Line tattoo ideas

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

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Black geometric linework sleeve on a forearm, with a star-lattice pattern above and a mandala-like design below the elbow.
Geometric linework sleeve on an arm
Close view of white geometric patterns with dots and lines across the back of a hand and onto the wrist, with rings on the fingers and denim shorts in the background.
White geometric hand and wrist design
Small black fine line arrow tattoo with crossed lines on the side of the ribs, photographed beside a window.
Small arrow tattoo on the side ribs
Woman seen from behind in a white lace open-back bodysuit, with a small black tattoo of a row of marks on her mid back.
Small black tattoo on the mid back
Small fine line black tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and a vertical line, on the back of a neck.
Deathly Hallows symbol on the back of the neck
Black fine line tattoo of a walking wolf built from overlapping circles and straight lines, placed on the inner upper arm.
Geometric wolf on an upper arm
Fine line constellation tattoo of seven small star dots joined by thin dotted lines, sitting on the inner upper arm of a person whose arm is raised.
Star constellation tattoo on inner upper arm
Black and grey fine line arrow tattoo with circles, a triangle and dotted details on the inner forearm.
Fine line arrow with circles on an inner arm
Small black and grey tattoo of two cats seen from behind, standing side by side above a thin horizontal line, on the side of the ribs.
Two cats seen from behind on the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of overlapping circles, dotted orbit paths and a small star on the inner wrist.
Overlapping circles and star on the wrist
Black and grey photo of a fine line wave tattoo with a small dot on the inner wrist, worn beside a silver chain bracelet with heart charms.
Fine line wave tattoo on a wrist
Fine line tattoo of three parallel black bands wrapping around a woman's forearm, with long brown hair blowing across a teal background.
Three thin bands on a forearm
Fine line constellation tattoo in black dots and small stars on the upper arm, below a green t-shirt sleeve.
Constellation tattoo on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of nested circles, triangles and a curved outline on the side of the ribs.
Nested circles and triangles on the ribs
Close-up of a hand with black nail polish showing a small black eye with radiating lines on the middle finger and a triangle with circle and line symbol on the ring finger.
Eye and triangle tattoos on fingers
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an arrow with feathers and a leaf, sketched in a loose style with geometric construction lines, on the inner forearm.
Sketched arrow with feathers on a forearm
Black and grey diptych of a shirtless man with two bold chevron stripe tattoos, one running down the side of his ribs and one from the shoulder down the upper back.
Chevron stripes along ribs and back
Fine line black tattoo of a crescent moon with a leaf sprig and diamond shapes on the inner forearm.
Crescent moon and leaf sprig on a forearm
Fine line black constellation tattoo of dots and small star shapes across the upper back of a person with short dark hair, viewed from behind.
Star constellation line on upper back
Black line drawing of a circle filled with arcs, small circles and dots in a Gallifreyan-style pattern, shown as a design with no body placement.
Circular Gallifreyan-style line design
Black fine line script reading faith with a thin trailing line on the inside of a wrist, set against purple and pink petunias.
Faith script with fine line on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a symbol and the digits 193 beside a triangle enclosing a circle and vertical line, on skin.
Numerals and triangle symbol tattoo
Close view of a fine line tattoo of three red arrows pointing in the same direction, placed on the side of the ribs.
Three arrows on the side ribs
Large geometric tattoo across a person's upper back with concentric rings, dotted lines, stars and a lettered quote, in black with pink and blue watercolour washes.
Geometric back piece with stars and quote
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a light bulb within a circle and diamond shapes, placed on a forearm.
Light bulb and geometric diamonds on a forearm
Black and grey geometric tattoo of thin horizontal and vertical lines forming bands across a forearm.
Geometric line bands on a forearm
Fine line drawing of a single continuous vertical stroke forming looped knots, with small dots at each end, shown on plain white paper.
Fine line vertical loop design
Fine dotted-line tattoo of a constellation-like pattern in black ink on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Dotted constellation line on upper back
Two views of a fine line tattoo on the inner arm near the elbow, showing a small sunburst, a short dashed line and a tiny star in black ink.
Fine line sunburst and dashes on the arm
Close view of hands holding a dark green ceramic cup, with a thin fine line double band tattoo across one middle finger.
Thin double band tattoo on a finger
Two small black hash symbol tattoos in fine line style sit on the wrists of two people whose arms rest together, one wearing a gold chain bracelet.
Matching hash symbols on two wrists
Black line drawing of a circular seal of interlocking arcs, circles and lines above the words I'M NOT BROKEN., with no body part shown.
Circular seal design with the words I'M NOT BROKEN.
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an arrow with overlapping circles and thin lines on the forearm, photographed against a dark background.
Arrow with geometric circles on a forearm
Black fine-line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles, a vertical line and small arrowheads on an upper arm.
Fine-line circles and arrows on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a feather quill with a trailing line and small dots on the inner wrist, photographed against a green background.
Feather quill on the inner wrist
Black tattoo on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, with a solid black cap breaking into fine line scribbles, small numerals and an outlined star.
Blackwork shoulder cap fading into fine line scribbles
Four black-outlined arrows with feather fletching hang over blue, purple, pink and orange watercolour splashes in a fine line style on the upper arm.
Watercolour arrows on upper arm
Close-up of a hand with tiny black fine line dots and a small fan of lines tattooed on the fingers, placed on the hand.
Small dots and fan marks on fingers
Black and white photo of a single-line fine line wave tattoo on the side of a person's ankle and heel.
Fine line wave on the ankle
Black tribal-style swirl tattoo with bands and spirals running down and across the back of a person seated on grass.
Black tribal swirl tattoo across a back
Black and grey fine line lotus flower with dotwork shading, set within thin geometric diamond lines, on the inner forearm.
Lotus flower in a geometric frame on a forearm
Black brush-stroke abstract heart design on a plain white background, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Abstract heart line design
Black line tattoo of a faceted geometric cat head on the side of a person's ribs, with a grey shirt lifted beside it.
Geometric cat head on the side ribs
Thin black lettering reading STAY ALIVE, with the letters crossed by a single horizontal line, tattooed across the inner wrist beside a line-art design sheet.
Stay Alive lettering on a wrist
Fine line black constellation tattoo of small star points joined by thin lines, placed on the side of the ribs.
Star constellation tattoo on the side ribs
Fine line black arrow tattoo running vertically down the side of the ribs, with a feathered shaft and a pointed tip.
Vertical arrow tattoo on the ribs
Realistic grey wolf head with green eyes framed by geometric lines and branches, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Wolf head with branches on a forearm
Two matching fine-line heart tattoos on the inner forearms, each drawn as a single black line with a small coloured loop inside, one red and one teal.
Matching heart tattoos on forearms