Outline tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line tattoo of a paper plane outline on the inner forearm, with a small red lip print on one wing.
Paper plane with red kiss mark on forearm
Close-up of a blue paw print tattoo on skin, with four filled toe pads and an outlined heart-shaped main pad shaded in grey.
Paw print with heart pad tattoo
Small fine line black camera tattoo on the ankle of a person wearing black canvas trainers, standing on a tarmac path.
Camera tattoo on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of two outlined hands, one reaching up and one below holding its wrist, on the calf above a black sock and brown boot.
Two outlined hands on a lower leg
Small blue outlined heart tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a row of black dots and dashes running diagonally inside its lower left edge.
Blue heart outline with dot and dash line on forearm
Black linework tattoo on the inner wrist of a forearm showing an outlined heart with a cross, two birds above and an anchor hanging below.
Heart, cross and anchor on a wrist
Two simple outline ring tattoos on the lower legs, one in orange and one in blue, with the legs raised and crossed at the ankles.
Orange and blue ring tattoos on the shins
Black and grey fine line anchor tattoos on the wrists of two people, placed side by side on wooden floorboards.
Matching anchor tattoos on two wrists
Black outline lightning bolt tattoo on the side of a torso, partly covered by clear wrap being peeled back by a hand.
Lightning bolt on the side of the torso
Black fine line tattoo of a giraffe whose neck and body are formed from the words Stand Tall in script, on the side of the ribs.
Giraffe formed from Stand Tall lettering
Black and white photo of a small single-line outline heart tattoo on the inner wrist, resting over an open book with a knitted sleeve.
Small outline heart on a wrist
A small dotwork tattoo of a smiling cartoon ghost with red cheeks, on an area of skin with the placement not clearly visible.
Smiling ghost with dotted outline
Fine line lotus flower outline on the back of an ankle, showing as a pale line against the skin.
Lotus outline on an ankle
Small black outline triangle tattoo on the upper back, seen from behind on a person with blonde hair falling forward.
Small outline triangle on upper back
Fine line black outline of two nested triangles on the upper arm of a woman resting her arm on a railing, with the Eiffel Tower in the background.
Outlined triangles on upper arm
Black ink outline of a dolphin in loose, sketchy strokes on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dolphin outline on upper back
Black outline tattoo of two elephants touching trunks with a small red heart, above Roman numerals, on the lower leg.
Two elephants with red heart on a limb
Fine line outline of a small crescent moon in black ink on the outer ankle, against white bedding.
Small crescent moon on an ankle
Fine line black outline tattoo of a world map with the word wanderlust in script, on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
World map outline with wanderlust script on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other across the forearm.
Two hands reaching across a forearm
Black outline tattoo of a hand with crossed fingers on the inner forearm.
Crossed fingers outline on a forearm
Small black outline heart tattoo on the side of a finger, in a fine line style, with the hand held up against a dark background.
Small outline heart on a finger
Two wrists side by side, each with a fine line black tattoo of a hand beneath three radiating lines, on a blue painted surface.
Matching hand and rays tattoos on wrists
Small black fine line tattoo of a bicycle on the calf of a person riding a mint green bike, photographed outdoors on a sunny road.
Bicycle tattoo on a calf
Black and white photo of a small, thin-lined outline heart tattoo on the back of a neck, in fine line style.
Small outline heart on the back of the neck
Pale white outline of a butterfly tattoo on the neck and upper chest of a person wearing an open denim shirt, in a fine line style.
Butterfly outline tattoo on the neck
Black and white photo of two matching fine line tattoos of elephants with trunks touching, one on each wrist.
Matching elephant pair on wrists
Black line tattoos of flowers, buds, stems and leaves on the outer thighs of two legs, in a botanical style.
Botanical flower tattoos on two thighs
Fine line outline star tattoo in black ink on the inner wrist, with stacked silver bead and cord bracelets beside it.
Outline star on the inner wrist
Small black fine line tattoo of a cactus with a flower on the top, placed on the inner forearm.
Small cactus with flower on inner arm
Two matching black outline four-leaf clover tattoos on the inner wrists of two people, with bracelets and green leaves behind.
Matching four-leaf clover tattoos on two wrists
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
Fine line black fish outline tattoo on the top of a foot, with fingers wearing black glitter nail polish at the upper edge of the frame.
Small fish outline tattoo on a foot
Close-up of a small, thin fine line outline heart tattoo on the ankle, shown above black stiletto heels and dark jeans.
Small outline heart on an ankle
Fine line tattoo of several overlapping pentagon outlines in black ink on the forearm, with a white trainer visible beside the arm.
Overlapping pentagon outlines on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a stretched-out cat with a curled tail on the lower back, above the waistband of jeans.
Stretching cat outline on the lower back
Close photo of a fine line script tattoo reading not all those who wander are lost across the upper back, with the word wander encircled by a simple outline.
Fine line quote across upper back
Fine line tattoo of seven geometric solids in a row across the inner forearm, shading from purple and black through orange to red.
Row of seven geometric solids on a forearm
Geometric cat outline tattoo on a forearm, filled with red, orange and blue watercolour-style splashes.
Geometric cat with watercolour splashes
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
Fine line black outline of a heart with a looped tail and two small leaves on the forearm, photographed close up against a striped teal top.
Small heart outline on forearm
Fine line white ink diamond outline on the inner forearm, with a partial dark tattoo at the top left.
White ink diamond outline on a forearm
Black and grey photo of a fine line outline world map tattoo on the inner wrist, with silver chain bracelets worn below it.
Outline world map on a wrist
Fine line black outline of a cat face with whiskers on the inside of a wrist.
Small cat outline on the inner wrist
Two matching black outline bow tattoos in a fine line style, one on a forearm and one on a second arm below it.
Matching bow tattoos on two forearms
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
Two arms side by side show fine line black outline tattoos of a wavy cactus, a palm tree, a saguaro cactus and a small sprig on the upper arm.
Cactus and palm tattoos on two upper arms