Outline tattoo ideas

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

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Black outline tattoo of a world map with continents on the inner forearm, shown with the sleeve of a light shirt rolled up.
Outline world map on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a row of cartoon pugs wrapping around the forearm, shown in two photographs.
Row of cartoon pugs around the forearm
Black outline tattoo on the inner wrist showing a figure in a pointed hat beside two creatures with long tails.
Outlined figure and creatures on a wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a small circle with wings on the inner wrist, shown on a forearm against a blurred book cover.
Winged circle on the inner wrist
Fine line white ink tattoo of roses and leaves on a forearm, photographed against a dark, blurred background.
White ink roses on a forearm
Fine black outline tattoo of a narwhal on the inner wrist and forearm, against a blurred green and red background.
Narwhal outline on a wrist
Fine line black circle tattoo with a few small dots on the forearm, beside a rolled cream sleeve.
Single fine line circle on a forearm
Three-panel collage of a winged cartoon cat tattoo: a purple stencil on skin, a gloved tattooist working on the outline, and the finished blue and black cat on the upper arm.
Winged cartoon cat on the upper arm
Two forearms with matching black line-drawn envelope tattoos, each with a soft blue or purple watercolour splash, held together by clasped hands.
Matching envelope tattoos on two forearms
Black outline tattoo of a coffee cup with a black coffee surface and a red lipstick kiss mark on the forearm.
Coffee cup with lipstick kiss on forearm
Fine line black tattoo of an upside-down cursive word inside an outlined downward triangle on the inner forearm.
Upside-down script inside a fine line triangle
Fine line tattoo of a row of outlined elephants running across the inner forearm near the wrist, with beaded bracelets worn beside it.
Row of elephants on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a city skyline with a circular wheel and tall spires on the forearm.
Fine line city skyline on a forearm
Black outline elephant with a small blue flower on its body and a purple symbol beside it, tattooed on a forearm.
Elephant outline and purple symbol on forearm
Two small black fine line tattoos: an outlined diamond on the back of a hand and a skeleton with a hanging cord on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Diamond on hand and skeleton on wrist
Fine line black outline tattoo of a clothes hanger on the inner forearm, close to the wrist.
Clothes hanger outline on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of a geometric blackwork tattoo of solid and outlined hexagons across a forearm and onto the side of the ribs.
Hexagon blackwork on forearm and ribs
Black line tattoo of a geometric faceted heart with internal lines, sitting on the inner forearm.
Faceted heart on an inner forearm
Blue shaded feather tattoo with a black outlined quill tip leading down to an outlined puzzle piece, on a forearm.
Blue feather and puzzle piece on a forearm
Fine line black outline of a world map on the inner forearm, with the word wanderlust in script beneath it, set against a paper map.
World map outline with script on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of several island outlines in a diagonal row across a forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Island outlines in a row on a forearm
Black outline tattoo of a horseshoe crab on an upper arm, with a second photo of a similar fine line horseshoe crab on a forearm.
Horseshoe crab outline on arm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a mother elephant and calf with trunks linked, on the inner wrist.
Mother and calf elephants on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a violin whose body is formed by a treble clef, on the inner forearm.
Treble clef violin outline on a forearm
Two people show matching fine line tattoos of hands with linked little fingers on their inner forearms.
Matching linked-finger hand tattoos on forearms
Fine line black tattoo of the New York skyline with the Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building, with cursive script beneath, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
New York skyline with script on a wrist
Black and white photo of a fine line outline elephant tattoo on the inner wrist, with the hand raised above it.
Small elephant outline on the inner wrist
Close-up of a small black fine line outline of a tooth-like shape on the inner wrist of a person holding a striped mug.
Small outline tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a world map outline on the inside of a wrist, with a raised hand and knitted jumper sleeve.
World map outline on a wrist
Close-up of a small fine line tattoo of a world map outline on the inner wrist, with a hand raised in front of a printed map.
Fine line world map on the wrist
Black line tattoo of a standing flamingo in fine line style on the forearm, photographed against a red patterned bedsheet.
Flamingo outline on a forearm
Small black fine line lotus flower tattoo on the inner wrist, with pointed petals and no shading, against a grey background.
Small lotus flower on the inner wrist
Close view of a raised hand with black nails and rings, showing a fine line tattoo of world map outlines on the inner wrist.
Fine line world map on wrist
Two matching fine line black outline tattoos of a landmass on forearms, each with a small heart, one red and one dark.
Matching fine line landmass outlines with hearts
Fine line outline of a small heart in black ink on the forearm near the wrist, with a gold ring on the hand.
Small outline heart on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a heart outline with a semicolon beside it, on the inside of a wrist.
Heart outline and semicolon on a wrist
Two wrists with matching heart tattoos: two overlapping black outline hearts on the left wrist and three linked outline hearts in red and black on the right.
Matching heart outline tattoos on wrists
Black outline tattoo of loops, ovals and curved shapes arranged in a vertical column on the inner forearm.
Black outline loops and ovals on forearm
Black and grey photo of a small fine line geometric fox tattoo on the inner wrist, with a raised hand and silver bracelets.
Geometric fox on the inner wrist
Fine line black outline tattoo of the world map across the inside of a wrist, showing the continents in simple single-line detail.
World map outline on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a dragonfly with a semicolon as its body, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Dragonfly with semicolon body on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a whisk on the inner forearm near the wrist, shown in a black and white photo.
Whisk tattoo on the forearm
Two small triangle tattoos on forearms: a thin outlined triangle on a light skin arm and a solid black triangle on a darker skin arm, in a minimal geometric style.
Outlined and solid triangles on two forearms
Black outlined downward-pointing triangle tattoo in a geometric style on the inner forearm of pale skin.
Outlined downward triangle on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a paper plane outline on the inner forearm, with a small red lip print on one wing.
Paper plane with red kiss mark on forearm
Small blue outlined heart tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a row of black dots and dashes running diagonally inside its lower left edge.
Blue heart outline with dot and dash line on forearm
Black linework tattoo on the inner wrist of a forearm showing an outlined heart with a cross, two birds above and an anchor hanging below.
Heart, cross and anchor on a wrist
Black and grey fine line anchor tattoos on the wrists of two people, placed side by side on wooden floorboards.
Matching anchor tattoos on two wrists