Line tattoo ideas

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

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Blackwork tattoo of solid black bands and thin lines wrapped around a forearm, shown against a blurred street.
Black bands tattoo on a forearm
Abstract flower tattoo with black linework and red and blue washes across the upper back, crossed by a thin line of script.
Abstract flower and script line on upper back
Colour tattoo of five butterflies in pink, grey, red and purple with black outlines, following a purple swirling line up an upper arm.
Butterflies spiralling up an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a geometric, faceted fox head on the inner forearm.
Geometric fox head on a forearm
Close-up photo of a small black line tattoo of a looped heart shape with a curled tail, on bare skin with slight redness around it.
Small black looped heart symbol tattoo
Five black ink sketches on paper of continuous line designs with dotted starts, spirals and infinity-style loops, shown as possible tattoo flash.
Five line-work swirl and loop sketches
Small fine line black tattoo of a heart sitting at the top of a looping infinity-style line, on the inside of a wrist.
Heart loop tattoo on a wrist
Fine line flash sheet of geometric arrows, triangles, circles and chevrons drawn in dark ink on a pale background, with no body placement shown.
Geometric arrow and triangle flash sheet
Woman seen from behind with a thin black fine line tattoo running down her spine, with a small rose-style tattoo on her upper arm.
Spine line tattoo on a bare back
Fine line tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm showing a red heart, a looping black line, a semicolon and a small black anchor.
Heart, semicolon and anchor on a wrist
Black fine line geometric tattoo of crossing lines radiating around a central circle on a forearm and elbow.
Geometric line tattoo wrapping an elbow
Small black fine line lettering reading mind above matter, with a curved line between the words, on a wrist.
Mind and matter wording on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a city skyline outline across the side of a finger, held up against a blue sky and buildings.
Skyline line tattoo on a finger
Colour tattoo of pink lilies and green leaves inside a teal circle with black geometric lines, on the forearm.
Pink lilies and geometric lines on a forearm
Three black fine line tattoos of looping spirals and stems on forearms and a wrist, in a fine line style, with the outer tattoos placed on the forearm.
Matching fine line spiral tattoos on forearms
Black and grey geometric tattoo of interlocking hexagons and cubes, drawn in solid and dotted lines, covering the forearm.
Geometric polygon sleeve on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of geometric arrows with small coloured dots on the upper arm, shown against a dark background.
Arrows and coloured dots on upper arm
Black stylised calligraphic design resembling Arabic script with three diamonds and a vertical stroke, shown as a flash drawing on a plain light grey background.
Stylised calligraphic letterforms with diamonds
Black linework tattoo of a geometric petal mandala on the inside of a forearm, with a checked shirt sleeve above it.
Black linework petal mandala on a forearm
Black line drawing of a geometric tattoo design, stacked circles, triangles and dots on a plain grey background, with no body part visible.
Vertical geometric design of circles and triangles
Small black silhouette figures in a descending row across the ankle, shown in a simple outline style.
Four silhouette figures on an ankle
Fine line tattoo of small birds in flight trailing down the neck behind the ear, shown in black ink on a woman with her hair up in a ponytail.
Small birds in flight on the neck
Close-up of a small black fine line arrow tattoo with a diamond head and a dot at the tail, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Fine line arrow on a forearm
Black and white photo of a hand resting on a striped top, with thin black fine line bands tattooed around the middle finger.
Thin black bands on a finger
Fine line black tattoo of a small geometric symbol on the back of the neck, framed by dark hair.
Small geometric symbol on the back of the neck
Fine line black and grey geometric tattoo of a curling wave, mountain peaks and overlapping circles on a forearm.
Wave and mountains geometric forearm tattoo
Black and grey collage tattoo on two forearms, with halftone dots, fine geometric linework, a portrait partly set in a teal block and small script.
Collage forearm sleeve with portrait and geometry
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo on the inner wrist showing a stroke over two loops, the characters 9¾ and a triangle with a circle and vertical line.
Fine line symbols on the inner wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a heartbeat trace that turns into a wave, sitting across the upper chest below the collarbone.
Heartbeat line with wave on upper chest
Back view of a person with long dreadlocks showing a large teal linework tattoo of geometric lines and spirals across the upper back and shoulder blades.
Teal geometric linework across a back
Black and grey geometric tattoo of overlapping circles, triangles and fine arrows, in dotwork and fine line, on a forearm.
Geometric circles and arrows on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of overlapping circles, dotted rings, arrows and dots on the side of the body.
Overlapping circles and arrows in fine line
Minimal fine line tattoo on the inner forearm of four small solid squares in blue, pink, yellow and dark purple, with two thin dark tick marks nearby.
Four colour squares and small ticks on a forearm
Black and white photo of two hands with thin fine line bands and small dot clusters tattooed across the fingers, placed on the hand.
Finger bands and dots on two hands
Fine line black constellation tattoo of dots joined by thin lines running up the inner forearm near the wrist.
Constellation tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey photo of a Hebrew lettering tattoo on the inner forearm, with a bold black wavy line rising to an arrowhead above the text.
Hebrew lettering with a wavy line on the wrist
Close view of a woman's forearm with three thin dark blue-grey parallel bands tattooed around it, below the elbow.
Three parallel bands on a forearm
Close-up of a pink and red shaded geometric faceted bloom tattoo on an upper arm, with a thin black line running down from it.
Faceted bloom with a single stem on upper arm
Red scribbled-line tattoo of an elephant on a man's chest, with silhouetted birds rising from its back on trailing lines, beside a colour lotus tattoo.
Red sketched elephant and birds on chest
Close-up of a small black fine line arrow tattoo on the side of a finger, with a second hand visible at the edge of the frame.
Small arrow tattoo on a finger
Three photos of fine line black ink tattoos: '1 of 3' with lines on a forearm, arrows with '2 of 3' on a forearm, and '3 of 3' with an arrow on the upper back.
Numbered 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3 arrow tattoos
Fine line black tattoo of an open triangle with an inner line and a small ring of dashes on the inner forearm.
Fine line triangle on a forearm
Two-panel photo of a blackwork geometric tattoo of bold straight bars and chevron lines across the back of a woman's neck and upper back.
Bold geometric bars across neck and upper back
Black ink geometric tattoo of a triangle, circle and vertical line framed by ornate scrollwork on the inner forearm.
Triangle and circle tattoo on a forearm
Black fine-line geometric tattoo of a woman's face and hair made of triangular facets, on the outer thigh.
Geometric face portrait on the thigh
Black fine line and dotwork feather-like ornament tattooed at the centre of the chest, with fine radiating dots and curled scroll details.
Fine line feather ornament on the chest
Black and grey geometric tattoo on the forearm near the wrist, with a sunflower at the base and fine triangles and circles above it.
Sunflower and geometric lines on a wrist
Black geometric spine tattoo with chevron panels and dotted borders running from the neck to the lower back, with a small lion head on the left side of the ribs.
Geometric spine tattoo from neck to lower back