Outline tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black tattoo of an elongated faceted crystal on the side of a torso, above the hip, with a patterned skirt and dark top visible.
Fine line crystal on the side ribs
Black outline tattoo of a slender dragon with raised wings and a curling tail, wrapping from the ankle onto the side of the foot.
Dragon outline on an ankle
Fine line outline of a flying dove tattooed on the inner wrist, with pinkish ink on light skin.
Dove outline on the wrist
Black and white photo of a solid black heart outline with a paw print on the side of a person's torso, in a blackwork style.
Heart and paw print on the side
Small fine line diamond outline tattoo in black ink on the side of a finger, with a grey blanket behind the hand.
Small diamond outline on a finger
Two matching fine line black heart tattoos, each with a continuous line trailing from the heart, on two ankles side by side.
Matching heart tattoos on two ankles
Fine line tattoo of a polar bear outline on a forearm, with a solid red dot for the nose.
Polar bear outline with red nose on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sun with radiating rays and overlapping circles on the inner wrist of a hand held up against a pale wall.
Small sun and rays on the inner wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a cat outline forming a heart shape above a small cat face with whiskers, on the inside of a wrist.
Heart cat and cat face on a wrist
Black outline drawing of a cat seen from behind, sitting with its tail curled round to the right, on a white background.
Sitting cat outline seen from behind
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sitting dog in profile on the side of the torso.
Sitting dog outline on the side
Fine line black outline tattoo of a world map with continents on the side of a woman's ankle, above a blue fabric background.
World map outline on ankle
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small elephant on the side of a person's ribs, below a white top.
Small elephant outline on the ribs
Black line drawing of an isometric cube inside an inverted triangle, shown as a geometric tattoo design on a plain light background.
Isometric cube within an inverted triangle
Small black outline tattoo of a four-leaf clover made of hearts on the skin of a limb, with a faint pink flush around the linework.
Heart-shaped four-leaf clover tattoo
Black and grey outlined tattoo of a hand making a sign language gesture, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Hand sign outline on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of two outlined hearts with an equals sign between them on the side of a finger.
Two outlined hearts on a finger
Fine line tattoo of an abstract teardrop-like shape drawn as offset red and blue outlines on the inner forearm.
Red and blue offset outline on a forearm
Hand-drawn flash design of a red heart with a black outline and three black diamonds across it, on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Red heart with black diamonds design
Black outline tattoo of three roses and a leaf across a shoulder, with no shading or colour added.
Outlined roses on a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined heart framed by two leafy sprigs on the inner upper arm.
Outlined heart with leaf sprigs on upper arm
Solid blue tattoo of the Great Lakes outline on a calf, with a bicycle water bottle in the background.
Great Lakes map on a calf
Black fine line outline of a lion cub with the script words Remember who you are beneath it, tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Lion cub outline and script quote on a wrist
Small black fine-line tattoo of two overlapping triangle outlines on the upper arm of a woman with shoulder-length auburn hair and a white top.
Two overlapping triangles on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of five girls in dresses on the back, four drawn in outline and one solid black silhouette at the right.
Five girls in dresses on the back
Fine line black tattoo of a heart with the word WILD inside it, placed on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Small wild heart tattoo near the collarbone
White ink outline tattoo of a dove carrying an olive branch on the forearm, in a fine line style.
Dove with olive branch on a forearm
Black ink line drawing of an outlined heart whose lower point flows into an infinity loop, with the word love in fine cursive script, shown as a fine line tattoo design on paper.
Heart with infinity loop and script love
Collage of four small black fine line tattoos: a cross on a finger, a swallow on the upper arm, a simple outline shape on the nape of the neck, and a sailboat on the wrist over a nautical chart.
Four small fine line tattoos on skin
Fine line black heart with an arrow through it and the words Las Vegas, tattooed on the side of the ribs of a person with pink hair.
Small heart and arrow tattoo on the ribs
Small tattoo of a blue paw print inside a black outlined heart on the inner wrist of a hand with bright pink nails.
Paw print in a heart on the wrist
Back of a person's neck showing a fine line tattoo of a simple figure with raised arms, placed centrally at the nape in black ink.
Line drawn figure with raised arms on the nape
Black tribal-style heart outline with swirling flourishes spiralling off its right side, drawn as a flash design with no body placement shown.
Tribal heart with swirling flourishes
Fine black line tattoo of the state of California on the side of the torso, with a small patch of redness near the southern edge.
California state outline on skin
Black outline tattoo of a geometric shape with stepped blocky linework on the outer forearm, in a fine line style.
Outlined geometric shape on a forearm
Fine line black outline of a heart tattooed on the inner forearm of a person lying on a white sheet, with sunlight falling across the arm.
Outline heart tattoo on a forearm
Two matching Mickey Mouse head tattoos on the inner wrists, one in black outline and one solid black, each with a small heart.
Matching Mickey Mouse wrist tattoos
Fine line tattoo of a dinosaur skull in red and cyan outline on the forearm, with a slight offset that gives a doubled, 3D-glasses effect.
Dinosaur skull outline on forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a sitting cat in profile with a single dot for the eye, on the inner forearm.
Minimal cat outline on a forearm
Three small black fine line tattoos of overlapping geometric heart outlines, one on each of three fingers of a hand.
Three small heart outlines on fingers
Fine line black outline of a small bow tattoo on a finger of a fist, with leopard print nails, against a pale background.
Small bow outline on a finger
Small black fine line shamrock outline tattoo with a stem on the inner ankle, shown on pale skin.
Small shamrock outline on an ankle
Black fine line tattoo of a geometric polyhedron on the side of a person's torso, above the hip.
Geometric polyhedron on the side of the torso
Fine line black outline of a world map tattooed across the inside of a wrist, with the fist raised above it.
World map outline on a wrist
Close-up of a geometric tattoo of three outlined diamonds with red and black ink splashes running down from them, on the calf of a leg.
Three diamonds with red and black splashes on a leg
Black and white photo of two blackwork triangle tattoos, one on each inner forearm, with the hands held open and palms facing the camera.
Nested triangles on both forearms
Fine line black geometric tattoo of two overlapping triangle outlines with two small dots on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Overlapping triangles on the inner wrist
Line drawing of three dove outlines in fine dark linework, each carrying a word: hope, faith and love, on a textured surface.
Three dove outlines with hope, faith and love