispy smoke tattoo on the neck
Fine line tattoo of two upright symbols, one red and one black, each with a round head and horizontal bars, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Two red and black line symbols on an ankle
Fine black line drawing of a vertical looping design with dots at each end on a white background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Looping vertical fine line design
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of intersecting elliptical orbits around a solid central circle, on the inner forearm.
Orbital ellipses on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of crosses, dots and chevrons running diagonally across a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Fine line symbols down the upper back
Black fine line tattoo of two spiral-ended shapes on the upper back near the shoulder, shown in a black and white photograph.
Fine line spiral design on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a vertical chain of loops, circles and crosses running down the centre of a person's back.
Vertical loop motif running down the spine
Fine line black tattoo of abstract curling strokes, sweeping lines and dashed lines on the side of the ribs.
Abstract line tattoo of curls and strokes on ribs
Fine line tattoo of a thin black outlined circle with a short black stroke and a red diagonal stroke inside, on the inner wrist.
Small circle tattoo on a wrist
Small black, grey and red fine line marks in a vertical row on the side of a person's ribs, photographed shirtless in a mirror.
Small symbols on the side ribs
Black and white photo of a thin black fine line zigzag tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm.
Fine line zigzag on a wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a lion head in an abstract single line style, with dotwork shading on the muzzle, on an upper arm.
Single line lion head on an upper arm
Fine line tattoo of two overlapping faces in profile on the outer thigh, drawn in black ink with loose, looping continuous lines.
Single-line profile faces on a thigh