Outline tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo of a heart outline enclosing three shaded paw prints on the side of the torso.
Heart outline with three paw prints
Fine line black outline of the world map tattooed across a person's upper back and left shoulder blade, with dark hair falling over the right side.
World map outline across upper back
Fine line black outline of an alien head tattooed on the side of a finger, with a small blue and red mark on the finger below.
Alien head tattoo on a finger
Black fine line origami crane tattoo with rainbow watercolour splashes behind it, on the inner forearm.
Origami crane with rainbow splashes on a forearm
Small black outline lotus tattoo in fine line style on the inner wrist, with the hand raised against white bedding.
Small outline lotus on a wrist
Black line-work outline of a world map tattooed on the inner upper arm, set against a stone wall.
World map outline on upper arm
Tiny black outline heart tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised arm, in a fine line style.
Small outline heart on the inner wrist
Two women seen from behind show matching black heart tattoos near their left and right shoulder blades.
Matching heart tattoos on two shoulders
Fine line geometric rose tattoo in black ink on the forearm, built from overlapping angular petals that spiral into the centre.
Geometric rose on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a shark swimming across the side of a thigh, with a blue top visible above it.
Shark outline on the thigh
Fine line black outline tattoo of a world map on the inner wrist and forearm, with pink nail polish on the hand above it.
World map outline on a wrist
Small black fine line tattoo of the Eiffel Tower on the outer thigh, with a patterned black and white garment visible above it.
Small Eiffel Tower tattoo on a thigh
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
Close photo of a small, thin-lined blue ribbon tattoo on the inner wrist, shown in a fine line style.
Small blue ribbon on the inner wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a tail fin with dotwork shading on the back of a lower leg, just above the ankle.
Fine line tail fin tattoo on lower leg
Black and grey fine line tattoo of overlapping lotus petals on the inner forearm.
Overlapping lotus petals on a forearm
Black linework roses with leaves tattooed on the side of a person's ribs, in a botanical style.
Rose cluster with leaves on the ribs
Black fine line tattoo of a cat-like head and outstretched limb beside a stippled moon, on the side of the ribs.
Fine line outline and stippled moon on ribs
Three black geometric tattoos of a solid dot and outlined circles on a hip, a thigh and a wrist, shown in a simple geometric style.
Dot and circle tattoos on hip, thigh and wrist
Black outline tattoo on a forearm showing a crown, a heart shape, radiating rays, a sunburst arc and a flower-like sun.
Crown, heart and sun outline tattoo
Black fine line geometric fox tattoo, sitting upright with angular outlines, on the upper arm of a person holding the arm.
Geometric fox on an upper arm
Bold red figure tattoo with the number 70.3 in outlined white lettering, placed on the ankle and lower leg.
Red figure with 70.3 on the ankle
Small black outline crown tattoo on a forearm in a fine line style, with a grey knit sleeve pushed up above it.
Outline crown on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of two hands gripping a rectangular object, placed on the inner upper arm.
Hands holding a rectangular object on the arm
Fine line outline of the continents in dark ink on the outer ankle, with a woven string anklet above it.
World map outline on an ankle
Black fine line lotus flower tattoo on the side of a raised middle finger, with a silver snake ring on the next finger.
Small lotus tattoo on a finger
Three outline stars in pink, teal and purple on the inner forearm, drawn in a simple fine line style.
Three outline stars on a forearm
Two small outlined pizza slice tattoos in black ink, one on each ankle, shown in a fine line style with feet touching.
Matching pizza slice tattoos on ankles
Black geometric flamingo tattoo made of angular outlined facets, placed on the ankle and lower leg of a person with a black and grey photo.
Geometric flamingo on an ankle
Close view of a small black fine line outline of a lotus flower tattooed on the side of a person's ribs, below the arm.
Fine line lotus tattoo on the side ribs
Fine line black outline tattoo of two small wings on the back of a wrist, with a hand resting on a wooden table.
Pair of outline wings on a wrist
Black and grey photo of a fine line tattoo of a small pointed hat with a wide brim on the back of a person's upper arm.
Small pointed hat on upper arm
Small black fine line outline of a heart on the palm of a hand, held between two other hands.
Small outline heart on the hand
Fine line outline of a small elephant tattoo in black ink on the side of a person's ribs, below a black bandeau top.
Small elephant outline on the ribs
Black and white photo of a small fine line lotus tattoo with three dots beneath it on the side of the ribs.
Fine line lotus on the ribs
Fine line brown outline of the African continent on the wrist, with the word love in pink script across the east of the continent.
Africa outline with pink love script on wrist
Black and grey fine line outline of a Minnie Mouse head with a bow, one on the ankle and a similar one on the top of the other foot.
Minnie Mouse outline tattoos on two feet
Fine line outline tattoo of two elephants with trunks touching, on the side of a bare torso near the ribs.
Two elephants tattoo on the side ribs
Fine line black tattoo of two small stick figures holding hands on the side of a ribcage, with a red berry-patterned top in the background.
Two stick figures holding hands on ribs
Small fine line tattoo of three overlapping black circles on the upper chest, below the collarbone.
Three interlocking circles on the chest
Two clasped hands show matching geometric triangle tattoos, the larger one on the inner forearm with a purple galaxy fill and a smaller outlined pair on the hand.
Matching galaxy triangle tattoos on wrists
Fine black outline tattoo of a hand mixer with its cord and plug on the inner wrist and forearm.
Hand mixer outline on the inner wrist
Small black outline diamond tattoo on the side of a finger in fine line style, with a thin silver ring on the neighbouring finger.
Small diamond tattoo on a finger
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
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
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