Line drawing tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black tattoo of a small guitar on the side of an ankle, photographed in black and white against crumpled bedsheets.
Small guitar outline on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of a stylised celtic-style knot with a central spiral, on the inner side of an ankle.
Thin line knot tattoo on an ankle
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of a sitting cat in loose outline on the upper arm.
Sitting cat outline on upper arm
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of a single curved outline on the upper arm of a person wearing overalls and a striped top.
Fine line curve tattoo on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a cat lying down with a curled spiral tail on pale skin.
Fine line cat with spiral tail
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 and white photo of a fine line tattoo of a dachshund on the inner forearm, set against pleated fabric.
Simple dachshund line tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of four stick figures holding hands in a row on the side of a ribcage, just below a dark bra band.
Four stick figures holding hands on the ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of two simple faces with closed eyes and small mouths on the upper arm, below a dark sleeve.
Two minimalist faces on an upper arm
Fine line black ink outline of a Totoro-style creature on the ankle, with a small black line and round motif below it on a second ankle, shown beside maroon sneakers.
Totoro outline on an ankle
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
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
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
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined hand holding a small flower sprig on the side of the ribs.
Outlined hand holding a flower sprig on ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a single curling wave on the inner wrist.
Single-line wave on the inner wrist
Fine line black ink tattoo of an elephant with ornamental swirls on the ankle, photographed against a green cloth.
Elephant with swirls on an ankle
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
Close photo of a small fine line black tattoo of a tall, slender spire with a round detail, placed along the side of a raised finger against a dark blue background.
Thin spire tattoo on a finger
Black fine line tattoo of a cat drawn in one continuous line, sitting on a forearm against white bedding.
Single line cat on a forearm
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 fine line tattoo of a profile face with a curved wing shape on the upper thigh of a person wearing denim shorts, with sunglasses resting on the lap.
Line drawn face and wing on a thigh
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 and grey fine line tattoo of the words You are not alone above a sketched girl holding a book, on a lower leg.
Quote and sketched girl with a book
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 woman with a red rose and small olive accents, a fine line style tattoo on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Line drawn woman holding a rose on upper 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
Close-up of a small fine line tattoo of a stretching figure in a yoga-like pose on the side of a person's torso, above a striped waistband.
Stretching figure tattoo on the side
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
Single-line drawing of a mother's profile leaning over a sleeping baby, with two butterflies, in dark ink on a tan background.
Mother and sleeping baby line drawing with butterflies
Black fine line tattoo of a face inside a cube on the inner forearm, with a pink satin sleeve beside it.
Face drawn inside a cube on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small simple cat sitting upright, placed on the forearm.
Small minimalist cat on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of the serotonin molecular structure, with HO and NH2 labels, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Serotonin molecule on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of an elephant with a raised trunk and a small curved shape beside it, on the upper chest.
Fine line elephant on the upper chest
Black line drawing of a circular geometric diagram with arcs, dots and a small filled circle, above the words hello, sweetie in a thin script, shown as a tattoo design.
Circular line diagram with "hello, sweetie."
Black line drawing of an infinity symbol with the word glee in cursive script at the right loop, shown on a white background as a tattoo design.
Infinity symbol with script 'glee'
Fine line tattoo of a minimalist face in profile with one closed eye, in black ink on the inner upper arm.
Single-line face on an upper arm
Black fine line drawing of two olive branches with leaves and olives meeting at their stems on a white background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Fine line olive branch design
Fine line black tattoo of an elephant outline lying along a long, thin line, on the inner upper arm.
Single-line elephant on inner upper arm
Black line drawing of four triangle symbols in a row, each with a handwritten label, showing an upward triangle, a downward triangle, an upward triangle with one bar and a downward triangle with two
Four element triangles with handwritten labels
Fine-line black tattoo of a small abstract mark on the inner forearm, beside a silver bracelet, with a white knit jumper sleeve visible.
Small fine-line mark on a wrist
Black line drawing of a woman with her hair in an updo and a hoop earring, shown as a single-weight fine line design on a white background.
Line drawing of a woman with an updo
Black line drawing of a fairy with a bun, flowing hair and large wings on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Fairy with wings line drawing
Two matching blue line tattoos of stick figures holding a red heart, one on an ankle and one on a forearm.
Matching stick figure tattoos with red heart
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a horse head framed by flowing mane in a heart shape, shown healed on skin beside its original line drawing.
Horse head in a heart of flowing mane
Fine line black tattoo of a chemical structure with a benzene ring, two HO groups and an NH2 group, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Molecular structure on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of a profile face with a curved line beside it, placed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Fine line profile tattoo on the wrist
Fine line drawing of a feather whose long stem trails into a cursive script line, sketched in dark ink on squared paper.
Feather with trailing script line design