Line tattoo ideas

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

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Back of a woman with a ponytail, showing a small black fine line tattoo of a looping vertical motif along the centre of her upper back.
Fine line motif down the upper back
Black circuit board tree tattoo across a person's upper back, with branching lines and circular nodes, shown in a full view and a close-up.
Circuit board tree on upper back
Geometric abstract tattoo of triangles, circles and a spiral on a woman's upper back, in black, grey and soft green and pink wash.
Geometric abstract tattoo on upper back
Back view of a man with a tall black brushstroke tattoo down the spine and geometric blackwork sleeves on both arms.
Brushstroke spine tattoo with geometric sleeves
Black and grey unicorn head tattoo with stippled shading and triangular lines on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Unicorn head with geometric lines on upper back
Three-panel photo of a fine line tattoo series reading 1 of 3, 2 of 3 and 3 of 3 with arrows, shown on a forearm and the upper back.
Three-part arrow tattoo on forearm and upper back
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a police box with ink splashes and fine trailing lines on the upper back.
TARDIS with ink splashes on upper back
Black swirling linework tattoo with curls and dots across the upper back, shown in a sepia-toned photograph.
Swirling tribal-style tattoo on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the word Hunter in script, joined by a heartbeat line and a small heart, on skin of the upper back.
Script name with heartbeat line on upper back
Black and white photo of a large blackwork geometric tattoo with a solid diamond and dotted lines across a woman's upper back, with a small sun tattoo on her shoulder blade.
Geometric diamond tattoo across upper back
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
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
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
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
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 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
Fine line constellation tattoo of small dots and a star shape on the upper back, photographed from behind on a person with short dark hair.
Star constellation on upper back
Black and grey fine-line geometric wave tattoo running from the upper back over the shoulder and down the outstretched upper arm.
Wave linework across back and arm
Black linework tattoo of overlapping squares, circles and radiating lines centred on a person's upper back, in a geometric style.
Overlapping geometric shapes across a back
Black and white photo of a woman leaning back, with fine line constellation tattoos across her neck, shoulders and upper chest.
Constellation tattoos across neck and chest
Black fine line and dotwork tattoo of nested triangles on a line with arrow ends, placed centrally on the upper back below the neck.
Nested triangles with arrow line on upper back
Colour tattoo of three stars in purple, pink and teal with black swirling lines across the upper back.
Coloured stars and swirls on upper back
A thin black horizontal brushstroke tattoo sits on the upper back near the neck of a woman in a white top with red trim.
Single black brushstroke line on upper back
Purple and pink rose tattoo with a thin vertical black line running through it, placed centrally on a person's upper back.
Purple rose with a stem line on upper back
Orange and black traditional tattoo of a phoenix with spread flame wings above a triangle and circle motif on a person's upper back.
Phoenix over triangle and circle on upper back
Black fine line abstract tattoo across a bare upper back, with circles, swirls, a solid dot and italic lettering along curved lines.
Abstract linework and lettering on upper back
Black and white photo of a shirtless man seen from behind, with a fine line circle tattoo on his shoulder and upper arm and a long thin line running down his back.
Fine line circle and line tattoo on shoulder and back
Woman seen from behind wearing a white halter top, with a gold-toned geometric mandala tattoo with a dangling line on the middle of her back.
Gold mandala tattoo on a woman's back
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
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 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
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
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
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
Fine line black constellation tattoo on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun, seen from behind.
Constellation tattoo on upper back
Black lettering tattoo of the word mind above a line and matter below it, set out like a fraction on the upper back below the neck.
Mind over matter lettering on upper back
Black and grey geometric tattoo of circles, triangles and arrows running vertically down the upper back, in a Geometric style.
Vertical geometric tattoo on upper back
Back view of a bare back with a thin black line running down the spine and a soft teal green wash spreading across the upper back.
Teal wash and fine line down the spine
Fine black line tattoo of a vertical geometric motif with diamond shapes on a person's upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Geometric line motif on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a transit map with station markers and tiny labels across the lower back.
Transit map tattoo on lower back
Two photographs of a back with a black ornamental tattoo running down the spine, one with swirls and diamond motifs and one with fine line moon circles and dots.
Ornamental spine tattoos on a back
Black fine line tattoo of a triangle with an inscribed circle and a vertical line of script on the upper back.
Triangle, circle and script on the upper back
Black geometric tattoo of stacked diamonds and linked lines running vertically across the upper back, in a geometric style.
Vertical geometric motif on upper back
Black dotted-line star constellation tattoo across the lower back and side of a person's torso, with jeans visible at the waistband.
Star constellation tattoo on lower back
Black fine-line geometric tattoo of circles, triangles and radiating lines running down the centre of a woman's back, placed on the back.
Geometric line tattoo down a back
Small fine line tattoo of short horizontal marks and dots on the back of a person in an orange dress on a sandy beach.
Small line and dot tattoo on the back
Back and upper arm of a person with abstract painterly brushstroke lines in blue, green, pink and orange, with thin black linework sweeping from the shoulder down the back.
Abstract brushstroke lines across back
Black fine line lotus flower with a spiral and dotted line above it, tattooed on the centre of the back.
Lotus and spiral line tattoo on the back