Outline tattoo ideas

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

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Small fine line black outline tattoo of a baby elephant with its trunk raised, placed on the ribs.
Small baby elephant outline on skin
Black and grey botanical tattoo of flowers, a bud and leaves within a dotted diamond outline, on the inner upper arm.
Black and grey flowers in a dotted diamond on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a paper aeroplane on the upper back, just below the shoulder blade.
Small paper plane on a shoulder blade
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a great white shark inside a dotted hexagon outline on the inner forearm.
Great white shark in a dotted hexagon on a forearm
Black linework sun tattoo on one ankle and a fine line crescent moon tattoo on the other ankle, both worn by people in sneakers.
Sun and crescent moon tattoos on two ankles
Back view of a woman with long dark hair, showing a black fine line outline tattoo of the world map across her upper back.
World map outline tattoo on upper back
Black fine line geometric fox tattoo on the ankle, drawn in angular facets against pale skin.
Geometric fox on the ankle
Fine line black tattoo of a mountain range above the coordinates 49.2827° N, 123.1207° W on the inner forearm.
Mountain range and coordinates on a forearm
Fine line black outline heart tattoo on the side of a finger, with red painted nails on the same hand.
Small outline heart on a finger
Black fine line tattoo of a dachshund in a continuous outline style, shown on a area of skin.
Single-line dachshund outline tattoo
Small colour tattoo of an open black outlined heart with a yellow and orange sunflower overlapping its lower left edge, on the inner wrist.
Sunflower and heart on a wrist
Colourful geometric tattoo of overlapping blue, pink, orange and yellow blocks with thin black outlines, placed on a forearm against a teal background.
Geometric cube and colour blocks on a forearm
Pencil sketch of two overlapping Mickey and Minnie Mouse head outlines on white paper, with Minnie's bow coloured pink.
Mickey and Minnie head outline sketch
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm, with a linework elephant, repeating tessellated shapes and a circle within flowing outlines.
Dotwork elephant and tessellation sleeve
Fine line tattoo of two hands linking little fingers, placed on the upper back just below the neck.
Pinky promise hands on upper back
Close-up of a woman's torso showing a small black fine line lotus flower tattoo on the side of the ribs, above a light blue skirt.
Lotus outline tattoo on the side ribs
Fine line black script quote reading because I knew you, I have been changed for good, with an outlined puzzle piece below it, on a person's upper back.
Puzzle piece outline with script quote on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an outlined heart with the word MUM inside and an arrow piercing it, on a shoulder.
Heart with MUM and arrow on a shoulder
Black ink tattoo of a castle silhouette beside a round Mickey-style head, with stripes and a circular arc, on the top of a foot.
Castle and Mickey-style head in a circle on a foot
Fine line tattoo of a leaping cat in dark blue ink with a red outline echo and scattered hexagons, on the inner forearm.
Outline cat and hexagons on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of two hands hooking little fingers together, placed on the upper back near the neck.
Pinky promise hands on the upper back
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small curled animal on the side of a foot near the ankle, with a purple shoe and fur rug in the background.
Small curled animal outline on the foot
Fine-line black outline of an irregular map shape with a small red heart on the side of the torso.
Outline map shape with small red heart
Black outline tattoo of a police box with swirling mist and spiral circles on the upper arm and shoulder.
TARDIS outline on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a stretching cat in outline on the upper back of a person with their head bowed, lying on pale sand.
Stretching cat on upper back
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other on the inner forearm.
Two reaching hands on a forearm
Fine black outline of a colour swatch with the word TATTONE and the code 5K1 N, tattooed on the back of a wrist, styled like a paint chip.
Colour swatch tattoo on the wrist
Two matching puzzle piece outline tattoos on the inner wrists, each with a small red heart filled in.
Matching puzzle piece wrist tattoos
Small black fine line tattoo of a mouse head with round ears on the inner forearm, with the arm bent across a floral bedsheet.
Small mouse ears tattoo on a forearm
Black and white photo of a single-line outline tattoo of the state of New York on the inner forearm of a person whose hand is visible.
New York State outline on a forearm
Black fine line outline tattoo of a standing penguin on an ankle, set against a red background.
Penguin outline on an ankle
Collage of three fine line tattoos: a small geometric fox on the forearm, a forget-me-not sprig on the wrist, and a close-up of the geometric fox outline.
Geometric fox and forget-me-not tattoos
Black and white photo of a fine line outline of two roses tattooed on a hip, with the torso and upper thigh visible.
Outline roses on a hip and thigh
Small black outline heart tattoo on the inner wrist, in a fine line style, with red nail polish visible on the hand above.
Small outline heart on the inner wrist
Fine line black outline of a landmass on an upper arm near the elbow, with a small solid red heart linked to its edge by a thin line, in a Fine line style.
Outline map with red heart on upper arm
Black and white photo of two interlaced hands showing a small fine line outline heart tattoo on a finger.
Small heart outline on a finger
Fine line black outline of the world map tattooed across the upper thigh, photographed in a sepia tone with hands resting on the hip.
World map outline on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a simple camera outline on the side of the body, shown in a black and white photo.
Camera outline tattoo on the side
Close photo of a black fine line outline of a cannabis leaf on the upper thigh of a person wearing denim shorts.
Cannabis leaf outline on a thigh
Black fine line drawing of a giraffe whose outline and neck are formed from flowing script lettering, shown on a plain white background.
Giraffe outline formed from script lettering
Black outline tattoo of a lion cub above the script words Remember who you are, on the inner forearm.
Lion cub outline with script quote on forearm
Fine line black tattoo of interlocking heart-shaped loops on the ankle, shown against a dark leather surface.
Interlocking heart knot on an ankle
Black and grey fine line tattoo of four outlined squares in a row across the forearm, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Four outlined squares on a forearm
Small fine line black outline of a teacup and saucer tattoo on a leg, with a latte and a plaid shirt in view.
Coffee cup tattoo on a leg
A tattooist in black gloves uses a machine to work on a partly finished animal design with purple outlines and grey shading on a person's skin.
Tattoo being inked with a machine
Fine line black outline of a small elephant tattooed on the inner wrist, with a hand raised in the background.
Small elephant outline on the inner wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a seated cat outline on the side of the ribs, with a hand resting just above it.
Small cat outline on the ribs
Pale outlined Roman numeral VII lettering tattoo on the inner wrist, with a hand held palm up and red nail polish visible.
Roman numeral VII on the inner wrist