Outline tattoo ideas

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

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Two simple square tattoos on the inner wrists, a solid dark grey filled square on the left wrist and a thin blue outlined square on the right, in a geometric style.
Square tattoos on both wrists
Fine line black outline tattoo of a city skyline on the inner forearm, beside a silver hamsa bracelet with a blue eye charm.
City skyline outline on forearm
Fine line tattoo of a dove with a small olive sprig in its beak, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a peach top.
Single line dove on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of three overlapping pentagon outlines, rotated at different angles, on a person's calf.
Overlapping pentagon outlines on a calf
Fine line black heart outline with a small semicolon inside its lower right edge, on the inner wrist.
Heart outline with semicolon on the wrist
Black and white photo of a small fine line outline tattoo of a Mickey Mouse head on the inner wrist, with a hand and dark nail polish above it.
Mickey Mouse outline on inner wrist
Black and white photo of a small fine line outline of a lotus flower on the inner ankle, with a dark sock at the top of the frame.
Small lotus outline on an ankle
Small tattoo of the numbers 26.2 inside a green oval outline on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
26.2 in a green oval on the upper back
Fine line black outline tattoo of two LEGO bricks on the inner wrist, shown in a black and white photo of a hand.
Two LEGO bricks on a wrist
Fine line black outline tattoo of the African continent on the inner forearm near the wrist, with stacked beaded bracelets worn below it.
Africa continent outline on the inner wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sitting dog in a single continuous outline, placed on the side of the ribs.
Fine line sitting dog on the ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of three kitchen utensils stacked vertically on the inner forearm.
Three kitchen utensils on the inner forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a cactus in a pot on the lower leg near the ankle, shown beside a grey sock and canvas trainer.
Small cactus in a pot on the ankle
Black ink script lettering reading Worth it, with a swirling outline behind the words, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Worth it script lettering on the wrist
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined heart joined to an ECG heartbeat trace on the inner wrist.
Heartbeat line with outlined heart on the wrist
Fine line black outline of a triangle with a horizontal line near its apex, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Small triangle on the inner wrist
Traditional tattoo of a pink heart with a dotted outline and a grey banner reading Myself, on the inner forearm.
Pink heart with banner on a forearm
Three small fine line black heart tattoos on the forearms and wrists of several people, with one wearing a charm bracelet.
Small heart tattoos on forearms
Small geometric tattoo of a downward-pointing triangle with rainbow stripes and a black outline, on the side of the torso.
Rainbow triangle tattoo on the side
Two side-by-side photos of small black fine line paper plane tattoos on the inner forearm near the wrist, one folded and faceted, one a simple outline.
Paper plane tattoos on the wrist
Black linework tattoo of a stylised cat with a curled tail and collar with a pendant, on the upper arm.
Stylised black cat on upper arm
Two black-and-grey outline tattoos on open palms: a small circle with a dot on the left hand and a crescent moon on the right, against a dark background and dry grass.
Circle and crescent moon tattoos on palms
Fine line black tattoo of a small rabbit face beside a crescent moon on the back, with a patterned garment strap visible at the edge.
Small rabbit and crescent moon tattoo
Small black outline tattoo of a Mickey Mouse head on the outer ankle, in a fine line style.
Mickey Mouse outline on an ankle
Black and white photo of a small fine line outline lotus flower tattoo on the inner wrist.
Small lotus flower on the inner wrist
Fine line black outline of a small elephant tattooed on a person's ankle, with a pale pink background.
Small elephant outline on an ankle
Six small heart designs in a grid of two rows and three columns, with outline and solid hearts in gold foil and black ink on a white background.
Six gold and black heart designs
Close-up of a fine line black outline tattoo of the world map across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
World map outline across upper back
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other on an upper arm, with a dark top in the background.
Two outlined hands on an upper arm
Two photos of a small fine line outline lightning bolt tattoo in blue and red, shown on a forearm on the left and a shoulder on the right.
Outline lightning bolt on a forearm and shoulder
Black and grey fine line geometric tattoo of a faceted outline shape on the inner forearm.
Small geometric outline on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined heart with a solid aeroplane flying out of its lower edge, on the inner wrist.
Heart and aeroplane on the wrist
Fine line black outline of a small lotus flower on the inside of a wrist, photographed against a black and white patterned bedspread.
Small lotus outline on a wrist
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of an outlined box with a shaded base on the back of a finger, next to grey painted nails.
Small outlined box on a finger
Close-up of a small black outline Tudor rose tattoo on the outer lower leg just above the ankle, with a bare wooden floor behind.
Tudor rose on the ankle
Fresh black linework outline of a barn owl with spread wings and a beaded necklace, across the chest and side ribs.
Barn owl with spread wings and beaded necklace
Two small geometric triangle tattoos in black ink on the inner wrists, one filled and one outlined, shown with the hands held forward.
Solid and outline triangles on inner wrists
Small black outline triangle tattoo on the side of the ribcage, in a fine line style, with a grey tank top and a window in the background.
Small outline triangle on the ribs
Black linework eye with radiating lines tattooed on the finger of a hand, resting on a light blue surface.
Eye tattoo on a finger
Black line drawing of a heart outline with two abstract figures inside, shown as a tattoo design on a plain pale background.
Heart outline with two abstract figures
Close-up of a blue outlined flower tattoo made of looping ribbon-like petals with pale highlights, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Blue ribbon flower on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a small elephant with its trunk raised towards a heart, on an ankle.
Elephant and heart on an ankle
Black and white photo of a simple outlined heart tattoo containing the words NOT YOU in block lettering on bare skin.
Outlined heart with NOT YOU inside
Black fine line outline of a dreamcatcher with trailing feathers on the side of the ribs.
Dreamcatcher outline on the side ribs
Black line tattoo of a small cartoon cat with light grey shading on the inner forearm, with a tabby cat resting its paw beside it.
Simple line cat tattoo on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line globe outline tattoo on the side of a person's ribs, under a raised arm, with a plaid shirt visible.
Globe outline tattoo on the side ribs
Two small black outline hearts in a fine line style, one on each of two inner wrists held side by side.
Matching outline hearts on wrists
Black and white bold line drawing of two hands clasped together, shown as a tattoo flash design on a pale background.
Two hands clasped in black line drawing