Outline tattoo ideas

1,574 photos and flash · 76% Fine line, 15% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Black outline drawing of two overlapping triangles resembling mountain peaks, in a geometric style, on a plain off-white background.
Two overlapping mountain triangles
Pencil outline of a butterfly on white paper, surrounded by green, teal and black ink splashes, as a possible tattoo design sketch.
Butterfly line drawing with green ink splashes
Black linework drawing of a stylised butterfly with swirling wings and curled antennae on a peach background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Swirling butterfly line design
Black outline drawing of two cartoon-style hands meeting to form a heart, shown as a flash design on a white background.
Two cartoon hands forming a heart
A red heartbeat trace on a white background that loops into an outlined heart at its end, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Heartbeat line ending in a heart
Black line drawing of a triple moon design with two crescents flanking a full circle, shown on a plain white background.
Triple moon line design
Black outline drawing of a keyhole framed by curling scrolls and swirls, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Keyhole with scrolling flourishes
Black ink line drawing of a sleeping cat with a curled tail, shown as a tattoo design on cream paper with no body placement visible.
Sleeping cat line drawing
Pen sketch of a head and shoulders in profile outline, with the words We're all stories in the end, Just make it a good one, eh? lettered inside the shape in a hand-drawn script.
Profile outline with lettered quote
Black line drawing of an anchor built from angular facets in a geometric, origami-like style, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Geometric faceted anchor design
Glossy red outline of a cat curled around a heart on a plain black background, shown as a flat design rather than a tattoo on skin.
Cat curled around a heart outline
Black geometric line drawing of a feather made of angular facets, shown on a plain white background with no body part visible.
Geometric feather line drawing
Line drawing of a mouse-ear outline in bold black ink, topped with a yellow crown and with a small red heart below the crown, shown as a design on a plain white background.
Mouse ears outline with crown and heart
Black fine line drawing of a faceted diamond outline on a plain light grey background, shown as a standalone tattoo design with no body placement.
Simple outlined diamond design
Black outline drawing of a flower with six rounded petals around a small centre circle, with a long stem that curls into a loop at the bottom, on a white background.
Simple line drawing of a flower with looped stem
Pencil sketch of a heart outline with cursive script lettering that appears to read I'm fine, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Heart outline with script lettering
Hand-drawn black line sketch of two stacked wave motifs inside rectangular outlines, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Two line-drawn waves in rectangular frames
Flash sheet of twelve heart designs in black and red line work, several decorated with swirls, vines and small hearts, with no body placement shown.
Heart flash sheet with swirls
Black single-line outline drawing of a sitting cat with its tail curled at the base, shown as a design on a plain white background.
Sitting cat line drawing
Black line drawing sheet of four star and swirl tattoo designs on white paper, with outlined and filled stars linked by curling flourishes.
Star and swirl tattoo design sheet
Black ink drawing of a heart outline enclosing two handprints, each with a small heart in the palm, on a white background.
Heart outline with two handprints
Black line drawing of a heart outline with flowing script lettering running along its edges, shown in three variants on a white background.
Heart outline with script lettering
Black outline drawing of a bird in flight on a white background, a simple design that could be used as a tattoo stencil.
Outline of a bird in flight
Black swirling linework drawing of a stylised fox sitting with its tail curled forward, on a tan textured background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Swirling black fox design on tan
Black line drawing of a heart outline with a solid black paw print inside it, a tattoo design in a bold blackwork style.
Paw print inside an outlined heart
A pale outline stencil of a small design on a finger, held by a hand with mint green nail polish, shown before tattooing.
Outline stencil on a finger
Black ink fine line drawing of a heartbeat trace with a heart shape in the centre, shown on textured paper; no body placement.
Heartbeat line with heart in black ink
Six small heart designs in a grid of two rows and three columns, with outline and solid hearts in gold foil and black ink on a white background.
Six gold and black heart designs
Black line drawing of a heart outline with two abstract figures inside, shown as a tattoo design on a plain pale background.
Heart outline with two abstract figures
Black and white bold line drawing of two hands clasped together, shown as a tattoo flash design on a pale background.
Two hands clasped in black line drawing
Black outline drawing of a cat curled up asleep with its tail looping around, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Curled sleeping cat line drawing
Pencil sketch of a fox with its head turned back over its shoulder, drawn as a simple black outline design on grey paper.
Stylised fox outline sketch
Pencil sketch of a heart filled with flowing scroll and swirl linework and small dots, drawn on plain paper with no body part shown.
Swirling heart pencil design
Fine line black ink drawing of a mountain range with a circle behind the central peak, on a plain white background.
Mountain range with circle sun design
Sheet of black outline Hello Kitty temporary tattoo designs, some in dresses and some with angel wings, on a white background.
Hello Kitty temporary tattoo sheet
A flash sheet of sixteen paw print designs in a four by four grid, including solid black, stippled dotwork, tribal, rainbow and coloured outline versions.
Paw print flash sheet, sixteen designs
Black line drawing of a jagged mountain range with several peaks on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Mountain range line design
Black line drawing of a sleeping cat curled into a round shape, with its tail spiralling out to the left, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Sleeping cat curled with spiral tail
Black line drawing of a seated geometric fox in an origami style on a white card, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Geometric origami-style fox design
A grey botanical leaf stencil being pressed onto a forearm, with a hand holding the transfer paper in place.
Botanical leaf stencil on a forearm
Fine line geometric design of two overlapping circles crossed by a horizontal line, with the overlap filled in solid black, shown without a body placement.
Overlapping circles on a horizontal line
Black line drawing of a bear in profile built from angular geometric segments, shown as a standalone design with no body placement visible.
Geometric bear line drawing
Fine line drawing of three overlapping downward-pointing triangles in black outline on a plain off-white background.
Three overlapping downward triangles
Fine line drawing of two hands clasped together on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Clasped hands line drawing
Black line drawing of a butterfly made of geometric triangular facets, shown as a framed print on white, with no body placement.
Geometric butterfly line drawing
Pale raised outline of a thistle with leaves and a curled stem on the inner forearm, drawn as a fine line stencil or design on skin.
Thistle line design on a forearm
Black line drawing of a pair of feathered wings spreading outward on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Pair of feathered wings design
Black outline drawing of a cat seen from behind, sitting with its tail curled round to the right, on a white background.
Sitting cat outline seen from behind