Linework tattoo ideas

173 photos and flash · 36% Fine line, 32% Geometric · Forearm most common

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A woman in a white vest top rests her hand on her pregnant belly, with a small black fine line tattoo running along her forearm.
Fine line tattoo on the forearm of a pregnant woman
Back view of a person in a backless dress showing a thin dark vertical fine line tattoo running down the centre of the spine.
Fine line vertical tattoo on a back
Two small red fine line bow tattoos on the side of two clasped fingers, on a hand held against a soft, blurred background.
Red bow fine line tattoos on two fingers
Black linework tattoo of a woman's face and curly hair built from triangular facets, placed on the outer upper thigh.
Geometric portrait on the thigh
Black fine line geometric tattoo of an animal face with angular facets on the inside of a forearm.
Geometric animal face on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three feathers with curling swirls and small floating quills on the side of a person's ribs.
Three feathers with swirls on the ribs
Back view of a woman with blonde hair looking out over the sea, with a small black fine line tattoo between her shoulder blades.
Small fine line tattoo on upper back
Black geometric stag head tattoo in fine linework on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Geometric stag head on forearm
Black ink flash drawing of a sun with a sleeping face and moon phases above, with dotwork shading and hanging drops, on a sketchbook page.
Sun face with moon phases design
Fine line black tattoo of a heart entwined with an infinity symbol on the inner wrist, shown beside a hand wearing a wire ring.
Heart and infinity symbol on the inner wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a chemical structure with fused rings and labelled NH, OH, NH2 and HO groups, on the outer thigh.
Molecular structure on a thigh
Small black fine line tattoo on the neck just behind the ear of a woman with her hair in a bun, seen from behind.
Small black linework tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey photograph of two matching geometric bear head tattoos in black linework, one on each thigh above the knee.
Geometric bear heads on two thighs
Pencil drawing of a fine line botanical tattoo design, with an arrow at each end and a lotus flower in the centre, held beside a hand holding a pencil.
Lotus and arrows vertical design sketch
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a dog face on the side of the ribs, built from geometric hatched lines.
Geometric dog face tattoo on the ribs
Two matching fine line forearm tattoos of geometric polyhedra in black ink, shown on two people holding hands.
Matching polyhedron tattoos on two forearms
Black fine-line tattoo of branching, vein-like lines running across the upper arm and forearm of a man in a black t-shirt.
Branching vein-like linework down an arm
Black fine line tattoo of a symmetrical ornamental motif with swirls, leaf shapes and dots, on the inner ankle.
Fine line ornamental design on the ankle
Close crop of a small black fine line tattoo on the side of the torso, partly covered by a sequinned gown, with black nail polish and rings on the hand holding the fabric.
Small black linework mark on the side torso
Black fine line tattoo of a symbol with two spirals and crossing loops, placed at the centre of the back of the neck.
Spiral and loop symbol on the back of the neck
Black and grey botanical tattoo of poppy-style and chrysanthemum flowers on a forearm, with the wearer's hand resting on denim jeans.
Floral forearm tattoo with poppy and chrysanthemum
Black linework lace-style tattoo across the underbust and ribs, with a central ornate panel and small dotted drops below.
Ornate lace-style underbust tattoo
Black fine-line geometric wolf head tattoo on the upper arm of a woman wearing a white vest top.
Geometric wolf head on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a diamond motif with arrow ends and scrolls across the inner upper arm.
Fine line geometric band on an upper arm
Black and white photo of a forearm with a thin black line tattoo forming a jagged, zigzag band around the arm in a fine line, geometric style.
Jagged line band on a forearm
Two bare feet rest on a wooden table, showing a small black fine line crescent moon tattoo and a small linework tattoo on the top of the foot near the ankle.
Small crescent moon and line tattoos on bare feet
Fine line black geometric tattoo of nested triangles and cubes sitting centrally on the chest, with a hand resting below it.
Geometric triangle and cube linework on chest
Close crop of a woman in a sage camisole holding a poppy mug, with a fine line botanical flower tattoo on her upper arm and a small star on her finger.
Botanical flower tattoo on upper arm
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a spear with a patterned shaft and overlapping circles, on the inner upper arm.
Spear with overlapping circles on the arm
Black fine line tattoo of a howling wolf whose body dissolves into swirling tendrils, on the inner wrist of a hand with white French tip nails.
Howling wolf with swirling linework on a wrist
Close crop of a woman's torso in a tan ribbed top and black jeans, showing a black fine line outline tattoo of abstract shapes on her lower abdomen.
Fine line outline tattoo on lower abdomen
Bare foot with a fine black linework tattoo on the ankle, standing on a railway rail with the track receding behind.
Black linework tattoo on an ankle on railway track
Black butterfly tattoo with flowing swirl linework and small butterflies across the upper back, in a fine line style.
Butterfly and swirls across upper back
Black line tattoo of a snare drum with scattered numbers on the upper arm, drawn in a fine line style with hatched shading.
Snare drum with numbers on upper arm
Geometric wolf head tattoo on the inner forearm, drawn in fine black lines with the right side washed in turquoise.
Geometric wolf head on a forearm
Small fine line black tattoo of a vertical line with clusters of tiny sprig-like strokes on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Fine line sprig design on forearm
Black fine line drawing of overlapping circles filled with geometric linework, shown as a standalone design with no body placement.
Interlocking circles line design
Black fine line tattoo of three interlocking oval shapes filled with circles and arcs, running down the side of the ribs.
Interlocking circular script tattoo on ribs
Fine line black linework tattoo of a geometric star and pendant design on the upper back, with purple hair falling either side.
Geometric star pendant tattoo on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of two spiral-ended shapes on the upper back near the shoulder, shown in a black and white photograph.
Fine line spiral design on upper back
Two people show matching black fine line city skyline tattoos on their ribs, with denim jeans and shorts visible below.
Matching city skyline tattoos on ribs
Black fine-line geometric tattoo of stacked chevrons forming a feather-like form, running from the forearm across the back of the hand to the fingers.
Chevron linework across forearm and hand
Fine line black tattoo of a bear built from overlapping circles and geometric lines, with Roman numerals inside the body, shown on pale skin.
Geometric circle bear with Roman numerals
Fine line tattoo of pink hearts and black swirling linework on the ankle, with small dots and soft grey shading around the hearts.
Pink hearts and swirls on an ankle
Black and white photo of two clasped hands, each wrist showing a matching fine line swirl tattoo.
Matching swirl wrist tattoos
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a mountain range in fine outline with solid black pine trees along the lower edge, on an upper arm.
Mountain range and pine forest on the upper arm
Man in a white striped shirt and black tie with black and grey forearm tattoos, geometric linework on the left arm and leaves with script on the right forearm.
Linework sleeves on both forearms
Fine line black tattoo on the ankle, above pink glitter platform heels on a white bed.
Thin black ankle tattoo above glitter heels