Outline tattoo ideas

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

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Black fine line tattoo of a vase of sunflowers on the forearm, shown against a patterned fabric sleeve.
Sunflowers in a vase on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a bobby pin on the inner wrist of a woman with long blonde wavy hair.
Bobby pin tattoo on the inner wrist
Small fine line outline tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised to a red filled heart, on the top of a foot near the toes.
Elephant holding a heart on the top of a foot
Fine line black tattoo of the serotonin molecular structure on the outer thigh, with a hand and knitted sleeve visible at the top left.
Serotonin molecule outline on the thigh
Black fine line tattoo of an elephant with a raised trunk on a pale area of skin.
Minimal elephant line tattoo on skin
Back of a woman's neck and upper back with a fine line trail of small outlined stars in black ink, tapering down towards the shoulders.
Star trail tattoo down the back of the neck
Black fine line outline tattoo of an abstract upright shape with an angular top, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Minimal black outline shape on inner wrist
Black fine line outline tattoo of an apple with a leaf and stem on the ankle, with a single curling line inside the lower right of the apple.
Outline apple with leaf and stem
Two small triangle tattoos on forearms, one an outlined fine line triangle on a pale arm and one a solid black triangle on a darker arm, against white fabric.
Outline and solid triangle tattoos on forearms
Fine line tattoo of two interlocking heart outlines on a forearm, one red with the word Sister and one blue with the word Brother in script.
Sister and brother heart outlines on a forearm
Small black outline heart tattoo on a hand, in a fine line style, with a green ring on one finger and a bare torso and thigh beside it.
Small outline heart on a hand
Two forearms side by side, each with a small black outline triangle tattoo in fine line style on the forearm.
Matching outline triangles on two forearms
Black fine line tattoo of a cat drawn as one continuous outline, sitting on the side of a lower leg.
Single-line cat on a lower leg
Three small fine line black tattoos on a forearm: a flame-topped figure, a faceless oval spirit and a round cat-like creature with pointed ears.
Three small line tattoos on a forearm
Fine line black cat outline tattoo with pink and blue watercolour splashes, sitting on the forearm.
Cat outline with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Small colour tattoo of two interlocking outlined hearts in rainbow shades on the lower back, above dark trousers.
Interlocking rainbow hearts on the lower back
Black outline tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised, decorated with spirals, on a shoulder.
Elephant with raised trunk on shoulder
Two matching black outline diamond tattoos on the inner forearms, drawn in fine line with light dotwork shading.
Matching diamond tattoos on two forearms
Black fine line tattoo of an elephant inside a long snake-like outline on the upper arm, with a grey t-shirt sleeve above.
Fine line elephant in a snake outline on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a city skyline with a tall spire and a pitched-roof building on the inside of a forearm.
City skyline outline on a forearm
Fine line black ink tattoos of two cats on the inner wrists of raised arms, one small and seated, one larger and fluffy.
Two cat outlines on inner wrists
Black outline tattoo of a chubby cartoon cat with stripes on a person's forearm, shown in a black and white bathroom photo.
Cartoon cat outline on a forearm
Two small geometric triangle tattoos on inner forearms: a thin black outline triangle on a light arm and a solid black triangle on a darker arm.
Outline and solid triangles on forearms
Small black outline heart tattoo behind a person's ear, drawn in a fine line style.
Small heart outline behind ear
Fine line tattoo of a cat in profile facing right, with a curving tail, on the ankle.
Cat in profile on an ankle
Fine line geometric castle tattoo in black ink on the inner forearm, with angular towers and pointed spires.
Geometric castle outline on forearm
Black fine line lotus tattoo on a wrist, photographed against a patterned bedspread.
Small lotus tattoo on a wrist
Black outline tattoo of a cat head with whiskers above a curled tail line on the forearm, in a fine line style.
Cat head and curled tail on forearm
Fine line black heart outline with the word love in cursive script on the inner wrist and forearm.
Love script inside a heart on the wrist
Close-up of a clenched fist with four small black fine line tattoos on the fingers: a round face, a paintbrush, an easel and a tin or cylinder.
Four small doodle tattoos on fingers
Small fine line black tattoo of a dog head inside an outlined heart on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Dog head in an outlined heart on the wrist
Black outline tattoo of a line of small elephants across a woman's upper back, shown in a fine line style, with a gold body chain nearby.
Line of elephants across upper back
Fine line black ink tattoo of a gothic castle skyline with spires and towers on the upper back, with a coin placed beside it for scale.
Gothic castle skyline on the back
Small black fine line tattoo of a heart outline joined to a semicolon, placed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Heart and semicolon on the wrist
Fine line outline of a small heart tattooed on the inside of a wrist, shown in black and white against a dark speckled background.
Small outline heart on a wrist
Fine black line infinity symbol tattoo with a small lightning bolt and two small circles, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Infinity symbol with lightning bolt on a wrist
Fine line black outline of a world map tattoo on the inner wrist, shown against a background of passport stamps.
World map outline on an inner wrist
Close-up of a small black fine line outline of a pickup truck tattooed on the ankle, with a blurred red vehicle in the background.
Pickup truck outline on an ankle
Two fine line black tattoos on ankles: a small wave on the left ankle and a simple shell outline on the right, with jeans rolled above black socks.
Wave and shell ankle tattoos
Fine line red tattoo of two outlined elephants with trunks meeting around a small heart, on the ankle.
Two red elephants with a heart on an ankle
Fine line tattoo of a figure in a black swimsuit holding a red ball overhead, placed on the inner forearm.
Small figure with red ball on forearm
Small fine line tattoo of a simple cat outline in black ink on the inner forearm, against a grey fabric background.
Minimal cat outline on a forearm
Black and grey fine line horse head tattoo with script quotes above and below it on skin.
Horse outline with devotion quote
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind, with a fine line outline tattoo of the world map across her upper back.
World map outline across a upper back
Fine line outline of a lotus flower tattooed on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Lotus flower on a forearm
Three small fine line tattoos of a sun, a star and a crescent moon on three wrists held together, placed on the forearm near the wrist.
Sun, star and crescent moon wrist tattoos
Fine line black tattoo of a heart outline with the word yourself written in script inside it, on the inner forearm.
Heart outline with yourself script on a forearm
Small black fine line lotus flower tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a knitted cuff and dotted fabric beside it.
Small lotus outline on a forearm