Line drawing tattoo ideas

280 photos and flash · 64% Fine line, 12% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Black ink line drawing of a geometric lotus with an infinity knot centre and hanging triangles, shown as a fine line tattoo design on white paper beside a black pen.
Lotus and infinity knot tattoo design on paper
Fine line drawing of two hands interlocking, with black filled nails, on a plain cream background.
Interlocking hands line drawing
Black line drawing of three hands rising from a dotted ellipse with a teardrop beneath, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Three hands rising from a dotted circle
Bold black line drawing of a stylised fish in profile, facing right, on a plain white background.
Stylised fish line drawing
Minimalist black line drawing of a koala clinging to a thin branch, shown as a tattoo design on plain white.
Koala clinging to a branch line drawing
Black line drawing of two outlined hearts, each with a looping tail that twists back on itself, on a plain white background.
Two outlined hearts with looping tails
Black line drawing of four stacked triangles, two pointing up and two pointing down, with horizontal bars crossing the top and bottom triangles.
Four stacked triangles line design
Black line drawing of a stylised cat sitting upright with a smiling face, whiskers and swirling flourishes around its body and tail, shown as a tattoo design without skin.
Stylised cat line drawing with swirls
Black line drawing of a geometric fox built from straight, overlapping triangular facets on cream paper.
Geometric fox line drawing
A flash sheet of 26 labelled black line drawings, each a geometric arrangement of overlapping circles and arcs on a green background.
Circle line designs on a labelled A to Z sheet
Black line drawing of a cartoon rabbit with crossed ears, closed eyes and arms folded over its chest, shown as a fine line tattoo design.
Crossed-eared rabbit line drawing
Black line drawing of a frowning face made from two dots, a curved mouth line and two dots, with the words 'you decide.' beneath it, on a white background.
Frowning smiley face with 'you decide' text
Black line drawing of a geometric tattoo design showing an arrow passing through an outlined diamond, with a single red droplet at the tip, on a grey textured background.
Arrow through a diamond with a red drop
Black outline drawing of two sitting cats facing left, a simple line design on a white background with no body placement shown.
Two cats sitting side by side
Fine line drawing of a hand with black painted nails, with the words SNAP OUT OF IT wrapped across the fingers as a hand tattoo design.
Hand with SNAP OUT OF IT lettering
Fine line drawing of two hands hooked together by their little fingers on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Two hands linking little fingers
Black ink line drawing of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle, circle and vertical line, surrounded by ornate filigree, on white sketchbook paper beside a fine liner pen.
Deathly Hallows symbol in mandala design
Black ink fine line drawing of ginkgo leaves on a curving branch, shown as a tattoo design on plain off-white paper.
Ginkgo leaves on a branch, line drawing
Single continuous fine line drawing of a dancer in an arched pose on a cream background, with two lines of script beneath the figure.
Single-line dancer with quote text
Teal fine line drawing of a mermaid with flowing wavy hair and a scaled fish tail curling below, on a white background.
Teal line drawing of a mermaid
Black single-line drawing of a seated cat in profile and a dog's head and shoulders in profile, shown as a tattoo design on white with no body part visible.
Cat and dog line drawing
Black line drawing of a heart with an inner looping shape on a white background, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Black line heart design
Two wing drawings side by side on a parchment background: a ragged red wing on the left and a feathered blue angel wing on the right, both shown as tattoo design references.
Red and blue wing line drawings
Black line drawing of an infinity symbol framed by ornamental scrolls and dots, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Infinity symbol with swirls
Black line drawing of a world map built from triangular geometric facets on plain white paper, resembling a tattoo design sketch.
Geometric world map line drawing
Black ink line drawing sheet of many quartz crystal clusters and single points on a white background, shown without a body placement.
Quartz crystal flash sheet
Black line drawing on paper of a fine-line tattoo design, a scalloped drape of shells and beads with dangling shell charms, intended for the chest.
Shell and bead drape design, line drawing
Black line drawing of a symmetrical cross-shaped design with a starburst, a central dotted circle, scrolls and a leaf, shown without a body placement.
Symmetrical ornamental cross design
Black ink pen drawing of a rayed sun and a crescent moon on paper, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Sun and crescent moon line drawing
Black linework flash design of a horned crescent above an arch with radiating V shapes and a horizontal base line, with a handwritten quote beneath it.
Horned arch symbol with quote
Black ink line drawing of a sitting cat looking upwards, with whisker strokes and a curled tail, in a minimal brush style.
Sitting cat line drawing
Fine line black outline drawing of two hands linking little fingers on a cream background, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Two hands linking little fingers
Black single-line drawing of a sitting cat in profile, looking left, with a curled tail, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Minimalist sitting cat line drawing
Black line drawing of an open hand with dotted and floral henna-style patterns across the palm, wrist and fingers, suited to a hand tattoo.
Dotted floral henna-style hand design
Black ink line drawing of a heart whose single flowing line loops into an infinity shape, with cursive script inside the heart.
Heart with script and infinity loop design
White single-line drawing of a small circle above a stylised wave on a dark background, a fine line design with no body placement shown.
Circle above a wave line drawing
Single-line black ink drawing of a fish with long, flowing fins on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Flowing fish line drawing
Black line drawing of a circular Gallifreyan-style script design made of circles and arcs inside a double outer ring, with no body placement shown.
Circular Gallifreyan-style line design
Black line drawing of a Māori-style moko facial design, with labels for forehead, brows, nose, nostrils, upper lip, cheeks and chin, placed across the face.
Moko facial design with labelled regions
Fine line drawing of two hands in black outline on a white background, one resting in the cupped palm of the other.
Line drawing of two cupped hands
Fine gold line drawing of a bow and arrow with diamond ornaments on a dark background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Fine line bow and arrow design
Black line drawing of a symmetrical Celtic knotwork design with a trinity-style knot above and below a central interlaced panel, shown as a flash design on white.
Symmetrical Celtic knotwork design
Black line drawing of a circular geometric design made of arcs, circles and small dots, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Circular geometric line design
Black fine line drawing of a lotus flower with a long curling stem on a white background, suited to a botanical tattoo design.
Fine line lotus flower design
Black line drawing of a fine-line geometric design with three feathers, two arrows, diamond shapes, a circle and dangling beads, with no body part shown.
Feathers, arrows and beads line design
Black line drawing of a fish with interlaced Celtic knotwork across its body and scale-like circles along its side, shown as a tattoo design.
Celtic knotwork fish design
Four horizontal black line-drawn bands of interlocking spiral and scroll motifs on a white background, shown as a tattoo design sheet.
Four spiral border band designs
Pen sketch on graph paper of a single-line looped design with the word love in script beneath it, a possible fine line tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Looped line design with love script