Outline tattoo ideas

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

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Close photo of a small teal fine line wave tattoo on the inside of a wrist, with a raised fist and a car interior behind.
Teal wave tattoo on the wrist
Fine line black tattoo on the forearm of a heartbeat trace that turns into outlines of a large wheel, a spire and a dome.
Heartbeat line with skyline outlines on forearm
Fine line geometric design of two overlapping circles crossed by a horizontal line, with the overlap filled in solid black, shown without a body placement.
Overlapping circles on a horizontal line
Fine line tattoo of a solar system with orbit rings and small coloured planets, plus geometric crystal outlines, on the inside of a forearm against grass.
Solar system and crystals on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo on the inner forearm of a person in a white vest top, showing a cat silhouette and small heart joined by a heartbeat trace.
Cat and heartbeat line on a forearm
Small fine line tattoo of a coffee cup with wisps of steam on the outer ankle, in dark ink.
Small coffee cup on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of descending circles and dots on the forearm, with one circle crossed by a diagonal line, against a floral fabric background.
Descending circles on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a skyline outline on the side of an ankle, photographed in black and white against a textured fabric.
Skyline line tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey photo of a small outline four-leaf clover tattoo on the inner wrist, in fine line style.
Small four-leaf clover on the inner wrist
Fine line black tattoo of concentric circles with horizontal lines on either side, placed on a forearm.
Concentric circles with lines on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a balloon shaped like a mouse head with ears, with a thin wavy string, on a person's lower side below the waistband.
Mickey-shaped balloon outline on the side
Fine line black tattoo of a violin outline on the inside of a lower leg, just above the ankle, with a gold strappy sandal visible below.
Violin outline on an ankle
Small black outline heart tattoo on the side of a finger, in a fine line style, with a silver feather ring on the finger above.
Small outline heart on a finger
Small fine line black tattoo of a clothes hanger on the wrist, beside a silver chain bracelet, with a cream knit sleeve.
Clothes hanger tattoo on a wrist
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small animal with a curled tail on the side of a finger, with purple berries and green leaves behind.
Small animal outline on a finger
Two hands resting on grass, each with a small black outline triangle tattooed on the side of the ring finger, in a fine line geometric style.
Matching triangle finger tattoos
Black fine line tattoo of a woman cradling a baby, with a small heart below, on the inner forearm.
Mother and child outline on forearm
Fine line tattoo of two outlined hands above the word MEANWHILE in spaced capitals, in black ink on a limb.
Outlined hands with MEANWHILE lettering
Fine line drawing of three overlapping downward-pointing triangles in black outline on a plain off-white background.
Three overlapping downward triangles
Small black fine line outline of a sitting cat tattooed on the neck just behind the ear, with a diamante stud earring visible.
Outline cat tattoo behind the ear
Fine line drawing of two hands clasped together on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Clasped hands line drawing
Black and white photo of a fine line outline heart tattoo on the upper arm, just below the shoulder.
Small outline heart on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined heart pierced by an arrow, with script reading your name here and three crosses, on a forearm.
Heart and arrow with script on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of an outlined hand holding a small flower sprig, placed on the side of the ribs.
Hand holding a flower sprig on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a heart intertwined with an infinity symbol on the side of an ankle.
Heart and infinity tattoo on an ankle
Two small black outline hearts tattooed on the wrists of two people whose arms rest together, in a fine line style.
Two matching outline hearts on wrists
Small fine line black outline tattoo of Winnie the Pooh walking beside Piglet on an upper arm, with a striped sleeve visible.
Pooh and Piglet outline on upper arm
Black line tattoo of a geometric animal face made of angular facets, placed on the side of the neck.
Geometric animal head on the neck
Small black outline of a sitting cat with a curled tail on a forearm, filled with pink, purple and blue watercolour-style splashes.
Outline cat with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of an anchor with a small heart at its top, on the inner forearm.
Heart and anchor fine line on forearm
Two forearms pressed together showing matching black fine line script tattoos reading Follow me and I'll follow you, arranged in a circle around a small outlined motif on the forearm.
Matching circular script forearm tattoos
Fine-line tattoo of an outlined heart joined to a heartbeat trace, placed on the back of a person's neck.
Heart and heartbeat line on the neck
Black fine line tattoo of a sitting cat in profile with whiskers, placed behind a person's ear.
Fine line cat outline behind the ear
Small black fine line outline of an airplane tattooed on the side of a person's ribs, with a loose white top and blonde hair visible.
Small outline airplane on the side
Small black fine line tattoo of a sitting cat in profile with a curled tail, placed on the ankle.
Simple cat outline on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of two hands hooking little fingers together, placed on the left side of the ribs.
Linked pinkies on the ribs
Black fine line outline tattoo of a cat with an arched back and raised tail, on the side of a ribcage.
Fine line cat on the ribs
Fine line black outline of a small car tattoo on the lower abdomen just above the waistband of jeans, with a navel piercing visible.
Small car outline on the lower abdomen
Black and white photo of a very small fine line bird tattoo on the forearm of a person in dark jeans and a dark top.
Tiny fine line bird on a forearm
Small blue fine-line outline tattoo on a forearm, with a tan and white dog resting its chin on the wrist.
Small outline tattoo on forearm with dog
Black fine line world map tattoo across the inner wrist of a clenched hand, shown in a black and white photograph.
World map tattoo on a wrist
Fine line black sailboat tattoo on the inner wrist of a fist raised against a dark wooden surface.
Sailboat outline on the wrist
Two wrists pressed together, each with one half of a fine line yin yang tattoo, one outlined in black and one solid black, both on the inner wrist.
Matching yin yang wrist tattoos
Black linework tattoo of a hand with crossed fingers and a ribbed cuff on the upper arm, with a partly visible grey rose tattoo below it.
Crossed fingers hand on upper arm
Close-up of a black fine line outline tattoo of an irregular landmass on the upper arm, with a blurred green background.
Black outline of a landmass on an upper arm
Black fine line outline tattoo of five hearts stacked vertically down the centre of a person's upper back.
Five outline hearts down the spine
Close side view of a small fine line fish outline tattoo on the neck behind the ear, in black ink.
Small fish outline behind the ear
Black fine line outline of a small elephant tattoo on an ankle, shown in a black and white photograph.
Outline elephant on an ankle