Outline tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line tattoo of a stretching cat with a curled tail in black ink on the outer thigh.
Stretching cat on a thigh
Small black outline of a cactus tattoo on an ankle, with rolled denim jeans above and a sandy desert behind.
Outline cactus on an ankle
Fine line tattoo of a small sitting cat in dark ink on the back of an ankle, against a pale skin tone and a wooden surface.
Small outline cat on the ankle
Fine line black ink tattoo of a seated cat holding a wine glass, on the outside of an ankle above a grey sock.
Cat holding a wine glass on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of a circle with a small inner mark on the top of a foot near the ankle.
Small fine line circle on the foot
Close-up of a fine line black sun tattoo with a circle, short rays and dots on the outer thigh, above a black knee-high sock.
Small sun outline on a thigh
Fine black line tattoo of a looped knot symbol on the inner ankle, shown against a white fleece blanket.
Looped knot symbol on an ankle
Black and white photo of a open palm with a tiny fine line geometric tattoo near the centre of the hand.
Small geometric tattoo on palm
Small black outline tattoo of a pineapple in fine line style on the inside of an ankle, below rolled denim jeans.
Small pineapple outline on an ankle
Fine line black script tattoo of four linked hearts with names on a person's upper back, placed down the centre of the spine.
Four linked hearts with script names on upper back
Fine line black outline of an alien head with almond-shaped eyes on the forearm, shown in a warm-toned photo.
Fine line alien head on a forearm
Fine black line tattoo of a stretched cat with a curled tail on the side of the body, in a fine line style.
Stretching cat outline on the side
Black fine line outline tattoo of a camper van on the side of a woman's ankle, with a patterned trouser leg and red sandal visible.
Camper van outline on ankle
Black outline roses and leaves tattooed on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, drawn in a fine line botanical style.
Rose outline tattoo on a shoulder
Black and white photo of a black outline peony tattoo with leaves on the thigh, in a fine line botanical style.
Peony outline tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey photo of three hearts on a forearm: a plain outline heart, a heart with partial shading and an anatomical heart with detailed shading, in a fine line and realism style.
Three hearts on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a thong with red fill across the lower back of a shirtless man, sitting just above his jeans waistband.
Thong outline tattoo on lower back
Black and white photo of a small outline heart tattoo on a person's shoulder, in a fine line style.
Small outline heart on a shoulder
Small black outline heart tattoo on a finger between two intertwined hands, in a fine line style, on the Hand.
Small outline heart on a hand
Black line drawing of a butterfly made of geometric triangular facets, shown as a framed print on white, with no body placement.
Geometric butterfly line drawing
Small black outline lotus flower tattoo in a fine line style on the upper arm.
Small outline lotus flower tattoo
Fine line black tattoo of a cartoon bear with a small butterfly above its raised arm, placed on the ankle.
Small bear and butterfly on an ankle
Fine line black outline tattoo of a sitting cat seen from behind, with a curling tail, on the calf.
Sitting cat outline on a lower leg
Black and white photo of a tiny fine line airplane tattoo on the upper arm, with a dark top and a hand with a ring at the edge of the frame.
Small airplane tattoo on upper arm
Fine line black outline tattoo of an adhesive plaster with dot detail on the outer thigh.
Plaster bandage tattoo on the thigh
Black outline tattoo of a camera with two small hearts above it on the inner arm, in a simple fine line style.
Camera outline with two hearts
Fine black line tattoo of three overlapping pentagon outlines on the calf, in a geometric style.
Overlapping pentagon outlines on a calf
Pale raised outline of a thistle with leaves and a curled stem on the inner forearm, drawn as a fine line stencil or design on skin.
Thistle line design on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of five bicycles in a row across the inside of a forearm, with a plaid shirt blurred in the background.
Five bicycles in a row on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of a seated female figure with one arm raised, placed on the side of the ribs.
Fine line seated figure on the ribs
Thin black outline of a rectangle tattooed on the forearm near the wrist, with the palm turned up on a white sheet.
Outlined rectangle on the wrist
Two small black outline paper plane tattoos, one on each forearm, with the arms resting on a floral bedsheet.
Matching paper plane tattoos on forearms
Black and white photo of a small fine line alien head tattoo on the side of a finger, held upright against a dark background.
Small alien head on a finger
Two small black line tattoos on fingers, a ringed planet Saturn and a rocket, in fine line style on the hand.
Saturn and rocket finger tattoos
Close view of a small fine-line black lotus tattoo with two dots beneath it, on the back of a person's neck, with long brown hair falling beside it.
Small lotus on the back of the neck
Small fine line black tattoo of a paw print with a heart in the centre pad, on the inside of a wrist below a silver watch strap.
Paw print with heart on a wrist
Fine line tattoo of coloured circles and dots in pink, orange, blue and red running across a forearm.
Coloured circles and dots on a forearm
Close-up of a hand with a small, fine line fish outline tattoo on the side of a finger, next to a silver ring with a blue stone.
Small fish outline tattoo on a finger
Black outline tattoo of a rabbit sitting in profile, with tapered lines and no shading, on skin.
Sitting rabbit outline tattoo
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of five small outlined hearts in a vertical row on the inner wrist.
Five outlined hearts on the inner wrist
Black and grey photograph of a fine line outline world map tattoo on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a braid.
Fine line world map on upper back
Fine line black world map tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, set against a plain cream wall.
Fine line world map on the inner wrist
Two small fine line black outline tattoos on two ankles, one showing a rocket and the other a ringed planet.
Rocket and ringed planet ankle tattoos
Colour fine line tattoo of a face outline on an upper arm, with Lego bricks spilling out across the eye area.
Lego bricks dissolving from a face outline
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of a mountain range on the inner forearm, near the elbow, with a woman in a black lace crop top and jeans beside it.
Mountain range tattoo on a forearm
Small black outline bow tattoo on the inner wrist, shown in fine line style with a raised hand above it.
Small outline bow on a wrist
Small black outline triangle tattoo on an ankle above a black canvas sneaker, in a fine line geometric style.
Small outline triangle on an ankle
Two matching maneki-neko lucky cat tattoos on a pair of wrists, one in black outline with black spots and one in red outline, in a Japanese style.
Matching maneki-neko cats on wrists