Outline tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black tattoo of a continuous single-line human figure with a bent arm, placed on the upper arm.
Single line figure on upper arm
Small single-line black outline tattoo of a cat on the inner wrist, shown against a pale forearm and the palm of a hand.
Small cat outline on the inner wrist
Black and grey photo of two feet, one with a small solid black cat silhouette and the other with a fine line outline of a dog's head, both on the top of the foot.
Cat and dog tattoos on two feet
Fine line black tattoo of a coffee cup with curling steam on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Coffee cup tattoo near the collarbone
Red line drawing of an open heart outline with three five-petalled botanical flowers along a curling stem, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Heart outline with flowering vine
Fine line outline tattoo of a ballet dancer in a patterned tutu on the outer thigh, drawn in blue, red and black ink.
Dancer outline tattoo on a thigh
Black outline tattoo of a regional map shape with a grey script word inside it, on a person's back.
Outline map tattoo with script word
Two cat silhouettes sit side by side, their tails curling together to form a heart, shown as a grey filled version on the left and an outline version on the right.
Two cats with a heart-shaped tail outline
Fine line black outline of a Mickey Mouse head on the upper back, with the word dream written in script inside the lower curve.
Outline Mickey Mouse head with script on upper back
Fine line black outline of a small heart with arrow tips and dots, tattooed on the inner ankle.
Small outline heart with arrows on the ankle
Small fine line outline tattoo of two elephants with their trunks touching, placed on the side of the ribs.
Two elephants touching trunks on the ribs
Fine line black outline of a map-shaped landmass on the inner wrist, shown on a bare forearm.
Outline map shape on the wrist
Fine-line world map outline tattoo in red, green, blue and orange across the inner wrist, with the palm of the hand raised above it.
Multicolour world map on a wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a butterfly outline formed from a colon-like pair of dots and a semicolon, on the inner forearm.
Butterfly outline made from punctuation marks
Fine line tattoo in white ink showing a heartbeat trace with an outlined heart at the centre, placed on the forearm.
Heartbeat line and heart on a forearm
Fine line brown outline of a butterfly on the top of a foot near the ankle, with dark painted nails visible at the top right.
Butterfly outline on a foot
Teal fine line outline of a psi symbol on a forearm, with a grey knitted sleeve in the background.
Teal psi symbol on a forearm
Black and grey fine line outline of a small elephant tattoo on the inner wrist, with the palm of the hand facing up.
Small outline elephant on the wrist
Woman in a grey crop top and denim shorts, showing a small black fine line tattoo of a triangle with an eye and script on her upper arm.
Fine line triangle and eye on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of four small elephants in a row on the inner forearm, drawn in blue, red, orange and green.
Line-art elephants walking along a forearm
Fine black outline tattoo of the world map wrapping around the inside of a wrist, with a raised fist and red nails above it.
World map outline on a wrist
Small fine line tattoo of an elephant in black outline with a purple ribbon at the tip of its trunk, on the ankle.
Fine line elephant with ribbon on ankle
Two arms pressed together in black and white, each with a fine line outlined geometric shape near the elbow, one larger and one smaller.
Matching outlined polygons on two elbows
Close-up of a small thin black open-circle tattoo on the inner wrist, shown with the hand open, in a fine line style.
Small open circle on the inner wrist
Black fine line drawing of an open heart outline with handwritten script wording curving around its upper right edge.
Open heart outline with script wording
Black and grey outlined fox head tattoo with shaded edges, placed on skin of the torso.
Fox head outline tattoo on the torso
Two fine line tattoos of a mother holding a child: a wrist design with two small red hearts and flowing lines below, and a black outline design on the upper back.
Mother and child line tattoos on wrist and upper back
Thin black outline tattoo of the Maltese islands on the inner forearm, shown against a patterned bedsheet.
Outline map of the Maltese islands on a forearm
Black outline drawing of a large star surrounded by curling swirls and small outlined stars, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Star with swirls and small stars design
Black and white photo of a small fine line outline heart tattoo on the upper chest near the collarbone, with a grey top pulled aside.
Small outline heart on the upper chest
Fine line black tattoo of latitude and longitude coordinates above two overlapping triangle outlines on a forearm.
Coordinates and triangles on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a rounded cartoon creature with pointed ears and a green sprouting seedling, on pale skin.
Cartoon creature and green sprout on skin
Fine line outline tattoo of the world map on the outer ankle, with a woven string anklet above it.
World map outline on an ankle
Two mirrored forearm tattoos of an ornate black key surrounded by outlined and solid red, green and black geometric triangles, shown on the inner forearms.
Paired keys and triangles on forearms
Fine line tattoo of a head outline with coloured Lego bricks scattered across the face, on the forearm.
Lego bricks spilling from a head outline
Fine-line tattoo in teal, purple, orange and red outline on the upper arm, with a seashore in the background.
Fine line colour outline on upper arm
Black outline tattoo of a starship on the lower back, above the waistband of jeans, in a fine line style.
Starship outline on lower back
Close-up of a small fine line outline triangle tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand with dark nail varnish and a thin gold ring.
Small outline triangle on the inner wrist
Fine line tattoo of two outlined hands cupping a small solid black heart between them, on the side of a person's ribs.
Two outlined hands around a black heart on ribs
A gloved tattooist works a machine along a dotted black outline on skin, with blue guide lines drawn nearby.
Tattoo outline being inked with a machine
Fine line black tattoo of a coffee mug with rising steam, placed on the skin behind a person's ear.
Coffee mug behind the ear
Two ear tattoos on a pair of forearms, one filled with red ink and one with black, each with a shaded brown outline and a realistic ear shape.
Two ear tattoos on forearms, red and black
Fine line black outline tattoo of a sitting cat on the upper back of a person with dark hair, who is holding a Siamese cat over one shoulder.
Cat outline tattoo on upper back
Black outline tattoo of the world map across a forearm, with a hand and denim sleeve visible.
Outline world map on a forearm
Small fine line black cat outline tattooed on the back of a woman's neck, with a tabby cat on her shoulder.
Small cat outline on the back of the neck
Black and grey photo of a small, sketchy heart outline tattoo on the ribs, with the arm raised and a white tank top worn.
Small heart outline on the ribs
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small elephant on the lower abdomen, just above the waistband of denim shorts.
Small elephant outline on the lower abdomen
Fine line black outline tattoo of a walking bear on the inside of an ankle, shown against a teal and white background.
Small bear outline on an ankle