Outline tattoo ideas

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

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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
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 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
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
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
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
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
Black outline tattoo of a large rose with leaves and a bud on a person's hip, in a fine line botanical style.
Outlined rose on a hip
Small black outline tattoo of an elephant facing right with its trunk curled, placed on the inner wrist in a fine line style.
Small elephant outline on the wrist
Close photo of a thin black line tattoo of a delta-shaped emblem with a small inner mark, on skin beside blue fabric.
Delta emblem outline tattoo
Two matching fine line black tattoos on inner forearms, a fox with the word always and a stag with the word protego.
Matching fox and stag forearm tattoos
Small black fine line outline of a cloud on the inner wrist, with a laptop keyboard visible in the background.
Outline cloud on the inner wrist
Black fine line outline of a diamond tattoo on the upper chest, just below the collarbone.
Outline diamond on upper chest
Black and grey fine line tattoo of overlapping rotated squares on the upper arm, in a black and white photograph.
Nested squares on an upper arm
Close-up of a fine line black ink world map tattoo on a person's inner wrist and forearm, worn beside beaded and metal bracelets.
Fine line world map tattoo on the wrist
Close photograph of a fine line black outline tattoo of a world map on the outer thigh of a bare leg.
World map outline on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a mermaid with curly hair and a raised arm, with a fishtail, on a forearm.
Mermaid outline on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a world map on the inner wrist, with a woven bracelet and a green knitted sleeve visible.
World map outline on a wrist
Black outline tattoo of a heart merged with an infinity symbol on the inner wrist, in a fine line style.
Heart and infinity symbol on a wrist
Fine line tattoo of a cat's head with four eyes and whiskers on the outer thigh, shown in black ink on skin.
Cat face with four eyes on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of a small cartoon dinosaur with back plates, placed on the upper arm in a black and white photo.
Small dinosaur outline on upper arm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a sitting cat on the top of a foot, with a grey cat resting beside it.
Small outline cat on a foot
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of two overlapping circles on a limb, with a knitted white sleeve at the bottom of the frame.
Two overlapping circles in fine line
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a rose branch with buds and leaves, a bee in a circle and a thin looping outline, on the left side of the ribs.
Rose branch and bee on the ribs