Line tattoo ideas

1,067 photos and flash · 68% Fine line, 45% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Black and grey fine line tattoo on the back of a wrist, shaped like a bracelet with a dotted chain, a small diamond charm and two crescent moons.
Fine line wrist bracelet with diamond charm
Black and grey blackwork chest tattoo of open scissors cut by a horizontal line, with clawed hands and leaf-like shapes on the shoulders and chest.
Scissors and claws across a chest
Black line tattoo of poppy and rose blooms within a mandala frame on the inner upper arm, with a pink wash behind the design.
Poppy and rose mandala on upper arm
Black geometric linework tattoo of stacked diamonds, a point and dotted rungs running down the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Geometric vertical tattoo on upper back
Small black fine line wave tattoo on the side of a finger, shown with the hand curled loosely in a relaxed pose against a pale fabric background.
Small wave tattoo on a finger
Black ink ornamental blackwork tattoo covering the back of a hand and fingers, with bands of fine lines and filigree patterns.
Ornamental blackwork bands across the back of a hand
Dark blue dotwork tattoo of swirls, waves and dots covering the back of a hand, with a partly visible tattoo on the wrist above.
Blue swirl and wave pattern on a hand
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two stick figures joined by a looping line ending in a heart, on the back of two ankles.
Matching stick figure tattoos on ankles
Black geometric butterfly tattoo made of straight fine lines on the upper arm of a person wearing a white vest top.
Geometric butterfly on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork and fine line mandala tattoo on the side of the torso, with a radiating floral centre and stippled outer points.
Dotwork mandala on the side of the torso
Close photograph of a small grey shaded dome tattoo with an outline and horizontal inner lines, at the end of an arm, with faint scratch-like marks above it.
Grey dome tattoo on an arm
Three small black chevron tattoos in a fine line style along the side of a finger.
Three chevrons on a finger
Black and grey geometric tattoo of solid and outline circles with fine vertical lines running down the spine on a person's back.
Circles and fine lines down the spine
Two black tribal-style armband tattoos on a pair of forearms, one with interlocking circles and zigzag bands and the other with circles, a checkerboard and parallel lines, placed on the forearms.
Geometric armband tattoos on both forearms
Fine line tattoo on the inner forearm showing a black anchor, a semicolon, a solid dot and a looping line ending in a lilac teardrop.
Anchor and semicolon tattoo on a forearm
Small black geometric tattoo of stacked triangles and a circle with a vertical line, placed at the back of a person's neck.
Small geometric triangle and circle on the neck
Fine line black tattoo of a small bird with a trailing line leading to the word Believe in script on the inner wrist.
Believe script with a bird on the wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of four geometric triangle symbols in a row across a forearm.
Four geometric triangle marks on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a lotus flower on a vertical unalome line with small dots and a diamond, shown as a fine line tattoo design on plain paper.
Lotus and unalome line design
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of two short diagonal strokes on the side of a finger, with the hand resting on a wooden table.
Two small strokes on a finger
Black fine line tattoo of an arrow with stippled feathers, a circle and small triangles, on the inner upper arm.
Fine line arrow on the upper arm
Black fine line anchor with a thin looping line, a small dot and a red heart tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm.
Anchor and red heart on a wrist
Fine line tattoo of alternating grey and red parallel lines wrapping around the inner forearm and wrist.
Parallel lines wrapped around a forearm
Black ink tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and vertical line, surrounded by curved lettering across a person's upper back.
Deathly Hallows symbol with quote on back
Fine line black constellation tattoos scattered across the upper arm and shoulder of a person wearing a thin strap.
Constellation tattoos across an upper arm
Black and grey geometric lion head tattoo with dotwork shading in the mane and vertical script beside it, on an upper arm.
Geometric lion head on upper arm
Black and grey fine line dragonfly tattoo with a trailing stroke on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun.
Dragonfly tattoo on upper back
Black lettering tattoo in a handwritten script running diagonally across the ribs of a person with wet skin, one arm folded across the chest.
Handwritten script tattoo along the ribs
Back of a woman with her hair in a bun, showing a black blackwork and dotwork mandala flower tattoo at the base of the neck with bold black lines sweeping over the shoulders.
Black mandala flower on upper back
Black script lettering reading After all this time? Always, with a triangle, circle and line symbol, on the inner forearm.
Script quote and triangle symbol on a forearm
Black line stencil of a butterfly over a geometric star design, held up on a clear transfer sheet by a hand with black nail polish.
Butterfly over geometric star stencil
Black fine line dragonfly tattoo with detailed wings spread across the upper back of a person wearing a dark camisole.
Dragonfly across upper back
Black and white photo of a person leaning forward in a white knit jumper, showing a small fine line tattoo of a triangle with a circle and vertical line on the upper back.
Fine line triangle symbol on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo on the forearm of a pale arm, showing a shaded sphere crossed by concentric circles and arrow lines in a geometric style.
Fine line compass and shaded sphere on forearm
Fine line black chevron tattoo across the inner wrist, shown on a forearm against a dark top and striped background.
Fine line chevron across a wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a geometric arrow with circles, dots and a triangle along the inner forearm.
Geometric arrow on a forearm
Fine line starburst tattoo in pink and dark ink on the top of a shoulder, beside a pink and grey top strap.
Small starburst on a shoulder
Black and grey fine line tattoos of dots, dashes and simple symbols across the fingers of a hand, shown in a black and white photograph.
Small dot and dash marks across fingers
Forearm tattoo of three shaded grey cratered moons over a pink and blue nebula, joined by a thin line with an arrow tip, with a paper design beside it.
Cratered moons and nebula on a forearm
Three views of a colourful geometric bird tattoo with triangles and dots wrapping the calf, in a neo-traditional style.
Geometric bird tattoo on a calf
Fine line black tattoo of an anchor with a looping swirling line beside it, on the side of a person's ribs.
Fine line anchor with swirl on the ribs
Fine line black tattoo on the wrist showing a circle and small wedge resting on a line, with script lettering beneath reading I am my own piece.
Circle and script lettering on a wrist
Black ink sleeves of text fragments, grid lines and scribbled marks covering both forearms and upper arms.
Text and grid sleeves on both arms
Fine line and dotwork starburst tattoo in black ink on the inside of a person's ankle, above a grey sock and a dark sneaker.
Starburst tattoo on an ankle
Two small black fine line hash symbol tattoos on the wrists of two people holding hands, one wrist wearing a chunky chain bracelet.
Matching hash symbol tattoos on two wrists
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a vertical arrow with feather fletching and stacked crescent moons and circles on a forearm.
Arrow with crescent moons on a forearm
Fine line black script tattoo spelling the word smile across the inner wrist, with a green sleeve at the left edge of the frame.
Smile script tattoo on a wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a skyline outline on the side of an ankle, photographed in black and white against a textured fabric.
Skyline line tattoo on an ankle