Outline tattoo ideas

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

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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
Two matching black outline triquetra knot tattoos, one on an upper arm and one on a forearm, with solid black linework and unshaded white interiors.
Matching triquetra knot tattoos on two arms
Geometric triangle tattoo with dark speckled shading, thin black outlines and pink and teal watercolour splashes on skin.
Geometric triangle with watercolour splashes
Colour tattoo of a red and black outlined heart with two black paw prints on the inner wrist and forearm.
Red heart with paw prints on a wrist
Black outline tattoo of a figure with one arm raised, running along the side of a hand in a fine line style.
Outlined female figure on the hand
Small dark blue-black tribal-style turtle tattoo with a spiral body on the upper back, below the nape of the neck.
Small tribal turtle tattoo on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a fish outline pierced by a nail, sitting on the side of an ankle.
Nail and fish outline on an ankle
Small black fine line outline of a round-eared mouse head tattoo on the side of an ankle, against a dark background.
Small outline mouse head on ankle
Three wrists placed side by side show matching fine line outline elephant tattoos on the forearm, each with a raised trunk, and two have small hearts above.
Matching elephant tattoos on three wrists
Close-up of a fine line black cat tattoo on a woman's upper chest near the collarbone, with a maroon top visible below.
Single-line cat outline on the upper chest
Black and white photo of a small fine line tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other on the inner forearm.
Two reaching hands on a forearm
Two matching black fine line tattoos of interlocking hearts with the word sisters, shown on the inner wrists of two people.
Matching sister heart tattoos on wrists
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two overlapping triangle outlines on the inner wrist, shown in a black and white photo.
Two overlapping triangles on the inner wrist
Fine line black outline tattoo of a paper plane on the inner forearm, near the wrist, with a hand resting open below it.
Paper plane on the inner forearm
Two matching fine line outline tattoos of three elephants in a row, one on each of two people's forearms, with the wrists held together.
Matching elephant trio tattoos on forearms
Black and grey photo of a woman's upper back showing a small fine line outline world map tattoo between the shoulder blades, below her braided hair.
Outline world map on upper back
Black outline tattoo of a horse head with a flowing mane on the upper back near the shoulder, with a grassy paddock and horses blurred behind.
Horse head tattoo on a shoulder
Black fine line outline tattoo of a small dog with large upright ears on the top of a foot, in black and grey.
Outline of a chihuahua on a foot
Black fine line outline tattoo of a world map on the side of a ribcage, photographed in a bathroom.
World map outline on ribs
A pale outline stencil of a small design on a finger, held by a hand with mint green nail polish, shown before tattooing.
Outline stencil on a finger
Black line tattoo of a bicycle inside a thin circle, sitting on a person's lower leg above the ankle.
Bicycle in a circle on a lower leg
Black fine line tattoo of a heart outlined with a lace-style scalloped border, placed on a forearm against a white background.
Lace-edged heart outline on a forearm
Fine line black outline heart tattoo on the hand, sitting in the skin between two fingers.
Small outline heart on a hand
Black ink fine line drawing of a heartbeat trace with a heart shape in the centre, shown on textured paper; no body placement.
Heartbeat line with heart in black ink
Fine line black outline tattoo of a cat in profile with a green eye and a curving tail, on the side of a leg.
Cat profile outline tattoo on a leg
Black and grey outline tattoo of a lion cub above the cursive words Remember who you are, shown on skin.
Lion cub outline and Remember who you are script
Black and grey photo of a geometric bear outline tattoo made of angular single lines on the inner forearm, with a grey sleeve pushed up at the left.
Geometric bear outline on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoos of a Mickey Mouse balloon on one foot and a Mickey Mouse head with sparkles on the other foot.
Mickey balloon and Mickey sparkles on feet
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a simple figure with raised arms and radiating lines, placed between the shoulder blades on a person's upper back.
Raised-arms figure on upper back
Fine black line tattoo of a sitting cat with its tail curling into a small loop, placed on the inner lower leg above the ankle.
Line-drawn cat on the ankle
Fine line tattoo of two reaching hands in dark ink on the inner wrist and forearm, with a bare hand with red nail polish and silver rings extended beside it.
Two reaching hands on an inner wrist
Black fine line tattoo on the forearm showing a crescent moon, a small bow and a long curling line.
Crescent moon and bow linework on a forearm
Black and grey botanical forearm tattoo of a speckled songbird on a branch, with leaves, a snowflake and a flower inside a tall outline shape.
Bird, leaves and snowflake forearm tattoo
Fine line black tattoo of an origami paper boat on the upper chest near the collarbone, shown in a black and white photo with a knitted jumper.
Paper boat on upper chest
Black outline tattoo of a rose with serrated leaves on the inside of a forearm, in a botanical style.
Outline rose on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a continuous wavy line with a small sprig of leaves and a tiny mark on a man's forearm near the elbow.
Single line sprig on a forearm
Black fine line outline of several roses with leaves across a person's shoulder and upper arm, photographed in strong sunlight.
Outline roses on a shoulder
Fine line tattoo of a dachshund outline with a small pink heart on the top of a foot near the ankle.
Dachshund outline with pink heart on foot
Black outline tattoo of the world map across a forearm, showing the continents in simple linework with light shading.
World map outline on forearm