Line tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo on the centre of a chest, with a fine line and loop beneath it, partly covered by a black lace top.
Lotus tattoo on the chest
Small fine line inverted triangle with dotwork shading in its upper half, with a dotted line above and below, on a forearm.
Inverted triangle with dotwork shading on forearm
Fine line geometric triangle tattoo with dotwork shading and a blue and purple wash, placed on the upper shoulder near the collarbone.
Fine line triangle with blue wash on shoulder
Fine line pen drawing of a tattoo design with an Om symbol above a stippled, looping ornamental knot, shown on plain white paper with no body placement.
Om symbol above a looping ornament
Black geometric line and dot tattoo covering the back of a hand, with a black and grey wave sleeve on the forearm above it.
Geometric line and dot pattern on the back of a hand
Close photo of a fine dotwork line of small dots and short dashes running down the upper back near the shoulder blade, in dark grey ink.
Vertical dot and dash line on upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with lotus motifs running down the inner forearm, with a dotted line and a small flower near the wrist.
Mandala and lotus forearm tattoo
Fine line and dotwork lotus tattoo with geometric circles on the upper back of a woman seen from behind.
Lotus tattoo on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a geometric bird in flight, built from overlapping circles and lines, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Geometric bird in flight on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a vertical arrow with overlapping circles, triangles and dotted lines on the forearm.
Arrow and circles on a forearm
Fine line black tattoos across the fingers of a hand, including a crescent moon, dots, straight lines, a triangle and dotted bands, on the hand and fingers.
Fine line moon and triangle finger tattoos
Black fine line geometric tattoo of nested triangles, a diamond and dotted circles on the upper arm, with dotwork shading.
Geometric diamond and circles on an upper arm
Black and grey mandala and rose tattoo with a crescent moon on the forearm, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading.
Mandala and rose on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a pair of scissors cut through a horizontal line, with clawed hands on the upper chest and left shoulder, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Scissors and clawed hands across the chest
Black and grey dotwork lotus flowers and geometric mandala tattoo across the upper back and nape of the neck.
Lotus and geometric mandala on upper back
Black ink line drawing of a fine line and dotwork tattoo design, with a geometric diamond at the top, a vertical row of dots and a feather at the base, on a white background.
Diamond, dot line and feather design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo design of three stacked circles showing a swirl, a mountain range and a pine forest, held up on paper by a hand.
Three stacked circles with landscape scenes
Black fine line lotus flower with a dotted arc and a vertical unalome-style line tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Lotus and unalome on the inner wrist
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of a feather with a flock of birds rising from it, on the upper back near the neck.
Feather and flying birds on upper back
Close-up of a black geometric tattoo across the back of a hand and fingers, with diamond motifs, small stars and fine parallel lines.
Geometric diamond pattern across the back of a hand
Geometric bird tattoo with dotwork-shaded wings and a red heart on a string, with two small clouds, on the side of the torso.
Geometric bird with red heart on side
Black dotwork and fine line tattoo of an ornate mandala star inside a dotted circle, with a long line ending in a diamond, on the inner forearm.
Mandala star and line on a forearm
Colour tattoo on the inner forearm of a whale in black and grey dotwork shading, overlaid with a red globe grid, teal and orange circles and a thin black circle.
Whale and geometric circles on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo on the outer thigh showing a fierce mythical creature head with ornate detailing, a compass-like motif and fine trailing lines.
Large mythical creature tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded moon with fine geometric circles, lines and dots on the outer forearm.
Shaded moon with geometric linework on a forearm
Close-up of a hand near a mouth showing small fine line tattoos on the fingers, including a crescent moon, an outlined star and dotted bands, in black ink.
Small finger tattoos of a moon, star and dotted bands
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
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 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
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
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 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 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
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
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
Colour mandala flower with black outlines on a shoulder, merging into a fine dotwork geometric pattern across the upper arm and back of the shoulder.
Mandala and dotwork geometric on shoulder
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a stylised animal head inside a circle, with dotwork shading and loose overlapping lines, on a forearm.
Sketched animal head inside a circle on a forearm
Two photos of fine line dotted constellation tattoos in black ink, one on the side ribs and one across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dotted constellation tattoos on ribs and upper back
Black geometric mandala armband tattoo with dotted borders on an upper arm, worn beneath a white top and gold pendant necklace.
Mandala armband tattoo on an upper arm
Black dotwork tattoo of a spiral with a looping line above and a lotus-style mandala below, set on a central part of the torso.
Spiral and lotus mandala tattoo
Black and grey geometric tattoo of an eye inside a circle and diamond frame with radiating lines, on the upper back.
Eye within a geometric diamond on the upper back
Two upper arms held close together, each with a small fine line dotwork constellation-style tattoo in black ink.
Matching fine line constellation tattoos on upper arms
Black and grey fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles and vertical lines with arrow-like points on the inner forearm.
Overlapping circles and lines on a forearm
Black fine line dotwork tattoo of a constellation of small dots and thin lines on skin, placed on the side of the body beside a floral zip jacket.
Star constellation tattoo on the side
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the inside of a forearm showing a row of moon phases around a central full moon, framed by fine geometric lines.
Moon phases and geometric lines on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of two fingers with thin solid bands and scattered small dots tattooed across the finger, placed on the hand.
Finger bands and dots in black and grey